5 AUGUST 1916, page 13

Elementary Education In America. [to The Editor 07 The "

SPECTATOR."( SIR, —A propos of the remarks which you quote from Miss Repplier's striking comments in regard to American elementary education being almost entirely in the hands......

On Consulting The Dictionary.

[To TRH EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."( SIR, —As a constant user of the same dictionary—" a miracle of se holar- ship and cheapness "—that " A. S." so wisely cherishes, may I be......

Soldiers And Their Religion.

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."( think Private H. Forrest has mistaken my letter, probably by my own fault. I had no wish to dispute anything he says as to the soldier's......

Notice.—when "correspondence" Or Articles Are Signed With...

or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked " Communi. rated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with the mode......

The Red Cross And The Need For Women Workers. [to

THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."( Sut,—A real and urgent necessity has arisen for more nurses, N'.A.D. nursing members (women), and V.A.D. general service members, in military......

A Great National Economy.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] have already trespassed considerably upon your space, but I shall be grateful if you will allow me to offer a few comments on the letter......

England And Dirmude.

(To THE EDITOR or THE "Srsoreroa. - 1 Sm,—It may interest some of your readers to know how old is the connexion between England and Di: muds. In the Patent Rolls of Henry III.......

The Art Of Mr. W. E. Norris.

(To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR."( Sre,—In his generally fair and sympathetic review of Mr. Norris's latest novel, Proud Peter, your reviewer writes : " Saints who sacrifice......

Hegel On War And Peace. [to The Editor Or The

" SPEC-TATOU."( SIB,—May I carry Mr. E. W. Smithson's argument in last week's Spectator one stage further ? If " the best idea is to be distinguished by victory," and if "......