30 APRIL 1954, page 12

Sir,—the Public School Boys Described By V.s.v. In Your...

last week, who were ignorant about the first Duke of Marl- borough and the whereabouts of Madagascar and Jamaica, merit our sympathy in what must have been a trying interview.......

Science Teachers

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Sir,—though Only Seven Ordinary Under Graduates, We Were...

with Professo r Dobree's review of Dr. Tillyard's The Englis., 11 Epic and Its Background (Spectator, Apra 16th) that we felt we ought, albeit belated to express our pleasure......

Seeing And Spelling

SIR,—There are, I think, two chief attitudes towards language. The commoner, and all things considered, probably the more impor- tant, is what may be called the aesthetic......

Your Publication Of April 2nd, Christopher Small Reviewed...

0 ' my work at Gimpel Fils associating both the gallery and myself with his brand of 'O a : temporaneity.' He tried to put me in a groovy and in order to keep me there credited......

Sir,--the Modern Methods Of Teaching Children To Read...

have results inferior to the older ones. Backwardness in reading is so prevalent today. Can any correspondent recommend a short but adequate book about the aims and methods of......