15 FEBRUARY 1952, page 14

. Letters To The Editor

The Second Elizabeth SIR,—Affer reading your note, A Stricken People, in the Spectator of February 8th, I thought I would see what John Richard Green in his History of the......

Sir,—there Is Much Justice In Your Comments On This Subject.

But are you not overlooking two grave dangers that threaten the nation's welfare in the long view ? A change in the age of transfer from primary to secondary schools, as......

The Schuman Plan

SIR,—I should like to say, as a regular reader of the Spectator, how grateful I was for Mr. Hamilton Kerr's article in the Spectator of February 1st. It throws real......

The Vanishing Horse

SIR,—Having farmed approximately 230 acres of arable land for the past twelve years without the aid of a single horse, 1 feel that Robert Woodall's article, The Vanishing Horse,......

Sir,—i Have Lived To See Two Kings Killed By Being

overworked. While we know that our new Queen will never shrink from the duties of her high office, is it too much to hope that she may be spared from having unnecessary burdens......

Sir,—fifty-one Years Ago, Within A Week Of The Death Of

Queen Victoria, an article in the Spectator ended with the words: " When she died there was not a subject within Britain or the white Colonies who could recollect without a sob......

Sacrifice In The Schools

Stn,—In your note, Sacrifice in the Schools, you say that two things are essential: that all children of school age should be taught, and that there should be enough teachers to......