{"id":5667,"date":"2015-01-28T14:32:37","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T14:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alps.asmlt.com\/?page_id=5667"},"modified":"2015-01-29T07:51:02","modified_gmt":"2015-01-29T07:51:02","slug":"october-2005","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alpsmalta.com\/?page_id=5667","title":{"rendered":"OCTOBER 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"

WHAT A MEMORABLE OCCASION!<\/strong><\/p>\n

If there could ever be any doubt about the success of the
\n Grand Reunion of Lyceum Past Students at the Main Hall of
\n The Lyceum on 1st October 2005, it was put to rest by the
\n enthusiastic comments received by almost all participants.<\/p>\n

Well before the appointed time of 7.30 p.m., the school foyer
\n was packed with past students, many hugging long-unseen former
\n schoolmates – and there were even a number of glistening eyes.
\n Then everything fell into a hushed silence as ALPS President
\n George Stagno Navarra made a welcoming address and explained
\n the main aims of the reunion – besides, of course, getting
\n \u201cold\u201d schoolmates together. The date was exactly
\n 50 years to the day when the present Lyceum premises threw
\n open their doors to their fist students in 1955. It was felt
\n that the occasion warranted some lasting memento left by ALPS,
\n and the choice fell on a large board, complete with the Association\u2019s
\n logo and names, showing the complete list of Headmasters of
\n The Lyceum to date.<\/p>\n

The President pointedly remarked that the last name on the
\n board was that of outgoing Headmaster Godwin Zammit, who has
\n been such a staunch supporter of ALPS involvement during his
\n tenure.<\/p>\n

It would have been such a pleasure to show off the new issue
\n of The Chanticleer, and we almost made it, but some unforeseen
\n technical hitches unfortunately cropped up to let us down.<\/p>\n

Lyceum historian Winston Zammit, who provided the material
\n for a leaflet published on the day, explained why the first
\n Headmaster shown on the board went back only to 1913 – because
\n that was when the post was first established! That makes the
\n ALPS board historically complete.<\/p>\n

Minister for Education Louis Galea joined the reunion and
\n after a few words was ushered into the Main Hall by George
\n Stagno Navarra to see an exhibition of photographs showing
\n a cross-section of ALPS activities throughout its first 11
\n years of existence, with pride of place going to the 10th
\n anniversary celebrations.<\/p>\n

Given the thousands of surviving Lyceum past students, the
\n reunion could have been much, much bigger, but the Council
\n of Administration is confident that this year\u2019s success
\n will make for a bigger reunion next time around. The last
\n student left at almost 11 p.m., by which time paid-up membership
\n had swelled by 10%. And if that\u2019s not a tell-tale sign
\n of success, one wonders what is! <\/p>\n

SOCIO-CULTURAL EVENT FOR OCTOBER<\/strong><\/p>\n

The socio-cultural event for ALPS members for this month
\n will be a multiple visit to Ta\u2019 Qali, finished off with
\n a light lunch.<\/p>\n

We will meet at 9.30 a.m. on 22nd October<\/strong>
\n at the entrance to Mdina Glass for the first guided tour of
\n the day, to see expert craftsmen blowing glass and then tour
\n their showrooms (with reasonable shopping time, of course).
\n At about 10.30 a.m. we will proceed to the Malta Aviation
\n Museum, where we will be taken around the museum itself and
\n the brand-new Air Battle of Malta Memorial Hangar, inaugurated
\n on 28th September. If the group is large enough we can be
\n subdivided into two groups and shown around by Director-General
\n Ray Polidano and PRO Tony Spiteri. <\/p>\n

From the Aviation Museum we will proceed to the nearby Bristow
\n Potteries, arguably Malta\u2019s leading ceramics manufacturer.
\n We will be given a short talk on the making of pottery and
\n the meticulous hand-painting of every single piece produced,
\n and a tour to see it all in practice. After the tour we can
\n sit down in the \u201cTa\u2019 Franci\u201d Cafeteria,
\n inside the Bristow Potteries place itself, to a light lunch
\n of a Maltese platter, complete with one glass of Maltese wine
\n or soft drink or water. There will be plenty of ftajjar, cheeselets,
\n onions, fresh and sun-dried tomatoes and olives, for everyone
\n to eat to their heart\u2019s content – and apple pie for
\n dessert. <\/p>\n

The all-inclusive price of the day will be just Lm3 per person.
\n Any extra drinks will be charged individually and the cash
\n collected by the waiters. <\/p>\n

Please book by sending cheques to ALPS Secretary-General
\n Alex Borg at \u201cAlson\u201d, 82 Naxxar Road, San Gwann,
\n preferably not later than lunchtime on the previous Thursday.
\n Any queries can be answered on 21 386812 between 9 and 11
\n a.m. and between 2 and 5 p.m. Pre-booking by cheque will avoid
\n the \u201cspectacle\u201d of ALPS officials going around
\n tables and collecting money. <\/p>\n

GHAR-RAZZETT U GHALL-HBIBERIJA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Readers of ALPS News this month have a rather unusual invitation:
\n to go for a walk with a purpose. Mrs Janatha Stubbs, President
\n of Ir-Razzett tal-Hbiberija (Park of Friendship) has written
\n to ALPS with an inviting request to participate in the annual
\n sponsored walk in financial aid of the project. <\/p>\n

The sponsored walk this year is taking place on 5th November,
\n starting at 9.30 a.m. sharp. Registration starts half-an-hour
\n earlier. The walk will take approximately two hours at a rather
\n leisurely pace (less for anybody wanting to really work out)
\n on a circular 4-to-5-mile scenic route starting from Ir-Razzett
\n in Marsascala. Participants are encouraged to ask family,
\n friends and sports and work colleagues to sponsor them in
\n this event, and can then present the sponsor sheet and funds
\n collected at the time of registration. Refreshments will be
\n provided for all walkers.<\/p>\n

Come on, especially the younger ones! Show the mettle you\u2019re
\n made of! Sometime, somehow you will be handsomely rewarded
\n for your efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For those who
\n have not yet paid their ALPS membership for 2005, the
\n address of Treasurer David Abela is \u201cJuniper\u201d,
\n Triq Ganni Grima, Tal-Qattus, Birkirkara BKR 13. It\u2019s
\n late, but not TOO late!<\/em> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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