Dear Editor,

The Mico University College experience is a most splendid and unique undertaking. Once you enter those doors you are no longer the same — you are transformed forevermore. Mico is an illustrious institution with all the dynamism and resources to let you perform to the best of your ability and to be self-actualised into whatsoever career choice you so desire. If you spend a second in The Mico it is a second well spent, plus it is a most unforgettable privilege. When you have spent three years or more it could be a most wonderful and grand opportunity, one you should never waste.

Once you become a part of this glorious dynasty you will be informed of the undying legacy which permeates these walls. You will be forever blessed with the treasured status of being permanently a Miconian. Opportunities like these come once in a lifetime, and will enhance your chance of fulfilling your most welcome aspirations and dreams. Our precursors have devised strategies for us to enjoy the rich legacy we now embrace. We are a permanent fixture in all educational circles in Jamaica, the Caribbean and the wider world.

When I entered The Mico in 1986 the magnificence was obvious with a number of activities which were designed to realise the dream of the existing three batches in commemoration of our 150th anniversary of the establishment of the college by Lady Mico in 1836. That third-year batch was the 149th batch and had students like Delano Franklyn, now a renowned politician and lawyer. My batch 1986 – 1989 was the 151st batch and was the first year. The second-year batch was the 150th batch. Today after almost 25 years, I can stand as a living testimony to the greatness of the times The Mico has envisaged. I saw the Buxton Tower wrecked by the vicious winds of Gilbert in 1988 and it has endured many more challenging times in the recent and distant past. Many notable Jamaicans walked those walls.

Next year will mark the 175th year of the existence of this institution and we welcome all Miconians to share in the glowing atmosphere as we search for new and more challenging frontiers. The real great soldiers of The Mico will resist time and place and be a pivotal part of this unforgettable experience. I have in my possession a book by one of my close relatives who was at the Mico Training College in 1925, Cyril A Usherwood. He died in 1977. My brother Lloyd G Taylor was there in 1978 until 1981 and was a brilliant athlete, footballer and cricketer who adores The Mico with pride and fulfilled joy.

Paris Taylor

Greater Portmore, St Catherine

paristaylor82@hotmail.com