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Dear Friends:
It was sad to hear of Professor's set-back, but we may hope that by now he has again convalesced and thoroughly consolidated his recovery.
I am waiting for an answer from Sándor to my letter, so will say no more about this matter at the moment.
From here the chief news is that the course of lectures to the Sociological Society – by Glover, Flügel, Eder, B. Low, Miss Sharpe and myself – have come to a successful conclusion. The audience of some 200 maintained their interest throughout. Of the lectures Miss Sharpe's was much the best and was really excellent. Williams and Norgate offered to publish the lectures in book form »Psa and the Social Science« and an agreement has been signed. I am to edit them, write a preface, etc.2
I have accepted an invitation to contribute to a Festschrift arranged for Morton Prince's seventieth birthday3, and in view of the changed title of his Journal (Abnormal Psychology and Social Psychology) have decided to write on the relations between these two sciences from a psa point of view.4
Max's most interesting letter about his travels was very welcome. I have also had a long letter from Laforgue, adding further details. He seems to be a very active and ambitious man and if he identifies himself enough with our cause ought to be able to be of great assistance. I hold it, however, to be very important that efforts be made to establish as close contact with him as we can (Max, Otto, etc). He seems willing to do this and offered even to come to London to visit me. I responded warmly. He asked to become a member of the Internat. Assoc., and I suggested he should choose between joining Vienna, Berlin, London, or Switzerland.
We would probably all agree with Sándor's doubts about the union of Psa activities with State officialism, but surely we must recognise that Russia