out that nothing is obscene per so, and the right to import such material depends on its use and the authenticity of the organization involved. Since there seemed to bo no "reasonable probability" of prurient interest the Judge released the material to the Institute. On January

2, 1958, the Government accepted the decision.

The ruling does not bind the Post Office, but may affect Post Office officials in deciding on matters of material said to be obscene.

Mrs. Engle pointed out that regardless of the rulings handed down by the courts on matters such as obscenity it is still a matter of continual watchfulness. You can ne ver win. "Everyone, especially those who belong to minority groups, must always be alert for any infringe ment of civil liberties. If you do not take an interest in the rights of others, you may be next," Mrs. Engle emphasized.

In a brief discussion of the English Wolfenden Report Mrs. Engle stated she felt it to be good and civilized, but that the climate of legal bodies these days is such that she doesn't think it will be passed for at least two or three years.

This nation is making some progress in dealing with socalled sexual psychopaths, she reported. In the past three years many states have passed laws taking the sexual psychopath out of the criminal class. Fewer adverse criticisms are to be found on the workings of the laws, enforcement has improved and more provisions for treatment have been included.

The states are accepting more responsibility for treatment and have realized that hospitals cannot be maximum security prisons. Many states have stopped separating the sex offender from other criminals, and some states no longer use the term. More differentiation is being made between minor and nuisance sexual offenses as opposed to violent, serious crimes. In some cases the sex offender is taken out of the criminal group and placed under civil law, being given treatment rather than punishment.

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