Psychological Club Invited To Join Soc Rel Activities

The Social Relations Society last night invited the 70 dues-paying members of the inactive Psychological Club to attend a Social Relations meeting tomorrow afternoon.

Two leaders of the Social Relations Club declared that the students who paid dues to the Psychological Society have been "deluded for more than a term" by that group's officers.

David Trachtenberg '56 and Robin L. Farkas '54, Social Relations president and former president, respectively, invited the Psychological Club members to tomorrow's meeting "so they can see how a group functions without being inveigled into joining it."

The Psychological Society last fall had one organizational meeting which was attended by eight persons, and since then has had no program for its membership. The Society's officers announced Sunday, however, that they will call a meeting in May to elect officers for next year.

DePaola Denies Charge

Paul F. DePaola '55, president of the psychological group, last night denied that he has "deluded" his membership. DePaola suggested that "anyone in the Psychological Society who is interested in the Social Relations program should go to their meeting and investigate."

He added that he himself would not participate in activities of the Social Relations Society.

"Club is Defunct"

The Social Relations leaders charged that "those students who did become dues-paying members of the Psychological Club have been deprived of a year of worthwhile activity."

"Now that the club is defunct," they continued, "it should be remembered only as an example of the pitfalls which await students, who, without sufficient enthusiasm and ability, attempt to form a group."

DePaola last night asserted, however, that "the Psychological Society is not defunct according to University regulations. It exists in University Hall--they have our records there," he said.

Tomorrow's Social Relations Society meeting, to which the Psychological Club members are invited, will include a speech by Richard Bales on "Applications of Small Group Research."