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the direct supervision of Mr. Adhagi, the Inspector of
Ad-ice ti on who arrented the programmes cl* tiie schools and
submitted them t- the councils for approval.

The existence of these councils of education, composed
almost entirely of persons with no Icnowledge or experience,
is of no real assistance to the jDveruient end is the cause

of constant disputes, Their only advantage is that they
are able to encourage the public to send their children

to school. It would be far more satisfactory if ell
educational matters were dealt with by Shaikh Abdulla
himself, representing the government, with the assistance

of the Inspector of Education who is well qualified to
supervise the public education.
hew masters.

At the end of the previous term all the teaching staff
were given notice, Five new masters and three female
teachers were recruited from Syria. They were selected

by the Inspector of Education and Shaikh Uohomed bin Isa
alXhalifah, who was, as usual spending the summer in
Syria. One of them, the headmaster of tne Manama school

had been previously recommended by the deyr out University,
the ethers were provided by the Islamieh College of Beyrout.
A certain number of the old teachers were re-engaged to-

getlier with three of the youths who were educated by the
government in 3evrout, and three Shia. teachers we re obtained
with much difficulty, from Iraq for the Shia schools, The

new staff were taken on regular contracts and agreed to
the rules and regulations for the teaching staff T/hich h3d
been previously prepared and printed oy the Government.

The scale of pay was laid down at definite rates according
to the qualifications of the teachers. The Majlis dis­
approved of this zs they considered that the local men

should be pcid nore.