12 FEBRUARY 1954, Page 16

-Sta.,—I have been reading about English in the Spectator. I

was fifth in Latin last term. November means ninth month, so it is the proper name for September, and December is the proper name for October, so we ought to call them like' that now. I told Hankin and he said, "What about English?" and I said, " Latin is more important than English," and he gave me a punch in the jaw. And my pater was very pleased about something he called Bonus Shares, so I said it should be Bonus Shares, and he gave me a clip over the ear. I thought I would tell you.—Yours faithfully,