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This box stove is one of only four known to have been made for area Lodges by the Patterson Iron Works on what is now Major Mackenzie Drive, west of Richmond Hill. This one is dated 1866 and cast in relief is the name 'Vaughan Lodge No. 54 and various Masonic symbols. Two other stoves can be found in Brooklin, Ontario and Richmond Hill, Ontario.
From 'The Liberal' Communit - Tuesday Jan. 4, 2005
A short history of the foundry that made the stove. 'Village founder enterprising' by Andrew Hind - Blast From The Past:
Driving along Major Mackenzie Drive between Bathurst and Dufferin streets, I had chance to view the land and remaining buildings that once comprised the industrial village of Patterson. It occurred to me while the history of this little factory town is fairly well known, the story of its founder is not.
That is odd, to say the least, for surely there would have been no Patterson if there there had been no Peter Patterson to create it.
Mr. Patterson was born in New Hampshire in 1825. A crucial turning point came in 1840, when a still teenaged Mr. Patterson invented a fanning mill, a machine designed to screen grain.
The timing could not have been better. The mid-19th. century was a time when innovative and practical ways to improve the grain milling process were sorely needed to meet the unrelenting demand of a growing world population.
Grist mills required new ways to speed up operations and Mr. Patterson offered just that.
He and brothers Alfred and Robert came to Canada to market the product. First they operated out of Waterloo, then Dundas. Finally, they arrived in Richmond Hill.
Here, Mr. Patterson purchased an old hotel at the corner of Yonge and Richmond streets and began a profitable business. But he wasn't just dealing with fanning mills any longer. He was also manufacturing farming implements. Lots and lots of farming implements.
In fact, the business was so profitable within a few years it had outgrown its original facilities. So, in 1855, Mr. Patterson bought the east half of Lot 21, Concession 2 (much of the land along Major Mackenzie between Bathurst and Dufferin) from John Arnold and decided to build a larger factory there.
To support it, he had to build a town from scratch. In short order, the community boasted a church, store, school, mills, a huge foundry and factory, lumber yards, warehouses and company offices, workers, homes and a two-mile plank walkway linking the village to Richmond Hill.
Naturally, the community was named after its founder.
The Patterson farm Implements Co. continued its meteoric rise. Soon it was using 400 tons of steel a year, employed four teams of horses to haul implements to a rail station at Maple and was considered among the largest implement manufacturers in Canada.
Unlike most successful industrialists of the era, however, no one questioned Mr. Patterson's integrity.
He was always considered honest and ethical, 'a gracious and hospitable man' according to documents from that time.
Nevertheless, he was a tireless worker and demanded excellence from employees. The workers were rewarded in ways few were in that period. They received fair wages and worked in a safe, clean, efficient, well-lit and well-ventilated environment.
In light of his importance and wealth, it should come as no surprise Mr. Patterson was soon propelled into politics. He served as reeve of Vaughan Township for four years (1868-1871), warden of York County in 1871, and represented West York in 1871 to 1883. He also served as president of the Richmond Hill Agricultural Society in 1884.
Business problems were on the horizon, however.
No railway deemed it worthwhile to run through Patterson, nor would any agree to distant markets, the Patterson Farm Implement Co. was at a disadvantage in relation to its competitors and would likely be doomed.
Reluctantly, Mr. Patterson accepted an invitation to move the business to Woodstock in 1886, where ready rail access was available.
Nevertheless, competition was fierce and in 1891, tired and aging, Mr. Patterson decided to sell to rivals Massey-Harris. He retired to his farm in Patterson and died there in 1904.
History buff Andrew Hind welcomes comments at maelstrom@sympatico.ca.
Masonic Key
"The Key," says Doctor Oliver (Landmarks I, page 180), "is one of the most important symbols of Freemasonry. It bears the appearance of a common metal instrument, confined to the performance of one simple act. But the well-instructed brother beholds in it the symbol which teaches him to keep a tongue of good report, and to abstain from the debasing vices of slander and defamation." Among the ancients the key was a symbol of silence and circumspection; and thus Sophocles alludes to it in the Oedipus Coloneus (line 105), where he makes the chorus speak of "the golden key which had come upon the tongue of the ministering Hierophant in the mysteries of Eleusis-Callimachus says that the Priestess of Ceres bore a key as the ensign of her mystic office. The key was in the Mysteries of Isis a hieroglyphic of the opening or disclosing of the heart and conscience, in the kingdom of death, for trial and Judgment.
In the old instructions of Freemasonry the key was an important symbol, and Doctor Oliver regrets that it has been abandoned in the modern system. In the ceremonies of the First Degree, in the eighteenth century allusion is made to a key by whose help the secrets of Freemasonry are to be obtained, which key "is said to hang and not to lie, because it is always to hang in a brother's defense and not to lie to his prejudge." It was said, too, to hang "by the thread of life at the entrance, " and was closely connected with the heart, because the tongue "ought to utter nothing but what the heart dictates." And, finally, this key is described as being "composed of no metal, but a tongue of good report." In the ceremonies of the Masters Degree in the Adonhiramite Rite, we find this catechism (in the Recueil Précieu:, page 87):
What do you conceal?
All the secrets which have been intrusted to me.
Where do you conceal them?
In the heart.
Have you a key to gain entrance there?
Yes, Right Worshipful.
Where do you keep it?
In a box of coral which opens and shuts only with ivory teeth.
Of what metal is it composed?
Of none. It is a tongue obedient to reason, which knows only how to speak well of those of whom it speaks in their absence as in their presence.
All of this shows that the key as a symbol was formerly equivalent to the modern symbol of the "instructive tongue," which, however, with almost the same interpretation, has now been transferred to the Second or Fellow-Craft's Degree. The key, however, is still preserved as a symbol of secrecy in the Royal Arch Degree; and it is also presented to us in the same sense in the ivory key of the Secret Master, or Fourth Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. In many of the German Lodges an ivory key is made a part of the Masonic clothing of each Brother, to remind him that he should lock up or conceal the secrets of Freemasonry in his heart. But among the ancients the key was also a symbol of power; and thus among the Greeks the title of Kxeiaouxos or key-bearer, was bestowed upon one holding high office; and with the Romans, the keys are given to the bride on the day of marriage, as a token that the authority of the house was bestowed upon her; and if afterward divorced, they were taken from her, as a symbol of the deprivation of her office, Among the Hebrews the key was used in the same sense. "As the robe and the baldric," says Lowth (Israel, part ii, section 4), "were the ensigns of power and authority, so likewise was the key the mark of office, either sacred or civil." Thus in Isaiah (xxii, 22), it is said: "The key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulders; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open" Our Savior expressed a similar idea when he said to Saint Peter, "I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven." It is in reference to this interpretation of the symbol, and not that of secrecy, that the key has been adopted as the official jewel of the Treasurer of a Lodge, because he has the purse, the source of power, under his command.
Source: Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry
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Thursday morning, and all I had to do was get back to Kent. Hopefully before five so I could hand the hire car back, but getting back safe and sound would do, really.
I woke at six so I could be dressed for breakfast at half six when it started, and as usual when in a hotel, I had fruit followed by sausage and bacon sarnies. And lots of coffee.
Outside it had snowed. OK, it might only be an inch of the stuff, but that's more than an inch needed to cause chaos on the roads.
Back to the room to pack, one last look round and back to reception to check out, then out into the dawn to find that about a quarter of the cars were having snow and ice cleared off them before being able to be driven.
I joined them, scraping the soft snow then the ice. Bracing stuff at seven in the morning.
Now able to see out, I inched out of the car park and out to the exit and onto the untreated roads.
It was a picturesque scene, but not one I wanted to stop to snap. My first road south had only been gritted on one side, thankfully the side I was travelling down, but was still just compacted snow.
After negotiating two roundabouts, I was on the on ramp to the M6, and a 60 mile or so drive south. The motorway was clear of snow, but huge amounts of spray was thrown up, and the traffic was only doing 45mph, or the inside lane was, and that was quite fast and safe enough for me.
More snow fell as I neared Stoke, just to add to the danger of the journey, and then the rising sun glinted off the road, something which I had most of the drive home.
I went down the toll road, it costs eight quid, but is quick and easy. And safe too with so little traffic on it. I think for the first time, I didn't stop at the services, as it was only about half nine, and only three hours since breakfast.
And by the time I was on the old M6, there was just about no snow on the ground, and the road was beginning to dry out.
My phone played the tunes from my apple music store. Loudly. So the miles slipped by.
After posting some shots from Fotheringhay online, a friend, Simon, suggested others nearby that were worth a visit, and I also realised that I hadn't taken wide angle shots looking east and west, so I could drop in there, then go to the others suggested.
And stopping here was about the half way point in the journey so was a good break in the drive, and by then the clouds had thinned and a weak sin shone down.
Fotheringhay is as wonderful as always, it really is a fine church, easy to stop there first, where I had it to myself, and this time even climbed into the richly decorated pulpit to snap the details.
A short drive away was Apethorpe, where there was no monkey business. The village was built of all the same buttery yellow sandstone, looking fine in the weak sunshine.
Churches in this part of Northamptonshire are always open, Simon said.
Not at Apethorpe. So I made do with snapping the church and the village stocks and whipping post opposite.
A short drive up the hill was King's Cliffe. Another buttery yellow village and a fine church, which I guessed would be open.
Though it took some finding, as driving up the narrow high street I failed to find the church. I checked the sat nav and I had driven right past it, but being down a short lane it was partially hidden behind a row of houses.
The church was open, and was surrounded by hundreds of fine stone gravestones, some of designs I have not seen before, but it was the huge numbers of them that was impressive.
Inside the church was fine, if cold. I record what I could, but my compact camera's batter had died the day before, and I had no charger, so just with the nifty fifty and the wide angle, still did a good job of recording it.
There was time for one more church. Just.
For those of us who remember the seventies, Warmington means Dad's Army, or rather Warmington on Sea did. THat there is a real Warmington was a surprise to me, and it lay just a couple of miles the other side of Fotheringhay.
The church is large, mostly Victorian after it fell out of use and became derelict, if the leaflet I read inside was accurate. But the renovation was excellent, none more so than the wooden vaulted roof with bosses dating to either the 15th or 16th centuries.
Another stunning item was the pulpit, which looks as though it is decorated with panels taken from the Rood Screen. Very effective.
Back to the car, I program the sat nav for home, and set off back to Fotheringhay and the A14 beyond.
No messing around now, just press on trying to make good time so to be home before dark, and time to go home, drop my bags, feed the cats before returning the car.
No real pleasure, but I made good time, despite encountering several bad drivers, who were clearly out only to ruin my mood.
Even the M25 was clear, I raced to the bridge, over the river and into Kent.
Nearly home.
I drive back down the A2, stopping at Medway services for a sandwich and a huge coffee on the company's credit card.
And that was that, just a blast down to Faversham, round onto the A2 and past Canterbury and to home, getting back at just after three, time to fill up the bird feeders, feed the cats, unpack and have a brew before going out at just gone four to return the car.
Jools would rescue me from the White Horse on her way home, so after being told the car was fine, walked to the pub and ordered two pints of Harvey's Best.
There was a guy from Essex and his American girlfriend, who were asking about all sorts of questions about Dover's history, and I was the right person to answer them.
I was told by a guide from the Castle I did a good job.
Yay me.
Jools arrived, so I went out and she took me home. Where the cats insisted they had not been fed.
Lies, all lies.
Dinner was teriyaki coated salmon, roasted sprouts and back, defrosted from before Christmas, and noodles.
Yummy.
Not much else to tell, just lighting the fire, so Scully and I would be toast warm watch the exciting Citeh v Spurs game, where Spurs were very Spursy indeed.
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From Woodnewton I cycled north accompanied by drifting red kites to one of the real goals of my journey, the church at Apethorpe. One of the pleasures of this part of the world is that, like much of south Cambridgeshire, east Norfolk and pretty much all of Suffolk, you are never more than a couple of miles from the next village, and I soon reached my first proper spire of the day, the church sitting beside the manor house, a war memorial forming a village cross in the street, and entered the church of St Leonard, Apethorpe.
This is an excellent church, full of interest, tightly set in its stone-walled churchyard which accentuates the height of the spire, the inner door wedged open. Best known for the Mildmay monument, which I'll come to in a moment, the most striking thing on entry, for me at least, are two tremendous windows in the south aisle, both by Christopher Whall. Each depicts three saints and commemorates two brothers of the Brassey family killed in the First World War. There is one Christopher Whall window in the whole of Suffolk. There are two here at Apethorpe.
Turning east, a faded doom painting surmounts the chancel arch, but beyond you step across the Reformation divide, for everything here was richly provided in the 17th and 18th Centuries. The chancel aisle is wider than the nave aisle, and here is the early 17th Century Mildmay memorial, one of the biggest monuments I've ever seen in an English country church. It towers some twenty feet into the air, the Mildmays asleep in bed in the middle and life-size sculptures of women representing virtues at each corner of the bed. Extraordinary. Nearby is a 15th Century memorial to a knight with a near-unvandalised Annunciation the Blessed Virgin above his head, and a sweet 19th Century memorial to a child showing him asleep in bed. But the most remarkable thing about this place is the early 17th Century English glass in the aisle east window. A most unusual date, of course, and a spectacular response to Caroline and Laudian piety, depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection and the Day of Judgement. It must be one of the finest of its kind outside of an Oxford or Cambridge college chapel.
