... the Navy, or the employees of any civil establishment. I am quite aware of all this, and it is, in fact, the reason why I referred to the matter. The teachers a•re public servants—they are frequently spoken of as civil servants —and the Board of Education ...

... are enough fads already in the educational field without adding to their number. The naval programme of the United States has just been resettled once more—an event which seems to occur at shorter and shorter intervals. Forty battleships is the number now ...