Essay Contests, Award Ceremonies, Examination Results, Baghdadi Jewish Schools
View interactive document pageThese are documents from the Jewish Schools in Baghdad. Included are grading rubrics for Arabic, English, and French short story and essay contests. The item also contains programs from awards ceremonies for students of Baghdadi Jewish Schools between 1961 and 1966 and transcripts for the speeches delivered at some of the awards ceremonies. The item also includes records with students' examination results and the prompts for some of the essay contests.
Frank Aini School and Sham Preparatory ⟦line⟧ Match Results: (Arabic Calligraphy) for classes ⟦line⟧ for ⟦line⟧ (Foreign Calligraphy) (Drawing) 196 - 196 Secret Number | Student Name | Class | Grades 100 % | Total | Average | Result | | | Judge | Judge | Judge | Judge | Judge | | | ⟦line⟧ | | | 6 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | |
Frank Aini School and Sham⟦...⟧ Preparatory Competition Results: (Arabic Calligraphy) for Elementary Classes (Foreign Calligraphy) (Drawing) For the academic year 19 - 19 ⟦...⟧ Secret Number | Student Name | Grade | Grades 100% | Total | Average | Result | | | Judge | Judge | Judge | Judge | Judge | | | 401 | | | ⟦...⟧ | | | 402 | | | | | | 403 | | | ⟦...⟧ | | | 404 | | | | | | 405 | | | | | | 406 | | | ⟦...⟧ | | | 407 | | | | | | 408 | | | ⟦...⟧ | | | 409 | | | ⟦...⟧ | | | 410 | | | | | | 411 | | | | | | 412 | | | | | | 413 | | | | | | 414 | | | | | | 415 | | | | | | 416 | | | | | | 417 | | | ⟦...⟧ | | | 418 | | | ⟦...⟧ | | | 419 | | | | | | | | | ⟦...⟧ | | | 7
Frank Aini School and Sham⟦...⟧ Preparatory Competition Results: (Arabic Calligraphy) for the academic year 1961 - 1962 (Foreign Calligraphy) for the ⟦Fourth Upper⟧ classes (Drawing) Secret Number | Student Name | Class | Grades 100% | Total | Average | Result 401 | | | 80 | | | 402 | | | 88 | | | 403 | | | 78 | | | 404 | | | 90 | | | 405 | | | 99 | | | 406 | | | 85 | | | 407 | | | 92 | | | 408 | | | 90 | | | 409 | | | 70 | | | 410 | | | 78 | | | 411 | | | 80 | | | 412 | | | 86 | | | 413 | | | 90 | | | 414 | | | 70 | | | 415 | | | 95 | | | 416 | | | 96 | | | 417 | | | 90 | | | 418 | | | 98 | | | 419 | | | 90 | | | ⟦signature⟧
Frank Iny School and Sham⟦...⟧ Preparatory Competition Results: (Arabic Calligraphy) for the third and fourth grades for the academic year 1961 - 1962 (Foreign Calligraphy) (Drawing) Secret Number | Student Name | Class | Grades 100 % | Total | Average | Result | | | First Judge | Second Judge | Third Judge | Fourth Judge | | | | | | 75 | | | | | | | | | 85 | | | | | | | | | 76 | | | | | | | | | 80 | | | | | | | | | 90 | | | | | | | | | 85 | | | | | | | | | 86 | | | | | | | | | 91 | | | | | | | | | 74 | | | | | | | | | 80 | | | | | | | | | 86 | | | | | | | | | 88 | | | | | | | | | 85 | | | | | | | | | 80 | | | | | | | | | 78 | | | | | | | | | 84 | | | | | | | | | 94 | | | | | | | | | 85 | | | | | | | | | 88 | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible signature in pink ink⟧
Frank Iny School & Shamash Secondary School Composition or Short Story Contest in <del>English</del> French Among Students of the Secondary Classes for the Academic Year 1961 - 1962 Name of Judge: Mme George Date: 26/2/1962 Marking | Either in Detail 100% | Or In Groups 100% | Secret Numbers Given to Contestant's papers | | | | | | | Rem | | | 650 | 651 | | | | | | 1. Lay out of the Subject How started, how handled, how finished, unnecessary repetition, etc... | 10 | 30 | 15 | 20 | | | | | | 2. Style in writing | 20 | | | | | | | | | 3. Literary appreciation Stressing the main points of the subject in good literary language. | 15 | 15 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | 4. Composition Thought & written in English, expressions & idioms, correct & clear sentences, vocabulary etc... | 20 | 55 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | 5. Grammatical Aspect How many mistakes & how serious. | 20 | | 12 | 15 | | | | | | 6. Spelling | 15 | | 12 | 12 | | | | | | Total: | 100% | 100% | 61 | 74 | | | | | | Signed ⟦Cl.⟧ George
