About 50 years ago, Elton Georges left the Virgin Islands in pursuit of an education at Mount Allison University, a small liberal arts college in New Brunswick, Canada.
Before that, the farthest he had been from his native territory was the United States Virgin Islands.
“It was so different. I was going for the first time into cold weather,” said Mr. Georges, a former deputy governor who is now the complaints commissioner, adding, “It was quite an adjustment to make.”
Mr. Georges’ education was funded by the first Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship to be offered to a Virgin Islander, he said. His departure, which was announced in The Tortola Times, led the way for many more VIslanders to follow in his footsteps.
Last October, Mr. Georges was among a handful of VI alumni of Mount Allison who got together at Maria’s by the Sea to celebrate the territory’s 50th anniversary of association with the institution.
Other alumni in attendance were his daughter Noni Georges, Dr. Charles Wheatley, Elihu Rhymer, Jennie Wheatley and Brenda Lettsome-Tye.
See the Jan. 19, 2012 edition for full coverage.