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gold, annual, for a paper on a mining subject; 

 Plummer Medal, gold, annual, for a paper on 

 metallurgy or chemistry ; Duggan Medal, silver, 

 and Prize, annual, for a paper on metallic con- 

 struction engineering subject; Gzowski Medal, 

 gold, annual, for a paper on a civU engineering 

 subject; Ross Medal, gold, annual, for a paper 

 on an electrical engineering subject; Sir John 

 Kennedy Medal; Julian C. Smith Medal for 

 achievement in the development of Canada. 

 Canadian Lumberman's Association Prize, $100. 

 annual, for a paper on the use of lumber and 

 timber in construction and other related subjects 

 in wood utilization ; Student's Prizes $25 each 

 for papers on engineering ; special prizes 

 awarded by branches. 



Publications: Transactions, quarterly, current 

 volume : 4, $4. Engineering Journal, monthly, 

 current volume : 43, $6. Editor : Garnet T. Page. 



Library: 10,000 volumes on all fields of engin- 

 eering ; scientific textbooks ; transactions of 

 various engineering societies ; specifications ; 

 technical periodicals and government reports. 



146. Entomological Society of Alberta. Presi- 

 dent: L. A. Jacobson, Research Station, Can- 

 ada Agriculture, Lethbridge, Alta. Term ex- 

 pires December 31, 1960. Secretary: A. M. 

 Harper, Research Station, Canada Agricul- 

 ture, Lethbridge, Alta. Term expires Decem- 

 ber 31, 1960 



History: Organized 1952, as a regional society 

 affiliated with Entomological Society of Canada 

 and registered under Societies Act of Province 

 of Alberta. 



Purpose: To foster advancement, exchange, 

 and dissemination of knowledge of insects in re- 

 lation to their importance in agriculture, forestry, 

 public health, and industry, and for its own 

 sake, among the people of the province. 



Membership: Honorary 2; full 76; student 11. 

 Honorary — conferred for long and distinguished 

 service in entomology ; full — any person inter- 

 ested in entomology approved by executive ; 

 student — any person studying entomology at 

 undergraduate or high school level and enrolled 

 in a recognized educational institution. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Annual prize $50 to 

 most outstanding student in entomology at Uni- 

 versity of Alberta. Society sponsors insect col- 

 lection competition for Alberta school children. 



Publications: Proceedings, annual, current 

 volume: 7. Editor: M. C. McGuffin. 



Library: Taxonomic entomology. 



dent: H. R. MacCarthy, Canada Department 

 of Agriculture Research Station, University 

 of British Columbia, Vancouver 8, B. C. 

 Term expires, March, 1961. Secretary- 

 Treasurer: G. G. E. Scudder. Term expires 

 March, 1961. 



History: Organized 1902. 



Purpose: To promote an interest in ento- 

 mology in the region and to facilitate the ex- 

 change of material and information among 

 workers. 



Membership: 110: regular and associate 103; 

 honorary 7. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: x\nnual book prize 

 $15 to outstanding student in entomology at 

 L^niversity of British Columbia. 



Publications: Proceedings, annual, current 

 volume : 57, $1. Editor : H. R. MacCarthy. 



Library: 700 volumes on entomology. 



148. Entomological Society of Canada, K. W. 



Neatby Building, Carling Avenue, Ottawa, 

 Ont. President: A. P. Arnason, Canada De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ont. Term 

 expires October, 1961. Executive Secretary: 

 L. L. Reed. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized November, 1950. Asso- 

 ciated with regional affiliated entomological so- 

 ieties of Canada: Acadian Entomological So- 

 ciety ; Entomological Society of Quebec ; En- 

 tomological Society of Ontario; Entomological 

 Society of ManitolDa ; Entomological Society of 

 Saskatchewan ; Entomological Society of Al- 

 berta; Entomological Society of British 

 Columbia. 



Purpose: To promote entomology in Canada 

 and to act as a link between the regional 

 entomological societies. 



Membership: 630 regular; 7 honorary. Regu- 

 lar — approved by association ; honorary — by 

 election. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: The Canadian Entomologist, 

 monthly, current volume: 92, $10. Editor: 

 Eugene Munroe. 



149. Entomological Society of Manitoba. Presi- 

 dent: A. G. Robinson, University of Manitoba, 

 Winnipeg, Man. Term expires December 31, 

 1960. Secretary: S. R. Loschiavo, Canada 

 Agriculture Research Station, P. O. Box 

 6200, Winnipeg, Man. Term expires Decem- 

 ber 31, 1960. 



147. Entomological Society of British Columbia, History: Organized 1945 : affiliation 1951 with 



c/o Department of Zoology, University of Entomological Society of Canada. Standing 

 British Columbia, Vancouver 8, B. C. Presi- committee on common names. 



