Members of the Cadet Corps of Coleridge and Parry bring in the national and school flag during the 65th Anniversary of Amalgamation church service at St. Peter’s Parish Church yesterday.
Coleridge and Parry celebrates
The teachers and students of the Coleridge and Parry School celebrated 65 years of amalgamation at the historic St. Peter’s Parish Church yesterday.
The school which was originally known as two separate institutions – Coleridge School located opposite the St. Peter’s Church rectory and the Parry School which was near the St. Lucy’s Parish Church – were established between 1825 and 1852. By 1881, the colonial government had recognised these schools as secondary grammar institutions for boys. It was 1952 when the two schools joined as one and it was relocated to five acres of land purchase from the Ashton Plantation. Throughout its history, Coleridge and Parry School transitioned from all boys to a co-educational institution in the latter stages of the 20th century.
Over the years, the school has nurtured several influential public figures particularly former Prime Minister Erskine Sandiford; Anglican Bishop, Rufus Brome and former Governor of Central Bank of Barbados, Calvin Springer.
During the service, students were privileged to see one of their fellow students of Coleridge and Parry, Reverend Davidson Bowen give his feature address on “character”. The Reverend who was a member of the church in his youth is currently the rector for St. Luke’s Church.
During his sermon, Rev. Bowen noting that Tuesday (today) is Valentine’s Day, spoke about the idea of love and its meaning. He explained that true love is God, however what some people perceived to be love is lust.
“Because love is not something to talk about, love is not something to do it is something we become. Love is character, love shapes character,” said Rev. Bowen.
The final message which the Rev. Bowen left with students is that character is about relationships and it is about what people see or hear. Highlighting the power of modern technology like mobile phones, he told the congregation that devices like these create barriers and it can often sully our character when we communicate negative opinions over social media. Another point made about the theme of character was the importance of valuing the human experience instead of material possessions. (KPB)