PROGRESS IN PROTOZOOLOGY

298 l. kuznicki and b. m. honigberg
1954, Vol. 1, No. 1 of the "Journal of Protozoology" appeared. In that
number, Professor D. H. W e n r i c h, in his President's Address, reviewed
the history of the young Society. From its very beginning, the
Journal assumed an international character by including on its Editorial
Board members residing outside the United States (Profs. Fauré-
F r e m i e t from France, and Pringsheim from the Federal Republic
of Germany), and by announcing its readiness to publish in French and
German, in addition to English; in fact, one of the contributions to the
first issue was written in French by Professor F a u r é-F r e m i e t.
The traditions of publishing in languages other than English and having
protozoologists from outside the United States as members of the Editorial
Board (more recently called Board of Reviewers), have been preserved
to date.
In 1961, during the First International Congress of Protozoology, in
Prague, the Society had 600 members. The organizers of the Congress
proposed originally that the First Congress would also be the Thirteenth
Annual Meeting of The Society of Protozoologists. Subsequently, however,
this idea was abandoned. There was, however, the precedent established
that during this and future Congresses of Protozoology, there
would take place the Business Meeting and the Executive Committee
meeting of The Society of Protozoologists; thereafter, starting with the
Third Congress, the Past President's Address of the Society were delivered
during the Congresses. The international character of the Society
was further emphasized in the 1960's, when the British and Israeli
Sections were organized.
In the middle of the 1960's the protozoological organization under the
name "Groupement des Protozoologues de la Langue Français" was formed,
which questioned the status of The Society of Protozoologists as
an organization representing all protozoologists. During the Second International
Congress of Protozoology in London, 1965, the representatives
of the "Groupement" proposed formation of the International Union
of Protozoological Societies, in which The Society of Protozoologists
would represent only one national organization; however, the proposal
was never implemented. On the other hand, there was formed, in the
course of the London Congress the International Commission on Protozoology,
which was to establish connections with international organizations
such as IUBS, UNESCO, WHO, and F AO, and actively to
participate in the preparation of the subsequent International Congresses
of Protozoology. Since the London Congress, more national or supranational
protozoological societies were formed. Still, The Society of Protozoologists,
which retained its international status, prospered; in addition
to the already existing British and Israeli Section there were formed
within its framework also Scandinavian, Italian, Brazilian, Argentinian,
and German (Federal Republic of Germany) Sections.
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