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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



History: Formed 1888 in Toronto; incor- 

 porated 1926. First local in British Columbia 

 formed 1898 in Victoria. 



Purpose: To advance the technical and eco- 

 nomic interests of marine engineers. 



Membership: 650. Certificate of competency 

 as a marine engineer required. 



Meetings: Every four years. 

 Publications: N.A.M.E. News, monthly. 

 Library: 120 volumes on marine engineering, 

 trade union activities. 



172. New Brunswick Medical Society (Cana- 

 dian Medical Association, New Brunswick 

 Division). President: T. C. Dougan, Sussex, 

 N. B. Term expires September, 1961. Secre- 

 tary: F. L. Whitehead, East Riverside, Kings 

 County, N. B. Term expires September, 1961. 



History: Organized 1880. 



Purpose: Promotion of interests of medical 

 profession. 



Membership: 445. 



Meetings: Annual. 



170. New Brunswick Association of Registered 



Nurses, 231 Saunders Street, Fredericton, 

 N. B. President: Miss Lois O. Smith, Pro- 

 vincial Hospital, Lancaster, N. B. Term ex- 

 pires May, 1962. Executive Secretary: Miss 

 Muriel Archibald. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1916 as New Brunswick 

 Association of Graduate Nurses ; present name 

 adopted 1924. Standing committees : nursing 

 education ; nursing service ; legislation and by- 

 laws ; finance ; public relations ; advisory to 

 schools of nursing. 



Purpose: To assure qualified nursing care for 

 the people of New Brunswick by improving 

 and maintaining standards of nursing education 

 and service ; to participate in nursing aflfairs 

 which promote public welfare ; to advance pro- 

 fessional and material welfare of members and 

 welfare of nursing assistants. 



Membership: 2991: practising members 1974; 

 non-practising and associate 55 ; non-active 962. 

 Registration in the province of New Brunswick 

 required. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Loan fund $2000 for 

 student nurses. 



Publications: News Bulletin, three yearly, free 

 to members. 



Library: 225 volumes on nursing. 



171. New Brunswick Dental Society. President: 

 P. M. Clarke, St. Stephen, N. B. Term ex- 

 pires October, 1960. Executive Secretary: 

 R. F. Sansom, 158 Germain Street, Saint 

 John, N. B. Term expires October, 1960. 



History: Organized and incorporated 1890. 



Purpose: Registration of those who wish to 

 practise dentistry in the province ; promotion of 

 clinics and meetings for advancement of 

 dentistry. 



Membership: 115, resident and non-resident. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: $50 annually to Dal- 

 housie University dental faculty. 



173. New Brunswick Pharmaceutical Society. 

 President: George G. Cochrane, Plaster Rock, 

 N. B. Term expires June, 1961. Secretary- 

 Registrar: E. P. Fullerton, 144 Charlotte 

 Street, Saint John, N. B. Term expires June, 

 1961. 



History: Established 1884. 



Purpose: To govern practice of pharmacy in 

 New Brunswick in accordance with New Bruns- 

 wick Pharmaceutical Act ; to establish standards 

 of student education and examination. 



Membership: Registered pharmacists 173; in- 

 active 17; honorary pharmacists 3; certified 

 clerks 102; inactive 11. Passing of required 

 examinations ; outside pharmacists admitted at 

 discretion of Council. 



Meetings: Annual. 



174. New Brunswick Veterinary Association. 



President: D. B. Butterwick, Provincial 

 Veterinary Centre, Fredericton, N. B. Term 

 expires September 24, 1961. Secretary-Trea- 

 surer: R. H. Henry, 1111 Main St., Moncton, 

 N. B. Term expires September 24, 1961. 



History: Formed 1919. Since forming of 

 Canadian Veterinary Medical Association bears 

 allegiance to it. 



Purpose: To regulate the requirements of the 

 profession for operation within the Province. 



Membership: 37. Graduation from a recog- 

 nized veterinary school or college, or license in 

 another Province, required. 



Meetings: Annual. 



175. Newfoundland Dental Society. President: 

 H. J. Hann, Cornwall Drug Building, St. 

 John's, Nfld. Term expires June, 1961. Secre- 

 tary: B. L. Bowden, 203 LeMarchant Road, 

 St. John's, Nfld. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized as the Newfoundland 

 Dental Association in 1915; incorporated 1954. 



Purpose: To promote the art and science of 

 dentistry. 



