The Spectator
Five months ago a change was made in the external appearance of the Spectator, with the introduction of a cover, in two colours, displaying the list of main contents. In this week's issue alterations in the internal appearance and arrange- ment of the paper are introduced. The number of pages printed in three columns is increased. There are a number of typographical changes in the headlines, though not in the main body of the type. Two of the " lighter " features of the paper— the Undergraduate Article and Sporting Aspects—have been brought together in a new position, following Letters to the Editor and printed with them in this position is an article, by the distinguished writer E. Arnot Robertson, which is the first of a series to be contributed entirely by women.
This last item perhaps requires a word of explanation. Some months ago the Manchester Guardian referred to the " quiet masculine atmosphere of Gower Street." This was doubtless intended to be a compliment, but it was not entirely accurate. There are women on the permanent staff of the Spectator and also among its regular contributors. We know that the paper is widely read by women, and there has never been any attempt to maintain a " masculine " atmosphere in it. But to drive the point home the new feature contributed exclusively by women will now be added. Contributors to it will include Enid Bagnold, the Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge (Miss M. L. Cartwright), Joyce Grenfell, Jacquetta Hawkes, Pamela Hansford Johnson, Antonia White, and others.
It is hoped that the changes now made will be welcomed by old and new readers alike. They are made in the interest of readability for each page and flexibility in the arrangement of the paper as a whole. They attempt to make good use of some of the many advances in typography made in recent years. They are consistent with one of the oldest and most cherished traditions of the Spectator—that of keeping up with the times.
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