23 APRIL 1954, Page 14

SIR —Miss Johnson's charming article 'Look-

But she must be aware that today in many

:of our schools 'Look and See' methods of leaching have rendered her protest out- ' idated 7 The old-fashioned Aah-Ber-Ker .System now acts as a supplement (a necessary one) to the only sensible system which can lead to a real appreciation of the look of words.

My own daughter, at 41, can see the word

J. F. POULTON