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This has been a year of transition. It has been a year of recovery from two great losses, of regrouping and moving forward.
The Board met thirteen times and called two membership meetings. The membership consisted of four members, eight associate members and twenty-one auxiliary members—the same total as last year.
At the June 17 and September 30, 1953, meetings many matters of policy were discussed and passed upon. Drs. Benjamin Wassell and Harry Gershman were granted certificates to practice psychoanalysis.
A membership meeting was held on October 11, 1953, at which annal reports were read by the president, treasurer, dean, and the membership and grievance committees. Procedures, within the constitution, were formulated for increasing participation of the whole membership in the affairs of the Institute. At a Board meeting which followed action was taken on pending business.
At the meeting of November 8, 1953, the Faculty Council and Board reviewed policy with reference to standards for certification. Broader participation by the Board and