16 APRIL 1942, Page 14

SCARCITY OF EDUCATIONAL BOOKS

S1R,—The Council of the National Union of Students at a recent meeting had brought before it by student representatives from many parts of the country the unsatisfactory situation arising from a growing shortage of educational books, whch promises to become serious in the not too distant future. May we, in common vitt' many other bodies and private persons, appeal to all those within whose province this matter falls to give it their serious and sympathetic consideration? As in so many other fields, it becomes increasingly apparent that as supplies of paper and printing facilities become more scarce, the enforcement of a conscious scale of prior:ties is necessary.—Yours faithfully, S. G. CHECKLAND, President.

The National Union of Students, War-time address: 3 King's Parade, Cambridge.