27 FEBRUARY 1953, page 16

The Teeth And The Gums

Ste,—This society, which has as its chief object the study of the teeth in relation to their supporting structures, gum and bone, both in health and disease, would like to ask......

"the White Knight"

S1R, —In his review of my book, The White Knight, A Study of C. L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), Mr. Derek Hudson reveals himself as the old-fashioned type of English Carrollian. C.......

Bach On The Piano

Sta,—Your correspondent who is so certain that Bach should be played only on• a harpsichord or a clavichord, and not ever on a pianoforte, hardly meets your music critic's......

Sir,—the Baroque Brigade Are Entitled To Their Preference...

chord and clavichord for Bach; they are not entitled to tell the rest of us that Bach's keyboard music "cannot be played on the piano." Over-sentimentalised ; rhythmically......

Letters To The Editor

Learning to Spell . Sut,—You are incorrect in saying that the young children taught to read English when re-spelt with the present alphabet but used only alphabetically will be......