I'm with Frances, in terms of the Establishment Clause
issue that Jim has raised.
In terms of the issue, this to me is just like the latitude
that Bill Marshall has argued should be granted regarding post-9/11 religious
observances.
To quote Bill's article, "The Limits of Secularism: Public
What I always heard and sensed from teaching faculty is that professor
is more appreciated than doctor since there are lots of Ph.D.'s out
there who don't have teaching appointments (such as yours truly) but a
professor has achieved not only the degree but the academic status.
David T. Ball,
