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Republic of Iraq:
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province:
School Activities:
To -:
Number -: 26542
Date -: 1 / 6 / 1959
25
All School Administrations
Below is the letter from the Directorate of General Physical and Social Education, number
21841 on 20 / 5 / 1959. Please act upon it and contact
the Directorate of School Activities at phone 86460.
⟦signature⟧
Ali Al-Shouk
On behalf of the Director of Education, Baghdad Province
A copy to -
Directorate of General Education
Directorate of General Physical and Social Education / regarding their letter mentioned above
Representative of the July 14 Celebrations at the Ministry of Education
School Activities
Scout Monitor
⟦line⟧ Copy of the Letter ⟦line⟧
On the occasion of the popular celebrations for the eternal July 14 holidays, please circulate
to the Scout, Rover, and Girl Guide troupes in your schools to participate in the performance
of folk dances and to innovate models of methods and means to show the joy of the children
of the rising generation on the anniversary of July 14, which brings back to mind the highest meanings
for liberation, launching, and marching in the path of progress and welfare.
Therefore, please coordinate the efforts of the troupes by contacting the committees established in the center
of the province, districts, and sub-districts, and form committees to ensure the organization of the display and inform us.
Signed ⟦...⟧ General Director
Qaisar Ahmad
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The Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Province
School Activities
Number - 529
Date - 1 / 5 / 1958
25
To -
All School Administrations
Subject / Folk Dabkes and Dances
Below is a copy of the letter from the General Directorate of Physical and Social Education
Numbered 27618 on 17 / 5 / 1958. Please act accordingly.
⟦illegible⟧
Ali Hussein Al-Sheikh
On behalf of the Director of Education for Baghdad Province
A copy to -
General Directorate of Physical and Social Education / Your letter referred to above
School Activities
Scout Supervisor
- / Copy of the Letter / -
At the heart of our popular traditions that show the feelings and emotions of our souls
and help highlight our youthfulness and national vigor are the folk Dabkes and dances
emanating from honorable feelings and agitations, whose effective impact in
developing and refining feelings and Kindle the democratic national spirit for the sake of our republic
beloved, this is in addition to its effect in strengthening the bonds of brotherhood and union among all
the people, including male and female school students.
Therefore, we propose to generalize these Dabkes of various types, such as the Dabkes
of Sulaymaniyah, Shikhania, Razania, Al-Chobi, and other appropriate folk Dabkes
throughout the Republic of Iraq and including them within the curricula of education
Physical and social in all schools of Iraq, following the example of advanced nations
And because such Dabkes are a form of sports and social education
for people.
Please support this step and generalize it in the schools affiliated with you
and inform us.
Signed ... General Director
Entry: Ahmed
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province
School Activities
No. / 26216
Date / 22 / 5 / 1959
To / Administrations of all schools affiliated with this Directorate.
Subject / Antiquities Publications
We convey to you below a copy of the letter from the General Directorate of Antiquities No. 1258 dated 16 / 5 / 1959
regarding some archaeological pamphlets and how to purchase them. Please be informed accordingly.
⟦Ali⟧ ⟦...⟧
Abdul Karim al-Haffar
Head of Education Directorate, Baghdad Province
Copy to / School Activities
(Copy of the letter)
Your letter No. 16691 on 29 / 3 / 1959.
This General Directorate has issued the pamphlet "Babylon and Borsippa" in Arabic, as well as a similar pamphlet in English.
The two aforementioned pamphlets were referred to in Al-Zaman newspaper on 16 / 3 / 1959, stating that the official price for each
copy of the two publications is thirty fils. They are sold along with other antiquities pamphlets at museum offices
in Baghdad and elsewhere. We hope you will be aware of this.
K / 21 / 5
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad Brigade
Private and Foreign Education Department
Number /: 26215
Date /: 24 / 5 / 1959
Administrations of official and private schools affiliated with this Directorate
Subject / Literacy campaign during the summer vacation
We convey to you below the text of the General Directorate of Education's letter 25230 dated 10 / 5 / 1959
addressed to the Ja'fari Private Schools Association, which includes thanks and appreciation for its volunteering
to contribute to the literacy campaign project during the summer vacation, and we are confident that you will compete
in this <del>in this</del> sincere service and follow the example of the aforementioned association in this field.
