24 APRIL 1926, page 17

.11.1k, Late Rev. James Shepherd [to The Editor Of The

SPECTATOR.] SIR,—May I, . through the courtesy of the Spectator, request that 'any of your readers who may have interesting remini- scences of the late Rev. James Shepherd;......

Poetry

APRIL RAIN The sweet breast of the brooding day Was hinting through the goWn of Spring, And giant elms threw care away For now had come the Quickening. Ah ! Days of......

Heredity And Environment

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin, — Mr. Joad's seventh conclusion is as follows :—" That nevertheless eugenics in the sense of the purposive breeding of desired types is......

Walking In Circles

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sia,—I have been interested in your correspondents' views about " walking in circles," but so far no one seems to give any explanation for......

Extracts From Letters Tips.

Ma. A. C. GRIEVE, 13 The Willows, Beech Road, Liverpool, writes : " I am particularly taken with the article on Tips, as it affects the new poor of the minor county class.......

Litter [to The Editor Of The Spectator.] .

SIR,—Your painful paragraph dealing with litter in your issue of April 10th places, I fear, too high a value on teaching as a means of checking it. For several years past by......