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110. Canadian Public Health Association, Sas- 

 katchewan Branch, Health and Welfare 

 Building, Regina, Sask. President: H. E. 

 Robertson, Provincial Laboratory, Regina, 

 Sask. Term expires April, 1962. Secretary- 

 Treasurer: E. L. Abbott. Term expires June, 

 1961. 



History: Formed 1926 as Saskatchewan 

 Health Officer's Association ; name changed to 

 present title 1948. 



Purpose: Development and diffusion through- 

 out Saskatchewan of knowledge of public health 

 and preventive medicine and all other matters 

 and things appertaining thereto or connected 

 therewith. 



Membership: 216 active members. An active 

 member must be engaged in public health work. 

 Provision for associate members interested in 

 public health work. 



Meetings: Annual. 



11 I.Canadian Rheumatism Association — La 

 Societe Canadienne de Rhumatologie, Secre- 

 tariat, Hotel-Dieu Hospital, Montreal 18, 

 P. Q. President: J. Bruce Frain, Winnipeg 

 Clinic, Winnipeg 1, Man. Term expires 

 October, 1960. Secretary: deGuise Vaillan- 

 court. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1936, as Canadian Branch 

 of La Ligue Internationale Centre le Rhuma- 

 tisme ; known until 1947 as Canadian Rheumatic 

 Disease Association. French title added 1956. 



Purpose: Scientific society for study and con- 

 trol of rheumatic diseases and exchange of 

 information. 



Membership: 145; 13 honorary. Members — 

 medical doctors interested in clinical or research 

 aspects of rheumatic disease ; nomination by 

 two members, election, required. 



Meetings: Annual. 



112. Canadian Society for Clinical Chemistry, 



The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto 2, 

 Ont. President: Marcel C. Blanchaer, St. 

 Boniface Hospital, St. Boniface, Man. Term 

 expires August 30, 1961. Secretary: D. B. 

 Tonks. Term expires August 30, 1961. 



History: Organized 1957 as Canadian Society 

 of Clinical Chemists ; present name later. 



Purpose: Advancement of the practice of 

 clinical chemistry. 



Membership: 150: full members 133; asso- 

 ciate 15; honorary 2. Members — persons en- 

 gaged mainly in the practice or teaching of 

 clinical chemistry holding degrees in science or 

 medicine ; associate — persons interested in clini- 

 cal chemistry but not possessing one or both 



of the above qualifications ; honorary — persons 

 of great distinction who have made outstanding 

 contributions to clinical chemistry. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Warner-Chilcott Lec- 

 tureship : $150 provided to finance travelling of 

 invited lecturer to annual meetings. 



Publications: Newsletter, 3 yearly, current 

 volume: 1960. Editor: D. B. Tonks. 



113. Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineer- 

 ing. President: R. F. Ford, c/o MacMillan & 

 Bloedel Sales, P. O. Box 40, Toronto 18, Ont. 

 Secretary-Treasurer: C. A. Cheshire, Alberta 

 Department of Agriculture, Edmonton, Alta. 

 Term expires June, 1962. 



History: Formed 1958 at Wolfville, N. S., as 

 Canadian Agricultural Engineering Society. 

 First annual meeting Winnipeg, Man., 1959, 

 when present name adopted. 



Purpose: To advance the application of engin- 

 eering techniques and practices for the better- 

 ment of agriculture and allied sciences. 



Membership: 240. Member — graduate of re- 

 cognized college of engineering or registered pro- 

 fessional engineer with four years active prac- 

 tice, or degree other than engineering but re- 

 lated to agriculture and eight years practice ; 

 associate — as above, with two years active prac- 

 tice ; junior — graduates lacking practical experi- 

 ence for member and associate categories ; 

 affiliate — person engaged in occupation or indus- 

 try associated with agricultural engineering but 

 not qualifying for above ; student — registered 

 undergraduate in recognized engineering or 

 agricultural degree course. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Canadian Agricultural Engin- 

 eering, annual, current volume : 2. Editor 

 C. G. E. Downing. 



114. Canadian Society of Agronomy. President: 

 J. H. Mather, Line Elevators Farm Service, 

 Grain Exchange Building, Winnipeg, Man. 

 Term expires June, 1961. Secretary-Trea- 

 surer: R. O. Bibbey, Ontario Agricultural 

 College, Guelph, Ont. Term expires June, 1961. 



History: Formed 1954 by amalgamation of 

 Eastern Canadian Society of Agronomy and 

 Field Crops Section (Western) of Agricul- 

 tural Institute of Canada. Since inception 

 affiliated with Agricultural Institute of Canada 

 and meets in conjunction with it. 



Purpose: To effect closer cooperation and 

 coordination of work of agronomists in Canada ; 

 to provide opportunity to report, exchange, and 

 evaluate information pertinent to agronomy in 

 Canada. 



