Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-04-12
Science
Calendar

Science and technical society
meetings hare been announced
for this week By the Joint
Committee on Press Relations
OF the District Council OF
Engineering and Architectural
Societies and the Washington
Academy of Sciences. All meet
ingS listed are open to the
public unless otherwise listed.
Monday.
American Society for Metals,
Washington Chapter-6:l5 pm.
dinner, pm. meeting. MAYORS
Seafood Restaurant, 951 Maine
avenue S.W. High Tempera-
ture Metallurgy, by j. D. Mis-
bet, manager. Materials En-
gineering Section, General Elec-
trio Co. Research Laboratory.
Coffee, movie: "Pilotless Air
craft"
Anthropological Society of
WaShington-8:15 pm. meeting,
United States National Museum,
room 42-43, Tenth and ConSti-
tuition avenue NV. "Archaeo-
logical Relations Between Cyprus
and the Near East" by John
Howard Young, assistant profess
Sor of archaeology, Johns Hop
klns University.
Society of Photographic En-
gineerS, Washington Chapter
8 pm. meeting, National Acad- !.
envy of Sciences. 2100 Constitu-
ton avenue NV applications
of Electronic Flash to Photog-
raphy' by Harry L. Parker, pres
ident OF American Speedlight /
Corp, and Demonstration in
Perception" by G. I. Johnson, /.
Navy Photo Center (short finn.
The Institute of Radio Engi-
neers Washington, D. C. section
% pm, cocktails, $40 pm. din
ner, Old O'Donnell's Restaurant,
1907 E street NV: 8p.m. meet
ing, Pepco auditorium, Tenth
and E streets NV. practical
Applications of Magnetic Am
plifiers," by Herbert H. Woodson,
Naval Ordnance Laboratory,
White Oak. Md.
Tuesday.
American Electroplaters' So
ciety. Baltimore Washington
Branch pm. tour of the cleo
tro forming operations at the
Point Breeze" Works, Western /
Electric Co. plant, Baltimore, Md. !
American Society of Civil En- /
gineerS, District of Columbia !
sections pm. meeting. Cosmos
Club, 2121 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. The Board of Engineers .
for Rivers and HarborS" by Brig.
Gen. Bernard L. Robinson, Corps
of Engineers, United States
Army, and Ports of the United
States" by Donald D. Allen, staff
member. Board of Engineers for
Rivers and Harbors.
The Engineers Club of WASH
ington-12 pm. luncheon meet
ing, Engineers Club, Willard Ho-
tel. The guest speaker will be
Brig. Gen. Louis w. PrentiSs,
Engineer Commissioner.
American Society of Safety
Engineers, Washington Chapter
$50 pm. dinner meeting.
Naval Gun Factory, officers
mess. "Attitudes-The Key to
Safety by Donald S. Buck, traf-
flc safety engineer, Department
Of the Army. Showing of new
Army film release, Supervisors
Responsibility in Accident Pre-
Vention."
Wednesday.
archaeological Society of
Westinghouse pm. meeting,
United States National Museum,
Room 43, Tenth and Constitution
avenue NV. Symposium on
Geology and Structure of Pacific
Reefs.
Society of Plastics Engineers,
Baltimore Washington section
$50 pm. dinner, 8 pm. meet
ing. Hot Shoppe, 8643 Colesville
road, Silver Spring, Md. "Biaxi-
ally Oriented Polystyrene and
Methyl Methacrylate" by c.
Paul Fortner, assistant director
of research, Plax Corp.
Washington Society of Engi-
neers-8 pm. meeting Depart
ment of Interior auditorium.
Showing of two films: Adam to
Atom" color film of history of
engineering from centennial in
Chicago. and american Har-
vest industrial and resource de-
velopment in United States of
America. Public invited.
Thursday.
Washington Academy of Sci
enceS-8:l5 pm. meeting, Co.'S
mos Club, 2121 Massachusetts
avenue NV. Culture and
Technical Change in Iraq" by
Gordon MacGregor, director of
technical service, Near East and
African development service of
the technical cooperation adj
miniStration, Department of
State.
Friday.
IRE Professional Group on
Electronic Computers-8 pm.
meeting, Pepco auditorium.
Tenth and E streets NV.
Logical Design Methods for
Minimizing Computer Equip
ment" by Edward w. Veitch,
Burroughs Research Division.
Saturday.
American Society of Land
scape Architects, Potomac chap
ter-12:30 pm. meeting. lounge,
545 pm. dinner. game room,
Williamsburg Lodge. Colonial
Williamsburg" by Alden Hop
kins, resident landscape archi-
tect, Williamsburg.
Mrs. Collier Reflected