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⟦SHAMASH⟧ SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number:
Date: 22nd December, 1961.
Date:
Our Code No. with ETS: 990210
To the:
College Entrance Examination Board,
Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey,
U.S.A.
Dear Sirs,
I have posted to you under a separate cover by air
mail five applications of students from this School who
will be taking the SAT and Achievement Tests on March 3,
1962.
The amount of 57 Dollars, covering examination fees,
was remitted by air mail on the 19th instant by the Otto-
man Bank, Baghdad, through their New York correspondent,
the First National City Bank of New York, New York, for
payment to you through their Princeton correspondent.
At present, the only way we can arrange for payment
in Dollars is by Air Transfer, as all transactions in
Dollars have got to pass through the Foreign Exchange
Control Department in Baghdad and are settled in this
way.
Yours faithfully,
⟦A. S. Obadiah⟧
A. S. OBADIAH,
PRINCIPAL.
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SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number:
Date: 22nd December, 1961.
Date:
Our Code No. with ETS: 990210
To the:
College Entrance Examination Board,
Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey,
U.S.A.
Dear Sirs,
I have posted to you under a separate cover by air mail five applications of students from this School who will be taking the SAT and Achievement Tests on March 3, 1962.
The amount of 57 Dollars, covering examination fees, was remitted by air mail on the 19th instant by the Ottoman Bank, Baghdad, through their New York correspondent, the First National City Bank of New York, New York, for payment to you through their Princeton correspondent.
At present, the only way we can arrange for payment in Dollars is by Air Transfer, as all transactions in Dollars have got to pass through the Foreign Exchange Control Department in Baghdad and are settled in this way.
Yours faithfully,
⟦signature⟧
A. S. OBADIAH,
PRINCIPAL.
⟦illegible blue ink bleed-through from reverse side⟧
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Frank Iny School
and
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh/142/61
Date: 12/12/1961
To the Ottoman Bank - Baghdad
Subject: Request to transfer an amount of (57) dollars
Greetings,
Given the participation of five students from this school in the current academic year in taking special examinations
(Scholastic Aptitude Test & Achievement Tests)
conducted by the College Entrance Examination Board for American universities in Baghdad, and due to the required fees
for participation in these examinations which must be paid in advance. Therefore, please mediate with the Directorate of
Foreign Exchange to obtain an amount of (57) dollars, which is the amount required to be paid for this purpose
noting that the entity to which the amount must be transferred is: -
College Entrance Examination Board,
Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey, U. S. A.
This is following the precedent of last year, as we previously requested in our letter No. Sh/358/60 dated
11/12/1960 to transfer an amount of (129) dollars for examination fees for eleven students who had
participated in the same examinations last year, and the Directorate of Foreign Exchange approved that at the time.
Accordingly, after the approval of the Directorate of Foreign Exchange to transfer the amount of (57) dollars, please debit
its equivalent in Iraqi Dinars from the account of Frank Iny School with you, numbered 2088, and inform us.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Copy to /
The Directorate of Foreign Exchange to kindly facilitate the transfer transaction explained above with
thanks, as the deadline for applying for the aforementioned examinations ends at
the end of the current month, December 1961.
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Frank Iny School
and
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
No. Sh/142/61
Date: 12/12/1961
To the Ottoman Bank - Baghdad
Subject: Request to transfer an amount of (57) Dollars
Greetings.
Since five students from this school are participating in the current academic year by taking special exams
(Scholastic Aptitude Test & Achievement Tests)
conducted by the College Entrance Examination Board in Baghdad, and due to the required fees
for participating in these exams which must be paid in advance. Therefore, please mediate with the Directorate of
Foreign Exchange to obtain the amount of (57) Dollars, which is the amount required to be paid for this purpose
noting that the entity to which the amount must be transferred is:
College Entrance Examination Board,
Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey, U. S. A.
And this is similar to last year, as we previously requested in our letter No. Sh/358/60 dated
12/11/1960 to transfer an amount of (129) Dollars for exam fees for eleven students who
participated in the same exams last year, and the Directorate of Foreign Exchange approved it at the time.
Following the approval of the Directorate of Foreign Exchange to transfer the amount of (57) Dollars, please charge
the equivalent in Iraqi Dinars to the account of the Frank Iny School with you, No. 2088, and inform us.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
A copy to/
Directorate of Foreign Exchange, kindly facilitating the transfer transaction described above with
thanks, as the application period for the aforementioned exams ends at
the end of the current month, December 1961.
