I am sure we all wish to perpetuate the memory of our late King, who by his devotion and high example of self sacrifice won the II. admiration of all his subjects, and this money will help in establishing a fitting memorial. With kind regards,
Yours sincerely, C. W. WRIGHT,
Lord Mayor.
EXAMINATION RESULT We congratulate R. B. Atkinson on gaining Distinction in the Grade VII (Advanced) Examination in Pianoforte of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.
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OBITUARY
BASIL RADFORD With the passing of Arthur Basil Radford (1911-15) St. Peter's has lost not only its most distinguished representative in the world of the stage and screen but also one of its most loyal and enthusiastic Old Boys. His death, in a London hospital, on 20th October last, at the age of 55, was not perhaps a surprise to those who knew something of the constant battle he had had to fight against ill-health for some eighteen months previously. Those who were intimate with him could not fail to marvel at his indomitable struggle against odds. His courage enabled him to return at the last to the stage he loved. (For, despite his many screen successes he considered the "celluloid drama" a pale reflection of the living stage.) The tumultuous welcome which he received on the first night of his re-appearance, after so long an absence from the West End stage, in "Affairs of State" at the Cambridge Theatre, testified to the affection in which he was held by the public. Rejoicing, unhappily, was short-lived. In that same play, after but a few performances, he took his last bow. As an actor he was described by a London newspaper as "The Eternal Englishman". The description was no less true of the man. We tender our sincere condolences to Mrs. Radford and to his son, George (St. Peter's, 1939-1948), who also has adopted the stage as a profession. The following account of his career is taken, by permission, from "The Times" obituary notice : "Mr. Basil Radford was a versatile actor best suited, on the stage
and on the screen, to the medium of 3
light comedy.
