"Munz’ Report on the Kibi School"

The half-year from January was a difficult one following Anoba's departure for Abomosu, and the dismissal of the remaining two teachers. Botwe especially is quite without penitence and has gone to work in Akuse. The immediate substitutes were not successful, except for Cat. Labi as housefather who in the middle of the year Munz had transferred so that he could work in West Akim. Teacher Botwe had to be replaced, and Teacher Omusu confined to the younger classes. The year Cat. Wm Tete took over the housefather's position and D.O. Aboagye arrived as second teacher. They have been forced to add a 6th class again in the school - the cause of this seems to be that only 3 of the nine pupils in the top class were ready for acceptance into the Akropong Middle School. Exploring the causes of this Munz points to changes in the teaching staff, and the fact that missionary supervision has been necessarily so slack over the past year. The three received in the Middle School are a boy from Begoro, a Salaga boy and a son of Imm. Boakye. The new school year began with 42 pupils, including some from Western Akim. Two hours each day are spent in hand-work – cleaning the station, making a new coffee plantation, and a corn farm. The boys have also been involved with the building of the chapel during this time.

September 1882

September 1882

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