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Roport on Mr. C. It. L. Adrlan-Vallunco.

Mr. C. R. L. Adrian-Vullanco hold tho post
of Director of Education in Bahrain from Novombor

19159 till July 1941. I’o tonclorod his resignation
ut lho cud ol* tho oohool term in July 1941,
During the sohool tom of 1Q40-41 Mr. Vail one o
inotitutod and oarried out a numbor of improvements
in tho government oohools mostly on tho linos of
tho recommendations which ho made to tho Bahrain
govornmont and which aro described iu his oompre-
honsivo roport on education in Bahrain which ho
made in 1939 before his uppointment to the post.
The most important changes which ho uiudo wore
tho reorganisation oC nil village schools and tho
institution of tho Oooondury Sohool or tiiu Kulliyah.
In addition ho i*egu lari soil tJio toncJiora into different
grad oh and organimid the distribution of nohool books
snd material, ho raised tho ago of admission to the
oohools and eliminated the over ugod young married
men who previously monopolised tho upper olasBos,

Mr. Vallanoe continually stressed tho neoossity for
bottor toaohing in the Junior claoeoB which had
previously boon regarded as neoding the least quali­
fied touchers. Ho visitod Palestine and obtained
tho services of a nunibor of woll qualified touchers
reoomnBnded by the oduoational authorities in that
country and also onliatod oevoral hotter educated
Bahrain Arabs to teach in tho schools, Ho instituted
daily physioal drill in the oohools and regular visits
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