New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
EDUCATION IN TUTUILA.
NATiYES-REPORT BY COMMANDER

TILLEY. I. s. y.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIRuxE.1

brought prominently to the attention Of the
Navy Department, with results that cannot fail
to be gratifying to people in this country as
well as calculated 70 lead 10 more attention be-
ing paid to the needs OF the little American
brothers and sisters on the other side Of the
Equator
President Eliot of Harvard University ad-
dressed the Secretary Of the Navy in October
.ast, stating that he had received letter from
American in Samoa who did not make known
his name 10 the general effect that we were not
taking pains 10 educate the natives The writer
forth what was being done in German Samoa
and said he was too much Of an American TO
relish seeing Germans doing more for their
colony along educational lines than we
doing"
The Secretary Of the Navy requested the name
Of the President Eliot responded that
he did not know the person. and that his letter
10 the Department was merely an incentive to
inquire what Government doing and
should do. in the way Of schools for the people
Of these islands. for which are responsible
Assistant Secretary Hackett sent the corre-
gpondence TO Commander Tiney, at the naval
station. Tutuila with direction to report upon
The facts. A fun report from Commander Tilley
10 the Assistant Secretary. dated December ~,
1900 has just been received In clear and COM
prehensve terms Commander Tilley informs the
Department of the condition of affairs in respect
ing and the larger part of it is appended
follows:
am very glad that the matter has been brought
"a the attention of eminent educator as Presi
fuence in the cause OF the education of the native
races in new colonies will be fully enlisted AS
long : ! remain in Samoa l will gladly welcome
any assistance in educating the natives.
seventy Years ~ ago ' the London Missionary Society
began its labors in the samoan Group. at Manua,
been educated at the island of Roratonga. At this
OF them an u feei quite sure We're canhi6as At this
time the American missionaries had begun work
their efforts 10 that group and so II was agreed
London Missionary Society should take Samoa. or
the Nayigators' Islands as their field Of labor. and
All Of Samoa is practically Christianized, and it
cleared and poughed fields and TO cultivate them.
GREAT MISSIONARY LABORs.
But this great work has not been accumulated accom-
aoT EhGt c9reso4Gis % abor Dg the b b9 s
stonaries who went all over the islands, teaching
into Samoan then compiled a hymn book in the
SAMOAN language. ana afterward published an Eng
iISa hshISan9an sTaInar: In recent years they have
pu2llshed many books In Samoan, 10 aid them in
Christ and other stories from the Bible: books on
ast9ry se99gIaIhy 9 and elementary natural phil
been very noble and devoted men, Many of them
work Of transIatng the Bible into samoan was
Glcu5i lash fask as the language was an unwTitten and
until they published a Samoan grammar and vO-
But their work was not confined to books. They
eTt3bashed nrst large native college at Malua
native teachers and pastors. Here there in
who sometimes remain six. and even eight years
iearning TO teach and to preach. While receiving
IN truction the students practically support them
selves. Tor to each one is given a small plot Of
pays his expenses. Somewhat later school for
manual training was established Lelamuenga,
and learn the trades Of Carpenter painter. black
smith etc. others learn agriculture and nursery
.DSfr
b WITHIN the last ten years school for girls has
has about two hundred girls from all parts Of the
Samoan group. and is very successful. In this
expenses 10y cuitivatng piece of ground, or doing
other work. The only money that they pay at
There is large resident German population in
This Is owing TO the fact that the large German
teacher come out from Germany TO teach the chill
Aria many years before the division Of tRe Stands m
There mas been en- no school established by & the Ger;
Savali, and do not think that any changes what
islands. l certain that schools have been
established for the natives by the German Govern
mcnt. They have. however given notice to the
missionaries that they wish German taught in the
At the time that the United States assumed
troll Of Tutuila, on February l6 last. the only
school then existing in the island was school for
native boys at Leone, conducted by the Rev f. V.
been established at Manua and is now in full opera
tion, having about one hundred boys This school
teacher. graduate of Malua College In the last
six months with the aid of his pupils and some
ings (sx beautiful native houses. laid his
grounds including parade ground, and got his
school in full operation.
A VISIT To SCHOOL AT MANUA
visited this school last month and was received
by the master and all the students. The boys went
through a marching and gymnastc drill the
mands being given by the master in English Just
before came away the boys were all drawn up IN
line on the parade grounds. and l spoke a few
words to them. Then, just as was leaving them
they said 10 me, through their teacher. that they
had two presents TO give me- one OF which a
beautiful, fine mat. and the other the
that all the boys would pray To God TO watch
over and protect during my voyage New
Zealand must confess that my heart was touched
when thew told me what the second present was
besides this felt that the instruction OF these
hundred splendid native boys could not be in better
HANDS than in those OF this noble. Christian young
native master.
There has also been established at Afao near
Leone In Tutuila, within the last three months a
school for native girls. and this school Is now in
fun operation ard has about a hundred pupils. II
is conducted by two noble Christian women. be-
Miss French. both OF whom have been time
IL Samoa and speak the language well. l visited
gratified az what being done there. The chill
dren sang sweet hymns I'm English and their
appearance showed that they were being taught 10
keep themselves clean and neat. and to live in "A
ci-szed This school is I'm temporary
completed. and they viii into
Is 20 have native teacher. who has been educated
IN Malu2. IA each Of them. The is
inexpensive and. IN my opinion. works we'll ANY
ctatr system VIII involve considerable
penditurc. But, in conclusion. ] must say thar
think our own Government should do something
fog the education Of the native children in Tutuila
ai.d the other Islands / do think il - neces-
sary. 1T present, to have any schools eIe
mentary INSTRUCTION would recommend that two
schools be established ct Pago Pago. with the fol-
one school for the instruction of young men and
bows English. manual training, agriculture and