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The article presents minutes of the Executive Council of Southwestern Social Science Association held on March 23, 1967 at The Statler Hilton, Dallas, Texas. The meeting was called to order by President Alfred F. Chalk. Members presents were as follows: Raymond V. Lesikar, First Vice President; Francis B. May, Second Vice President; John W. Morris, Ex-President; Anthony S. Lis, Program Chairman; E.C. Barksdale, Past Program Chairman; William E. Swyers, Secretary-Treasurer; and Charles M. Bonjean, Editor of the Quarterly. Following the welcome by the President and introduction of members, the minutes of the last meeting were approved as published in the June 1966, issue of the Quarterly. Professor Swyers presented his report as Secretary-Treasurer of the Association. A copy of this report is attached to the permanent file copy of these minutes and is published in full in the June 1967, issue of the Quarterly. Following the report of the Secretary-Treasurer a motion was made that the report be accepted and that Swyers be given a vote of appreciation for a job well done.

The article presents information about minutes of various meetings of the Southwest Social Science Association for the year 1965. The meeting of Executive Council was called to order by president of the association John W. Morris. Following the welcome by the president and introduction of members, the minutes of the last meeting were approved as published in the June 1964 issue of the journal. Donald Vaughn, Chairman, presented the report of the Auditing Committee to the group. The full report is attached to the file copy of these minutes. As Chairman of the Membership Committee, professor John Kane reported that the members of the Committee had been active in soliciting new members. Professor Kane pointed out that the principal activity of the Membership Committee was the distribution of "Invitations to Membership" to potentially interest social scientists. The General Business Meeting was also called to order by president Morris. President Morris then called for reports from various officers and committees.

The article presents information related to the Executive Council, Southwestern Social Science Association's 1958 convention. The meeting was called to order by William Davis, President. President Davis then called on Smith for a report on the local arrangements for the convention. Davis announced that invitations for the 1959 convention had been received from hotels in several cities and that representatives from three of these hotels had requested permission to discuss their facilities at this meeting of the Executive Council. Davis asked whether the Council wished to make any recommendation to the General Business Session of the Association concerning the practice of meeting in the Dallas-Fort Worth area two years and in the periphery one year. Robert F. Smith, chairman of the Local Arrangements Committee, discussed the work done by his committee and expressed appreciation for the fine co-operation received from the Hotel Adoiphus and the Dallas Chamber of Commerce. Professor Ira G. Clark, chairman of the Resolutions Committee, presented three resolutions. Copies of these resolutions are attached to the official file copy of these minutes.

The article presents minutes of the Executive Council of Southwestern Social Science Association, held on Saturday, April 21, 1962, at Statler Hilton Hotel, Dallas, Texas. It informs that the meeting was called to order by President George T. Walker and the minutes of the last meeting were approved as reported in the June, 1961, issue of the "Quarterly." James M. Owen, Secretary-Treasurer, distributed copies of his financial report and read the report of George W. Fair, Chairman of the Audit Committee. Copies of both of these reports were attached to the permanent file copy of these minutes. Following brief comments by Owen, John W. Morris moved that the reports be accepted. The motion carried. As General Program Chairman, William R. Hammond expressed his thanks to the Section Chairmen and others who assisted him in arranging the program for the annual meeting. Harry E. Moore presented his report as editor of the Quarterly. A copy of this report was attached to the permanent file copy of these minutes.

The article presents minutes of the Executive Council of Southwestern Social Science Association, held on Saturday, April 21, 1962, at Statler Hilton Hotel, Dallas, Texas. It informs that the meeting was called to order by President George T. Walker. Walker explained that Leon C. Megginson, newly elected president, was in Spain and that the Nominating Committee had asked him to preside for Megginson. The minutes of the last meeting, as published in the June, 1961, issue of the Quarterly, were approved. Walker commented briefly on the importance of the work of Section Chairmen and emphasized that section programs should be complete and in the hands of the General Program Chairman by December 1, 1962. J. William Davis announced that he had reviewed the facilities available at the Granada Hotel in San Antonio and believed that they would be adequate for the 1963 Annual Meeting of the Association. The Executive Council then ratified the prior decision to have the annual meeting at San Antonio in 1963.

