This analysis reinforces Cohen's argument that settlers and economic conditions led to the educational system of South West Africa.  The decade of 1894-1904 provides an another insight into the effects of a changing perceptions of natives.  In this case, Theodor Leutwein's promotion of the Witbooi was not enough to overcome the established discourse on the Nama and did not have the same type of lasting effect on policy that European perceptions of Samoans had in Samoa.