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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Private Schools Personnel Section
Number - 2755
Date 25 / 4 / 1961
⟦illegible⟧
To / Management of Shamash Preparatory School and Frank Iny Private School
Reference to your letter No. 61 dated 15 / 3 / 961
And based on the letter of the Directorate of General Technical Affairs for Examinations No. 29288 dated
18 / 4 / 961, it has been decided to approve the postponement of the final exam dates at Shamash Preparatory School
and Frank Iny Private School as follows.
1 - The final exam for the fourth preparatory grade of Shamash Preparatory School begins on 30 / 5 / 1961 <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
and ends on 6 / 6 / 961.
2 - The final exam for the intermediate and primary sections at Frank Iny School begins on 4 / 6 / 61
and ends on 22 / 6 / 961.
Noted
To be acted upon accordingly
⟦illegible⟧
27 / 4 / 961
Abdul Khaliq Jalil Ibrahim
Director of Education, Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
A copy to /
Directorate of General Technical Affairs for Examinations
Directorate of General Education / Private
Private Schools Personnel Section
Abdullah / 23
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Kingdom of Iraq
Ministry of Education - General Directorate of Education
File Number 12 Q / 1
Number 5571
Date 23 / 3 / 1931
⟦Shammashi⟧
Based on the desire of the School Affairs Department Directorate, excluding Erbil District
136 / 3 / 31 on 5 / 9 / 1931, it was decided as follows:
On 1931/9/26, and based on Article 12 of the General Examinations Regulations at the Ministry of Education
in primary schools in Iraq, it was decided to change the connection of Erbil District to the Regional Directorate 136 / 3 / 8
* And based on the request of the General Primary School Affairs Directorate
On 1931/5/26, and based on the decision of the Education Council in its 12th session, communicated to us in letter 1012 on 10 - 1
31 / 3 / 136 on 2 / 6 / 1931, and accordingly
On 1931/3/3, and based on the desire of the General Directorate of Education, considering it independent in the returning buildings 1012 on 10 - 6
31 / 3 / 136 on 26 / 6 / 1931, and accordingly
General Directorate of Education
Ministry of Education - General Directorate of Education
Proprietors of this profession
Article 12 of the General Examinations Regulations at the Ministry
of Education in primary schools in Iraq requires
File Number 12 Q / 1
26 Taha Abd
Written by
Muhammad Said
Director
1931/5/2
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
Examinations
Number / 16697
Date / 8 / 4 / 1961
169
10 / 4 / 61
Students are to be notified
⟦illegible⟧
10 / 4 / 961
To - All school administrations affiliated with this directorate.
Subject - General Examinations.
We convey below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Technical Affairs 22976
dated 27 / 3 / 1961, requesting you to review and comply with its contents and to emphasize to the students
the necessity of complete preparation for the exams.
Abdul Khaliq Jalil Ibrahim
Director of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
A copy to:
Directorate of General Technical Affairs / Examinations regarding its letter above.
General Education Inspectorate
Directorate Assistants
Primary Education Personnel
Certificates Supervisor
Examinations - Kadhim Al-Mubarak
(( Copy of the Letter ))
We recommend and emphasize the necessity of paying attention to the proper conduct of study and its regularity
in all schools, and making more effort to urge students to strive, study, and devote themselves
entirely to preparing school assignments and getting ready for the exams that will take place on their
scheduled dates without any change to them.
And to inform all students that any movement, disturbance, or disruption inside the examination hall by
the group of students intended to harm the conduct of the exams will result in the cancellation of that center or school and the transfer
of the examination center to another governorate at the students' own expense.
Director of General Technical Affairs
Jabbar/1
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
Private Personnel Department
Number - 18950
Date 16 / 4 / 961
190
4 / 18
To - Administrations of private and foreign schools affiliated with the Directorate
of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
We record for you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Education / Private
Number 26696 on 9 / 2 / 961 for information and to act
accordingly.
Abdul Khaliq Ibrahim
Director of Education for Baghdad Governorate
Copy to -
Directorate of General Education / Private
Private Personnel Department
(Copy of the letter)
The Presidency of the General Service Board / Testing and Certificates informed us by its letter
2993 on 26 / 3 / 961 that the certificate of the Vocational Creativity Institute for Girls
is not equivalent in terms of scientific level to the preparatory school certificate
so please circulate this to the school administrations affiliated with you for information and to note
the inadmissibility of appointing graduates of these institutes as male and female teachers in private
schools in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) of Article 19 of the Ministry of
Education Law No. 39 of 1958 and to inform us.
Mr. Ahmed
Please observe these instructions when it is necessary to appoint
a male or female teacher on the primary staff in the future
⟦illegible⟧
18 / 4 / 961
Nouri 15 / 4
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Province / Al-Rusafa
Administration
18
4/12
Number ⟦line⟧ 279
Date ⟦line⟧ 16 / 4 / 1961
To ⟦line⟧ Administrations of all official Secondary, Intermediate, and Primary Schools for boys
and girls.
