17 FEBRUARY 1939, page 22

[to The Editor Of The Spectator] Hope Mr. D. B.

Kittermaster will answer the most important practical question arising out of his very valuable article. This question is : If he were appointed headmaster of an orthodox public......

The War In Spain [to The Editor Of The Spectator]

SIR,—Now that with many unedifying contortions the greater part of the British Press is hastening to make up for lost time by shifting its ground and looking on the bright side......

Battleship Qualities

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Stu,—The analogy and facts given by Mr. Woosnam-Jones in support of his claim that high battleship speeds are desirable in our Navy do nothing......

The Cane And The Cat "

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] Sut,—Mr. Castle says that corporal punishment " reduces problems of misdemeanour to too simple terms." I am a prefect at a well-known public......

The Defeatists

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR] SIR,—Sir Arnold Wilson, in his article on " Who Are the Defeatists? " in your number of February 3rd, has branded pacifists as being the first......