Abdul Karim Al-Attar
Director of Education for the Baghdad Brigade
A copy to /
General Directorate of Education / Private and Foreign
General Inspectorate of Education
Teachers Syndicate
Administration of the Ja'fari Private Schools Association
Secondary Education
= Primary
Accounting
Certificates and Statistics
Private Education
Text of the letter
Your letter No. 73 dated 27 / 4 / 1959 regarding the contribution of the Ja'fari Private Schools Association
to the literacy campaign project during the summer vacation and teaching the children of the beloved Republic for free.
Please be informed that the literacy project is one of the urgent and fundamental projects that this
Ministry aims to support generously and with all its might, due to the effective impact of this vital project in raising
the standard of the majority of citizens among the children of our people's democratic republic and expanding their perceptions, those
who were prevented from drinking from the springs of science and knowledge because of the prescribed arbitrary policy
pursued by the clique of the defunct era; therefore, while we appreciate this blessed step,
we can only record our thanks and appreciation, and we hope that charitable associations
and other institutions follow your lead in this field. We will also provide you with everything you will need
in terms of possible assistance that would help ensure the success of these courses and the fulfillment of
their mission in the best possible way.
Director General
Fursan /
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province
School Activities
Number: 2217
Date: 5/1/1959
Very Urgent
To: Administrations of primary schools for boys belonging to this directorate
Subject: Visit to Socialist Countries
In view of the availability of invitations to visit a number of socialist countries, we therefore request
the selection of one of your students according to the following conditions:
1 - The student's age must be between 12-14 years, and his civil status record must be sent
to the School Activities department.
2 - The civil status record must be accompanied by a written document from the student's guardian in which he agrees
to his travel outside Iraq ⟦by plane⟧, provided that the paper is signed
by him, stamped with the school's seal, and signed by the principal.
3 - In this regard, it should be taken into account that the student's financial situation is weak.
4 - It should also be taken into account that he has a certain artistic competence (music - drawing - proficiency in
a group folk dance... etc.) or athletic competence (swimming, ping pong,
circle, basketball... etc.)
5 - No nomination will be accepted that reaches School Activities after 11:00 AM
on Thursday, May 18, 1959.
6 - A committee from the Directorate of Education will conduct a lottery among the students to select eight
of them only.
⟦signature⟧
Ali al-Shawwaf
For the Director of Education, Baghdad Province
Copy to: -
Ministry of Education - Directorate of Technical Affairs
School Activities
Qais Ahmed
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province
School Activities - Supervisor
School Anthems
Number 25916
Date 2 / 5 / 1959
To:-
Administrations of intermediate and secondary schools for girls and Home
Arts belonging to this directorate in their entirety
Subject: Choir Troupe
Below is a copy of the letter from Fine and Home Arts numbered 28108 on
18 / 5 / 1959, requesting review and taking necessary action and informing us.
Ali ⟦...⟧ Al-Shouk
On behalf of the Director of Education, Baghdad Province
Copy to:-
General Directorate of Vocational Education - Fine and Home Arts for your letter referred to above
School Activities
Anthems and Music Supervisor - Mr. Saeed Shabo
-/ Copy of the Letter /-
In view of the lack of a female element in the choir troupe at our institute and based
on the dire need in our Republican era and in line with the spirit of the blessed revolution
We have decided to open a summer course to train suitable elements to form the nucleus of a choir troupe during
the period between now and July 14th to participate in the festivals of the era of the revolution.
Therefore, please be so kind as to circulate this to female and male students of secondary schools
and colleges to select those with suitable voices to form the mentioned troupe and enroll them
in the required course.
Qaisar Ahmed
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5/22
Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province
Personnel Department
Number /: 25898
Date /: 5/ /1959
To all school administrations associated with this directorate - 2
Below is a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Technical Affairs (Curricula and Books)
Numbered 26658 and dated 13/5/1959
Please review and adhere to its contents
⟦illegible⟧
Ali al-Sharqi
For / Director of Education, Baghdad Province
A copy to /
Directorate of General Technical Affairs / Curricula and Books
General Inspectorate
Inspectors (Male and Female) of the Directorate
Elementary Personnel Department
Copy of the Letter
It is at the heart of school administrations' work to supervise the progress of teaching and observe the adequacy of the curricula
prescribed with precision and mastery, and school administrations are responsible for this. They must, when they notice the existence of
a defect or deficiency that they cannot rectify by their own means and available capabilities
or what is accessible to them, alert the responsible authority and reveal the reality of the matter to them. Please circulate this
to all schools in your province and to the inspectors to act accordingly.
