Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-09-20
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By Dorothy B. Waleski
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AT least the Egyptian portion this great big bueeyed
ruled by the with the second definitely taking
place
Egyptian the home and cannot go un
caperoned beyond its doors Their marriages planned
father or brother and the only other allowed teaching
Their social life is limited home celebrations the
human events of berotha marriage birth DEATH
woman is allowed to take procession
slona visit to the cinema always escorted, of
Although only the country the traditional
and long black sheath dress with silver anette there still
many taboos on dress for the modern Egyptian
Sleeves required at all times
OF 40 or over only black dark coos their
underwear No pale pink froth of slip
shorts are SO unhead of that they Indictment riot
worn by American
No. visiting of the Nile and the croco
de All of this information Mrs Henrietta
Howard who entertained Montgomery County School Board
with tales of her two years in Egypt as Fubrigh
scholar
serving year as Belt Junior Highs first
counselor position she also held at Sherwood High from 1850
1852 In 1853 she to Cairo Fubrgt scholarship
guidance teacher and lecturer in the womens teaching training
institute of the Einshams University
Mrs Howard found the Egyptians honest very
friendly In turn the Egyptians must have been pleased with Mrs
Howard they invited her return 1885,
often to a Fulbrighter.
Pioneering guidance is the best description the
did Not only the problems be handled
but lack of textbooks and testing completely different
standards add further complications
She solved the problem writing during
the sesa hours inthe afternoon On her
for and got Is of the teachers training
program in guidance that is still going
She arranged before she left that Is teachers they
have completed the study tem
sent to this country for tour with Montgomery County first
the list of places to visit.
We suspect Egyptians who have met Mrs Howard
will always mental picture country Montgomery
County surrounded by few other little states
Transportation for the Is promised Mrs before
she had idea Of where could be obtained Luckily the State
Department justified her confidence with the visiting
to be by the United States Office Education
time in 1888. +.s
difference Egyptians can
stood through the differences in the problems facing counselor
In the first place 73 of the population terae
that the schools only gifted
slow learners in Egyptian classroom.
Also nonexstent problems dating and who's to get the
family car Dating not allowed and papa gets the family car
period
however quite Success is dependent
the final examination mark according to the old European marking
system If fail your you've had it, You might well
home and cut roor throw yourself off the of the
stairs did one student during Mrs Howards stay.
No allowed for failing She cites boy
committed studying
his teachers didn't realize that he had language barrier
If this is hard for understand realize all
the white collar jobs the basis of successful education
you not pass your finals you get job
don't exist anyway you might well quietly away and die
In country where old traditions and modern ways are con-
tnuay purposes expected that there will result
many emotional problems particularly the young girls who
beginning get ideas about personal freedom
American movies must take the blame for good part of this
and also Mrs Howard points with bitterness distorted
IDEAS of the American way Taking movies the gospel truth
the Egyptians picture living in three ring circus with love
drink and divorce hghlighted.
story Montgomery County schools
petition with Blackboard Jungle which played packed houses
in Cairo for weeks You know who lost
Another problem increasing in intensity religious freedom
million Mosems million Coptcs and the Cop
tics are having rougher time OF every day Mosemsm Is the
religion which puts its followers definitely top The Cop
the earliest Christians have battle prejudice
all sides.
the teachers also differs
law be questioned This
eliminates any discussion and teaching methods depend lectures
down verbatim and memoed and then returned the
final OF this eliminates good deal of soul search
ing and the bother of thinking for oneself
teacher maintains completely lmpersona
his 1t unusual for teacher to finish
class without learning single students
leader" attitude is carried from the home
with male to the citizens attitude towards
leader they follow
matter where.
problems which faced Mrs Howard and
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