The east window of the chancel is also unusual, an 18th Century English representation of the Last Supper, and this period must have provided most of the money for refurnishing this place. Unfortunately, the Victorians put in big ugly pews in the nave, but the lady doing the flowers told me they are raising money to have them removed and replaced by simple wooden chairs as at Yarwell. All in all a wonderful church. Quite how Simon Jenkins only gave it one star is beyond me.
Simon Knott, 2016.
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Apethorpe is one of those churches that are pleasant but unexceptional architecturally but which have furnishings and sculptures that make your visit very rewarding.
The present church was built as late (for a mediaeval English parish church) as 1485: the year that Henry VII overthrew Richard III at Bosworth Field. There is a twelfth century voussoir on display that is the single indicator of a Norman church that preceded the present one.
The floor plan is exactly what one would expect of a church of this period: clerestoried nave, chancel, west tower and two aisles. There are dozens of such churches in Northamptonshire and literally thousands in England. The difference at Apethorpe, however, is that the church was built that way from the start whereas most developed that way piecemeal.
Apethorpe also, however, has a south chapel adjacent to the chancel. It was built in 1621 to house the monument to Sir Anthony (d.1617) and Lady Grace Mildmay (d.1620). Really, they should have built a bigger chapel because the monument is absurdly large for a local parish church. I guarantee you that when you arrive it will be the first thing you notice. It is held to be possibly the finest of its period and possibly made by Maximilien Colt. More about it anon.Sir Anthony’s father had a very interesting history - see the footnote below.
There was also a crypt underneath the Mildmay tomb that housed the tombs of Fane family, the Earls of Westmorland. A bizarre thing for a fifteenth century parish church to have, you might think. It was sealed in 1900.
I am neither expert nor aficionado of stained glass – most of which is dreadful mass-produced stuff of Victorian vintage. Apethorpe, however, has exceptional examples of this art form. The south chapel has an exceptionally rare example of glass from 1621. It is instructive to compare it with the majority of stained glass in churches on this website. The east window is almost exactly a hundred year more recent, signed and dated by John Rowell of High Wycombe in 1732. The glass is a painted scene of the Last Supper. As the Church Guide explains, the stained glass industry was at a low ebb at the time. The artists of the time had not mastered the art of fixing the colours – those of you who are familiar with traditional film photography will understand this well – and so the colours faded badly. Many panes here were removed altogether while others had to be restored in 1994 “at huge expense”.
When we visited we met the octogenarian villager Mike Lee who was at work regulating the church clock. He told us that Apethorpe’s is the oldest working church clock in England.
The mainsail boom of this gaff-rigger is roughly the size of a telephone pole. We have enough wind to put a pretty good bend in that boom. You can see a fine lapstrake wooden dinghy and an inflatable raft stowed on deck of this 1913 historic schooner Adventuress. On this cruise, we did a "man overboard" drill to "rescue" a floating bottle. That was instructive and fun. www.soundexp.org
MAHAVATAR BABAJI CAVE
Mahāvatār Bābājī (literally; Great Avatar Dear Father) is the name given to an Indian saint and yogi by Lahiri Mahasaya and several of his disciples,[2] who reported meeting him between 1861 and 1935. Some of these meetings were described by Paramahansa Yogananda in his book Autobiography of a Yogi, including a first-hand report of Yogananda's own meeting with the yogi.[3]Another first hand account was given by Yukteswar Giri in his book The Holy Science.[4] According to Sri M's autobiography (Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master) Babaji, was Shiva. In the second last chapter of his book, he mentions Babaji changing his form to that of Shiva. All of these accounts, along with additional reported meetings, are described in various biographies.[5][6][7]According to Yogananda's autobiography, Babaji has resided for at least hundreds of years in the remote Himalayan regions of India, seen in person by only a small number of disciples and others.[3][8] The death less Master is more than 2000 years old. He belongs to a very powerful lineage of Siddha Boganthar and Rishi Agastya as his Gurus. He acquired this deathless, non perishable body through tough yogik kriyas.
Again, according to his autobiography, shortly before Yogananda left for America in 1920, Babaji came to his home in Calcutta, where the young monk sat deeply praying for divine assurance regarding the mission he was about to undertake. Babaji said to him: "Follow the behest of your guru and go to America. Fear not; you shall be protected. You are the one I have chosen to spread the message of Kriya Yoga in the West
There are very few accounts of Babaji's childhood. One source of information is the book Babaji and the 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga tradition by Marshal Govindan.[9]According to Govindan, Babaji was named Nagarajan (king of serpents) by his parents. [8] V.T. Neelakantan and S.A.A. Ramaiah founded on 17 October 1952, (they claim – at the request of Babaji) a new organization, "Kriya Babaji Sangah," dedicated to the teaching of Babaji's Kriya Yoga. They claim that in 1953 Mahavatar Babaji told them that he was born on 30 November 203 CE in a small coastal village now known as Parangipettai, Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, India.[10] Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas Trust (Kriya Babaji Sangah) and their branch organizations claim his place and date of birth.[10] He was a disciple of Bogar and his birth name is Nagarajan.[9][10]
In Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi, many references are made to Mahavatar Babaji, including from Lahirī and Sri Yukteshwar.[3] In his book The Second Coming of Christ, Yogananda states that Jesus Christ went to India and conferred with Mahavatar Babaji.[8] This would make Babaji at least 2000 years old.[11] According to Govindan's book, Babaji Nagaraj's father was the priest of the village's temple. Babaji revealed only those details which he believed to be formative as well as potentially instructive to his disciples. Govindan mentioned one incident like this: "One time Nagaraj's mother had got one rare jackfruit for a family feast and put it aside. Babaji was only 4 years old at that time. He found the jackfruit when his mother was not around and ate it all. When his mother came to know about it, she flew in blind rage and stuffed a cloth inside Babaji's mouth, nearly suffocating him, but he survived. Later on he thanked God for showing him that she was to be loved without attachment or illusion. His Love for his mother became unconditional and detached."[9]
When Nagaraj was about 5 years old, someone kidnapped him and sold him as a slave in Calcutta (now Kolkata). His new owner however was a kind man and he freed Nagaraj shortly thereafter. Nagaraj then joined a small group of wandering sannyāsin due to their radiant faces and love for God. During the next few years, he wandered from place to place, studying holy scriptures like the Vedas, Upanishad, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita.
According to Marshall Govindan's book, at the age of eleven, he made a difficult journey on foot and by boat with a group of ascetics to Kataragama, Sri Lanka. Nagaraj met Siddha Bhogarnathar and became his disciple. Nagaraj performed intensive yogic sadhana for a long time with him. Bhogarnathar inspired Nagaraj to seek his initiation into Kriya Kundalini Pranayam from Siddha Agastya. Babaji became a disciple of Siddha Agastya. Nagaraj was initiated into the secrets of Kriya Kundalini Pranayama or "Vasi Yogam". Babaji made a long pilgrimage to Badrinath and spent eighteen months practising yogic kriyataught to him by Siddha Agastya and Bhogarnathar. Babaji attained self-realization shortly thereafter.[9]
It is claimed that these revelations were made by Babaji himself to S.A.A. Ramaiah, a young graduate student in geology at the University of Madras and V.T. Neelakantan, a famous journalist, and close student of Annie Besant, President of the Theosophical Society and mentor of Krishnamurti. Babaji was said to have appeared to each of them independently and then brought them together to work for his Mission in 1942
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Kate GERARD
1855 – 1934
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Sister Annie is buried in Plot 6 [3]
Press, 20 November 1934
GERARD – On November 18th, Kate Gerard, at her residence, “Willowbrook,” Fendalton, and of “Bayfields.”
OBITUARY
Deep regret will be fell throughout Canterbury at the death of Miss Kate Gerard, which occurred yesterday morning (sic). Miss Gerard was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs William Gerard, formerly of "Snowdon," Hororata, and for the last 55 years she had lived in Fendalton where she and her younger sister, Miss Rose Gerard, were well known for the kindly hospitality they extended to relatives and friends at their home "Willowbrook," Fendalton road. She frequently visited Bayfields, her property at Hororata.
As a young woman Miss Gerard was a fine horsewoman and was a popular follower of hounds in Canterbury. She was also a gifted artist, and frequently visited the Alpine regions of the South Island on painting expeditions. Much of her leisure was devoted to the writing of verses and to the care of her beautiful garden at "Willowbrook." But it is for her splendid spirit of citizenship and for her wide but unostentatious generosity that Miss Gerard will be most gratefully remembered. During the war she gave unstintedly to patriotic and Red Cross funds, and later she did all in her power to help returned soldiers who had enlisted from Fendalton. She was a frequent visitor to Rannerdale Home and for many years she and her sister arranged to take disabled men from Rannerdale by car to race meetings and other gatherings.
Miss Gerard was a staunch member of St. Barnabas' Church and contributed liberally to the funds of the church and Sunday school. Until a few years ago she taught a class of boys at St. Barnabas' Sunday school. Miss Gerard is survived by one sister. Miss Rose Gerard, and one brother, Mr George Gerard, of "Snowdon," Hororata. Two sisters, Mrs George Rutherford and Mrs George Murray-Aynsley, died some years ago. The funeral will take place this afternoon and will be preceded by a service at St. Barnabas' Church at 2."0 o'clock.
Press, 24 November 1934
“At a meeting of the Women’s Executive of the Red Cross Society, held yesterday morning, a vote of sympathy with the relatives of the late Miss Kate Gerard was passed, members standing. Lady Wigram, who presided at the meeting, said the Miss Gerard had done valuable work during the war; she had been a member of the bandaging corps at the Red Cross depot and she had been a generous friend to the soldier-patients in Rannerdale Home and to many returned soldiers who had gone to the war from Fendalton.”
Fendalton Park was originally developed using the land that had been Kate Gerard’s property and later, land previously belonging to Kate’s sister Annie was used to extend the park.
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/fendalton-park/
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1900
Donated £20 to the ‘War Fund’
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19000109.2.42.12?q...
1914
Donated £20 to the ‘Britain and Belgium Relief Fund’
“The objects of the Poor of Great Britain, Ireland and Belgium Relief Fund are to provide by voluntary contributions a shipload of meat, produce, clothing, and so on, for those in distress in Great Britain, Ireland and Belgium, as a result of the war.”
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT19141003.2.65?quer...
1917
TRAINING MAORI GIRLS.
The annual meeting of the Queen Victoria Association took place in the Bishop's Library, Bishopscourt, on Wednesday afternoon. There was a fair attendance. Bishop Averill was in the chair. The Association, which was founded by Mrs. Neligan in 1903, devotes itself to educating Maori girls. They are taught domestic work, bandaging, first aid, and invalid cooking, so that when they return to their people they may spread a wider knowledge of healthy living. Twenty pounds a year enables a girl to be educated, and Miss Kate Gerard, of Christchurch has for years kept one scholar. At the present time one of her protégés is earning a good salary as a nurse away in the backblocks and also carrying knowledge amongst her own people. It is hoped that someone in Auckland will also support a girl. One is supported by Miss Baber's girls' school, in Wellington, and one by Mrs. Mules, Nelson. Mrs. Beaumont read the reports, which showed satisfactory progress in the Association, and at the close of the meeting refreshments were handed round. [1]
1918
Donated £10 to the Soldiers Xmas Gift Parcel fund
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19180710.2.33?quer...
1918
Donated £10 to ‘Sailors’ Day’
“As showing the magnitude and urgency o the work done by the B. and F. Sailors’ Society, the following figures, covering their activities for the year ending December 31st last, will be instructive: 867 torpedoed crews were received at their various Institutes, cared for, and in most cases had railway fares paid to their homes. These represented nearly 23,000 men, to whom 90,741 free meals were given, and over 62,500 articles of clothing presented free.:
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19180522.2.42?que...
1919
Donated £10 to the Citizens’ entertainment fund for costs of providing the various entertainments and functions being arranged for the crew of HMS New Zealand
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNCH19190826.2.34?q...
1920
Kate donated £10 to the ‘Christchurch War Memorial’
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19200710.2.50?que...
MEMORIAL WINDOW. (1926)
ART IN STAINED GLASS. There is being erected at the present time in the new memorial church of St. Barnabas at Fendalton a large west window of special interest and beauty. The inscription ,at the base of it reads as follows .—"To the Glory of God, and in memory of the Fendalton men who served in the Great War, 1914-18, this window was humbly offered by Kate Gerard, 1926 "
The window, which is 14ft high by 7ft across, consists of two tiers, in addition to the tracery at the summit. In the upper tier are four large figures representing the qualities of the Christian Warrior, Chivalry, Fortitude, Self-Sacrifice, and Justice, each figure typified by appropriate symbols. In the lower tier are four pictures giving concrete illustrations of the above qualities; Chivalry is" represented by St. George slaying the dragon; Fortitude by David, the shepherd boy, killing the lion; Self-Sacrifice by St. Martin, the soldier-saint, dividing his cloak with a beggar on a winter's night, whilst Justice is illustrated by King Solomon giving his famous judgment on the two mothers who each claimed a living baby as her own. Above the large figures is a scroll upheld by angels, bearing the words: "Their glory shall not be blotted out; their name liveth for evermore." The design of the window is excellently carried out in very richly-coloured glass, and the window is an addition to the devotional and artistic stained glass of the Dominion. The window has been designed and painted by Messrs James Powell and Sons (Whitefriars), of Wigmore street, London, and reflects very great credit on the firm. [2]
For further reading regarding Kate’s poetry
poetryarchivenz.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/poetry-notes-...
