19 MARCH 1904, Page 16

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR:1

Sts,—I think you will in fairness allow me to point out to your correspondent on p. 412 of last week's issue one reason why the middle class (I say nothing of the upper) do not allow their children to become elementary-school teachers. It must be borne in mind that this class is largely Dissenting, and, as a consequence, their children as teachers would stand no chance of obtaining the head-masterships in fourteen thousand schools. The chances are not good enough, and so we lose the service of one part of the intellect of the nation, certainly