12 DECEMBER 1947, page 15

The Teacher's Hire

Si,—Mr. Hurlstone-Jones's article and Mr. Gill's letter on the shortage of teachers are complementary. Mr. Hurlstone-Jones points out that 1,340 men left the staffs of some 700......

War Medals

Snt,—It may interest your readers to know, in connection with Mr. Walker- Smith's comment on the Adjournment debate on December 1st, that the British Legion (of which Sir Ian......

Letters To The Editor

BRITISH INFORMATION IN BERLIN Sta,—In your issue of November 21st you publish a letter from a German schoolboy, named Werner Fielits, under the heading, Tell Germany. In this......

Tribute To Mr. Courtauld

Ste,—The celebrated masterpieces of nineteenth-century French painting which Mr. Samuel Courtauld presented to the nation place one in his permanent debt as a member of the......

A Royal Admiral

Sta,—In your issue of November 27th, in connection with a site for the statue of James II, you mention his merits as a Lord High Admiral. May one add that he was not only a......