ANGLICAN MASTERS IN NONCONFORMIST SCHOOLS.
[To TEE ETITTOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Srn,—A correspondent writes in your issue of December 9th: " The appointment of any Churchman to the head master- ship of an intermediate school [in Wales] is one of the rarest of events." I have been for sixteen years a member of the body which in this county (Montgomeryshire) appoints the head masters and head mistresses of the intermediate schools, and the statement of your correspondent amazes me. I have since reading his letter made inquiries as to the religious opinions of the head teachers of this county, and I find that since the schools were opened twenty-one appointments have been made. Of these twelve have been held by Church- men or ChurChwomen and nine by Nonconformists. I have taken habitual attendance at a place of worship for evidence of religious views, as, of course, it has not been possible to carry inquiries further. I have not the leisure to ascertain the facts throughout Wales, but I have no reason to think that this county, which took the lead in the Welsh educational " revolt," differs materially from the rest of Wales. It is greatly to be deplored that the passions unhappily roused by the Diseata- blishment controversy should be inflamed by false statements made in general terms by anonymous correspondents.—I am,
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