"ملف 8/8 التقرير الإداري للوكالة ١٩٢٢-١٩٣٠" [و‎‎٢‎٢‎٠] (٤٧٤/٤٤٤)

half as much ii it was made twenty feet wide,without materially
detracting from its usefullness,the width has now been reduced
to that figure.
EDUCATION .
The new Inspector of Education has been a great success,
but undoubtedly showed too great a tendency to model the schools
on the Beirut system,and introduced English into all except the
very lowest forms. The Political iigent drew attention to this
and suggested that the schools should model themselves on Baghdad
and Basra,and not on Beirut,and,since the indigenous boy is not
very intelligent,urged that time should not be taken up with
English until he had obtained a good grasp of his own language.
Effect had been given to his suggestions,but unfortunately
in early February the abuses that had been discovered by the
Inspector determined the two headmasters of the Manama and
Muharraq Sunni schools to provoke a crisis and get rid of him at
all costs. Without warning,they suddenly dismissed the boys
after making most objectionable and subversive speeches,and
closed the schools. Next day when summoned by Shaikh Abdulla,
the Minister of Education, they did not appear but sent a list of
demands,which included re nests that the Inspector should have no
authority to inspect schools,ana that no changes should be made
in the staff T s pay,and that appointments should be permanent.
They were informed that no discussion could take place until they
returned to work,but they replied that until each demand had been
granted they would remain on strike.
The other masters and the boys paraded, the town,causing
considerable excitement,but after the dismissal of the Head
masters peace was restored. On the return of tne headmasters to
they immediately launched a venomous campaign against the
Agency in the press,no doubt considering it better copy than
abusing Shaikh Abdulla who actually ordered their dismissal.
The masters had been emboldened in their attitude by tne open
support of Yusuf Fakhru and Khan Baiiadur Abdul Aziz Qusaibi.and