INDEFINITE ARTICLE I understand, however, that this very erudite .decision
is causing some concern to education officials, teachers and parents in many parts of the country, judging by an incident in this area, which may be of interest. glass jar tomorrow morning, between 8.30 a.m. and 9 a.m., we will give you a lovely goldfish in exchange for old clothing, particularly woollen goods, etc." The irate parent demanded to know ish teachers were allowed to give out such notices.
On enquiry, I found, as expected, that the teaching staff knew nothing about the notices until the children began to arrive in school carrying glass jars containing goldfish. and it was ascertained that the children had been handed these notices on leaving school the previous evening, by two spivs '—strangers to the district. (Note the wording 'this school' suggesting that the notices had been given out at school, and the time 8.30 a.m.--; before the teaching staff normally arrive.) The police admitted their inability to take any action in view of the High Court decision, and the county education authority were like• wise powerless.
Apart from other unsavoury aspects of this type of dealing, the encouragement of petty juvenile thefts, where the parents refuse to co-operate, is pretty obvious.
I venture to suggest that it is the duty of our legal luminaries to press for an alteration bf the Act of 1936 which forbids trading with children under 14, so that the spivs cannot get round it as, they are doing at present.— Yours faithfully, G. F. BENNETT Gay's Cottage, Church Street, Minehead
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