DR. A. A. BRILL
55 CENTRAL PARK WEST
NEW YORK
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June 9

My dear Professor

By this time you have received the Psychopathology of Everyday Life which I hope you will like better than the Interpretation.  I will soon send you the manuscript on Wit for your approval.

Many things have happened since I last wrote you perhaps the most

important event is that I was not reappointed chief of Clinic.  Peterson who was the professor of the department resigned because although he had the title he had no voice in the faculty.  Starr promised to relinquish the depart [sic] of Psychiatry to Peterson so that he could be made full professor but never fulfilled his promise so that Peterson finally decided to resign.  As soon as his resignation was accepted Starr wrote me a long letter praising me for "the good and faithful work" that I have done in the clinic for six years but he added "You know that I have always

differed with you very seriously concerning the theories and treatment of the functional neuroses and as Dr. Tilney (the new associate professor) is also against the Freudian views I thought it best not to renominate you for the coming year".  I was not very much surprised, Starr tolerated me so long because Peterson liked me and because I did most of the work in the psychiatrical department.  I was a bit sorry but I am all over it now.  I shall devote the time that

I gave to the clinic to my translations and writing.

Federn is having the time of his life and enjoyes [sic] himself like a school boy on vacation.  As soon as he got here he expressed only one thought.  He wished to have an opportunity to lecture and his wish was granted to the full limit.  I never knew Federn until now, he impresses me as a very nice boy although I must say that sometimes he puzzles me.  Thus I cannot quite explain his habits at meetings when he invariably answers questions that

were never asked of him.  At first I thought that it was due to his difficulty in understanding the language but I am sure now that he does it deliberately.  He also has the happy faculty of reconciling himself to everything Adler is right, Jung is right.  I had to warn him not to express himself so openly about those things because Jelliffe and Hinkle would be very delighted to hear this from him.  Jelliffe is working very hard to get the local society to accept his views, that is to

break [?] away from the I. V. and take his journal as the official organ.  He already informed me that next Fall he intends to reorganize the society.  I don't think he will succeed although he has a number of followers.

Perhaps one of the greatest pleasures I experienced for a long time was Jung's resignation I am highly pleased that he is no longer the president of the I.V.  You have no idea what harm he is doing here.

I am very pleased to hear that the Handbuch [sic] der Ψ α is coming out.  Such a work is in great demand and

will be very timely just now when Jungs new ideas are to appear in bookform edited by Jelliffe.  I will put it into English as soon as possible Fisher will be glad to publish it.

I have not yet decided about my vacation.  I am taking my family to Atlantic Highlands tomorrow and I shall see them once or twice weekly.  If possible I will come to the congress.

I saw Judith a few times and as far as I know she seems to be feeling very

well.  My wife is pregnant at last and she is very happy over it.  Gioja is doing very nicely.

With kindest regards to you and your family and with best wishes for a pleasant Summer I am

Very Sincerely
Brill