BELGIAN REFUGEES AS TEACHERS OF FRENCH. [To TER EDITOR 07
THE "SPECTATOR."] Sia,—The Belgians in this country want something useful to do, and doubtless would be glad to benefit the British. Let the education authorities request the Refugee Committees to send to as many schools as possible one or more French- speaking refugees. With energetic co-operation on the part of the Belgians and the native teachers, and of the scholars, in six months most of the children, from the infants up, would be speaking French fluently. Of course it would not be Parisian French, perhaps not even grammatical French ; but the benefit to the commerce of this country with Belgium, France, and the Colonies in the next few years would be immense. It might even be wise to give up other lessons so as to take advantage of such an unusual opportunity. Others have pointed out the lessons the Belgian peasant can teach us in the line of intensive culture.—I am, Sir, &c.,
CARPE DIEM.
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