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IJA 3709

School Materials, Correspondence with Iraqi Ministry of Education, Baghdadi Jewish Schools

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These documents include school materials such as exams, curricula, syllabi, and teacher's guides for an English course. The item also contains notifications put out by the Iraqi Ministry of Education concerning regulations for test administration, hiring approvals, requests for information concerning schools' students and graduates, and instructions for filing and transferring students' records.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3709
Item Number
6832
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Financial, Shamash Secondary School, Revenue Stamp, Teachers, Ledger, Typed, Iraqi Government, English Literature, Primary School, School Material, Ministry of Education, Ink Stamp, Receipts, Letterhead, Frank Iny School, University of Cambridge, Standardized Test, English Language, Photograph, Correspondence, Annotation, Handwritten, Education, Students

AI en Translation, Pages 376-400

Page 376

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh / 166 / 56
Date: 25 / 6 / 1956
Subject:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings.
With reference to your letter numbered 16046 and dated 23 / 6 / 1956
We inform you that Mr. Donald Kalman received his school certificate when he was following up
on his appointment process.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Owaidia
The Director

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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center:
Private and Foreign Education:
Number /: 16046
Date /: 6/22/1956
228
2/24
Administration of Shamash Private Preparatory School
Subject / Regarding a certificate
With reference to our letter No. 14356 dated 6/2/1956
Please inform us whether the teacher Mr. Donald Calman has received his
educational certificate when he was following up on his appointment process at the Ministry of Education, and that
urgently.
⟦signature⟧
p.p. Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
Copy to :-
Directorate of General Education / Secondary Education (Private) -
Reference to your letter No. 25193 dated 6/17/1956, we confirm to you
that the educational certificate of the mentioned teacher was not within his file and documents attached
to your letter containing your approval of his appointment.
Private Education Personnel.
Kadhim / 22

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FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Number: F / 156 / 56
Date:
Date: 2 / 6 / 1956
2 June 1956 Registered
20984
3 June 1956
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 14220 and dated 23 / 5 / 1956
Please be informed that the specialization of Mr. Kurtler, whom we requested to be appointed as a teacher
of the English language in our school, is the English language.
Please accept our highest respect,,
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Oweidia
The Director
Note to Mr. Murtada
Please issue the order:
School Administration
Please provide us with the document that confirms
the type of specialization of the aforementioned person according to the request of the General Directorate
⟦illegible⟧
3 / 6 / 56
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center

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True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Number / 14220
Private and Foreign Education
Date 23 / 5 / 1956
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
Subject: Request for a document
Reference to your letter No. F/ 6 / 106 dated 4 / 5 / 1956.
Please inform Mr. Kotler of the necessity to provide us with a document indicating his specialization in order to decide
on the matter of his appointment at your school.
Acting Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
Copy to:-
Directorate of General Education / Secondary Education - Private - Reference to your marginal note
dated 24 / 5 / 956 written on our letter No. 13202 dated
19 / 5 / 1956 returned to us by you in original.
Private Education Personnel

Page 380

True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center No. / 14356
Private and Foreign Education Date 2 / 6 / 1956
Administration of Shamash Private Preparatory School
Subject - Appointment of a Teacher
Reference to your letter No. Sh/51/956 dated 9 / 4 / 1956.
The Directorate General of Education approved by its letter No. 22387 dated 29 / 5 / 1956.
The appointment of Mr. Donald Kalman, of Australian nationality, as a teacher in your school to teach the English
language. We return to you herewith two copies of the academic documents belonging to the aforementioned person.
Acting Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
A copy to:-
Directorate General of Education "Secondary Education / Private" We received via your
aforementioned letter the documents of the mentioned teacher except for his academic certificate and you did not
refer to that. Please be informed and take the necessary action.
Personnel of Private Education

Page 381

True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number / 12255
Date / 6 / 5 / 1956
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
Subject / Appointment of a Teacher
With reference to your letter No. F/95/56 dated 11 / 4 / 1956
The Directorate General of Education approved in its letter No. 18532 dated 30 / 4 / 1956
The appointment of Suad Ja'far al-Awqati, a graduate of the Higher Teachers' Training College (Social Studies Branch)
As a teacher in your school to teach Social Studies.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
A copy to -.
Directorate General of Education "Secondary Education / Private"
Private Education Personnel Office.

