Cannot add statictext to panel

As the title says I cannot seem to add text inside the panel object for group1 and i cannot figure out why! Any ideas?

var initateForm = function()  
{  
w = new Window ('dialog','Image Automation');  
w.grp1 = w.add ('group');  
var browse_panel = w.grp1.add('panel', [0,0,600,50], 'Design Directory', {borderStyle:'etched'});  
  
var designDirectory = browse_panel.add ('statictext {text: "Left", characters: 20, justify: "left"}');  
  
var designButton = w.grp1.add ("button", undefined, "Browse");  
designButton.onClick = function () {var myFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select path to files");}  
  
w.grp2 = w.add ('group');  
w.grp2.add('panel', [0,0,600,50], 'Template Directory', {borderStyle:'etched'});  
var templateButton = w.grp2.add ("button", undefined, "Browse");  
templateButton.onClick = function () {var myFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select path to files");}  
w.grp3 = w.add ('group')  
w.grp3.alignment = "center";  
  
var cancelButton = w.grp3.add ("button",  ["", "", 200, 20], "Cancel");  
cancelButton.onClick = function () {w.close();}  
  
var executeButton = w.grp3.add ("button",  ["", "", 200, 20], "Execute");  
executeButton.onClick = function () {var myFolder = Folder.selectDialog("Please select path to files");}  
  
w.show();  
 }  
initateForm();