Of the six pupils in the senior class in the Kibi school at the beginning of the school year, three had got as far as examination to enter the Middle School. Of the other three one had been taken by his parents to the coast and died, one had gone to…
The Middle-School suffered a three-week holiday immediately after the riots of February. The soholars returned in rather a rebellious spirit - Sitzler reckons because two holidays close together had reminded them that idleness is rather nice. Then…
There are papers about the suspension without pay of Evang. G. Botwe called to Begoro to attend lessons he had refused to do so, and informed them that he was going to Nsakye to make farm. He was literate, but not very well educated.
He reports extensive repairs needed by the Mission house at ground level, especially substitution of stone fundaments for the heavily damaged wooden balks used by the first builders.
According to Sitzler the command had been given to chain Mohr to the block while the Kibi troubles were afoot but the command coincided with the arrival of a messenger that with the news of the coming of-a Government’s officer. He criticises the…
Report of his first months on the Gold Coast (he first arrived in Abetifi early in December). He had travelled from Akropong to Abetifi with no-one among his attendants able to speak English. And in Abetifi he thinks, apart from the Catechists no-one…
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