LORD ROBERTS'S MEMORIAL
[To TH1 EDITOR 07 THEI "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Why not let Lord Roberts's memorial take the form of a military school for sons of soldiers fallen in action, such as the Duke of York's School, which was instituted for the orphans of the Napoleonic Wars ? I once heard one of our greatest soldiers say that there should be such a school to every city in Britain. Little need for conscription if that were the case. A national hero like Lord Roberts needs higher tribute than a mere statue, and he himself would have esteemed no monument greater than the proposed "Roberts Military School." From the Duke of York's School come most of our leading military musicians and teachers, as well as splendid soldiers, and each Commander-in-Chief of the last century gave it highest tribute in turn.—I am, Sir, &o., C. SUTCLIFFE MARRIOTT.
Boundary Lodge, N.W.
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