{"id":1615,"date":"2021-02-28T03:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T03:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/?p=1615"},"modified":"2021-06-04T03:25:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T03:25:22","slug":"the-story-of-the-wolmers-school-song-age-quod-agis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/trust-news\/the-story-of-the-wolmers-school-song-age-quod-agis\/","title":{"rendered":"The story of the Wolmer\u2019s school song \u2018Age Quod Agis\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Everyone knows Norma Brown-Bell as a broadcaster extraordinaire and a Wolmer\u2019s old girl who doesn\u2019t stop repping for the maroon and gold. But the dynamite of a lady is also a record producer. It doesn\u2019t matter that she has produced only one record to her credit. As they say, once is enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three guesses would be far too many to figure out that one song made Brown-Bell go into the studio and get hands-on. It was Wolmer\u2019s school song, Age Quod Agis. \u201cIt\u2019s such a beautiful song, every time I hear it, I just can\u2019t stop singing it. I love it, I love it, I love it,\u201d she told The Sunday Gleaner excitedly of the song written by the late Phyllis Khan. \u201cPhyllis was a great musician, and the piano was one of her instruments. In the late \u201970s, she said she had a song in her head, and she wanted to put it down as a school song,\u201d Brown-Bell recounted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, with Brown-Bell as her cheerleader, the song was finished, and then came the question, \u201cWhat are we going to do with it?\u201d The answer, \u201cWhy not get it recorded?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s when Brown-Bell drew for the producer\u2019s cape she didn\u2019t even know she had. In fact, after the first voicing of the song on a 45 record, as was the norm back in the days, there was a second production to commemorate Wolmer\u2019s 250th anniversary in 1979.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown-Bell negotiated for studio time at Byron Lee\u2019s Dynamic Sounds on Bell Road in Kingston, where the combined choirs of the Wolmer\u2019s Girls and Boys, along with their choir directors, worked their magic. The studio engineer was Neville Hinds. It was upgraded to a CD and made available for purchase at the grand 250th celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe took a lot of studio time, and we didn\u2019t pay a cent, and Speedographic Printers did the printing of the jacket. This school song is so important that no event at all takes place without it,\u201d a proud Brown-Bell shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added, \u201cWe never had a school song before, and so we were ecstatic when Phyllis made it. From you reach prep school, you have to sing the school song. Every morning we have to sing it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other persons involved in the production included Mapletoft Poulle, Roy Dixon, Hazel Lawson-Street and Vinette Morrison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown-Bell, who is always on a charitable mission for Wolmer\u2019s, recently assisted with organising a telethon, partnering with Television Jamaica, to raise money to buy laptops for her beloved alma mater and two schools in Allman Town. So far, US$60,000 of the US$100,000 goal has been realised. Wolmer\u2019s is the oldest school in the English-speaking Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Age Quod Agis
Our School We All Love Dearly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Think It Is The Best<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maroon And Gold Our Colours,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rising Sun Our Crest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chorus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Motto Means At All Times,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Try To Do Our Best<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Home, At School, At Work, At Play<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Put It To The Test<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Age Quod Agis,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Age Quod Agis,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Maroon And Gold The Sun Won\u2019t Set<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try To Do Your Best, Put It To The Test<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Age, Age Quod Agis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Those Who Love And Train Us,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Owe A Special Debt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Self We Owe It Also<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Moral Codes To Set<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Emblem Sun Keeps Shining<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And It Must Never Set<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Hopes And Aspirations Placed As High<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As They Can Get<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Efforts Must Be Constant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In All Things Big And Small<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rising Sun Our Target<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Standards Must Not Fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Motto Means A Great Deal,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It Is For One And All<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Home, The School, The Nation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hear The Wolmer\u2019s Clarion Call<\/p>\n\n\n\n

yasmine.peru@gleanerjm.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

original article: https:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/entertainment\/20210228\/story-wolmers-school-song-age-quod-agis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From left: Yolette Barnett, president of Wolmer\u2019s Girls\u2019 Alumnae; Neville Hinds, engineer for the recording of the song; and Norma Brown Bell, producer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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