16 OCTOBER 1964, page 14

Sir,—in As Much As 'psyche' Is Derived From The Greek,

meaning spirit or mind, much of the confusion to which Dr. William Sargant referred could be avoided if the word psychiatry were used to describe only the treatment (i.e.,......

Cheques And Balances

SIR,—I would remind Leslie.Adrian that, under the recent heavy increase in bank charges, the use of credit transfers and cheques costs the average bank customers about......

Sir,—leslie Adrian Should Understand That Stores And...

the cheque-using customer putting his name and address on the back because it is of great assistance if a cheque 'bounces' on account of a technical error. For examine, quite......

The Movement And The Group

SIR,--Mr. Philip Hobsbaum, in his letter in the Spectator, could not have chosen a more revealing phrase than 'a seminar in creative writing' to serve as the crux of his......

The Day Of The Dons

SIR,—I was amused at Quoodle's comments under the heading of 'The Day of the Dons.' But isn't his point a bit naive? Surely he's well versed in this sort of thing? My......

Afterthought On Cuckolds

SIR,—Perhaps some PhD thesis will be written to establish that the cuckold was given horns in error. It could be illustrated with an example provided by Michelangelo with his......

Ihm Letters

Belfast Riots Alexander Walker The Freudian Schism A. a. 'Baker The Day of the Dons P. R. Gayton The Movement and the Group Douglas Hill Unfair to Britannia Robert T. Elson......

Sir,—i Have Today Received The Spectator Of Sep- Tember 11,

in which Suzanne Cronje replies to a letter from Jan Botha, the National Public Relations Officer of the Progressive Party, of which 1 happen to be an active member. There is......

Sir,—an Event Of Historic Significance Is Due To Take

- place on October 18 when a Holy Relic of the Buddha is enshrined at the London Buddhist Vihara in Chiswick. As it is the first enshrinement under official auspices of a Buddha......

Unfair To Britannia

SIR,-1 must pi - latest on behalf of the magazine I represent, and a very fine cartoonist, against the description in your issue of October 9 of the Time magazine cover of......

Sir,—surely The Rumour Smr. Lythe Has Heard Of A 'heavy'

Sunday newspaper issuing a Supplement containing news is unlikely. A supplement containing only advertisements seems more probable. R. M. C. NOTT......