Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 12 of February 2003. Circular No. 66
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Dear Friends,
I have included a photo of John Gioannetti´s class, and the article he wrote last year. Please help out in placing names of the faces in that photo. The archives were destroyed by termites.
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From: John Gioannetti <JGioannetti@MDC-UM.com>
Subject: The Bearded Monster
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 09:45:19 -0400
Mr. Lewellyn Macintosh / Short Pants / The Bearded Monster
Currently Principal of Trinity College in Maraval trincoll@tstt.net.tt.
For those who are interested, Mr. Lewin Macintosh was a teacher at Mount St. Benedict in the 1960's and 1970's. He is also known by his stage name "Short Pants". To the people in my class he was known as the Bearded Monster. He used to talk about how the Amerindians had predicted that these bearded monsters would arrive on their shores in odd vessels. Thus the name as he has a full beard himself. In my humble or not so humble opinion he was one of the two best teachers I had at Mt. the other being Tony or Dr. David Strisiver. Mr. Macintosh taught History, Literature, Geography, English Language. Mr Macintosh was an enthusiastic and gifted teacher, who installed in one a desire to learn and to question. A true teacher. His real love was History and he taught you not just date and facts, but why, how events changed the course of history and possible alternative outcomes had things happened differently. I have dyslexia so writing essays was hard for me in his classes. He once came out during his holidays and gave me an Oral exam in Literature and History so I would be able to move up to the next form. Without a doubt my favourite channel is the History Channel, he must have done something right with me. His most famous quotation was. "If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail." He once came to teach maths, not his speciality. I had a bit of fun running rings around him with Algebra, he eventually asked me to do the examples on the board as he was a bit out of his depth on this matter.
Caracas, 12 of February 2003. Circular No. 66
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Dear Friends,
I have included a photo of John Gioannetti´s class, and the article he wrote last year. Please help out in placing names of the faces in that photo. The archives were destroyed by termites.
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From: John Gioannetti <JGioannetti@MDC-UM.com>
Subject: The Bearded Monster
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 09:45:19 -0400
Mr. Lewellyn Macintosh / Short Pants / The Bearded Monster
Currently Principal of Trinity College in Maraval trincoll@tstt.net.tt.
For those who are interested, Mr. Lewin Macintosh was a teacher at Mount St. Benedict in the 1960's and 1970's. He is also known by his stage name "Short Pants". To the people in my class he was known as the Bearded Monster. He used to talk about how the Amerindians had predicted that these bearded monsters would arrive on their shores in odd vessels. Thus the name as he has a full beard himself. In my humble or not so humble opinion he was one of the two best teachers I had at Mt. the other being Tony or Dr. David Strisiver. Mr. Macintosh taught History, Literature, Geography, English Language. Mr Macintosh was an enthusiastic and gifted teacher, who installed in one a desire to learn and to question. A true teacher. His real love was History and he taught you not just date and facts, but why, how events changed the course of history and possible alternative outcomes had things happened differently. I have dyslexia so writing essays was hard for me in his classes. He once came out during his holidays and gave me an Oral exam in Literature and History so I would be able to move up to the next form. Without a doubt my favourite channel is the History Channel, he must have done something right with me. His most famous quotation was. "If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail." He once came to teach maths, not his speciality. I had a bit of fun running rings around him with Algebra, he eventually asked me to do the examples on the board as he was a bit out of his depth on this matter.
One day Roger Taylor and I were talking in class, and the following transcript shows what a witty and quick thinker he is.
Mackie: Taylor and Gioannetti shut up
Taylor: Sir I was not talking
Makcie: Taylor stand up
Mackie: No Taylor on top of the desk (Taylor was a long lanky string bean in those days)
Taylor stood on the desk
Mackie: What do you take me for a fool?
Taylor: No sir
Mackie: A Moron?
Taylor: No sir
Mackie: An imbecile?
Taylor: No sir
Mackie: A Jack Ass?
Taylor: YES SIR
Mackie: Well God became a man to teach amongst men, so I became a Jack Ass to teach amongst Jack Asses, now shut up and sit down.
