Honours

The following notice appeared in "The Times" on 1st May, 1958 :—

MR. P. S. BURRELL

EDUCATION IN INDIA

Mr. Percy Saville Burrell, C.I.E., died at Leeds on Tuesday at the age of 86.

The fifth son of Benjamin Burrell, he was born on 11th December, 1871, and educated at Leeds Grammar School, where he was a Scholar, and Queen's College, Oxford, where he was an Honorary Scholar and Hastings Exhibitioner. He took a First Class in Classical Moderations and a Second Class in Lit. Hum., and after coming down taught at several schools, including St. Peter's, York.

He joined the Indian Educational Service in 1904 and between that year and 1926, when he retired, held several important posts, including those of Assistant Director of Public Instruction, Principal of Queen's College, Benares, and Professor of Philosophy, head of Department of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Allahabad University. He was appointed C.I.E. in 1926.

He married Ethel Marion, the daughter of Lewis Bilton, by whom he had two sons, one of whom is Mr. J. P. Burrell, the theatrical producer. .

F. CLEMONS

The death is reported of F. Clemons, who was at St. Peter's from 1892 to 1895 and was a member of the Cricket XI of 1894.

B.B.E.

Major-General Launcelot Eric Cutforth, Colonel Commandant, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (now retired) (St. Peter's, 1913-17).

O.B.E.

The Rev. W. H. G. Milnes, m.c., formerly Principal of Elizabeth College, Guernsey (Staff, 1923-34). 6