22 AUGUST 1952, page 16

Books For Davos

Sue,—As the librarian for the Ministry of Health sanatoria in Davos, I wonder if it would be possible to make a request for books through your journal. There are 130 patients......

Ebe Appertator, Zuguist 24th, 1652

The overwhelming ambition of the French President appears to shoot beyond the setting up of a mere temporal kingdom for himself, to the establishment of a theocracy. Louis......

Sir,—i Am Sure I Am Only One Of Many Who

must appreciate the vigour with which Mrs. Lindsay has presented our predicament. The professional class retains the social conventions which make it impos- sible for its young......

Sir.—the Suggestion Of Your Girton Correspondent Is...

the needs of today. The necessity for specialisation com- pels study along narrow lines, and a balance is needed by regular attendance at places where we shall of necessity meet......

Prunophiles, Prunophobes

SIR,—As one who has been a cook in schools for several years, I should like to express the wish that on no account should any ban be placed on the use of the prune. Often, when......

Home Thoughts From Abroad

Snt,—Many years ago a small band of brothers, persecuted and hounded beyond endurance, sailed in the Mayflower' from Plymouth to seek the freedom of a new world. With the......

Both Sides Of The Street

Snt,—Janus seems to have a curious notion that some kind of rivalry exists between Peterhouse and Pembroke in relation to Thomas Gray. Perhaps a little chronology may serve to......

The Incurables

SIR,—In his good-causf.appeal on August 11th Gilbert Harding stated that the hostel for incurables at Clapham Common did not receive help from the Government. Two days later a......

Sir, — I Think Janus Is Quite Right About Prunes....

letter writers say, I know a fat wrinkled prune who is none the better for being soaked in gin or in port-wine either, and as for getting bottled I would rather not say. I can't......