Page 382

Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
(Copy of the original)
Number / 11469
Date 23 / 4 / 1956
Directorate General of Education
«Secondary Education / Private»
Subject - Appointment of a teacher.
With reference to your marginal note dated 14 / 3 / 1956 on the original of our letter No. 7074 dated
8 / 3 / 1956.
We return to you herewith the original of our aforementioned letter with the documents belonging to Mr. Ronald Kalman only
including his original academic certificates and the letter from the Criminal Investigation Directorate (in a sealed envelope) - we hope
you will kindly consider approving his appointment as a teacher in Shamash Private Preparatory School. As for Mr. Kurtler
he has requested his original academic certificate from the university and we will send it to you with his documents upon arrival.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
Attachments
1- Our letter
2- The secret letter
3- The paper of the Director of Missions and Equivalence of Certificates
4- The certificate
5- Two copies of two academic documents
6- Two certificates of non-conviction and good conduct with a medical report
Copy to - Private Education Personnel
Administration of Shamash Private Preparatory School - your letter S/51/56 on 9 / 4 / 1956.
Nasser / 14

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True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number / 11269
Date 21 / 4 / 956
Directorate General of Education / Secondary Education - Private
We transmit to you below the text of the letter from the administration of Frank Iny Private School No. F / 95 / 56 dated
11 / 4 / 1956. Please kindly consider the request, noting that the aforementioned directorate has not
sent us any document regarding this request.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
Copy to. -
Private Education Personnel
Administration of Frank Iny Private School
⟦line⟧
Greetings.
Based on the letter from the Directorate General of Education (Secondary Education - No. 9931 dated
Ms. Suad Jaafar Al-Awqati has approached the administration of this school requesting employment as a teacher
for social studies. Please mediate with the Directorate General of Education to approve the appointment of the aforementioned
to our school.
⟦H⟧ This, and please accept our highest respect.
Signature / School Principal

Page 384

(True Copy)
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number / 9947
Date 8 / 4 / 1956
Directorate General of Education
"Primary Education / Private"
With reference to your marginal note dated 7 / 2 / 1956 on our letter numbered 3604 and dated
6 / 2 / 1956 attached herewith.
We transmit to you below the original letter from the administration of Frank Iny Private School numbered F / 70 / 56
and dated 25 / ⟦...⟧ / 1956 containing its undertaking that Mr. Yaqub Shohet will not give
lectures on subjects other than religion. We kindly request you to consider approving his appointment and informing us.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
Attachments
1 - The Letter
2 - The Document
A copy of it to: -
Presidency of the Provincial Council "General" Baghdad Provincial Governorate "
Private Education Personnel.
Administration of Frank Iny Private Primary School.
⟦line⟧ (( Copy of the Letter )) ⟦line⟧

Page 385

True Copy
Urgent
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Center / Private and Foreign Education
Number /: 8455
Date: 21 / 3 / 1956
Subject / Regarding the appointment of two foreign teachers
Administration of Shamash Private Preparatory School.
With reference to your letter No. F / 86 / 56 dated 16 / 3 / 1956, the Directorate of General Education has informed us
of the necessity of submitting the original educational certificates for Mr. Alexander Kalman along with documents indicating his specialization
preparatory to considering the approval of his appointment. In view of what was stated in your above-mentioned letter, we return to you herewith
all the documents of the aforementioned person and request that the necessary action be taken.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
A copy to /
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School / for the same purpose regarding Mr. Martin Stewart Kurtler, the candidate
in your letter No. F / 778 / 55 dated 23 / 11 / 955
Directorate of General Education / Secondary Education / Private /
With reference to your marginal note dated 14 / 3 / 56 written on the original of our letter No. 7074 dated
8 / 3 / 56 returned to us above
Personnel of Private Education

