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Schoolchildren have found a champion for their cause
in Miss Laura G. Bransom, new president of the London
Headteachers' Association.
She attacked the competitive examination in her address to the Association at its annual meeting at Living- stone Hall, Westminster this month.
1936.
"VALIANT IS THE WORD FOR CARRIE"
is a fine, polished, inspired production
Introducing
GLADYS GEORGE
She described as "pernicious" the effect of these examinin- A brilliant new star in an unforgettable title role!
tions which children had to face at ten years of age.
"If the child is successful and, vital need of every country to-day- wins his place at the expense of It was only in the schools that the other children." Miss Brankoms sald, power of right judgment could bo "then the examination grind be-developed and consolidated. gine again, for our whole #dnes.
Miss Bransom is the association's tional system is permeated with it.
fourth woman president in 48 years.
FEELS INFERIOR
"If he fails-and most do fall-the sense of failure is borne in deeply upon him and he feels at the age of 11 that he has been proved inferior."
SCIENCE. RANKS
CATS AS POOR.
RAT CATCHERS
Ithaca, Dec. 20. Only a few small female cats are more efficient ratters than are large
She asked for equality in educa- tion-pictured an educational sys- tem in which all schools would be equal in status and excellence and attended by all children in common. She said: "If we can afford to spend tomeats, says Cornell University hundreds of thousands a year on pre-bulletin on "The Control of Rats." ducing and training horses and dogs "It is an unusual cat that will! horses and dogs have ever run before, tackle, a full-grown rat," the bulletin we can. I suggest, offord to give pointed out.
that will run faster than any other
every child in this country, the best "The rat's ferocity and vigour in chance of living fully and happily | defence, is so great that most house this life which has, after all, been cats, though glad to catch the young, thrust upon him.”
pause to reckon before attacking full-grown rat,
An educated democracy was the|
"Muscle" "Plane
Berlin, Dec. 15. Heit Heine Hoffmann, of Offen- bach-on-Main, is reported to have, covered a distance of 467 yards in his home-made muscle-propelled aeroplane.
"While many persons think of the cat as a rat catcher, their opinions are based largely on the premise that If the cat catches and kills a half dozen rats a year that they see, then the actual number slaughtered must be much larger."
Dogs, according to the bulletin, malce the best rot, catchers. A sin- The flight, which was made at gle terrier, the bulletin pointed out. Hamburg, is stated to have been has been credited with king more earried out under offelal control than one thousand rats in a year.--- Central Neon.
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