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| Keywords: angola methodist quessua escola henda escolahenda zella glidden zellaglidden florinda bessa florindabessa quessua institute quessuainstitute These boys and girls are Quessua schoolchildren. The large building in the background is the missionary residence for single women missionaries at Escola Henda, the girls' school. On the left, side-by-side, are Miss Zella Glidden and Dona Florinda Bessa. "The Quessua Institute in 1935, when we had 400 pupils.... In early days we had to provide food, clothing, books, and teaching to get pupils but now parents will sacrifice to the extreme to pay for the education of their children, even of their daughters. When it comes to marrying off an educated daughter, her dowry may be $40 [about $550 in 2016], whereas an uneducated daughter would bring only one-fourth this amount." Alexander Kemp, "Twenty Years of Medical Missionary Work in Africa." P. 29. These boys and girls are Quessua schoolchildren. The large building in the background is the missionary residence for single women missionaries at Escola Henda, the girls' school. On the left, side-by-side, are Miss Zella Glidden and Dona Florinda Bessa. "The Quessua Institute in 1935, when we had 400 pupils.... In early days we had to provide food, clothing, books, and teaching to get pupils but now parents will sacrifice to the extreme to pay for the education of their children, even of their daughters. When it comes to marrying off an educated daughter, her dowry may be $40 [about $550 in 2016], whereas an uneducated daughter would bring only one-fourth this amount." Alexander Kemp, "Twenty Years of Medical Missionary Work in Africa." P. 29. | ||||
