In the context of the list, I shall, of course, call `will' by whatever name he indicates. But I do urge him to remain Dr Hochman whilst in teaching mode. An atmosphere of friendly familiarity is fatal in education, since it robs both the teacher & the taught of vital human freedoms. On the one hand, the maintenance of good relationships begins to takes precedence over instruction. The teacher is restrained by his own kindliness from pointing out when the pupil is talking balls. He may start to withold unpalatable truths or facts for fear of upsetting a `friend'. He'll never know if the stuff his students hand in are tailored to his way of thinking in the hope of financial assistance or erotic adventure. And in what is essentially a transactional situation, nothing goes sourer quicker than expectations raised by `friendship'. On the other, the student will be reluctant to hurt the teacher's feelings by pointing out that he is unintelligible. He may well be forced into that awful, jovial `mateyness' between the highly informed mind & the vacuous mind. He can never exercise that antagonistic rivalry with his master which is the real spur to growth. The situation is much the same as in medicine. I may be grumpy old Scottie to the rest of you. But if any of my patients were to forget that they were dealing with Dr Bowman, I should give them a very severe talking-to, prescribe cold baths daily & double their fees. Scottie B.