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of Shaikh Ah dull ail, tho Minister of Education.
Sorno of tho ohangos cuuood resentment among tho
publio for oxamplo paro.ita whoso none failed, to

paBD tho ontranoo examination into tho ICulliyah
oxpootod thoir sons to be admitted if they happened
to belong to tho uppor olnouos of Bahrain society.
Another matter viiieh was unpopular wan tho oxolusion
from tho Junior schools of boys who laokorl tho
intelligence to puss into n higher aohool but whose
parent a wished them to remain in uchool. Parents
of very young infants, who previously regarded the
school ns a ordohe, wore indignant whon nmull
infants, inoapablo of learning, wore not admitted

to the lower classes whore previously they had boon
oonvoniontly "parked" for tho day. In tho bogin-
ning there was ;>oicri complaint nt uodical inspections
in tho Uuharraq sohool where the headmaster had un­
wisely failed to toll the boys why tho doctor was
ooming to tho soliool but at tho other eohools no
objections wore ruiaed.
The matters immediately preceding Mr. Vallanoo'u
resignation huvo boon roforrod to in provioua oorreo-
pondenoe and u report on his work during Uie year
is not an oooasion for diaouaaing them. Mr. Vailonce
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worked under mo and clous cooporotlou with me, lie
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oarriod out changes in tho educational system which,

whoever had hold tho post, would huvo inovitubly
caused some resentment. Viith tho objoot of improv­
ing oduoution lie adopted Measures whioh woro oontrary
to old ostabllohod and unuati a factory aye terns. Every
now institution or improvement whioh has boon started
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