concluded by showing that a satisfying development can be made, and he felt that although it is perfectly possible for the single person to make the adjustment, that a homosexual partnership was the best thing. He further went on to describe an accumulation of shared experiences and little things which go to make up a rewarding later life.

The highlight of the day's program was the afternoon panel presided over by Eric Julber, ONE's attorney, with Blanche M. Baker. Trent E. Bessent, Vita S. Sommers, and W. Dorr Legg as speakers. The theme chosen, "Mental Health and Homosexuality," was developed nicely and although the question of whether mental health for the homosexual can be possible was never resolved, the examination of the possible relationships between the mental health of the individual and the community and the homosexual was beneficial. Dr. Hooker, seated in the audience, extemporaneously reported her own findings and the latter developments of her studies.1

Following the cocktail hour and annual banquet, Dr. Mario Palmieri, writer and engineer, gave an inspiring address on Classical Boy Love and Modern Civilization. Dr. Palmieri asked for the establishment of the Platonic relationship of the love of an older man for a boy-that relationship which brought such advancement to Greek civilization. Dr. Palmieri argued that love between a man and a boy is necessary to our present society. And he further stated that he, like Plato, believes that it is through the physical that a spiritual development occurs. Two aims should be sought: take all shame out of boy-love by raising it, as a phenomenon of the world of the

1"Male Homosexuality in the Rorshach" by Evelyn Hooker (Journal of Projective Techniques) Vol. 21, March 1957 p. 18; Vol. 22, March 1958 p. 33.

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Spirit, above the carnal love of women and, even more important, sublimate all concern for earthly beauty in the contemplation of Ideal and Immortal Beauty-or that which exists in the realm of ideas. Dr. Palmieri concluded by suggesting that modern society would do well to study the usefulness of the boy-love relationship.

The Institute closed with a variety show Sunday afternoon presented by the drama department of the Education Division which included poems from the Greek Anthology, Sappho, and the sonnets of Michaelangelo. Few of the women in attendance will ever forget Rachel Rosenthal as she read the Sappho poems in an astonishingly sheer costume. Traditional Spanish dances by Antonio Reyes and some modern poems read by Morgan Farley, noted actor of the London and New York stage brought the program to intermission.

Special feature of the day's performance was the reading by Doyle Eugene Livingston of two one act plays written by him especially for the occasion. The first, The Moon Queen, an Oriental fantasy, haunting, and beautifully written, left the audience somewhat breathless. The second, The Stares, a comedy, brightened all spirits with its cleverness and humor. The young poet-dramatist performed all roles admirably. A poem by the same author appears in the February issue of ONE.

Coffee was served afterward in the foyer of the tiny theatre. Home-made cookies, candies and nuts had been prepared for the occasion by Don and Jon, two Corporation members.

For those friends of ONE not in attendance we can only say that we wish you might have been with us on this important occasion, and sincerely hope you may find it possible to be with us next year.

D.S.