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try ; to increase research work on chemical 

 processes and materials of importance in the 

 textile industry ; to establish channels for in- 

 creasing the interchange of professional know- 

 ledge and ideas ; to sponsor and encourage tech- 

 nical education in the textile industry. 



Membership: 175. Any person having not 

 less than two years practical experience in 

 bleaching, dyeing, printing or finishing of tex- 

 tile fibres, or suppliers of chemicals, dyestuffs 

 and dyeing and finishing equipment, or gradu- 

 ates in bleaching, dyeing, printing or finish- 

 ing of a recognized textile school, who are 

 interested in promoting all or any of the objects 

 of the Association. 



Meetings: Monthly. 



Professional activities: Award to outstanding 

 student in chemistry and dyeing course at the 

 Hamilton Institute of Technology. 



69. Canadian Association of Textile Colourists 

 and Chemists (Quebec Section). President: 

 J. G. Soroka, 2100 Victoria Street, Lachine, 

 Que. Term expires April, 1961. Secretary: 

 T. R. Owen, 730 43rd Avenue, Lachine, Que. 

 Term expires April, 1961. 



History: Organized 1936. 



Purpose: To benefit its members by increasing 

 knowledge of the application of dyes and chemi- 

 cals in the textile industry, by increasing re- 

 search work on chemical processes and materials 

 of importance in the textile industry, by estab- 

 lishing channels for increased interchange of 

 professional knowledge and ideas, and by spon- 

 soring and encouraging technical education in 

 the textile industry. 



Membership: 357. Any person having not less 

 than two years practical experience in bleaching, 

 dyeing, printing, or finishing of textile fibres, 

 or suppliers of chemicals, dyestufifs, and dyeing 

 and finishing equipment, or graduates in bleach- 

 ing, dyeing, printing, and finishing of a recog- 

 nized textile school, who are interested in pro- 

 moting all or any of the objects of the Asso- 

 ciation, shall be eligible for membership. Mem- 

 bership classes : active, honorary, corporate. 

 Active members to be 21 years of age or over. 



Meetings: Monthly. 



Profcssioml activities: Whattam Award given 

 to outstanding student in final year of class on 

 dyeing and chemistry at Sir George Williams 

 College, Montreal. 



Publications: Canadian Textile Journal, free 

 to members. Editor: J. Merriman. 



70. Canadian Biochemical Society. President : M. 

 Darrach, University of British Columbia, Van- 

 couver, B. C. Term expires June, 1961. Secre- 



tary: H. D. Branion, Ontario Agricultural 

 College, Guelph, Ont. Term expires June, 

 1961. 



History: Formed 1957 in Ottawa. Constituent 

 member Canadian Federation of Biological 

 Societies. 



Purpose: To foster science of biochemistry. 



Membership: 255. Persons who through re- 

 search or scholarship have demonstrated an 

 interest in biochemistry eligible for membership. 



Meetings: Annual. 



71. Canadian Ceramic Society. President: R. K. 

 Robertson, Cooksville-Laprairie Brick Ltd., 

 906 Shell Towers Building, 660 St. Catherine 

 Street, Montreal, Que. Term expires Janu- 

 ary 8, 1961. General Secretary: Miss L. C. 

 Keith. 49 Turner Road, Toronto 4, Ont. Term 

 indefinite. 



History: First meeting held in London. Ont, 

 1901 under original name. Ontario Clay workers' 

 Association. Later Canadian Clay Products 

 Manufacturers Association, then Canadian 

 National Clay Products Association. Present 

 title adopted 1932. Divisions: clay; glass; pot- 

 tery and whitewares ; porcelain enamel ; elec- 

 tronics. Committees : research, education. Re- 

 gional sections : Quebec ; Ontario ; Western. 



Purpose: To advance ceramic arts and sci- 

 ences ; to encourage study and research in vari- 

 ous branches of ceramics ; to establish and main- 

 tain friendly and personal contact between those 

 interested in the ceramic industry. 



Membership : 475. Corporation members — 

 interest in the advancement of ceramic arts and 

 sciences, encouragement of study and research in 

 various branches of ceramics ; associate — inter- 

 est in ceramic wares or in products of materials 

 related to their manufacture ; active — persons 

 engaged in production of ceramic wares. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Journal, annual, current volume: 

 29. $3. Editor: Miss L. C. Keith. 



72. Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, 



77 Metcalfe Street. Ottawa. Ont. President: 

 J. Graham Dale. Northwestern Utilities Ltd., 

 Edmonton, Alta. Term expires May, 1961. 

 Executive Secretary: Leopold M. Nadeau. 

 Term indefinite. 



History: Founded in 1938 to coordinate the 

 work of the eleven provincial and territorial 

 associations of professional engineers in 

 Canada. Formerly Dominion Council of Pro- 

 fessional Engineers. 



Purpose: To coordinate and standardize acti- 

 vities of the provincial associations, primarily in 



