Lawton Collection: African Education - Rhodesia 1952 - 1967

This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2006/063/001).

Synopsis

Edited film with intertitles showing various schools in Rhodesia: Mission schools, tobacco farm school, 'Governemtn schools in the townships', Goromonzi Senior High. Pupils and students shown enagaging in various activities and exercises, lessons, and sports including swimming, cricket, football, shotputt, track and field, tennis. A long sequence of an outdoor production of Shakespear's Midsummer Night's Dream, followed by footage of end-of-term celebrations.

 

Titles

  • Lawton Collection: African Education - Rhodesia 1952 - 1967 (Archive)
Series Title:
Lawton Collection
 

Technical Data

Year:
1950
Footage:
400
 

Production Credits