14 JUNE 1957, Page 13

Sta,—It is a frightening attitude of mind that, believ- ing

it has the only esthetic vision, would scorn the average pleasures of the average man, cry down efficiency, brake expedition, curse convenience and in abhorrence of material progress condemn the poor to poverty for ever.

Time and money need to be saved as frequently as souls. How blind, and cruel, are many intellectuals! —Yours faithfully, JOHN ALLAN MAY

Oxshott Lodge, Oxshott, Surrey