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Education and politics mingle in London school board bids
The piece reviews Liberal and nonconformist candidates for the London School Board and Metropolitan seats in Marylebone Lambeth and Tower Hamlets. It notes W Sutton Gower Miss Garrett and Mr Applegarth advocating non sectarian education with Bible reading optional and compulsory attendance while stressing unsectarian aims and concerns over the Act’s impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Sutton Gower
Miss Garrett
Metropolitan School Board
Marylebone
Garrett
Robert Applegarth
London
Lambeth
America
Germany
Switzerland
Applegarth
T. Scrutton
Tower Hamlets
Guedalla
Reform League
F. J. Hartley
Finsbury
Sunday School Union
London School Board
Dean Stanley
Matthew Arnold
Westminster
S. Chatfield Clarke
Raleigh
Edmond
Alexander Hannay
O. Geilis
Edwin Field
A. Greenhouse
Robert Sinclair
Robert Glover
J.I. Preston
Francis Chambers
B. Scott
Working Men’s Educational Union
London Ratepayers’ School Board Association
Scott