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Show I TO SUCCEED HIS FATHER Portrait of Jal Dastur Cursetjl Parry, Par-ry, A, B., son of the high priest of the Parsls, Bombay, India, who Is now at Columbia university. lie has won numerous prizes and scholarships from many of the famous schools of Europe Eu-rope and graduated with honors from the Bombay university in 1920. Mr. Pavry was to proceed to England to compete for the Indian civil service examination as well as to be called to the bar, but sacrificed this program at the earnest request of some of the leading Parsls of Bombay who pei suaded Mr. Pavry to qualify himself for the position of the high priest and thus walk In the footsteps of his great father while the latter retires. At present he Is working for his doctorate doctor-ate and will finish his studies for the Ph, D. degree at Columbia In 192-1. |