We convey to you below a copy of the letter from the Inspectorate of General Education / Secondary / No. 488 dated
4 / 4 / 1961. We request you to take note and inform us of those who wish to participate in the course and submit
the necessary applications for that.
Abdul Khaliq Jalil Ibrahim
Director of Education for Baghdad Province / Al-Rusafa
A copy to ⟦line⟧
Inspectorate of General Education / Your letter above / For information
Administrative Personnel
Copy of the Letter
1 ⟦line⟧ It has been initially decided that inspectors shall be selected to fill vacant primary inspection positions
from among the male and female principals of secondary and primary schools and teachers' training institutes known during
their service for excellence in the quality of personal and professional reports submitted about them. Provided that
the texts of the Education Council's decision taken in its twenty-fifth session dated 5 / 6 / 1960
are met by them.
As for the text of the decision, it is: The education inspector must hold a high degree and have experience in administration and teaching
after obtaining it for no less than ten years. Or a graduate of the Primary Teachers' Training Institute with excellent service
in administration and teaching after the aforementioned certificate for a period of no less than fifteen years, provided that ⟦line⟧
they pass the Ministry of Education's course.
2 ⟦line⟧ Accordingly, as the assignment of those working in the field of primary inspection will only take place after
the candidate has passed the preparation stage in the inspection course that the Ministry will open
during the summer vacation, as notified to you in our letter No. S/482 on 4 / 4 / 1961. We request
the circulation of the above to the schools affiliated with you for review and action accordingly.
3 ⟦line⟧ Applications of those interested shall not be referred to us unless they fulfill all the aforementioned conditions and
reach us by the end of May 1961 at the latest.
General Inspector of Education
For transcription
18 / 4 / 961
Fadhil 15 / 4
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The Iraqi Republic
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Administration
188
2/18
Secret and Urgent:
Number -: 277
Date: 19/4/961
To " - Administrations of all public and private schools for boys and girls
Affiliated with this Directorate
We convey to you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Education / Personnel
Number 1580 on 10 / 4 / 961, requesting you to review it and act accordingly
with all precision.
⟦signature⟧
Abdul Khaliq Jalil Ibrahim
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Copy to " -
Directorate of General Administration / Personnel / Your letter above for your kind information
Personnel of Administration.
(Copy of the Letter)
1 - The school principal shall be the person directly responsible for managing the school
and guiding the teachers and students.
2 - The school principal must hold continuous meetings between him and
the teachers to study students' problems and find successful solutions to advise them,
guide them, educate them, and direct them because they are a trust with them and they are responsible
for their upbringing.
Signed / Director of General Education
Dr. Abbas Taha Al-Najm
⟦Lutfi⟧
18/4/961
Nouri 15/4
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Administration
Secret: ⟦line⟧
No.: 474
Date: 15 / 4 / 961
To - Administrations of public and private schools for boys and girls
Affiliated with all of this directorate ⟦line⟧
We convey to you below a copy of the letter from the General Directorate of Education / Personnel
Numbered 1581 on 10 / 4 / 961, hoping you will review it and act
accordingly ⟦line⟧
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Abdul Khaliq Jalil Ibrahim
Director of Education for Baghdad Province
Copy to -
General Directorate of Education / Personnel / Regarding your above letter for your kind information.
Administration Personnel.
(Copy of the Letter)
His Excellency the Head of the Department of Education - Kuwait
Reference to your letter numbered 8457 and dated 2 / 3 / 961.
This Ministry expresses its sincere thanks and appreciation for the great hospitality
and generous care received by the professors, instructors, teachers, and students
who visited sisterly Kuwait, and we request your Excellency not to consider those visiting
individually to Kuwait in the future as a delegation representing this Ministry.
This Ministry will send in the future a list of the names of the members
of the delegations wishing to visit Kuwait and their arrival dates within a suitable period.
Please accept our highest respect.
Minister of Education
Staff Brigadier Ismail Al-Arif
Copy to -
Education Directorates of all provinces - please alert all male and female instructors
and male and female teachers who visit Kuwait individually not to
present themselves as official delegations during their visit or as representing this
Ministry.
For filing
⟦illegible⟧
18 / 4 / 961
Nouri 15 / 4
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Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Education
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Governorate - Rusafa
Department: Certificates
Number: <del>8800</del> ⟦...⟧
Date: 2 / 4 / 1961
Subject
To: - Administration of Shamash Preparatory School
Your letter No. 29 dated 15 / 3 / 1961
Please send the civil status identification belonging to the student Murad Khedhouri Saleh
as we did not find it attached to your letter mentioned above.
