CONDITIONS IN THE VILLAGE OF LETAJ: LOCATION/ADMINISTRATION/RELIGION/COMMUNICATIONS/BORDER CONTROLS/AGRICULTURE

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• Publication Date: February 9, 1954
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INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Albania
SUBJECT
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Conditions in the Village of Letaj: Location/Administra
Lion/Religion/Comn1unications/Border Controls/Agriculture
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE IN. SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U.S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE.
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Location
9Ej is located in northern Albania 1000 ffi from the Yugoslav frontier. It is
about 40 km north of Kukes, tie nearest town, 23 km as the crow flies. It is about
15 km from Kruma, as the crow flies.
The village is on a hill, about $00 m above sea level. No accessible roads link
it with the outside world. A small mountain road runs to Kruma, but it can be
used only by horses or mules, not even by horse-drawn or mule-drawn carts. The
soil is comparatively rich. There are thousands of boars in the surrounding
forests.
Population
h. The population of Letaj is about 1500 persons, all farmers.
Religion
5? All. the villagers are Mohammedans. Hence they never touch the boars. The
Mohammedan Xhania are situated one km from the village. The priest in 1951 was
Moll Ahmeti, aged about 60, about 164 cm high with white hair and blue eyes.
He came from Prizrem. He was not a Comrnuni st.
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Administration
6. The village of Letaj cones under the town of Qarr. Official-, in Qa-.r supervise
the villages of Letaj,, Dobrune?fsolaj,, Peraj,, Perollaj an, Vllahani.
7. "There is a village People's Board (Kshilli Katundit). The members of this
board are the only villagers with arms. They have German carbines.
8. "There is no administrative building in the village. Al]. meetings Of the villagers
take place in the classrooms of the elementary school,, a one-story building.
Naturally there is no cinema.
Power
9. There is no electric power. Thus lighting is by kerosene lamps.
Communications
10. Since there is no power, there are no radio sets. The only contact with the
outside world is through the postman. He brings the mail twice a week,, Monday
and Friday. At that time he also brings about five copies of the newspapers
Bashkimi and Zeri Poputlit. In 1951 the postman -,was always alr i with a
German carbine.
Medical Facilities
11. "There is no doctor in the village. The nearest doctor is in Kruma,
Poli ti.?al Orientation
12. "The only convinced Communists in the village are certain village leaders Jee
PaXogt
aph 1ct - -Although the youth (aged 17-25) are forced to join the Communist
subordiiate to headquarters in Kukes (K.G. Bashkimi Rinis Punes
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,Ypris Rethis-
Kulze which means the Central Committee of the Union of the Youth of the AT ni a
aiu organizations) in the towns of the Kukes region. The Or
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is under the immediate supervision of the Basic Organization in Oarr, as are the
9r--g.t= Ri, s units- In Done, Jola j,, Leta j,, Pera j,, Perollaj and Vilahani. There
3.0 :m hers of. the . Basic Organization committee--in- Qarr, inch ,'c_ 1931h
(a) Isuf Ve seli - Secretary of the CP and of the Basic Organization in
Qarr.. He-Sas-25: about 125 cm tall,, with brown hairy eyes and mustache.
Single. A farmer from Golaj. He was a partisan in World Wax II. The
third and fourth fingers of his right hand are missing. He was a
staunch Communist,, hated by the farmers.
(() (mu) Bubi - Farmer living in Dobrune. 'ged 30,, about .63 cros tall,,
s.j4gle,, with black hair.,,. eyes ana mustache.
(c) Hagan Qari - Farmer living in Qarr. Aged. 25,, blond., with blue es and
a mustache.