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SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number:
Date: 25th November, 1961.
Date:
Our Code No. with ETS : 990210
The College Entrance Examination Board,
Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey,
U. S. A.
Dear Sirs,
Thank you for your consignment to this school of the
1961-1962 set of the Bulletin of Information Booklet together with
the description Booklets of the College Board SAT and Achievement
Tests. However, we urgently need at least three C.E.E.B. transmittal
forms to be used for the purpose of transferring to you the students'
test fees and their applications in a group. The Exchange Control
Department in Baghdad requires these transmittal forms as testimonials
before payment of fees to you in dollars can be effected.
Hoping to hear from you soon,
Yours faithfully,
⟦A.S. Obadiah⟧
A.S. Obadiah,
Principal.
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SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL Shamash Secondary School
New Alwiyah - Baghdad Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693 New Alwiyah
⟦line⟧ Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
No. ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ Number
Date 25th November, 1961. ⟦line⟧ Date
Our Code No. with ETS : 990210
The College Entrance Examination Board,
Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey,
U. S. A.
Dear Sirs,
Thank you for your consignment to this school of the
1961-1962 set of the Bulletin of Information Booklet together with
the description Booklets of the College Board SAT and Achievement
Tests. However, we urgently need at least three C.E.E.B. transmittal
forms to be used for the purpose of transferring to you the students'
test fees and their applications in a group. The Exchange Control
Department in Baghdad requires these transmittal forms as testimonials
before payment of fees to you in dollars can be effected.
Hoping to hear from you soon,
Yours faithfully,
⟦signature⟧
A.S. Obadiah,
Principal.
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PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS
REPUBLIC OF IRAQ
UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD
Applications are invited for TEACHING POSTS in the subjects mentioned below. Salaries
are according to qualifications. For further information and application forms, please apply
to the Cultural Attaché, Embassy of the Republic of Iraq, 22, Queen's Gate, London, S.W.7.
Applications with copies of recent testimonials and copies of degree certificates, etc., to be
sent direct to the Secretary General, University of Baghdad, not later than 15th May, 1960.
FOREIGN STAFF REQUIRED for ACADEMIC YEAR 1960-1961.
Field of specialisation | Nos. req. | Qualifications, &c.
GEN⟦ERAL⟧ CHEMISTRY ⟦line⟧ 3 Ph.D.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
BIOCHEMISTRY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
PHARMACEUTICAL
CHEMISTRY 1 Ph.D.
INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY 1 Ph.D.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 3 Ph.D.
GENERAL PHYSICS ⟦line⟧ 5 Ph.D. or M.Sc.
THEORETICAL PHYSICS ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
GEOMORPHOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
GEOPHYSICS ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
ELECTRICITY &
ELECTRONICS 2 Ph.D.
GENERAL MATHEMATICS 6 Ph.D.
APPLIED MATHEMATICS ⟦line⟧ 3 Ph.D.
STATISTICAL
MATHEMATICS 4 Ph.D.
HISTORY AND TEACHING
METHOD OF
MATHEMATICS 1 Ph.D.
GENERAL ZOOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 3 Ph.D.
BOTANY ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
BIOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
BACTERIOLOGY AND
PARASITOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
BACTERIOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
INVERTEBRATA ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
COMPARATIVE
VERTEBRATA ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
PATHOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
VETERINARY PATHOLOGY 1 Ph.D.
VETERINARY
BACTERIOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
VETERINARY
PARASITOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
VETERINARY SURGERY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
VETERINARY CLINICAL
MEDICINE ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
GENERAL SURGERY ⟦line⟧ 2 F.R.C.S. or Ph.D. or equivalent
GYNAECOLOGY AND
OBSTETRICS 1 M.R.C.O.G. or Ph.D. or equivalent
(The following should have high academic standing in the field of teaching so as to assume the Chair of Professor.)
PEDIATRICS ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D. or equivalent
EAR-THROAT-NOSE
DISEASES ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D. or equivalent
OPHTHALMOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
PHARMACOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
PHARMACOLOGY AND
TOXICOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
MANUFACTURING
PHARMACY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
(With good knowledge of Dispensing Pharmacy.)
