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IJA 3753

Correspondence between Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary School and Iraqi Government

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These are documents from the Frank Iny School and the Shamash Secondary School. The item includes correspondence between school administrations and the Iraqi government concerning inspection results, library holdings, teacher employment, requests for school-related supplies, and reports about male/female integrated education.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3753
Item Number
12953
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Annotation, Exam, Frank Iny School, Handwritten, Ink Stamp, Iraqi Government, Letterhead, Ministry of Education, Receipts, Shamash Secondary School, Students, Teachers, Typed

AI English Translation, Pages 576-600

Archival unit 576

Frank Iny School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone No. 91693
No.: 58 / ⟦line⟧
No.: ⟦line⟧
Date: 21 / 8 / 1958
Date: ⟦line⟧
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings.
Your letter 17329 on 10 / 8 / 1958
We enclose herewith two copies of Form No. (1) regarding the staff of Frank Iny Intermediate School
after recording the required information in it, and we also enclose two copies of the distribution schedule
of lessons among the group of male and female teachers, and two copies of the estimated budget for this
school for the academic year 58 / 1959, and please note the following.
1- The mentioned staff is the same school staff approved last year, except
that Miss Chris Telfer has been appointed to teach English instead of Mr. William
Riding, and Mr. Heskel Ephraim has been appointed to teach Mathematics.
2- The vacancies in the school staff for this year do not exceed 20% of the total
lessons, and this is consistent with the text of paragraph (a) of Article Nine of the Private Schools
Regulation No. 67 of 1954.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Owaidia
Abdullah Owaidia
The Principal

Archival unit 577

Frank Iny School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate and Primary
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone No. 91693
No.
Date:
Estimated Budget for Frank Iny Intermediate School
for the academic year 1958 / 1959
Attached to our letter No. ⟦...⟧ / 58 dated 21 / 8 / 1958
Revenues | Expenses
Fils | Dinar | | Fils | Dinar |
⟦line⟧ | 3000 | School fees | ⟦line⟧ | 8320 | Salaries with cost of living
⟦line⟧ | 500 | Student transportation fees | 800 | ⟦line⟧ | Lectures
⟦line⟧ | 7350 | Allocations of the Israeli | ⟦line⟧ | 1000 | Repairs, painting and sundries
 | | Community Council | ⟦line⟧ | 730 | Student transportation fees
 | | Baghdad | | |
⟦line⟧ | 10850 | Total | ⟦line⟧ | 10850 | Total
Abdullah Obadiah
Principal
FRANK INY SCHOOL

Archival unit 578

Grade Distribution Table
⟦illegible⟧
18 | Arabic | 1 | Arabic | 1 | Arabic | 1 | Arabic | 1 | Arabic | 1
14 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 1 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 1 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 1 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 1 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 1
6 | English | 1 | English | 1 | English | 1 | English | 1 | English | 1
16 | Mathematics | 2 | Mathematics | 2 | Mathematics | 2 | Mathematics | 2 | Mathematics | 2
16 | Geography | 2 | Geography | 2 | Geography | 2 | Geography | 2 | Geography | 2
16 | History | 2 | History | 2 | History | 2 | History | 2 | History | 2
14 | Science | 2 | Science | 2 | Science | 2 | Science | 2 | Science | 2
14 | Drawing | 1 | Drawing | 1 | Drawing | 1 | Drawing | 1 | Drawing | 1
131 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22
147
131
Dates
10/1/1941
From the Experimental Committee
General Education in
The First Year (B)
From Al-Tafayudh School
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>

Archival unit 579

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Number: ⟦10 / 58⟧
No.:
Date: ⟦1958⟧
Date.:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings,
Your letter 17329 on 10 / 8 / 1958.
We are enclosing two copies of Form No. (1) regarding the staff of Shamash Secondary School after
recording the required information in it. We are also enclosing two copies of the lesson distribution schedule for
the group of male and female teachers and two copies of the estimated budget for this school for the academic
year 58 / 59. Please note the following:
1- The mentioned staff is the same school staff approved last year, except that
Mr. John Erning has been appointed to teach English instead of Mr. John Milton,
and Mr. Heskel Ephraim has been appointed to teach mathematics in the intermediate section from Frank Iny School,
provided that he completes his prescribed lessons in this school.
2- In view of the non-return of Mr. Donald Kalman and Mr. Isaac Zakaria, who are on study
leave, to join their teaching positions this year, please consider them resigned
from the teaching position in this school.
3- The vacancies in the school staff for this year do not exceed 30% of the total lessons,
and this is consistent with the text of paragraph (a) of Article Nine of the Private Schools Regulation No. 67
of 1954.
Please accept our highest respect,
Abdullah Obadia
The Director
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 580

