As a principal teacher of science, responsible for preparing candidates in physics, as well as in chemistry, botany, zoology and biology, I read with great interest Mr. Ritchie's article and its implications in the November issue of the Bulletin. It made very fine reading but faced, as are many others, with the problems of inadequate laboratory accommodation and uncertificated staff, with neither
... [Show full abstract] part-time secretarial nor laboratory assistants, and with no socalled 'free' periods, I cannot but recall the old Scottish saying 'Live, horse, and you'll get corn'. The 'corn' seems
so very far away.