Cayman: Letter to Editor- CIG need to recognize the real pioneers of Secondary Education in the Cayman Islands
From Dr.Florence Goring-Nozza,D.Div.
This is in reference to Host Mr. Orrett Connor on his Radio Cayman Show For the Record” on last week l heard Mr Connor mention that Triple C.School was the first Secondary Education school in the Cayman lslands. I beg to differ as outlined in the facts listed herein.
The Cayman lslands Hansards of the legislative Assembly Records show that the late vestryman Hon.CJ Henry Goring, with support of vestryman Dr.Roy E.Mctaggart were directly responsible for consultation with the British for introducing Secondary Education to the Cayman lslands.
It is with grief that l point to Cayman legislative History to set the record straight. As you well know Cayman has a long history of silent but subtil prejudice and racism, and black people donot get the credit they rightfully deserve. The late Hon.CJ Henry’ Goring’s name was mentioned for nomination a couple of times for pioneering in these islands.Had he been a white man no disrespect his name would not only Top the list for hero on heros honoring day for his contribution to Education in these lslands, but he would have been named the winning hero.
First things first. This man’s legal name was Mr.C.J.Henry Goring a pioneer in the original structure of the Cayman ls.Legislative Assembly.Records show as far back as 1909 of vestryman Mr CJ Henri Goring attending a meeting with Commissioner George Hirst,MBE. (the governor). CJ.Henri Goring was one of 5 (five) elected members. This was the beginning of a long political career for this Barbadian national. He was most educated and affluent in his vocabulary . CJH.Goring was founder of the Goring Secondary School on Goring Avenue, in George Town. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands It was the only school of the day to offer secondary education. CJ.H. Goring, Vestryman, educator, Barrister At Law collaborated with the late Hon.Dr Roy E.McTaggart, vestryman in traveling together to England meeting with the British Government and made formal request that secondary education be introduced to the Cayman lslands. Theres more to this rich history that can be read at the appropriate occasion should Cagmanians succeed in the lateCJ Henri Goring and the late Dr Roy E. McTaggart getting the rightful credit for their labor as lawmakers making rich history. Apparently strong armed attempts are being made to dismiss or disregard this part of our history to hide it from the Caymanian people and ascribe the credit to a failed Triple C school an American school with a curriculum that has always been academically inferior to the Secondary schools of Great Britain, Grand Cayman,and the Cayman lslands. Please Do the math The late CJ Henry Goring was a lawmaker in govt dating as far back as 1909, how can Triple C school formed in 1947 take the credit for hero? DO THE MATH.
l am hereby formally requesting you the government to oppose this assault on Cayman history and call for support of our real pioneers who are the real heros that should be honored for their accomplishments that is all recorded in the Hansards of the Cayman lslands Legislative Assembly.This success must never be erased by the new cancel culture. The late CJHenri Goring and the late Dr R.E McTaggart are the rightful nominees for hero awarded for their contribution to Education in the Cayman lslands.This historical truth is under threat to be erased discredited and forgotten by this new Cancel culture generation seeking to build a strange society on top of our Cayman civilization.This must be stopped.
Honor is due to The late CJ Henri Goring and the late Dr Roy E Mctaggart for introducing Secondary Education to the Cayman islands.
Respect is now way overdue.
DO THE. MATH.
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Gleaner, The (Newspaper) – January 20, 1937,
DEATH AND FUNERAL OF MR. C. J. GORING
Notary Public and Member Of Justices and Vestry. (From our Corrspondnt.) GRAND CAYMAN, January 14. -The death of Mr. Charles Joseph Henry Goring has meant the loss to the Cayman Islands of a man highly esteemed by all classes of the people. The late Mr. Goring was Law Agent, Notary Public and a member of the Justices and Vestry for the Cayman Islands. His death was unexpected. He was In the best of health until Saturday, January 9, when he suddenly became ill. In spite of all medical attention and nursing he rapidly grew worse and on Monday morning, January 11, peacefully passed away. Cablet were immediately dispatched to his children in Jamaica, to Barbados, his native land, and to England. ; MR. GORING’S CAREER. Mr. Goring was born in Barbados on April 30. 