Badr Faris Al-Saad
on behalf of/ Director of Education, Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Copy to /
Certificates / for follow-up
Abdullah / 11
184
16 / 4 / 61
⟦...⟧
I remember that the civil status identification was
attached to the sent letter, is this
correct? And if it was correct, was its
loss recorded in the Education office?
⟦...⟧
16/4/61
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Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Education
Directorate of General Cultural Relations
Information Directorate
Number - 27740
Date: 4 / 1 / 1961
Very Urgent
To -
All Provincial Directors of Education
We send you the following directives provided by His Excellency Staff Brigadier Ismail Al-Arif,
Minister of Education, at the weekly meeting held on the morning of Thursday, 4 / 6 / 1961,
which was attended by the Directors General, and in which the current situation in schools was discussed in terms of
guidance, discipline, and control.. His Excellency believes that these instructions should be circulated immediately to all
principals (male and female) of secondary and primary schools and teachers' training institutes, so that
they may understand them correctly and act in their light. Every director, principal,
and teacher (male and female) will be held accountable for the content of these directives and the necessity of adhering to them literally.
p.p. Director of General Cultural Relations
Shakir Ali al-Tikriti
Copy to: -
General Directorates
General Inspectorate
Department Directorates
Private Office
Mr. Ahmed
Please type for copying on this circular
⟦illegible⟧
4 / 11 / 61
Kamel al-Samir / Amina
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The Second Meeting
of the Conference of Directors General chaired by the Minister
At eleven o'clock on the morning of Thursday, 4/6/1961, the second meeting
of the Directors General was held under the chairmanship of His Excellency Staff Leader Ismail Al-Arif, Minister of Education ⟦line⟧
It was attended by Dr. Abbas Taha Al-Najm, Director General of General Education; Dr. Taha Elias,
Acting Director General of Technical Affairs; Dr. Abdul Razzaq Al-Jalili, Acting Director General
of Cultural Relations; Ahmed Yaqoub Al-Shamsi, Director General of Administration; Sadiq Hadi
Jalal, Director General of Vocational Education; Aziz Qadir, Director General of Kurdish Studies; Akram
Fahmi, Director General of Physical Education; Abboud Zalzalah, Inspector General; Abdul Hamid Abdul Karim,
Director of Teacher Training; and Shaker Ali Al-Tikriti, Director of Information..
The Minister provided the following directives:
But what are the correct methods to ensure the selection of such neutral
and sincere individuals!? And what are those administrative qualities that they must possess!? ⟦line⟧
It is known that we have educational institutes and institutions comprising more than (28,000) male and female teachers
and male and female principals, and that a turbulent atmosphere prevails in these schools, and that general standards have
suffered from imbalance and disorder, and that the view of officials and people toward a single person may
differ greatly in many cases!! We are facing a difficult problem that we present to you for discussion,
this problem... is how to select suitable persons to bear administrative responsibilities?
The result of your opinions and discussions is that the Directors of Education should be selected from the good
and competent ones, and that subcommittees should be formed - in addition to a higher central committee - to select school principals.
Despite all these views that have been simplified, the idea of selecting directors is still unclear....
I would like to say that the administrative changes that took place last year cannot be considered
a correct and sufficient measure in all respects, as those changes were necessitated by complex and intertwined
factors and circumstances, which are a mixture of administrative, social, educational necessities, and others... and we
are invited now to establish new standards and rules for selection, and sincerity in applying those rules
and standards...
1- I believe that Directors of Education must be selected from among the teachers currently present
in secondary education, after fulfilling the required conditions, provided that
the Education Council expresses its opinion on every nominated director....
2- I also believe that a permanent committee should be formed in the Ministry's headquarters, entrusted with selecting directors...
We are now facing an immediate problem that must be confronted with wisdom and courage, and solved
through educational methods and mature experience.. If we grasp the end of the thread, we will undoubtedly
reach the result, and achieve the goal, and be able to solve the problem of education and teaching from
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In terms of basis
⟦I see⟧ that the opinion of the Higher Permanent Committee of (3) general directors, or from only two directors
and a department manager, as it is entrusted with the selection of education directors in light of information
and accurate investigation it conducts regarding the person nominated to manage the education of the district.
It is also appropriate that one of the inspectors who enjoys competence,
sincerity, courage, and a sense of good discernment be added to the committee ⟦line⟧
The Higher Committee is also entrusted with the selection of school principals. In this case,
the ⟦competent⟧ director of education and the district inspector are summoned to benefit from their opinion, while
taking into consideration the appointment of school principals ⟦line⟧
4- As for what some of you mentioned regarding involving some parties in the selection of directors, I hope
you realize that some education directors in the districts are not free and may fall under various influences
and may be led, voluntarily or involuntarily, into currents other than education and culture.. Therefore
it is necessary to liberate the directors of education and schools from all influence and pressure, and it must
be that we, this Ministry, have the first and last say in choosing the directly responsible director.
