The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-03

pupils Will be sent to parents or guardi-
ans and posted in. the school building. SO
that the pupil and the instructor may see
the result CT the work.
AT first the pupils and parents seemed
afraid of the school and appeared to take
but little interest in it The superintend-
ent and his assistants have worked hard
to reassure them. and ii is very gratifying
to state that all seem to take much inter
est and strive 10 do their best. Probably
much has been contributed toward this re-
suit by the consent of the present Military
Governor TO put the pupils II uniform 1t
is beyond dispute that the Philippine PEG
pie have great weakness for uniforms.
Since the fact became known that the pu-
pills of the Nautical School are TO wear
uniforms il has been necessary to turn
away applicants. because the classes could
not be held back for new pupils It has
also been decided 10 uniform the instruc-
tors. as 1t will probably conduce to their
influence over the pupils.
All instruction is now necessarily IN
Spanish; and it will probably be at least
five years before the instruction can be
given in English But the sooner the
better All the Spanish textbooks seem
20 be very inferior. This is especially
the case with those in navigation and sea
manSh{p which are the most important
The school is without modern instru-
ments Request has been made for mod
ern instruments and standard nautical
text books. The senior or first class
could be easily taught the use of these
instruments and could gain much lnfor-
nation from the books even though hey
be in English
The respect for authority and physical
development of the pupils are not IppTo-
yided for Each school morning at s
o'clock they are required to form In front
- .I,o l,,,rl s,afr T-gH
while the United States coIors are hois 81.
After this they are given from ter to IF
cen minutes setting up exercises Their
handling the sails and spars also assists
in the physical development
at is greatly to be hoped that this
school viii be the best in the islands IN
its results. and that it may in time supply
the majority. if net all the officers re-
quired on the steamers used il develop
ing the trade in tina islands To this end
the superintendent Sviu bend all his en-
ergieS. The people from whom the pupils
come are natural sailors It is found, at
least in this school that they are very
amenable TO discipline. and have great
respect for authority. While they possess
but little originality it is TO be hoped that
this Will develop with their better educa-
ton. We have already overcome some OF
the faults which generations CT them have
possessed
As il is absolutely impossible for any
one TO gain the experience of the sea
anywhere else except On the sea. ii is
respectfully and strongly advised that
the school be provided with q small sail
ing vessel Of two or three hundred tons,
with auxiliary steam power. With such
a vessel the pupils could be taken on
cruise during the months Of April and
May. and could be exercised n Manila
Bay frequently during the school year OF
course it cannot be expected that new
graduate Of the school viii be able 10
take immediate command of a vessel, but
il should be and viii be expected that
he j. perfectly at home On the bridge OF
a y, ssel Of any class or IN her riggings
or ats. Acertifcate Of graduation from
the Nautical School of the Philippines
shot. 4 enable its E@ider to secure life
: position at once without any trouble
/ Unless we can produce this the school hac
much better be closed We cannot pro
duce this except by some association
with the sea during the three years
course. Naturally the ripe experience Of
the officer must come from long years OF
! seagoing
Liutenant Cooper closes his report with
a recommendation for other facilities for
! the school to better fit his pupils for the
| sea. and for an increase in the salaries
/ paid 10 his assistants