340 MY COUNTRY WANDERINGS 



And so the Wars of the Roses continued all 

 through the Summer, first with one variety, and 

 then with another. 



Smith and Brown are still amongst their Roses, 

 the Rose fever is still throbbing through their 

 ^eins, and their friends are wondering how and 

 when it will all end. 



X. BOYS I HAVE MET 



There are some people I know who never seem 

 liappier than when finding fault with the work of 

 both sections of the London County Council. I, 

 in my own little way, have for long come to regard 

 the work of that excellent body of public repre- 

 sentatives as of a very able character. In this 

 respect I have been particularly interested as a 

 naturalist and a lover of the country in the great 

 and increasing number of " lungs " or open spaces 

 the County Council have added to the great 

 Metropolis. 



It was not until recently, however, that I was 

 fortunate enough to be brought into close touch 

 with another very important phase of the London 

 County Council's work, namely, the educational 

 side, and more particularly as regards its indus- 

 trial school system. To those morbid pessimists 

 I had in mind when writing my opening sentence 

 I commend the most praiseworthy efforts the 



