The teacher of sewing and embroidery receives the congratulations of the education inspectress, Miss Ifaqa al-Zaani — between them Dr. Jamal Karam Harfush, speaker of the ceremony, and Mrs. Habiba Yakan, president of the association

school ceremonies and diploma distributions — our schools are beehives, and our teachers and pupils a bustle of work by night and by day...

June 13 was the date of the ceremony for distributing diplomas to the graduating students of the Young Muslim Women's Institute. The ceremony was distinguished by its popular following, and the Islamic Orphanage was packed with the elite of Lebanese circles. The ceremony was held under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of National Education, Mr. Maurice Zouain. It was opened by the president of the association, Mrs. Habiba Shaaban Yakan, who addressed to the graduates the counsels of a watchful mother — then the speaker of the occasion, Dr. Jamal Karam Harfush, rose and delivered an engaging address that showed deep maturity and understanding.

This year 62 students graduated from the Young

Some of the graduating students of the 'Young Muslim Women's Institute' standing at the ready

Muslim Women's Institute — 48 of them in sewing, 10 who obtained the Certificat, 8 in typewriting, and 7 in embroidery.

We congratulate the ladies in charge of the institute's administration on these excellent results.

The Society for the Protection of Lebanese Children

The Society for the Protection of Lebanese Children, attached to the Red Cross organization, held its annual ceremony at its school in Achrafieh under

Mrs. Chamoun decorates the breast of Mrs. Malaki Haik with the Order of Education

The national anthem...

the patronage of the First Lady of Lebanon, Mrs. Zalfa Chamoun.

Mrs. Diana Ghantous Andraos opened the ceremony, welcoming those present, thanking the benefactors for their moral and material assistance, and praising the efforts made by Mrs. Malaki Haik, the former president, and Mrs. Alice Bardaweel, the current president, on behalf of this great humanitarian project. She gave special thanks to Mrs. Marie Siryani, the vice-president, for the activity she devotes to the society's cause. Then the children presented

some songs, dances, and poems

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