Re: Mausica memories

2007-Sep-24-2117hrs
For the first time today, I viewed Harry Joe's Children. What a flood of memories! On the back jacket, there is a picture of Noel Duncan and another student. Noel has the distinction of having Harry Joe as his Principal twice. He was a student of Woodbrook Secondary when Harry Joe opened that school. Later he came to Mausica when I taught there. So I too had him as a student twice.

See the reception for The Rt. Hon. Roland Michener, Governor G.eneral of Canada? Some students and I had the job of decorating the new principal's residence as a reception center for him, and the bigwigs in his entourage. We spent half the day sewing red drapery for the house. You couldn't write a petty cash order for more than ninety-nine dollars then, on the government's accounts, so I went into town armed with three of those to do the shopping for what was needed. Harry Joe bent the rules, and made some new ones for the success of the place called Mausica. When I see the broken down buildings in the video, I want to weep for the ethos that was the college. For as the Hon. Orville London said at the formal dinner, Mausica gave us all something, special, which we in turn gave to those others entrusted to our care. I would recommend, Selwyn, that a copy of the video be filed with the National Library of Trinidad and Tobago, if you have not yet done so..

The footage of the countryside, and of Caracas, could be of tremendous historical significance. Mausica was a leadership training academy, but we did not know it then. When we hear now of teachers going to school in TnT inappropriately dressed, I think of young men required to wear white shirts and ties, to walk in the rain from the dorms to class.

Times certainly have changed.

Linda Edwards

Re: Mausica weekly emails.

2007-Sep-21-1725hrs

Hi Erroll,

Please add me to your distribution list to receive emails. I am from the 1969-1971 year group.......with Anne White, Garth Nicholas etc. I reside and teach in Miami.

Thank You.

Zena Wiltshire

FW: WHAT TEACHERS MAKE

2007-Sep-17-2338hrs
WHAT TEACHERS MAKE
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued,"What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?" He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers: "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach." To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a teacher, Mary. Be honest. What do you make?"
Mary, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, then began...) "Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor. I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.
You want to know what I make?" (She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table.) I make kids wonder. I make them question. I make them apologize and mean it. I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions. I teach them to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding isn't everything. I make them read, read, read. I make them show all their work in math. They use their God-given brain, not the man-made calculator. I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know in English, while preserving their unique cultural identity. I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe. I make my students stand, placing their hand over their heart to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, One Nation Under God, because we live in the United States of America. Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their heart s, they can succeed in life.
(Mary paused one last time and then continued.) "Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant... You want to know what I make? I MAKE A DIFFERENCE. What do you make Mr. CEO?"
His jaw dropped, he went silent.
THIS IS WORTH SENDING TO EVERY TEACHER YOU KNOW. Even all your personal teachers like mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and your spiritual leaders/teachers - Pastor's/Priests/Clergy. Make a difference today.

Pat Ryan

Re: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS
2007-Sep-14-2047hrs
Hi Errol,
I am going to St.Kitts in November and I am wondering if there are any Mausicans in Antigua or St. Kitts who I can team up with.
Jean Sealy.

Subject: I ,Obelisk

2007-Sep-14-1737hrs
The above is the title of an article in the current issue of Saudi Aramco World. The obelisk, created in the time of Seti 1 traces its life to where it now stands in Rome.
Talk about interesting history? Resources like these were not available in our time.
Those who would like to subscribe to this free publication, the address is:

Saudi Aramco WORLD Circulation Department

P.O. Box 469008

Escondido, CA

92046-9008
They will mail it to you anywhere in the world where there is a mailbox,free.
Last month,I ordered subscriptios for The National Library Of Trinidad and Tobago, and The Library of the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine.
The magazine focuses on the Islamic world, wherever Muslims are. Its very positive portrayal of ancient African history alone makes it worth reading.
From it I learned a few years back, that West Africans were reading and writing Arabic five hundred years before Columbus sailed to the New World. the manuscripts are in a museum in Mauretania.
You can well imagine how astonished my students were at that fact! With each issue, they push the veil of history back a little further. Articles are written by professionals in their fields.
Past articles can be accessed online: www.saudiaramcoworld.com, and pictures can be downloaded for educational purposes for free.Check it out, Mausicans and others, you'd be glad you did.
Linda Edwards

