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70the members in the corps were Christians.In appreciationfor the services rendered by the missionaries and the laborcorps, a plot of land of about three hundred acres wasgra nted to the mission on lease from the British a d ministrationto be the headquarters of the missions at Kangpokpi.Thus, in 1920, a new mission headquarters WdS openedat Kangpokpi.of Pettigrew.The selection of this site showed the geniusKangpokpi was the center for most of the hilltribes.Pettigrew opened another school here which soondeveloped into a Middle English School, while his school atUkhrul also continued to operate at the middle school level.Some of the first Kuki converts from the Christianschools were Ngulhao Thomsong, Teba Kilong, Longknc.bel Kilong,Seilut. Singson, Khaikho Thang Singson, (the student'sfather), Lamjapao Chongloi, Lunneh Lhouvum, Pakho Sitlhou,Helkhup Chongloi, and Tongkam Phohil.Some of these individualsbecame teachers in the mission schools, teachinglower or upper primary grades according to their own educationalachievement. Some of them remained teachers forlife.The early schools in the hills were all missionschools.Later, the State government took over the responsibilityof educating the people.The Gospel was taught andproclaimed to the people more through these schools thandire ct preaching of the evangelists.Whe n the missionschools were taken over the teachers also became employeesof the State government.The disadvantage of this was thatthe Bible was no longer the main text book to be taught in