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number:
Subject:
Date:
Estimated Budget for Shamash Secondary School
For the academic year 1958 / 1959
Attached to our letter No. Sh / ⟦...⟧ / 58 dated 21 / 8 / 1958
Revenues | Expenses
Fils | Dinar | | Fils | Dinar |
⟦line⟧ | 1000 | School fees | ⟦line⟧ | 4140 | Salaries with cost of living
⟦line⟧ | 4750 | Allocations from the Jewish | ⟦line⟧ | 900 | Lectures
 | | Lay Council | ⟦line⟧ | 150 | Transportation fees for teachers
 | | in Baghdad | | | and students
 | | | ⟦line⟧ | 560 | Repairs and miscellaneous expenses
⟦line⟧ | 5750 | Total | ⟦line⟧ | 5750 | Total
Shamash School
SHAMASH SCHOOL * BAGHDAD
Abdullah Obeidia
Principal

Archival unit 581

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
Number: F / 58
Date:
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings,
Your letter 17329 on 10 / 8 / 1958
We attach herewith two copies of Form No. (1) regarding the primary staff of
Frank Iny after recording the required information in it, and we also send herewith
two copies of the lesson distribution schedule for the group of male and female teachers
and two copies of the estimated budget for this school for the academic year
58 / 59
Please accept our highest respect,,
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Oweidia
The Director

Archival unit 582

Frank Iny School
Intermediate & Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
Date:
No.:
Date:
Estimated Budget for Frank Iny Primary School
For the academic year 1958/1959
Attached to our letter No. ⟦...⟧ / 58 dated / / 1958
Revenues | Expenses
Dinar Fils | Dinar Fils
2000 000 School Fees | 6830 000 Salaries with cost of living allowance
800 000 Student transportation fees | 700 000 Lectures
5800 000 Allocations from the Israeli | 600 000 Renovations and miscellaneous expenses
Communal Council | 1100 000 Student and teacher transportation fees
in Baghdad | 
8600 000 Total | 8600 000 Total
Abdullah Ovadia
Principal
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 583

Schedule of lesson distribution at Frank Iny and Shamash School
For the academic year 1958 / 1959
Frank Iny School
Baghdad on 18 / 8 / 1958
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Name | Class and Section | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | Total
⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
10 Najiba Shabi | 4 Religion
6 Arithmetic
8 Arabic | 4 Religion | 2 Religion | 2 Religion | 2 Religion | 2 Religion |  |  | 20
11 Nouria Ahmed | 2 Recitation and Conversation
2 Drawing and Crafts
2 Objects
4 PE and Anthem | 2 Recitation | 2 History
2 Geography
2 PE | 2 Geography
1 Duties
6 Calligraphy, Drawing and PE |  |  |  |  | 20
12 Badour Zaya | 6 Games
2 PE
2 Drawing and Crafts
2 Objects | 6 Games
2 Objects
2 Calligraphy | 2 Objects |  | 2 Objects | 2 Objects |  |  | 20
13 Safin Darwish | 2 Calligraphy |  | 2 Drawing and PE | 2 Drawing and PE |  |  |  |  | 11
 | 20 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 270 |
Frank Iny School
The Principal
Baghdad

Archival unit 584

Frank Iny School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone No. 91693
No.: 80/⟦...⟧
No.:
Date: 1/4/1958
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings.
Your letter No. 15962 dated 1/7/1957, according to which
the appointment of Mrs. Marie Antoinette Michel as a teacher in this school was approved.
We have previously requested in our letters No. F/216, F/305 dated
11/8/1957 and 3/10/1957 the completion of the educational identity card procedures
for the aforementioned person, given the mentioned teacher's need for the remaining documents in your possession.
As she is in need of her academic certificates at the present time, please order
the completion of the required transaction as soon as possible and return the certificates to us, with thanks.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Obadia
The Director

Archival unit 585

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Number: FF/58
Date:
Date: 28 / 2 / 1958
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings.
With reference to your letter No. 5307 dated 25 / 2 / 1958 regarding Mr.
Muhammad Hassan al-Suri.
The social studies classes entrusted to the aforementioned person are Islamic History
for the second intermediate grade. These classes were assigned to him in view of his knowledge
of the subject first, and second because the aforementioned person has taught this subject to the same grade
for several years.
Furthermore, we will entrust these classes to the teacher specialized in teaching
social studies in our school in the future.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaidia
The Director

