"To the Editor of the "Norra Cuma Dany News"
Sim,—I should like to thank Ing. B. Chit Cuen for his letter in your issue of last Saturday in which he ably, supported me in my desire to assist in defining the status of an why he was blamed for "lacking in dignity" as Escamillo, the Toreador Furthermore, your critic cent that he "never saw the part of Zunica '(Mr, Shushlin) burlesqued Eefore...." Then he could not have seen very much, as this is the only comic part in the whole opera and was originally written so, Oprra. Shanghai, Nov. 15.
Jeaderette, headed Grievance."
In one particular, Mr, CHEN I regret to say misread my letter. I did: not say that only those holding qualifications and degrees from the three governing bodies 1 mentioned were entitled to call themselves architects, my letter clearly stated...."Hrom any recognized body such as" these, and added... "(to mention only three well known seats of Jearning)." It is well known that there are a few masters in the world of Architecture who are not members of the recognized architectural bodies in their respective countries, but this does not alter the facts, as stated in my previous letter. The late Mr. Bertram Goodhue was ad. mittedly a master in his profession Put, it was most unfortunate of Mr. Cuen to name Mr. Frank Lloyd Wright as "the greatest world exponent of modern architecture," a preposterous claim, and one for "Which he would find very little or no support. Mr. Wright has a few admirers, so have the Surrealists—and other unorthodox. artists.
All those who have sought inspiration in architectural design have studied the works of the admitted leaders in the profession, and not those of the unorthodox, Fnuow.
Royal Institute of British Architects.
Shanghai, Nov. 15.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.