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porated 8 July, 1954. Branches in Toronto, 

 Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Ed- 

 monton, Cold Lake, Halifax-Dartmouth. Cal- 

 gary and Quebec. Specialist sections for 

 astronautics, propulsion and test pilots. 



Purpose: To advance the art, science and 

 engineering relating to aeronautics. 



Membership: 15 Honorary Fellows; 42 Fel- 

 lows; 235 Associate Fellows; 1041 members; 

 456 technical members; 22 junior members; 186 

 students ; 67 associates ; 44 sustaining members. 

 Student — undergoing a course of study in a 

 recognized school of engineering or technology. 

 Junior — engaged in technical work relating to 

 aeronautics and so engaged for not more than 

 four years. Technical — engaged in aeronautics 

 or fields closely related thereto for at least four 

 years, or graduation from a university or equiva- 

 lent recognized course in mathematics, science 

 or engineering. Member — engaged in aeronautics 

 or fields closely related thereto for at least 

 eight years and recognized standing therein 

 (period may be reduced to four years with 

 graduation from a university or recognized 

 equivalent course). Associate — engaged in work 

 relating to aeronautics though, at the date of 

 admission, ineligible for one of the technical 

 grades. Associate Fellow — engaged for not 

 less than ten years in the practice of aeronautical 

 science or engineering, and in responsible charge 

 of important scientific or engineering work, or 

 original work of outstanding character, or other 

 outstanding contributions to aeronautical science 

 or engineering. Fellow — Associate Fellow for 

 one year or more and a position of distinction in 

 aeronautics, notable and valuable contributions 

 in aeronautical science or engineering. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: McCurdy Award for 

 outstanding achievement ; F. W. (Casey) Bald- 

 win Award (best annual contribution to Jour- 

 nal) ; W. Rupert TurnbuU Lecture (premium 

 lecture) ; Branch Student Competition Awards 

 (for theses, essays, etc.). 



Publications: Canadian Aeronautical Journal, 

 monthly, current volume : 6, $4. Editor : W. A. 

 Chisholm. 



54. Canadian Agricultural Econoniics Society. 



President: G. P. Boucher, Canada Department 

 of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ont. Term expires 

 June, 196L Secretary: I. F. Furniss, Canada 

 Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ont. 

 Term expires June, 1962. 



History: Organized 1930. 



Purpose: To encourage and improve study 

 and interpretation of agricultural economics with 

 particular reference to the Canadian economy. 



Membership: 454. Professional or amateur 

 interest in agricultural economics required. Full- 



time university students who have not yet ob- 

 tained a Bachelor's degree eligible for junior 

 membership. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Canadian Journal of Agricul- 

 tural Economics, twice annually, current vol- 

 ume : 2, $5. Editor : P. J. Thair. 



Library: Small library on agricultural 

 economics. 



55. Canadian Anaesthetists' Society, 178 St. 



George Street, Toronto 5, Ont. President: 

 R. H. Meredith, 82 Old Mill Road, Toronto, 

 Ont. Term expires May 15, 1961. Secretary- 

 Treasurer: R. A. Gordon. Term indefinite. 



History: Incorporated 1943 under letters 

 patent of the Dominion of Canada. Affiliated 

 with the Canadian Medical Association. 



Purpose: To advance the specialty of anaes- 

 thesia in the practice of medicine in its scientific, 

 clinical and economic spheres. 



Membership: 944. Membership in good stand- 

 ing in the Canadian Medical Association 

 required. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Journal, quarterly, current vol- 

 ume : 7, $8. Editor R. A. Gordon. 



56. Canadian Association for Applied Spectro- 

 scopy. President: W. Forsyth, Aluminum 

 Laboratories Ltd., P. O. Box 250, Arvida, 

 Que. Secretary-Treasurer: L. R. Pittwell, 

 Dominion Magnesium Ltd., Haley, Ont. 



History: Formed 1954. Obtained Letters 

 Patent 1957. Local sections : Toronto-Hamil- 

 ton ; Ottawa ; Montreal ; Arvida. Committees 

 on copper and non metallic spectrographic 

 standards. 



Purpose: Advancement of the study and ap- 

 plication of spectroscopy; the promotion of 

 fellowship between those who in any way make 

 use of spectroscopy in Canada and elsewhere. 



Membership : 200 ; sustaining members 75. 

 Requirement : an interest in the use of spectro- 

 scopy in any form ; sustaining members are 

 corporations with an interest in spectroscopy. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Canadian Spectrographic News, 

 monthly, current volume : 5, free. Editor : W. J. 

 Bennett. 



57. Canadian Association of Actuaries. Presi- 

 dent: Donald M. Ellis, Canada Life Assurance 

 Co., Toronto, Ont. Term expires June, 1961. 

 Secretary: Melvin C. Pryce, c/o London Life 

 Insurance Co., London, Ont. Term expires 

 June, 1961. 



