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Peterborough Deanery. Darcy has gained the Peel medal, H M Butler almost gained the Latin hexameter prize, best mode of acquiring the beauties of composition.

Società Italiana per la Organizzazione Internazionale, Roma, Palazzetto di Venezia, Via S. Marco, 5. - Writes from the office for his new position, which corresponds to the W.F.U.N.A., that is, the continuation of the League of Nations Union. Was pleased to receive Trevelyan's good news, and the gift of his publication; hopes he will be well enough to come to Italy in the spring. He is almost certain of coming to London in May, to join the Executive Committee of the International P.E.N, as the P.E.N. Congress will be in Venice in September and he is pushing to be sent to continue preparation. Sends greetings to the Trevelyans and hopes for 'a peaceful and stabilised 1949'.

Robert Mayor weak but looks forward to seeing Mary Anna

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (1951, 1953, 1976). Refereeing.

Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry (1940). Article by Synge.

Announces that they are all going to London 'on the 6th', and he proposed to attend regularly from that time forward. Adds that he will come 'on the 4th', if Myers really wants him. States that five of them (including Lady Rayleigh and Nora) propose to attend 'from 6th to 17th, at Holland's invitation'. Reports that because he had not heard from him he 'concluded to put off Dakyns.' Reports that he has just heard 'the terrible news'. Asks Myers to write to him.

Thomson's ms. notes.
Ms. draft of lecture.

RJ sees no reason why WW should not publish his lectures ['Lectures on Systematic Morality', 1846]: 'They will be extremely useful to your class and out of them and your Elements ['The Elements of Morality, Including Polity', 2 vols., 1845] you may at some future day make up a finished work - an elaborated system by which you may be content to abide'. RJ is to dine at Henry Brougham's today. 'I am to be examined by the Lords Committee on Tuesday'.

Announces that as there is no satisfactory replacement for his brother as College Chaplain he will announce the position as vacant in a fortnight. Accompanied by a note that Mr Travis died immediately after the date of this letter.

Experiments and calculations, running '20.11.1942' to '5.6.1943'.

St Thomas's Hospital - WRL outlines the terms of which the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana pays for work - '5 guineas per sheet': he canvasses WW to do the treatise on geometry - which would 'probably not be required before next spring', and a piece on Archimedes - which they need 'for the next part'. WRL would also like WW to do a life of Plato - which could include what little is known of Pythagoras - ready for the Christmas issue.

Appeals to those proposing to vote the following day 'against all consideration of the question of relaxing the requirement of two classical languages as a condition of the Cambridge Degree in Arts'. Maintains that their arguments render their 'summary refusal of inquiry peculiarly unjustifiable.'

Says that a certain section of his opponents who campaign for a refusal of inquiry into the matter base their arguments on the belief 'that it is impossible to impart literary culture without two ancient languages...and that the amount of knowledge of Latin and Greek now imposed by the Previous Examination secures on the average an adequate amount of literary culture. States that 'if the opposition to the Graces had been based on grounds such as these', he would have thought it 'narrow-minded and ill-judged', but 'should not have complained of the stage at which it was offered.'

Strongly objects however to the argument that if the suggested change were to be adopted, it would result in the extinction or abandonment of Greek. As a counter-argument he points out that 'the experienced headmasters - mostly classical scholars - who are foremost in advocating the change, consider such predictions groundless.' Suggests that there is a strong case for further inquiry into the matter, and that the opinions of schoolmasters on the subject 'might be obtained and laid before the University.'

States that 'the list of residents who have declared themselves in favour of the appointment of a Syndicate includes 18 of the University professors', and that to these may be added the name of Lord Rayleigh, formerly Professor of Experimental Physics. Adds that he has been authorised to state 'that Mr. Arthur Balfour has telegraphed from Dublin to a friend in Cambridge expressing his regret that he cannot be present to vote, as he is strongly in favour of the Grace.'

Congratulations on engagement.

Birnam. Quotes from Ezekiel Ch 37, treatment of Fritz Sommerkamp contrasts with that of Nevile Butler.

(London Hospital, Whitechapel?)—Asks to borrow his motor tomorrow, and asks if he is enjoying Walmer.

(Dated Sunday.)

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Sunday.

I wonder if you’d like to let me have the motor tomorrow, if you did I would pick you up at a few minutes after 5 if you really felt you could face the Whitechaple† road again.

Let me know when you want to be picked up.

Are you having fun at Walmer, be very nice to Margot so that she asks you again on the 11th. The P.M doesnt dare ask Diana tho’ he longs to.

Venetia {2}

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Probably written at the London Hospital, Whitechapel.

{1} ‘Margot disapproved of the “Coterie” in which Lady Diana Manners was prominent’ (H. H. Asquith: Letters to Venetia Stanley, p. 496, note).

{2} A postscript consisting of two sentences has been struck through and is illegible.

† Sic.

Russell Avenue, St. Albans - Thanks him for his letter, defends his belief that the preface to the Addison essays volume was not a fiction, and points out that the Librarian at the British Museum [Sir Frederic Kenyon] was also hoodwinked.