Equipment Requisition Lists for Science Laboratory (Class XII) at Khatoon-i-Pakistan Girls Higher Secondary College

Sub title : A letter from Azam Trading Corporation to Miss Fatima Jinnah

Subject: Khatoon-i-Pakistan Girls Higher Secondary College | Science laboratory equipment | Physics apparatus

Date of publication: 1963

Language: English

Page: 30 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28849

Keyword: Khatoon-i-Pakistan Girls Higher Secondary College -- Miss Fatima Jinnah -- Azam Trading Corporation | Science laboratory -- Physics apparatus -- Chemistry apparatus -- Biology equipment -- Class XII syllabus -- D.J. Sind Government Science College

Abstract: This file contains an office file cover (Khaleque Paleylani Girls Higher Secondary College, 1963–64) and a letter from Azam Trading Corporation (17 February 1964) addressed to Miss Fatima Jinnah, enclosing a standard list of apparatus required for 12th class science. The list was prepared by L.A. deSousa, former Principal of D.J. Sind Government Science College, Karachi, in accordance with the Board of Secondary Education syllabus. Detailed itemised requisitions follow, covering physics (light, magnetism, electricity, optics: lenses, mirrors, spectrometers, sodium lamps, galvanometers, potentiometers, etc.), chemistry (balances, crucibles, beakers, test tubes, and chemicals such as sodium chloride, zinc compounds, etc., totalling Rs. 7,668 for chemicals and Rs. 10,197.78 for apparatus), and biology (microscopes, models, dissection equipment). Prices are specified in rupees, with many items marked “English best quality” or “Japanese.” The total estimated cost for chemistry apparatus and chemicals alone is Rs. 17,865.78.

Description: This file contains a cover page and extensive equipment requisition lists for the science laboratory of Khatoon-i-Pakistan Girls Higher Secondary College (also referred to as Khaleque Paleylani Girls Higher Secondary College) for the 1963–64 academic session. A letter from Azam Trading Corporation to Miss Fatima Jinnah explains that the list was prepared by an experienced educator to meet the Board of Secondary Education syllabus for class XII. The detailed inventories include hundreds of items: optical instruments (lenses, mirrors, spectrometers, sodium lamps), electricity and magnetism apparatus (galvanometers, potentiometers, accumulators, rheostats), chemistry glassware (beakers, flasks, crucibles, test tubes) and chemicals (salts, acids, indicators), and biology equipment (microscopes, models). Prices are listed, with many items specified as imported (English, German, Japanese). The documents illustrate the process of equipping a girls’ higher secondary school science laboratory under the patronage of Miss Fatima Jinnah in early 1960s Karachi. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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