(d) As].an.. Peka - Director of the elementary school in Letaj flee paragraph
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T1' farmers were gathered at the elementary school about 10 times a Loath for
political education`,,, by the President of the People's Board or the Director of
the school. At school the children also received political education.
lay "There -is: no
iu.the villag,
OVil ?n_the fa
or y is vested -i.n. the members of -the People =s Board,, who
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Border Controls
14. The village is linked indirectly with the outside world in that a barracks of
the Frontier Guards (AQ.;wqjtia Popullore is situated tee j9st' on the !ugo avdan
bo d.er. This bgra Gcs> s " d by telephone and-wireless directly to the head-
quarters of the Mbrojtia Popullore in Kruma. The barracks is a one-story crick
building p. about' 25 x 10 x 10 *!i. ?.1 sere are :about 60 frontier, guards tnere,5, under
the_- command; of an asgirapt (subli +u. ant )... He has two MO's under him.
frontier guards do not interfere at all with the life of the village. They -
there to guard the frontier. There is one watch tower (pika e vro jti si.t)ia
fro# 'of the barracks which is linked to the barracks by phone. Two guards with
bifloeulars stand duty. They are armed with Soviet PPS automatic rifles and have
also o-a German Sebars machine gun. The frontier guards in Letaj are all armed with
either .the Soviet PPS or a World-War II-type German,-carbines The post has a total
of four German Schars machine guns. It also has four or five trained gsj,
but the dogs are of no use because they know all the villagers.
16. "Residents. of I,etej.. can approach to within 50 a of the r? mine. l' re_ is no
barbed-wire in that :region between Yugoslavia an& t! 7,Y n " D -rn ixiifS ? 3
no Telreiled off. ,Or. plowed areas There ere only white sign stone.., about 0.50 a
big1x9 _ These ?are the only indications to inhabitants of the border zone. r:owever,
there are mines scattered all along the border. During the night wild.animals
run. into them, and the explosions can be heard in-the village.
17. "Nothing seemed to have changed in this border zone between 1951 and Auga t 1952.
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19. Compared to other areas in Albania the soil in Letaj, is rich. The forme,.
cultivate maize, tobacco, bees, some potatoes .and fruits.. ?
20. "As of August 19 .2 no kulkaoz had been organized.. After the agrarian form five
Jg laks were } Letaj -- today in Albania 'kulak' is synonymous with
'treactionaryt. The_ Iwlaks include haa.i t Bell and. Ba jram Alia. The I aver - i
-Jjetta j orin from -a mirth= of two- to a maw
m~-y so'i~ 1f1n^.tever .crops they want. ~~he People's `=,-~~aey
" ward does not interfere. - The.
People'- board does:
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heavy anyway. Many farmers, -;escaped into Yugoslavia to avoid th .ate
determine the quantities of various agricultural products, meat
wool,_,, , etc. to be delivered to the State and the taxes on the
farmers; and
sees that each farmer has made his deliveries at the end of tie
agricultural year. Members of the- People 's Board confiscate the
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delivery quotas.
eavier quotas apd taxes were- imposed. on the five Bu the
? "ALl rota deliveries must be made to the Kooperativa e Guft lljmit (Cooperative)
in Kruma. T:e ?ollowing list indicates (Column A prices paid, by the, Cooperative
to the farmers - and (Column =3) the selling pricey for the same products when sold
by the Cooperative to cwt :,; _, ennswaers. note: It is not clear 25X1 A
whether these are prices , "ia.wor 1951 or r Prices are in lek.
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B
100-150
Grune- (eorA4, per. kilo Ewheag
Miser (maize), per kilo
Note: Pr-iges in (BY W 2.Y to resale.
in fora of flour for maize and corn
Eggs, each
Note: since the egg deliveries took
*lace -once a year, as with other .
products, the farmers,. in order to-
have the -prep .amount, ready on one
may, haci 'tC chase : `e. from
other
farmers t.-15_1ek :each
Price - Lek
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Milk - No milk deliveries. Cheese -anad
butter deliveries inste d... I ?_~-
D athi Cheese: lst quality, per kilo
2nd quality, per kilo
3rd quality, per kilo
G ize cheese; per kilo
(butter): lst quality, per kilo
2nd; quality, per kilo
Favule (beans) per ki lD
Potatoes ' - No delivery quotas
sire- dthp Leta areas
since so few
20
15
10
500-600
400
350
5-
45
800
30
600
Meat Deli; ere&. in -the form -of live animals).-
Lops cow),, per kilo
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25
125
Via..
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5
200
Dhia (sheep , per kilo
30
150
Note: If the weight. of the live animal
is not sufficient to cover the meat
quota, the discrepancy, if not more thin
2-3 kilos, may be replaced by live hens.
