SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



Purpose : To further the dissemination of tech- 

 nical information on agricultural pesticides ; to 

 encourage their research, development and 

 proper use. 



Membership: 75 members. Members shall be 

 persons who are qualified pesticide technologists 

 as defined in the By-Laws. Associate Members. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Proceedings of Annual Meetings, 

 annually, current volume : 7, $2. Editor : \\'. H. 

 Minshall. 



5. Alberta Association of Architects, 312 North- 

 ern Hardware Building, Edmonton, Alta. 

 President: G. B. McAdam, 526 12th Avenue 

 S.W., Calgary, Alta. Term expires January, 

 1961. Executive Secretary: Mrs. H. L. Bond, 

 Term indefinite. 



History: Incorporated May 8, 1906. 



Purpose: To protect the public interests in 

 the erection of public and private buildings in 

 the Province of Alberta ; to enable persons re- 

 quiring professional aid in architecture to dis- 

 tinguish between qualified and unqualified archi- 

 tects ; and to ensure a standard of efficiency and 

 further the advancement of art in architecture. 



Membership: 156 full members. Members 

 must be graduates of Canadian schools of 

 architecture, associates of the Royal Institute 

 of British Architects, or hold Certificates of 

 Approval from the University of Alberta. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Newsletter, monthly. 



6. Alberta Association of Registered Nurses, 



10256 112th Street, Edmonton, Alta. Presi- 

 dent: Mrs. D. June Taylor, 10012 112th Street, 

 Edmonton, Alta. Term expires May, 1961. 

 Executive Secretary: Mrs. Helen M. Sabin. 

 Term indefinite. 



History: Incorporated 1916 from existing 

 local organizations of graduate nurses in Ed- 

 monton, Calgary, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. 

 Provincial act amended 1919 and association 

 accepted as professional organization under con- 

 trol of University of Alberta. Thirty-eight 

 regional chapters ; specialty or interest groups 

 such as occupational, operating room, private 

 duty nurses ; six standing committees. 



Purpose: Furthering of better conditions for 

 nurses generally in every way possible ; main- 

 taining standards of profession ; ofifers advice 

 and guidance to those seeking to qualify for 

 registration. 



Membership: 15,417: active 4184; associate 

 (non-practising) 1825; also inactive (non-prac- 

 tising). Requirements: satisfactory character; 

 Grade XI standard or equivalent, including 85 



credits ; three years training in an approved 

 school of nursing ; successful completion of nurse 

 registration examination. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Promotion of scholar- 

 ships for higher education. 



Publications: News Letter, 3-4 times yearly, 

 current volume: 1, free to active and associate 

 members. 



Library: 300 volumes related to nursing. 



7. Alberta Dental Association, 835 Tegler Build- 

 ing, Edmonton, Alta. President: G. C. Swann, 

 714 Greyhound Building, Calgary, Alta. Term 

 expires April, 1961. Executive Secretary: 

 R. A. Rooney. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1905. 



Purpose: Professional administration and con- 

 trol in Alberta. 



Membership: 415 members. Certification by 

 the General Faculty Council, University of 

 Alberta, required. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Four scholarships, one 

 prize and one medal to undergraduates of the 

 University of Alberta. 



8. Alberta Institute of Agrologists. President: 

 T. C. McBeath, 1230 10th Avenue, W., Cal- 

 gary, Alta. Term expires June, 1961. Regis- 

 trar: J. A. Toogood, University of Alberta, 

 Edmonton, Alta. Term indefinite. 



History: Incorporated 1947. Acts as provincial 

 counterpart of the Agricultural Institute of 

 Canada. 



Purpose: To organize and unite all workers 

 in scientific agriculture ; to maintain high stand- 

 ards in the profession ; to encourage research. 



Membership: 350 (35 Agrologists-in-Train- 

 ing; 315 Agrologists). Graduation with B.Sc. 

 (Agriculture) from the University of Alberta, 

 or equivalent, required for admission as 

 Agrologist-in-Training ; three years professional 

 experience for certification as Agrologist. 



Professional activities: Annual Freshman 

 Scholarship of $200 to student in 1st year Agri- 

 culture at the University of Alberta. Agricul- 

 tural Institute of Canada-Alberta Institute of 

 Agrologists Gold Medal for highest standing in 

 final year of B.Sc. (Agriculture) program. 



Publications: Newsletter, quarterly, current 

 volume : 13, free to members. Editor : J. A. 

 Toogood. 



9. Alberta Land Surveyors' Association. Presi- 

 dent: C. W. Youngs, Edmonton, Alta. Term 

 expires January 31, 1961. Secretary: T. E. 