PHARMACY AND
PHARMACOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
ORAL SURGERY ⟦line⟧ 1
(To be Head of Department and responsible for teaching Oral Surgery including Exodontia Minor Oral Surgery and Maxillo Facial Surgery.)
OPERATIVE DENTISTRY ⟦line⟧ 2
(To be Head of Department and to teach Tooth Anatomy, Tooth Carving and Operative Dentistry and Crown and Bridge Work.)
ORAL MEDICINE & ORAL
PATHOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 1
(To be Head of Department and to teach Oral Dental Pathology, Periodontology and Oral Medicine.)
ORAL MEDICINE ⟦line⟧ 1
(Including teaching of Periodontology.)
ORAL & DENTAL
PATHOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 1
(Including teaching of Oral and Dental Pathology.)
DENTAL RADIOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 1
(To give instructions in the principles of Radiology and Radiography including Radiographic diagnosis.)
DENTAL MATERIALS ⟦line⟧ 1
(To work under the Head of Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and to give students teaching in properties and manipulation of Dental Materials. (Not necessarily a Dental Surgeon, but may be a Physicist.))
ORTHODONTICS ⟦line⟧ 1
DENTAL TECHNICIAN ⟦line⟧ 1
(To work in Orthodontics Department.)
DENTAL LABORATORY
TECHNICIAN ⟦line⟧ 1
(To work under Head of Department of Oral Pathology, to arrange preparation of pathological material for demonstrations and preparation of slides of pathological material.)
IRRIGATION AND DRAIN-
AGE AND FLOOD AND
IRRIGATION DESIGN ⟦line⟧ 3 Ph.D.
SOIL LABORATORY ⟦line⟧ 1 M.Sc. or B.Sc.
SURVEYING ⟦line⟧ 3 Ph.D. or M.Sc.
MATERIAL TESTING
LABORATORY 1 M.Sc. or B.Sc.
POWER ENGINEERING ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
ENGINEERING DRAWING 2 Ph.D.
FLUID DYNAMICS AND
HYDRAULICS ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
HEAT DYNAMICS AND
CONDUCTION ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
MECHANICAL DRAWING 1 Ph.D.
ELECTRONICS ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
2 M.Sc. or B.Sc.
PETROLEUM
ENGINEERING 1 M.Sc. or B.Sc.
ARCHITECTURAL
ENGINEERING 2 Ph.D. or M.Sc. or B.Sc.
MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING 3 Ph.D.
ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING 3 Ph.D.
(Power)
CIVIL ENGINEERING ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1 Ph.D.
PALEONTOLOGY AND
MICROPALEONTOLOGY 1 Ph.D.
MECHANICS ⟦line⟧ 4 Diploma
(Turning and Fitting)
BRICKLAYING ⟦line⟧ 2 Diploma
CARPENTRY ⟦line⟧ 3 Diploma
TINSMITHING ⟦line⟧ 1 Diploma
BLACKSMITHING AND
WELDING ⟦line⟧ 1 Diploma
GENETICS ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
ENTOMOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
1 M.Sc.
1 B.Sc.
BACTERIOLOGY (Dairy) ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
FIELD CROPS ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
1 M.Sc.
1 B.Sc.
AGRICULTURE MACHINE
ENGINEERING ⟦line⟧ 2 M.Sc. or B.Sc.
HORTICULTURE ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
2 M.Sc.
VEGETABLES ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
1 M.Sc.
SOIL ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
FORESTRY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
2 M.Sc.
1 B.Sc.
AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS ⟦line⟧ 1 M.Sc.
SOCIOLOGY ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
ISLAMIC SHARIA ⟦line⟧ 3 Ph.D.
FINANCE ⟦line⟧ 3 Ph.D.
ECONOMICS ⟦line⟧ 8 Ph.D.
HISTORY OF LAW ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
ROMAN LAW ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
LABOUR LEGISLATION
LAW ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
PENAL LAW ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
GENERAL INTER-
NATIONAL LAW ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
CIVIL LAW ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL
PROCEDURE AND
EXECUTION ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
ECONOMIC THEORY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC
THOUGHT ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
AND LEGISLATION ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
ECONOMIC PLANNING ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
DEMOGRAPHY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
COMMERCIAL ENGLISH ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
CHARTERED
ACCOUNTANTS ⟦line⟧ 2
DROIT PRIVE ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
ARABIC RHETORIC AND
CRITICISM ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
QURAN AND TRADITION 1 Ph.D.