Regulations & Directions for the Selection of the Best paper for Composition or for Short Story Con- test in English. I. A committee shall be formed of 3 or more members comprising: (a) The class teacher concerned. (b) A second teacher of English, if available, in the school. (c) One or two outsiders mastering the English Language. II. The Committee will mark each paper according to the follow- ing scale: | Top Mark 1. Lay out of the Subject How started, how handled, how finished, unnecessary repetition etc... | 10 2. Style in writing | 20 3. Literary appreciation Stressing the main points of the subject in good literary language. | 15 4. Composition Thought and written in English, expressions & idioms, correct & clear sentences, vocabulary, etc. | 20 5. Grammatical Aspect How many mistakes and how serious. | 20 6. Spelling | 15 Total: | 100 III. The prize winner must get at least 60% marks. Note: The Composition or the story should be of not less than 600 words for the Secondary Classes, and not less than 500 words for the Intermed- iate Classes. It should not exceed double the minimum in each case. ⟦illegible⟧
Frank Iny School & Shamash Secondary School Composition or Short Story Contest in English: French Among Students of the: Secondary Classes: for the Academic Year: 1961 - 1962 Name of Judge:: Date:: 1/3/1962 Marking | Either in Detail 100% | Or In Groups 100% | Secret Numbers Given to Contestant's papers | Remarks | | | 650 | 651 | | | | | | | 1. Lay out of the Subject How started, how handled, how finished, unnecessary repetition, etc... | 10 | 30 | 25 | 19 | | | | | | | 2. Style in writing | 20 | | | | | | | | | | 3. Literary appreciation Stressing the main points of the subject in good literary language. | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | 4. Composition Thought & written in English, expressions & idioms, correct & clear sentences, vocabulary etc... | 20 | 55 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | 5. Grammatical Aspect How many mistakes & how serious. | 20 | | 19 | 26 | | | | | | | 6. Spelling | 15 | | | | | | | | | | Total: | 100% | 100% | 73 | 70 | | | | | | | Signed S. Vigna
Frank Iny School & Shamash Secondary School Composition or Short Story Contest in: <del>English</del> French Among Students of the: Secondary Classes for the Academic Year: 1961-1962 Name of Judge:: Mme Thérèse Date:: 28/2/1962 Marking | Either in Detail 100% | Or In Groups 100% | Secret Numbers Given to Contestant's papers | Remarks | | | 650 | 651 | 1. Lay out of the Subject How started, how handled, how finished, unnecessary repetition, etc... | 10 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 2. Style in writing | 20 | | 15 | 13 | 3. Literary appreciation Stressing the main points of the subject in good literary language. | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4. Composition Thought & written in English, expressions & idioms, correct & clear sentences, vocabulary etc... | 20 | 55 | 14 | 13 | 5. Grammatical Aspect How many mistakes & how serious. | 20 | | 12 | 14 | 6. Spelling | 15 | | 9 | 10 | Total: | 100% | 100% | 67 | 66 | Signed ✓ ✓
Regulations & Directions for the Selection of the Best paper for Composition or for Short Story Con- test in English. I. A committee shall be formed of 3 or more members comprising: (a) The class teacher concerned. (b) A second teacher of English, if available, in the school. (c) One or two outsiders mastering the English Language. II. The Committee will mark each paper according to the follow- ing scale: Top Mark 1. Lay out of the Subject | 10 How started, how handled, how finished, | unnecessary repetition etc... | 2. Style in writing | 20 3. Literary appreciation | 15 Stressing the main points of the subject | in good literary language. | 4. Composition | 20 Thought and written in English, expressions | & idioms, correct & clear sentences, vocabulary, etc. | 5. Grammatical Aspect | 20 How many mistakes and how serious. | 6. Spelling | 15 Total: | 100 III. The prize winner must get at least 60% marks. Note: The Composition or the story should be of not less than 600 words for the Secondary Classes, and not less than 500 words for the Intermed- iate Classes. It should not exceed double the minimum in each case.
