I read the article about the resumption of academic life in Ghana’s three universities published in the Talking Drums of May 21st, 1984, with interest, notwithstanding the fact that the devastation left in the wake of the totally unwarranted occupation of the university premises by the revolutionary cadres would take a very long time indeed to repair.

One lesson I hope has been learnt in this rather unfortunate affair – governments which attempt to use education as a stick to beat any opposition to their policies always run the risk of retarding the progress of their countries because, whether they like it or not, they cannot turn every individual in a society into a revolutionary overnight.

While the lack of equipment, teachers and other infra-structural developments are bound to affect the overall efforts of university authorities, they should spare no efforts to rekindle the flagging academic spirit.

Owusu Prempeh, Brixton.