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P. S. Gossip is now saying . that the Prince of Wales will next year marry Princess Margaret of Greece.
Interest in dynastic affairs, once so keen, has waned. But the anonymous communication printed above illustrates the persistence of the fascination of the ancient game.
The fact that Prince Philip resigned his rights of succession is of no immediate importance—Hesse has been republican since 1919.
In Stockholm last week was published an official denial of the Olaf-Astrid fiancailles.
That Edward of Wales will marry a refugee princess of a country which has caused Great Britain much trouble—seems to be a guess no better than most.—ED.
Schoolmate
TIME Vienna, Va.
The News-Magazine Sept. 7, 1925 Sirs:
I am sure you do not wish to encourage the average boy of 16 to leave school, believing that he is prepared to rise to the highest rank among bankers and business men. Therefore I submit:
1) You said (TIME, Aug. 24, Page 5) in sketching the career of Mr. H. P. Davison, that he "was a young man who be gan earning his living at 16 as a school teacher. He never got a college education. He got a job as office boy in a small bank, etc." It seems to be clearly implied that his student days were over before or when he was 16.
2) H. P. Davison was graduated from Greylock Institute, South Williamstown, Mass., in June, 1886, after spending at least two years in that school. The writer entered in Sept., 1885, and Harry Davison was already well known to the teachers and students. He was graduated as vale dictorian of his class of seven. I followed him one year later, taking the same "English Scientific" course, as it was then called. Greylock was a private institution, sometimes called "The Mills School" from the name of its founders and owners. Its last class was graduated in 1888. Many of its graduates have done well without further schooling.
WELLS ALVORD SHERMAN Mr. Davison was born in 1867; so in 1886 he was 19.—ED.
Exploded:
TIME Livington, Mont.
The News-Magazine Sept. 21, 1925 Sirs:
As a subscriber of TIME I desire to submit for your serious consideration the following :
I think that your heading "Religion" should be changed to "Theology."
You publish in that department merely theology.
You should narrow the heading down to where it belongs.
In this age of the world, religion has become something broader, something more comprehensive and better than the Christian theologians have conceived it to be.
It is beginning to dawn on many that there is too much toadying to theologians. The world advances in spite of their teaching ; so why give so much space to exploiting the exploded, the ignorant, the superstitious ?
You unduly flatter them by publishing their stuff under "Religion." It is too good a word for them.
ARTHUR BABBITT TIME is always grateful for suggestions, is grateful to Subscriber Babbitt. But "Religion" as a department heading must continue to cover many differing interests. — ED.