Archival unit 586

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Number: 208
Date:
Date: 6 / 2 / 1958
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings.
Reference to your letter numbered 34037 and dated 29 / 12 / 1957.
Please kindly confirm our letter numbered F/409 and dated 25 / 12 / 1957
regarding the lectures of Mr. Hazim Shammas Toma.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Obadia
The Director

Archival unit 587

Frank Iny School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone No. 91693
No.: F / 22 / 58
Date: 24 / 1 / 1958
No.:
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings,
Your letter No. 1873 dated 18 / 1 / 1958 regarding the appointment of Mrs.
Therese Tofiro (wife of Mr. Omar bin Mabkhout) as a French language teacher in this
school, please return the passport of the aforementioned person so that she can visit the
competent departments regarding the extension of her residency in Iraq according to the procedures, and we will return it to you
with the new residency book upon completion of the necessary transaction.
Please accept our highest respect,
Abdullah Ovadia
Principal

Archival unit 588

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Date:
Number: F / 58 / ⟦line⟧
Date: 3 / 1 / 1958
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 33288 and dated 24 / 12 / 1957
We attach herewith in two copies the schedule of lesson distribution for the group of male and female teachers
for Frank Iny Primary School for the academic year 57 / 1958.
Please accept our highest respect,
Abdullah Obadia
The Director
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 589

Table of lesson distribution for the group of male and female teachers
For the academic year 1957 / 1958
Frank Aini Primary School
Distributed until 10 / 31 / 58
Name | Number | Kindergarten | Preparatory | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Total
Violet Sahyoun | 1 | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20
Marie Louise | 2 |  | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19
Annie Morsi | 3 |  |  | 5 lessons | 5 lessons | 5 lessons |  |  |  | 15
Marie Ashwa | 4 |  |  |  |  | 6 lessons | 5 lessons | 5 lessons |  | 16
Bano Yaqoub | 5 |  |  | 6 Arabic | 6 Arabic | 8 Arabic | 10 Arabic | 6 Arabic |  | 36
Sirani Doris | 6 |  |  | 4 Arabic | 4 Arabic | 4 English | 4 Objects | 4 Objects | 4 Objects | 24
Badour Baba | 7 |  |  | 6 Arithmetic | 6 Arithmetic | 6 Arithmetic | 4 Objects |  |  | 22
Najiba Munshi | 8 |  | 4 | 8 Religion | 4 Religion | 2 Religion | 2 Religion |  |  | 20
Nouriya Ahmed | 9 |  | 7 | 2 Objects | 2 Recitation | 2 Geometry | 2 Geometry |  |  | 20
Suad Al-Dabbagh | 10 |  |  |  |  | 1 Mathematics | 4 History | 4 History | 4 History | 13
Saida Youssef | 11 |  |  |  |  | 6 Arithmetic | 6 Arithmetic | 6 Arithmetic |  | 18
Madiha | 12 |  |  |  |  |  | 6 English | 6 English | 6 English | 18
Samira | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 Arabic |  | 6
Shukr | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 Religion |  | 4
⟦illegible⟧
20
30
25
25
35
35
35
25
27

Archival unit 590

FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
TELEPHONE No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
No.:
Date:
Number: F/58
Date: 3 / 1 / 1958
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 33860 dated 12/28/1957, we list
below the information requested in your above-mentioned letter.
Please accept our highest respect,,
Abdullah Owaidia
The Director
1- Name of the school: Frank Iny Primary School
2- Its location: New Alwiyah - Hamdi Al-Pachachi lands ⟦15⟧ near the Baghdad Pact headquarters
3- Date of its first establishment: Student
4- Approximate number of its students: 144 + 150 female students = 294
5- Number of its teachers and classes at its establishment: 11 male and female teachers and (8) classes.
6- Current number of its students, teachers, and classes: 175 male students + 148 female students = 323
14 male and female teachers
8 classes
7- Every year a sports competition is held between the students in which medals and cups are distributed to the winning students.
Also, at the end of each year, a drawing and calligraphy competition is held and prizes are distributed to the winners.

Archival unit 591

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadida - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
⟦line⟧
Number: Q / 61
Date: 24 / 12 / 1966
224
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
After greetings,
Please be so kind as to order providing us with forty copies of the History book for the
Sixth Primary grade at the fixed price, and thank you.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 592

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadida - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
⟦line⟧
Number: F/ ⟦244⟧ / 61
Date: 24 / 12 / 1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Greetings,
Please be so kind as to order providing us with forty copies of the History book for the
Sixth Primary grade at the fixed price, and thank you.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Principal

