Notes

THE XIII INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOANALYTIC CONGRESS was held in Lucerne between the 26th and the 31st of August, 1934. Despite the difficult political and economic conditions all over the world, the attendance was rather large and the Congress bore no earmarks of reduced scientific activity. Almost sixty scientific papers were presented covering the whole field of psychoanalysis. It is interesting to note that despite the extreme difficulties under which the German colleagues had to live and work in the past two years, one sixth of all communications were presented by members of the old German Psychoanalytic groups. It is well nigh impossible to present a unified summary of the scientific scope of all the papers read at the Congress because of the variety of subjects involved. As to the scientific activities of the various groups, the U. S. A. was strongly represented both as to the number of delegates and as to the number of papers read (six). A Scandinavian group recently formed was admitted to the International Psychoanalytic Association and the question of psychoanalytic training was one of the most important subjects the Congress dealt with. A special committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Max Eitingon was entrusted with the task of supervising the whole structure of psychoanalytic training. Ernest Jones of London was reëlected President and Anna Freud, for many years Secretary of the International Psychoanalytic Association, was elected one of the Vice-Presidents, while Edward Glover of London became Secretary of the Association. The XIV Congress is to meet in two years. Holland extended an invitation to the Congress, but no place was definitely decided on.