The Cooperative prices are those for the
a
M
t after It has been prepared by the
butchers. The meat is t graded,,
Duhan. (~,robac o} : !at quality, -per kilo
2nd qua-ity,per kilo
~,3rd quality, per kilo
60
4+0
Note. tie tobacco apatubardelivered
completely dry. It is not paid for in
cash. It-is exchanged for goods on sale
at the Cooperative.
Wool - Every farmer possessing sheep nnist deliver 25,
a` rsheep-quotas consisting-of 100 gms of wool,
per sheep, per anwrn- The Cooperative ;pays .the
.farmer 25 lek per ` kilo" of wool.
23? "The farmers -can sell their cows and horses. The People's Board d fit= so
long ab they get the requisite livestock for the meat t
quotas at the end of Lhe
year. The following prices indicate the astronomic prices which livestock
_~"bani aa:
Livestock apiece Price in Lek
Lope (cow) 20,000-40,000
(Qr e) 20,x-30,000
's () 15,000-30,000
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Dhi (goat)
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Vices pe (calf.. two years old)
Grog, young ewe lamb)
5,000
1..500-2,000
2, 5O0-3, 7uu
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Hen,
depefdiiig on size
I00 - 700
Rosa
duck)
1s500-2,000
"Data
goose)
-},500-2,000
21+. "Following is a price list of typical goods sold at the Cooperative in Kruma:
Commodity
Stof-Dock - 'Dock material', black, blue,
or greys used mostly for trousers.
Price per meter
Be,z - Shirt material of miserable
qu?:ttw. Only wai"te; Per meter
Price in Lek
500
250
Ready-made shiir of Bez material i 200_1500
Opiaga - The national Albanian low shoes
worn by. farmers. have rubber soles made
oi'"`'ti c ' res. Pair
Cora . Cotton men's socks. I etc: not
=eicha able for agricultural goods. Pair
Kam- - Salt, per kilo
Sugar, per
Coffee.. pure ground, per kilo
500
200-250
10
200
1500-2000
Vaj-Geri - Kerosene for lames, per liter 25
25. "The farmers do not possess ration cards (triska).
"Upon ,zast. be C"'` , d
26. Ueither d li very of goods at the Cooperative or purchase of other items (even
when exchanged for" goods in kin4l, against ` quotas to be delivered)., a sir
receives an invoice bill, a so-called Bonot Faturat-Bardha. This is a printed white
is ~ with the heads g o`"the Cooperative. It is about ] 1 x 8 cm. The right
hand corner- states the date:. Underneath ire four: columns: number of item; send:.
{test; '6 Mini - price; and r - r + c3,3 rave been delivered the invoice
bears the stain Dorzue whic-s m"za i
P ~-f d:e~vereci? If goods have been purchased
and
paid for, the i voice bears the stamp I ague. The stamp of the Cooiiera iv:: is also
on the document. fine document serves as proof of delivery of good. not mind so
27. "No agricultural bachinery :L2 available at the Cooperative 14 Kruma.
28. "Sine ?the quotas are so high., the farmers are unable to
fulfill all th r deliveries.
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acmers L.L ad they nave to sell heir possessions for. virtually nothing in order
to buy.. at high-prices. the missing com odities. Obviously there comes a point
when they have nothing more to sell. A farmer can't sell his oxen because they are
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(a) Uk Kec:"f a. was one of the five knlaks in Isetaj. .e was 38,
,4th black .hair and eyes and mustache, married, ;w th two
sons. BecaVse he owned five hectares of aad his quota.,
were necessarily high. At the end of 1950 he could not
fill the Meat quota due the Kruma Cooperative. He could
have sold his two oxen, Jut he needed them for plowing.
In January 1951 the president of the village People's
Boa rd, Curr Brah-simi, accompanied by two police guards
lie) from Kruma, confiscated the two. oxen.. Kecia was
arrested, detained for three days in Kruma and then
freed. - He And his family were at starvation level.
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(b) Idriz Kolsa was a farmer in Leta j but not a kul ak. Ie was
32, with black hair, married, with three sons. He owned
four hectares of land, Because he had not fulfilled his
agricultural dcl.veries nor paid his duty taxes the People's
Board confiscated in May 1951 his oxen and all his furniture
ouse old. good~`. Koka tried to escape to Yugoslavia to
'avoid arrest but Was caught by the Frontier Guard. He shot
three of them and then himself. His body was displayed in
the village and then taken on a mule to Kukes. His eldest
boy escaped to Yugoslavia. His wife and two other sons were
arrested and sent to the concentration camp in Tepelene.
