Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Volume 34 Number 1 Article 2

1967

News and Notes

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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science by an authorized editor of University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Report of Nominating Committee, 1967 Publicity ...... Miss Jane Kolgcs Slate of Nominees Exhibit Space ...... Robert Reitz /'resident Elect: * Meal Functions ...... Clarence Skar Richard Fulmer ...... Cargill Faculty Hosts ...... Co-chairmen Carl S. Miller ...... 3M Company Registration Information ...... Miss Jane Andrews Audio Visual ...... Clint Hall Secretary-Treasurer of the Academy':' Judging ...... Thur lo Thomas Eugene Gcnnarro ...... University of Minnesota Student Hosts ...... Miss Jane Andrews Richard Myshak ...... University of Minnesota Tours and Student Activities ...... William McIntire /:"lect Two Directors - Industrial* -----•----- ( highest total vote receives four-year term second high total vote receives two-year term) Members of the Scientific and Natural John Copenhaver ...... 3M Company Areas Committee Betty Sullivan ...... Peavey Co. Dr. W. J . Breckenridge Dr. Elden Johnson William Thompson ...... A.D.M. University of Minnesota Anthropology Department Elect Two Directors - Academic* Museum of Natural History University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota 200 Ford Hall ( highest total vote receives four-year term 55455 Minneapolis, Minnesota second highest total vote receives one-year term) Home: 561-4557 55455 Merle Michaelson ...... St. Cloud State College Office: 373-2423 Office: 373-2601 James Underhill ...... University of Minnesota Charles Hamrum ...... Gustavus Adolphus College Dr. L. D. Frenzel Dr. D. B. Lawrence 1506 Crawford Avenue 2420-34th Avenue South Secretary-Treasurer of the Junior Academy of Science* St. Paul, Minnesota 55113 Minneapolis, Minnesota Ken ward Steinbach ...... Bagley High School Home: 644-0348 55406 Denneth Dvergsten ...... Kellogg High School Office: 698-2414 Home: 729-8206 Office: 373-2223 ,;, Members may nominate additional candidates for any position. A name proposed in writing by JO or more members (I% of Mr. Raymond A. Haik Mr. Homer Luick the membership) will appear on the election ballot in addition 900 Farmers & Mechanics 4242 N. Washburn to the candidates listed here. Such additional nominations Bank Bldg. Minneapolis, Minnesota should have reached the Academy office by March I, 1967. A 88 S. 6th Street 55412 final ballot will be sent to the members in March. Minneapolis, Minnesota -----•----- 55402 Home: 529-6 7 I 2 Home: 789-5397 Annual Meeting Planning Committee Mr. Samuel H. Morgan Office: 335-9331 First National Bank Building Carleton College, Northfleld, Minnesota Room 2262 April 14-15, 1967 Dr. Henry L. Hansen St. Paul, Minnesota Paul Germann, Chairman ...... St. Thomas Forestry School Office: 227-802 I Charles Hamrum ...... Gustavus Adolphus College Green Hall Arnie Langsjoen ...... Gustavus Adolphus College University of Minnesota Dr. Max Partch James Smail ...... Macalester CoHege St. Paul, Minnesota 55 IO I Biology Department Wayne Wolsey ...... Macalester College Home: 644-7850 St. Cloud State College Duncan Stewart ...... Carleton-Geology Office: 647-3269 St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301 Robert Mathews ...... Carleton-Astronomy Phone: 255-3118 Mrs. Rcuel Harmon Bill Child ...... Carleton-Chemistry I Sunfish Lane Bill Mair ...... Carleton-Biology Mr. Clarence J. Prout St. Paul, Minnesota 55118 Bob Reitz ...... Carleton-Physics 411 E. IOI Street Home: 455-4442 Minneapolis, Minnesota Frank Wolf ...... Carleton-Mathematics 55420 Clint Hall ...... Carleton-Administration Mr. Merle Harris Home: 881-3434 John Crocker ...... M.A.S., Field Secretary I 06 Nicholson Hall Walt Larson ...... M.A.S., Executive Director University of Minnesota Mr. Glenn W. Ross Minneapolis, Minnesota 6000 Wayzata Boulevard Local Arrangements Committee 55455 Minneapolis, Minnesota Co-Chairman ...... Duncan Stewart Home: 789-4843 55416 Co-Chairman ...... Robert Reitz Office: 373-3715 Home: 474-6867 Administration Representative ...... Clint HaU Office: 545-8851 Journal of, VolumeThirty-four,No. l, 1967 3 Department Advisors in context. Dr. Gustafson questioned what should be our Mr. U. W. Hella, Div. of Mr. Robert L. Herbst attitude toward exploration of the brain. He also cau­ State Parks 302 Centennial Building tioned against misuse of knowledge gained through brain Centennial Building St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 research~ and to distinguish between freedom of research St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Home: 869-1066 and misuse of research. Home: 644-4064 Office: 221-2549 The form for these Nobel Conference was set up fol­ Office : 221-2531 lowing the dedication of the Nobel Hall of Science at ----•---- Gustavus Adolphus College in 1963. It was then pro­ posed to the Nobel Foundation that an "on-going" pro­ Gustavus Adolphus College: gram be established "to complement the whole Nobel Third Annual Nobel Conference Idea" at Gustavus. Jn consultation with Foundation officials, it was agreed Crowds of nearly I, 700 per session literally jammed that each year a conference be held on a science-based Christ Chapel and Alumni Hall during the two days of issue presented with adequate background by top scien­ the third annual Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus tists and discussed by leading representatives of other College, January 11 and 12. disciplines with references to the question's implications Representatives of 88 high schools and 39 colleges in for social, moral, religious, and political import on man­ Minnesota and the Upper Midwest came to the campus kind in the modern world. to hear featured top men in the fields of drugs, neurobi­ A Nobel Advisory Committee of three Nobel Lau­ ology, and neurophysiology, along with a theologian and reates ( Drs. Glenn T. Seaborg, Polykarp Kusch, and Ed­ a philosopher to temper the scientific discourse. ward L. Tatum, now joined by Sir John Eccles) annual­ The six lectures were presented by Sir John Eccles, ly give their advice to a faculty committee involved in Nobel Prize winner in medicine, 1963, from the John making the conference plans. Curtin School of Medical Research, Canberra, Australia; The theme for the first Conference in 1965 was "Ge­ Dr. Holger Hyden, Chairman, Institute of Neurobiology, netics and the Future of man." In 1966, "The Control University of Gothenberg, Sweden ; Dr. Seymour S. Kety, of Environment" was the topic. Proceedings of these Chief, Laboratory of Clinical Science of the National conferences are now available in book form and the Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md.; Dr. Huston 1967 program will be printed in mid-1967. Smith, Professor of Philosophy, M.I.T.; Dr. James Gus­ Financial support for the first two years came from a tafson, Chairman, Department of Religious Studies, Yale nrant by the Hill Family Foundation of St. Paul. This University; and Dr. Francis 0. Schmitt, Chairman, Neu­ ;ear's Conference was supported by the Hill Family ro Sciences Research Program, M.I.T. Foundation, The Tozer Foundation, Stillwater, the Ar­ The conference closed with a panel discussion among nold Ryden Foundation, Minneapolis, and the Otto the lecturers, which was moderated by Dr. John Rosian­ Bremer Foundation, St. Paul. The provisions of these sky, research biologist at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, grants allow the high schools and colleges to be repre­ who is editor of the Nobel Conference proceedings. sented. In the openirtg lecture of the 1967 Conference, Sir John Eccles pointed to the evolutionary crises in human ----•--- development. Among these he selected the development of the brain, the invention of language, and the coloniz­ Advisory Committee to the Commissioner of ing habit as particularly important in accounting for Conservation on Scientific and Natural man's present position on this planet. Areas Organized Three of the lecturers described some advances made Preamble in understanding brain functions, i.e., learning, memory, "Scientific and Natural Areas" are areas of land or the effect of drugs on brain function, and the biophysical water in public or private ownership which have been nature of neuron function. Dr. Hyden convincingly re­ formally designated for preservation, protection, and viewed his experimental evidence linking RNA with management for the values inherent in their natural con­ learning and memory. Dr. Kety related changes in the dition;. These values, which are for the public welfare, chemical balance of the brain to mental state. Dr. include use as living museums, sites for scientific study, Schmitt described some of the experiments designed to areas for teaching of natural history and conservation, isolate protein synthetic sites in neurons. A part of these places of historic or prehistoric interest and scenic beau­ presentations induded data made public for the first ty, and habitats for rare and endangered species of plants time. and animals. The humanities scholars contributed their views on how modern knowledge of brain function might influence Duties and Responsibilities of the Advisory Committee human populations. Dr. Huston Smith contrasted human To the Commissioner of Conservation and artificial intelligence. Selecting the problems ma­ 1. To organize by selecting from its membership a chines have with playing chess and language translation, Chairman and Secretary, and to provide rules for Dr. Smith created an effective portrayal of some singu­ transacting its business and keeping its records. The larly human traits, such as logic and the use of concepts Committee shall meet at the call of its Chairman, 4 The Minnesota A cademy of Science three of its members, or the Commissioner of Con­ servation. MAS Dates to Remember 2. To formulate in consultation with the Commissioner March 25, 1967 and of Conservation a system for the formal designation, April 1, 1967 ...... Regional Science Fairs legal protection, and management of Scientific and Natural Areas. April 8, 1967 ...... Annual Spring Conference of the Minnesota Teachers 3. To recommend to the Commissioner of Conservation of Mathematics, Cooper a comprehensive long range plan for a system of High School, New Hope Scientific and Natural Areas. 