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True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number / 7300
Date / 12 / 3 / 1956
Very Urgent
To -
Administration of Frank Iny Private School
Subject / Written Undertaking
With reference to your letter numbered F/44/1956 and dated 18 / 2 / 1956
You have not sent us the written undertaking that we requested in our letter numbered 4323 and dated 11 / 2 / 1956
So we request that you provide us with it urgently in order to consider the approval for Mr. Yaqub Shohet
to deliver his lectures on the subject of religion.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
A copy of it to -
Private Education Personnel -

Page 387

Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
"Private and Foreign Education"
Number / 7074
Date 8 / 3 / 1956
Directorate General of Education
"Secondary Education / Private"
1- The administration of Shamash Private Preparatory School requested our approval to appoint Mr.
Alexander Calen, of Australian nationality, as an English language teacher at the aforementioned school
to fill the existing vacancies in the mentioned subject.
2- The administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School requested our approval to appoint Mr.
Martin Stewart Cranler, of British nationality, as an English language teacher at the aforementioned
intermediate school, in place of Ms. Helen Anna Knusto, of British nationality, who
left teaching at this school since the beginning of the current year.
3- We are sending you herewith the documents of the mentioned candidates along with the original letter of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations
Secret No. 1723 dated 27 / 2 / 1956 regarding the investigation of their identities.
We kindly ask you to consider approving the appointment of the aforementioned individuals and informing ⟦line⟧ us.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
Attachments
⟦line⟧
1- The secret letter (in a sealed envelope)
2- Two photographs of the educational certificates, one with a degree of (B.A.) and the other
with an M.A. degree from England and Australia.
3- Educational certificate with an (M.A.) degree from the American Yale University.
4- Passport (2) count.
5- Residency book (2) "
6- Certificate of good conduct (2)
7- Certificate of non-conviction (2)
8- Medical certificate (2)
A copy to. -
Personnel of Private Education
Administration of Shamash Private Preparatory School - Reference to its letter No. S / 414 / 55
dated 23 / 11 / 1955.
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School - Reference to its letter No.
F / 778 / 55 dated 23 / 11 / 1955.

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True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number / 6424
Date 3 / 3 / 1956
General Directorate of Education
Primary Education / Private
Subject - Lectures for teaching religion
With reference to your letter, your margin dated 7 / 2 / 56 on our letter numbered 3604
Dated 6 / 2 / 1956 returned to us above.
We return to you our aforementioned letter attached with the document belonging to Mr. Yaqub Shuhait intended
to be appointed as a lecturer for teaching religion in the Frank Iny Private School, after performing
what is necessary to place the photograph and the stamp on the mentioned document. Please kindly approve and inform us.
Attachments
1 - The letter
2 - The document
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
A copy of it to -
Presidency of the General Provincial Council "Governorate of Baghdad Province"
Private Education Personnel
Administration of Frank Iny Private School - reference to its letter No. F / 44 / 56
Dated 27 / 2 / 1956

Page 389

Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
5629
Number /
Date / 21 / 2 / 1956
Administration of Shamas Private Secondary School
7
2/24
Subject / Regarding the appointment of teachers
With reference to your letter No. S/25/56 dated 8 / 2 / 1956
We have emphasized for the second time to the competent authority the necessity of finalizing the transaction regarding the appointment of
Mr. Donald Alexander Calman as a teacher in your school. Please be informed.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
⟦signature⟧
Copy to :-
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School --
For the same purpose regarding Mr. Martin Stewart Curtiss, with reference to your letter
No. F/37/56 dated 8 / 2 / 1956.
General Directorate of Education / Secondary Education - Private.
Private Education Personnel.
Kadhim / 20

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True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number / 3604
Date / 6 / 2 / 1956
General Directorate of Education / Primary Education (Private)
Subject / Lecturer for Religion
With reference to your letter numbered 41354 and dated 30 / 11 / 1955
We convey to you below the text of the letter from the administration of Frank Iny Private Primary School numbered
F/21/56 and dated 20 / 1 / 56 - in which it requests approval for the appointment of Mr.
Yaqub Moshi Shohet as a lecturer to teach religion there. We request your kind approval, and attached are
the documents of the aforementioned person which were previously sent to you.
Attachments
1- Iraqi Nationality Certificate
2- Civil Status Record (Nufous)
3- A photograph of the document of non-revocation of nationality
4- Non-conviction certificate
5- Certificate of good conduct
6- Medical report
7- A document from the Presidency of the Jewish Community
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy to:
⟦Presidency⟧ of the General Provincial Council / Baghdad Province Governorate Center
Private Education Personnel
Administration of Frank Iny Private School
A copy of our letter numbered F/21/56 and dated 20 / 1 / 1956

