Circular No 64

Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 25 of January 2003. Circular No. 64
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Dear Friends,

Use Lkertesz3@icqmail.com for photos that you have scanned and wish to send to me and share with those receiving the circulars, send them in 500kb size or in 150 pixel/inche resolution as I leave enough storage space for these. Those who were Scouts, should have some memoirs such as medals, badges, notebooks etc., I was not a scout but I shall include soon information that all of you had in your hands and used in your trips, so Queen's Scouts, perk up, you should let other MSB classmates know your achievements, these should not be hidden.
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I am annexing a message from: "R.d'Abadie Consulting
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Services" <roland@on.aibn.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 11:40:16 -0400

Ladislao:

Michael Howard, one of my many cousins who attended "The Abbey School", was good enough to recently send me some info. about the Mount and now I must thank you for placing my name on the mailing list and bringing back many faded memories of days long past. The Mount has many memories for me although I was only there for a few short years and left prior to
graduation. My younger brother Bernard attended after I left, my sister worked with the addicts that used our old dorms after the school was closed and my Dad died at the old age home. The de Verteuils featured in the "recent photo's" are cousins and living here in Canada, and Richard and Randall Galt were also classmates of mine, just to name a few. The student list also reminded me of many names and memories that were tucked away in my memory bank.

While looking through the recent photos, I also came across one of Pedro Castro, one of the three Castro brothers who were there during my day. Do you have any news of Timieno? He was a good friend and classmate. The last I heard, several years ago, was that he was living in Caracas.

I could go on forever but this is a starting point. Having left Trinidad in 1960 for Jamaica and then moving to Canada, trips to Trinidad have not been frequent and crossing paths with old friends, much too infrequent. Unfortunately, I have no photos to share of my days at the Mount but many pleasant memories. Playing soccer, cricket, volley ball, boy scouts "squirrel patrol" singing in the choir etc.

Thanks for the memories and yes I received circular No. 48 this morning.
All the best

Roland d'Abadie
Toronto, Canada
e-mail (roland@on.aibn.com)
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From: "Costelloe, Dion"
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 08:56:52 -0400

Sean lives in Toronto, Canada, and Brian is in St. Augustine , Trinidad. Neither would have an E-mail address but their wives,
children would. Sean's wife is Hillary, child is Brenna. Brian's wife is Charlene, child is Sarah. Perhaps you could find them with a search.
Dion Costelloe

Dion.Costelloe@ispat.com
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Can anyone help??? -those living in St. Augustine???? Maybe Jerry Bain can help in Toronto???

And now again I am writing about another regular event that happened at the Mount: In this one I wanted to recall our everyday going to Mass at 6:15 am. The chapel was next to the small boy's dormitory and on the other side the staircase going down to the playhall, where we had pictures, 16mm pictures, every Saturday night.

What can I say, this can be called a routine, for some of you the memories might recall happiness but for the majority it was no fun. The bench prefects had to keep their charge awake, no head was allowed to touch the bench top and the kneeling had to be straight, no backside was allowed to touch the seat. This drill, which some objected, did make us what we are today, I do not regret it. In my case I was one of those that preferred study to Mass, I always had something to write or read, mostly unfinished homework.

From the time I entered MSB, Prep A ( I entered MSB on Sept. 1955) to Form III (1957) the routine was of going to Mass as soon as we woke up, before breakfast. The Mass lasted exactly 37 minutes!!! joking, but there were favourite priests who took about 30 minutes and those not so favourite that took 45 minutes. No matter those with a watch always found that the time crawled. Naturally I am talking as a personal experience and the looks on the faces of those that kneeled around my location. Piece of wood plank was the surface for kneeling; not the soft kneeling stools of nowadays. But I enjoyed the Latin of them days to the local language now days and the Gregorian singing to the rock and whatever and wherever is done today. Maybe someone would like to add to this!!!

God Bless

Ladislao
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Listado: C64.xls
Photos: DSC00104 msb M Lew
How to feel happy 01
Column: What is happening in Venezuela 1
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ATTACHMENTS

Listado C64.xls

Names	Form V	Contact	nickname	business address	Phone	e-mail
Smart, Ian	1958	Huggins		Calgary, Alberta, Ca		ismart@advantageenergy.com
Smith, Norman	1966	gabby		Colombia
Smith, Rodereick		roge
Sojo, Raul		glen		YV
Sol-Dominguez, Eugenio		glen		Assa oriente, Barcelona, Venezuela	(281) 267 4722	assa@assa.com.ve, yoli.amaya@assa.com.ve,
Sol-Dominguez, Fernando		glen		Barcelona, Venezuela		assa_pos@cantv.net
Soodeen, Scipio		roger		Barbados	sooden???
Soodeen, Trevor				Windsor, Ontario
Soodeen, Tyrone Dr.				Abboisford, BC
Springer, Richard		roge
Stanley,
Stein, Michael	1963	pablo	Tobi		miami
Stein, Paul	1967	pablo	Figuito	Johnson & Johnson	miami/ houston
Stephen, Fr.		lk
Stone, Bernard				3 Vale Cresent, Ajax, Ontario	(905) 427 1791	national@aol.com nathose@hotmail.com nathose@aol.com

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