The district education director has the right to submit his proposals to the Higher Ministerial Committee.
On the other hand, I hope you know that it is quite difficult to replace all school principals
at once!! We have more than (6000) male and female school principals, but
we must start with the most important before the important, and we start with schools located in the main cities,
making them models in their administrative and educational bodies, so that if we succeed in that,
this modeling seeps into rural schools in a continuous and habitual manner ⟦line⟧
I believe in this reform process that begins in the main cities and ends in the countryside,
and I do not undervalue the opposite theory which says it is necessary to start from the countryside in this reform
process, considering that the countryside is the base, and it is the starting point in reform... and this belief
of mine is naturally required by the social, political, and cultural conditions of the country, and the nature
of the historical stage the country is passing through!!! .
5- As far as the selection of inspectors is concerned, I see the necessity of forming a central committee as well
to select them, similar to what is done in the selection of education directors and school principals.. There are
conditions decided by the Council of Education for the selection of directors and inspectors; it is possible to reconsider
those conditions after the central committee studies them..
In fact, many directors do not realize the concept of administration, and the resulting
responsibilities, and the required conditions and qualifications.. Administration in its deep
concept has philosophical, social, administrative ⟦--al⟧ aspects related to order, discipline, control, and methods
of organization and implementation of instructions, plans, and projects, and the sound methods that must
be followed in every circumstance and every case... and for the sake of focusing the concepts of ⟦illegible⟧ administration
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Necessity may require opening scientific and practical courses for school principals
It is not correct in the long run that we remain dependent on the talent of the administrative person
whom we choose; rather, these capabilities must be developed, and the administrative person must be provided with administrative
culture and knowledge of many laws and administrative systems directly related to methods of
administration, leadership, and guidance... Every principal is a responsible person and a guide, and he is a leader and a pioneer in
his administrative scope... and he must know well and through effective methods how to utilize the capabilities
and energies of teachers in the fields of education and preparation, and how to work to develop the talents of students
refining their instincts, developing their perceptions, and how to reconcile the existing elements in his school
and increase the responsiveness between students and teachers and increase the good social relations between the school,
the family, and society. More precisely, the successful principal in his school plays a social
and national role alongside the basic educational role... Administrative capabilities will not be available except through
both talent and administrative culture together. It is difficult, even impossible, for mothers to give birth to
a person with the qualifications of administration and leadership; rather, we must strive through the aforementioned methods
to create the successful principal, and our guide in this creation should be psychology, education, administrative
science, and sociology... Once such a successful principal is found, then and only then
can we be confident in creating an advanced, growing administrative apparatus that pulses with meanings of strength,
discipline, guidance, and preparation.
⟦or more⟧
the limits of his school
6- As for the inspector, he possesses qualities more comprehensive than those of the principal, and has a wider impact than the principal in
the fields of education and teaching... Depending on the extent of the sacrifice, understanding,
and sincerity offered by the inspector—any inspector—the future of the country depends... A principal may err, but within certain limits that do not exceed
the limits of his school, but if the inspector errs, his error affects thousands of teachers and double that number of students.
And if he is right and gives a true, clear-featured picture of the situation and the school, and of every
issue or problem, he has illuminated the path for those in charge, and has been a prominent "helping factor,"
a direct active factor in reforming situations... Hence, the selection of the inspector should be carried out
according to sound foundations and conditions, and should emerge from among the teachers—from the best, most competent, and most alert of them,
and from the most mature and those with the deepest sense of responsibility and knowledge of the methods of education and teaching... And
from here as well, personal whims, individual emotions, and personal relationships must not interfere
at all in the selection of the inspector, and this selection must be carried out at its high level and in light of
the drawn foundations and rules...
7- We alone are responsible for this choice and other matters that must be
undertaken... We are responsible, I say it a thousand times, and before us is a decisive historical stage,
and the issues of the hour and the major problems are very serious... All of them require more patience, sacrifice,
and service, and more knowledge, expertise, and planning... We are responsible, not only as employees.
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6 - Teachers and supervisors ... we are children of one big family, ⟦illegible⟧ must
within its drawn limits its responsibility, and to carry out this responsibility in the proper manner
We must be strong and frank, not fearing the blame of any critic for the truth, for he who remains silent about the truth is a
mute devil .. we must insist on truth and duty, for this insistence alone helps us
to build a better society and a happy life ...
