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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



132. College des Pharmaciens de la Province 

 de Quebec, 1290 St. Denis Street, Montreal, 

 Que. President: J. C. Cusson, 1067 Laurier 

 Street, W., Montreal, Que. Term expires 

 July, 1961. Secretary-Registrar: Emile 

 Coderre. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1870 under Quebec Phar- 

 macy Act. 



Purpose: Organization of registered phar- 

 macists as a professional body ; supervision of 

 Pharmacy Act ; rulings on teaching of phar- 

 macy ; granting of diplomas to assistant phar- 

 macists and licentiates of pharmacy. 



Membership: 1400 licenciates of pharmacy 

 (active) ; 150 assistant pharmacists ; 560 stu- 

 dents. Members must have degree of Licenciate 

 of Pharmacy. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Prizes to successful 

 students at universities ; gold and silver medals ; 

 grants to young graduates for postgraduate 

 studies in Canada, United States or Europe. 



Publications: Report, annual. 



Library: 1050 volumes on pharmacy, chem- 

 istry. 



tion ; public policy ; publications ; scientific 

 assemblies. 



Purpose: To establish an academic body of 

 general practitioners with broad educational 

 aims ; to promote undergraduate teaching for 

 general practitioners ; to promote residency 

 training for general practice, research in gen- 

 eral practice, publication of original articles by 

 general practitioners, integration of general prac- 

 titioners into general hospital staffs ; to provide 

 suitable recognition to members in the field of 

 general practice and to do all things necessary to 

 furnish and maintain the highest possible stand- 

 ard of service by general practitioners to the 

 public. 



Membership: 2000. One hundred hours post- 

 graduate study every two years required for 

 membership. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Ten bursaries, 18 

 scholarships ; financial assistance for clinical 

 days and research in general practice. 



Publications: Bulletin, bi-monthly, current 

 volume : 6, free to members. English editors : 

 W. V. Johnston, R. Silver. French editor : 

 B. Fortin. 



133. College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatch- 

 ewan. President: R. O. Brett, Kerr Block, 

 Regina, Sask. Term expires December 31, 

 1960. Secretary-Treasurer-Registrar: F. R. 

 Smith, 606 Canada Building, Saskatoon, 

 Sask. Term indefinite. 



History: Created by Act of Legislature 1906. 

 Purpose: To administer the Dental Profes- 

 sion Act. 



Membership: 185. Members must be graduates 

 in dentistry of college recognized by University 

 of Saskatchewan and hold license to practise in 

 the province. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Scholarships $150 at 

 University of Alberta and University of 

 Manitoba. 



134. College of General Practice of Canada, 



150 A St. George Street, Toronto, Ont. Presi- 

 dent: F. Murray Eraser, 8 Prince Arthur 

 Street, Halifax, N. S. Term expires March 

 29, 1961. Executive Director: W. V. John- 

 ston. Term indefinite. 



History: Founded 1954. Ten provincial 

 chapters as well as component chapters in 

 various cities. Committees : hospitals ; edu- 

 cation ; undergraduate medical education ; 

 membership ; constitution and by-laws ; resi- 

 dency training ; research ; fellowship or certifica- 



135. College of Veterinary Surgeons of the 

 Province of Quebec. President: Lucien Cour- 

 noyer, Ecole de Medecine Veterinaire, St. 

 Hyacinthe, Que. Term expires December 31, 

 1960. Secretary-Treasurer: Laurent Cho- 

 quette, 570 Bourassa Street, St. Hyacinthe, 

 Que. Term expires December 31, 1960. 



History: Incorporated 1902 by Act of the 

 Quebec government. Judicial districts : Quebec ; 

 Gaspe ; Bonaventure ; Saguenay ; Chicoutimi ; 

 Roberval ; Rimouski ; Kamouraska ; Monti- 

 magny ; Beauce ; Three Rivers ; Arthabaska ; 

 Nicolet and Abitibi. Montreal region : judicial 

 districts of Montreal ; Terrebonne ; Joliette ; 

 Richelieu ; Bedford ; St. Hyacinthe ; Iberville ; 

 Beauharnois ; Hull-Pontiac ; Montcalm and St. 

 Francis. Technical, scientific committees : sci- 

 entific and cultural relations ; contagious di- 

 seases ; professional ethics ; board of governors. 



Purpose: The registration of veterinarians; 

 regulation of veterinary practice ; examination 

 of candidates to study of veterinary medicine 

 and to practice ; advancement of a veterinary sci- 

 ence and maintenance of high professional 

 standards. 



Membership: 428. Members require diploma 

 (Doctor's degree) in veterinary medicine from 

 a recognized school. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Information Veterinaire, bi- 

 monthly, current volume : 3. Free to members. 



