0 ▁in ▁T ond ano ▁in ▁North ▁Sul aw esi , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies . ▁J oz ias ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁Ho of den ▁School ▁( middle ▁school ▁for ▁children ▁of ▁local ▁village ▁heads ) ▁in ▁T ond ano . ▁He ▁received ▁teacher ▁training ▁in ▁H aar lem , ▁Netherlands ▁around ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁August ina ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Jacob ▁Ger ung an , ▁the ▁Maj oor ▁( d istrict ▁chief ) ▁of ▁T ond ano - T ou li ang . ▁ ▁Rat ul ang i ▁was ▁a ▁gift ed ▁student , ▁who ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁Dutch ▁language ▁elementary ▁school ▁( EL S ▁or ▁Europe es che ▁Lag ere ▁School ) ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁the ▁Ho of den ▁School . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁he ▁left ▁his ▁home ▁to ▁attend ▁S TO V IA ▁( a ▁medical ▁school ▁in ▁Java ) ▁after ▁receiving ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁from ▁the ▁school . ▁Once ▁in ▁Bat avia ▁( now ▁Jak arta ), ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁heart ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁technical ▁high ▁school ▁Kon ing in ▁Wilhelm ina . ▁Rat ul ang i ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁started ▁work ▁on ▁rail road ▁construction ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁Pri ang an ▁area ▁of ▁West ▁Java . ▁There ▁he ▁experienced ▁une qual ▁treatment ▁in ▁w ages ▁and ▁employee ▁lod ging ▁compared ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁of ▁Ind o ▁( E uras