LITERARY CRITICISM ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
(English)
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
ISLAMIC ARTS ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
SUMARIAN AND
AKKADIAN LANGUAGE 1 Ph.D.
MODERN GOVERNMENTS 1 Ph.D.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 2 Ph.D.
ECONOMIC HISTORY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS AND
DOCTRINES ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY &
MODERN PHILOSOPHY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
ANCIENT HISTORY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D.
ISLAMIC HISTORY ⟦line⟧ 4 Ph.D.
KURDISH LITERATURE ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D. or M.A.
(To be recruited from Leningrad or Harvard if possible)
KURDISH HISTORY ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D. or M.A.
PERSIAN AND OLD
PEHLEVIAN ⟦line⟧ 1 Ph.D. or M.A.
FRENCH ⟦line⟧ 3 Ph.D. or M.A.
GERMAN ⟦line⟧ 3 Ph.D. or M.A.
(To be of German nationality and teaching in the Goethe method)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
AND LITERATURE ⟦line⟧ 18 Ph.D. or M.A.
RUSSIAN ⟦line⟧ 3 Ph.D. or M.A.
SPANISH ⟦line⟧ 2 Ph.D. or M.A.
FLOWER MAKING ⟦line⟧ 1 Diploma
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In a company that's growing as fast as IBM
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Continuing expansion of our Head Office organisation offers first-
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These appointments carry attractive salaries; personnel benefits include
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Apply, giving full particulars, to:
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GEORGE W⟦IMPEY⟧ & CO. ⟦LIMITED⟧
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693 Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
3 copies
Our Code No. with ETS : 990210
No. ⟦line⟧ Number ⟦line⟧
Date 24th November 1961 Date ⟦line⟧
⟦Mr. Secretary⟧
Please print an envelope for foreign countries
In the name of the school with a copy to be sent to
The College Entrance Examination Board,
Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey,
U.S.A.
Dear Sirs,
Thank you for your consignment to this school of the
1961-1962 set of the Bulletin of Information Booklet together with the
description Booklets of the College Board SAT and Achievement Test.
However, we urgently need at least three C.E.E.B. transmittal forms to
be used for the purpose of transferring to you the student's test fees
and their applications in a group. The Exchange Control Department
in Baghdad requires these transmittal forms as testimonials
before payment of fees to you in Dollars can be effected.
Hoping to hear from you soon,
Yours faithfully,
A. S. OBADIAH,
Principal
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Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT)
PRINCIPAL'S COPY OF SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM
Do NOT return to ETS
This school will administer PSAT on (check one) [✓] Form 1, Tuesday, October 17, 1961 } to an estimated [ 20 ] students.
[ ] Form 2, Saturday, October 21, 1961 }
The registration form must be received at ETS by September 29 or shipment cannot be guaranteed.
ETS must be notified immediately if adequate test supplies do not arrive by October 9.
CONDITIONS WHICH MUST BE MET BY SCHOOLS USING PSAT:
1. All test booklets kept under lock until administration date.
2. Test administered only on the specified date—that is, PSAT Form 1 admin-
istered only on Tuesday, October 17; PSAT Form 2 administered only on
Saturday, October 21. | 3. Test administered in strict compliance with directions given in Supervisor's
Manual to ensure standard test conditions at all secondary schools.
4. Every test booklet collected at the end of the testing period.
5. Answer sheets returned as soon as possible after the administration.
6. Every test booklet, used or unused, destroyed October 17, or October 21,
as appropriate.
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ETS
EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE
PRINCETON • NEW JERSEY
TELEPHONE: WALNUT 1-9000 • CABLE: EDUCTESTSVC
College Board Guidance Services May 10, 1961
To Principals of Schools Outside the United States:
Your school is invited to participate in the College Entrance Examination
Board's Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test. The third annual administration
of the test will take place on Tuesday, October 17, or Saturday, October 21,
1961. We encourage you to examine the enclosed announcement leaflet which
provides both general information about the uses of the PSAT program and specific
details concerning your participation. Registration materials are also enclosed.
The PSAT is offered to you primarily as an aid in the guidance of juniors
toward college. Its comparability to the Scholastic Aptitude Test which is
required by many colleges for admissions purposes, its ready availability to
schools and students and its low cost (1961 fee is $1 per candidate) particularly
recommend it for guidance use.