.r~et (Pager-Li
:s: body was hun for three days ;in the cattle ma
ijase) at Kukes. it was then thrown in the win
As a t of-the Koka epiaode an entire village escaped into Yugoslavia in
July 1951. Shahan Llka: a farmer fro n Zylfaj , two miles from Leta`, organized
the escape. He was the chief of the People's Board in Kruma (Kryetari i Lokaliteti
Kr 0Tp, with 13 villages under his control. He was 32, about 17 ex high, blond
with a beard and a mustache with blue eyes. He was married. It will never be
known fcr-oert-sla how he, a Communist, organized the escape, but one night in
July 1951 the entire village of about 152 persons crossed the border with their
household belongings and cattle.
Educ`ation
tart' ithoo1 in Leta] occupies an old one-story building, which has
t classrooms acid a sm "all room for the director. The pupils clean the school in
rotation. The teacher is lodged with a local farmer. According to village
oas, every farmer must., in rotation, give free lodging to the elementary
school-teachher. A l t h o u g h f a r m e r s possess n o ration-cards, teachers d o ; a Tris-ka
T ttc w-'i 1'Lehti, ration card for light workers No. 1. Food commodities issued-on
this,eard are bought at the cooperative at-Krume or Kukes and given to the f
.t! whoam the teacher is bola, dim.
30. . "In=1951 the basic wage for an elementary teacher was 3000 lek per mouth. The
toacber.in Letaj receiz=sd-an additional 1%%p, calculated-on'the basic monthly
QLlary., because he was in a special zone, the so-called Shtese Largsi a Veshti.rsie.
The food which the teacher bought with the triska cost.about 500 lek per month;
the- flier supplied the -rest free -- Albanian farmers are usually generous. The
teaohe was paid overtime at .the rate of .32 lek per hour. The sa].axies were paid
on 'fie `fist of the_ 2 ,;at Kukees, at the Se ksioni Arslriit (Bducation ' ectioa) of
Kom teti E$sekutiv i sh, i.t Popullor Rrethit - Kokes The L:eautive People,'s
ttee --o: -tne- itegion of Kukaaa ..
31. " here.- xtia about -1`2 pupils 'in the Letaj school, divided into four years.
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32? "Following is the-elementary school curr3;Cultan:
First Year:
Abetare (The A,_13.j c ~ - ? # houra weekly
Matenat5.ka (Mathematics) - 8 hours weekly
Bukurshkrim..(Ca]i.graphy) - 2 hours weekly
Vizatim (Drawing) - 1 hour weekly
Gjymnastika (Gyznnastice) - 1 hour weekly
Kange' (Singing) - 2 hours weedy
Vizatim - 2 hour weekly
Kange' - 2 hoed weekly
Gej' tika 2 hours weekly
Buk%3 W1&rDA- b houxG weekly
Second Year:
Xendia (Readhours weekly
A itmetik .-,nmetie) - 6 hours weekly
Third Year
Same subjects -a to l second year. In addition:
Gramatik (Grammes"') - 1 hour Weekly
Hartim jWriting) - i hour weekly
Dik1;at,. Dictation?) - 2 hours weekly
1out.h Year:
Kendizze - 6 hours week _y
Aritmetik - 6 hours weekly
G jografi (Geography) - 2 hours weekly
Histori (yirtory) - 2 hours weekly
N. Ilatyre (Natural "c1ence) - 1 hour weekly
Vizatim - 1 hour weekly
Gjimnasti s - Z hour weekly
,. Kongo' - 1 hour weekly
kiaxtiu Z.,hours weekly
Diktat - j `hours week? y
Graznatil 2 hoaaz s kiy
33- "There is no political ,lour. Political education is achieved indirectly,
example:
(. For Abetare: Political notions are used in teaching the a?phabet.
Eg? 9 ne day Agizni, having a terrible pain in his tooth,, tries to
go to a local dentist. No.one.is able to heal him. If there had
not been present in Albania, just at that ,tiaep the f
scientist and dentist Alexander (whop by the ways as any.