7 - I return to say, that the elements of administration and inspection are the two basic pillars for creating a
good and constructive culture, and they are the two necessary supports upon which general reform, stability,
and tranquility stand ... so we must proceed with developing administration and inspection side by side. As we must
pay attention to implementing inspection decisions .. but the pressing question now is, how are these
decisions implemented in a practical and fast manner?! How do we create mutual trust between the administrative and
inspection apparatuses?! There is no doubt - as I mentioned previously - that there is a missing link between the two parties which
has lowered the general level of education and culture ... and no doubt that forty lean years
have passed and the inspection apparatus, in addition to other apparatuses, did nothing noteworthy, and its effects
were not reflected in the general course of education .. for the inspectors' reports - as is the routine
and traditional habit - ⟦illegible⟧ come to the Inspector General, and he in turn distributes them to the relevant authorities and directorates,
where they are neglected there on tables and on shelves .. and if this routine
was acceptable in the past era which was crushed by the revolution on the fourteenth of July, then how can
this be accepted in the new era, and how have the echoes of the resounding revolution not vibrated in the ears of inspectors and directors
and why have they not declared an intellectual revolution in the fields of administration, education, and inspection?! We are all directly
responsible in this regard, and I do not want to place responsibility on one person over another !! .
And the constructive educational revolution is led only by the messengers of science, and by inspectors and directors
and other officials ..
8 - In my opinion, another apparatus must exist, which is an important apparatus that supervises the implementation of decisions
and the categorization of reports in a good and new way, so if an inspector's report is neglected by any party, then
that party must be held accountable for this neglect .. and it is possible to name this apparatus the Oversight Apparatus
and we may find in this apparatus the missing link between administration and inspection.
R A Sh / 12 / 4
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Certificates
Number - 8 - 16708
Date 8 / 4 / 961
172
21 / 4 / 10
To / Administrations of all public, private, and foreign intermediate and secondary schools affiliated
with this Directorate ⟦line⟧
We transmit below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Technical Affairs - Examinations, No.
87 dated 7 / 3 / 961, with the text of paragraph (3) of the Council of Education's resolution, requesting review and action
accordingly, literally.
Abdul Khaliq Jalil Ibrahim
Director of Education, Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Copy to /
Directorate of General Technical Affairs / Examinations / your above-mentioned letter
Secondary Personnel / for information
Certificates.
Mr. Muhammad
Please, it would have been useful to read
the text of the letter to all students
of the graduating classes
and preparatory levels to urge them
to persevere and to make them understand
that the mentioned grades
above are the maximum
⟦illegible⟧
961 / 4 / 10
(( Copy of the Letter ))
⟦line⟧
We list below the text of paragraph (3) of the Council of Education's resolution taken at its twenty-fourth session
held on Saturday, corresponding to 13 / 9 / 959. Please circulate it to all intermediate
and secondary schools, both public and private and foreign, to proceed according to it and adhere to its contents literally,
provided that the following matters are taken into account in its application.
1 - The application of this is subject to the Teachers' Council, which alone has the right to add the three marks,
keep the mark as it was, or decrease it, and it is not compelled to add.
2 - This addition must be only once, not twice; meaning it is either in the
first round of the final exams or in the second round in the re-sit exams. Addition is not permitted in
both rounds at all.
Signature
Director of General Technical Affairs
(( Text of Paragraph (3) of the Council of Education's Resolution ))
⟦line⟧
Approval of adding three marks to the final grade of the final exam in the following
cases in teachers' training institutes (male and female), educational courses, and secondary schools.
A - In one subject only for the purpose of moving the student from a failing state to a re-sit state or from a re-sit state to
passing in the first round.
B - In the total for the purpose of moving the student from a re-sit state to passing or from a failing state to a re-sit
in the first round.
C - In the case of moving the student from failing to passing in the re-sit exams only (the second round).
Abdullah / 1
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Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Education
Directorate of General Cultural Relations
Information Department
Number - 25281
Date 2 / 4 / 1961
164
9 / 4 / 61
Very Urgent
To -
Directors of Education in all Provinces
We send you the following directives kindly provided by His Excellency Staff Brigadier Ismail Al-Arif,
Minister of Education, at the weekly meeting held on Saturday morning, 1 / 4 / 961, which
was attended by the Directors General, and in which the current situation in schools was discussed in terms of guidance,
discipline, and control.. His Excellency deems that these instructions be circulated immediately to all headmasters and headmistresses
of secondary and primary schools and teacher training institutes, so that they may understand them correctly
and act in their light. Every headmaster, headmistress, and teacher will be held accountable for the content of these directives
and the necessity of adhering to them literally.
⟦signature⟧
p.p. Shaker Ali Al-Tikriti
p.p. Director of General Cultural Relations
A copy to: -
General Directorates
General Inspectorate
Department Directorates
Private Office
⟦signature⟧
4 / 2
Professor Amin
Please circulate this statement to the professors
⟦signature⟧
10 / 4 / 961
Kamil Al-Samarrai / Amina
⟦red pencil mark/signature⟧
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The First Meeting
of the Weekly Conference of General Directors
The first conference of general directors held its first session at ten o'clock on the morning of
Saturday, 4/1/1961, chaired by His Excellency Staff Brigadier Ismail al-Arif, Minister of Education ⟦line⟧
The session was attended by: Dr. Abbas Taha al-Najm, Director of General Education; Dr.
