14 MARCH 1947, Page 5

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My well-known admiration for academic distinction has led to my acquisition of a letter whose heading I find very impressive. It runs PROFESSOR A. FREEMAN

LL.D., Litt.D., C.G.S., A.M., 0.S.B., M.K.C.M., F.Th., C.H. Cranmer Hall Theological College, Pembridge Hall, President International S.C.A.

The long arm of coincidence adds a double interest here. Pem- bridge Hall, some readers may remember, is, or was, the home of the London College of Theology (University of North Madras)— there has, I believe, been a divorce recently, if London can divorce itself from something in Madras that never was. I wonder if Bayswater realises what a wealth of learning is burgeoning in its midst. Church dignitaries with "D.D. (Pembridge)" after their names should soon be agreeably common.