We hope that you will complete the registration form and return it as
soon as possible. In view of the shipping difficulties involved in making
shipments outside the United States, your registration should reach us before
September 19. Please note, that this is the only registration form for the
PSAT that will be sent to your school.
A copy of this letter and an additional announcement folder are enclosed
for your guidance director.
Sincerely yours,
⟦Robert E. Smith⟧
Robert E. Smith
Program Director
RES:cm
Enclosures
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ETS
EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE
PRINCETON • NEW JERSEY
TELEPHONE: WALNUT 1-9000 • CABLE: EDUCTESTSVC
College Board Guidance Services
May 10, 1961
To Principals of Schools Outside the United States:
Your school is invited to participate in the College Entrance Examination Board's Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test. The third annual administration of the test will take place on Tuesday, October 17, or Saturday, October 21, 1961. We encourage you to examine the enclosed announcement leaflet which provides both general information about the uses of the PSAT program and specific details concerning your participation. Registration materials are also enclosed.
The PSAT is offered to you primarily as an aid in the guidance of juniors toward college. Its comparability to the Scholastic Aptitude Test which is required by many colleges for admissions purposes, its ready availability to schools and students and its low cost (1961 fee is $1 per candidate) particularly recommend it for guidance use.
We hope that you will complete the registration form and return it as soon as possible. In view of the shipping difficulties involved in making shipments outside the United States, your registration should reach us before September 19. Please note, that this is the only registration form for the PSAT that will be sent to your school.
A copy of this letter and an additional announcement folder are enclosed for your guidance director.
Sincerely yours,
⟦Robert E. Smith⟧
Robert E. Smith
Program Director
RES: cm
Enclosures
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3rd Annual
Preliminary
Scholastic
Aptitude Test
Tuesday, October 17
Saturday, October 21
1961
A two-hour version of
the Scholastic Aptitude Test offered
to the secondary schools
for use in college guidance
College Entrance Examination Board
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The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test is under
the supervision of two committees appointed by and
acting for the College Entrance Examination Board.
One of these, the Committee of Aptitude Examiners,
is responsible for the technical content of the test.
The second committee, the Committee on Guid⟦ance⟧
is responsible for administrative arrangements ⟦and⟧
other aspects of the PSAT, to assure its usefulness
as a guidance instrument in the schools. Members
of the two committees are listed on the inside back
cover. The PSAT is prepared and administered for the
College Board by Educational Testing Service in
Princeton, New Jersey, and Los Angeles, California.
Address correspondence concerning PSAT to:
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test
Educational Testing Service
Box 589, Princeton, New Jersey
or Box 27896, Los Angeles 27, Calif.
Copyright 1961 by College Entrance Examination Board.
A test designed for secondary schools
The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, a
two-hour version of the Scholastic Aptitude
Test, is specifically designed for secondary
schools to use in their own guidance programs.
It is one of the several guidance services offered
by the College Entrance Examination Board
to ⟦illegible⟧cilitate the transition of students from
secondary school to college and was introduced
in response to an expressed interest on the
part of secondary schools for such a test. The
school's decision to offer the PSAT should be
based on a careful evaluation of the test's
value in relation to the school's total guidance
program.
The PSAT contains the same types of multiple-
choice questions as are used in the SAT and
measures the same verbal and mathematical
abilities. Studies of the correlations between
PSAT and SAT scores show that the PSAT is an
excellent predictor of SAT scores. In fact, the
PSAT is, for all practical purposes, almost as
good a predictor of final SAT scores as another
form (edition) of the SAT itself. PSAT scores are
reported on a scale of 20 to 80 that is directly
p⟦illegible⟧llel to the College Board's standard admis-
s⟦illegible⟧ test scale of 200 to 800. This enables sec-
ondary school counselors to relate PSAT scores
to information concerning known college ad-
missions SAT score standards.
In a very real sense, the PSAT belongs to the
secondary schools. It is primarily intended for
use by the schools in the schools. The decision
to administer the PSAT rests entirely with the
principal or the school guidance director. (Last
year, 11,200 schools chose to administer it to
730,000 students.)
1
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The school's primary use for the PSAT
Secondary schools use the PSAT primarily for
the guidance of their college-bound students.