Taha al-Haj Elias, Acting Director General of Technical Affairs; Dr. Abdul Razzaq al-Jalili, Acting Director
General of Cultural Relations; Ahmed Yaqoub al-Shamsi, Director General of Administration; Sadiq Abdul Hadi
Jalal, Director General of Vocational Education; Aziz Qadir, Director General of Kurdish Studies; Akram Fahmi,
Director General of Physical Education; Abboud Zalzalah, Inspector General; and Shakir Ali al-Tikriti, Director of Information.
The Minister opened the meeting with the following:
My brothers.
At this particular period, it is necessary to re-examine the subject of students, teachers,
and schools, as you have witnessed in recent days the general situation in schools and institutes, and how
students have strayed beyond the scope of guidance and control, forgetting their mission as students, creating trouble
for their society, their country, and themselves in particular... So who is responsible for all of this? Who is responsible
for this chaos and negligence in schools? We are all responsible, naturally... and no one
among us can evade this responsibility in any way. Therefore, the situation must be studied
objectively... and effective remedies must be prescribed, and radical solutions and proposals must be put in place...
My brothers,
You all know - as men of education - that there are two sources for guiding the student
and no third, namely (1) the home first and (2) the school second... Some may say that
the street or the environment is the third source of guidance... This statement is valid, but the home and school
must have an influence stronger than the environment, and home and school upbringing must reflect
on the environment itself. The function of the educator in the home and school is to form the student, develop him, polish
his talents and abilities, refine his emotional instincts, grow his mental and moral powers, and arm him
with the weapons of immunity, and inoculate him with the power to influence the environment and various social circles... Therefore
the method of guidance and formation must focus on the student's personality with his thought, character, and emotion, and
the home and school must respond to and cooperate in this educational process to the maximum extent and by all
possible ways and means... It is not possible to provide the student with immunity or (("educational fortification")) except
thanks to this cooperation... From here we can form the student who is able to distinguish between what is good
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and the wicked, between chaos and order, between good and evil, and between an aware citizen who always strives for
the noble goal, and another dull one tossed around by personal currents, whims, and corrupt greeds..
After what happened in the school atmospheres and student circles, we have no choice but to admit the danger
that threatens our schools in the present and the future, and the injustice that befalls the children of the rising generation,
and the shortcoming or failure, our failure, in guiding the students and schools, in light of the general frameworks
and national interests..
The question I now pose to you concerns the methods of treatment... what are these methods?
And what is the extent of their impact on students and schools!? Before you give your opinions, I say that there is a defect
in the administrative apparatus, or in the existing educational system in general.. and every administrative apparatus in which
responsibility is not concentrated, and its members do not feel responsibility to the fullest extent, is a sterile and failed apparatus...
Although this decisive period in the history of the Republic is full of political and partisan ideas
whose effects appear on the general situation, our duties are educational, instructional, and guidance-oriented, and we have many
means and capabilities for guidance and education... the most important of these means are the book, the curriculum, and the teacher, which are
the three ((hypostases)) that educators rely on in civilized countries, and in every time
and place... Is there a deficiency in the book and the curriculum!? Does necessity dictate, in light of these experiences
and events, a fundamental reconsideration of all our curricula as a whole, especially the curricula of the Teachers'
Training Institutes responsible for preparing the male and female teachers worthy of raising the youth and directing them
towards high ideals and values?! And what are those factors that make teachers and instructors unable
to control and hold the reins of education and guidance?!
If one of you says that political ideas have a direct and indirect impact on guiding students
and schools, I say that culture is the basis of everything, and true culture is what directs
politics, and that ((educational immunity)) in schools is the ((safety valve)) for society and the state in general,
and that what noble culture builds must not be demolished or swept away by politics in any case...
There is a clear truth, which is that we cannot play an important role in the field of politics
itself if we do not create intellectuals, and if we do not prepare students to bear responsibilities.. The glaring,
unfortunate reality says that we are falling short in this regard, negligent in our administrative and educational responsibilities, and in
performing the mission of guidance and education to the fullest extent.. Who are those who throw stones at passersby
and at cars!? Are they not your students!? And who are those who were pushing the students and deceiving them
from behind the curtain!? Are they not the intellectuals invited by our schools and who adopt a certain political idea?
And who are those who left their schools, books, and curricula while they were on the verge of the final annual exams!?
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Are they not the students, our precious asset, which we have not managed or invested well for good
and construction!? .