Frank Iny School and Sham-⟦line⟧ Preparatory Competition Results: (Arabic Calligraphy) for the academic year 19 - 19 (Foreign Calligraphy) (Drawing) Secret Number | Student Name | Class | Grades 100 % | Total | Average | Result | ⟦illegible⟧ | First Intermediate (A) Promoted | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | (B) Promoted | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | Second Intermediate (A) Promoted | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | (B) Promoted | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | First Intermediate (A) Promoted | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | (B) ⟦line⟧ | 75 | 66 | 61 | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | Second Intermediate (A) Promoted | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | First Intermediate (A) | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | Second Intermediate (A) | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | Third Intermediate | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | First Intermediate (A) | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | (B) | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | (C) | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | (A) | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | (A) | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 63 | 80 | 58 | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 60 | 74 | 55 | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | Promoted | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | | | | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | (A) | | | | | | | | | Adel Al-Baher Sali | Third Intermediate | | | | | | | | | Shadia Haqq Nathan | Second Intermediate | | | | | | | | | Farid Daoud Nathan | (A) | | | | | | | | | Nawal Nouri Tarouhi | Third Intermediate | 67 | 79 | 57 | | | | |
Regulations & Directions for the Selection of the Best paper for Composition or for Short Story Con- test in English. I. A committee shall be formed of 3 or more members comprising: (a) The class teacher concerned. (b) A second teacher of English, if available, in the school. (c) One or two outsiders mastering the English Language. II. The Committee will mark each paper according to the follow- | ing scale: | Top Mark 1. Lay out of the Subject How started, how handled, how finished, | | 10 unnecessary repetition etc... 2. Style in writing | | 20 3. Literary appreciation Stressing the main points of the subject | | 15 in good literary language. 4. Composition Thought and written in English, expressions & idioms, correct & clear sentences, vocabulary, etc. | | 20 5. Grammatical Aspect How many mistakes and how serious. | | 20 6. Spelling | | 15 Total: | | 100 III. The prize winner must get at least 60% marks. Note: The Composition or the story should be of not less than 600 words for the Secondary Classes, and not less than 500 words for the Intermed- iate Classes. It should not exceed double the minimum in each case. ⟦illegible⟧
Frank Iny School and Shamash Secondary School Competition Results: (Arabic Calligraphy) (Foreign Calligraphy) for Intermediate Classes for the Academic Year 1961 - 1962 (Drawing) Secret Number | Student Name | Class | Judge | Judge | Judge | Judge | Judge | Total | Average | Result 30 | ⟦...⟧ Anwar ⟦...⟧ | Second Intermediate (A) | 77 | 80 | 65 | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | " (B) | 72 | 80 | 59 | | | | | | ⟦illegible⟧ | " (B) | 65 | 64 | | | | | | | ⟦...⟧ Khalil ⟦...⟧ | Third Intermediate | 82 | 76 | 73 | 61 | 85 | 377 | 75.4 | | ⟦...⟧ Khadouri | " | 86 | 82 | 65 | 61 | 80 | 374 | 74.8 | | ⟦...⟧ Dina | " | 80 | 87 | 75 | 80 | 75 | 397 | 79.4 | | ⟦...⟧ Dalloul | " | 77 | 74 | 68 | | | | |
Composition Prizes 4th and 5th Classes ⟦line⟧ (a) The best things in life are free. (b) The greatest problem or problems facing the world today. (c) Superstitions. 1st 2nd 3rd Classes ⟦line⟧ (a) The most foolish thing I ever did. (b) Taking photographs as a <del>hobby</del> hobby. (c) Write a story beginning :- "One night last summer I had just dozed off when I was awakened by the ringing of the telephone."
⟦French composition competition topics for preparatory classes⟧ 42 ⟦For the academic year 1964 - 1965⟧ ⟦The first exam⟧ I You have already observed a corner of nature during its seasonal transformations; describe these changes and share your impressions. II If you too could, now or later, enjoy the pleasures of travel, to which region, which country or which city would you like to go and why?