Since the test is offered in the fall, the scores
are available early in the academic year. Al-
though students in any class may take the
PSAT, it is generally used for juniors and seniors
who wish to clarify their college plans.
Secondary school juniors may, of course,
take the SAT on any scheduled testing date if
they desire to do so or are asked to take the
SAT by colleges to which they are applying.
The College Board offers the PSAT for guidance
purposes because it provides scores earlier in
the year and costs less than the SAT.
It is important to remind students that PSAT
scores are not a substitute for SAT scores in so
far as college admissions requirements are con-
cerned. Students wishing to have scores sub-
mitted to colleges for admissions decisions
should be guided by the requirements of the
colleges concerned.
What schools may give the PSAT?
Any secondary school anywhere in the world
may administer the PSAT if it wishes to do ⟦illegible⟧
Educational Testing Service, which conducts
the PSAT program for the College Board, sends
registration forms to all secondary schools in
the United States in May and again in Septem-
ber. A school may register to give the test
either by returning the registration form or by
writing directly to the address given on the
inside front cover of this booklet.
Schools are urged to register in the spring.
In registering, a school furnishes an estimate
of the number of students for which it will
need supplies. Such spring estimates are not
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necessarily final; they may be revised in Septem-
ber when registration materials are again sent
to all schools.
Delivery of materials in time for the test
cannot be assured for registrations received
later than the following dates: September 29
for schools in the United States, and September
⟦15⟧ for foreign schools.
When is the PSAT given?
The PSAT will be given on two dates in 1961:
Tuesday, October 17 (Form 1), and Saturday,
October 21 (Form 2). A school may choose
either date, but all participating students in
the school must be tested on the date selected.
Form 1 can be given only on October 17;
Form 2 only on October 21. Questions in Form
1 of the PSAT do not appear in Form 2.
If both of the regular 1961 dates conflict with
school vacations, teachers' conferences, or reli-
gious observances, or if there are other com-
pelling reasons, the school may select a special
date to give the test. In such cases, Form 3
of the PSAT will be used.
The special date selected by the school can-
not be earlier than October 14 or later than
October 29. Use of Form 3 will also require
increased supervision by the school and one-
half hour of additional testing time. Requests
for the use of Form 3 of the 1961 PSAT should
be received before September 20.
How is the PSAT administered?
Schools register for, and make arrangements to
give the test, through ETS. The secondary
school principal or his designated representa-
tive administers the test in the school and is
furnished test books, answer sheets, interpre-
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tative materials, and information bulletins by
ETS. Testing time is two hours, but an additional
20 minutes should be allowed for administra-
tive details.
After giving the test, schools destroy the
test books, and return the answer sheets to
ETS for scoring.
What is the test fee?
The fee charged for each student who takes the
PSAT is $1. This covers the cost of providing the
test materials and services. Schools are respon-
sible for collection of the test fee and forward
to ETS, after the test administration, $1 for
each student who has taken the PSAT.
A school giving the test on Saturday or
otherwise incurring special expenses may, if it
wishes, charge an additional fee. The amount
of any additional fee should be determined by
the school in relation to its extra expenses;
most commonly, an additional fee of 50 cents
or one dollar is charged. In any event, the
amount forwarded to ETS remains $1 for each
student tested.
How are the scores reported?
Each student's scores are reported to his school
principal on four duplicate score report labels.
Two of these carry the student's scores and
appropriate national percentile rank. The other
two labels carry only the scores and are in-
tended for use by schools that prefer not to
give the student his percentile rank. All labels
are the pressure-sensitive type for easy place-
ment on the student's interpretive booklet and
his school record form.
Score reports are mailed to the schools in
December from the Princeton office of ETS.
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PSAT scores may be released by the principal at
his discretion to colleges and other appro-
priate agencies.
A new service for the schools
To ease the clerical work involved in sorting
PSAT score labels into homeroom groups or
⟦...⟧ classifications, a new service will be
offered this year. Each PSAT answer sheet will
carry, for school use, a two digit numerical
grid on which students may enter any of 100
numbers (from 00 to 99). The number entered
by each student will be printed by ETS on the
student's score labels. For example, the school
may assign each homeroom a code number,
each student will then enter his homeroom
number on his answer sheet, and the homeroom
numbers will be printed by ETS on the score
labels. When the school receives the score
labels, a clerk can group the labels by home-
room, using the numbers printed on them.