SOURCES:
[1]
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19170721.2.110
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 173, 21 July 1917
[2]
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19260719.2.54
Bibliographic details
Press, Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18747, 19 July 1926
[3]
Christchurch City Council cemeteries database
Kennesaw Mountain. 7/27/2014.
Unmistakable cerulean blue seen lateral crown, and adjacent to wing bars. Females would not have this coloration. They would be green and perhaps aqua. Note the traces of yellow wash on throat area and the wide white supercilum (white stripe above eye), and the faint/indistinct bluish side striping all indicating this male is a first fall male. In the field it can be difficult to separate plumages beyond saying the bird is not an adult male. I have several other instructive angles of this same individual that remain private images.
LAB is a coffee & drink shop in Athens. Its owners being originally electricians and carpenters have transformed the space with DIY decorations and gadgets. The menu reflects the environment of the space using DIY instructive illustrations from vintage greek educational manuals.
A visit to the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Near Llanarthne in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
This garden aims to raise understanding and interest in plant breeding and genetics. The curving pathways in the Wallace Garden reflect the shape of the DNA double helix, and break the oval enclosure into a series of attractive themed beds. Planting blends the curious, the ornamental and the instructive. Here you’ll find examples of natural plant mutations, and every year there are fresh displays of food crops and garden plants that have been selectively bred by humans, like sweet peas and dahlias.
Along the south wall, plants refelct a geological timeline, from the first emergence of mosses and liverworts through horsetails to the tree ferns and conifers that dominate just before the evolution of flowering plants.
In the future we are hoping to use secure funding for this garden in order to demonstrate some of the scientific research the Garden is carrying out, particularly into the DNA of native Welsh plants.
This garden is named in honour of the Usk-born naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), whose own work on the theory of evolution by means of natural selection prompted Charles Darwin to publish his ‘On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection’. In 2008, we celebrated Wallace’s life with a specially commissioned play written by Gaynor Styles of Theatre Nanog and performed by Ioan Hefin (seen left) inside the Wallace Garden for both school groups and general visitors.
bust of Alfred Russel Wallace.
He was a Naturalist, biologist geographer, anthropologist and explorer.
Bust created by Anthony Smith with generous financial support of John Ellis and the Waterloo Foundation.
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
A visit to the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Near Llanarthne in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
This garden aims to raise understanding and interest in plant breeding and genetics. The curving pathways in the Wallace Garden reflect the shape of the DNA double helix, and break the oval enclosure into a series of attractive themed beds. Planting blends the curious, the ornamental and the instructive. Here you’ll find examples of natural plant mutations, and every year there are fresh displays of food crops and garden plants that have been selectively bred by humans, like sweet peas and dahlias.
Along the south wall, plants refelct a geological timeline, from the first emergence of mosses and liverworts through horsetails to the tree ferns and conifers that dominate just before the evolution of flowering plants.
In the future we are hoping to use secure funding for this garden in order to demonstrate some of the scientific research the Garden is carrying out, particularly into the DNA of native Welsh plants.
This garden is named in honour of the Usk-born naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), whose own work on the theory of evolution by means of natural selection prompted Charles Darwin to publish his ‘On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection’. In 2008, we celebrated Wallace’s life with a specially commissioned play written by Gaynor Styles of Theatre Nanog and performed by Ioan Hefin (seen left) inside the Wallace Garden for both school groups and general visitors.
Principality House (not open to the public)
Principality House has three splendid conference suites ranging in size from boardroom for eight delegates, to theatre style for eighty delegates. All suites have superb views, projector and screens and multi media equipment. In addition, a state-of-the-art IT suite contains 10 PCs, all with internet access.
This impressive building is the only part of William Paxton’s mansion that remains today. It was the servants’ quarters, brew house, laundry and kitchens.
Having survived the fire of 1931, which destroyed the main mansion, these servants’ quarters later became a farmhouse named Trawscoed. These days, it has a new role as a Conference Centre,
where companies, government agencies, charities and other organisations book rooms to run courses, seminars and conferences.
It is a Grade II listed building.
Service Yard and Gateway of Middleton Hall, Llanarthney
Location
100m north of the Great Glass House of the National Botanic Gardens. Attached to the surviving service wing of Middleton Hall.
History
Middleton Hall was completed in 1795 for Sir William Paxton to the designs of S P Cockerell. To the north-west of the house was a service wing (now modernised and named Trawscoed) with this attached oval yard and gateway. With these exceptions the Hall was demolished in 1951.
Interior
Exterior
The yard, its gateway and the stable block are planned on one axis. The yard is an oval enclosure in roughly coursed stonework, about 2 metres in height, without its original coping. The yard gateway is an imposing design in the form of a round-headed gateway with a semicircular ashlar arch, with projecting keystone, large square impost moulding and string course and projecting plinth, all set within a section of wall raised to almost double height in coursed masonry with square coping.
Reason for Listing
Listed as a structure planned integrally with the listed Stables, and a surviving unaltered fragment of the work of S P Cockerell.
References
H Colvin, Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 (1995), p.264;
N D Ludlow, Middleton Hall Assessment (DAT Project Record No. 31018, 1995), p.17
This text is a legacy record and has not been updated since the building was originally listed. Details of the building may have changed in the intervening time. You should not rely on this listing as an accurate description of the building.
Notes:
100m north of the Great Glass House of the National Botanic Gardens. Attached to the surviving service wing of Middleton Hall.
Source: Cadw
Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence.
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
It's only logical...that I do some "Iron Planking" in this context as Mr Stark is such a fan of Star Trek - the only non documentary telly his father allowed him to watch, as a kid!
I had a beaut arvo in November (2014) revisiting my geek 'origins' after excepting an invitation from Austrek, the Australian Star Trek Club, to attend a monthly meeting and give a talk about "Bad Science Fiction Films".
Fandom (ANY fandom) at its best is all about passion and I have been, and always shall be, a mad keen Star Trek fan.
Austrek, was where I discovered Science Fiction fandom, although it's equally true to say that it discovered me.
It was in the mid 1970s, though I'll have to do some digging to discover exactly when...and do rather look forward to a fondly nostalgic fossicking around in my archives.
For now though, it's enough to recall how much fun I had there, for a couple of decades or so, and how much I got from it and how much I gave back and by doing so got even more in return...
Anyway, I took along with me a quickly gathered random selection of "The Captain's Log" newsletter, which has been Austrek's periodical newsletter, under one masthead or another, since its inception. As one terrific teen at the meeting asked, "Which of these covers did you draw?"
Me: "All of them..."
And so I did. Not all of the entire run of the covers, to be sure, but at least fifty-ish, I reckon, at a guess.
Austrek was and is like that. It's fertile soil for fannish creativity. Many of the things I enjoy doing now were either kickstarted or developed further during those early years I spent with Austrek, including writing, drawing, painting, sculpting, costuming and, messing about with assorted performing arts.
Of course, Austrek is where I first met Paul Ruzek, who was the co-creator of the Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical radio show back in 1994, and which I am still presenting and producing today.
So, yah, it was very much like coming home walking through the door of the Northcote Town Hall, and being met with a generously warm welcome by the clubmemembers.
The talk was well received, which is instructive, since I normally wouldn't go out of my way to be so negative as to single out "Bad Sci-Fi" as a category in itself...life's too short, and I'm more often than not given to a more positive outlook.
However, focusing that much negativity was a challenge, and I found myself slipping back into a certain, shall we say, Klingon mindset, that has been such a personal 'joy' to role play with, when I've been costuming as one of those worthy aliens.
Oh, the films?
Well, I'll post here a list of the ones that made the cut, including many that are 'yeahnahmaybe' movies...so bad that they're actually great fun to watch!
-ALIEN 3
-BATMAN AND ROBIN
-BIRDEMIC
-FRANKENSTEIN VS BARAGON
-HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN
-H.G WELLS' THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
-HIGHLANDER II
-HOWARD THE DUCK
-I AM OMEGA
-INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
-MAN OF STEEL
-PLANET OF THE APES (THE BURTON ONE)
-PROMETHEUS
-SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS
-STARSHIP TROOPERS
-STAR TREK V
-STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
-STAR WARS I, II, III and VI (Cheers, ta, Mr Lucas, that I have to bloody well explain that I mean the three prequels and the last movie of the original trilogy)
-SUPERMAN IV THE QUEST FOR PEACE
-THE TIME MACHINE (The 2002 one)
-TOTAL RECALL (The 1990 one)
-TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
-VOYAGE TO THE PLANET OF PREHISTORIC WOMEN (Which is to say, the butchered American versions of the classic Pavel Klushantsev Soviet space exploration film, PLANET BUR)
Some additional films were added on during the Q & A session: ESCAPE FROM L.A, KING KONG LIVES and, for my sins, I even gleefully wrangled over Tarkovsky's magnificent masterpieces, SOLARIS and STALKER (Ask me how!)
What evil fun!
But remember, everyone takes their own size popcorn and flavour choc-top into the cinema...
Thanks to Austrek, and to its brilliant clubmembers, including Rebecca Pinskier and Mel Nemer, who invited me along, and Snudge, who provided essential technical support for the talk.
Austrek: "Live Long & Prosper- I have been, and always shall be, your friend."
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
There are words coming, I swear...
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I snapped up this old door knocker at the Barrie Antiques Centre after they knocked their original $295.00 asking price down to something much more reasonable. It will stay with us for the time being, possibly eventually being affixed to a lodge room door in Cuba, the Philippines, or Mexico.
Square and Compasses
Source: Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry
These two symbols have been so long and so universally combined — to teach us, as says an early instruction, "to square our actions and to keep them within due bounds," they are so seldom seen apart, but are so kept together, either as two Great Lights, or as a jewel worn once by the Master of the Lodge, now by the Past Master—that they have come at last to be recognized as the proper badge of a Master Mason, just as the Triple Tau is of a Royal Arch Mason or the Passion Cross of a Knight Templar.
So universally has this symbol been recognized, even by the profane world, as the peculiar characteristic of Freemasonry, that it has recently been made in the United States the subject of a legal decision. A manufacturer of flour having made, in 1873, an application to the Patent Office for permission to adopt the Square and Compasses as a trade-mark, the Commissioner of Patents, .J. M. Thatcher, refused the permission as the mark was a Masonic symbol.
If this emblem were something other than precisely what it is—either less known", less significant, or fully and universally understood—all this might readily be admitted. But, Considering its peculiar character and relation to the public, an anomalous question is presented. There can be no doubt that this device, so commonly worn and employed by Masons, has an established mystic significance, universally recognized as existing; whether comprehended by all or not, is not material to this issue. In view of the magnitude and extent of the Masonic organization, it is impossible to divest its symbols, or at least this particular symbol—perhaps the best known of all—of its ordinary signification, wherever displaced, either as an arbitrary character or otherwise.
It will be universally understood, or misunderstood, as having a Masonic significance; and, therefore, as a trade-mark, must constantly work deception. Nothing could be more mischievous than to create as a monopoly, and uphold by the poser of lacy anything so calculated. as applied to purposes of trade. to be misinterpreted, to mislead all classes, and to constantly foster suggestions of mystery in affairs of business (see Infringing upon Freemasonry, also Imitative Societies, and Clandestine).
In a religious work by John Davies, entitled Summa Totalis, or All in All and the Same Forever, printed in 1607, we find an allusion to the Square and Compasses by a profane in a really Masonic sense. The author, who proposes to describe mystically the form of the Deity, says in his dedication:
Yet I this forme of formelesse Deity,
Drewe by the Squire and Compasse of our Creed.
In Masonic symbolism the Square and Compasses refer to the Freemason's duty to the Craft and to himself; hence it is properly a symbol of brotherhood, and there significantly adopted as the badge or token of the Fraternity.
Berage, in his work on the higher Degrees, Les plus secrets Mystéres des Hauts Grades, or The Most Secret Mysteries of the High Grades, gives a new interpretation to the symbol. He says: "The Square and the Compasses represent the union of the Old and New Testaments. None of the high Degrees recognize this interpretation, although their symbolism of the two implements differs somewhat from that of Symbolic Freemasonry.
The Square is with them peculiarly appropriated to the lower Degrees, as founded on the Operative Art; while the Compasses, as an implement of higher character and uses, is attributed to the Decrees, which claim to have a more elevated and philosophical foundation. Thus they speak of the initiate, when he passes from the Blue Lodge to the Lodge of Perfection, as 'passing from the Square to the Compasses,' to indicate a progressive elevation in his studies. Yet even in the high Degrees, the square and compasses combined retain their primitive signification as a symbol of brotherhood and as a badge of the Order."
Square and Compass
Source: The Builder October 1916
By Bro. B. C. Ward, Iowa
Worshipful Master and Brethren: Let us behold the glorious beauty that lies hidden beneath the symbolism of the Square and Compass; and first as to the Square. Geometry, the first and noblest of the sciences, is the basis on which the superstructure of Masonry has been erected. As you know, the word "Geometry" is derived from two Greek words which mean "to measure the earth," so that Geometry originated in measurement; and in those early days, when land first began to be measured, the Square, being a right angle, was the instrument used, so that in time the Square began to symbolize the Earth. And later it began to symbolize, Masonically, the earthly-in man, that is man's lower nature, and still later it began to symbolize man's duty in his earthly relations, or his moral obligations to his Fellowmen. The symbolism of the Square is as ancient as the Pyramids. The Egyptians used it in building the Pyramids. The base of every pyramid is a perfect square, and to the Egyptians the Square was their highest and most sacred emblem. Even the Chinese many, many centuries ago used the Square to represent Good, and Confucius in his writings speaks of the Square to represent a Just man.
