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During the summer the Society lost, through death, Dr. Joseph J. Asch, and Dr. William J. Spring. Dr. Asch had long been identified with
the Society and, in addition to a busy practice as a urologist, was able to keep in active touch with psycho-analysis, bringing valuable contributions from his own special field. Dr. Spring was one of the most recent members, whose brilliant mind and early contributions to psycho-analysis were generally recognized and appreciated. The Society regrets deeply the loss of two such gifted members.
At the first regular meeting on October 29, 1935, Dr. Monroe A. Meyer announced that through the generosity of Dr. A. A. Brill, Dr. David M. Levy, and Dr. Clarence P. Oberndorf, with additional funds raised by the Committee on Ways and Means, and through collections by the Treasurer, the Society would be able to have an extra seminar room of which it has been very much in need for several years.
Dr. LeRoy M. A. Maeder read a paper entitled 'Some Aspects of a Successful Character Analysis'.
At the meeting held on November 26, 1935, Dr. Karen Horney read a paper entitled 'The Problem of the Negative Therapeutic Reaction'. Dr. van Ophuijsen has recently moved to New York, and was a guest of the Society.
At the meeting of the Society on December 17, 1935, the Treasurer announced a gift of $1, 000.00 from Dr. A. A. Brill to form a special fund for administrative purposes. A vote of thanks to Dr. Brill was passed. The Society authorized the appointment of a Special Committee of all past Chairmen of the Educational Committee to formulate and put in stable form the functions of the Educational Committee of the Society.
Dr. John A. P. Millet read a paper on 'Fatal Alcoholism with Premonitory Symptoms'.
On December 23, 1935, a Special Meeting was held to consider the new Constitution for the American Psycho-analytic Association. The Society indorsed the new Constitution, with some minor recommendations.
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