23 NOVEMBER 1951, page 16

A 44 Spectator " Competition Sir, —i Cannot Help Feeling...

many of your readers must deplore as I do the choice of subject for competition in your last issue, on the grounds of its being in really bad taste. Not a few, I dare say, would......

Behind The Age-limit

Six—Mr. Holland's letter raises points which are of great interest to' teachers (university entrance, sixth-form time-tables, alternative ordinary subjects, &c.), but I suspect......

The Pope And The Child Sir,—believin G That A Little...

is worth a good deal of theorising, I venture to write as a wife and mother of firm Christian principles and practice who, though in the hands of a skilful gynaecologist, has......

Peace Through Strength Sir,—i, Was Surprised To Read In Mr.

Nicolson's Marginal Comment of November 2nd that " the only hope of peace is the armed pre- ponderance of our own coalition." This is surely a repetition of " Be so strong as to......

Sir,—the Headmaster Of Liverpool College Makes Two Points...

to call for an answer from me, reluctant as I am to trouble you further: (i) " Who started this unprecedented regulation ? " The Secondary Schools Examinations Council......

Sir,—now That The Catholic Doctors Have Broken Silence In...

own and the Pope's defence, it becomes easier to attempt a summary of this mutter. Plain speaking is necessary. The Pope, well aware of the facts, was dealing primarily with......