'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [‎124r] (252/418)

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ha ® bee " 0 P e ned at Manama. The Muharraq Municipal
™ 'V eo e building a pier to reach deep water which will initi
gate the present difficulty in reaching that island at low tide
balaM^a^the^ff ^ e ,^ anama , Muni '^P aIit .y are flourishing. The credit
iwdiice at tiie end ot the year being Us. 1,35,826-3-6.
Pubhc Works. —During the year the Bahrain State hnilt 9 ^hiah
Fort 0 forT^u'^of 1 th anC ' en H I p >S r Ue at /» < 3- al - Kha mis. sank a well in the
c^r. f , armed Police and built married lines for them A
T e y was made of the route for a causeway between Manama and Muhar
raq and plans were drawn up for the lighting of Manama bTel «trieTty
Education. Owing to a quarrel in the community the sinrfe Persian
.sc ool split into two. the two 33hools appear to be doing well but their
extreme nationalism, which showed itself in the carrying of Persian flaes
and the adoption of a semi-military uniform and militarf formatTons whS
marching to their play-grounds, had to be checked. ' rlnatl0ns when
.CK)nsider e aWe a Dro"rP« S0h T O l! S ^ Manama ' Muharraq, Had and Rafaa show
oonsiaerable progress. There are now 442 bovs and 75 girls on the mil
The number of teachers is 26 of whom 13 are Bahrain subjects 8 Syrians
■>Had SoS RafaattT malntained at Manama 120 bo y s ' 180.
at B^r d « e ^ the enT011 }^ ° f 7 bo - vs in the American University
at Beirut. The State is paying for the education of 6 of these bovq and
reserves to itself the right to their services for some years after they have
'Completed a three years' course. J y A
In addition to the Sunni schools, a Shiah school was opened bv Shaikh
Hamad m May. It is situated at Suq-al-Khamis to serve the needs of thp
Bahramis living in the neighbouring villages. It has 25 pupils on ite roll
and its teaching staft consists of one Bahrain! and an Iraqi A Shiah
•school is shortly to be opened in Manama. q '
(of J^OOOO 6 anilUal ex P enditure on education has now reached the total
The American Mission maintained two day-schools. One for bovs
jwith an attendance of about 60, in charge of the Evangelistic Missionarv
'and aided by one native teacher. An Evening Department for advanced
•English is also a part of this school's work. A literary club was startpH
later PUPllS beCame a m0del for 0ther clubs in the town Parted
It is hoped shortly to house the school in a larger and better building.
, Girls' school had an average membership for the year of 44 As
in the boy school pupils come from all nationalities, Arabs Persian
Negroes, Bahraims, Indians and Jews. Five classes besides f simnle
Kindergarten were maintained. simple
The mam features of the year's work were the opening of the olav
ground and the library Through friends in America funds were
ed for buying and installing a fine set of play ground equipment includW
Swings, Sea-Saws, Trapeze etc. This play ground has proved' immenseW
popular and while primarily for the girls' school the privilege of eW
ing, t has been extended to the public at large. The boys who are permitted
o use the grounds in the latter part of the afternoon and even men of all
ages thoroughly appreciate the indulgence.
The Library is entirely a school affair and while simple is proving a
big factor m developing the girls' taste for reading. g
Bahrain Police Force .--Captain L. S. Parke, continued in command of
the Force throughout the year. The number of Indian Police was reduced
to 98 while the Arabs numbered 24. The conduct of the members was S