J. A. HOBSON
SIR,—" No university ever did itself the honour of presenting hint with its degrees." "His first book marked an epoch in Economic Thought." Many besides myself must have paused, when reading these or similar sentences from obituary notices, to wonder why it is that English universities, which are so ready to honour politicians who have done nothing for learning, are so reluctant to honour themselves by recognising—even at the eleventh hour—the work of a pioneer like J. A. Hobson, or by encouraging those who, through their work, have made such a practical contribution to the cause of education as the late Hugh Dent. It cannot be said that it was due to oversight, because in both these cases the suggestion was unofficially made to two universities whilst there was still time for some-
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