Mr. Ahmed
Please act upon this circular whenever any deficiency appears in the application of curricula
and examination regulations
4/10/19
⟦illegible signature⟧
24/5/59
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for the Liwa of Baghdad
School Activity
Number / 25511
Date / 5 / 5 / 1959
18
Subject / July 14 Exhibition and Festival - WZ
Administrations of primary, intermediate, and secondary schools affiliated with this directorate
All
Given the proximity of the start of the final exams, it has been decided that the competent committee will visit
your schools starting from Saturday, 23 / 5 / 1959, for the purpose of inspecting drawings and handiworks
and selecting those suitable for display in the July 14 exhibition, which our directorate will hold
in Al-Sa'doon Park. Therefore, please prepare your school's output and assist the competent committee
in carrying out its mission. Preference is given to those that embody the gains of our revolution and the features of our era
building our eternal republic.
Ghanem Abd ⟦Al-Sa'doon⟧
For the Director of Education
for the Liwa of Baghdad
A copy to:
School Activity
Professor Ata Sabri - Head of the Decoration and Arabic Calligraphy Department at the Institute of
Fine Arts.
Mr. Khalil Al-Wardi - Drawing teacher at Al-Karkh Vocational Secondary School
Ms. Wajiha Masha Allah - Teacher at Al-Mansour Primary School for Girls
Mr. Hashem Al-Ward - Assistant Observer in the School Activity Division
Ms. Nadhera Al-Kitab - Home Arts teacher in Al-Adhamiya
Mr. Ismail Fattah Al-Turk - Drawing teacher at the Eastern Secondary School for Boys
Ms. Fatouh Naji - Teacher at Al-Mamouniya School for Boys
Mr. Tariq Hassoun Farid - Drawing teacher at Al-Karkh Secondary School for Boys
Mr. Khaza'al Al-Bashi - Teacher at Al-Khoutan Intermediate School for Boys
Professor Ahmed
Please inform Professor Fuad of the content of this letter
Abbas Fawzi
20 / 5 / 959
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for Baghdad District
Number - Confidential 796
Personnel / Secondary
Date 18 / 5 / 959
To -
Administrations of all public and private schools affiliated with this Directorate
We transmit to you below a copy of the General Education Directorate letter No. 1555 on 14 / 5 / 959
Please review its contents and act accordingly.
⟦signature⟧
Jamil Nassif
For/ Director of Education for Baghdad District
Copy to -
General Education Directorate - your above letter. For your kind information
Elementary Personnel
" Secondary.
(( Copy of the Letter ))
Please circulate to all administrations of all public and private schools
that in the event of any defiance from those who have strayed from it or misuse in their review of them,
they should contact through you to inform the People's Resistance Command, phone number (33171) Northern Barracks exchange,
and request extension number (253) or (252) and explain the matter to them to take the necessary action.
Professor Lumaa
Please keep the phone numbers and act in accordance with this letter
⟦signature⟧
20 / 5 / 959
Nouri 16
⟦illegible⟧
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for Baghdad District No. / 25510
School Activities Date / 18 / 5 / 1959
Administrations of Primary, Intermediate, and Secondary Schools and Kindergartens
For boys and girls all ⟦line⟧
Subject: Request for participation of teachers and instructors in programs
TV ⟦line⟧ on
The Directorate of General Technical Affairs (Directorate of Curricula and Illustrative Aids) No. 25150
dated 12 / 5 / 1959 has sent to us a notification for your instructors and teachers to contribute to cultural radio and television programs <del>for the center</del> for the center
of illustrative aids by providing available scientific, literary, and artistic materials and written stories to develop general public culture
and suit the goals of our revolution, requesting that these materials be sent directly to the administration of the Illustrative Aids Center
Please notify your instructors and teachers of this.
Abdul Karim al-Attar
Director of Education for Baghdad District
Copy to / -
Directorate of General Technical Affairs - Directorate of Curricula, Books, and Illustrative Aids
School Activities / Your letter above - for your kind information
Dear Mr. ⟦Hikmat⟧
Please notify all professors of the content of this letter, with appreciation.
20 / 5 / 59
⟦Signature⟧
⟦Stamp⟧
⟦Signature⟧
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for Baghdad District
School Activities
To:-
Number 8 / 2528
Date - / 5 / 1959
16
Administrations of Elementary, Intermediate and Secondary Schools
for Boys and Girls affiliated with this Directorate entirely
Subject / Art and Photography Committee
Desiring to participate in the commemoration of the eternal July 14th Revolution and to develop artistic and national activity in
the rising generation of our Republic and to provide entertainment for the people in general, we have decided to hold an art exhibition
for what the students of primary, intermediate and secondary schools have produced in terms of pictures, statues and handicrafts
from the original production of our male and female students, and we have informed you of this in a previous letter.
