Re: Mausica Reunion 2007 Update
2007-Feb-27-2047hrs
I was wondering about Evelyn Hordatt, who brought uncommon passion to the teaching of infant methods. Does anyone know? What a fantastic teacher. She and Lance Loughiede gave demonstration lessons in the assembly hall, while we first years sat in the balcony in from of the library. Loughiede taught a lesson on Prometheus, god of fire, asking these D'Abadie children if they could see the connection between fire and learning. My god, how were we so lucky to have teachers like that? Evelyn Hordatt told us a story about how children responded to her when she asked how people called chickens. And one of the children said that he had heard the call "all yuh eh want?" And she enjoyed telling us about this and lit up in delight. I view her as an original, though not quite in the league of the Cuff.
Scratchy.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
Re: Mausica Reunion 2007 Update
2007-Feb-26-2013hrs
Gwen,
imagine I am now a Mama. One of my Mausican friends met me a few years ago(Remember Batman?) He looked me over and said:" Well, well, well, if Hazel could get fat, ANYBODY could get fat. "Since he has not put on an ounce since leaving Mausica, I do not know what to say.
Is it not good we can laugh amidst all of the crime etc? God is good. I feel the reunion will be really good. I hope I can make it.
I am trying to locate a copy of the folk musical skit (don't know what to call it) I wrote for De Cuff's retirement function at Valsayn. It incorporated Mausican memories with our folk songs. Can anybody help?
Hazel.
2007-Feb-26-2013hrs
Gwen,
imagine I am now a Mama. One of my Mausican friends met me a few years ago(Remember Batman?) He looked me over and said:" Well, well, well, if Hazel could get fat, ANYBODY could get fat. "Since he has not put on an ounce since leaving Mausica, I do not know what to say.
Is it not good we can laugh amidst all of the crime etc? God is good. I feel the reunion will be really good. I hope I can make it.
I am trying to locate a copy of the folk musical skit (don't know what to call it) I wrote for De Cuff's retirement function at Valsayn. It incorporated Mausican memories with our folk songs. Can anybody help?
Hazel.
Re: Mausica Reunion 2007 Update
2007-Feb-26-0734hrs
Memories ... fond memories.... ! (smile)Pat, I hope we would sing... have sing alongs in Tobago.....Scratchie, I still hum Hazel (Thompson-Ahye's) calypso...
"Mama with out papas, gih we a chance
Mamas without papas, come and join the dance
Mamas without papas, give young people a chance
Mamas without papas, like allyuh married to the phone"
That night after the concert, we had to "rescue" Hazel from the wrath of the offended.. ah well... youth...
Gwen
2007-Feb-26-0734hrs
Memories ... fond memories.... ! (smile)Pat, I hope we would sing... have sing alongs in Tobago.....Scratchie, I still hum Hazel (Thompson-Ahye's) calypso...
"Mama with out papas, gih we a chance
Mamas without papas, come and join the dance
Mamas without papas, give young people a chance
Mamas without papas, like allyuh married to the phone"
That night after the concert, we had to "rescue" Hazel from the wrath of the offended.. ah well... youth...
Gwen
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Re: Mausica Reunion 2007 Update
2007-Feb-25-2019hrs
I had a good belly laugh at that one. Just what the doctor ordered. Thanks, Scratchie. Keep them coming.
Remember when the thief stole the girls undies from the line and next morning at Assembly Mr. Osbourne said that they took the shadow and they coming back for the substance. I, somehow, never appreciated his brand of humour.
Hazel
2007-Feb-25-2019hrs
I had a good belly laugh at that one. Just what the doctor ordered. Thanks, Scratchie. Keep them coming.
Remember when the thief stole the girls undies from the line and next morning at Assembly Mr. Osbourne said that they took the shadow and they coming back for the substance. I, somehow, never appreciated his brand of humour.
Hazel
RE: Mausica Reunion 2007 Update
2007-Feb-23-0927hrs
I have not been to the actual site but Fanny was a dear. If the expression had existed at the time, instead of laughing at Miss Woods' explanation of the burnt pie everyone would have said loudly and in uison " YEAH, RIGHT!!!" Are we going to do some singing in Tobago? Two weeks ago i remembered all the lyrics of ALEXANDER... WHO REMEMBERS THAT ONE FROM THE CHOIR?
Pat. I am so looking forwrd to the reunion!
2007-Feb-23-0927hrs
I have not been to the actual site but Fanny was a dear. If the expression had existed at the time, instead of laughing at Miss Woods' explanation of the burnt pie everyone would have said loudly and in uison " YEAH, RIGHT!!!" Are we going to do some singing in Tobago? Two weeks ago i remembered all the lyrics of ALEXANDER... WHO REMEMBERS THAT ONE FROM THE CHOIR?
Pat. I am so looking forwrd to the reunion!
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Re: Mausica Reunion 2007 Update
2007-Feb-21-2145
So Mr. Dukhan is lecturing on "catatonic schizophrenia" and how people who are overcome by the condition behave. They fix their gaze on an object for long periods of time. So Pearl Mulrain, 1967-69 (who sang the Pudding tumbledown) says, "Mr, Dukhan, it have a woman in Princess Town who had Catarrh, and she behave just like you describing, it have any relation between Catarrh and Catatonic schizophrenia?". Duhan, without looking up, "n o, she just had both".
Scratchie.