1873. He was educated in Edinburgh, Scotland, and in the Anglican Theological College in Jamaica. He taught in many schools in Jamaica, and will be remembered there for the keen interest he took in the Island’s welfare. Shortly before the time for his Ordination he left Jamaica for Cayman. For nearly twenty years Mr. Goring laboured with signal pro-, fessibnal and political success in Grand Cayman, During his early years in Cayman ‘he conducted a secondary school in Georgetown. The school was a success and there are many who still regret that he did not continue as a schoolmaster. He then turned his attention to Law and to the evening of his life devoted himself to that profession. To-day the Grand Court, the Justices, the Vestry seem incomplete. He has left to mourn his loss, Mrs’. Winnie Goring, his widow, and eight children, Clifton, Car-lyle, Edith, Huxley, Carmen, Randolph, Melville and Ferdinand. Flags were at half-mast on all public buildings. In the afternoon of January 11, n short service was held at Acton House, ,the residence of the late Mr. Goring, by the Rev. George Hicks. The funeral procession then left for the Elmslie Memorial Presbyterian Church. People in every walk of life attended the funeral service there, lit waa moat tnyiiiel a. The ftiU choir was in attendance and Mrs. B.A. Ross presided at the organ. The service openi.-d with the singing of the hymn “Forever with the Lord.” Psalm 90 was read, then the Rev. Mr. Hicks paid glowing tribute to Mr. Goring, based on the text: “Know Ye not that a great man is fallen in Israel?” The preacher said:
THE REV. HICKS’S TRIBUTE. “These words of Scripture may be fitly applied to our departed friend, Mr. C. J. H. Goring, whose sudden and unexpected death has cast a deep gloom over the whole Island of Grand Cayman. His passing leaves a big blank in the life of the community-and it will be hard to fill his place. To-day Cay-manians of all classes mourn the death’ of one of this island’s leading citizens. THE LATE MR. C. J. H. GORING. . Nearly forty years ago Mr. Goring left his native country-the island of Barbados-and settled in Grand Cayman. He soon identified himself with the life of this island In its various aspects and the story of his life has been a story of unwearying and successful service. His career in Grand Cayman may be divided into two parts: during the first part he conducted a private school where a sound education was imparted to the youth of Grand Cayman, and there are many successful men to-day who recognize their indebtedness to Mr. Goring . for giving them a good start educationally. In fact, there are many who regret that Mr. Goring did not continue his vocation as a Schoolmaster and Pedagogue.
But Mr. Goring felt the lure of the Le-Cal Profession and the last half of nis life-work in Grand Cayman was devoted to the Practice of Law and it will be admitted by his clients and also by those whom he opposed that as a Law-Agent and Advocate Mr. Goring was singularly gifted and consistently successful. The Grand Court will seem incomplete without the presence of one whose rapier-like intellect and whose knowledge of the Law won the admiration of all and caused many to fear his cross-examinations.
But Mr. Goring was a man of many parts and in addtion to his work as a Teacher and a Law-Agent he placed his ability at the service of the State and served for a long period of years as a Vestryman. He held this position continuously-being always re-elected and oftentimes topping the poll. His services as a Legislator proved of great value for he was a.man of independent views and he had the courage of his convictions. He was what he conceived to be his duty ‘ without fear or favour. I have of- ten spoken of him affectionately as ! the People’s Tribune. His great love for politics was doubtless partly due to the fact that he had studied much of the ancient history of Greece and Rome and there was in his heart a strong admiration for the great men of that j ancient time. But his devotion to politics was also due to his deep love for the inarticulate masses whose rights he sought to champion. It is not long since he stood on the steps of the old court-house on the day that the Election-results were given out j and we listened with delight to the i challenging words of our veteran j Representative in the Vestry. No ; one will ever fill his place.
j And so we pay a reverent and ! loving tribute to one of Cayman’s 1 adopted sons: a man with a richly i endowed intellect and a well-stored ! mind, possessing a large fund of common-sense and not lacking the j spice of humour: a man whose i word was true and whose _ sword j could never rust, a fearless ‘fighter but without malice, and a man whose heart contained much of the grace of charity. He was a loyal member of the Anglican Church and did not wish to transfer his allegiance to the Church of Scotland but for Scotland and the Scottish Church he always had the greatest respect and admiration. It was a great joy to me to see him accompany his wife to the service in this church on New Year’s Sunday. Surely the position which Mr. Goring helfi in the life of the community and his uprightness of conduct was due in a large measure to the fact that he gave to God a large place in his life. And so he retained to his dying day that regard for religion which was inculcated in him and ingrained upon his heart when but a lad in his far-away boyhood home in Barbados. Mr. Goring was a great lover of his home and devoted to his wife and children. Who can measure the loss which they have sustained in losing so worthy and so beloved a husband and father? To the love of the Heavenly Father and to His tender consolations we commend them assuring them of the deep and loving sympathy which we all feel for them in this time of bereavement and of grief.”