This is based on Administrative Order 22330 on 4/26/1959.
It has been decided that the persons listed below will visit the schools in the areas
indicated next to their names for the purpose of selecting pictures and other artistic works for the aforementioned exhibition.
Please be informed and assist the relevant committee or one of its members when they visit your schools.
1- Mr. Ala Sabri - Head of the Decoration Branch in Arabic Calligraphy at the Institute of Fine Arts
2- Mr. Muzaffar al-Nawab - Art Supervisor in School Activities } All Rusafa schools
3- Mr. Hashem Al-Ward - Assistant Observer in School Activities }
4- Mr. Tariq Hassoun Farid - Drawing teacher at Karkh Secondary School for Boys - All Karkh schools
5- Mr. Ghalib Nahi Al-Khafaji - Drawing teacher at Al-Jumhuriya Intermediate School - All New Baghdad schools
6- Mr. Ismail Fattah Al-Turk - Drawing teacher at Al-Sharqiya Secondary School for Boys } All Karrada Al-Sharqiya schools
7- Mr. Khalil Al-Hashimi - Teacher at Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys }
8- Mr. Fadhil Abbas - Teacher at Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys } Adhamiya schools for boys
9- Ms. Nadwa Al-Kattab - Home Arts teacher in Adhamiya } and Adhamiya schools for girls
10- Ms. Fatouh Naji - Teacher at Al-Mamouniya for Boys }
11- Mr. Khalil Al-Wardi - Drawing teacher at Kadhimiya Secondary School for Boys - Kadhimiya schools for boys
12- Ms. Wajeeha Masha'Allah - Drawing teacher at Al-Ma'rifa School for Girls - Kadhimiya schools for girls
⟦signature⟧
Abdul Karim Al-⟦...⟧-ar
Director of Education for Baghdad District
Copy to:-
Each of those mentioned ⟦line⟧
Assistant Mr. Ghanem Hamdoun
School Activities
Mr. Fadhil
Qayd Ahmed
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
School Activities
⟦CO7Vi⟧
Number / 25671
Date / 18 / 5 / 959
To /
Management of Frank Iny School /
Subject / Approval to hold a ceremony
The Military Governor General's Headquarters has approved in its letter 39/3479 on
16 / 5 / 1959 your holding of the certificate distribution ceremony in the same school building
on the evening of 17 / 5 / 959. Please be informed and act accordingly.
Ali Al-Shawk
for / Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy to /
The Military Governor General's Headquarters / Your above letter for your kind information
School Activities
Mohsen Abboud / 18
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Program of the Ceremony
1- National Anthem
2- Opening speech delivered by the Chairman of the Schools Committee, Mr. Mir Basri
3- Anthem
4- Speech by the school principal, Mr. Abdullah Obadia
5- Poem by Mr. Anwar Shaul
6- Anthem
7- Distribution of prizes for top students
8- Faculty speech delivered by Mrs. Atifa Qasim
9- Speech of the Student Union and graduating students delivered by the student Amira Yaqub Shohet
10- Anthem
11- Distribution of the remaining prizes
12- Folk dances
13- The play "Ras al-Shalila," which we have previously obtained approval to perform on our school stage according to your letter
5256 dated 1/28/1959
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Speech of the Chairman of the Schools Committee, Mr. Meer Basri
Delivered at the prize distribution ceremony for outstanding students at
Frank Iny School on the evening of Sunday,
May 17, 1959
Mr. Minister,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
What a blessed and auspicious hour this is, in which we meet for the first time in the flourishing
era of the Republic and under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Education to distribute prizes to our distinguished male and female students.
The noble Iraqi people set forth on July 14, 1958, led by their sole leader
"Abd al-Karim Qasim" and with the support of their brave army, eliminating injustice and tyranny, and unifying
their ranks without distinction or discrimination under a lush shade of freedom and absolute independence, and marched
forward to establish its entity, strengthen its structure, develop its national wealth, raise its standard of living, and provide comfort for its
working, abundant, and struggling classes.
