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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



dents in this field ; to represent the members of 

 the Association in their relationships with go- 

 vernments, medical associations, Universities, 

 hospitals or other organizations ; to promote 

 high standards of training for allied groups 

 concerned with physical medicine and rehabilita- 

 tion; to advise the public and the profession in 

 their choice of appliances used in physical medi- 

 cine and rehabilitation ; to organize at regular 

 intervals a Canadian Congress of Physical Medi- 

 cine and Rehabilitation. 



Membership: 32 active members; 22 asso- 

 ciate. Membership limited to duly qualified 

 medical practitioners under the heading of active 

 members, associate members, and honorary 

 members. Active members — accredited special- 

 ists in physical medicine and rehabilitation by 

 the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons 

 of Canada, or by a comparable and acceptable 

 licensing body in a foreign country. Associate 

 members — duly qualified medical practitioners 

 who are interested in physical medicine, but who 

 are not certified. Honorary members — persons 

 who have rendered outstanding service in phy- 

 sical medicine and rehabilitation. 



Meetings: Annual. 



66. Canadian Association of Physicists, c/o De- 

 partment of Physics, McMaster University, 

 Hamilton, Ont. President: H. E. Duckworth. 

 Term expires June, 1961. Secretary: G. D. 

 Scott, University of Toronto, Toronto 5, Ont. 

 Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1946 as Canadian Asso- 

 ciation of Professional Physicists ; present name 

 adopted 1947. Incorporated 1951. Geographic 

 districts : British Columbia and Yukon ; Prairies ; 

 South-Western Ontario ; Central Ontario ; 

 Ottawa Valley ; Quebec ; Maritimes. Commit- 

 tees : membership ; editorial ; awards ; prize ; 

 congress program ; lectureship ; nominating ; 

 S.S. science education ; "Physics in Canada" ; 

 "High Energy". 



Purpose: To further advancement of science 

 of physics ; to promote use of physical dis- 

 coveries in interests of mankind ; to promote 

 knowledge in physical sciences and dissemina- 

 tion of information leading thereto in and be- 

 tween all sections and regions of Canada ; to 

 advance mutual understanding and cooperation 

 between physicists, universities, research organi- 

 zations and industry. 



Membership: 527 full members ; 267 associate ; 

 805 student. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: C.A.P. Lectureships 

 covering most universities in Canada; C.A.P. 

 Medal, annual, for achievement in physics ; 

 C.A.P. Prize — cash awarded on basis of special 

 examination to honour physics or engineering 



physics student; C.A.P. High School Prize 

 awarded on basis of special examination to high 

 school students in local areas. 



Publications: Canadian Journal of Physics, 

 monthly, current volume : 38, $9. Editor : H. E. 

 Duckworth. Physics in Canada, quarterly, cur- 

 rent volume: 16. Editor: K. L. S. Gunn, Mc- 

 Gill University, Montreal, Que. 



67. Canadian Association of Radiologists, 1555 

 Summerhill Avenue, Montreal 25, Que. Presi- 

 dent : Arthur E. Childe, 25 Medical Arts 

 Building, Winnipeg, Man. Term expires Janu- 

 ary, 1961. Honorary Secretary-Treasurer : 

 Robert G. Eraser, Royal Victoria Hospital, 

 Montreal, Que. Term expires January, 1961. 



History: Organized 1937; incorporated 1948. 

 Provincial Divisions. 



Purpose: To advance the art and science of 

 radiology, and to promote its interest in rela- 

 tion to medicine with particular reference to 

 the clinical, educational, ethical and economic 

 aspects thereof. 



Membership: Qualified members 418; mem- 

 bers-elect 69; associate members 17; life mem- 

 bers 4; retired members 17; honorary members 

 8. Qualified members — certification of qualifi- 

 cation by the Royal College of Physicians and 

 Surgeons of Canada as a specialist in diagnostic 

 and/or therapeutic radiology ; membership in 

 the Canadian Medical Association, or I'Associa- 

 tion des Medecins de Langue Frangaise du 

 Canada. Members-elect — persons in training 

 for the specialty. Associate members — medical 

 practitioners registered in the Dominion of 

 Canada, engaged, but not exclusively, in the 

 practice of radiology ; persons specially qualified 

 in a basic science related to and closely con- 

 nected with the science or practice of radiology. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Certificate of Merit 

 presented each year for best and most original 

 paper submitted for publication in Journal. 



Publications: Journal, quarterly, current vol- 

 ume: XI, $3.50. Chairman, Editorial Board: J. 

 Scott Dunbar. 



Library: Small library housed at the Library 

 of the Academy of Medicine, Toronto, Ont. 



68. Canadian Association of Textile Colourists 

 and Chemists, Ontario Section. President: 

 N. J. Mohoruk, c/o The Hamilton Cotton Co. 

 Ltd., Hamilton, Ont. Term expires February, 

 1961. Secretary: S. E. Black, R.R. No. 1, 

 Waterdown, Ont. Term expires February, 

 1961. 



History: Organized 1935. 

 Purpose: To increase knowledge of the appli- 

 cation of dves and chemicals in the texile indus- 



