30 MARCH 1912, Page 16

THE WRITING OF PARISH HISTORIES.

[TO TEE EDITOR OP THE " SFECTATOR..]

Sin,—An association like that suggested by your contributo*. already exists: it is known as the Higher Education Society. For an annual subscription of 2s. 6d. members receive the monthly journal and a copy of each publication issued by our press. It has been found that most parish histories, if tersely written, can be compressed into a booklet of twenty-four to thirty pages, and supply all the information that can possibly be gathered. In addition to parish histories proper, the Society also provides archaeological notices of churches, monastic houses, and historic monninents.—I am, Sir, &c.,

Hight own Road, Luton. MELSON GODFREY.