COMMISSIONER’S MESSAGE. His Honour Mr. A. W. Cardinal!, Commissioner, Cayman Islands, represented by “Mr. J. R. Watler (Inspector of Police), and Miss F. L. Bodden (Secretary to His Honour the Commissioner) sent the following message: Government House. Georgetown. Cayman Islands, Via Jamaica, 11th January. 1937. Dear Mrs. Goring, It is with very great regret that I have learned this moming of your husband’s death. Allow me to express to you my very deep sympathy with yourself and your family. During the three years I have been in Cayman, your husband and myself have learned to become friends. He and I worked together on many occasions, and I have appreciated his assistance and advice. His loss is not only a personal one to me, but is also one which the community can ill affordv He was an upright man and I believe most sincere in his efforts to help the country of his adoption. From the very first he took more than his share of public duties, and at the end as Father of the House his counsel was invaluable, and his example to the rising generation most enviable. Yours very sincerely, A. W. CARDINALL, Commissioner.
Among prominent individuals who paid tribute at Church and Grave were Mr. E. S. Parsons, Law Agent, representing the people of Georgetown, Mr. T. W. Far-rington, West Bay, Messrs J. M. Syms, and T. F. Hill, on behalf of the .Teaching profession, and Mr. F. E. Arch. The pall bearers were Messrs T. W. Farrington, Logan Bodden, Mrs. HO. Men-en, Mrs. R. B. Bodden. Mr. and Mrs. Regnald Bernard. Mrs. E. S. Parsons, Miss Edna Jonas, Mr. and Mrs. Benson i Bodden, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Ross, i Miss Una Bush, Miss Norma Bush, ! Mr. and Mrs. Karley Merren, Miss ‘ Leslie Bodden, Mrs. P. Piercy, Miss i G. Piercy, Miss Adie Nixon, Mr. I and Mrs. Royal Watler, Miss Erma i Watler. Mr. Clifton Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. James Arch, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Arch, Miss M. Ebanks, , Miss I. Mylcs, Mr. and Mrs. M. i Chollette. Mrs. H.C. Piercy, and die Bodden, Ducan Merren, Eddi- 1 iyrrs. h. Piercy, Mr. J.E. Rivers, son Ebanks and Cuthbert H. Bod- ; Mjss p Coe, Miss G. Bush, Mr. C. den (vestrymen of the various dis- , Busn, Mr. E.H. Conolly, Mr. and tricts). j Mrs. S. Myles, Mr. A. Smith, Mr. Some of those present were: | j rjyen, Mrs. V. Myles, Mr. J. D. Messrs R. J. Watler, E. J. Lyon, A. : Bodden, Mr. P. Bodden, Captain C. Panton, A. E. Panton, H. O. Merren (Snr.), H.O. Merren (Jnr ), H. L. Ebanks, M. McTaggart, Dr. R. E. McTaggart, Messrs McNee Farrington, Abram Ebanks, E. O. Panton (Law Agents and members of the Justices and Vestry) Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Coe, Mrs. Wm. Farrington, Captain and Mrs. L. A. a saaa of hMh principU and ha did Anderson, Mr. and Mta. H. K. Arch, W. S. Bodden, Mr. H. Ebanks, Mr. and Mrs. B. Russell, Miss J. Russell, Miss R. Bennett, Mrs. L. Yates, Mr. H. Franklin, Mr. T. Hill, Mrs. C. H. Bodden, Messrs W. Panton, J. A. Panton, J. M. Syms, Miss C. Syms, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Jennett, Mr. M. Bird, Mrs. G. Solomon, Mr. C. Coe, Capt. E. Thompson, Miss Ena Merren, Mil J. L. Llwellyn, Mrs. L. Godfrey, Messrs W. Bodden. S. Arch, R. Arch, E. Merren, Miss M. Ebanks, Mr. W. Nixon, Miss I. Godfrey, Captain B. Granger, Mrs. I. Mings, Mr. J. Bernard, Miss M. McField, Miss E. Jackson, Miss F. Bodden, Mr. F. McTaggart, Miss E. Hurl-ston, Miss C. Bodden, Miss I. Godfrey, Mr. K. Solomon, Miss J. B. Arch, Mr. A. Webster, Mrs. L. Webster, Mr. M. Russell. Miss J. Russell, Mrs. C. Russell, Miss J. Ebanks, Messrs D. Bodden, Percy McTaggart, O. Panton, Mrs. A. Brown.
The floral tributes were numerous and the funeral the largest ever seen in the Island special wreaths were laid on the grave including one from His Honour the Commissioner. “Life is warning; Life is brief: Death, like winter standeth nigh: Each one, like the falling leaf, Soon shall fade, and fall, and die. But the sleeping earth shall wake; New-born flowers shall burst In bloom, ‘ And all nature rising break V. BynkMa, Mrs. | Glorious from its wintry tomb.” r
Such a great decorated man an asset to the Cayman lslands.Yet his name was nominated several times including for hero for contributing secondary education to the people of these islands.
Olagree with the above post that it is because Mr CJ Henry Goring was a man
o f color, therefore he must be rewarded with a thank you rejection by the govts of the day who are standing on the shoulders of this great hero in his own right.