10 JANUARY 1936, page 19

The Diving Of Whales

[To the Editor of TILE SPECTATOR.] SIR, —In an article entitled " The Diving of Whales," which appeared in The Spectator of August 2nd, 1935, Professor C. M. Yonge asks the......

The Closing Of Village Schools [to The Editor Of The

SPECTATOR.] .Sia,—An unnoticed revolution is taking place in the country districts of England. The Education Authorities in closing more and more of the village schools are......

Conditions In Prisons

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I am unable to accept Mr. Penrice's invitation to enter Brixton Prison as a debtor—but were I sent there I should know that I could appeal......

National Idealism And Religion

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—The New Year dawns with heavy war clouds over- shadowing the international situation, and a possible storm threatening the industrial life......