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research in earth science. Total membership 

 112. 



Meetings: Annual, 



Professional activities: Joint Fellowships with 

 Montana Bureau of Mines ; maintains field camp 

 at Red Lodge, Mont, with library facilities and 

 work space. 



Library: 5,000 volumes. 



1587. Zoological Society of San Diego, Re- 

 search Council. P. O. Box 551, San Diego 

 12, Calif. Council Chairman: Claude B. 

 ZoBell, La Jolla, Calif. Term expires January 

 1, 1961. Secretary: Werner P. Heuschele. 

 Term indefinite. 



History: Research Council, formed in Decem- 

 ber 1916, serves as the professional scientific 

 group within the larger Zoological Society of 

 San Diego. 



Purpose: To review research projects, assign 

 grants-in-aid, and supervise research in zoo 

 hospital. 



Membership: Specialists in various fields of 

 biological science who have made outstanding 

 contributions to these fields. Total Research 

 Council membership 24. 



Meetings: Quarterly. 



Professional activities: Research funds from 

 Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation. Grants-in- 

 aid awarded by Council for biological research. 

 Extensive laboratory facilities, zoo hospital and 

 quarantine depot totaling 144,000 square feet 

 available in isolated area bordering Balboa 

 Park ; Manager : Werner P. Heuschele. 



Library: 60,000 volumes. 



ADDENDA 



1588. American Venereal Disease Association. 



President: S. Ross Taggart, Prince Georges 

 County Health Department, Cheverly, Md. 

 Term expires April 15, 1961. Secretary- 

 Treasurer: Jules E. Vandow, 200 Central 

 South, New York 19, N. Y. Term expires 

 April 15, 1961. 



History: Organized 1934 as American Neis- 

 serian Medical Society; name changed to pres- 

 ent title June 1947. 



Purpose: Study and control of venereal 

 diseases. 



Membership: Regular, 196, residents of the 

 United States, Canada, Mexico, and adjacent 

 islands, who are graduates of medical schools 

 recognized by American Medical Association, 

 or have been engaged for three years in bacteri- 

 ological, pathological, or biochemical research, 

 or in public health administration or other 

 activities concerned with venereal disease con- 



trol ; Retired, i6, twenty years' membership, or 

 retired from active practice; Honorary, 16, 

 Surgeons General of United States Army, Navy, 

 Air Force, and Public Health Service, equivalent 

 Canadian and Mexican officials, and persons who 

 have rendered distinguished service in manage- 

 ment of venereal diseases ; Corresponding, 47, 

 residents of countries other than above named, 

 but otherwise, qualified for membership. Total 

 membership 295. 



Meetings: Annual. 



1589- Metric Association, Inc. 502 Albee Build- 

 ing, 1426 G Street, N. W., Washington 5, 

 D. C. President: J. T. Johnson, 694 West 

 11th Street, Claremont, Calif. Term expires 

 December 31, 1961. Executive Vice President: 

 Robert P. Fischelis. Term indefinite. Secre- 

 tary: Fred J. Helgren, 2004 Ash Street, Wau- 

 kegan. 111. Term expires December 31, 1961. 



History: Organized December 27, 1916, as 

 American Metric Association ; name changed to 

 present title December 3, 1922; incorporated 

 in District of Columbia December 1945. Sec- 

 tions : New England, Middle Atlantic, North- 

 ern, Central, Southern, North Western, Western, 

 and South Western States. 



Purpose: To secure advantages of general 

 use of metric weights and measures. 



Metnbership: Individual members. Firm mem- 

 bers, Association members. Total membership 

 approximately 200. 



Meetings: Annual. 



1590. Minnesota State Medical Association. 496 



Lowry Medical Arts Building, St. Paul 2, 

 Minn. President: C. L. Oppegaard, P. O. Box 

 606, Crookston, Minn. Term expires Jan- 

 uary 1, 1962. Executive Secretary: Harold 

 W. Brunn. Term expires January 1, 1962. 



History: Founded 1853 as Minnesota Medical 

 Society; name changed to present title 1904. 

 Thirty-three county and district medical 

 societies. 



Purpose: Scientific advancement of members, 

 protection of medical standards, improvement 

 of public health. 



Membership: Requires graduation from Class 

 A medical school and membership in component 

 society. Total membership approximately 3,700. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Rural Medical Schol- 

 arships for freshmen medical students ; Dis- 

 tinguished Service Medal. 



Publications: Minnesota Medicine, monthly, 

 current volume : 43, $5. Editor : Carl O. Rice. 



