The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-19
Whole Archipelago to he Americana
ized Soon as Possible by Introduce
tior of English Language.
cTHER LAWS FOR THE ISLAND
NOT LESS THAN SIX HOURS TO con-
STITUTE A DAYS LABOR.
Civil Government to He Established
i'm the Island of RombIOn-Pun-
ishment of Murderers.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Quite num-
ber of the acts of the Philippine commits
sion. as promulgated by the military au-
thorities in the islands, have been received
at the War Department. One of the most
important, that for establishing depart
ment of public instruction in the islands,
already has been briefly reported by cable
from Manila. 1t provides for general de-
partment of public instruction, with CEN
tral office at Manila, under direction of
general superintendent. to be appointed by
the commission, at salary of $4,000 per
annum. Schools are TO be established in ev-
cry pueblo in the archipelago, where prac-
ticable. and those already established
shall be reorganized, where necessary.
The salaries of the division superintend-
ents and teachers and the curricula for
primary, secondary and other public
schools are to be established by the super
intendent He also is to exercise general
supervision over the entire department.
There are to be ten school divisions I'm the
archipelago, each with division superin-
tendent, and there is to be a supervisory
board composed of the general superin-
tendents, and four members to be APP
pointed by the Philippine commission. who
shall consider the general subject of edu
cation i'm the islands and make regulations,
etc. According to the terms of the act.
the English language, as soon as practi-
cable. shall be made the basis of all pub
lie instruction. and soldiers may be detailed
as instructors until replaced by trained
teachers.
Authority is given TO the general super
intendent TO obtain from the United States
one thousand trained teachers at salaries
of not less than $40 nor more than 800 per
month, the exact salary TO be fixed ac-
cording TO the efficiency of the teacher.
The act provides that no teacher or other
person "shall teach or criticise the doc
trines Of any church, religious sect or de-
nomination, or shall attempt TO influence
the pupils for or against any church or re-
ligious sect in any public school" Viola
tion of this section is made punishable by
summary dismissal from the public service.
1t is provided, however, that 1t may be
lawful for the priest minister of the
pueblo where the school is situated TO
teach religion for one-haf hour, three
times a week, in the school buildings, to
pupils whose parents desire it. But If any
priest, minister or religious teacher use
this opportunity "for the purpose of arous-
ing dsloyalty to the United States, or of
discouraging the attendance of pupils, or
interfering with the discipline OF schools"
the division superintendent may forbid
such offending priest from entering the
school building thereafter.
The act also provides for a normal
o,,f1o Cor he aI,r ton, Of
tives in the science of teaching. 1t appro-
PIRATES 100000 for school buildings, 1920 600
for textbooks and other supplies for the
current calendar year, $4,000 for the nor
NAL school, $4,000 for the organization and
maintenance of a trade school in Manila,
and the same amount for school of agri-
culture.
Among the other acts is one declaring all
persons in arms against the authority of
the United States, in the Philippine islands.
and all persons aiding or abetting them on
the 1st day of April, 1901. thereafter in
eligible TO hold any office of honor, trust
or profit in the Philippine islands. Another
act provides for the free admission into the
islands of all supplies and materials for
the use of the army or navy or of the in
sular government Still another act regu-
lates the hours of labor 1t provides that
the heads of departments and offices in the
Philippine civil service shall require Of all
employees of whatever grade or class, not
less than six hours Of labor each day, not
including the time for lunch. and exclusive
of Sundays and public holidays. Provision
for leaves of absence, with pay. is as fol-
lows: Employees receiving less than $500.
fifteen days; between 5000 and $1,000, twenty
days: from 81. 900 to s1.sO0. thirty days, and
above 81 800. thirty-five days leave.