27 DECEMBER 1963, page 14

Early Verdi

SIR, — Worthy institution though it is. the St. Pancras Town Hall is no place for early Verdi; indeed, in the definitive sense, it is no place for Verdi of any period. When that......

Below The Bread Line

SIR,—Under the caption 'Old Age' the Spectator was good enough to publish two letters from me in the issues of July 12 and 26. In these letters I stated that I trusted my......

The Robbins Debate Sin,—it Seems Surprising That In...

Robbins Report, Helen Gardner and Angus Maude both barely make mention of the effect of the Report on teaching training colleges. One can understand Miss Gardner preferring to......

The Novel Today Sir,-1 Wonder Whether You Would Be Good

enough to print this letter inviting your readers to take part in an educational experiment. Following the success of our correspondence course based on the BBC 'Learning Welsh'......

Old Man Granite

SIR, —Mr. Stanley Uys in his article of December 13, writes With a fatalism which now seems to character- ise almost all white South Africans, even those opposed to Dr. Vermierd......

Sukarno's War Sir,—at Last, It Has Taken The Spectator To

drive home the point that Indonesia's policy of 'cohfronta- tion' against Malaysia is too, successful for President Sukarno to change course (Spectator, December 13). But you......