It has been proposed that a statue of Miss Cavell
should be ereoted, and we hope that this may be done. It is true that Miss Cavell's mother has expressed herself as not in favour of a statue, but we gather that her objection was to having a statue as an alternative to some useful scheme for advancing hospital work. If a useful scheme were fully provided for, there could be no harm, we imagine, from any one's point of view, in having a statue. The ideal place for one would be at the London Hospital, where Miss Cavell was trained, but we should like also to see one in some conspicuous place in Central London to serve as a reminder of how Englishwomen can die in the cause of their native land and of pity for those in peril. The merit of a statue is that it provokes the inquiries of passers-by. They thus learn and fix in their memory the glowing deeds of history. At the London Hospital a statue of Miss Cavell would be a permanent inspiration to English nurses inciting to courage and self-sacrifice like hers.
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