As Masons we have adopted the 47th Problem of Euclid as the rule by which to determine or prove a perfect Square. Many of us remember with what interest we solved that problem in our school days. The Square has become our most significant Emblem. It rests upon the open Bible on this altar; it is one of the three great Lights; and it is the chief ornament of the Worshipful Master. There is a good reason why this distinction has been conferred upon the Square. There can be nothing truer than a perfect Square--a right angle. Hence the Square has become an emblem of Perfection.
Now a few words as to the Compass: Astronomy was the second great science promulgated among men. In the process of Man's evolution there came a time when he began to look up to the stars and wonder at the vaulted Heavens above him. When he began to study the stars, he found that the Square was not adapted to the measurement of the Heavens. He must have circular measure; he needed to draw a circle from a central point, and so the Compass was employed. By the use of the Compass man began to study the starry Heavens, and as the Square primarily symbolized the Earth, the Compass began to symbolize the Heavens, the celestial canopy, the study of which has led men to think of God, and adore Him as the Supreme Architect of the Universe. In later times the Compass began to symbolize the spiritual or higher nature of man, and it is a significant fact that the circumference of a circle, which is a line without end, has become an emblem of Eternity and symbolizes Divinity; so the Compass, and the circle drawn by the Compass, both point men Heavenward and Godward.
The Masonic teaching concerning the two points of the Compass is very interesting and instructive. The novitiate in Masonry, as he kneels at this altar, and asks for Light sees the Square, which symbolizes his lower nature, he may well note the position of the Compass. As he takes another step, and asks for more Light, the position of the Compass is changed somewhat, symbolizing that his spiritual nature can, in some measure, overcome his evil tendencies. As he takes another step in Masonry, and asks for further Light, and hears the significant words, "and God said let there be Light, and there was Light," he sees the Compass in new light; and for the first time he sees the meaning, thus unmistakably alluding to the sacred and eternal truth that as the Heavens are higher than the Earth, so the spiritual is higher than the material, and the spiritual in man must have its proper place, and should be above his lower nature, and dominate all his thoughts and actions. That eminent Philosopher, Edmund Burke, once said, "It is ordained that men of intemperate passions cannot be free. Their passions forge the chains which bind them, and make them slaves." Burke was right. Masonry, through the beautiful symbolism of the Compass, tells us how we can be free men, by permitting the spiritual within us to overcome our evil tendencies, and dominate all our thoughts and actions. Brethren, sometimes in the silent quiet hour, as we think of this conflict between our lower and higher natures, we sometimes say in the words of another, "Show me the way and let me bravely climb to where all conflicts with the flesh shall cease. Show me that way. Show me the way up to a higher plane where my body shall be servant of my Soul. Show me that way."
Brethren, if that prayer expresses desire of our hearts, let us take heed to the beautiful teachings of the Compass, which silently and persistently tells each one of us,
"You should not in the valley stay
While the great horizons stretch away
The very cliffs that wall you round
Are ladders up to higher ground.
And Heaven draws near as you ascend,
The Breeze invites, the Stars befriend.
All things are beckoning to the Best,
Then climb toward God and find sweet Rest."
The Šárka Valley denominates the part of the Litovice (here already Šárka) Brook between the Džbán swimming pool and the Vltava, deeply and sharply cut into solid Proterozoic rocks. The Šárka region includes also the open valley of the tributary from the airport, the valley of the Nebušice creek and the brook coming from Housle near Lysolaje. The area is characterized by relatively great differences of elevation from 180 m at the brook inlet into the Vltava to 364 m above sea level on the top of the Kozák Rock and the Žabák which soar above the surrounding plateau as knobs. The whole area is included in the Šárka natural monument and its most valuable parts have been declared small protected areas.
Šárka Valley
The Šárka Valley is the best preserved natural region northwest of Prague, which is due to its diversely articulated ground relief on resistant rocks appearing in numerous outcrops. Thanks to this also relatively large forest areas have been preserved, recently extended by tree planting, as well as xerothermal rocks and slopes. Also extensive wet meadows in the fluvial plain are significant. The area includes also the sites of important primeval settlements and pilgrimage places of later date, such as St. Mathew’s. Its popularity increased also by the Smetana’s symphonic poem of the same name forming part of the symphonic cycle My Country, as well as the former National Theatre stage below the Dívčí Skok (Girl’s Jump).
In the framework of Prague Šárka provides a magnificent section of the Kralupy-Zbraslav group of the Barrandian Proterozoic characterized here by extraordinary representation of silicites - lydites cropping out in the form of wildly cleft rock masses and forming the unique gorge of Džbán, the entrance gate to the Šárka Valley. Also Proterozoic shales and greywackes crop out in many places being overlain by almost horizontally bedden Cretaceous formations along the upper edge - Cenomanian sandstones covered by sandy marlites, best uncovered in the broader environs of Nebušice. Also the lower Ordovician formations crop out near the Džbán swimming pool and in the right-hand valley slope near Jenerálka. The Quaternary is represented by thick loess drifts, once exploited for brick manufacture, and boulder screes below lydite rocks. Near the Čertův Mlýn (Devil’s Mill) the right-hand slope is covered with open boulder scree, the only one in Prague territory. Also the fluvial plain sediments are well developed, interspersed locally with limestone incrustations. Remarkable is also the Housle clough cut in loesses, sandy marlites and sandstones underlain by proterozoic shaks affected by tropical weathering.
The area, situated in the margin of a the chernozem region, is characterized by the prevalence of brown soils of different nutrition value and rankers on rock outcrops and sheer slopes. On loesses there are typical brown earths in the valley and chernozems along the northern margin in the lower part.
The whole Šárka area forms part of the ancient settlement region where man has influenced vegetation development for seven thousand years. That is why the whole area has been covered with a mosaic of forests, bushes and open areas of different kind since time immemorial. With the exception of rocky steppes on inaccessible sites all surfaces have been influenced by the activities of man - herdsman, user of wood and farmer.
Initial woods were of xerothermal character and comprized oak and hornbeam woods, acid, partly dwarfed oak woods with relatively small areas of scree woods and fluvial plains. On sheer slopes facing the north also beeches could be found. Only very little has been preserved from these original woods, the biggest remainder being the Nebušice Grove. Untill last century the area had a prevalence of pastures and extensive orchards with varying quota of xerothermal elements. Important part was played by rocky steppes and thermophilous heaths on top of lydites. An entirely specific formation consists in the rocky steppes of the Džbán gorge the diversity of species and structure of which is due to its enrichment by primeval hillforts erected on these rocks.
At present the forest cover of the area is relatively large thanks to the trees planted at the end of last century with the prevalence of alien wood species, such as false acacia, austrian pine, red oak as well as spruce - an entirely unsuitable species for this dry area. In the course of the past decade the area is becoming spontaneously overgrown with trees and bushes, at present forming a continuous cover of surfaces entirely bare as late as the Second World War. Also some invasion elements have penetrated here such as touch-me-not (Impatiens glandulifera) in the Džbán. This development has resulted in considerable empoverishment of the initial floral wealth of the Šárka Valley.
The vertebrate fauna comprises the species occurring in the whole Prague area, although some animals which had not lived here for a long time, such as the wild boar, seem to be returning here. Woods and bushes provide ample nesting opportunity for a number of birds. Important are also minor insects and other invertebrates on rocky slopes and rocks as well as in moist valley meadows to bogs. Until recently some species, known in the environs of Prague only from this area, have been living here, such as the minor spring snail (Bythinella austriaca) on Jenerálka and in the Nebušice Creek.
The original woods, managed mostly as sprout woods were affected significantly by various interference, such as pasturing and litter raking, as a result of which they have lost the major part of their herb layer. At present newly planted woods prevail the composition of which differs considerably from original woods. They are managed as special-purpose suburban woods and are desolate in the parts of difficult access. The herb layer often is of ruderal character.
The Šárka area has been settled continuously since primeval times. Middle Paleolithic men dwelt along the Vltava and a younger Paleolithic settlement was ascertained e.g. in the brickworks on the Jenerálka. Since the Neolithic settlements of farming and pasturing types were continous. Important buildings dating from that time are the hillforts on the Šesták and Kozák Rocks as well as the Slavonic hillfort in the Šárka Valley of a later date, which covered a considerable area. In the lower part of the valley, the so-called Upper and Lower Šárka, as well as Lysolaje, the buildings form a continuous chain at present. Higher up in the valley there is a chain of flour mills (e.g. Devil’s Mill) and farms, such as Želivka or Vizerka. Below the Dívčí Skok (Girl’s Jump) a small swimming pool was built, above the valley entrance the Džbán dam with a reservoir and recreation facilities. Continuous urban construction has approached the valley from the south. There are no major industrial enterprises in the Šárka Valley or its adjacent valleys. Minor brickworks (Jenerálka, Dubový Mlýn) exploited loess drifts. Otherwise the area was influenced by adjacent communities.
In the past fruit orchards flourished here and the meadows were mown regularly. At present these activities have stopped mostly. The wide Šárka Brook is polluted considerably, as in its upstream part it flows through extensive neighbourhood units and intensively exploited agricultural areas. The pollution is contributed to also by the nearby airport. Šárka has become an important suburban recreation area in which some activities, particularly mountaineering, exceed the limits of its capacity. At present it is covered by a network of small protected areas in Šárka protecting the most valuable areas, primarily the rocky steppes and xerothermal slopes. Of no smaller value is its geomorphology including the instructive exposures of Proterozoic rocks. Although its living nature has suffered considerable losses, Šárka still is a rich and remarkable area requiring special nature protection.
Sasaki Shizuma (1619-1695) - Model Book of the "Thousand Character Classic" (second half 17th century)
Set of two albums; ink on paper
The scholar Zhou Xingsi (470-521) is the author of the Thousand Character Classic (Qianziwen), a text used as primer for schoolchildren learning Chinese characters. Each one of the thousand characters is used only once. Shizuma begins the first volume with a double-page of elements that recur frequently in calligraphy. The characters are at first clearly defined and nicely proportioned, adequate for an instructive book. Later, however, he moves away from standard script and uses wriggling lines, and final into seal script.
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
Inspired by Heinrich Hoffman's Der Struwwelpeter.
Title: The book of bosh : with which are incorporated some amusing and instructive nursery stories in rhyme
Identifier(s): P BOO (FOLIO)
Creator: Unknown
Date created: 1890
Publisher: London : Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co., Limited, [1890?]
Medium (physical description): 26 leaves
Description: Second edition. "Compiled & printed in colors by George Falkner & Sons, The Deansgate Press, Manchester, and 181, Queen Victoria St., London, E.C."--colophon. A series of cautionary rhymes in the style of Struwwelpeter. Date of publication suggested by the British Library catalogue. First and last leaves printed on both sides.
Collection: Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books
Rights access: Public domain
Download the whole book in PDF format from our Digital Archive
The Collection of Roman Republican Coins of a Student and his Mentor Part II
Marcus Antonius and L. Livineius Regulus. Aureus 42, AV 7.96 g. M·ANTONIVS – III.VIR·R·P.C Head of M. Antonius r. Rev. L·REGVLVS – IIIIVIR·A·P.F Hercules seated facing on rock, holding spear and sword, with lion’s skin draped over lap; on r., shield decorated with gorgoneion. Babelon Antonia 25 and Livineia 3. C 25. Bahrfeldt 48.7 and pl. VI, 15 (this coin illustrated). Sydenham 1103. T.V. Buttrey “The Triumviral Portrait Gold of the Quattuoviri Monetales of 42 B.C.”, NNM 137, 1956, 48.7 (this coin). Sear Imperators 143. Calicó 90 (this coin). Biaggi 52 (this coin). Crawford 494/2a. Extremely rare, undoubtedly the finest of fifteen specimens known of which only five are in private hands. In exceptional state of preservation for an issue which is normally found in modest condition. A magnificent portrait struck on a broad flan and a delightful reddish tone. Extremely fine.
Provenance:
- Jacob Hirsch 18, 1907, Imhoof-Blumer, 491.
- Emile Bourgey 1958, Robert Perret, 69.
- Bank Leu 22, 1979, 185 sales.
From the collection of Sheikh Saoud Al Thani.