The article presents minutes of the Executive Council of Southwestern Social Science Association. The meeting was called to order by President George T. Walker. Minutes of the last meeting of the Executive Council were approved as published in the June 1961 issue of the "Quarterly." Harry E. Moore presented his report as Editor of the "Quarterly"; a copy of this report is attached to the permanent file copy of these minutes. As Chairman of the Membership Committee, Joe B. Frantz reported that he had written to all members of the Southwestern Finance Association, inviting them to become members of the Southwestern Social Science Association. The Secretary reported that several new members were obtained as a result of the letters. President Walker asked Stanley A. Arbingast to report on the Placement Bureau. Arbingast stated that he had sent letters to appropriate administrative officials of all colleges and universities in the area served by the Southwestern Social Science Association, notifying them that a Placement Bureau would be in operation during the annual meeting of the Association.

This article presents information on program schedule of the Southwestern Social Science Association annual convention, held in April 1949, at Fort Worth, Texas. The first session of the convention began at 9 a.m. on April 15, 1949 on the topic of accounting. Some papers presented in the session are: "Accounting of Social Security," by Z.E. Avery; "A Uniform Plan for Teaching Elementary Accounting Within the College or University," by Zeb Freeman; and Corporate Reorganizations Under Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act," by Reginald Rushing. Panel discussion on regional research related to agricultural economics was conducted o the topic "Financing Regional Research," and "Organization for Regional research." Some other papers presented on topics like economics, geography, government are: "Inflation and Government Policy," by H.L. McCracken; "Competition As a Concept and a Guide to Policy," by F. Howard Forsyth; "New Gulf, Texas: The World's Largest Sulphur Mine," by John I. Stroup: and others.

The article presents information on the executive council meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association held on March 28, 1970 in Dallas, Texas. The meeting was called to order by Association President Oliver Benson. Following the introduction of members of the Executive Council, President Benson asked for a motion that the minutes of the last meeting be approved as published in the June 1969 issue of the journal "Social Science Quarterly." The motion was made and approved. A motion that nominations be closed and these be declared elected by acclamation passed. Following the election of the Secretary-Treasurer and Editor of the journal, President Benson called on professor Edward P. Richard, University of Texas at Arlington. Professor Richard made a formal request in behalf of the Slavic Studies for formal representation as a separate section in the Southwestern Social Science Association. Upon completion of his request, a motion was made that the Slavic Studies Group be admitted as a formal section of the Association.

The article presents information on a general business meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association held on March 28, 1970 in Dallas, Texas. The meeting was called to order by Association President H.J. Friedsam and the minutes of the last meeting were approved as reported in the June 1969 issue of the journal "Social Science Quarterly." William E. Swyers distributed copies of his report as Secretary-Treasurer of the Association. Following the report of the Secretary-Treasurer, President Friedsam asked professor John Willingham, Chairman of the Auditing Committee, to give his report. Professor Willingham stated that a standard short-form opinion as to the fairness of the Comparative Statement of Receipts and Disbursements for the Southwestern Social Science Association for the fiscal period ending February 28, 1970 was given by his committee. Professor Leonard Benson, Chairman of the Local Arrangements Committee, was asked to give a report pertaining to the activities of his committee during the past year. Professor Benson stated he wished to express his appreciation to William E. Swyers and his staff and professor Anthony Lis, General Program Chairman for their help and assistance.

The article presents information on a meeting of the executive council of the Southwestern Social Science Association held on March 26, 1970 in Dallas, Texas. The meeting was called to order by Association President H.J. Friedsam. Following the welcome by the President and introduction of members, the minutes of the last meeting were approved as published in full in the June 1969, issue of the journal "Social Science Quarterly." The Secretary-Treasurer was asked to give his report. Following the rendition of this report a motion was made that the report be accepted. The motion passed. The report of the Auditing Committee was presented to the group by professor John Willingham. Following the report of the Chairman of the Audit Committee, President Friedsam called on professor Seward Robb, Chairman of the Financial Policy Committee to give his committee's report. This report made several alternative suggestions applicable to the improvement of the financial position of the Association.

The article presents information related to the latest developments in the field of dermatology. The 23rd Symposium on the Biology of Skin will be held October 7-11, 1973, at Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, Oregon. The Subsection of Dermatology of the Western Section of the American Federation for Clinical Research will meet, as a part of an annual joint meeting of the Western Section, in Carmel, California, from February 7-9, 1974. This subsection is jointly sponsored by the Western Section of the American Federation for Clinical Research and the Society for Investigative Dermatology.