2007-Feb-21-2145
So Mr. Dukhan is lecturing on "catatonic schizophrenia" and how people who are overcome by the condition behave. They fix their gaze on an object for long periods of time. So Pearl Mulrain, 1967-69 (who sang the Pudding tumbledown) says, "Mr, Dukhan, it have a woman in Princess Town who had Catarrh, and she behave just like you describing, it have any relation between Catarrh and Catatonic schizophrenia?". Duhan, without looking up, "n o, she just had both".
Scratchie.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Re: FW: Mausica Reunion 2007 Update
2007-Feb-21-1257hrs
I do join with all the sentiments expressed...............
Regards
Jack
2007-Feb-21-1257hrs
I do join with all the sentiments expressed...............
Regards
Jack
Re: FW: Mausica Reunion 2007 Update
2007-Feb-21-1137hrs
Hazel,
Thanks for the memories.... you have aptly described our dear lecturers... Ms. Wood...Fanny Roopchand... and Mr. Dukhan. I remember them ever so well... At Home Ec. class Ms. Wood showed us how to bake a pie..... it 'came out' burnt and we were not impressed. She did it over and then explained that the burnt one was to show us how NOT to do it.. and of course the other was done in her image of perfection.... we howled with laughter Fanny Roopchand....that JF Kenny's widow, Jackie Kennedy, could marry the aging Aristolte was (in her words), a matter for tears... Mr. Dookhan... gentle indeed.. as he had us think deeply on concepts in Psychology such as 'projection', 'sublimation' and the like. Went to a few fetes this Carnival and in the main, there was so much litter that strewn the surrounding afterwards. I found myself thinking of the Grell Cup Competition for the Hostels; and the Jo cautioning that after each MTC fete, his Hall must be spic and span for Assembly the next morning.... with no evidence of the event the night before....! It was indeed a gentler time.... and Hazel you are right... MTC shaped us all.... for the better thankfully...
Gwen
2007-Feb-21-1137hrs
Hazel,
Thanks for the memories.... you have aptly described our dear lecturers... Ms. Wood...Fanny Roopchand... and Mr. Dukhan. I remember them ever so well... At Home Ec. class Ms. Wood showed us how to bake a pie..... it 'came out' burnt and we were not impressed. She did it over and then explained that the burnt one was to show us how NOT to do it.. and of course the other was done in her image of perfection.... we howled with laughter Fanny Roopchand....that JF Kenny's widow, Jackie Kennedy, could marry the aging Aristolte was (in her words), a matter for tears... Mr. Dookhan... gentle indeed.. as he had us think deeply on concepts in Psychology such as 'projection', 'sublimation' and the like. Went to a few fetes this Carnival and in the main, there was so much litter that strewn the surrounding afterwards. I found myself thinking of the Grell Cup Competition for the Hostels; and the Jo cautioning that after each MTC fete, his Hall must be spic and span for Assembly the next morning.... with no evidence of the event the night before....! It was indeed a gentler time.... and Hazel you are right... MTC shaped us all.... for the better thankfully...
Gwen
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Re: FW: Mausica Reunion 2007 Update
2007-Feb-15-2118hrs
I have just been perusing the website. What a wonderful job you are doing! Thanks for the memories. Mausica was a defining period in all of our lives. It realy moulded us so we could later "mould a nation through service."
I observed, though, that in your list of deceased faculty you omitted the names of: Beryl Wood: "I am only one Wood." You dare not call her Miss Woods; Hamlyn Dukhan, so gentle he was and yet, so profound; and Constance "Fanny "Roopchand, who introduced herself to her students, thus: "My name is Fanny Roopchand and I am divorced." She was so real a person, so down -to -earth. Her voice and gait defined the person. I used to drop in on her at her family home on the Eastern Main Road when I was in my first year at UWI. I was at all their funerals and wept for the end of an era and the loved we shared. Oh yes, and Matron I can still see her smile.
Hazel
2007-Feb-15-2118hrs
I have just been perusing the website. What a wonderful job you are doing! Thanks for the memories. Mausica was a defining period in all of our lives. It realy moulded us so we could later "mould a nation through service."
I observed, though, that in your list of deceased faculty you omitted the names of: Beryl Wood: "I am only one Wood." You dare not call her Miss Woods; Hamlyn Dukhan, so gentle he was and yet, so profound; and Constance "Fanny "Roopchand, who introduced herself to her students, thus: "My name is Fanny Roopchand and I am divorced." She was so real a person, so down -to -earth. Her voice and gait defined the person. I used to drop in on her at her family home on the Eastern Main Road when I was in my first year at UWI. I was at all their funerals and wept for the end of an era and the loved we shared. Oh yes, and Matron I can still see her smile.
Hazel
Re: Mausica Reunion 2007 Update
2007-Feb-04-1251hrs
Can you pl. send out the following re the Reunion 2007:
The Mausica Reunion 2007 Registration Form and tentative Agenda have now been posted to the Mausica Alumni Canada website. Please click on EVENTS on the home page at http://www.personaltrainingprograms.com/mausica/ Bookmark/Add the link to your Favourites for easy access. Updates will be posted to the website as they become available from the T&T organizing committee.
Tom
2007-Feb-04-1251hrs
Can you pl. send out the following re the Reunion 2007:
The Mausica Reunion 2007 Registration Form and tentative Agenda have now been posted to the Mausica Alumni Canada website. Please click on EVENTS on the home page at http://www.personaltrainingprograms.com/mausica/ Bookmark/Add the link to your Favourites for easy access. Updates will be posted to the website as they become available from the T&T organizing committee.
Tom
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