ASSOCIATE: For those who are interested in work with the handicapped, and wish to receive the Journal and other pertinent information relating to Association matters. STUDENT: Membership available to those students enrolled in Departments of Health and Physical Education of accredited schools. * Inquiries concerning membership should be addressed to the Chairman, Membership Committee, APMR. AREAS OF SERVICE The Association through its Board of Governors and Placement Committee has much to offer membership in the following areas of habilitation and rehabilitation employment: 1. Adapted or corrective physical education in public and private schools, colleges and universities. 2. Special schools and camps for handicapped and atypical children. 3. Government, public and private institutions, clinics and hospitals, classified as follows: (a) General Medicine and Surgery, (b) Neuropsychiatric, (c) Domiciliary, (d) Tubercular. 4. Armed services hospitals. 5. Nursing homes and senior citizen facilities. 6. Recreational programs for the handicapped. PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS: (1) The Journal of the Association for Physical and Mental Rehabilitation, published bi-monthly for the purpose of disseminating educational and scientific research information on techniques and current advances in this professional field. Subscription rates: To libraries and organizations Foreign subscriptions Single copies..... .$5.00 .$5.50 .$1.00 *Contact Director of Publications on all matters pertaining to the Journal. (2) APMR Information Bulletin, published three times each year by Association officers and committee chairmen, for reporting news, activities, and progress in professional advancement to the membership and Advisory Board. *Edited by Secretary, APMR. (3) Association Brochure, revised yearly to provide current general information on the Association and the profession it represents. This publication is prepared by the Public Relations Committee and distributed through the Executive Director's office. SCHOLARSHIPS: The Association sponsors scholarships for senior year and graduate students in the field of corrective therapy and adapted physical education for individuals selected by the Scholarship Committee. All students selected must meet certification requirements upon completion of their academic program. *Further information on requirements and application may be obtained from Chairman, Scholarship Committee. SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL CONFERENCES: The Association sponsors an annual Professional, Scientific and Clinical Conference, bringing to the membership outstanding authorities in the field of habilitation and rehabilitiation. In addition, Chapters hold similar meetings within their respective areas and reciprocal arrangements are maintained with affiliated groups for attendance at each other's conferences. LITERATURE: Many valuable contributions to the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation have been made by Association members through published reports in the various professional journals and periodicals, year-books of physical medicine, didactic and clinical texts, annotated bibliographies, and through research publications. ASSISTANCE: The Association seeks to stimulate interest and offers assistance in preparation of curricula on the college level, in the area of medically oriented physical education; assists in co-sponsorship of professional institutes and seminars with colleges and universities; and participates in group projects relating to rehabilitation, such as The President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped, White House Conferences and similar groups. AWARDS: The Association sponsors a series of Annual Awards which are traditionally presented at the National Conference in the following categories: (1) John E. Davis Award: To acknowledge any individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of habilitation and rehabilitation. (2) Annual Corrective Therapy Award (only active members eligible): For recognition of contributions demonstrating foresight and leadership ability in corrective therapy and adapted programs. (3) Rehabilitation Achievement Award: Evidence of unusual courage and accomplishment in one's own rehabilitation. (4) Life Membership Award: For long and meritorious service to the Association in a career capacity. (5) Honorary Membership Award (for non-members): Leaders in related fields who have given effectively of their time and resources to advancement of the profession. (6) Fellow Award: For research, study and other scholarly contributions to the field of adapted and corrective work. (7) A special monetary award is presented by Advisory Board member, John H. Aldes, M.D., for the most outstanding professional paper presented. *Any member may nominate candidates for above awards through contacting Chairman, Awards Committee. CERTIFICATION The American Board for Certification of Corrective Therapists was organized in 1953 to create a national Certification Register. This Board is composed of the Certification Committee Chairman, elected by the APMR Board of Governors from the Association membership, serving as Secretary, and authorities from the fields of medicine, psychiatry, and education. Certification is an essential element in the development and growth of a professional group. It assures a continual elevation of standards, qualifications and training. Certification identifies qualified practitioners in the profession and offers the public a means of protection and assurance of competent service. Candidates for examination for certification must have completed an approved four year curriculum leading to the Baccalaureate Degree, and must have completed 250 to 375 hours of clinical training in medically oriented physical education under direction of a licensed physician. All candidates must be active members of the Association. The examination is of practical nature, including written, oral and demonstration type sections, and may be given in any Chapter area by teams composed of a qualified physician and two certified corrective therapists. An adapted physical education specialist should be a member of this team. *Requests for information should be addressed to the Chairman, Certification Committee. AMERICAN BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE THERAPISTS William H. Bierman, M.D., 10 East 85th Street, New York, N. Y. The CHAIRMAN. Dr. Davis, we thank you, sir, for bringing this matter to our attention. Mr. CURTIS. I must take the opportunity to compliment the doctor for bringing this to our attention. And let me say that I could not agree more with everything you have said. If they are going to go ahead with this bill, this area of corrective therapy, in my judgment, is just essential. It is good humanitarianism, but it is also good economics. I know in our nursing homes and other institutions in the St. Louis area, one of the things that can be done is to get an older person back on his feet, back to his family for 5 and maybe sometimes as long as 10 years. Sure, he might be back. But there are 5 or 10 good years. This is good economics. And I think the work you people have been doing is one of the greatest that we have in our society today. Dr. DAVIS. Sir, I want to say that we are deeply appreciative of that statement. And you can be sure that it will help vitalize the therapists who are working in the field. We deeply appreciate your statement. Mr. CURTIS. I again say I have gone through Dr. Rusk's operation in New York. Dr. DAVIS. Dr. Rusk is the one who started all of this business. Mr. CURTIS. It is one of the greatest things. And as I say, it is good humanitarianism, but also good economics. It is just a wonderful thing. The CHAIRMAN. Thank you again, Dr. Davis. Dr. Panunzio? STATEMENT OF DR. CONSTANTINE PANUNZIO, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION ON THE EMERITI AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE Dr. PANUNZIO. Mr. Chairman, would it be permissible for me to file my statement? The CHAIRMAN. Yes, sir; it would. Will you identify yourself for the record? Dr. PANUNZIO. I am Constantine Panunzio, president of the American Association on the Emeriti and chairman of the national committee, which represents college and university retired people. The CHAIRMAN. Do you want to have a seat and give us some of your statement orally? Dr. PANUNZIO. Would you permit me to? I am the most ancient person in this audience today. The CHAIRMAN. We could not tell it by looking at you, sir. Dr. PANUNZIO. And I remember one time somebody tried to introduce Thomas Mann, and it took him about 20 minutes to introduce him. Thomas Mann got up and said, "Thank you for the introduction." and excused himself. The CHAIRMAN. That must have been a Member of Congress who introduced him. Dr. PANUNZIO. And I was wondering whether you would not permit me, Mr. Chairman, to say the same to you. The burden of my remarks is that my statement is a case history, I think probably the only case history that you have had, of a group |