,a---
Soviet scientist,, etc.) . of
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(b)
For Aritmetik: 'A farmer delivered one day to the Kooperativa E
GrumbullULKE-lb (t ni) eggs. Another farmer __d,elivered._alzo _ 10 eggs.
But- ?fe &t3+re had in its stores already 100 eggs. The last
100 eggg1 were taken away from the Kulaks., those farmers who
exploit the poor farmers. All eggs were then taken by the Coopera-
tive to the hospital for sick persons. ,low many .eggs were taken to
the hospital?'
Political education, besides being driven into the heads of the poor children.,
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thvbxl& variai B a les? meet to to .c^ t' a Co ? ~~:; v ne~m., c].at for
various organization y, yga7, also 3"` -e t: ru. 1.L = ; ? rT r: : 'i ?o typic
songs taught to sc ioo? c ', i.ur n:
(a) II ?3EP 1 R IT ' r3 fib[''
'Kudo i take e . ogean
Po n,grihen popu. j t x-%,a .kas :tr-a
Kalon ze er -plot dz
I thone botas Za
~F 9E ?i~F iE ~F
Qeli.k sod rral-l e t ti shtc=zo jme
Krem1ini drite i yep i no
Me. ty St.? in nee tam ,)ro j
Te sh are jten page per!* e
Mutt do to !e J= to f t].lo je
Ne bote lu-'ten g jake sore
Mbi vd6kjea jeten xie fitore
Na. princ Stalin- ne Iitore
Note: After the third see the second is
Stalin do to t oJe paqe e jete
E per r, varr I, zi
Stg -=ku do neper ulaz be
V1lazcrim edhe .ri.
r,~%wice.
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Not-: Second verse i- once more repeated twice.
Cl?) Er. IERIT To Enver
'Enver= na prin4 ner betcja
Me fl r to partise _ jjth ne
Me Enve:in po ihet e reja
E jets, ne atdhe no lulzon
fferokoriandant po to tho^-..i.
Po ti shpetimtar je per ne
Mesonjes to da-,;hur to homi
E ti jepe write ne adhe.'
"No Russian language was taught to the schoolchildren or to anyone in the village
of Letaj.
best ~1'~'j;cc:ellent). To graduate it is
"te
35. "Marks are given from: I to 5`. T1
necessary to get a 3? There exist 34- or 5- marks,
36. "The school year begins on 7 September and ends 31 May. There are to Y,cition~.
The only holidays authorize- during the school year are: 7 and 8 November, 28 29 November, 25 December (K.rishlind ja - Xmas),, 1 January, 11 January, 4 Februaryand
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]. May. During 1-15 Mays fL, peeial period is dedicated to exami.nationF . Only the
fourth year pu ils t `/e to . take emotions a~. the end of the school 7ear.
Attendance is obl:igat ry for all children. Evdn sons of Ki laks can attend the
elementary school. Tut=on fees consist of one lek per month of school for each
child (that is nine Lek yearly). It is the same-for all children. If a child is
absent _for the first time, and unjustified absence, the director of the school or
the teacher reprimands the parents. The second time of unjustified absence, a
report is forwarded by the director of the school to the People's Board of K,rume.
A fine ciobba) of '2000 Lek muss, be paid by the parents of the child concerned, under
penalty-of arrest. At the third unjustified absence, the father of the child is
punished w th a 6000 Lek Fine plus a three months' period of forced, unpaid work
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Kendi*. i - 30 Lek
Arlth etik - 20 Lek
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Floto.re (n tebbo]d'-(with one line?, - 20 napes - -nrieP 10 T.Pk wsarnh
Third Year
di2n - 4o Lek
A ithAetik - 30 Lek
F 'th Y ar
Kendim 40 Lek`
Arithmetik - 60 Lek
Gjografi - 50 Lek
- Iistori - 60 Lek
M. Natyre - 50 Lek
(i.rith two L.nes). 20 pages -price 10 Lek each
Fletore i?or 20 pages - price 10 Lek each
et Te:'Detyrushme).
"At the beginner of the--school year a special meeting is held at the school.
The, President of the People's Board and the represenitive.of the Democratic
Front preside. Parents of the__ children attend to elect five parents `-(pi ther
man or woman). For every 100 children., according to provisions of law., five .
parents become members of the do=called Ksh lli Prinderve (Parents' Council).
