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persons engaged in the practice of physiotherapy 

 under medical supervision. 



Membership: 1030. Members must hold a 

 diploma or degree in physiotheraphy or physical 

 and occupational therapy from a Canadian uni- 

 versity or equivalent. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Special lectures, sym- 

 posiums, etc. on new techniques : annual bursary 

 award of $250 for postgraduate study. 



Publications: Journal, quarterly, current vol- 

 ume: 12. $2.50. Editor: Mrs. P. I. Pearce. 



Library: 100 volumes on physiotherapy treat- 

 ment and practice. 



103. Canadian Phytopathological Society, Plant 

 Research Institute, Central Experimental 

 Farm, Ottawa, Ont. President: W. E. Sacks- 

 ton, Canada Dept. of Agriculture, P. O. Box 

 6200, Winnipeg 1, Man. Term expires June, 

 1961. Executive Secretary: V. R. ^^'allen. 

 Term expires June, 1962. 



History: Founded 1929, replacing the Cana- 

 dian Division of the American Phytopathologi- 

 cal Society. 



Purpose: To further plant pathology. 



Membership: 220. Regular, life, student, 

 honorary, and charter members. All persons 

 interested in the science or practice of plant 

 pathology eligible. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Proceedings, annual, current 

 volume : 27, $2. 



104. Canadian Podiatry Association, 3017 Bath- 

 urst Street, Toronto, Ont. President: Paul 

 LaDelpha, 150 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, Ont. 

 Term expires October 22, 1960. Secretary: 

 L. Hurwitz. Term expires October 22, 1960. 



History: Incorporated as professional body. 

 Formerly Canadian Association of Chiropodists ; 

 present name adopted 1957. 



Purpose: Professional organization to main- 

 tain high ethical and moral standards of regis- 

 tered members ; maintain and raise educational 

 standards of men in practice. 



Membership: Diploma of Doctor of Surgical 

 Chiropody (or Podiatry) from approved class 

 "A" college of chiropody or podiatry in the 

 United States required. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Journal, quarterly, current vol- 

 ume : 16, $3. Editor : F. Weinstein, 240 Tegler 

 Building, Edmonton, Alta. 



105. Canadian Psychiatric Association. Presi- 

 dent: J. G. Dewan, 241 Elizabeth Street, 

 Toronto, Ontario. Term expires June, 1961. 

 Secretary: C. A. Roberts, 6875 Lasalle Boule- 

 vard, Verdun, Que. Term indefinite. 



History: Founded 1951. Affiliated psychiatric 

 associations in all provinces except Prince Ed- 

 ward Island. Committees appointed from time 

 to time to deal with particular items of impor- 

 tance to the association. 



Purpose: To further the increase of psychiatric 

 knowledge and to encourage and develop re- 

 search into causes, treatment, prevention of 

 mental disorders ; to establish an organization 

 on behalf of psychiatrists of Canada for their 

 mutual benefit, for exchange of scientific in- 

 formation and for promotion of professional 

 welfare and usefulness ; to represent members 

 of the association in relationships with go- 

 vernment of Canada, provincial and municipal 

 governments, universities, medical associations, 

 organizations, and bodies ; to encourage psy- 

 chiatric education in universities, hospitals and 

 related institutions, and establishment of mental 

 health clinics, demonstration units and other 

 facilities for advancing psychiatric education 

 and improving and extending treatment of 

 mentally ill persons ; to publish journals and 

 other literature for dissemination of psychiatric 

 knowledge to medical practitioners and others ; 

 to receive bequests, donations, grants of money 

 and to raise monies by membership fees, public 

 subscription or in any other manner not con- 

 trary to laws of Canada or any provinces for 

 carrying out objects of the association. 



Membership: Active 600; associate 30; inac- 

 tive 2; honorary 5; life 8. Active — qualified 

 medical practitioner licensed to practise in one 

 of the provinces and who has specialized in the 

 practice of psychiatry for at least 3 years. Asso- 

 ciate — qualified licensed medical practitioner 

 with at least one year's practice in a mental 

 hospital or equivalent, or anyone registered 

 in an approved course in the postgraduate study 

 of psychiatry. Inactive — any active or associate 

 member unable to continue payment of dues 

 due to hardship or illness. Honorary — any per- 

 son nominated by two active members and con- 

 firmed by two-thirds of active members (re- 

 stricted to 10). Life — active or associate mem- 

 bers who were charter members and have 

 remained continuously in good standing to age 

 65 or who have been in good standing for at 

 least 10 years on reaching age 65. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Journal, quarterly, $4. Editor: 

 F. C. R. Chalke. 