A social and economic revolution, indeed a comprehensive revolution covering all aspects and paths of life,
is still unfolding, growing, and renewing every day in our beloved Iraq since the glorious day of July 14. And while
this revolution has guaranteed for us - we, the children of this struggling people - guaranteed our rights
and our sovereignty, it has at the same time placed upon the neck of each of us sacred duties that we must
fulfill to the fullest extent; sacred duties toward our dear homeland, our generous people,
and our struggling, eternal Republic - which is that we work as one hand and one heart for the sake of
the people and the homeland, and that we arm ourselves with knowledge and work in this era - the era of science and labor.
So, in the name of the Schools Committee, which I have the honor to chair, I extend my thanks to His Excellency the Minister of Education
for his kindness in patronizing our humble ceremony, and I offer congratulations to our male and female students on
their success and perseverance, and I call upon them all to take up science and work and to embody
virtuous and upright morals under our eternal democratic Republic and the leadership of the sole leader, the pioneer of freedom
and national solidarity, "Abd al-Karim Qasim."
Peace be upon you.
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Speech of the teaching staff delivered by Ms. Atefa Qasim at the awards ceremony
for outstanding students at the Frank Iny School
on the evening of Sunday, May 17, 1959.
Mr. Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen,
On behalf of the teaching staff, I extend my thanks to His Excellency Staff Brigadier Mohieddin Abdul Hamid, Minister
of Education, for his patronage of our ceremony; his kindness has had a profound impact on the souls of
all of us, including the teaching staff, female students, and male students.
Excellence and creativity in our prosperous republican era under the banner of our leader and commander, the loyal son of the people,
the sole leader Abdul Karim Qasim, are two important requirements in building our young democratic republic.
The leader has called upon all sons of the Iraqi people, of all ethnicities, religions, and sects, to progress,
innovate, and strengthen the structure of this eternal republic. This requires exerting efforts in all fields, especially
the field of science, excellence, and creativity. The era of stagnation and religious, national, and sectarian division
has passed with the dawn of the fourteenth of July, as Iraqis became equal in rights and duties
as our beloved leader said and as stated in the interim constitution, and creativity and excellence became the measure
for progress. Our meeting today is nothing but an appreciation for the outstanding students from whom our homeland and
republic expect service. These awards we grant them are but a symbol of appreciation for their creativity
and effort, so they may serve as an example for other male and female students who will in the future
be in the service of this beloved homeland, working with diligence and sincerity to make it happy and elevate its status, so that the
homeland rewards them for their actions without discrimination in gender, ethnicity, or religion.
I would like to thank, on behalf of the teaching staff, all the ladies and gentlemen who responded to our invitation
and honored us with their presence or pleased us by sharing our joy and celebration of the outstanding students.
Long live the free, democratic Iraqi Republic
Long live our leader and commander Abdul Karim Qasim
Long live the noble Iraqi people with all their ethnicities and religions.
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A poem by Mr. Anwar Shaul, delivered at the awards ceremony
for outstanding students at Frank Iny School on Sunday evening,
May 17, 1959.
(Homeland of the Free)
(These are verses I dedicated to the person of our sole leader, the loyal son of the people,
the beloved of millions, Abd al-Karim Qasim; they are from him and to him they are presented.)
Homeland of the free and glory, greetings | Your star today has transcended the world
Every inch is an eternal revolution | Filling the universe with prosperity and smiles
Every inch is a burning revolution | Drowning, descending as coolness and peace
A revolution ignited by a descendant | Of brilliant thought, in approach and boldness
A piercing light from him flooded the atmosphere | Its lights tore away the darkness from us
And so the bright horizon has | Radiated love, brotherhood, and harmony
x x x
O leader of the people, there is no one | Who hesitates a step or feels pessimistic
The day you call us, you will find youths | Who pledged to their homelands not to be wronged
Brave, faithful youths | Whose eyes will not overlook or sleep
Their pledge is a pledge of sacrifice, documented | And struggles long and formidable
And you will find young women like brilliance | Burning with drive and intensity
Rather, you will find the people as one rank | No one asks: "What?" or why?
