Published: December 2, 2024
Monrovia – Cllr. Pearl Brown Bull, an astute Liberian lawyer, politician, and theologian, has called on alumni of the Old Lott Carey Mission (LCM) School to support the institution through acts of generosity.
Speaking during the LCM Alumni Association’s picnic on November 29, 2024, in Brewerville, Montserrado County, Cllr. Bull stressed the urgent need to revitalize the school and its facilities. She appealed to alumni, both in Liberia and abroad, to contribute to rebuilding efforts.
“To those who attended the walls of the Old LCM in Brewerville, Montserrado County, Liberia, I want to say to you all, we are still here,” she said. Highlighting the deteriorated state of the school, she lamented the collapse of dormitories for boys and girls, and stressed the necd for restoration.
Cllr. Bull, a distinguished alumna of the school and dux of its 1968 Graduating Class, encouraged all graduates to join the reestablished alumni association and play an active role in the institution’s development.
Reflecting on her legacy, Cllr. Bull recalled her tenure as the first elected president of the LCM Alumni Association in the United States (1999–2021). With over 42 years of legal practice, she expressed confidence that the renewed commitment of alumni would greatly benefit the school.
Legal Action Looming Over Land Disputes
During her address, Cllr. Bull vowed to take legal measures against individuals allegedly occupying LCM property unlawfully.
“To all of y’all who finished taking all the Lott Carey’s properties, I want to let you know that we’re coming to sue for Lott Carey. I’ve become a lawyer, a signer of the Constitution—this is motherland,” she warned.
Nostalgic Reflections
Cllr. Bull reminisced about her days at LCM, where she began her education in 1958 under the guidance of her first-grade teacher, the late Keturah Banks. She fondly recalled her classmates, including Timothy Thomas and Dolly Norris, as well as her fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Anna Nah.
She also recounted the academic excellence of her classmate, Kartumu Cooper, now First Lady of Liberia, Mrs. Kartumu Cooper Boakai. “She was very clever and graduated in 1967 as dux of her class after receiving a double promotion from sixth to eighth grade,” she said.
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