Page 391

True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center    No. / 4323
Private and Foreign Education                             Date 11 / 2 / 1956
Urgent
Administration of Frank Iny Private Primary School
Subject - Lectures
Reference to your letter No. F/21/56 dated 20 / 1 / 1956.
We return to you herewith the original document belonging to Mr. Yaqub Moshi Shohet.
Please implement the following as a preliminary step to considering the approval for the aforementioned person to give
his lectures on the subject of religion in your school:-
1- Place a photograph of the aforementioned person on the said document and return it to us after stamping
the photograph with the stamp of the Presidency of the Community.
2- Provide us with a written undertaking in which you pledge not to allow him to teach subjects
other than religious ones.
Signature
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
Copy to:-
Directorate of General Education / Primary Education / Private - Reference to
your marginal note dated 6 / 2 / 1956 on our letter No. 2604 dated
6 / 2 / 1956 returned to us above.
Private Education Personnel Office

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True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number / 4323
Date 11 / 2 / 1956
Urgent
Administration of Frank Iny Private Primary School
Subject - Lectures
Reference to your letter No. F / 21 / 56 dated 20 / 1 / 1956.
We return to you herewith the original document belonging to Mr. Yaqub Moshi Shohet
Please implement the following as a preliminary step to considering the approval for the aforementioned person to give
his lectures on the subject of religion in your school:-
1- Place a photograph of the aforementioned person on the said document and return it to us after stamping
the photograph with the seal of the Presidency of the Community.
2- Provide us with a written undertaking in which you pledge not to allow him to teach subjects
other than religious ones.
Signature
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
Copy to:-
Directorate of General Education "Primary Education / Private - Reference to
your marginal note dated 6 / 2 / 1956 on our letter No. 2604 dated
6 / 2 / 1956 returned to us in original.
Private Education Personnel Office

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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center          Number / 3396
Private and Foreign Education          Date / 4 / 2 / 1956
Administration of Frank Iny Private Primary School
Subject - Transfer of a teacher
With reference to your letter numbered F/ 800 / 55 and dated 30 / 12 / 1955
The Directorate General of Education has approved in its letter numbered 4087 and dated 25 / 1 / 1956
the transfer of the teacher Seraphine Haron Darwish from Menahem Salih Daniel Private Primary School
to teach at your school.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
A copy to -
Directorate General of Education "Primary Education / Private"
Presidency of the General Provincial Council "Baghdad Provincial Governorate"
Private Education Personnel Department

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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center          Number / 3395
Private and Foreign Education                  Date / 4 / 2 / 1956
Administration of Frank Iny Private Primary School
With reference to your letter No. F/18 dated 1/13/1956.
The Directorate General of Education approved in its letter No. 4089 dated 1/25/1956
for Ms. Claire Najib Jabri, a teacher at the Prince Abdul Ilah Institute, to give six
lectures on the subject of social studies every Friday of each week to the students
of your school, in place of the resigned teacher, Ms. Wasila Abd Hassan.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
A copy to:
Directorate General of Education "Primary Education / Private"
Presidency of the General Provincial Council "Baghdad Provincial Governorate" with reference to its letter
No. 1478 dated 1/23/1956.
Private Education Personnel
Administration of the Prince Abdul Ilah Charitable Institute - for information

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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
(True Copy)
Number / 3005
Date / 31 / 1 / 1956
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
Subject - Lectures.
Reference to your letter No. F / 798 / 55 dated 23 / 12 / 1955.
The Directorate of General Education approved by its letter No. 245 dated 22 / 1 / 1956
for Ms. Wasila Abdul Rahman Al-Bahri, an employee at the College of Arts and Sciences, to deliver
eight lectures per week on the subject of Social Studies to the students of your school.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
A copy to:
Directorate of General Education / Secondary Education / Private
Private Education Personnel
Nasser / 30

