4 MARCH 1955, page 17

Marathon

SIR, — With respect to Mr. Hodgson, Thermopyhe would not have done as well. I deliberately rejected Thermopyhe as an example, about equal to, but no better than, the sacrifice......

Letters To The Editor

Underpaid Professions T. G. Edwards J. T. Gregory, Sufferer, R. J. Rees Marathon Lord Ifai!sham Too Much for Tea T. Bowen-Rees Gerard de Nerval Nancy C. Harlson UNDERPAID......

Sir,—i Was Sorry That Clifford Collins In His Admirable...

last week repeated the old slander (which he calls a valid criticism) that teachers are 'narrow.' In twenty years I have met, I think, literally hundreds of teachers of all......

Gerard De Nerval

SIR,—Pharos is a little out in his topography when he says that Gerard de Nerval hanged himself in the lie de la Cite. Thc actual spot where the amateur of lobsters met his end......

Sir,—the Condition Of Bank Salaries Certainly Needs...

it is very pleasing to know that something is being done to bring this pathetic state of affairs to light. The state of their pensions also needs atten- tion, for their......

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Too Much For Tea

SIR,—As the high cost of tea is once again in the news, I wonder if the position could be helped any, by the same type of enthusiasm which many people showed during the war when......

Sia,—your Valuable And Cogent Articles About The Fall In The

social and economic standards of bank staffs and teachers could be applied equally to the conditions of local government officers. We speak only for a somewhat specialised......