14 NOVEMBER 1941, page 12

The English-british Pitfall

sin,—rt would be instructive to learn the process of reasoning by which your contributor, Mr. Wilson Harris, in writing•" . . . it was left to his son George V to be the first......

Milk For Children

Sit, Why has not every ship that has been loaded for jou in Canada and the U.S.A. during the past year contained a sizeable quantity of evaporated, condensed and powdered milk?......

The Bible And Euclid

Snt,—I always read "A Spectator's Notebook'' with great interest. A month back the writer ventured to state that next to the Bible the most widely read book was Euclid. Are you......

Greek For Girls Sir, —in The Article, " Greek For Girls,"

the question is very aptly asked—" Could not Greek, like Latin, have its own defined place in school courses in the interests of a wider and more liberal education? " It prompts......

The Tin-opener Decides

Sut,—There is still time to stop the growing use of " canned," which I see, alas, used under the heading " Rationing .Innovation " in your issue of November 7th. For the last......

Women Workers

SIR, —It has seemed to me for some time that the force of appeal for women's labour in the services and factories tends to rouse a certain amount of opposition. Most definitely......

Sm,—if Personal Contact For The Last Thirty Years With...

housing needs is of any help in corroborating the findings of surveys I can give a few facts. I. The first demand of an applicant is to be near the man's work, near enough, if......

A League Office In London

Sm,—In your issue of November 7th, 1941, under the title of " A Spectator's Notebook," " Janus " writes as follows: " It is fantastic that at a time when every Government......

Planning And Democracy

Six,—Planning is, no doubt, a matter for experts. But one does. not need to be an expert to know when a pleasant district in a town or a beauty spot in the countryside is likely......