Evening star., 1901-12-25

time Of sailing was. however. much later
tentered the bay OF Manila on August u.
| but owing to certain requirements OF the
sanitary inspector the passengers were not
| allowed to land until August %
No Hotel Accommodation.
Anticipating the arrival Of this large
number Of persons. arrangements had been
| made to receive them and to entertain them
during the few days they were expected to
remain in Manila before going to the towns
/ to which they were to be assigned. On in
Quiry it was found that there were no ade-
| quate accommodations for them in the
! hotels or in any building suited for the pur-
pose in the city. II was then determined
| TO proya~e quarters for them on the exposi-
| ton grounds. The central or administra-
| ton building was repaired ana cleaned and
furnished for the accommodation Of the
| women. Two of the large nipa barracks.
built for the accommodation of the Ameri-
can soldiers. were used as quarters for the
| single men. Several small nipa buildings
1 that had been used as officers quarters
were turned over to the teachers with
| families. Three or four OF the other per-
manent buildings were used for different
purposes: one was repaired and used a
dinfng room, another was used quarters
| for families that could not be entertained
| In the officers barracks, and still another
was used as store room for baggage.
Landing of the Teachers.
''The teachers landed near the Anda
\ monument at the foot Of Malecon Drive,
| and with their baggage. embracing more
| than 1000 trunks. were transported to the
exposition grounds. The landing was ef-
| fected without accident or loss on the 23d.
A temporary kitchen was constructed ad-
| Joining the dining hail, and g. contract was
| made with the proprietor of the English
| Hotel, who agreed to provide table cloths.
| dishes and whatever else was necessary to
| furnish the tables eXceDt nanRipS and also
| a sufficient number of efficient cooks and
| walters, and to furnish first-class food in
| sufficient quantities and to serve II in the
| very best manner possible The meat
| vegetables and fruit were carefully inspect
| ed each day and every effort was rendered
to make the conditions of life sanitary. In
| his report, made after careful inspection
| of the materials used DR.. Anderson, the
| physician in charge, said:
A" The sanitary condition of the restau-
| rant quarters has been carefully inspected
and found to compare favorably with any
| hotel or restaurant in the city of Manila.
| l have personally inspected the meats, fish,
| fruits, bread, pastry and vegetables and find
| them Of first quality. pure and fresh
Health of the Teachers.
After the first few days. during which a
few of the company suffered from troubles
| Of the stomach. due to the change from
ship to shore life and to an almost un-
avoidable indiscretion In new and strange
mained generally very satisfactory. The
| government provided the services OF two
physicians. From pm. to z am. DR.. E.
| L. Anderson was in constant attendance,
| and during the day DR.. Fitzpatrick, the
sistant attending physician and surgeon,
| was always on call
| when the teachers were sent to their
| posts throughout the archipelago none was
| suffering from impaired health due to the
conditions Of residence In Manila. A few
were in poor condition physically when they
| landed and one, Mr.. w. s. Davis, died a
few weeks later. He had been assigned to
| Moncada, in the province Of Tarlac, and
| later went to the military hospital at Dagu-
pan for an operation for appendicitis. The
| case was however, SO far advanced that no
| relief was possible. He left wife and five
| children under years of age. The mill
| tary authorities at Moncada. Dagupan, and
| elsewhere. as well as the teachers, rendered
| every assistance possible. and Mrs. Davis
| and the children were brought to Manila
| to wait for transportation to the United
| States. In the meantime the Manila Amer
| ican, daily newspa per, started a subscrfp-
| tion, and sum amounting to somewhat
| more than $1,000 in gold was raised and
presented to Mrs. Davis.
| "A few Of the teachers found quarters
| with friends in the city. The whole number
| entertained at the exposition grounds was
! 572, and the majority Of them left for the
| towns to which they were assigned within
| twenty days after their arrival In Manila. A
| few remained several days longer, owing
| to the difficulty of getting transportation to
| the more isolated towns. This period was
| taken up in securing proper clothing and
1 supplies and in visiting the schools in Ma
| Mia. Provision for the transportation of the
| teachers to their respective stations was
! made by the purchasing agent of the civil
| government and the chief Quartermaster of
| the army. The proprtetors of the inter-
| island steamship lines received the teach
ers at half rates and gave them the best
accommodations their ships afforded.
| I'm assigning teachers to their work,
| careful attention was given to reports Of
| the division superintendents who had ST.
| ready visited their divisions, and to the re-
| quests from military officers. presidentes of
| the municipalities, and other persons in
| terested in the welfare Of the schools. In
determining the towns to which English
| teachers should be sent. 1t was found de-
| sirable to favor the larger garrisoned towns
| and those manifesting their loyalty by their
| peaceful condition. The question as to the
| possibility Of finding quarters for women
| teachers had always to be taken into con-
si6eration, and sometimes the fact Of the
presence or the absence Of other American
women in towns proposed was decisive. The
| difficulty OF securing, in many places. suit
| able food was one Of the influences that
4 led the commission to establish at Manila
a general supply store from which teachers
/ and other civil employees in the provinces
could make purchases OF food at. reason
/ able rates and have it transported to them
by whatever means were available. The
married couples. where both were qualified
| teachers. were usually assigned to towns
requiring but one man and one woman
| teacher, and ordinarily the women were
sent in twos for companionship and mu-
4 tual assistance.
Preferences Asked.
"The preference Of teachers as to place
| Of assignment and companions were asked
| for and so far as possible intimate friends
were assigned to the same town or vicinity,
| and In cases where relatives or friends
| were In the military or civil service due
| consideration was given to this fact. The
selection and assignment Of teachers In
| several provinces were left largely to the
| division superintendents. 1t was thought
| that their knowledge OF the people and in
innate acquaintance with the actual ceadi-
| tions In the respective localities would en-
able them to make Judicious selections of
persons to fft the conditions, and to assign
them in such way that with the given
| force the most effective work could be done.
| In Negros, owing to the changes that were
making in. the stations Of troops, 1t was not
possible to fix the exact assignment Of the
several teachers until this movement was