Recently the writer happened to be in a small group of men. Of this group, one member had a Ph.D. degree, one an LL.D., one a D.D., one a D.D.S., one a D.O., and three a degree of M.D. It happened that none with a D.V.S. or D.C. were present, though men bearing these were certainly in the vicinity at the time. druggist in the gathering was, as are perhaps most druggists, addressed as Doctor, though I have found no pharmaceutical degree authorizing his title. There were, then, eight doctors, of six varieties, present; and two more might easily have been. Eight varieties! Yet each man in truth a Doctor ! Consider the confusion that the situation suggests. Who is a doctor? In the case of the M.D., he is one who has had four years of high school, not less than two of academic college,l and four of specific medical training in a professional college equipped for that purpose. This is in terms of current practice in A grade medical institutions; B grade institutions differ only in lower admission requirements. In the case of the D.D., it may be said that the degree is, almost without exception, an honorary one. It has, in late years, fallen from its historical dignity, awards being made often with little discrimination. The Th.D. is the mark of the highest theological scholarship. It is never an honorary grant, and is predicated upon six years of theological training of college level. One may earn the D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathy) in four years of work in a professional college, preceded by four in high school. There are seven schools of Osteopathy in this country. There are forty-three colleges of dentistry in America. Of these, Harvard, Tufts, and Northern Pacific give the degree of D.M.D. (Doctor of Dental Medicine); the others give D.D.S. (Doctor of Dental Surgery). These institutions are divided into A and B grades. Class A schools, twenty-two in number, are now requiring one year of academic college work for admission; B schools require a high-school education only. The course in each grade continues through four years. There are twenty schools of Chiropractic in America. These offer the degree D.C. (Doctor of Chiropractic). All require for admission the equivalent