4. To recommend policies and criteria for the selection April 14-15, 1967 .... Annual Meeting, State and management of Scientific and Natural Areas. Science Fair and Paper Symposium, 5. To recommend programs of research pertaining to Carleton College Scientific and Natural Areas. 6. To recommend a system of records pertinent to Sci­ entific and Natural Areas. 7. To serve as a consulting board to the Commissioner guided by the basic aims of the MAS: the promotion of of Conservation on matters related to Scientific and Education, Research, and Public Understanding. Re­ Natural Areas. member, the Academy has a unique characteristic: It is the only organization concerned with all aspects of sci­ 8. To recommend names of persons who have shown ence and with people from all the scientific communi­ an active, dedicated interest in the preservation of ties. natural conditions to serve on the Advisory Commit­ Following the meeting, there will be prepared a docu­ tee. ment recording as many pertinent questions as possible 9. To recommend policies and procedures for the con­ to guide our planning and activities over the next few tinued close working relationship of the Advisory years. Also, the document can serve as a basis for a Committee with other organizations and agencies. proposal to the Hill Family Foundation requesting fi­ (Adopted 10/ 25/ 66) nancial support for our study of how the Academy can increase its role in serving the scientific community and ----•---- the region. Board of Directors Explores Role of Organization of today's agenda is as follows: MAS in Five-State Region 1. Questions regarding the state of science of the re­ At its meeting of May 28, 1966, the Board of Direc­ gion and its needs. tors of MAS initiated a discussion of the possibility of 2. Questions regarding the role of the MAS in the expanding the Academy's activities to include coopera­ region's needs. tion with the State academies in North Dakota, South 3. Specific plans for next steps including individuals Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Because of the inherent and/ or groups to be involved. interest in the discussion to all members of MAS, a 4. Written statements from each board member stat­ summary is presented here. ing vital questions for future consideration. PRELIMINARY REMARKS (E. C. Bray, President-Elect) BACKGROUND (W. G. Larson, Executive Secretary) The purpose of today's discussion is simply to raise Many agencies are at work gathering data on the sci­ questions concerning the role of the Minnesota Academy entific and educational needs of the state of Minnesota of Science in our region. The region can be considered and the five-state area. Some of these are the Upper in a broad sense to include North Dakota, South Dakota, Midwest Research and Development Council, The Uni­ Iowa, and western Wisconsin, as well as Minnesota. This versity of Minnesota for their P.L. 89-10 Title IV Pro­ area is considered appropriate in that science problems posal, The State Department of Education in their P.L. do not necessarily stop at state boundaries, and the MAS 89-10 Titles I, II, III and V Proposals, The Northstar is the only Academy in these states with a professional Research and Development Institute, The Minnesota Na­ staff that might help serve the needs of adjacent areas. tional Laboratory and others. Dr. Reynolds, in his speech Types of questions that might be considered include, to the Minnesota Academy of Science at its annual meet­ What is the status of science in the region? What studies ing at Gustavus Adolphus College in 1965, discussed the or programs might be suitable for improving the state of role of science in Minnesota. He also listed several ways science in the region? Is there an increasing role that in which the Academy could continue to improve Minne­ the MAS might play in the evolution of science in the sota's science culture. region? Some of the data obtained from the above-listed The main emphasis right now is on raising questions, sources indicates the following: not necessarily answering them. Concentration should The five-state region has: be on defining as many areas of contribution as possible 6% of the nation's population; in which the MAS can be involved. Thinking should be 6% of the nation's school children; Journal of, Volume Thirty-four,No. 1, 1967 5 7% of the nation's public school teachers; 2. Industry-education conference. 9% of the nation's non-public school children; 3. Specific ways of involving legislators in Academy 21 % of the nation's school districts; and activities. 