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January 17, 1928. Election of the Council. The following officers were chosen:
President: Dr. Laforgue.
Vice-President: Dr. Hesnard.
Secretary: Dr. Allendy.
Treasurer: Marie Bonaparte.
Dr. Schiff and Dr. Nacht were elected Associate Members. Mme. Ronjat was elected to full membership.
It was resolved that the Society should hold, besides the ordinary meetings, meetings for practising analysts only to consider points of technique and discuss cases from practice.
Frau Sokolnicka gave an account of a case of moral sadism. The subject behaved in the most abominable manner to those around him; analysis revealed, however, that anxiety was at the bottom of his aggressive conduct. Discussion on how far this case could be regarded as a neurosis or as a perversion.
February 7, 1928. Dr. Flournoy (Geneva) was elected to full membership.
Dr. Róheim (guest of the Society): The psychology of primitive peoples and the analytical significance of their social institutions. Observations made amongst the tribes of Australia showing the psychic motives for adopting a money system and how it is connected with the castration-complex.