The portrait aurei of 42 B.C. are devoted to the three members of the second triumvirate – Octavian, Antony and Lepidus. All were produced by four moneyers, Clodius, Mussidius, Varus and Regulus, and Buttrey’s proposal that the four moneyers struck in the same year has generally been accepted. Each moneyer struck portrait aurei for each triumvir, making it a comprehensive series. The aurei of L. Livineius Regulus are unique within the group because they are not die linked with coins of the other three moneyers. This aspect, taken with the unusual characteristics of some of Regulus’ silver coins, allowed Buttrey to argue that Regulus was the primus, or leading member, of the college of four moneyers. If so, the coins of Regulus may have been struck first, with those of Clodius, Mussidius and Varus following in a manner that allowed them to be die linked among each other. Based upon the inscription PRAEF.VR on one of Regulus’ denarii, Buttrey suggests Regulus was serving as the praefect of the city of Rome in 42 B.C., and that his duties included control of the coinage when consuls were absent. Thus, Regulus out of necessity may have become one of the moneyers so he could perform his expanded duties as praefect. Regulus’ portrait aurei were carefully conceived, as the reverse type associated with each triumvir refers to the divine forbearers of the men: Octavian claimed descent from Venus, which is implied by Regulus’ type of Aeneas carrying Anchises; Lepidus counted Mars among his ancestors, which is alluded to by his type depicting the Vestal Virgin Aemilia; and Antony is said to have been descended form Hercules, who is shown on the aurei Regulus produced for him. As Buttrey points out, offering descent from a divinity as a qualification for authority was not original to this series; similar overtures had been made on earlier coinage by Sulla (with Venus), Pompey (with Neptune) and Julius Caesar (with Venus). However, Regulus’ coins show a strengthening of that trend, and imply that “...the Fortune of the city was to be assured by divinity as it were made flesh.” The portrait die of this specimen was paired only with one reverse die, assuring us that it did not have a particularly long life. Stylistically it is perhaps the finest of all the Antony portrait dies employed by these moneyers. The inscription IIII VIR A P F is instructive, if not entirely clear. It almost certainly abbreviates quatuorviri argento publico feriundo or quattuorvir auro publico feriundo, with the latter representing the first time gold was included as part of the regular issues – something of a landmark in the development of Roman coinage.
NUMISMATICA ARS CLASSICA NAC AG, Auction 73, lot 224.
You can find photos of another one of these old Masonic stoves on this Flickr album.
www.flickr.com/photos/21728045@N08/albums/72157623943892513
This box stove is one of only four known to have been made for area Lodges by the Patterson Iron Works on what is now Major Mackenzie Drive, west of Richmond Hill. This one is dated 1866 and cast in relief is the name 'Vaughan Lodge No. 54 and various Masonic symbols. Two other stoves can be found in Brooklin, Ontario and Richmond Hill, Ontario.
From 'The Liberal' Communit - Tuesday Jan. 4, 2005
A short history of the foundry that made the stove. 'Village founder enterprising' by Andrew Hind - Blast From The Past:
Driving along Major Mackenzie Drive between Bathurst and Dufferin streets, I had chance to view the land and remaining buildings that once comprised the industrial village of Patterson. It occurred to me while the history of this little factory town is fairly well known, the story of its founder is not.
That is odd, to say the least, for surely there would have been no Patterson if there there had been no Peter Patterson to create it.
Mr. Patterson was born in New Hampshire in 1825. A crucial turning point came in 1840, when a still teenaged Mr. Patterson invented a fanning mill, a machine designed to screen grain.
The timing could not have been better. The mid-19th. century was a time when innovative and practical ways to improve the grain milling process were sorely needed to meet the unrelenting demand of a growing world population.
Grist mills required new ways to speed up operations and Mr. Patterson offered just that.
He and brothers Alfred and Robert came to Canada to market the product. First they operated out of Waterloo, then Dundas. Finally, they arrived in Richmond Hill.
Here, Mr. Patterson purchased an old hotel at the corner of Yonge and Richmond streets and began a profitable business. But he wasn't just dealing with fanning mills any longer. He was also manufacturing farming implements. Lots and lots of farming implements.
In fact, the business was so profitable within a few years it had outgrown its original facilities. So, in 1855, Mr. Patterson bought the east half of Lot 21, Concession 2 (much of the land along Major Mackenzie between Bathurst and Dufferin) from John Arnold and decided to build a larger factory there.
To support it, he had to build a town from scratch. In short order, the community boasted a church, store, school, mills, a huge foundry and factory, lumber yards, warehouses and company offices, workers, homes and a two-mile plank walkway linking the village to Richmond Hill.
Naturally, the community was named after its founder.
The Patterson farm Implements Co. continued its meteoric rise. Soon it was using 400 tons of steel a year, employed four teams of horses to haul implements to a rail station at Maple and was considered among the largest implement manufacturers in Canada.
Unlike most successful industrialists of the era, however, no one questioned Mr. Patterson's integrity.
He was always considered honest and ethical, 'a gracious and hospitable man' according to documents from that time.
Nevertheless, he was a tireless worker and demanded excellence from employees. The workers were rewarded in ways few were in that period. They received fair wages and worked in a safe, clean, efficient, well-lit and well-ventilated environment.
In light of his importance and wealth, it should come as no surprise Mr. Patterson was soon propelled into politics. He served as reeve of Vaughan Township for four years (1868-1871), warden of York County in 1871, and represented West York in 1871 to 1883. He also served as president of the Richmond Hill Agricultural Society in 1884.
Business problems were on the horizon, however.
No railway deemed it worthwhile to run through Patterson, nor would any agree to distant markets, the Patterson Farm Implement Co. was at a disadvantage in relation to its competitors and would likely be doomed.
Reluctantly, Mr. Patterson accepted an invitation to move the business to Woodstock in 1886, where ready rail access was available.
Nevertheless, competition was fierce and in 1891, tired and aging, Mr. Patterson decided to sell to rivals Massey-Harris. He retired to his farm in Patterson and died there in 1904.
History buff Andrew Hind welcomes comments at maelstrom@sympatico.ca.
Masonic Key
"The Key," says Doctor Oliver (Landmarks I, page 180), "is one of the most important symbols of Freemasonry. It bears the appearance of a common metal instrument, confined to the performance of one simple act. But the well-instructed brother beholds in it the symbol which teaches him to keep a tongue of good report, and to abstain from the debasing vices of slander and defamation." Among the ancients the key was a symbol of silence and circumspection; and thus Sophocles alludes to it in the Oedipus Coloneus (line 105), where he makes the chorus speak of "the golden key which had come upon the tongue of the ministering Hierophant in the mysteries of Eleusis-Callimachus says that the Priestess of Ceres bore a key as the ensign of her mystic office. The key was in the Mysteries of Isis a hieroglyphic of the opening or disclosing of the heart and conscience, in the kingdom of death, for trial and Judgment.
In the old instructions of Freemasonry the key was an important symbol, and Doctor Oliver regrets that it has been abandoned in the modern system. In the ceremonies of the First Degree, in the eighteenth century allusion is made to a key by whose help the secrets of Freemasonry are to be obtained, which key "is said to hang and not to lie, because it is always to hang in a brother's defense and not to lie to his prejudge." It was said, too, to hang "by the thread of life at the entrance, " and was closely connected with the heart, because the tongue "ought to utter nothing but what the heart dictates." And, finally, this key is described as being "composed of no metal, but a tongue of good report." In the ceremonies of the Masters Degree in the Adonhiramite Rite, we find this catechism (in the Recueil Précieu:, page 87):
What do you conceal?
All the secrets which have been intrusted to me.
Where do you conceal them?
In the heart.
Have you a key to gain entrance there?
Yes, Right Worshipful.
Where do you keep it?
In a box of coral which opens and shuts only with ivory teeth.
Of what metal is it composed?
Of none. It is a tongue obedient to reason, which knows only how to speak well of those of whom it speaks in their absence as in their presence.
All of this shows that the key as a symbol was formerly equivalent to the modern symbol of the "instructive tongue," which, however, with almost the same interpretation, has now been transferred to the Second or Fellow-Craft's Degree. The key, however, is still preserved as a symbol of secrecy in the Royal Arch Degree; and it is also presented to us in the same sense in the ivory key of the Secret Master, or Fourth Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. In many of the German Lodges an ivory key is made a part of the Masonic clothing of each Brother, to remind him that he should lock up or conceal the secrets of Freemasonry in his heart. But among the ancients the key was also a symbol of power; and thus among the Greeks the title of Kxeiaouxos or key-bearer, was bestowed upon one holding high office; and with the Romans, the keys are given to the bride on the day of marriage, as a token that the authority of the house was bestowed upon her; and if afterward divorced, they were taken from her, as a symbol of the deprivation of her office, Among the Hebrews the key was used in the same sense. "As the robe and the baldric," says Lowth (Israel, part ii, section 4), "were the ensigns of power and authority, so likewise was the key the mark of office, either sacred or civil." Thus in Isaiah (xxii, 22), it is said: "The key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulders; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open" Our Savior expressed a similar idea when he said to Saint Peter, "I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven." It is in reference to this interpretation of the symbol, and not that of secrecy, that the key has been adopted as the official jewel of the Treasurer of a Lodge, because he has the purse, the source of power, under his command.
Source: Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
The Šárka Valley denominates the part of the Litovice (here already Šárka) Brook between the Džbán swimming pool and the Vltava, deeply and sharply cut into solid Proterozoic rocks. The Šárka region includes also the open valley of the tributary from the airport, the valley of the Nebušice creek and the brook coming from Housle near Lysolaje. The area is characterized by relatively great differences of elevation from 180 m at the brook inlet into the Vltava to 364 m above sea level on the top of the Kozák Rock and the Žabák which soar above the surrounding plateau as knobs. The whole area is included in the Šárka natural monument and its most valuable parts have been declared small protected areas.
Šárka Valley
The Šárka Valley is the best preserved natural region northwest of Prague, which is due to its diversely articulated ground relief on resistant rocks appearing in numerous outcrops. Thanks to this also relatively large forest areas have been preserved, recently extended by tree planting, as well as xerothermal rocks and slopes. Also extensive wet meadows in the fluvial plain are significant. The area includes also the sites of important primeval settlements and pilgrimage places of later date, such as St. Mathew’s. Its popularity increased also by the Smetana’s symphonic poem of the same name forming part of the symphonic cycle My Country, as well as the former National Theatre stage below the Dívčí Skok (Girl’s Jump).
In the framework of Prague Šárka provides a magnificent section of the Kralupy-Zbraslav group of the Barrandian Proterozoic characterized here by extraordinary representation of silicites - lydites cropping out in the form of wildly cleft rock masses and forming the unique gorge of Džbán, the entrance gate to the Šárka Valley. Also Proterozoic shales and greywackes crop out in many places being overlain by almost horizontally bedden Cretaceous formations along the upper edge - Cenomanian sandstones covered by sandy marlites, best uncovered in the broader environs of Nebušice. Also the lower Ordovician formations crop out near the Džbán swimming pool and in the right-hand valley slope near Jenerálka. The Quaternary is represented by thick loess drifts, once exploited for brick manufacture, and boulder screes below lydite rocks. Near the Čertův Mlýn (Devil’s Mill) the right-hand slope is covered with open boulder scree, the only one in Prague territory. Also the fluvial plain sediments are well developed, interspersed locally with limestone incrustations. Remarkable is also the Housle clough cut in loesses, sandy marlites and sandstones underlain by proterozoic shaks affected by tropical weathering.
The area, situated in the margin of a the chernozem region, is characterized by the prevalence of brown soils of different nutrition value and rankers on rock outcrops and sheer slopes. On loesses there are typical brown earths in the valley and chernozems along the northern margin in the lower part.
The whole Šárka area forms part of the ancient settlement region where man has influenced vegetation development for seven thousand years. That is why the whole area has been covered with a mosaic of forests, bushes and open areas of different kind since time immemorial. With the exception of rocky steppes on inaccessible sites all surfaces have been influenced by the activities of man - herdsman, user of wood and farmer.
Initial woods were of xerothermal character and comprized oak and hornbeam woods, acid, partly dwarfed oak woods with relatively small areas of scree woods and fluvial plains. On sheer slopes facing the north also beeches could be found. Only very little has been preserved from these original woods, the biggest remainder being the Nebušice Grove. Untill last century the area had a prevalence of pastures and extensive orchards with varying quota of xerothermal elements. Important part was played by rocky steppes and thermophilous heaths on top of lydites. An entirely specific formation consists in the rocky steppes of the Džbán gorge the diversity of species and structure of which is due to its enrichment by primeval hillforts erected on these rocks.
At present the forest cover of the area is relatively large thanks to the trees planted at the end of last century with the prevalence of alien wood species, such as false acacia, austrian pine, red oak as well as spruce - an entirely unsuitable species for this dry area. In the course of the past decade the area is becoming spontaneously overgrown with trees and bushes, at present forming a continuous cover of surfaces entirely bare as late as the Second World War. Also some invasion elements have penetrated here such as touch-me-not (Impatiens glandulifera) in the Džbán. This development has resulted in considerable empoverishment of the initial floral wealth of the Šárka Valley.
The vertebrate fauna comprises the species occurring in the whole Prague area, although some animals which had not lived here for a long time, such as the wild boar, seem to be returning here. Woods and bushes provide ample nesting opportunity for a number of birds. Important are also minor insects and other invertebrates on rocky slopes and rocks as well as in moist valley meadows to bogs. Until recently some species, known in the environs of Prague only from this area, have been living here, such as the minor spring snail (Bythinella austriaca) on Jenerálka and in the Nebušice Creek.
The original woods, managed mostly as sprout woods were affected significantly by various interference, such as pasturing and litter raking, as a result of which they have lost the major part of their herb layer. At present newly planted woods prevail the composition of which differs considerably from original woods. They are managed as special-purpose suburban woods and are desolate in the parts of difficult access. The herb layer often is of ruderal character.
