Enclosing verse.
Thanks him for his article (see 2/104) for the Congress Souvenir.
(Letter-head similar to 2/102, with the addition of the words ‘Souvenir Board’. Signed as Chairman, Publicity Sub-Committee.)
(Probably sent to Esther E. Knowles.)
Papers
York Street, Covent Garden, W. C.
Press cuttings about educational visits etc., progress of the Education Bill/Act, RAB as Minister of Labour 1945, visit to Channel Islands re constitutional reforms, publication of The Industrial Charter 1947, Conservative Party Conference 1947; articles by RAB including on the future of the Conservative Party, political education, answering criticisms of The Industrial Charter; House of Commons speeches by RAB on Indian Independence Bill, 1944 Education Act, crisis in educational finance, National Insurance; text of RAB's presidential address to Modern Languages Association, 'A modern education', 1946; article on RAB from Tory Challenge; newspaper cartoons on educational reform and The Industrial Charter; odd letters of thanks to RAB; explanatory memo on the Education Bill, Command 6492; two editions of Review of world affairs by Kenneth De Courcy
Gives thanks that she is a part of the play.
Expresses his happiness at the news that Sidgwick is recovering from his illness, and is convalescing at Margate, which, he claims, has 'the finest air in England.' Expresses wish that Sidgwick and his wife could be with him on [Minchin]hampton Common, which he describes, and also that some of the 'Children of light' could join himself, Mr and Mrs [ ] and his sister Mary there. States that they often talk of Sidgwick and Mrs Sidgwick, and have been anxious to know how they have been getting on. Expresses the affection and friendship he feels for Sidgwick.
Thanks him for sending him 'J'ai perdu..' [a translation of Alfred de Musset's poem Tristesse, which begins with these words], but claims that he is not altogether contented with it. Analyses parts of the poem in terms of its translation, and remarks, for example, that the second four lines do not seem to him 'to give Alfred's feeling.' Questions him in relation to 'the Translation of Faith [a poem by Myers] ', which he finds 'more than impressive.' Refers to 'the enclosed' [not included], which will show Myers how they have got on so far.
With carbon copy of reply from R. A. Butler,
Letter of acceptance for the 1905 Apostles' dinner.
Tent 22, Imp[erial] Yeomanry Hosp[ital].
MS notes.
Royal Observatory Greenwich - Edward Sabine has given Airy a letter from Francis Beaufort to pass to Whewell: 'It seems that the Admiralty of the present day are not so good men of business as some of their predecessors, and a little private action upon them is desirable'. It appears to be the opinion of all concerned that no formal application can be made: 'Therefore will you write at once privately to the Duke of Northumberland. - The Treasury have demanded the Annual Estimates earlier than usual, and there is no time to be lost'.
Weymouth Street - Mrs Child has not found the missing wrist stud, Archbishop's motion about the Irish church was not successful
Hawick - missed him at Cambridge, loneliness, ideal translation for a Cambridge examination, translations should be modernised where accuracy will allow it, Kemble's sister, Milnes' "great disaster", concurs with Lee's views, Lady Canning's pamphlet
1934, 1947, 1949, 1950
Written from Rome.
Lincoln - Thanks WW for his kindness towards his Botanical Papers and would like them returned. EB has read WW's new work [probably The History of the Inductive Sciences, from the Earliest to the Present Times, 3 vols., 1837]: 'there is a quiet beneficent tone about it which I like much'. EB has a problem with WW's philosophy of induction in classification: 'What Characters are to be deemed Physiological? No doubt large natural assemblages will be found to have important unities of structure, and the larger the more important - but this importance cannot be estimated a priori - Why is not the Root important?'