This council., accordt to provisions of law., meets the first of each month,
with the President of the People's Board, the representative of the Democratic
Front., the two teachers,, and the Polaku Katundit (the courier of the village)
to examine sc o?;._ problems, eg firewood, or repairs. After the meeting al
decisions are psistered into a so-called Proces-Verbal signed by the President
of the Peoplearc? and the teachers. The Proces-Verbal is made in two copies.,
Ane *pt in the registry of the elementary school, the other copy sent to the
Education Section of the Executive People's Committee of Kukes.
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"Textbooks mast be purcbased,at the school at the beginner of the year. Pur-
chase--is obi .rto^ y but r.at the end of the school year the textbooks must be handed
back to- the school. ono pupil can resell his books. Following are typical
prices for textbooks : .l _= ` : i
First Year:
Abetare - 10 Lek
,ttik - 20 Lek
Fle?to a or drawing) - 10 pages - price 30 Lek each
Kalem (pencil) - price 15 Lek each
Ooma. eraser - price 15 Lek each
P1laka small -bi. board - price 100 i Q
Kalem II _ ~. chi 5 Lek per piece' .
These prices are loV compared with . the prices of . the Cooperative for the same
4 tem,s. They are sold, by the Education Section which supplies. them to,.the,'sohodl..
For example j, ate, the- .Cooperative a. pencil is 150 Lek; one notebook (Fletor) .
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39. "The -duties of a schoolteacher include :
(a) At the beginning. of the school year., ;to. m a, inventory.,
with a signed Prod es-~Vel, witA the Pest Of tree
People's Board of the '
-llawge, of all it,. !a-the school..
(c) Compile special P i - c - plan: for .the year., for three nths
and for each month
a d day for all subjects taught.
(d) Attend every two weeks special, meetings on teaching methods at
Krum e with other.-.e leWntary teachers of the surrounding villa
es.
(e) Attend once a month a special. meeting held at the Education
t
Sec
ion of the Executive Committee of the Peoplets Board at
v.~---
..,. .,,.~ c uu va -iiiC ~.c;nuw. year e 3zimi n tions 'am made by t1e
teachers, of the regions. The. Education Section of the Kuke,
region appoints three-member commission for each elementar
y
school, composed of teachers of the same region but from a different
village.
4O. "At the a td - the school yearp the best pupils receive as prizes books by Marx.,
Engels,, etc.
41. "The method of teaching is the Soviet method based on analysis and synthesis. For
all subjects; it proceeds from the maximum to the minimum. For example if one
wants to talk''about a village (let us say describe a village of Albania), one must
begin with Mosco:a,, describe that city, then come slowly down and explain Albania.
The same metfid.d''is used for political personalities, etc.
4+2. "Each elefteutary teacher in Albania according to the Soviet method, ca=, a
special notebook, called Plan-Kona ekt (work plan) issued by-the Ministry for
Education. This Plan-Konsp has to be signed by the teacher concerned, counter-
signed ? :the d,ir..ctor of the school.. it must be available for inspeetiow.
It is made as follows:
PLAN-KONS PEKT
ORA IANDA ZHVILLIMT MSIMIT PJESA ED[JKATIVE MJETE MSIMI
Data - date of lesson
Ora - hour of lesson
Landa - subject
Zhvillimi Msimit - description of subject
Pjesa Edukative - the educational side, of the subject
Mjete Msiioi - concrete example of subject of lesson
Each page is Used or one' ' dir. At the end of each page is a part called
Kritik-A11tQ1 it Oriticism and self-criticism made by teacher) and a part
called Resultat results) put into percentages."
621.4-2
1OM
5/727.5
IOM
845.4
IQM
108
10M
5/727.2
IoM
5/727.12
1OM
114.71
10M
781.12
IOM
176.1
10M
781.11
10M
917.114
10M
786.3
IOM
5/724.11
IOM
831.1 -
IOM
5/724.14
10M
6
-
5/727.6
1OM
7
2.208
IoM
5/727.62
IOM
812.23
IoM
5/727.63
10M
831.6
IOM
5/727.1
lOM
5/727.4
IoM
832.1
IoM
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