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Strings of initials after names are, of course, a matter of taste. Some people think the more the _better, some (of whom I am one) think the fewer the better. Opinion on such points is completely free. I quoted a fortnight ago as examples of the former habit a list of some officials of the Newtonian Society and of the Northern Branch of the Philosophical Society of England. To one gentleman so listed, Mr. H. B. Marton, I did an injustice, which I hasten to repair. He appears as F.Ph.S.(Eng.), F.B.O.A., P.R.S.A.—the last- named appareritly a misprint for F.R.S.A. Of these the second—as I did not, but now do, realise—signifies Fellow of the British Opticians' Association, a body with recognised professional stand- ing, in which Mr. Marton has held several offices of importance. I owe, and tender, him an apology for suggesting a possible different interpretation of the initials. In the same connection, Dr. L. M. Parsons, D.I.C., D.Sc., LL.D., F.G.S., F.Ph.S., desires to state that his D.Sc. is a London University degree. It would look, I suggest, much better by itself.
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