DR. A. A. BRILL
55 CENTRAL PARK WEST
NEW YORK
PATIENTS SEEN BY APPOINTMENT TELEPHONE COLUMBUS 6615

June 9 1914

My dear Professor

By this time you have received The 
Psychopathology of Everyday Life which I 
hope you will like better than the Inter-
pretation. 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 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 f???  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 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 understand-
ing 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 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