Mr. P. H. B. Lyon. be a disaster. He felt pretty certain that it would not happen. "There is a curious idea that the headmaster of a public school will fight tooth and nail against extension of privileges to other classes," he said. "It is no greater fun to teach the stupid child of a rich man than the clever child of a poor man. We want to offer what we have to those who will make the best use of it, and make what we give as good as possible. The public schools should long ago have welcomed members of every class in England." '
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 9, 11 January 1941, Page 10
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105Mr. P. H. B. Lyon. be a disaster. He felt pretty certain that it would not happen. "There is a curious idea that the headmaster of a public school will fight tooth and nail against extension of privileges to other classes," he said. "It is no greater fun to teach the stupid child of a rich man than the clever child of a poor man. We want to offer what we have to those who will make the best use of it, and make what we give as good as possible. The public schools should long ago have welcomed members of every class in England." ' Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 9, 11 January 1941, Page 10
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