Detailed information concerning this service
will be given in the test supervisor's Manual
of Instructions, which is included in the test
materials shipped to each school.
⟦...⟧re interpretation materials
The College Board publishes two booklets on
the interpretation of PSAT scores and their
relation to college planning, one for school
counselors and the other for students. Shortly
before the score reports are mailed, ETS will
send one copy of the student booklet, Your
College Board Scores: Preliminary Scholastic Ap-
titude Test, for each student tested. Copies of
College Board Score Reports: A Guide for Coun-
selors, which covers both the Board's regular
test program and the PSAT, are sent to schools
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in August. Additional copies may be requested
if needed.
The booklet for students discusses the use of
PSAT scores in planning for college. In it, PSAT
scores for juniors and seniors are related to
national norms and to the scores made by
freshmen at various types of colleges. In addi-
tion, the problems of college selection and
admission are discussed. Normative materia⟦l⟧
not available for high school sophomores.
The booklet for guidance counselors, school
administrators, and teachers who counsel stu-
dents on their college plans, discusses the
interpretation of PSAT scores and explains how
to convert them to equivalent scores on the
SAT. It also deals with more general problems
such as those involved in encouraging able stu-
dents to attend college and helping all students
to understand the complexities of college ad-
mission and the financing of a college education.
There is no charge for these interpretive
materials; their cost is covered by the test fee.
Use of PSAT by scholarship sponsors
The main purpose of the PSAT is to provide
secondary schools with a valid, reliable, and ⟦in-⟧
expensive instrument for use in college g⟦uid-⟧
ance. The availability of the scores at ETS makes
it possible for them to be used for other legit-
imate purposes pertaining to the transition of
students from secondary school to college. To
the extent that supplementary score reporting
procedures can be devised, in addition to the
normal reporting of scores to secondary schools,
duplicate and multiple testing of high school
juniors and seniors can be avoided.
One such supplementary score reporting serv-
ice is provided for sponsors of scholarship
programs who are interested in utilizing apti-
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tude test results in their own procedures. These
scholarship sponsors understand that a partic-
ular secondary school may not choose to
administer the PSAT; in that event, the sponsors
will be prepared to make alternative arrange-
ments. One of these alternatives may involve
referring a student to an administration of
the SAT.
Information about the scholarship programs
that utilize the PSAT will be sent in a separate
announcement to all schools, in care of the
guidance director, early in September.
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⟦1961⟧
Committee of Examiners for Aptitude Testing
Professor John B. Carroll, Professor of Education,
Harvard University, Chairman
Professor Eric F. Gardner, Professor of Education
and Psychology, Syracuse University
Professor Quinn McNemar, Professor of Psychology,
Stanford University
⟦P⟧rofessor John E. Milholland, Chief, Evaluation and
⟦E⟧xaminations Division, University of Michigan
Professor Julian C. Stanley, Professor of Education,
University of Wisconsin
Committee on Guidance (1961)
Mr. John S. Hafer, Dean of Admissions and Fresh-
man Scholarships, Syracuse University, Chairman
Dr. Joseph D. Boyd, Dean of Men, Northwestern
University
Professor Willis E. Dugan, College of Education,
University of Minnesota
Mr. Charles F. Gavin, Director of Admissions, Carle-
ton College
Mr. Ben W. Gibson, Jr., Liaison Officer, Board of
Education, Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. Jack Guildroy, Chief Counselor, North Senior
High School, Great Neck, New York
Dr. Arthur A. Hitchcock, Executive Director, Amer-
ican Personnel & Guidance Association, ⟦W⟧ash-
⟦ing⟧ton, D. C.
Sister Jacinta Mann, Director of Admissions, Seton
Hill College
Mr. John Palmer, Dean of Undergraduate Admis-
sions, Tufts University
Dr. Edward Sanders, Dean of Students, Pomona
College
Professor David V. Tiedeman, School of Education,
Harvard University
Rev. John D. Verdery, Headmaster, The Wooster
School, Danbury, Connecticut
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⟦illegible⟧
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
755 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE
BOSTON 15, MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON
JUN 6 '60
MASS.
U.S. POSTAGE
.08
P.B. METER ⟦illegible⟧
1961
SHAMASH SECONDARY SC
NEW ALWIYAH
BAGHDAD IRAQ
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY
SIX-YEAR MEDICAL PROGRAM
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT
The College of Liberal Arts and the Medical School are initiating
a combined program of study over a six-year period leading to the A.B.
and M.D. degrees. The first class will start in September, 1961.
