Vol. XIX
COLLEGE NEWS
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Committee on Nominations Elections for offices expiring in June 1951 will be held at the Ambassador Hotel, Atlantic City, on June 9. Recommendations for elective offices may be addressed to the chairman of the Committee on Nominations, Dr . Jay Arthur Myers, 111 Millard Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 14, Minnesota. The other members of the committee are Dr . David H. Waterman, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Dr. James S. Edlin, New York City.
Prize Essay Award The Board of Regents of the American College of Chest Physicians offers a cash prize award of two-hundred-and-fifty dollars ($250.00 ) to be given annually for the best original contribution, preferably by a young investigator, on any phase relating to chest disease. The prize is open to contestants of foreign countries as well as those residing in the United states. The winning contribution will be selected by a board of impartial judges and the next award will be made at the forthcoming annual meeting of the College to be held in Atlantic City, June 7-10, 1951. The College reserves the right to invite the winner to present his contribution at the annual meeting, and to publish the essay in its official publication "Diseases of the Chest." Contestants are advised to study the format of "Diseases of the Chest" as to the length, form and arrangement of illustrations to guide them in the preparation of the manuscript. The following conditions must be observed : (1) Five copies of the manuscript, typewritten in English, should be submitted to the office of the American College of Chest Physicians not later than April 1, 1951. (2) The only means of identification of the author or authors shall be a motto or other device on the title page and a sealed envelope, bearing the same motto on the outside, enclosing the name of the author or authors. Additional information may be obtained from the Executive Secretary of the College, 500 North Dearborn Street, Chicago 10, Illinois. Committee on Prize Essay
Eli H. Rub in, New York City, Chairman Charles P. Bailey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hugh L. Houston, Murray, Kentucky David Salkin, San Fernando, California Henry C. Sweany, Jacksonville, Florida. TENTH ITALIAN CONGRESS OF TUBERCULOSIS
The Tenth Congress of Tuberculosis will take place in Naples, Italy, at the Institute "Principi di Piemonte" in May of 1951. Professor Vincenzo Monaldi, director of the institute, is President of the arrangements committee for the congress, and Professor Oino J3al)olini serves as the Secretary-General.