My brothers
I emphasize and say that there is a prominent flaw in the existing administrative apparatus, and that there is a phenomenon
dominating this apparatus.. it is the phenomenon of cowardice that possesses the minds of the administration men from
the high-ranking to the low-ranking.. the school principal, for example, when asked about the students' delinquency and his lack of control over
the school, excuses himself by the existence of an external influence on him, the students, and the school.. and it is a weak excuse that is not valid
to be used as a pretext by a responsible principal who feels his responsibility and his basic mission.. if this principal was
truly a believer in his duty and mission, he would not have feared one of his students, or a citizen driven by external motives
and he would have been able to be the ((master)) of the situation in ordinary and exceptional circumstances, and would have made
his school in a safe haven, and remote from external currents.. for the true man of education — whether a principal
or a teacher — must be a spiritual father in his church, the school, and a unique leader for his soldiers,
the students.. as for the cowards whose nerves quickly collapse, they lose control and guidance
but rather sometimes drift with the current, and chaos and disturbances prevail in the schools, and the institutes become
tools of destruction and evil, God forbid.. and this is the most that colonialism aspires to...
My brothers
You all know that striking from work is one of the legitimate rights, as there are no texts in the laws
to punish those who refrain from work, unless there is a contract of commitment to work
between the authority and the individual.. and if car drivers resorted to striking for a reason or reasons, they
are responsible for their actions and deeds... but what is the relationship of our students to this strike? and what is
the duty of the teachers towards their students and schools!? and is it their duty to incite the students and push them to rebellion
and neglecting culture and science, and creating a state of chaos and anxiety!? .
This is what happened recently, and it is a truly regrettable phenomenon.. and it points to one of two ailments
either we do not respond to public opinion, or we lack effective methods of guidance...
We are now facing a difficulty or a problem.. so how do we overcome this problem!? We are now in
a decisive historical stage.. so how do we cross this stage with wisdom, firmness, and success!? .
The subject is broader and deeper than we imagine; it is a matter of determining our fate and our conscience.. it is a matter of
our present and our future.. is our administrative apparatus and our educational apparatus fit to bear this
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burdens, and are they worthy of rising to the level of these massive responsibilities!? And whatever
your answers to these questions may be, it appears to me that some valves and tools in the administrative machine
necessity dictates their replacement, and that rapid and radical measures must be taken to develop this apparatus
and support it with competent elements who believe in the rights of culture and the generation, and the right of this people to tranquility -
stability and general welfare.. For there are no political doctrines - regardless of their color or tendency - that call
for chaos, destruction, burning the country and ruining it, and if such doctrines were found, they must be fought
with ferocity and sincerity, and the destructive undermining person must be isolated from the school, from society,
and from life.. and such a saboteur's shelter is not the school and refined society, but rather the darkness
of prisons!! ? .
These are facts that must be understood by the men of administration and those responsible for guiding
the youth and schools, and they must investigate with accuracy and depth the factors of their failure in the administrative fields
and the failure of upbringing in the home, school and society.. for culture has become in danger
.. and general education in two dangers... and the situation of schools and institutes has become, from the perspective of
discipline, control and guidance, in an unenviable state.
Riyadh / 3 / 4
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Directorate of Education, Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Administration
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Number: 211
Date: 15 / 2 / 1961
"Confidential"
To -
Administrations of all official primary, intermediate, and secondary schools
for boys and girls associated with this Directorate.
We convey to you below a copy of the letter from the General Inspectorate of Education / No. S / 24 on
7 / 2 / 1961, requesting you to review and inform the teaching staff in your schools to act
accordingly with full precision.
Abdul Khaliq Jalil Ibrahim
Director of Education, Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
A copy to -
General Inspectorate of Education / Your above letter for information.
Personnel Administration
- / Copy of the Letter / -
The Ministry has warned in more than one circular issued by it regarding the necessity for
teachers and instructors to keep notebooks for lesson preparation and for preparing a lesson plan for each subject.
It appears that the response of teachers and instructors to this important educational directive is still
lukewarm, as evidenced by what was recently observed regarding a large number of teachers and instructors
practicing their educational work without the basis of a recorded plan in a
lesson preparation notebook and in the annual plan record.
Accordingly, we request that teachers and instructors be urged
to strictly use these notebooks and demand them from them during every visit,
and to inform us via special memos of the names of those who fall short.
Signature
General Inspector of Education
Professor Ahmed
Teachers are requested to review this circular to act accordingly, noting that establishing an annual plan to complete the prescribed curricula and distributing them
over the various terms of the school year is very necessary to ensure the students' interest and to maintain their academic level.
Abdullah ⟦...⟧
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Certificates
Number / 17221
Date / 10 / 4 / 1961
180
16 / 4
To - All school administrations affiliated with this Directorate
We transmit below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Technical Affairs
Examinations No. 5866 dated 5 / 4 / 61 regarding the disapproval of
advancing the date of the final exams for non-terminal classes, requesting you to review and prepare
to conduct the aforementioned examinations on their scheduled dates and not to contact us regarding advancing them.