The Šárka area has been settled continuously since primeval times. Middle Paleolithic men dwelt along the Vltava and a younger Paleolithic settlement was ascertained e.g. in the brickworks on the Jenerálka. Since the Neolithic settlements of farming and pasturing types were continous. Important buildings dating from that time are the hillforts on the Šesták and Kozák Rocks as well as the Slavonic hillfort in the Šárka Valley of a later date, which covered a considerable area. In the lower part of the valley, the so-called Upper and Lower Šárka, as well as Lysolaje, the buildings form a continuous chain at present. Higher up in the valley there is a chain of flour mills (e.g. Devil’s Mill) and farms, such as Želivka or Vizerka. Below the Dívčí Skok (Girl’s Jump) a small swimming pool was built, above the valley entrance the Džbán dam with a reservoir and recreation facilities. Continuous urban construction has approached the valley from the south. There are no major industrial enterprises in the Šárka Valley or its adjacent valleys. Minor brickworks (Jenerálka, Dubový Mlýn) exploited loess drifts. Otherwise the area was influenced by adjacent communities.
In the past fruit orchards flourished here and the meadows were mown regularly. At present these activities have stopped mostly. The wide Šárka Brook is polluted considerably, as in its upstream part it flows through extensive neighbourhood units and intensively exploited agricultural areas. The pollution is contributed to also by the nearby airport. Šárka has become an important suburban recreation area in which some activities, particularly mountaineering, exceed the limits of its capacity. At present it is covered by a network of small protected areas in Šárka protecting the most valuable areas, primarily the rocky steppes and xerothermal slopes. Of no smaller value is its geomorphology including the instructive exposures of Proterozoic rocks. Although its living nature has suffered considerable losses, Šárka still is a rich and remarkable area requiring special nature protection.
The Šárka Valley denominates the part of the Litovice (here already Šárka) Brook between the Džbán swimming pool and the Vltava, deeply and sharply cut into solid Proterozoic rocks. The Šárka region includes also the open valley of the tributary from the airport, the valley of the Nebušice creek and the brook coming from Housle near Lysolaje. The area is characterized by relatively great differences of elevation from 180 m at the brook inlet into the Vltava to 364 m above sea level on the top of the Kozák Rock and the Žabák which soar above the surrounding plateau as knobs. The whole area is included in the Šárka natural monument and its most valuable parts have been declared small protected areas.
Šárka Valley
The Šárka Valley is the best preserved natural region northwest of Prague, which is due to its diversely articulated ground relief on resistant rocks appearing in numerous outcrops. Thanks to this also relatively large forest areas have been preserved, recently extended by tree planting, as well as xerothermal rocks and slopes. Also extensive wet meadows in the fluvial plain are significant. The area includes also the sites of important primeval settlements and pilgrimage places of later date, such as St. Mathew’s. Its popularity increased also by the Smetana’s symphonic poem of the same name forming part of the symphonic cycle My Country, as well as the former National Theatre stage below the Dívčí Skok (Girl’s Jump).
In the framework of Prague Šárka provides a magnificent section of the Kralupy-Zbraslav group of the Barrandian Proterozoic characterized here by extraordinary representation of silicites - lydites cropping out in the form of wildly cleft rock masses and forming the unique gorge of Džbán, the entrance gate to the Šárka Valley. Also Proterozoic shales and greywackes crop out in many places being overlain by almost horizontally bedden Cretaceous formations along the upper edge - Cenomanian sandstones covered by sandy marlites, best uncovered in the broader environs of Nebušice. Also the lower Ordovician formations crop out near the Džbán swimming pool and in the right-hand valley slope near Jenerálka. The Quaternary is represented by thick loess drifts, once exploited for brick manufacture, and boulder screes below lydite rocks. Near the Čertův Mlýn (Devil’s Mill) the right-hand slope is covered with open boulder scree, the only one in Prague territory. Also the fluvial plain sediments are well developed, interspersed locally with limestone incrustations. Remarkable is also the Housle clough cut in loesses, sandy marlites and sandstones underlain by proterozoic shaks affected by tropical weathering.
The area, situated in the margin of a the chernozem region, is characterized by the prevalence of brown soils of different nutrition value and rankers on rock outcrops and sheer slopes. On loesses there are typical brown earths in the valley and chernozems along the northern margin in the lower part.
The whole Šárka area forms part of the ancient settlement region where man has influenced vegetation development for seven thousand years. That is why the whole area has been covered with a mosaic of forests, bushes and open areas of different kind since time immemorial. With the exception of rocky steppes on inaccessible sites all surfaces have been influenced by the activities of man - herdsman, user of wood and farmer.
Initial woods were of xerothermal character and comprized oak and hornbeam woods, acid, partly dwarfed oak woods with relatively small areas of scree woods and fluvial plains. On sheer slopes facing the north also beeches could be found. Only very little has been preserved from these original woods, the biggest remainder being the Nebušice Grove. Untill last century the area had a prevalence of pastures and extensive orchards with varying quota of xerothermal elements. Important part was played by rocky steppes and thermophilous heaths on top of lydites. An entirely specific formation consists in the rocky steppes of the Džbán gorge the diversity of species and structure of which is due to its enrichment by primeval hillforts erected on these rocks.
At present the forest cover of the area is relatively large thanks to the trees planted at the end of last century with the prevalence of alien wood species, such as false acacia, austrian pine, red oak as well as spruce - an entirely unsuitable species for this dry area. In the course of the past decade the area is becoming spontaneously overgrown with trees and bushes, at present forming a continuous cover of surfaces entirely bare as late as the Second World War. Also some invasion elements have penetrated here such as touch-me-not (Impatiens glandulifera) in the Džbán. This development has resulted in considerable empoverishment of the initial floral wealth of the Šárka Valley.
The vertebrate fauna comprises the species occurring in the whole Prague area, although some animals which had not lived here for a long time, such as the wild boar, seem to be returning here. Woods and bushes provide ample nesting opportunity for a number of birds. Important are also minor insects and other invertebrates on rocky slopes and rocks as well as in moist valley meadows to bogs. Until recently some species, known in the environs of Prague only from this area, have been living here, such as the minor spring snail (Bythinella austriaca) on Jenerálka and in the Nebušice Creek.
The original woods, managed mostly as sprout woods were affected significantly by various interference, such as pasturing and litter raking, as a result of which they have lost the major part of their herb layer. At present newly planted woods prevail the composition of which differs considerably from original woods. They are managed as special-purpose suburban woods and are desolate in the parts of difficult access. The herb layer often is of ruderal character.
The Šárka area has been settled continuously since primeval times. Middle Paleolithic men dwelt along the Vltava and a younger Paleolithic settlement was ascertained e.g. in the brickworks on the Jenerálka. Since the Neolithic settlements of farming and pasturing types were continous. Important buildings dating from that time are the hillforts on the Šesták and Kozák Rocks as well as the Slavonic hillfort in the Šárka Valley of a later date, which covered a considerable area. In the lower part of the valley, the so-called Upper and Lower Šárka, as well as Lysolaje, the buildings form a continuous chain at present. Higher up in the valley there is a chain of flour mills (e.g. Devil’s Mill) and farms, such as Želivka or Vizerka. Below the Dívčí Skok (Girl’s Jump) a small swimming pool was built, above the valley entrance the Džbán dam with a reservoir and recreation facilities. Continuous urban construction has approached the valley from the south. There are no major industrial enterprises in the Šárka Valley or its adjacent valleys. Minor brickworks (Jenerálka, Dubový Mlýn) exploited loess drifts. Otherwise the area was influenced by adjacent communities.
In the past fruit orchards flourished here and the meadows were mown regularly. At present these activities have stopped mostly. The wide Šárka Brook is polluted considerably, as in its upstream part it flows through extensive neighbourhood units and intensively exploited agricultural areas. The pollution is contributed to also by the nearby airport. Šárka has become an important suburban recreation area in which some activities, particularly mountaineering, exceed the limits of its capacity. At present it is covered by a network of small protected areas in Šárka protecting the most valuable areas, primarily the rocky steppes and xerothermal slopes. Of no smaller value is its geomorphology including the instructive exposures of Proterozoic rocks. Although its living nature has suffered considerable losses, Šárka still is a rich and remarkable area requiring special nature protection.
Not a very good image. The derelict Gallions Hotel is looking rather isolated . Out of shot to the left, the remains of Beckton Gas works. Photographed from Gallions Reach station, a few months after opening. A comparison with this into the sun slide with a 2009 view is instructive.
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
They began #investing into land 30 years back, with such a great amount of seek after their future. A rental house here, a duplex there, and soon they had a rental portfolio that would do right by anyone. They effectively dealt with their properties and attempted to ensure they were working at top productivity. At that point, quite a long while back, the couple both resigned from their day occupations and slid into retirement—subsidized by their rental pay and standardized savings.
In the event that land is as great a venture as we as a whole describe it, for what reason do as such numerous land financial specialists fail? Perhaps all the more critically, how would you dodge this plausibility in your own life? This #inquiry that has been swimming around in my psyche for quite a while, "Would could it be that separates effective financial specialists from the individuals who come up short?" The appropriate responses are as different as the identities of the visitors with whom we've talked. So what's going on here?
Let’s take a look at a portion of the conceivable reasons rentable house speculators lose everything and investigate the things you can do to ensure yourself.
1. An excessive amount of Risk?
To start with, we should discuss the glaring issue at hand: hazard. Risk is inborn in each speculation there is. All things considered, you know the expression "more hazard, more reward."
Be that as it may, there is clearly a tipping time when the risk turns out to be excessively extraordinary, as my companion's folks found. Maybe it's overleveraging #properties by acquiring too much "down and out" arrangements that weren't bargains all things considered, or possibly it's endeavoring to purchase too much, properties too quick. Perhaps it's consistent renegotiating of the properties, hauling out all the value and putting it in an ever increasing number of arrangements. Whatever the explanation behind the insolvency, the risk plainly turned out to be excessively incredible, and these speculators lost.
2. Not Enough Education?
A lot of people bounce into purchasing land before understanding what they are doing. They essentially choose that land is the correct way for them and begin #acquiring properties. There is a major distinction between being occupied and being viable, and this is the situation with a ton of land #financial specialists; they trust that since they are purchasing properties, they will succeed. It doesn't mind that they purchased the wrong property in the wrong zone with the wrong financing.
The answer for this issue is appropriate training.
I'm taking about taking the time expected to assemble an instructive establishment that can bolster your contributing future. Our mission is to enable people to construct this establishment through an assortment of strategies, including our gatherings, digital broadcast, blog, and this very book you are perusing.
3. Not Enough Analysis?
When I initially started real estate investing, I thought I comprehended what I was doing, however I committed some enormous errors, since I didn't complete a cautious enough investigation. Had I proceeded on that way, I would have been in indistinguishable vessel from my friends people.
Lots of individuals purchase properties without doing the correct math. As I frequently say, "Without the correct math going into a venture, you'll never receive the correct benefit coming in return."
What's to come is difficult to know, yet with strong examination, it's substantially simpler to foresee. We'll gab more about investigation all through this book, and I would urge you to take a gander at these areas with the adoration the point merits. Awful math makes for terrible ventures!
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
These were done during Paul Wang and Tia's workshop.
I really appreciated how professionnal they were, and so generous!
I've tried things out, it was fun and instructive. Great!
Palau de la musica.
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
Built 1891 at entrance gates to Pater Waite’s “Urrbrae House”. For many years the home of the head gardener, Frederick Charles Couzens, now private.
“Adelaide Hunt Club. Meet on Saturday on Fullarton-road, outside Urrbrae Lodge Gates, at 2.30 p m.” [Advertiser 8 Oct 1891 advert]
“Driving up the Fullarton-road, and passing the picturesquely-built Urrbrae Lodge.” [Evening Journal 11 Dec 1891]
“The Adelaide Hounds. . . Hunt Club. . . On Tuesday morning there will be a qualifying run at 8 o'clock, starting from the Urrbrae Lodge gates and finishing at Dulwich.” [Advertiser 6 Sep 1898]
“Gardener, Married, take charge Urrbrae Garden. Apply, letter only, enclosing references. Peter Waite, Currie street.” [Register 26 Feb 1902 advert]
“Adelaide Hunt Club. The Hounds will Meet on Saturday outside the Urrbrae Lodge Gates at 2.30 p.m., and run, via Mitcham Dairy, to Knoxville.” [Advertiser 26 Jun 1903 advert]
“Respectable Girl, assist housework, fond children. — Mrs. Couyan's [sic], care Mr. Peter Waite's Lodge, Urrbrae.” [Advertiser 2 Aug 1905 advert]
“A wedding was solemnised at the Urrbrae Lodge, Fullarton, the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. A. J. Finch, of Norwood, on May 17. The contracting parties were Athol Charles, youngest son of the late Mr. George and Mrs. Binney, of Kingswood, and Rita May, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Couzens, of Fullarton.” [The Mail 31 May 1924]
“Urrbrae homestead. . . The lodge is at the main entrance. The structures and the orchard and flower garden have been kept in order since the death of Mr. and Mrs. Waite. The custodians arc three long-service employes of the place, the caretaker (Mr. R. Halden) having worked there for about 21 years, the gardener (Mr. F. Couzens) for 20 years, and their assistant (Mr. J. Bradey) for 22 years. At present the estate is being utilized for grazing purposes.” [Register 24 Jun 1924]
“When Mr. Peter Waite bequeathed the Waite grounds to the University Council he desired a certain area to be preserved as a park, and it was planted as an arboretum. All except a few original trees have been planted within the past five or six years. . . the avenue from the Urrbrae lodge is bordered with great Sugar Gums, and along the boundary fences pines of three or four species have been planted.” [The Mail 4 Aug 1934]
“COUZENS.—On July 23 (suddenly), at her residence, corner of Cross and Fullarton roads, Fullarton, Martha Jane, the dearly beloved wife of Frederick Charles Couzens and loving mother of Fred, Rita, Urrbrae, Keith, George, Melba, Leonard and the late Jack. Aged 72 years. Sadly missed.” [Advertiser 24 Jul 1947]
“A walk through the arboretum with Mr. Couzens is a most interesting and instructive experience as he knows the name, the age, the natural habitat, and the history of every tree. They are planted in grassland which, except for a circle round the trees when they are young, has never been cultivated since the first plantings took place. The grass growth is controlled by sheep. . For the first four or five years the trees are watered in the summer.” [Chronicle 20 May 1948]
“COUZENS. — On February 4, suddenly, at the residence of his son (Mr. G. Couzens), Semaphore, Frederick Charles, the dearly beloved husband of the late Martha Jane Couzens, of Urrbrae Lodge, Glen Osmond, and loving father of Fred, Rita, Urrbrae, Keith, George, Melba, Leonard and the late Jack. Aged 75 years. Reunited.” [Advertiser 6 Feb 1950]
“the late Mr. Frederick Charles Couzens. . . his Funeral will leave his late residence, Urrbrae Lodge, Glen Osmond. . . for the Mitcham Cemetery.” [Advertiser 6 Feb 1950]
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
You can find photos of another one of these old Masonic stoves on this Flickr album.
www.flickr.com/photos/21728045@N08/albums/72157623943892513
This box stove is one of only four known to have been made for area Lodges by the Patterson Iron Works on what is now Major Mackenzie Drive, west of Richmond Hill. This one is dated 1866 and cast in relief is the name 'Vaughan Lodge No. 54 and various Masonic symbols. Two other stoves can be found in Brooklin, Ontario and Richmond Hill, Ontario.
