Mfantsipim and the Making of Ghana: A Centenary History, 1876-1976Winner of The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa. The jury cited the book as "...no ordinary history book. It is a fascinating story, elegantly told by a meticulous historian in a beautifully produced volume. The author, a major historian and political figure, skilfully presents the story of the making of modern Ghana through the life history of one school." The author illuminates how western education has refined and changed the destiny of Ghanaian families from the school, and the contribution of the school to nation building through the excellence of the products of the school. The history of the school is set against the background of the history of Ghana in general; and a completely new light is thrown on a turning point in Ghana's history - the 1948 riots and their aftermath. |
Contents
The Pioneering Days 18761885 | 29 |
The Testing years 18661906 | 50 |
The Sphinx Riddle 19001907 | 92 |
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Abadoo academic Accra Achimota Achimota School Acquaah administration African amalgamation Annual Report appeal appointed April Asante Balmer Bartrop to Perkins boarders Boyce Cape Coast centenary classes Collegiate School colonial December dining hall District dormitory Egyir Asaam established European examination F.L. Bartels Fante Fante Confederacy February Gbete Ghana Ghanaian Gold Coast Gold Coast Leader Grimmer Hayford Headmaster High School Home Committee House ibid James Picot January John Mensah Sarbah July June Kemp Kumasi Kwabotwe Lamptey later letter Lockhart March masters meeting Mensah Sarbah Methodist Church Mfantsipim School ministers Mission Missionary MMSC Nationalists native Nkrumah November number on roll October Old Boys period Picot pupils Richmond College Rights Protection Society School Certificate School Committee School Report Science secondary schools Sekyi Senior Housemaster September Sierra Leone Sixth Form Sneath Society Speech Day Synod teachers teaching Webster Wesley Wesleyan West Africa wrote