22 SEPTEMBER 1923, Page 3

At the British Association on Tuesday, Dr. Welldon questioned whether

the value of education in the ele- mentary schools had corresponded with the increased expenditure. He submitted that education which merely instructed without exerting moral influence might be a scourge to humanity. The Germans had been carefully educated before the War, but apparently there was no crime which they would not have committed or condoned in order to ensure victory. In London the education of every child in the elementary schools cost over £17 10s. per year. He regarded the attitude of the National Union of Teachers, when asked to share the common burden and accept a reduction in salaries, as deplorable.