Teachers Hall of Fame
The inscription on this campus monument, situated between Freeman and Pearson Houses, says
"Rev. Rudolph Peter Nyako Square (1921 - 2001).
One evening in the 1970s when one seniors' classroom was too
tensed, two boys picked up a quarrel and since
the whole class was mentally fatigued it was a good entertaining break.
They pushed the tables and chairs to give them adequate space to throw their punches. One chap particularly was
not interested in what was going on and perhaps saw a chance of catching up with his syllabus whilst
the others were taking sides in the conflict.
Unfortunately for the class, the Assistant Headmaster,
Rev. R.P. Nyarko, happened to be around and heard the noise. He came and stood by the
window without any of the students noticing him. He apparently was viewing in on the situation before
making his presence felt. Suddenly the door opened and there was the Reverend Father standing
tall infront of the class. They knew that they were in serious trouble now. They were all guilty by
default. But surprisingly the Reverend went straight to the chap who was busy studying.
He held him accountable, pronounced him guilty and made him suffer a Calvary for the whole class.
Instead of punishing the class, he punished the "boy sylla"
for not showing concern about what was going on around him.
That man, Rev. Nyarko, always preached a different version of the biblical Parable of the sower:
"Some of you will fall by the
way side and others will grow to yield over hundred fold of what
ever Prempeh College is offering you today!"
Because of the impact such great men and women had on our lives, Amanfoo in 1997 created this electronic
Hall of Fame of Prempeh's Greatest teachers. This list is not all-inclusive. This is just the first batch of
teachers that made the hall upon e-mail voting in the 1990s. More teachers - both past and current - shall be inducted into the Hall
regularly by the appropriate classes who know those teachers best. The next induction will be in 2007.
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