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the Huling family gave it strong support and it is now
girl
attended by over 100/students.
Tho teachers are the mother and sister of one

of tho Syrian masters in the boys’ school at Maharak
assisted by two local women, pupil teachers, The
curriculum is simple, roading, writing, arithmetic,
sewing and painting. The school is very popular.
The Education Committoe are now being asked
to open a girls' school in Manama, which as a town,
is more broad minded than Maharak.
One of tho arguments against the school which was

put forward seriously, v/as that it would injure the
girls’ chances of marriage as their looks would be
criticized by female relations of intending suitors
who 'would report unfavourably on their appearance.
Shia School. Tho new Shia School was opened
on the day following the Eid al Fitr by H. E. Shaikh
Rs 1100/-
Hamad. The sum of Rs ilEyflftfl/- has been eell allotted

at prosont for the new Manama.school and the small
school at Suk Al Khamis.
The management of the school is in the hands of
a committee of Shia merchants under the Presidency of
Syed Ahmed bin Syed Alawi,
The Head-master is a young Bahsrani who v/as
educated in Baghdad, his brother, and three Iraqis form
the school staff.
The number of tho boys at present is 198, as
many as the building v/ill hold. The school is warmly

supported by the Shia Qadis and all the local townspeople.
Persian Schools. Owing to quarrels among the
committee the old Persian Sohool divided into two schools
during the yoar. Both sohools are supported by the
torsion Government and are said to be a oentre for Persian