THE EDITORS note with deep regret the death of Dr. George H. Kirby, formerly director of the Psychiatric Institute of the State of New York and professor of psychiatry in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. A man of vast experience in clinical psychiatry, though not an analyst himself, Dr. Kirby became a staunch sympathizer and supporter of psychoanalysis, and lent the weight of his influence to the appreciation of its teachings among psychiatrists. Dr. Kirby died on August 11th at Wentworth-by-the-Sea, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.