⟦illegible⟧ 3 = I You have seen in your village or in your neighborhood a small craftsman. Show him at work. Does his trade seem interest- ing to you or not? Why? II It is in the attic that old furniture, old things end up. Imagine a conversation between some of them. The students chose the second topic at the meeting.
Final Examination Competitions For the primary grades for the academic year 1961 - 1962 Tuesday 22 / 5 / 1962 1- Describe your house or your home and the trees and gardens that surround it. 2- ⟦illegible⟧ unusual activity prevails in the school due to the release of the final exam results and its effect on the souls of the successful and the failing students. The students chose the first topic
Arabic Composition Competitions For the intermediate grades for the academic year 1963 - 1964 Tuesday 4/2/64 1- How the world narrows and becomes smaller through modern inventions. 2- Explain this noble wisdom: "And let none of you sit back from seeking his livelihood and say, 'O Allah, provide for me,' for you have known that the sky does not rain gold or silver." The students chose the second topic to write about.
1- A flower, a candle, and feelings. 2- You traveled to a foreign country to study and you loved it, and life wanted to return you to your homeland, so what is your position and which of them would you sacrifice? 3- If the garbage collector's donkey spoke! 4- The world is a large cage; you can hit its walls with your head, but you cannot leave it. 5- Servants die in battle and history preserves the name of the leader, and the people create while the rulers are immortalized. 6- When virtue enters the various scientific laboratories, everything on the face of the earth changes.
Compassion is the beating heart of the nation. 1- The impact of electricity on the progress of science and the luxury of life. 2- Attend to yourself and search for its flaws And leave the stumbles of people to the people 3- From childhood memories. 4- The world suffers and prospers through modern inventions. 5- Which benefited ⟦civilization⟧ more: the sciences or the arts. 6- Describe your house and the garden that surrounds it. 7- Depict the unusual activity that prevails in the school on the day of announcing final exam results and the impact of that on the souls of the successful and the failing. ⟦...⟧
Frank Iny School and Shamash Secondary School (Arabic Calligraphy) 019 Competition Results: (Foreign Calligraphy) for classes for the academic year 19 - 19 (Drawing) Secret Number | Student Name | Class | Grades 100% (Judge, Judge, Judge, Judge, Judge) | Total | Average | Result ⟦7⟧ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ⟦3⟧ | | | | | | | | | | ⟦2⟧ | | | | | | | | | | ⟦1⟧ | | | | | | |
Frank Iny School and Shamash Secondary School (Arabic Calligraphy) Competition Results: (Foreign Calligraphy) for classes ⟦...⟧ for the academic year 19 - 19 (Drawing) Secret Number | Student Name | Class | Judge | Judge | Judge | Judge | Judge | Total | Average | Result 7 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | |
Frank Iny School and Shamash Secondary School Competition Results: ( <del>Arabic Calligraphy</del> ) ( Latin Calligraphy ) for Fourth and Third Grades for the Academic Year 1961 - 1962 ( Drawing ) Secret Number | Student Name | Grade | Marks 100% | Result 7 | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | ⟦1⟧ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | |
Names of participants in the drawing competitions for the academic year 1961-1962 From the Sixth Grade ⟦...⟧ Hakim = = = ⟦...⟧ Rabie = = = ⟦...⟧ Yusuf Literary = = = ⟦...⟧ Heskel = = = Yalda Shamoun Yusuf Ezra = = = From the Fifth Grade (B) Ibrahim Elias Ibrahim Dannous = = = Nouri Korji Ezra Sheena = = = Daoud Ihsan Daoud Samra = = = Yvonne Ibrahim Ezra Rahmim = = = Madoura Robin Ezra Qashqoush = = = Eliyahu Samir (Yusuf Eliyahu Azouri) = = = (1) Khindra Talwar = = = Salim Robin Ezra Bakhash = = = Mansour Yusuf Heskel Shalim = = = Estelle Eliyahu Daoud Ezra = = = Rahim Daniel Naji Abdullah Samir Al-Marqaji Sion Kaflawi Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman Fattah Hussein Sadiq Allawi Jawad Kadhim <del>Habib</del> Shubbar Rita Yaqoub Kharmoush Ed Mashi Abed Ed Sassoon Abda Shoshana Ibrahim Madlab Ramila Khadhouri Al-Hani Vera Naji Saeed 2 7 1 3