40% of the nation's one-room schools (5,365). Wisconsin and Minnesota have one-third of their ele- 1. COMMUNICATIONS. There is need for better means mentary children in non-public schools. of communication among scientists in various industries Four of the five states are above the national average of the region, among scientists in industry and academic in secondary-school children who are enrolled in non­ research, among scientists in different disciplines, and public schools. among teachers of science and professional scientists. To Four of the five states are below the national average understand this problem better we need statistics from in teachers' salaries. Minnesota and surrounding areas on the total number of Five of the five states are above the national average scientists, their disciplines, type of employment, and lo­ in pre-1920 school buildings. cation. The MAS might serve as a sort of "Chamber of Four of the five states are above the national average Commerce" for science in the area. Such a role might in federal aid to schools. well develop into a center for public understanding of Five of the five states are low in the percentage of science as well as a communication center. Examples school aid received from state sources. used to illustrate types of methods that might be utilized Five of the five states rely more than the national av­ included the following. erage on local sources for school support. A. A program similar to that of the Ohio Academy Five of the five states are above the national average of Science in which all categories of industrial and aca­ in gross personal income spent on education. demic science personnel were asked to submit projects, The area has unique educational problems in both ur­ problems, and ideas for students, along with names and ban and rural areas; the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro­ addresses of scientists whom students could contact for politan population center is the 13th largest in the coun­ advice and information on the projects. try. B. Distribution of a newsletter to professional scien­ This same population center serves 5/6 of the five­ tists and science teachers to tell what is going on in the state population. area or on the national level, particularly new events. The five-state area has several colleges and universi­ ties of national distinction. C. Exchange of industrial and academic personnel for The five-state area has several national curriculum periods of months. projects of distinction. D. A visiting consultant program for industry similar The growth of industry in the area has been in the to the visiting scientist program for schools. science-technical field rather than in manufacturing. There is great national competition for science-based 2. INDUSTRY-EDUCATION CONFERENCES. Such confer­ industry. ences have been held in the past. Perhaps these could Nine of the Minnesota industries spend $170 million be made into a very successful series of conferences with a year on research. more thought given to planned sequences of meetings, These nine companies employ about 6,000 scientists careful selection of participants, selection of topics of and engineers. broad interest, and meaningful follow-up. In order to Minnesota paid in 1960, $140,000.00 more in taxes focus on different regions of the state, involve scientists to Washington than it received in federal expenditures. and local problems of the various regions, and develop The area has educational problems of Communication: interest at the grass roots level, the conferences might 1. Isolation; be started on a regional basis to be followed by a state 2. Agency coordination; conference; and perhaps if widespread interest were to 3. Identification and development; and develop, conferences, involving several states or at the national level might be possible. Problems of Curriculum: Topics for such conferences should be of general in­ 1. Materials and program; terest and attract people from various science disciplines 2. Teacher effectiveness; as well as non-scientists. Questions involving these topics 3. Learning situation; should be phrased in a way that does not polarize the 4. Community environment; and thinking toward special interest groups. Proper repre­ 5. School management and organization. sentatives of various science and non-science groups These observations provide background from which should be contacted for participation in selection of top­ we can look at the problems of the area and the po­ ics and in the conferences. Needs already fulfilled by tential role of the Academy in serving the area. other agencies or organizations should not be dupli­ cated. Topics and discussions should be organized in DISCUSSION such a way to benefit not only those who participate but The discussion of various items on the agenda cen­ also those who receive the information resulting from tered around three main areas of concern: the conferences. Local legislators should be involved in 1. Communication among various science groups. discussion of topics and