Abdul Khaliq Jalil Ibrahim
Director of Education for Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Copy to -
Directorate of General Technical Affairs / Examinations / Your letter referred to above
Examinations Division in this Directorate
Certificates
(Copy of the letter)
Reference to your letter No. 10761 dated 29 / ⟦...⟧ / 1961
We do not approve advancing the dates of the final exams for non-terminal classes in view
of the shortness of the study period during this year.
T 9 / 4
Mr. ⟦Director⟧
The position is that this circular does not include ⟦based⟧ on postponement rather than advancing the exams
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16 / 4 / 961
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Al-Rusafa
Certificates
179
2 / 12
Number /: 17419 (Urgent)
Date /: 10 / 4 / 1961
To - Administrations of all schools affiliated with this Directorate
We transmit - below - a copy of the letter from the Ministry of Education (Private Office)
No. 25648 dated 5 / 4 / 61, requesting you to review it and implement its contents
with full precision.
Abdul Khaliq Khalil Ibrahim
Director of Education of Baghdad Province / Al-Rusafa
Copy to -
Ministry of Education / Private Office / Your letter referred to above
Personnel - Secondary
" Elementary
Directorate Inspectorate
Certificates
Mr. Ahmed
There is no harm in inviting the guardians
of students who are lagging in their lessons
especially in the first intermediate grade
before the final exam by a suitable time
to inform them of their children's problems and benefit from solving them during the summer vacation
Please submit this matter
in early June next
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12 / 4 / 961
(Copy of the letter)
Further to our letter No. 24545 dated 2 / 4 / 961
We expect that the majority of school principals (male and female) were able to meet with the
necessary guardians of students and discussed their children's problems.
We consider these individual meetings to be of great importance because they entail many
benefits in solving some private issues, and they also encourage students' guardians to
visit the school and participate in the activities of the Parent-Teacher Councils.
In view of the approaching end of the school year, we believe that duty requires convening the
Parent-Teacher Councils (before the final exam) for a suitable period to discuss and address
the following problems in preparation for overcoming them for the next year.
1 - Attendance - and overcoming difficulties for those who are late.
2 - Students who are lagging (and those with remedial exams) and urging them to address their shortcomings.
3 - Delinquent students and addressing aspects of delinquency through cooperation between the home and the school
4 - Organizing a school party (on the occasion of the end of the year) in which all concerned parties
cooperate.
5 - Finding a camp or club or any other social gathering in which students spend their free time
during the summer.
Minister of Education
Staff Brigadier Ismail Al-Arif
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
Certificates
Number /: 17440
Date /: 20 / 4 / 1961
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Please act accordingly
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20 / 4 / 61
To the administrations of all schools belonging to this Directorate
We transmit below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Technical Affairs - Examinations
Numbered 25868 and dated 5 / 4 / 961, requesting you to review it and act accordingly
Abdul Khaliq Jalil Ibrahim
Director of Education, Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
Copy to -
Directorate of General Technical Affairs / Examinations / Your letter above
Secondary Personnel
Certificates
(Copy of the Letter)
In view of the approaching date of the final examinations and general examinations
it is prohibited to transfer any students from one school to another and from one governorate to another, and if necessity
arises, the approval of the Directorate of Examinations must be obtained for that.
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Secondary Personnel Department
Number - 17165
Date: 9 / 4 / 961
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4 / 16
IMMEDIATE
To -
Administrations of all schools associated with this Directorate
Below is a copy of the letter from the Directorate General of Education / No. S / 1533 / 1 / 27
dated 8 / 4 / 961 regarding His Excellency the Minister's desire to meet with the directors and directresses
of schools and their assistants, or the oldest member if no assistant is present, in the Hall of
the Institute of Fine Arts at exactly ten o'clock on the morning of Friday
falling on 14 / 4 / 961. Please attend at the designated time and place.
Abdul Khaliq Jalil Ibrahim
Director of Education, Baghdad Province
Copy to -
General Directorate of Education / Personnel
Inspectors (male and female) of this Directorate
Secondary Personnel.
(Copy of the Letter)
His Excellency the Minister wishes to meet with the directors and directresses of schools and their assistants
or the oldest member if there is no assistant, in the Hall of the Institute of Fine Arts
at ten o'clock on the morning of Friday, falling on 14 / 4 / 961. Please
notify everyone of the necessity of attending this meeting at the specified time and place.
Signed / Dr. Abbas Taha Al-Najm
Director General of Education
This letter was received on 16 / 4 / 961, which is two days after the
aforementioned meeting was held ⟦illegible⟧
16 / 4 / 961
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