ðɪs wʌz bɹˈɔːt tə ðɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən ʌv pɹəfˈɛsɚ dˈɑːnəld dʒˈeɪ. ɡˈoːɹdən ʌv ɹˈiːdɪŋ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi hˌuː ˈɔfɚd flˈɛtʃɚɹ ɐ lˈɛktʃɚɹɚʃˌɪp ɔnðə stɹˈɛŋθ ʌv ɪɾ ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv hɪz lˈæk əvə dᵻɡɹˈiː.
This was brought to the attention of Professor Donald J. Gordon of Reading University who offered Fletcher a lecturership on the strength of it in spite of his lack of a degree.