invited to participate in the con- 6 The Minnesota Academy of Science ferences. Proper topics can help emphasize local scien­ Public libraries (some at regional level). tists and local resources as well as gain publicity for sci­ How Will Computers Change Our Lives in the Near ence with better public understanding as a byproduct. Future? It would not seem advisable to cover all topics at one time but rather to concentrate on specific broad topics Population Explosion such as pollution, population explosion, or preservation Birth control. of natural areas, each of which has rather broad interest. Food supply. Perhaps it would be possible to find a person or persons Living conditions. with interest in one of these topics. lt would then be New Ideas, Methods and Programs in Science reasonable to center the activities around such persons Federal programs. having zeal and interest in a topic for a year or so at a Changing teaching methods in science. time. Topics and persons involved would change from Science curricula under development. time to time. Spraying of Herbicides and Pesticides 3. INVOLVEMENT OF LEGISLATORS. In addition to the involvement of legislators in industry-education confer­ One of the major suggestions concerning organization­ ences, it might be possible to schedule legislator-scientist al revision concerned more regional representation on the conferences to aid legislators in learning of the various Board of Directors. This might evolve into regional meet­ activities of scientists in the state. This could inform ings as well as state meetings. Other organizational sug­ them of industrial science activity, teaching programs, gestions included, academic research and the interrelations of all of the 1. Establishment of an editor for the Junior Academy groups with the legislature. Regional and/ or state con­ Transactions and Newsletter; ferences would be possibilities. 2. Establishment of Junior Academy Deputy Secre­ taries ( class room teachers) in the various regions. SUGGESTIONS Suggestions applying to administrative efforts or ex­ There were many suggestions for action made during pansion of present programs included, the discussion. Many of these have been mentioned I. Maintaining a file listing state legislators; numbers above. Further suggestions as well as expanded versions of scientists and science teachers in various categories; of previously discussed suggestions were written down by names of state officers, and number of members in such various board members and collected by the Executive organizations as PTA, FFA, FTA; national science or­ Director. Several of these suggestions included further ganizations with names of officers in Minnesota; national comments about the industry-education conferences. journals with names of editors in Minnesota; science­ Some involved possible reorganizational problems of the related clubs; Minnesota Medical Association; etc.; Academy. Others involved activities that would require 2. Reorganization of financial efforts to include sep­ various degrees of expansion of present activities. Some arate solicitations for specific ventures such as Junior of the suggestions are listed below. Academy, regional conferences, publications, etc.; Within the framework of Junior Academy Regions a 3. Include science editors from the press in a meeting series of meetings should be initiated immediately to de­ of this type where "brain-storming" is the main objec­ fine the needs of areas in which the Academy can act as tive; a catalyst, such as conservation, agriculture, industry, 4. Establish a conference of visiting scientists and education, etc. Many former board members live in the teachers; various regions and might help as organizers. 5. Strengthen Collegiate Academy program with re­ Several topics were suggested for the industry-educa­ search paper contest with trips and summer job with tion conferences. These included the following : colleges or industries as awards; Manpower 6. Expansion of interest in Junior Academy by award­ What are the needs of Industry in the next ten ing trips to International Science Fair to students from years? each region; How rapidly do the needs change? 7. Expand visiting scientist program to include FFA, What about retraining? FTA, fraternal clubs, medical and dental groups, etc; and Natural Resources 8. Involve more people in educational problems Pure air, pure water. through the same program as used by the Ohio Academy Preservation of natural areas for research and edu­ of Science described under the discussion section. cation. Facilities Needed -----•----- Metropolitan zoo. Humphrey Sees Science as Means of Museum of science and industry. Promoting International Cooperation Libraries The following excerpts are reprinted from the report, How to make journals more available throughout "Hubert Humphrey's Scientific Role: From Ocean the state. Depths to Outer Space," by Bryce Nelson, Science news Journal of, Volume Thirty-four, No. 1, 1967 7 and comment reporter (Science, 24 