Archival unit 593

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadida - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
⟦line⟧
Number: F / 294 / 61
Date: 14 / 11 / 1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Subject: School Books
⟦line⟧
Greetings.
Please kindly order to provide us with the school books whose names and quantities
are listed below, and thank you.
⟦illegible⟧
below, and thank you.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Quantity | Book Name | Grade
10 | Physics Part One | Fifth Preparatory Scientific
40 | Economics | ” ” ”
45 | Arabic Reading | Fourth Preparatory Scientific
20 | Health and Physiology | Third Intermediate
30 | Arabic Reading | ” ”
30 | History of Arabic Literature | ” ”
30 | Arabic Reading | Second Intermediate

Archival unit 594

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadida - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
⟦line⟧
Number: F/ 294 / 61
Date: 14 / 11 / 1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Subject: School Books
⟦line⟧
Greetings.
Please kindly order to provide us with the school books whose names and quantities are listed
below, and thank you.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Quantity | Book Name | Grade
10 | Physics Part One | Fifth Preparatory Scientific
40 | Economics | ” ” ”
45 | Arabic Reading | Fourth Preparatory Scientific
20 | Health and Physiology | Third Intermediate
30 | Arabic Reading | ” ”
30 | History of Arabic Literature | ” ”
30 | Arabic Reading | Second Intermediate

Archival unit 595

Ministry of Education
Issue List
Warehouse of the Education Directorate of the District: Baghdad / Rusafa
To: Shamash Private School
Number: 403
Date: 26 / 10 / 1960
Sequence | Item Name | Quantity in Figures | Quantity in Writing | Unit Price Fils | Unit Price Dinar | Total Price Fils | Total Price Dinar | Remarks
 | Third Grade
Principles of Geometry Part 2 | 20 | Twenty | 100 | - | - | 2 |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.000 |
⟦Received⟧ this list under the prices of the books mentioned above according to the receipt
Numbered 44261 on 26 / 10 / 1960
Accountant of the Education Directorate of Baghdad / Rusafa
Schools
Warehouse Employee Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Job Title: Warehouse Officer
Signature:
Recipient Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Job Title: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature:

Archival unit 596

Ministry of Education
Issue List
Warehouse of the Education Directorate of the District: Baghdad / Rusafa
Number: 2018
Date: 10/21/1956
School: Frank Iny
To: Private
Sequence | Item Name | Quantity in Figures | Quantity in Writing | Unit Price Fils | Unit Price Dinar | Total Price Fils | Total Price Dinar | Remarks
 | First Grade |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
 | Oxford Iraq 2nd Ed | 70 | Seventy | 170 | Furniture = | 11900 |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | <del>11900</del> |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | 11900 |  | 
Warehouse Employee Name: Hussein Abid M
Job Title: Warehouse Officer
Signature: ⟦signature⟧
Recipient Name: Akram Cohen
Job Title: The Director ⟦illegible⟧
Signature: ⟦signature⟧
This list has been audited and it was verified that the books mentioned above
are according to receipt number 24261 dated 10/22/56
Accountant of the Education Directorate of Baghdad Rusafa District
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 597

Ministry of Education
Issue List
Warehouse of the Education Directorate of the District: Baghdad Rusafa
To: Frank Iny School
Number: 1899 / 26
Date: 11/10/61
Sequence | Item Name | Quantity in Figures | Quantity in Writing | Unit Price Fils | Unit Price Dinar | Total Price Fils | Total Price Dinar | Remarks
Fifth | English Reading Oxford I | 50 | Fifty | 80 |  | 4000 |  |
Sixth | English Reading Oxford II | 150 | One hundred and fifty | 80 |  | 12000 |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  | 16000 |  |
I have received the books mentioned above
According to the receipt document numbered 129 on 29 / 10 / 61
The price of which was paid according to
The list by us previously
Frank Iny School
16/000
129
29/10/61
⟦Accountant⟧
Warehouse employee name: Saleh Mahdi
Job title: Storekeeper
Signature:
Recipient's name: Kadhim Makki
Job title: Janitor
Signature:
⟦mark⟧

Archival unit 598

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadida - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
Number: F/ ⟦illegible⟧ 601
Date: 8 / 10 / 1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
Please be so kind as to order the supply of (70) copies of the Oxford Book Three
With thanks to you.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 599

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadida - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
Number: F / ⟦27⟧ 66
Date: 8 / 10 / 1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Greetings.
Please be so kind as to order the supply of (70) copies of the Oxford Book Three
With our thanks.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
⟦illegible blue stamp text⟧

Archival unit 600

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadida - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
⟦line⟧
Number: Q / ⟦illegible⟧ 61 /
Date: 8 / 10 / 1966
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
Please be so kind as to order the supply of the books listed by name and quantity below.
With our thanks.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Quantity | Book Title
50 | Oxford I
100 | Oxford II
⟦illegible⟧