Abstract
The more one contemplates this rather innocuous sounding topic, the less straight-forward appears to be the pathway to the conclusion and final statement of the case. In attempting to organize my own thinking I have first broken the subject down into what seemed to be logical and perhaps obvious parts—dealing with each separately before attempting to draw any general picture. Thus I shall present my material under the following headings: Before going further, however, I wish to acknowledge the assistance of many members of our society in furnishing information and opinions on this subject in response to a questionnaire. I also wish it understood that the principal object of this paper is to stimulate thought and discussion on a matter about which there is today no unanimity of opinion or procedure—which latter incidentally may be a strenght rather than a weakness in the implications of the Ph.D. degree. Copyright © . .

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