University of Windsor - Magister Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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To the Graduates of 1969: From a staff member in Ghana It is a pleasure for me to be able to welcome each of you to the teaching profession. K Yl I To most of you I am a complete stranger. Therefore I Q let me fill you in on some of the fascinating events that JN-E? have filled my life during this past year. r .f In April, 1968 I was asked to leave my position at the , x or Windsor Teachers' .College to take up a teaching position , - E for External Aid of Canada for a period of two years. My I destination was to be St. Mary's Training College in Tok- oradi, Ghana, a country in tropical Africa. From the ' moment I boarded an aircraft on August 25, the great , 3? ' ' adventure began. Mr. V.R. Fathers fr, . - , 0. School did not re-open until October l, but there was much to do in order to orientate myself to my new sur- B'A'1 roundings. A large, mosquito-proofed home was provided by the Chanaian authorities and it was located on the com- pound of St. Mary's At first I had to get along without such luxuries as electricity, hot water and Canad- ian food. A steward was provided to do the cooking, cleaning, washing, ironing and buy- ing of foodstuffs . St. Mary's is a training college for male teachers and is located seven miles from town. The compound which has been cut out of the jungle has six classrooms, a church, dormitories and homes for the fourteen staff members. The 2lO students participate in a four-year programme. Ninety per cent of the teach- ing time is spent on content and the remainder on teaching methods. My teaching assignment was English at a grade 7-8-9-IO level, if compared to Can- adian standards . This area along the Atlantic coast has nine months of hot, dry weather and three months of rain. When the harmatan blows from the Sahara it becomes extremely dry and warm but we are blessed with an ocean breeze that seems to blow eternally. The exotic flowers such as poinsettas and orchids along with tropical palms, orange and mango trees add to the wild beauty of the coast. White sand pounded by foaming break- ers make the beaches a haven for surfers. As you no doubt have gathered by now I am in an area far different than that at Wind-I sor Teachers' College. When you go into your classrooms next September, give to teaching the best you have and the best will return to you. It has for mei Jladvw 90