▁which ▁O ss owski ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ). ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁section ▁transformed ▁into ▁an ▁independent ▁body , ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁traditional ▁name ▁Pol skie ▁Tow arz yst wo ▁Soc j olog icz ne . ▁O ss owski ▁was ▁elected ▁its ▁first ▁president , ▁other ▁found ing ▁board ▁members ▁included ▁N ina ▁Ass or od ob raj , ▁Jó zef ▁Ch ał asi ński , ▁Anton ina ▁K ł os kow ska , ▁Jan ▁L ut y ński , ▁Stefan ▁Now ak , ▁Z yg m unt ▁P ió ro , ▁Jan ▁Str ze le cki ▁and ▁Jan ▁Sz cze pa ński . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁commun ist ▁rule ▁in ▁Poland , ▁while ▁academic ▁life ▁was ▁highly ▁formal ized , ▁hier arch ically ▁struct ured , ▁and ▁subject ▁to ▁political ▁pressure , ▁the ▁P TS ▁remained ▁fully ▁autonom ous ▁from ▁government ▁inter vention , ▁making ▁it ▁an ▁attract ive ▁ven ue ▁for ▁un rest rict ed ▁scholar ly ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁political ▁debate . ▁However , ▁lack ▁of ▁government ▁support ▁also ▁constit uted ▁a ▁constant ▁problem ▁for ▁the ▁organiz ational ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁P TS ; ▁e . g ., ▁the ▁first ▁post - war ▁national ▁convention ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁place ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Con vent ions ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁convention ▁had ▁the ▁title ▁I ▁Kon fer enc ja ▁Soc j olog ów ▁Pol skich ▁(" 1 st ▁conference ▁of ▁Polish ▁soci ologist