Biga Lebasi states that he welcomed the suggestion that Papua New Guinea become one nation separate from Australia. He recalls that blacks and whites lived together well on Kwato Island but that when he came to Port Moresby to attend Sogeri High School he encountered racism, describing an event when he was refused service at the Steamships supermarket. He states that he became bitter and thought independence might be an answer to this racism and he looked to the USA and South African experience.
Ted Diro describes taking the entrance exam for the Sogeri National High School where he completed grade 7-9, then Queensland sub-junior and junior exams. He briefly discusses the teachers and other pupils at Sogeri. He describes the allocation of clothing, rations and pocket money at the school.
