One Overhears the Most Interesting Things Sometimes. The other day in the cafeteria I came across a rather ill assorted collection of bods buried in a seemingly most intellectual discussion. I was about to go by when a word stood out among the others and stopped me short. It was that little word Psychology. So naturally I investigated. And naturally I found them bellyaching over the general question of what the subject was all about, and what good it did anyway. As occasionally happens in the cafeteria it seemed that representatives of several faculties were forced by the crowded conditions of the situation, to remain in close proximity. As I said, an ill assorted collection of bods resulted. One very well dressed, very efficient gentleman, obviously from commerce seemed particularly intoxicated by his own verbosity. It appeared he saw no practical use to Psychology. A wiffy waffy subject he said, all up in the air. "What use is it to anybody ?" He supplied the answer himself—none, just a waste of time and money. It came out, however, that this young man had been upholding the evils of Psychology at his employers expense—he shortly retired from the scene. This now gave a few others a chance to speak. A couple of science guys maintained that Psychology was not a science-at best but a pseudo—science. At which point a bearded poetry-lover drawled that it certainly was not an art if that is what they meant. "Destroys all the beauty of love" (gazing into his neighbour's eyes—she being female). "I can learn more from Lolita anyway." This of course raised the question of how he had read Lolita.

It was lecture time so the eager students dispersed in haste. And I was left with a most unsatisfactory taste in my mouth, to wonder why my beloved subject should be so mutilated by So ill Informed a Group of Idiots. I even decided to do something about it.

The first step seemed to be to have a yarn with the horse itself. Professors being the busy beings they are, I was very fortunate in catching this one between occupations. I asked him if he minded my asking a few questions. He said not at all and proceeded to interview me.