later years which three headmasters besides himself, were Mfantsipim's greatest, he responded: "I will give you only two – Balmer and Lockhart; you add the third." Dr. Francis Lodwic Bartels, the first black headmaster of the school and also the school's very own product, came into office in 1949. He went from acting headmaster from 1942 to 1945, to becoming main headmaster, and serving for another 11 years, ending his service in 1961. One notable thing about Dr. Bartels was the close relationship he kept with the boys, encouraging them to face the world, but only with discipline. Kofi Annan, former United Nations secretary general, also an alumnus of the school, recalled: "I was one of a group of boys who sat on the floor of his office for our weekly lesson in spoken English." There have been many influential products of the school who have served, not only the country and the continent of Africa, but also continents outside Africa and many international bodies. Mfantsipim School has trained many alumni in the fields of medicine, science, engineering, education, architecture, and many other disciplines. In 1931 the school moved to its present location on the Kwabotwe Hill in the northern part of Cape Coast on the Kotokuraba road. The school sometimes has been referred to as Kwabotwe or simply Botwe for the reason for it being on that hill. Headmasters Alumni Alumni of the school include Kofi Annan, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Secretary-General of the United Nations; Kofi Abrefa Busia, former Prime Minister of Ghana; Kobina Sekyi, lawyer, writer, nationalist; J. E. Casely Hayford, journalist and politician; and Alex Quaison-Sackey, diplomat, first black president of the UN General Assembly; Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson, former Vice President of Ghana, Kow Nkensen Arkaah, former Vice President of the Republic of Ghana; Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, former Vice President of Ghana; Mohamed Ibn Chambas, former president of ECOWAS commission; Kobina Arku Korsah, first Chief Justice of Ghana Awards Winners of the 1999 and 2014 editions of the National Science and Maths Quiz Winners of 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2018 Sprite Ball Championship References External links Mfantsipim School, Ghana Mfantsipim Regimental Band - Trooping the Colour Mfantsipim School Choir Cape Coast Educational institutions established in 1876 Boarding schools in Ghana High schools in Ghana 1876 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony) Mfantsipim School alumni Christian schools in Ghana