February 1967, 155, choice. The following table shows membership distribu­ 3765, pp. 981-982). tion, as of April 1966, by first sectional choice. "Throughout his political career Humphrey has indi­ Medical Sciences Dentistry (Nd) 1,256 cated that he believes in supporting basic research, not (N) 20,008 Astronomy (D) 1,183 so much because he believes in knowledge for its own Chemistry ( C) 18,145 History and Philosophy sake, but rather because he believes that such research Zoological Sciences of Science (L) 1,122 will yield great returns in improving the living conditions (F) 10,239 Industrial Science (P) 468 of people. "The money we spend in science comes back Physics (B) 9,845 Statistics (U) 383 to us a hundredfold," he exclaimed. "It's like the story Psychology (I) 7,138 Pharmaceutical of the loaves and fishes." Engineering ( M) 6,775 Sciences (Np) 881 Geology and Information and "fn addition to being a means of improving the lives Geography (E) 4,806 Communication (T) 605 of individuals, science, for Humphrey, represents a prime Mathematics (A) 4.331 No Section Preference 4,672 method of promoting cooperation among nations. "Some Botanical Sciences of our best international contacts are not political, but (G) 3,900 Total 101,834 scientific and cultural," he explained. "This is true with Social and Economic ( On members' records, sec­ the Russians, and it can be true with the other East Eu­ Sciences (K) 1,748 tion designations often vary ropean countries." Humphrey thinks that the world Agriculture ( 0) 1,691 from those given here: Nm should seek ways to internationalize the exploration and Education (Q) 1,340 for N, J for I, R for Nd, S for Np.) use of outer space and of the oceans, and he seems es­ Anthropology (H) 1,298 pecia!Iy hopeful that the demands of oceanography will (On members' records, section designations often vary require more cooperation between nations. from those given here: Nm for N, J for I, R for Nd, S "In the light of Humphrey's long-standing interest in for Np.) foreign affairs and in the United Nations, it is natural that he should stress the international aspects of science. Geographical location The origin of the mission which he took to the Soviet The following table shows the geographical distribu­ Union in 1958 was a desire to promote closer medical tion of AAAS members, as of March 1966. (Not in­ cooperation between the United States and the U.S.S.R. cluded in the computation are some 20,000 nonmember During the visit, Humphrey had his famous 8-hour dis­ subscribers to Science.) cussion with Nikita Khrushchev, the first quarter of which New York 12,967 Nebraska 441 was devoted to discussion of U.S.-Soviet medical cooper­ Califomia 12,647 Hawaii 425 ation on prenatal and infant care. Pennsylvania 5,772 West Virginia 376 "In his work as chairman of the Space Council, Hum­ Illinois 5,514 New Hampshire 351 phrey indicated, he has continually tried to press NASA Massachusetts 4,908 South Carolina 347 to evaluate its projects in the context of international di­ New Jersey 4,634 Missisippi 301 plomacy and to encourage greater space cooperation Maryland 4,408 Maine 267 with the European nations. Humphrey argues, as a prin­ Ohio 4,046 Montana 244 Michigan 3,172 Vermont 233 cipal justification for the space program, that it does Texas 3,010 Arizona 215 much to enhance American prestige abroad. He takes District of Columbia 2,373 Idaho 175 credit for having promoted foreign travel for American Virginia 2,187 South Dakota 169 astronauts. 'I broke the barrier on astronaut travel Connecticut 1,871 Nevada 167 abroad,' he said; 'may be that's the best thing I've done. Indiana 1,823 Alaska 163 The United States received more favorable press atten­ Florida 1,704 North Dakota 158 tion in Japan during the days of our astronauts' visit Wisconsin 1,640 Wyoming 115 there than it had in the whole preceding year.' Missouri 1,589 "Humphrey performs other science-related duties in Washington 1,499 Total U.S. 94,770 Minnesota 1,486 addition to those directly concerned with the Space and North Carolina 1,416 Military 292 Marine Resources Councils. The White House often asks Colorado 1,390 U.S. Possessions 210 him to talk to foreign ministers and science ministers of Tennessee 1,220 Canada 2,548 other nations about technical questions. Iowa 961 Great Britain 312 Arkansas 904 Italy 252 -----•----- Oregon 887 Germany 219 France AAAS Membership Georgia 860 211 Louisiana 844 Switzerland 143 The following tabulation of AAAS membership by Kansas 783 Mexico 127 fields of interest and geographic location is reprinted in Oklahoma 692 Sweden 127 its entirety from AAAS Bulletin, June 1966: Delaware 653 Australia 124 New Mexico 618 Japan 123 Fields of Science Kentucky 605 Belgium 102 The AAAS is organized in 20 sections corresponding Alabama 582 96 Other Countries 1,471 to the major fields of interest of its members. Each mem­ Utah 499 ber is invited to enroll in the one or two sections of his Rhode Island 459 Total 101,031 8 The Minnesota Academy of Science