Celebration of Life: John Joseph Maria Figueroa

During the four years that he spent at Holy Cross College between 1938-1942 he faced genuine hardship as he had little or no money, jobs were hard to find and the immigration authorities opposed his working. Hon. Edward Seaga former Prime Minister and current Leader of the Opposition. [...]many of o...

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Published inCaribbean quarterly Vol. 49; no. 1-2; pp. 2 - 5
Main Author Figueroa, John Peter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mona Routledge 01.03.2003
University of the West Indies, School of Continuing Studies
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Children
Crosses
Education
Employment
Families & family life
Latin American literature
Literature
Logic
Occupations
Poetry
Teachers
Travel
Writers
England
New York
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
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Summary:During the four years that he spent at Holy Cross College between 1938-1942 he faced genuine hardship as he had little or no money, jobs were hard to find and the immigration authorities opposed his working. Hon. Edward Seaga former Prime Minister and current Leader of the Opposition. [...]many of our friends were somewhat afraid of him until they got to know him. Hon. P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister, although not belonging to the Faculty of Education, recalls coming under Professor Figueroa's pedagogic influence by regular attendance at the open lectures he gave each week on "Logic."
ISSN:0008-6495
2470-6302
DOI:10.1080/00086495.2003.11672168