From 'The Liberal' Communit - Tuesday Jan. 4, 2005
A short history of the foundry that made the stove. 'Village founder enterprising' by Andrew Hind - Blast From The Past:
Driving along Major Mackenzie Drive between Bathurst and Dufferin streets, I had chance to view the land and remaining buildings that once comprised the industrial village of Patterson. It occurred to me while the history of this little factory town is fairly well known, the story of its founder is not.
That is odd, to say the least, for surely there would have been no Patterson if there there had been no Peter Patterson to create it.
Mr. Patterson was born in New Hampshire in 1825. A crucial turning point came in 1840, when a still teenaged Mr. Patterson invented a fanning mill, a machine designed to screen grain.
The timing could not have been better. The mid-19th. century was a time when innovative and practical ways to improve the grain milling process were sorely needed to meet the unrelenting demand of a growing world population.
Grist mills required new ways to speed up operations and Mr. Patterson offered just that.
He and brothers Alfred and Robert came to Canada to market the product. First they operated out of Waterloo, then Dundas. Finally, they arrived in Richmond Hill.
Here, Mr. Patterson purchased an old hotel at the corner of Yonge and Richmond streets and began a profitable business. But he wasn't just dealing with fanning mills any longer. He was also manufacturing farming implements. Lots and lots of farming implements.
In fact, the business was so profitable within a few years it had outgrown its original facilities. So, in 1855, Mr. Patterson bought the east half of Lot 21, Concession 2 (much of the land along Major Mackenzie between Bathurst and Dufferin) from John Arnold and decided to build a larger factory there.
To support it, he had to build a town from scratch. In short order, the community boasted a church, store, school, mills, a huge foundry and factory, lumber yards, warehouses and company offices, workers, homes and a two-mile plank walkway linking the village to Richmond Hill.
Naturally, the community was named after its founder.
The Patterson farm Implements Co. continued its meteoric rise. Soon it was using 400 tons of steel a year, employed four teams of horses to haul implements to a rail station at Maple and was considered among the largest implement manufacturers in Canada.
Unlike most successful industrialists of the era, however, no one questioned Mr. Patterson's integrity.
He was always considered honest and ethical, 'a gracious and hospitable man' according to documents from that time.
Nevertheless, he was a tireless worker and demanded excellence from employees. The workers were rewarded in ways few were in that period. They received fair wages and worked in a safe, clean, efficient, well-lit and well-ventilated environment.
In light of his importance and wealth, it should come as no surprise Mr. Patterson was soon propelled into politics. He served as reeve of Vaughan Township for four years (1868-1871), warden of York County in 1871, and represented West York in 1871 to 1883. He also served as president of the Richmond Hill Agricultural Society in 1884.
Business problems were on the horizon, however.
No railway deemed it worthwhile to run through Patterson, nor would any agree to distant markets, the Patterson Farm Implement Co. was at a disadvantage in relation to its competitors and would likely be doomed.
Reluctantly, Mr. Patterson accepted an invitation to move the business to Woodstock in 1886, where ready rail access was available.
Nevertheless, competition was fierce and in 1891, tired and aging, Mr. Patterson decided to sell to rivals Massey-Harris. He retired to his farm in Patterson and died there in 1904.
History buff Andrew Hind welcomes comments at maelstrom@sympatico.ca.
Masonic Key
"The Key," says Doctor Oliver (Landmarks I, page 180), "is one of the most important symbols of Freemasonry. It bears the appearance of a common metal instrument, confined to the performance of one simple act. But the well-instructed brother beholds in it the symbol which teaches him to keep a tongue of good report, and to abstain from the debasing vices of slander and defamation." Among the ancients the key was a symbol of silence and circumspection; and thus Sophocles alludes to it in the Oedipus Coloneus (line 105), where he makes the chorus speak of "the golden key which had come upon the tongue of the ministering Hierophant in the mysteries of Eleusis-Callimachus says that the Priestess of Ceres bore a key as the ensign of her mystic office. The key was in the Mysteries of Isis a hieroglyphic of the opening or disclosing of the heart and conscience, in the kingdom of death, for trial and Judgment.
In the old instructions of Freemasonry the key was an important symbol, and Doctor Oliver regrets that it has been abandoned in the modern system. In the ceremonies of the First Degree, in the eighteenth century allusion is made to a key by whose help the secrets of Freemasonry are to be obtained, which key "is said to hang and not to lie, because it is always to hang in a brother's defense and not to lie to his prejudge." It was said, too, to hang "by the thread of life at the entrance, " and was closely connected with the heart, because the tongue "ought to utter nothing but what the heart dictates." And, finally, this key is described as being "composed of no metal, but a tongue of good report." In the ceremonies of the Masters Degree in the Adonhiramite Rite, we find this catechism (in the Recueil Précieu:, page 87):
What do you conceal?
All the secrets which have been intrusted to me.
Where do you conceal them?
In the heart.
Have you a key to gain entrance there?
Yes, Right Worshipful.
Where do you keep it?
In a box of coral which opens and shuts only with ivory teeth.
Of what metal is it composed?
Of none. It is a tongue obedient to reason, which knows only how to speak well of those of whom it speaks in their absence as in their presence.
All of this shows that the key as a symbol was formerly equivalent to the modern symbol of the "instructive tongue," which, however, with almost the same interpretation, has now been transferred to the Second or Fellow-Craft's Degree. The key, however, is still preserved as a symbol of secrecy in the Royal Arch Degree; and it is also presented to us in the same sense in the ivory key of the Secret Master, or Fourth Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. In many of the German Lodges an ivory key is made a part of the Masonic clothing of each Brother, to remind him that he should lock up or conceal the secrets of Freemasonry in his heart. But among the ancients the key was also a symbol of power; and thus among the Greeks the title of Kxeiaouxos or key-bearer, was bestowed upon one holding high office; and with the Romans, the keys are given to the bride on the day of marriage, as a token that the authority of the house was bestowed upon her; and if afterward divorced, they were taken from her, as a symbol of the deprivation of her office, Among the Hebrews the key was used in the same sense. "As the robe and the baldric," says Lowth (Israel, part ii, section 4), "were the ensigns of power and authority, so likewise was the key the mark of office, either sacred or civil." Thus in Isaiah (xxii, 22), it is said: "The key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulders; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open" Our Savior expressed a similar idea when he said to Saint Peter, "I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven." It is in reference to this interpretation of the symbol, and not that of secrecy, that the key has been adopted as the official jewel of the Treasurer of a Lodge, because he has the purse, the source of power, under his command.
Source: Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry
Thursday morning, and all I had to do was get back to Kent. Hopefully before five so I could hand the hire car back, but getting back safe and sound would do, really.
I woke at six so I could be dressed for breakfast at half six when it started, and as usual when in a hotel, I had fruit followed by sausage and bacon sarnies. And lots of coffee.
Outside it had snowed. OK, it might only be an inch of the stuff, but that's more than an inch needed to cause chaos on the roads.
Back to the room to pack, one last look round and back to reception to check out, then out into the dawn to find that about a quarter of the cars were having snow and ice cleared off them before being able to be driven.
I joined them, scraping the soft snow then the ice. Bracing stuff at seven in the morning.
Now able to see out, I inched out of the car park and out to the exit and onto the untreated roads.
It was a picturesque scene, but not one I wanted to stop to snap. My first road south had only been gritted on one side, thankfully the side I was travelling down, but was still just compacted snow.
After negotiating two roundabouts, I was on the on ramp to the M6, and a 60 mile or so drive south. The motorway was clear of snow, but huge amounts of spray was thrown up, and the traffic was only doing 45mph, or the inside lane was, and that was quite fast and safe enough for me.
More snow fell as I neared Stoke, just to add to the danger of the journey, and then the rising sun glinted off the road, something which I had most of the drive home.
I went down the toll road, it costs eight quid, but is quick and easy. And safe too with so little traffic on it. I think for the first time, I didn't stop at the services, as it was only about half nine, and only three hours since breakfast.
And by the time I was on the old M6, there was just about no snow on the ground, and the road was beginning to dry out.
My phone played the tunes from my apple music store. Loudly. So the miles slipped by.
After posting some shots from Fotheringhay online, a friend, Simon, suggested others nearby that were worth a visit, and I also realised that I hadn't taken wide angle shots looking east and west, so I could drop in there, then go to the others suggested.
And stopping here was about the half way point in the journey so was a good break in the drive, and by then the clouds had thinned and a weak sin shone down.
Fotheringhay is as wonderful as always, it really is a fine church, easy to stop there first, where I had it to myself, and this time even climbed into the richly decorated pulpit to snap the details.
A short drive away was Apethorpe, where there was no monkey business. The village was built of all the same buttery yellow sandstone, looking fine in the weak sunshine.
Churches in this part of Northamptonshire are always open, Simon said.
Not at Apethorpe. So I made do with snapping the church and the village stocks and whipping post opposite.
A short drive up the hill was King's Cliffe. Another buttery yellow village and a fine church, which I guessed would be open.
Though it took some finding, as driving up the narrow high street I failed to find the church. I checked the sat nav and I had driven right past it, but being down a short lane it was partially hidden behind a row of houses.
The church was open, and was surrounded by hundreds of fine stone gravestones, some of designs I have not seen before, but it was the huge numbers of them that was impressive.
Inside the church was fine, if cold. I record what I could, but my compact camera's batter had died the day before, and I had no charger, so just with the nifty fifty and the wide angle, still did a good job of recording it.
There was time for one more church. Just.
For those of us who remember the seventies, Warmington means Dad's Army, or rather Warmington on Sea did. THat there is a real Warmington was a surprise to me, and it lay just a couple of miles the other side of Fotheringhay.
The church is large, mostly Victorian after it fell out of use and became derelict, if the leaflet I read inside was accurate. But the renovation was excellent, none more so than the wooden vaulted roof with bosses dating to either the 15th or 16th centuries.
Another stunning item was the pulpit, which looks as though it is decorated with panels taken from the Rood Screen. Very effective.
Back to the car, I program the sat nav for home, and set off back to Fotheringhay and the A14 beyond.
No messing around now, just press on trying to make good time so to be home before dark, and time to go home, drop my bags, feed the cats before returning the car.
No real pleasure, but I made good time, despite encountering several bad drivers, who were clearly out only to ruin my mood.
Even the M25 was clear, I raced to the bridge, over the river and into Kent.
Nearly home.
I drive back down the A2, stopping at Medway services for a sandwich and a huge coffee on the company's credit card.
And that was that, just a blast down to Faversham, round onto the A2 and past Canterbury and to home, getting back at just after three, time to fill up the bird feeders, feed the cats, unpack and have a brew before going out at just gone four to return the car.
Jools would rescue me from the White Horse on her way home, so after being told the car was fine, walked to the pub and ordered two pints of Harvey's Best.
There was a guy from Essex and his American girlfriend, who were asking about all sorts of questions about Dover's history, and I was the right person to answer them.
I was told by a guide from the Castle I did a good job.
Yay me.
Jools arrived, so I went out and she took me home. Where the cats insisted they had not been fed.
Lies, all lies.
Dinner was teriyaki coated salmon, roasted sprouts and back, defrosted from before Christmas, and noodles.
Yummy.
Not much else to tell, just lighting the fire, so Scully and I would be toast warm watch the exciting Citeh v Spurs game, where Spurs were very Spursy indeed.
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From Woodnewton I cycled north accompanied by drifting red kites to one of the real goals of my journey, the church at Apethorpe. One of the pleasures of this part of the world is that, like much of south Cambridgeshire, east Norfolk and pretty much all of Suffolk, you are never more than a couple of miles from the next village, and I soon reached my first proper spire of the day, the church sitting beside the manor house, a war memorial forming a village cross in the street, and entered the church of St Leonard, Apethorpe.