Mr. Macintosh started the first and only annual calypso competition at Mt. St. Benedict. The winner, Glen Evelyn, had some points to make, most of them about the priest's personal hygiene. Most of which was true. But Mt. St. Benedict did not recognise freedom of the Press or Arts, so we never had another.
Some of the verses were:
When Cutty open he mouth, is den the flies does come out.................He really meant Odo
Rughead come from France, 10 yrs now he wearing the same pants
It was hilarious, in fact one of my fondest memories of Mt. St. Benedict.
Another Mackie favourite was, "In some countries a man kicks some one, they cut off his foot, if he steals they cut off his hand, if he rapes......................................."
The class would respond "What Sir, what" in heated anticipation.
He would then respond with a sly grin filtering through a massive beard, "They make him marry her".
Anyway, enough drivel and trivia
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I know that some of you would have liked me to change the essay but I have thought about it and decided that those mentioned I am sure would forgive me, otherwise it would not be in the Mt. St. Benedict´s spirit. Ed.
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Back to the WHO IS WHERE section that we had in the past. The reinstatement of this section was solicited by you my friends, specially by those that did not get the first circulars. I am including the latest version as per WEB page.
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I know that some of you would have liked me to change the essay but I have thought about it and decided that those mentioned I am sure would forgive me, otherwise it would not be in the Mt. St. Benedict´s spirit. Ed.
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Back to the WHO IS WHERE section that we had in the past. The reinstatement of this section was solicited by you my friends, specially by those that did not get the first circulars. I am including the latest version as per WEB page.
Boos, Nigel - After 7 years in the Holy Ghost Fathers' seminary in Ireland and Trinidad (taught at CIC), I took a job as a geologist with Amoco, and was involved with the oil finds off the East coast. One thing led to another. Got married to Jackie Nunes in 74 and we have three kids: boy, girl, girl, all great kids. He is studying animation at Sheridan College in Oakville, She is studying advertising and marketing also at Sheridan and the baby (18) is finishing grade 13 and hopes to study fashion design at Ryerson. Names Nick, Trina and Kristiann. I live in Ajax, Ontario, but I am making moves to return to Alberta, where I am developing plans for a new business venture. Will say more if and when. With love to all and very best wishes. It was great once again hearing all your news, now you have mine.
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If you feel that the section need to be updated, please send me and Gabby a copy of the corrections. I want you to help me in this, as I can only publish your information if you let me know the whereabouts of your friends. This is history in making, there hasn't been a book written on the school. Freelance writers, queue up.
God Bless
Ladislao
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Listado: C 66 .xls
Photo: 021027 j.giaonnetti class 1967 no.
How to be happy 03
Column: none received from the writers, Wayne Brown and David Bratt.
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ATTACHMENTS
Listado C66.xls
| Names | Form V | Contact | nickname | business address | home address | home phone | |
| Tempro, Derek | lk | Cousin of Stephen | dtempro@shaw.ca | ||||
| Tempro, Ernest | lk | TT | (868) 663 2384 (868) 678 2570; (868) 678 5991 | ||||
| Tempro, Stephen | lk | From II only | Bath St. Jo Barbados | smugglerscove@barbados.org, | Cleland Pltn STA | (246) 433 0349; (246) 422 8765 | |
| Thavenot, Gordon | 1963 | roger | TT | glcmarc45@tstt.net.tt | (868) 624 9688, 627 7704 | ||
| Thavenot, John | roger | Australia | |||||
| Thomas, | 1960 | lk | Field Keeper | ||||
| Thomas, Tom | Field gardner msb | ||||||
| Tijs, | 1957 | jon | Surinam 1961 | seminary | |||
| Tilson, | |||||||
| Tomas | rip | ||||||
| Tomaselli, Giacomo | cosca | YV La guaira | |||||
| Tory, Roland | Huggins | ||||||
| Tyrell, Ernie | |||||||
| Tyrell, Lionel | Teacher | ||||||
| unknown | geopa@tstt.net.tt | ||||||
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