THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SOCIAL SERVICE
[To the Editor of The SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I have read with much interest the articles and correspondence on this subject, which is one that vitally concerns Toe H: first, because one of the main objects of Toe H is to combat class consciousness, and all the evils that flow from it, by bringing men of very different conditions of birth, education, and social position together in service in equal comradeship : secondly, because we have taken over the Cavendish Association, which was formed in 1913 (with the ;valuable assistance of the Spectator), for the -purpose of interesting young Public School men in active social service. ' We have recently instituted a Schools Service Bureau which operates in connexion with some 100 Public and large secondary schools. Each of these schools has appointed one of its masters as school correspondent of the S.S.B. It is his business to encourage the study of social and economic questions through the school debating society or other media ; to organize visits to industrial centres with the help of the school mission or Toe H; to arrange talks to leaving boys, and .to furnish us with a list of their names and addresses: These boys are circularized by us, and if they show any desire to interest themselves in the subject they can apply to be registered with us, and we then endeavour to put them in touch with social work.
The S.S.B. is able, through the 230 branches and groups of Toe H in Great Britain (and its-branches and groups overseas), to place at the disposal of these boys the experience of men who have laboured at social. work and who know the channels in which the social activities of the Public School boy can best be directed to flow. It has registered in the last two months 55 boys who have shown a really keen interest and desire to undertake practreal social service. In one school at least an active group of Toe H has been in existence for some time, and we have co-operated with the Marlborough-Swindon Boys' Camp, referred to in Dr. Norwood's article, since its inception. In co-operation with another big Public School a school committee of masters and boys has been formed to help run the 6chool's East-End Boys' Club, and a very happy and close liaison has been formed. A joint camp of working boy Territorial Cadets and Public School O.T.C. was tried last summer with great success.
Toe H is world-wide and is composed of men of all classes working side by side in community of service—the fulfilment and the passing on Of this great tradition of service to men or all kinds and all races ; a brotherhood "spending and being spent" in the cause of good will and peace among men. Here is a great opportunity for those leaving our Public Schools to Intake their contribution to this great cause, and Toe H exists to help them.—I am, Sir, &c., RONALD C. GRANT, Lt.-Col.,
General Secretary, Toe H. 1 Queen Anne's Gate, London, S.W.1.
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