The 1950 Annual Meeting

The 1950 Annual Meeting of the Association was held in Detroit on April 28, 29 and 30, 1950. It was an unqualified success scientifically and socially and Anna Freud's participation added to the already high calibre of the scientific sessions. The hospitality and geniality of our Detroit colleagues was remarkable. Dr. Max Gitelson and his Committee are to be congratulated for their fine program and Dr. Max O. Wolfe and his Committee for arranging the smooth functioning of all the events.

In accordance with our custom we are publishing the proceedings. A detailed abstract of the business meetings is being reproduced in this issue. The complete report of the proceedings is on file in the central office and in the hands of individual members of the Executive Council.

The Scientific Sessions will appear in the next issue of the Bulletin.

The Executive Council met on Friday, April 28, 1950, at 9 A.M. under the chairmanship of Dr. M. Ralph Kaufman. The minutes of the midwinter meeting, December 6, 1949, were approved.

The report of the Executive Assistant, Mr. Merrill H. Whitney, stated that actual disbursements covering the eleven month period for the Central Office were $3,536.54, with an estimation that the total cost of the operation of the Central Office for the past year will probably amount to approximately $4,069.54. A request was made for the same allotment as the previous year, $5,000.00, of which $1,000.00 is to be held in escrow by the Treasurer and $4,000.00 allocated immediately.

An allotment of $1,400.00 had been made previously for Committee expenses. A total of $860.65 was spent, leaving a balance of $539.35.

The Executive Secretary reported that the subscription to the Freud Memorial Volumes had been far less than originally estimated. Details of the functioning of the Freud Memorial Volume Committee appear elsewhere in this issue of the Bulletin under Committees At Work.

The present Executive Assistant, Mr. Whitney, resigned la