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Presents several letters to the editor regarding several previously published articles and various socio-political issues and developments. Information about the history of a British Academy supporting a previously published article. Comments on an article concerning the Irving Place Theatre of Germany; Criticism of the repetition of expressions while reviewing two different books on same topic.

The article discusses about the Forster education act in England, that came into operation in 1871. In the metropolis, the election of the London board is overshadowing the elections of the County Council and of the forty new district councils organized under the parish and district councils act, which are to take place about the same time. The article also throws light on the Baltimore plan of currency reform that has met with a very favorable reception from the press. The Columbia (S.C.) State regards it as a sign of progress to a rational and fair solution of the money question.

The article explores the challenges being faced by Great Britain's traditional education system in the competitive second half of the Twentieth Century. The country's education system is based on Nineteenth Century concepts of training a ruling group from the upper and middle classes. The overhaul of the education system has emerged as a critical issue in the 1964 parliamentary elections. The British are currently evaluating U.S. and Russian education systems.

Focuses on primary schools in Great Britain. Features of educational reforms in Great Britain; Importance of an alternative approach to teaching in Great Britain; Observations on characteristic innovations in British primary schools; Reasons for U.S. interest in Britain's primary schools; Discussion of the slow progress of the junior schools, both in Great Britain and the U.S.

Presents information on the standard of schools in Great Britain. Quality of the educational system; Lack of educational materials and books in junior classrooms; Importance of effective student-teacher relations to enhance the learning of the children; Statement that the Plowden Report described a survey, which said that as children went from the infant to the junior level there is a narrowing of opportunities, a tendency toward regimentation, and a substitution of group or even class teaching for individual work; Reason for the slowness of change in junior schools; Fact that inadequate funds and staff will check the progress of a reform that has made such impressive gains in the infant schools; Discussion of the relationship of teachers with their students.

Addresses the problems on the teaching of Mathematics to preschool children in Great Britain. Mathematical concepts emphasized in the junior years; Limit to the extent to which math can come from children's activities; Disadvantages of formal education in teaching mathematics.

Presents several letters to the editor regarding various previously published articles concerning socio-political developments and issues. Comments concerning a critical note on author's previous letter about Dutch question; Comments on the article, "A British Academy," by Edwald Flugel.

The article focuses on the interpretation of the Carnegie report by "The London Times" which exposed the educational shortcomings of the U.S. In the report, it is stated that American education is never fully understood but there is a vague belief in its efficiency brought about by reports of English educationalists themselves. According to the newspaper, the root of illiteracy is immigration, adding that it can be solved by Americans if they have the will and wealth. A comparison of the issue of education in the U.S. and Great Britain is presented.