x x x
Homeland of the free, you have become a nation | United in spirit, thought, and order
A single goal has gathered us | Which is that we live happily as free, noble people
Our religion is a noble, ideal love | Dedicated to land, people, and steadfastness
My homeland, may you live, and may a unity live | That is like the sun in spread and blaze
x x x
O tyrannical colonialist who | Observed no protection for truth and justice
The giant of misery was folded by a wizard | And injustice and oppression vanished in defeat
We shall not see after you in our homelands | Heads bowing and groups prostrating
We shall not see around us a colonialist | In whose sanctuary a frog croaks and overflows
We shall not see a mother suffering bereavement | Who stained a child she was feeding poison to
We shall not see a dark, wretched hut | Around which ghosts are but skin and bones
We shall not see any usurping intruder | Milking the people through rape and division
We shall only see solid souls | Whose faith in the truth has increased their steadfastness
x x x
Long live a day that is distinguished by pride | Many a day has surpassed a year in events
Many a day has surpassed an entire age | Nay, ages that were nothing but gloom
It is enough pride for July that it | Granted the homelands what was most difficult to attain
It granted the people a single leader | Pure in truth, fearing no blame
O "Karim," seldom have mothers | Who give birth to noble hunters, bestowed the like of him
May you remain an inspiring leader for the people | And an eternal medal on the chest of glory
April 30, 1959
(Anwar Shaul)
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The speech of the school principal ⟦Mr.⟧ Abdullah Obeidia, delivered at the award distribution ceremony
for outstanding students at Frank Iny School on the evening of Sunday,
May 17, 1959.
Honorable Minister,
Distinguished guests,
My sons, the students,
Our school is proud to hold this annual ceremony, to gather on this happy evening
as teachers, students, and dear guests, to honor those students of our schools who deserve the prizes. Thus
we reap the fruit of our labor at school and your knowledge at home, seeing it good and blessed.
However, our meeting this year is richer in meaning and fuller of hopes than
any other year. It is the first year in which we gather under the banner of our young, beloved republic,
which has achieved for our dear homeland its finest hopes and noblest goals, under the leadership of our sole leader and faithful
commander, Abd al-Karim Qasim. In addition, this year, a
venerable minister, His Excellency the Minister of Education, has graced our ceremony with his kind patronage, which creates in
our souls high appreciation, and stirs in us a new incentive and great energy to continue the diligence
and persistence in honorable work, the work in the field of education and culture.
These are truly lofty motives that call upon us, as we seek shade in the atmosphere of our Iraqi Republic,
scented with the fragrance of sovereignty, dignity, solidarity, and brotherhood, to continue our sacred cultural mission
to effectively contribute to building a righteous, conscious generation and a prosperous, happy homeland.
It is worthy of us to distinguish between means and ends. These prizes
displayed before us to be distributed to the outstanding students, the grades given to highlight the successful ones,
the exams held to identify the winners—all these are means, not ends. They are not
the essential elements of culture and progress; they are a path, and to reach the goal, we must walk the path.
To that end, many efforts must be joined; so the home must cooperate with the school in shaping
the personality of the student, whom we prepare to be the man of tomorrow. Here emerges the family's role in cooperation,
extending a hand to help the school, to move in one direction toward one goal.
The home and the institute must be complementary to each other, one completing what
the other has built on sound and solid foundations.
National duties, virtuous morals, self-reliance, diligence and perseverance
in learning, voluntary submission to order—these are all good seeds that must be
planted by the hands of parents and the school, and they must find in the student's soul fertile soil for growth and giving
for the sake of serving the people and the homeland.
A student has a duty just as he has a right, and his right stems from the heart of his duty: his right
to win after hard work and diligence, his right to be rewarded after excelling, his right to progress
after exerting effort, and his right to appreciation after performing the duties incumbent upon him toward his country.
This is what we are keen on, and we hope it lives as a firm belief in the hearts and a living idea
in the minds.
In understanding these meanings correctly, and in creating complete harmony between right
and duty, many problems are solved, and love and peace prevail between the student and the educator.
(To be continued)
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For the sake of these noble goals, the school administration is keen on selecting
competent male and female teachers to undertake their mission and perform this message to the fullest,
to reach the honorable goal of sowing science and culture in the dear youth. To the esteemed
educational staff, I offer my deepest thanks and appreciation for their cooperation and dedication in advancing this noble work.
And now, I ask my sons, the students, to redouble their efforts to perform their national
duties and their school duties in the best possible way, so they may prove that they, as
we know them, value the public interest and feel responsibility; thus they prove that they are
a support for our young republic, which needs production, fruitful work, and the acquisition of sound
culture, which is always emphasized by the statements of the country's sole leader, who attaches
special importance to the rising youth in building the new society.
While I congratulate from the bottom of my heart my dear student sons who deserved these prizes
through their activity and excellence, I hope everyone will work with seriousness and sincerity until we achieve what we aspire to.