Re: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS
2007-Sep-13-0819hrs
Hi,
I am very happy to be able to reconnect with old (meaning of long standing) friends.
Love and best wishes
Kay
Catherine Forde

RE:Add Name

2007-Sep-09-2215hrs

Dear Errol,
Thanks for entering my information so accurately into your Mausica address book. I appreciate these memoirs and did enjoy the Tobago re-union. It was richly mind-refreshing and enjoyalbe. D.V. I will be there in 2009. Contin ue the good work your team has beguna dn continues to be as blessings flow through all. God bless. Take care.

Vangie.

Evangeline Vincent-Davis

Re: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS
2007-Sep-06-2344hrs
Thanks Errol, for including me on the list.
Thanks Pat, for the books donated to the children of St.Mary's home.
Here is a link to the Tnt Houston 45th Independence Anniversary Gala. I recieved an award for 51 years of service to education-yes, 51, started on Feb.1, 1956. (I was not yet fifteen, but looked eighteen.) www.jugglersunited.com/tntgala
That green scarf I bought on the hill at the lookout in Tobago.
My Bollywood star escort is from India.
So proud of all the ways Mausicans are making/have made a difference, wherever we go.
Linda Edwards-(Romain)

Re: Add Name

2007-Sep-06-2251hrs

gdb

Hi Errol,

Could you please add the name Evangeline Vincent-Davis to your mailing list? She is longing to read "Mausica Mail". Her email add. is evangelinevdavis@hotmail.com.

Thank you, Keep up the good work! Gabby.

Gabrielle Als-Du Boullet

Re: MTC in the News 1962

2007-Sep-01-1143hrs
Dear Errol:
Yesterday (August 31) was T&T Independence Day. Here is an interesting piece of MTC history that should not be lows -- MTC in the News as part of Independence Celebration 1962:

Use this link to see the entire Program (Piece on MTCshown below):
http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Independence/IndepCeleb1962.htm

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS 1962 PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
Dance, choral, music groups, steel orchestras from all over ... Royal opens and tours Mausica Teachers'College and returns to Governor-General's House. ...
www.nalis.gov.tt/Independence/IndepCeleb1962.htm - 45k- Cached
Wednesday 5th September:

9.30 a.m.-Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal leaves Governor-General's House for Arima.

10.30 a.m. -The Royal Party arrives at Arima for Civic Reception at Arima Savannah.

11.30 a.m.-Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal opens and tours Mausica Teachers' College and returns to Governor-General's House.

3.30 p.m.-The Royal Party departs for Piarco Airport where Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal Inspects a Guard of Honour (Trinidad & Tobago Regiment), is presented with a gift and bids farewell.
Note-(i) International Pavilion, corner Queen's Park West and Cipriani Boulevard Port-of-Spain, open daily, Friday 24th August until Sunday 9th September- A place where Overseas Visitors can relax and meet the people of Trinidad and Tobago informally.

(ii) There will be a Fly Past Line-Astern over Port-of-Spain by Aeroplanes of the Light Aeroplane Club at 11.80 a.m. on Independence Day.

Hudson Rogers

RE: MAUSICA NEWS

2007-Aug-31-0828hrs

Hi Errol
Anyone coming to Antigua should plan to spend at leas a day on Montserrat! Is anyone going to the Special Olympics in Shanghai ( October 2- 11) ? We will be taking a small group of our special athletes... fundraising has gone on since 2004! and i think we will get there. Would love to hear from Mausicans who might be there.

pat Ryan

Re: MAUSICA NEWS

2007-Aug-31-0012hrs

Brother Errol

in viewing the slide show from picturessent by Elijah some Mausicans might ask who is Elijah?Well they were the pictures I took out I allowed my Office Assistant Elijah to down load them for me. Hope you enjoyed some of them, excuse some of the candid shots.

Clifton De Coteau (COTO) 64...66

Re: Reunion 2007