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On May 5th, 1947 the Auxiliary Council, now becoming more and more widely known as ACAAP, celebrated its Fifth Anniversary at the Hotel Pennsylvania with a symposium on “Mature Attitudes in a Changing World.” The participants were Dr. Karen Horney, who spoke from the standpoint of modern psychoanalysis; Dr. Margaret Mead, from the point of view of anthropology; Dr. Eduard Lindeman, for the social sciences; and Mr. Edwin J. Lukas as an expert in criminology. Dr. Houston Peterson, former Professor of Social Philosophy at Cooper Union and now at Rutgers University, was moderator, and Miss Alice Brophy officiated as chairman of this significant event. Over 950 persons attended and thousands heard it over radio station WNYC. The success of this symposium was further indicated by the newspaper publicity and the great number of telephone calls and letters received from interested listeners.
In five years, ACAAP's membership has grown from 18 to 497, having added 220 in the past year, during which its regular activities were continued and some new ones added. At the Henry Hudson Hotel, a free series of 8 lectures entitled “Modern Orientations in Psychoanalysis” had an average attendance at each lecture of about 350, and a paid series of 9 lectures based on chapters in Are You Considering Psychoanalysis? reached an audience of about 3,000. The following topics were chosen in the free series in response to the requests of the audience:
Guidance of Child Development
Dr. Norman Kelman
Psychoanalysis in Our Time
Dr. Charles R. Hulbeck
Character and Physical Symptoms
Dr. Frederick A. Weiss
Vocational Guidance
Dr. Sara Breitbart Maturity