Finally, I feel that in the atmosphere ⟦...⟧, and filling the horizon are echoes, all of which
herald that the hand of beloved Iraq has extended anew to carry the torch of civilization
and science, and the Almighty Creator has destined for it a free commander and a righteous leader, his Excellency our
beloved leader, Abdul Karim Qasim.
In conclusion, I repeat my thanks and gratitude to His Excellency the respected Minister for his kindness in including this happy
ceremony under his patronage, and for his kindness in attending, which clearly expresses his encouragement of science and his care
for scientific institutes. I also thank all our guests from the educators and from
the parents of the students who encouraged us and graced our ceremony with their presence. Finally, I ask the Almighty
and Majestic Creator to preserve our young republic as a fortress of freedom and justice.
Long live our sole leader Abdul Karim Qasim, as a leader and a teacher.
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The speech of the Students' Union and the graduates delivered by the student Amira Yaqoub Shwayt
at the prize-giving ceremony at Frank Iny School on the evening of Sunday, May 17, 1959
Honorable Minister,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Fragrant greetings and peace,
In this year we celebrate the distribution of prizes to the outstanding students, and this year is different
from previous years. Mouths are smiling, faces are cheerful, and hearts are joyful; it is the first year
of our blessed revolution, the first year of the dawn of the sun of freedom. Since the dawn broke
and the sun removed its veil which had been draped over it by the pitch darkness, and the sun of
freedom looked upon the people of the Iraqi Republic, with its smiling mouth and beautiful appearance, since
the light of the immortal fourteenth of July filled the universe, the Iraqi people realized that there is no path
to progress and prosperity except through culture. Our sole leader, Abdul Karim Qasim, addressed this aspect
saying: There is no way for the people's progress and advancement except through culture and the dissemination of knowledge, and we shall take
the people's hand so their insight may shine with this perpetual light.
O honorable assembly, O fathers, mothers, and guardians who have gathered this evening
to honor their children and congratulate them on their diligence and success. O guests who are taking the hand of the rising generation
to encourage it in perseverance and study, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for attending this blessed ceremony which
delights our eyes and rejoices our souls.
O honorable assembly,
I do not know how to begin my talk about the teaching staff in our school, and I, in my capacity as a student
on the threshold of graduation from this school, extend my highest appreciation and respect to our honorable
female teachers and our honorable male teachers for the effort and beautiful patience they have shown and continue to exert in raising
the name of our school, along with them our director Mr. Abdullah Obeidya; they have placed before their eyes the task
of raising the level of education that suits our abilities, so they stepped as one hand to move forward toward progress,
making long strides in achieving what we aspire to and what our heroic Republic needs.
Dear female colleagues, dear male colleagues,
The Iraqi people were not ignorant of what those agents wanted for them in that loathsome
era; they wanted to erase the features of freedom and culture, and they wanted our people to live amidst piles
of darkness in which there is no outlet for light nor a trace of an oasis. The Iraqi people remained struggling and fighting
for forty years, indifferent to what the oppressors imposed on them of imprisonment, torture, restriction, and displacement,
but rather continued their struggle with the continuity of heroes until they were able to achieve their goals through their great
army in the immortal July 14 revolution. Perhaps our poet Al-Rusafi prophesied July when he said:
O month of July, you have adorned our banner with justice, a decoration and embroidery within it
Who would give me the stars of this horizon that I might arrange them as poems of praise or verses for you
O colleagues,
Iraq has been liberated, and a growing, rising life has spread within its sides, and a new activity has been sparked in it,
and it has become a free homeland inhabited by a happy people.
And here is our sole leader, Abdul Karim Qasim, the pearl of this nation's necklace and its mighty thinking head,
moving us every day from one social revolution to another more brilliant and more advanced revolution.
(To be continued p. 2)
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Dear female colleagues, dear male colleagues,
It was among the blessings of the blessed July 14th Revolution that the Students' Union was established, which
represents the will of the students realistically. The defunct regime feared nothing more than unions
and syndicates because it knew that union is strength, so they tried to scatter and divide us, but they failed.
And now we march hand in hand to raise the status of our beloved Iraq.
I have the honor that you elected me as a member of the Students' Union, so in my name and the name of my brothers, I offer to you,
O my generous one and my leader, a thousand thousand greetings and peace from living consciences full of love and loyalty, burning
with dedication and affection for you, O son of the heroic people.
