Six,—mr. David Sharp, In Your Number Of July Intl, Refers

to the " social retrogression " by which boys in certain boarding-schools are now performing " menial tasks," such as making their own beds, cleaning their own shoes, and......

South Africa And Africa

Snt,—South African " native " policy is a theme apt to generate heat, rather than light. In The Spectator lately the northward spread of the Union's colour-bar, denounced in Dr.......

Sir,—as A Member Of A Public School I Feel That

I cannot overlook Mr. Sharp's letter dealing with " schoolboy-slaves," which contains not one atom of truth. For the last twelve months I, together with some Soo......

The Trade In Munitions

SIR, My letter, published in The Spectator of June 27th, on this subject has brought me a number of personal replies which demon- strate the wide public interest that there is......

"young England "

Sta,—Your correspondent, " A. R.," may have reasons of his own for despising Cambridge historians, but he could plainly afford to emulate their practice to the extent of......

Schoolboy-slaves

SIR, —My first reaction on digesting Mr. Sharp's opinions was a touch of the delight I should feel if the contents of the fossil-section of the Natural History Museum were to......