The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-30

6eco9e an applceM fer the oence Of
e s o The .rs r. ws .s vossn-
R1AeeA - 0eoa - seAosan.
The determination to educate the In
habitants OF the PHILIPPINES was early ar
rived At By the authorities In Washing
e. :et Prof; Anders. vas 9 cnes oesr-
school system i vas parpossd to estan-
lish. No man better fitted for the work
could have been found in all the islands.
been found to enter more sealously upon
the prosecutio0 Of his difficult task than
Prof. Anderson With the authorities In
me auseSsr the r4psno !. edacsssd IN
English the sooner win come lasting peace
and abiding prosperity to tho Islands.
GUAR Ss9s Ave. .ns wss assssd 70 ali school
turs i that It states what days thfougn-
out the a5s e be be9een cid snd
new. spanish Aestas and American
Headausztsn, Provost Marshal General
Mania. r. l.. Jsne Z; M
opened on Soaass. July ) iot Is. .ehool ys:r
q nine months duration; REGULAR sstend.
snes 4 SON. .choo, q Al children $3.50 ss..sa
viIl b rsauised
ne poiiss q each district vim sahs note
a this requirement TO enforce this attend
ance and report dslinqusnts when the facts
ase clearly established. sssing to the attend
to residence. in each district o. ssction Of .
distrist One hours instruction per DAY N
sii puhlie schools shall b ds'oesd 70 ''aen-
The pubiis schools aAan Be openea every
day in the week. excepting THURSDAYS and
from - ). m. to s ,. m. provided that III
public schools shau also be closed legally
constituted h s and sssensr s. seah hods,.
Circumcision. January 4; Three King. Day.
r. r.. D4,~SA~ :
snsso.s Birthday, February =: Holy Thun-
DAY: Holy Friday; Ascension Day. May n:
Day. june /: isa.pend.aes Day. July {: As
sumption Day. s Assuss y; LsSor D. y. ssp
s iTo Day IA last Thus.dsy in November: ST.
Andrews Day. November .: La Purisima
Conception. December 9: Christmas Day. De-
cember 8.
Then follows a list of 50 schools. being
% for boys and - for girls. There II no
high normal for girls.
No Pains Spared.
Commenting on this proclamation, the
Manila Times of July = says:
Considerable success has sttsadsd The IN,
sisns eaests Of u: sh.sf :. ne =: :dss.siHasl
selected stan Of teachers. Railing the vast
responsibilities resting upon them. and upon
the minds Of pupils and their Kindred By
their teachings. they. a. picueers Of . new
and nag shs D noSy n S.s: ses fsasd
their mission.
The Engiiah classes allotted TO each OF
the seventeen teacheu composing the educA-
tional sta6 are follows To each teacher.
four classes per day at four Different schools.
one hour to each class, comprising . total Of
q classes in primaxy Schools each clasa num-
beTing from IS to 80 pupils
On Thursday, at 10 O'Clock q m. the teach
ers, presided over BY Prof.. Anderson. held
their Asst general meeting at the principal
municipal school On Victoria and Solano
streets. Intramuros in order 70 hear one
anothers views relative to the education al
the native children intrsted to their charge.
and. by comparing notes. decide upon the
most adaptable method, and which book to
nee for teaching the elementary rules q the
English language. Ar 0eok careful Aelihr
eration and disrussiSA Was decided 10 8,
adopt Prof Apdersons selection. namely. the
newly revised edition Of Father T. xav.
Simo's First Primary School Reader . book
which will be published next month, and
should superior 10 any other