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Meeting of Members. October 21, 1964 Oliver Clayton Humble Oil & Refining Co. Lawrence A. Coleman Allied Chemical Corp, W. C. Hartman Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Theodore Hetzler, Jr. Natl. Assn. Mutual Cas. Cos. James L. Hill Ford Motor Company Edward E. Kuebler Kuebler & DelDeo Robert B. Rady Republic Steel Corp. C. L. Sheckler Johns-Manville Corp. Douglas Soutar American Smelting & Refining Co. D. W. Stitt Continental Can Company, Inc. Frank C. Wachter Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp. Paul J. Winschel Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay The Chairman of the Medical Committee, Dr. Braun, reported that the Medical Committee had assisted in the preparation of the Management and Medical Conferences of the 29th Annual Meeting and has also assisted in the Emphysema Symposium, and discussionals on conservation of hearing, and phosgene. Out of each of these meetings have come indications for needed research in the laboratory and/or the plant. The Committee also assisted in the NISA Health and Safety Seminar, out of which has developed several areas of possible Foundation assis tance to small plant occupational health programs. The Medical Committee has also lent support to the Foundation's nursing education experiment and toward the development of a fellowship program in occupational medicine at Mellon Institute. Dr, Dernehl is co-chairman and Dr. Gross the secretary; other members of the committee are: Dr. Roy L. Gibson Gulf Oil Corp. Dr. Lee B. Grant Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. Dr. Robert J. Halen Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. Dr, James P, Hughes Kaiser Aluminum & Chem. Dr. E. M. Kline General Electric Company Dr. George Roush Ethyl Corporation Dr. O. A. Sander Marquette University Dr. S. D. Steiner General Motors Corporation Mrs. Jean W, Gray reported for the Chairman of the Nursing Committee, Mrs. Jane Lee. The Nursing Committee was formed in 1963 to help supervise performance of a single but significant task: To explore means for improving competence of nurses in counseling workers with emotional problems. An experimental.course entitled: "Employee Mental Health and Industrial Nursing Practices" was developed and conducted in 1964.. Supervisory nurses from member companies of the Foundation were invited to attend. There are nine participants; eight from industry and one from the National Institutes of Health. The course consisted of a continuation of study which began with a six-day group session in June! Study ma terials and project work were applied on-the-job by participants between June and October. A final group session of two days will be held here, at the Institute be ginning tomorrow. From visits by the faculty with each member of the course in 7.