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Mental Hospitals

SIR, -1 would like to be allowed to comment on Pharos's notes (of January 24) about mental de- ficiency hospitals. As a member of the public and of a well-known social service......

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Teaching History Sir, —dr. Plumb, As An Examiner,...

too often teach an out-of-date view of the eighteenth century. May I, as a schoolmaster, suggest that part of the blame lies with his fellow- examiners? A glance through old GCE......

`pop' Fiction

SIR,—Among the startling inaccuracies and puerilities of Victor Anant's article on women's magazine fic- tion (called by him, rather revoltingly, 'pop' fiction) I was pleased to......

Letters To The Editor

Side Lines of History Sir Lewis B. Namier M ental Hospitals Mrs. S. E. Marshall Pop' Fiction Howard Wyce Teaching History 1. H. Whyte, David Henschel Purchase Tax Anomalies R.......