The Return of Miss Ihsan Mahmasani

★ Miss Ihsan Mahmasani has returned from London, after specializing in education at its university through the study of the following subjects:

1 – philosophy of teaching; 2 – educational psychology; 3 – English methods of education; 4 – basic methods of curriculum-making; 5 – child development; 6 – social studies; 7 – methods of teaching special to the tropical regions; 8 – methods of teaching the English language to pupils from overseas.

She made numerous inspection visits, in the company of Her Majesty's inspectors, to schools of various kinds: nursery, primary, and secondary of every type (technical, industrial, and scientific), as well as training colleges for men and women teachers.

She obtained the title A. A. E. from the University of London with distinction. The subject of her thesis was:

"Education and teaching in Lebanon's primary and secondary schools, and what may be reformed in them by reference to the modern methods followed in England."

This year Miss Mahmasani will fill the directorship of the Makassed College for Girls, deputizing for Miss Zahiyah Dughan.