SCIENTIFIC AXD TECHNICAL SOCIETIES OF CANADA 



Seventh Edition 



1. Academy of Medicine, 288 Bloor Street, W., 

 Toronto 5, Ont. President: Adrian Anglin. 

 Term expires May, 1961. Honorary Secre- 

 tary: T. C. Brown. Term expires May, 1961. 



History: Organized May 31, 1907. Sections : 

 medicine ; surgery ; paediatrics ; pathology ; 

 obstetrics and gynaecology ; ophthalmology ; 

 otolaryngology ; anaesthesia ; preventive medi- 

 cine and hygiene ; urology ; neurology ; psy- 

 chiatry; dermatology; general practice, and 

 orthopaedic surgery. 



Purpose: The advancement of the art and 

 science of medicine with its collateral branches ; 

 the promotion and maintenance of an eflficient 

 library and museum ; the improvement of the 

 profession ; the cultivation of harmony and good 

 feeling among its fellows ; and the promotion of 

 the corporate influence of the profession in rela- 

 tion to the community. 



Membership: 2298. Any qualified, regular 

 medical practitioner, or anyone engaged in teach- 

 ing or research work in medicine or an allied 

 science, resident in Toronto, shall be eligible for 

 membership. 



Meetings: Monthly. Sectional meetings 

 monthly, October to April. 



Library: 60,000 volumes ; medicine. 



Publications: Bulletin, monthly, included in 

 fee. Editor : J. W. Scott. 



2. Acadian Entomological Society. President: 

 F. E. Webb, Forest Biology Laboratory, 

 Winnipeg, Man. Term expires December 31, 

 1961. Secretary-Treasurer: D. C. Eidt, Forest 

 Biology Laboratory, College Hill, Fredericton, 

 N.B. Term expires December 31, 1961. 



History: Founded 1915 as Nova Scotia En- 

 tomological Society; present name adopted 1921. 

 Disbanded 1925, reorganized 1950 and affiliated 

 with Entomological Society of Canada. 



Purpose: To bring about close association of 

 entomologists and those interested in entomology 

 in four Atlantic provinces and neighboring New 

 England states, and to cooperate with and sup- 

 port the Entomological Society of Canada. 



Membership: Anyone interested in the objects 

 of the society may join. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Library: Small library founded 1960; regional 

 entomological archives. 



3. Agricultural Institute of Canada, 176 



Gloucester Street, Ottawa 4, Ont. President: 

 W. J. Anderson, University of British Colum- 

 bia, Vancouver, B.C. Term expires June, 1961. 

 Executive Secretary: J. E. McCannel. Term 

 indefinite. 



History: Organized June, 1920, in Ottawa, as 

 Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists. 

 Name changed to present title September, 1945. 

 Branches : Victoria & Islands ; Vancouver ; 

 Okanagan-Kootenay ; Prince George ; Edmon- 

 ton ; Calgary ; Lethbridge ; Vauxhall ; Swift 

 Current ; Scott ; Saskatoon ; Regina ; Indian 

 Head; Melfort; Western Manitoba; Winnipeg; 

 Morden ; Southwestern Ontario ; Western On- 

 tario ; Hamilton ; Niagara ; Guelph ; Central 

 Ontario ; Eastern Ontario ; Macdonald College ; 

 Montreal ; Quebec City ; New Brunswick ; Nova 

 Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Great Britain. 



Purpose: To encourage agricultural research 

 and to maintain high standards in the profession. 



Membership : 3049 members ; 275 student affil- 

 iates. Graduation in agriculture from a univer- 

 sity of recognized standing required ; or, gradu- 

 ation not in agriculture from a university of 

 recognized standing, provided that the candidate 

 is engaged in work of an agricultural nature. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Awards two scholar- 

 ships each year for postgraduate studies at over- 

 seas universities. Value $2,000 per academic 

 year, renewable for 3 years ; travel assistance 

 provided. Open to all graduates whose studies 

 are related to agriculture. 



Publications: Review, bi-monthly, current 

 volume : 15, $2. Canadian Journal of Plant 

 Science, four yearly, current volume: 40, $4. 

 Canadian Journal of Animal Science, twice 

 yearly, current volume : 40, $2. Canadian 

 Journal of Soil Science, twice yearly, current 

 volume : 40, $2. Editor : Miss Hilda Gray. 



4. Agricultural Pesticide Technical Society, 



Pesticide Research Institute, University Sub 

 Post Office, London, Ont. President: G. 

 Friesen, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, 

 Man. Term expires June, 1961. Secretary- 

 Treasurer: W. H. Minshall. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1953 as an affiliated so- 

 ciety of the Agricultural Institute of Canada. 



