Evening star., 1950-05-07
Science Calendar
Technical Society
Meetings Listed

Scientific and technical society
meetings have been announced
for this week by the Joint Com
mittee on Press Relations of the
District Council of Engineering
and Architectural Societies and
the Washington Academy of Sci
ences. All meetings listed are
open to the public unless other
wise listed.
Tomorrow
American Society for Metals,
Washington Chapter-6 pm. din
ner meeting and installation of
officers at Dodge Hotel. Me
chanical Testing for Service Ap-
plications," by DR.. A. E. Focke,
president of the Society and Chief
Metallurgist of Diamond Chain
Co.
Institute of Radio Engineers,
Washington Section-6:30 pm
dinner at Old O'Donnell's Restau-
rant; 8 pm. meeting at audi
torium. Analysis of Perform
ance Of the Omni- -Bearing-Dis-
tance Navigation System" by ].
w. Leas. member Technical Staff
Air Navigation Development
Board, Washington.
Society of Photographic Engineers,
Washington Chapters pm. at
National Museum, Constitution
Ave. at Tenth street. "Calori-
metry as Applied to Color Tele-
vision," by John Christensen,
chief engineer of the Engineer
ing Research Development De-
partment, Columbia Broadcast
ing System. First sound 16 NM,
motion picture color fllm made
from an actual color television
broadcast will be shown.
Producers Council, Inc, affiliated
with American Institute of Archi-
tects-annual spring meeting Of
national group. tomorrow through
Wednesday at Mayfower Hotel.
Council seminars and Presidents
reception today; Board of Direct
ors meeting Council and A. I. A.
Tuesday: Wednesday program 10
am. to 5 pm. includes addresses
by j. M. Ashley. president of Pro-
ducers' Council, Ralph Walker,
resident of American Institute of
Architects, r. J. Ashton, past
president Of A. I. A., and r. U.
Ratcliff, director of housing re-
search, Housing and Home FL
nance Agency.
Tuesday
American Institute of Electrical
Engineers, Washington Section
$50 pm. dinner meeting at Naval
Ordance Laboratory, White Oak,
Md. Functional Photography"
by Adrian L. Terlouw, supervisor,
Camera Club and School Service
Department, Eastman Kodak Co.
Also sound color movie, "Photog-
raphy in Industry" Annual
business meeting: installation of
officers. Ladies invited.
American Society of Civil Engi-
neers. District of Columbia Sec
tion-8 pm. at Cosmos Club.
Pollution Control in the Po-
tomac Basin" a paper by H. A.
Kemp. director of sanitary en-
gineernig, District of Columbia,
will be presented in Mr.. Kemp's
absence by R. E. Thurman, sup
erintendent of Sewage Treatment
Plant, D. c.
Wednesday
American Society of Heating and
Ventilating Engineers, Washing
ton Chapter-7 pm. dinner, 8 pm.
meeting at Congressional Country
Club. space Heating with Solar
Energy" by DR.. Maria Telkes,
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology. Ladies night.
Thursday
American. Society of Mechanical
Engineers. Washington Section
pm. at PEPCO auditorium.
"Pneumatics in Automatic Con-
troll Systems" by w. r. Ahrendt,
president, Ahrendt Instrument
Co., College Park.
Saturday
Philosophical Society of WASH
ington-8:30 pm. at Cosmos Club.
featuring the 19 Joseph Henry
lecture. New Phenomena of
Electronic Conduction in Semi
conductors" by DR.. w. Shockley.
Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Murray Hill, N. J.