Evening star., 1937-05-12
GEORGE VI QUIET,
SER|0US-M|NDED
New Ruler Seems Destined
to Follow Footsteps
of Father.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, May PA quiet, serious
minded man, whose youthful face be-
lies his Al years, was the focal figure
today for the adulation of half bill
lion persons in his coronation as their
| King Emperor.
Studious, reserved, soft-spoken, not
given to flippancy in any form, George
vi seemed destined to follow closely
in the footsteps of his father, George
v. ever obedient to tradition and the
austere duty Of the ruler OF a quarter
Of the earth.
Stripped OF his royal robes, Britain's
monarch stands as a family man who
| prefers his own fireside and country
home life to the splendor Of palaces.
| In appearance he is of good height,
straight, angular almost, with slender
| face, generous mouth, blue eyes and
dark blond hair. His features are
steady and we'll controlled. There is
still touch of shyness in his manner.
Denied Robust Constitution.
An absteminous, vigorous life has
given him a sound body. although i'll
ness during his undergraduate days
has denied him a really robust con-
stitution.
He is thoroughly democratic and as
Duke Of York he spent a period every
year at the boys camp which bears
his name, swimming, playing and liv-
ing the ordinary life Of the camp.
| AS naval officer-plain Mr.. Johns
ton during the World War when he
stood in gun turret during the Battle
OF Jutland on May 81, 19l6-he gained
the respect and admiration of both
sailors and brother officers.
He came to the throne well-versed
in the problems Of Britain and the
empire through knowledge gained
from practice. He knows British in.
dustry from personal contact with its
operation and social problems by see.
ing firsthand what is to be remedied
Albert Frederick Arthur George, Sec
ond son Of King George v and Queen
Mary, was born December IA, 1895, in
York cottage on the grounds Of
Sandringham House.
Sent to Naval School
In company with the then Prince OF
Wales he was instructed by tutors ir
French, singing, dancing and riding
He played foot ball with the lads Of
Sandringham village; led the life of
any normal English boy.
| At the age Of IA he was sent tc
naval training school, and for five
years ashore and afloat studied the lore
OF the navy. When the World Wa
started he went to sea with his ship
but late in 1917, after he had been
forced ashore by gastric disorders, he
was transferred to the naval branch
Of the royal air force.
He qualified as pilot and by Octo.
ber. 1918. was again on active wal
service. this time on the western front
His first official assignment as a sor
OF the King was to accompany Albert
King Of the Belgians, on his triumphal
re-entry of BRUSSELS in 1918.
After the war, as Prince Albert, he
went with his brother, Prince Henry
now Duke of Gloucester, for special
courses in history, economics and
civics to Trinity College, Cambridge
Became Duke Of York in 1920.
The title of Duke OF York was con-
ferred upon him by King George
In June, 1920, and three years later
with his fathers approval, he married
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, daughter
Of the Scottish Earl OF Strathmore
and kinghorne. his present Queen
He has devoted much of his time
to encouraging practical cooperation
between workers and employers and
personally has assisted in orginiza-
ton and development of a better
social pattern.
No flashing modern, he is yet a
progressive; but as regards the tradi-
ton of British royalty he can be ex-
pected to follow old trails rather than
blaze new ones.
Only a short time ago, he con-
sidered himself as commanding nc
greater place in history than as the
somewhat retiring younger brother
| Of a greatly loved sovereign, and while
Duke Of York, he was said to have