ABSTRACT
There has been much discussion recently about the so-called Public School and its place in education after the war. The intelligent Public School man would probably reply that the essentials are complete independence of external control, and the residential nature of the schools. There are many things to be said in favour of a boarding school education. A school of any sort represents an attempt to establish a controlled environment for the growing child, and a boarding school gives far more opportunities than a day school to order the child's surroundings with the maximum effect. A suggestion has frequently been made that the Ministry of Education should give the Public Schools a direct grant in return for the admission each year of children who have attended elementary schools. Educational reformers seem to be unanimous in their demand for equality of opportunity in education, and even most head masters pay lip service to this ideal.
