NOTICE CONCERNING THE 1956 ANNUAL MEETING.

The article presents information on a notice concerning the 1956 annual meeting of the American Sociological Society, to be held at the Statler Hotel, Michigan, as of September 7, 1956 to September 9, 1956. Joint sessions will be held with the American Statistical Association, the Rural Sociological Society and the Society for the Study of Social Problems. The article includes details of sections and chairmen as have been arranged by the president of the American Sociological Society, Herbert Blumer and the 1956 Program Committee. Members may submit papers directly to chairmen or if there is any doubt as to the appropriate chairman, to the Program Committee, in care of Joseph B. Gittler, department of sociology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. Papers should not exceed 1500 words in length and must be received by February 1, 1956, at the latest. A limited number of sessions will be devoted to critical analyses of problems of theoretical importance. These sessions will complement the usual sessions presenting reports on research.