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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number / 1428
Date / 15 / 1 / 1956
To the Directorate of General Education
- Primary Education - Private -
Subject / Transfer of a female teacher
We transmit to you below the text of the letter from the administration of Ramla Aini Private Primary School
Numbered 55/800 and dated 2 / 12 / 1955 - Please kindly consider
the request, and you will find attached the original letter from Menahem Salih Daniel School and the consent
of the aforementioned teacher
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
A copy of it to -
Presidency of the General Provincial Council - Governor of Baghdad Province -
Private Education Personnel -
Administration of Ramla Aini Private School
Administration of Menahem Salih Daniel Private School -
Copy of the letter -

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True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number 1868
Date 18 / 1 / 1956
To the Directorate of General Education
Primary Education (Private)
Subject / Lectures
The administration of Frank Iny Private Primary School has requested our approval for Ms.
Milly Najib Jouri, a teacher at Prince Abdul Ilah Charity School, to deliver six lectures on the subject of
Mathematics to the students of the aforementioned private school instead of Ms. Wasila Abdul Rahman, who
was appointed to the College of Arts, specifically for Thursday of every week. We kindly ask you to consider the approval,
noting that the administration of Prince Abdul Ilah School has indicated that this does not conflict with the aforementioned
teacher's official duties as it will be outside her official working hours. Attached is
the written consent.
Attachments
Written consent
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
A copy to /
Presidency of the General Provincial Council - Baghdad Provincial Governorate - We kindly ask you to inform us
if you have any objection to the <del>aforementioned</del> teacher performing the task assigned to her
at the aforementioned private school.
Private Education Personnel
Administration of Prince Abdul Ilah School - Your letter No. 55 dated 18 / 1 / 1956
Frank Iny Private School - Reference to your letter in 18 / 56 dated
14 / 1 / 1956

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True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Number / 712
The Center
Date / 8 / 1 / 1955
Private and Vocational Education
To - Directorate of General Education
- Secondary Education (Private)
Subject / Lectures
We transmit to you below the text of the letter from the administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School No. F / 797
dated 22 / 12 / 1954, please kindly review and provide the required approval. Attached you will find
the original letter from the Deanship of the College of Arts and Sciences and the approval of the aforementioned college attached with a copy of
the lesson distribution schedule for the mentioned intermediate school.
Attachments
1- Letter from the Deanship of the College of Arts and Sciences
2- Written approval
3- Lesson distribution schedule
Signature
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
A copy to -
Presidency of Private Education -
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School -
A copy of our letter No.
F / 797 dated 22 / 12 / 1955

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True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Number 644
Private and Foreign Education
Date 7 / 1 / 1956
Administration of Frank Iny Private School
Reference to your letter numbered 55/792 and dated 16 / 10 / 1955
The Directorate of General Education has approved by its letter numbered 48191 and dated
21 / 12 / 1955 for Mr. Hamel the Armenian, the teacher at Al-Farhan Intermediate School
for Boys, to give three lectures per week to the primary grade students and two lectures
per week to the intermediate grade students at your school on the subject of drawing, provided
that this is outside of his official working hours
Signature
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
A copy to :-
Directorate of General Education "Secondary Education / Private"
Private Education Personnel
Administration of Al-Farhan Intermediate School for Boys

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True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number / 921
Date / 9 / 1 / 1956
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
Reference to your letter numbered F / 791 / 55 and dated 14 / 12 / 1955
The Directorate of General Education approved in its letter numbered 12762 and dated 25 / 12 / 1955
for Mr. Bahjat Ghoush, the teacher at Ghazi Secondary School for Boys, to give lectures
weekly on the subject of drawing to the students of the intermediate classes at your school
Signature
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy to:
Directorate of General Education "Secondary Education / Private"
Administration of Ghazi Secondary School for Boys
And Supervision of Private Education.