The Mid-Winter Meetings, December, 1950

The mid-winter meetings of the American Psychoanalytic Association were held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City from Thursday, December 7th, 1950 to Sunday, December 10th, 1950. As has been our custom in the past, we are reporting the proceedings of the mid-winter meetings. In this issue appear business portions of the meeting and the scientific parts will appear in the next issue of the Bulletin. We are reproducing the proceedings of the Executive Council, the Board on Professional Standards, and the Business Meeting of the Members, selecting the material which we feel would be of most interest to the membership. Complete minutes of the meetings are on record in the office of the Executive Assistant and may be made available to any member who desires to see them.

The Executive Council met Thursday, all day, on December 7th, 1950.

Dr. LeRoy M. A. Maeder presented the minutes of the previous meeting of the Executive Council and these were accepted. Following this was a report of the Executive Assistant, Mr. John N. McVeigh. This report was prepared with the aid of Mr. Whitney who has been working with Mr. McVeigh since November 1st, the date of the latter's appointment. The Central Office has by this time become an efficient, smooth-running organization.

At the last meeting of the Association several recommendations were made by the Budget Committee and approved by the Executive Council. These recommendations were carried out as follows:

1. The current balance of the Central Office was used to liquidate its outstanding obligations and the remaining funds as of the end of the fiscal year, April 30, 1950 were transferred to the Treasurer's account.

2. Thereupon, the Treasurer forwarded to us the approved appropriations for the accounts of the Central Office, the Bulletin, Committee Expenses and funds for the Board on Professional Standards and Officers' Expenses.

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