16 JULY 1942, page 9

The Forgotten Parent

By ROGER CLARKE We have all forgotten—we the intellectuals, the reformers, the committee-members, the administrators., the teachers—that compul- sory education involves......

Lord's Cricket Ground

How well do I recall those ardent hours Under the railed pavilion's busy clock, Where ag'd Victorian members, set like rock, Extolled some by-gone batsman's wondrous powers.......

Geese Of The Lord

By M. E. JOHNSON UR temporary cook, a superior little woman, was clearing away breakfast things. "We did enjoy that goose last night," I said, "and you cooked t beautifully."......