Registration of engineers [comment on "Letter of the editor" by Louis S. Leavitt]

Regarding Mr. Leavitt\´s (ibid., Jan 1938, pp 42) guesses, predictions and humble opinions to the effect that registration will affect the profession adversely by degenerating into a political racket and lowering our ethics, the commentor has seen no indications in any of his dealings with the various boards mentioned to substantiate such a viewpoint. Regarding Mr. Leavitt\´s implications that it might be well to start a "backfire aimed at removing the law from the books," it seems to me that such words are rather hasty and uncalled for, especially in view of the prima-facie evidence of lack of information contained in his request for factual data.