This intensive program is designed for highly competent graduates
of High and Preparatory Schools who wish to complete their medical edu-
cation in the shortest possible time without sacrificing either the quality
of their education or the advantages of the college experience.
Applicants to the program must present the following high school
or preparatory school course work:
Four years of English.
Four years of Mathematics (algebra, plane and solid
geometry, trigonometry, and preferably an intro-
duction to analytic geometry).
Minimum of two years of an ancient or modern language.
One year each of history, chemistry and physics.
Selection of students will be based on the following criteria:
Academic record in secondary school.
Recommendations from teachers.
College Board or Advanced Placement Examinations in
English, mathematics, chemistry and physics.
Scholastic Aptitude Test and the C⟦ollege⟧ Entrance
Examination Board.
Application for admission may be made after September 1, 1960.
For further information, write to:
Office of Admissions
Boston University
705 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston 15, Massachusetts
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⟦S⟧HAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number:
Date: 7th July, 1961
Date:
Our School Code No. with ETS. 990210
Mr. Robert E. Smith,
Program Director,
Educational Testing Service,
Box 589, Princeton,
New Jersey, U.S.A.
Dear Sir,
With reference to your memorandum of 9th June 1961,
regarding the PSAT remittance form of our School, I would like
to refer you to my letter of 24th October 1960, addressed to:
the Rector, Baghdad College, Centre for SAT and Achievement
Tests, Baghdad with a copy to Educational Testing Service.
In this letter I have requested Baghdad College to remit to
you $ 12.50 being fees for PSAT which was administered on
Tuesday 18th October 1960 to 25 students of this school.
The Rector of Baghdad College informs me that the sum
of $ 12.50 has been paid to you as per their voucher sent to
you immediately after the December 1960 administration of SAT
and Achievement Tests. I hope that you will be able to locate
the settlement of this account in time for the closing of your
1960 records.
Yours sincerely,
⟦illegible⟧
A.S. OBADIAH,
Principal.
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SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Date: 7th July, 1961
Number:
Date:
Our School Code No. with ETS. 990210
Mr. Robert E. Smith,
Program Director,
Educational Testing Service,
Box 589, Princeton,
New Jersey, U.S.A.
Dear Sir,
With reference to your memorandum of 9th June 1961,
regarding the PSAT remittance form of our School, I would like
to refer you to my letter of 24th October 1960, addressed to:
the Rector, Baghdad College, Centre for SAT and Achievement
Tests, Baghdad, with a copy to Educational Testing Service.
In this letter I have requested Baghdad College to remit to
you $ 12.50 being fees for PSAT which was administered on
Tuesday 18th October 1960 to 25 students of this school.
The Rector of Baghdad College informs me that the sum
of $ 12.50 has been paid to you as per their voucher sent to
you immediately after the December 1960 administration of SAT
and Achievement Tests. I hope that you will be able to locate
the settlement of this account in time for the closing of your
1960 records.
Yours sincerely,
⟦signature⟧
A.S. OBADIAH,
Principal.
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SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad New Alwiyah - Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Tel. No. 91693 Tel. No. 91693
No.:
No.:
Date: 7th July, 1961
Date:
Our School Code No. with ETS. 990210
Mr. Robert E. Smith,
Program Director,
Educational Testing Service,
Box 589, Princeton,
New Jersey, U.S.A.
Dear Sir,
With reference to your memorandum of 9th June 1961,
regarding the PSAT remittance form of our School, I would like
to refer you to my letter of 24th October 1960, addressed to:
the Rector, Baghdad College, Centre for SAT and achievement
Tests, Baghdad with a copy to Educational Testing Service.
In this letter I have requested Baghdad College to remit to
you $ 12.50 being fees for PSAT which was administered on
Tuesday 18th October 1960 to 25 students of this school.
The Rector of Baghdad College informs me that the sum
of $ 12.50 has been paid to you as per their voucher sent to
you immediately after the December 1960 administration of SAT
and Achievement Tests. I hope that you will be able to locate
the settlement of this account in time for the closing of your
1960 records.
Yours sincerely,
⟦illegible⟧
A.S. OBADIAH,
Principal.