Distinguished guests,
We have struggled and fought until we obtained our freedom and the freedom of our thoughts; for our free poet
Al-Rusafi was truthful when he said:
If people have a goal in their homelands, then freedom of ⟦thoughts⟧ is their greatest goal.
Today, having obtained our greatest goal on ⟦eternal⟧ July 14, we have built and will move forward to
what we want: a free homeland and a happy people, and we will build our Iraq under the leadership of our heroic leader, the great
Abdul Karim. Peace be upon you.
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad Province
Certificates
To:-
School administrations affiliated with our directorate
Number: 2027
Date: - / 4 / 1959
We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the General Directorate of Technical Affairs
Examinations. Please inform all students of your school of its contents and observe
its implementation.
Abdul Hamid Abdul Karim
Acting Director of Education for Baghdad Province
A copy to:-
General Directorate of Technical Affairs - Examinations - your letter 1045 dated
5 / 4 / 1959.
General Union of Students.
- / Copy of the Paragraph / -
The Council confirms its previous decision regarding examination matters and sees the dissemination
of this to the directorates of education in the provinces by emphasizing previous instructions
and urging students to prepare for exams and devote themselves to serious study
from now on, in order to prove that they are, as we have known them, students who appreciate the public
interest and respect the instructions of the responsible authorities who are keen on their benefit
and appreciate their circumstances appropriately. By devoting themselves to exams, they will prove
that they are up to the technical responsibility that requires production and fruitful work
and equipping themselves with the correct culture always emphasized by the statements of the country's
sole leader, who places special importance on them in building the new society.
By doing so, you close a gap to the enemies of the Republic through which they might pass
to challenge the scientific standards in our schools.
Mr. Ahmed
Please remind me to read this letter before ⟦my position⟧ .. Acting Director General
the students at the start of school after the Eid
⟦Signature⟧
Qais Ahmed 4/27/1959
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad District
Secondary Personnel
To:-
Administrations of all official and private
secondary and intermediate schools
22 / 5 / ⟦illegible⟧
Number - 23621
Date - 1 / 5 / 1959
Based on the letter of the Ministry of Finance No. 8759 dated 28 / 3 / 1959, which was notified
to us by letter from the Directorate of General Administration No. 23771 dated 29 / 4 / 1959.
We transcribe for you below a copy of the Ministry of Finance's letter regarding making a single lecture
for the intermediate level (400) fils and for the preparatory level (500) fils starting from 1 / 4 / 959.
Abdul Karim Al-Attar
Director of Education for the Baghdad District
A copy to:-
Secondary Personnel
Secondary Accounting
⟦line⟧ Copy of the Letter ⟦line⟧
With reference to your letter No. 14123 dated 11 / 3 / 1959.
We agree to increase the lecture fees to (400) fils in intermediate schools
and (500) fils in secondary schools, starting from the next fiscal year.
Regrettably, we cannot agree to the rest of the proposals submitted by the
Teachers' Union
Qais Ahmed
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for Baghdad District
Certificates
Number - 2482
Date - 1959/5/12
To :-
Administrations of all district schools
We transmit to you below the text of the letter from the Directorate of General Technical Affairs - Examinations
Numbered 24564 on 9 / 5 / 1959 to act accordingly.
⟦illegible⟧
Jamil Nassif
On behalf of the Director of Education for Baghdad District
A copy to :-
Directorate of General Technical Affairs - Examinations - with reference to its letter referred to
above.
The Assistant, Mr. Jamil Nassif
Certificates and Statistics - two copies
- Text of the Letter -
Reference to your letter numbered 23179 on 5 / 5 / 1959.
Civil status records may be replaced by a temporary acceptance ID, and then they shall be required to provide
their civil status records.
Signed ... On behalf of the Director General
Qais Ahmed
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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad District
School Activity
Number / -
22952
Number /
Date / 8 / 5 / 1955
Headquarters of the General Military Governor / Ministry of Defense
Subject / Awards Ceremony
We attach herewith the texts of the program for the awards ceremony for outstanding students of the Frank Iny School, requesting
your kindness in presenting them to the Military Censorship Board.
We also request your kind approval to hold the ceremony in the building of the same school on the evening of 17 / 5 / 1955
and to inform us and the competent authorities.
Abdul Karim Al-Attar
Director of Education for the Baghdad District
A copy to / -
Administration of Frank Iny School / Your letter No. 57 on 6 / 5 / 1955. For your information and follow-up.
School Activity