The first set of eighteen students and their two teachers sertled dowa lo the ploneering job of work and study. They had to maka their environment (which, in reality, was no batter than a jungle) conduaive to sarning. There ware no boarders in the first two yaars, as the buildings were not ready. The students were made to clear bushes, fell trees and remove ant-hills. They had to cut paths and lanes and to plant flowers for the beautification of thelr surroundings. They also had to prepare a fiald for sports and games.

In the ciassroom, subjects such as Mathernatics, Latin, History,Gengroohy Rellginus Knowiledge.Rural Sclence,sto, were taught. Even though he was not a graduate, Mr. M.B. Lapite was an invaluable asset.Dne cf the foundation sludents described him as followrsi

“Mr. M.B. Lapite was a yeteran school master. He was a n of vorsadlity, axcellent in the teaching of almost ali secondary school subjects. Among the subjects thught by hiin were English Language, English, Literature, latin,History, Geography, Botany,Yoruba, Music, Agriculture, all branches of Mathematics and Sports. He was also an organist. He was the type of teacher required for starting a college.”1

Ar E.C.O. llogu, on his part, was ranowned for the mors!aducation he gave the students. Every Friday, before the students left for the weekand, he used to hand down the “Moral for the Week” which stuidents had to commit to memory and recite to him before they were admitted to his classes the following Monday. A foundation student recalled that anybody who failed to recite the weekly passage was asked tc mat grass bn the football field or to remove antuils. Two of such “aare quoted hare – under.

(1)    “God will not seek thy race,Nor will He ask of thy Birth,

·alone He will demand of thee,

what thou has done on earth

‘Olowofels, G.A.”The background History of Imade Collage, Owo”.A paper by the First Senior Prefect, 21/1/82.