| RefNo | MS/603/9/128 |
| Previous numbers | 1678 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William Ridgeway, Flendyshe, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Ridgeway; Sir William (1853-1926); Irish classical scholar |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 20 November 1916 |
| Description | He thanks Larmor for Shaw's pamphlet on teaching, which he offers critical comments upon, as his arguments do not hang together. Larmor's second letter arrived that morning. He does not suppose that [Frederick] Blackman or Francis Darwin would take [Albert Charles] Seward's position on the exclusion of mathematical part 1 men from the Sc.B. degree. They will return to the question on Wednesday, but he thinks that two things are wanted: a research degree lower then a doctorate; and an Sc.B. degree to allow men to compete for public appointments with graduates of other universities. Ridgeway wishes that Larmor could steer [Henry] Duke, since he does not know Ireland and he describes Ignatius O'Brien as a 'devil'. He notes Duke's abolition of the exception in favour of the Freemason's Order from the Irish Poilce attestation. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |