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“...States to study Jour-
nalism at Columbia University. A statement like this, com-
mon enough in most news publications, usually interests but
few. But in this instance it is news, because there are few
Britishers here who do not know Paddy.
Few people know and understand the versatile and
often misunderstood Paddy Hepburn as well as I do. Our
association extends as far back as our early school-days at
St. Marys College, St. Lucia, where we studied, played and
fought together. It continued on the editorial staff of
The Voice of St. Lucia, where we both started to earn
our first wages. Even from those teen years of ours,
when Journalism was but another word and writing meant
but the stringing of many high-sounding words and phrases
together, it. was evident that Hepburn had the stuff which
germinates into brilliant newsmen. He had drive and deter-
mination, a keen sense of humour, the gift of the gab, all
vital assets to the would-be Journalist. Above all he had
backbone. Call it strength of character...”
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