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...Unselect Schools Sir: You state that Harold Wilson is the first British Prime Minister who is a " 'grammar-school boy'-meaning he did not attend one of the country's select private schools [Oct. 23]." The first part of this statement may be correct, though it should be explained what the British grammar school is. It is very broadly equivalent to an American high school, but entry is confined to pupils reaching a certain academic standard. Neither Lloyd George nor Ramsay MacDonald attended a "select private school." Going back farther into history, you will probably find that...
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