20 NOVEMBER 1964, page 14

Slogans And Crusades Si,—when The Rev. J. R. M. Hawthorne,

of Norwich, was made a Deacon of the Church of England, he was asked the question, `Do you un- feignedly believe all the Canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testament?' His......

Word-happy Sir,—many Of Your Contributors Have Given...

Mr. Wilson's verbal chastisement of the Member for Smethwick, an incident that does not seem to prove much except that the Prime Minister, when it suits him, can dispense with......

The View From My Grammar School

SIR, — Mr. William Thornton's statement that it is 'probably inevitable' that teachers should know 'very little of what goes on in other teachers' class' rooms, and still less......

Sir, — Thank Heavens Leslie Adrian Has Draw° Attention To...

that motherhood is not the overwhelmingly (and sentimentally) elevating experi - ence it's cracked up to be. Women are supposed conveniently to forget the nastiness of......

Lord Devlin's Speech Sr,—lord Devlin's Memory Of His...

the Winnipeg Press Club on October 16, as outlined in his letter of November 6, is accurate. His remarks were recorded electronically and a transcript gives these two following......

John Bull's First Job

Absent With Leave By GILES PLAYFAIR Age has since taught me, of course, that paid non-jobs are by no means rarities in themselves. But if they are usually reserved, if not for......