be made to have the age of consent for men lowered to conform with that for Women "DER KREIS would be hunted down with an unparalleled fury. We have no desire to undertake hopeless campaigns. To so order one's life so as not to offend even the narrowminded appears better to us than any campaign that couldn't possibly achieve its goals. We abstain from even the smallest debate in the Town Council, and our policy has proven wise. Ignoring such things helps more than do all loud attacks."

LACK OF OUTSIDE ENCOURAGEMENT

In regard to cooperation with doctors and prominent psychiatrists, Rolf replied, "What scientists do you know of in Switzerland who concern themselves with homosexuality. For example, the son of Prof. Dr. Forel asked us not to send him any more magazines, since he was over-burdened with scientific labor. Who are these prominent scientists? Two years ago the Jung Institute held a seminar on homosexuality. A psychiatrist, and reader of DER KREIS, who attended reported that the seminar died in childbirth. He reported that Rolf knew more about homosexuality and its literature than did all of these scientifically upholstered lecturers. He observed that only the poet could explain the attraction found between those of the same sex, that so far all scientific formulations remain but half-truths, and that scientists must learn to deal with homosexuality as a fundamental phenomenon of nature."

Readers of DER KREIS. Rolf stated, "are only an insignificant portion of the homoerotics in Switzerland. In Zurich alone there must be 30,000. It remains the sad truth that most homosexuals wait for others to pull their chestnuts out of the fire, ex-

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pect to profit thereby, and yet contribute nothing. This is a character trait that would warrant an intensive investigation!"

SOCIAL EVENTS

Questioned regarding the festivals of DER KREIS and the rumor that vice squad officers examined the cards of those entering, Rolf stated that this was untrue, that it was a uniformed doorman who verified the cards of those eligible to enter but that a vice squad officer "in plain clothes arrives shortly before the program, looks around until about the middle, and then leaves."

"At Shrovetide we celebrate our Masked Ball which draws many fantastic costumes. A big Autumn Festival includes a serious one-act play and a gay cabaret or vaudeville performance. At Christmas we have our own holiday party, with no guests allowed

songs, music, and for several years a Christmas play in which women's roles are taken by female impersonators, an experiment which has been enthusiastically received. The profits from these festivals are used to meet the deficits in our publication costs.

The big festivals have been attended by up to 600 persons. Our regular Wednesday evening meetings attract from 60 to 100 at which we have movies, travelogues, readings of homoerotic fiction or poetry, and dancing. The younger subscribers love most the sociable dances, which we look upon as a happy and healthy recreation for many."

Rolf reported that a counterpart of the Zurich meetings has recently been started in Basel by a subscriber of many years. He felt that with the exception of Berne, other Swiss cities would not be likely to develop such facilities.

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