This is an excellent church, full of interest, tightly set in its stone-walled churchyard which accentuates the height of the spire, the inner door wedged open. Best known for the Mildmay monument, which I'll come to in a moment, the most striking thing on entry, for me at least, are two tremendous windows in the south aisle, both by Christopher Whall. Each depicts three saints and commemorates two brothers of the Brassey family killed in the First World War. There is one Christopher Whall window in the whole of Suffolk. There are two here at Apethorpe.
Turning east, a faded doom painting surmounts the chancel arch, but beyond you step across the Reformation divide, for everything here was richly provided in the 17th and 18th Centuries. The chancel aisle is wider than the nave aisle, and here is the early 17th Century Mildmay memorial, one of the biggest monuments I've ever seen in an English country church. It towers some twenty feet into the air, the Mildmays asleep in bed in the middle and life-size sculptures of women representing virtues at each corner of the bed. Extraordinary. Nearby is a 15th Century memorial to a knight with a near-unvandalised Annunciation the Blessed Virgin above his head, and a sweet 19th Century memorial to a child showing him asleep in bed. But the most remarkable thing about this place is the early 17th Century English glass in the aisle east window. A most unusual date, of course, and a spectacular response to Caroline and Laudian piety, depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection and the Day of Judgement. It must be one of the finest of its kind outside of an Oxford or Cambridge college chapel.
The east window of the chancel is also unusual, an 18th Century English representation of the Last Supper, and this period must have provided most of the money for refurnishing this place. Unfortunately, the Victorians put in big ugly pews in the nave, but the lady doing the flowers told me they are raising money to have them removed and replaced by simple wooden chairs as at Yarwell. All in all a wonderful church. Quite how Simon Jenkins only gave it one star is beyond me.
Simon Knott, 2016.
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Apethorpe is one of those churches that are pleasant but unexceptional architecturally but which have furnishings and sculptures that make your visit very rewarding.
The present church was built as late (for a mediaeval English parish church) as 1485: the year that Henry VII overthrew Richard III at Bosworth Field. There is a twelfth century voussoir on display that is the single indicator of a Norman church that preceded the present one.
The floor plan is exactly what one would expect of a church of this period: clerestoried nave, chancel, west tower and two aisles. There are dozens of such churches in Northamptonshire and literally thousands in England. The difference at Apethorpe, however, is that the church was built that way from the start whereas most developed that way piecemeal.
Apethorpe also, however, has a south chapel adjacent to the chancel. It was built in 1621 to house the monument to Sir Anthony (d.1617) and Lady Grace Mildmay (d.1620). Really, they should have built a bigger chapel because the monument is absurdly large for a local parish church. I guarantee you that when you arrive it will be the first thing you notice. It is held to be possibly the finest of its period and possibly made by Maximilien Colt. More about it anon.Sir Anthony’s father had a very interesting history - see the footnote below.
There was also a crypt underneath the Mildmay tomb that housed the tombs of Fane family, the Earls of Westmorland. A bizarre thing for a fifteenth century parish church to have, you might think. It was sealed in 1900.
I am neither expert nor aficionado of stained glass – most of which is dreadful mass-produced stuff of Victorian vintage. Apethorpe, however, has exceptional examples of this art form. The south chapel has an exceptionally rare example of glass from 1621. It is instructive to compare it with the majority of stained glass in churches on this website. The east window is almost exactly a hundred year more recent, signed and dated by John Rowell of High Wycombe in 1732. The glass is a painted scene of the Last Supper. As the Church Guide explains, the stained glass industry was at a low ebb at the time. The artists of the time had not mastered the art of fixing the colours – those of you who are familiar with traditional film photography will understand this well – and so the colours faded badly. Many panes here were removed altogether while others had to be restored in 1994 “at huge expense”.
When we visited we met the octogenarian villager Mike Lee who was at work regulating the church clock. He told us that Apethorpe’s is the oldest working church clock in England.
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
A visit to the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Near Llanarthne in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
This garden aims to raise understanding and interest in plant breeding and genetics. The curving pathways in the Wallace Garden reflect the shape of the DNA double helix, and break the oval enclosure into a series of attractive themed beds. Planting blends the curious, the ornamental and the instructive. Here you’ll find examples of natural plant mutations, and every year there are fresh displays of food crops and garden plants that have been selectively bred by humans, like sweet peas and dahlias.
Along the south wall, plants refelct a geological timeline, from the first emergence of mosses and liverworts through horsetails to the tree ferns and conifers that dominate just before the evolution of flowering plants.
In the future we are hoping to use secure funding for this garden in order to demonstrate some of the scientific research the Garden is carrying out, particularly into the DNA of native Welsh plants.
This garden is named in honour of the Usk-born naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), whose own work on the theory of evolution by means of natural selection prompted Charles Darwin to publish his ‘On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection’. In 2008, we celebrated Wallace’s life with a specially commissioned play written by Gaynor Styles of Theatre Nanog and performed by Ioan Hefin (seen left) inside the Wallace Garden for both school groups and general visitors.
Grade II listed.
Service Yard and Gateway of Middleton Hall, Llanarthney
Location
100m north of the Great Glass House of the National Botanic Gardens. Attached to the surviving service wing of Middleton Hall.
History
Middleton Hall was completed in 1795 for Sir William Paxton to the designs of S P Cockerell. To the north-west of the house was a service wing (now modernised and named Trawscoed) with this attached oval yard and gateway. With these exceptions the Hall was demolished in 1951.
Interior
Exterior
The yard, its gateway and the stable block are planned on one axis. The yard is an oval enclosure in roughly coursed stonework, about 2 metres in height, without its original coping. The yard gateway is an imposing design in the form of a round-headed gateway with a semicircular ashlar arch, with projecting keystone, large square impost moulding and string course and projecting plinth, all set within a section of wall raised to almost double height in coursed masonry with square coping.
Reason for Listing
Listed as a structure planned integrally with the listed Stables, and a surviving unaltered fragment of the work of S P Cockerell.
References
H Colvin, Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 (1995), p.264;
N D Ludlow, Middleton Hall Assessment (DAT Project Record No. 31018, 1995), p.17
This text is a legacy record and has not been updated since the building was originally listed. Details of the building may have changed in the intervening time. You should not rely on this listing as an accurate description of the building.
Notes:
100m north of the Great Glass House of the National Botanic Gardens. Attached to the surviving service wing of Middleton Hall.
Source: Cadw
Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence.
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
You can find photos of another one of these old Masonic stoves on this Flickr album.
www.flickr.com/photos/21728045@N08/albums/72157623943892513
This box stove is one of only four known to have been made for area Lodges by the Patterson Iron Works on what is now Major Mackenzie Drive, west of Richmond Hill. This one is dated 1866 and cast in relief is the name 'Vaughan Lodge No. 54 and various Masonic symbols. Two other stoves can be found in Brooklin, Ontario and Richmond Hill, Ontario.
From 'The Liberal' Communit - Tuesday Jan. 4, 2005
A short history of the foundry that made the stove. 'Village founder enterprising' by Andrew Hind - Blast From The Past:
Driving along Major Mackenzie Drive between Bathurst and Dufferin streets, I had chance to view the land and remaining buildings that once comprised the industrial village of Patterson. It occurred to me while the history of this little factory town is fairly well known, the story of its founder is not.
That is odd, to say the least, for surely there would have been no Patterson if there there had been no Peter Patterson to create it.
Mr. Patterson was born in New Hampshire in 1825. A crucial turning point came in 1840, when a still teenaged Mr. Patterson invented a fanning mill, a machine designed to screen grain.
The timing could not have been better. The mid-19th. century was a time when innovative and practical ways to improve the grain milling process were sorely needed to meet the unrelenting demand of a growing world population.
Grist mills required new ways to speed up operations and Mr. Patterson offered just that.
He and brothers Alfred and Robert came to Canada to market the product. First they operated out of Waterloo, then Dundas. Finally, they arrived in Richmond Hill.
Here, Mr. Patterson purchased an old hotel at the corner of Yonge and Richmond streets and began a profitable business. But he wasn't just dealing with fanning mills any longer. He was also manufacturing farming implements. Lots and lots of farming implements.
In fact, the business was so profitable within a few years it had outgrown its original facilities. So, in 1855, Mr. Patterson bought the east half of Lot 21, Concession 2 (much of the land along Major Mackenzie between Bathurst and Dufferin) from John Arnold and decided to build a larger factory there.
To support it, he had to build a town from scratch. In short order, the community boasted a church, store, school, mills, a huge foundry and factory, lumber yards, warehouses and company offices, workers, homes and a two-mile plank walkway linking the village to Richmond Hill.
Naturally, the community was named after its founder.
The Patterson farm Implements Co. continued its meteoric rise. Soon it was using 400 tons of steel a year, employed four teams of horses to haul implements to a rail station at Maple and was considered among the largest implement manufacturers in Canada.
Unlike most successful industrialists of the era, however, no one questioned Mr. Patterson's integrity.
He was always considered honest and ethical, 'a gracious and hospitable man' according to documents from that time.
Nevertheless, he was a tireless worker and demanded excellence from employees. The workers were rewarded in ways few were in that period. They received fair wages and worked in a safe, clean, efficient, well-lit and well-ventilated environment.
In light of his importance and wealth, it should come as no surprise Mr. Patterson was soon propelled into politics. He served as reeve of Vaughan Township for four years (1868-1871), warden of York County in 1871, and represented West York in 1871 to 1883. He also served as president of the Richmond Hill Agricultural Society in 1884.
Business problems were on the horizon, however.
No railway deemed it worthwhile to run through Patterson, nor would any agree to distant markets, the Patterson Farm Implement Co. was at a disadvantage in relation to its competitors and would likely be doomed.
Reluctantly, Mr. Patterson accepted an invitation to move the business to Woodstock in 1886, where ready rail access was available.
Nevertheless, competition was fierce and in 1891, tired and aging, Mr. Patterson decided to sell to rivals Massey-Harris. He retired to his farm in Patterson and died there in 1904.
History buff Andrew Hind welcomes comments at maelstrom@sympatico.ca.
Masonic Key
"The Key," says Doctor Oliver (Landmarks I, page 180), "is one of the most important symbols of Freemasonry. It bears the appearance of a common metal instrument, confined to the performance of one simple act. But the well-instructed brother beholds in it the symbol which teaches him to keep a tongue of good report, and to abstain from the debasing vices of slander and defamation." Among the ancients the key was a symbol of silence and circumspection; and thus Sophocles alludes to it in the Oedipus Coloneus (line 105), where he makes the chorus speak of "the golden key which had come upon the tongue of the ministering Hierophant in the mysteries of Eleusis-Callimachus says that the Priestess of Ceres bore a key as the ensign of her mystic office. The key was in the Mysteries of Isis a hieroglyphic of the opening or disclosing of the heart and conscience, in the kingdom of death, for trial and Judgment.
In the old instructions of Freemasonry the key was an important symbol, and Doctor Oliver regrets that it has been abandoned in the modern system. In the ceremonies of the First Degree, in the eighteenth century allusion is made to a key by whose help the secrets of Freemasonry are to be obtained, which key "is said to hang and not to lie, because it is always to hang in a brother's defense and not to lie to his prejudge." It was said, too, to hang "by the thread of life at the entrance, " and was closely connected with the heart, because the tongue "ought to utter nothing but what the heart dictates." And, finally, this key is described as being "composed of no metal, but a tongue of good report." In the ceremonies of the Masters Degree in the Adonhiramite Rite, we find this catechism (in the Recueil Précieu:, page 87):
What do you conceal?
All the secrets which have been intrusted to me.
Where do you conceal them?
In the heart.
Have you a key to gain entrance there?
Yes, Right Worshipful.
Where do you keep it?
In a box of coral which opens and shuts only with ivory teeth.
Of what metal is it composed?
Of none. It is a tongue obedient to reason, which knows only how to speak well of those of whom it speaks in their absence as in their presence.
All of this shows that the key as a symbol was formerly equivalent to the modern symbol of the "instructive tongue," which, however, with almost the same interpretation, has now been transferred to the Second or Fellow-Craft's Degree. The key, however, is still preserved as a symbol of secrecy in the Royal Arch Degree; and it is also presented to us in the same sense in the ivory key of the Secret Master, or Fourth Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. In many of the German Lodges an ivory key is made a part of the Masonic clothing of each Brother, to remind him that he should lock up or conceal the secrets of Freemasonry in his heart. But among the ancients the key was also a symbol of power; and thus among the Greeks the title of Kxeiaouxos or key-bearer, was bestowed upon one holding high office; and with the Romans, the keys are given to the bride on the day of marriage, as a token that the authority of the house was bestowed upon her; and if afterward divorced, they were taken from her, as a symbol of the deprivation of her office, Among the Hebrews the key was used in the same sense. "As the robe and the baldric," says Lowth (Israel, part ii, section 4), "were the ensigns of power and authority, so likewise was the key the mark of office, either sacred or civil." Thus in Isaiah (xxii, 22), it is said: "The key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulders; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open" Our Savior expressed a similar idea when he said to Saint Peter, "I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven." It is in reference to this interpretation of the symbol, and not that of secrecy, that the key has been adopted as the official jewel of the Treasurer of a Lodge, because he has the purse, the source of power, under his command.
Source: Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President