The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-19
SCHOOLS FOR f|I|P|N)S
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
ORDERS PROMULGATED BY
TAFT COMMISSION
ARE TO BE PURELY SECULAR
Though Religious Instruction Will
lie Permitted by Priest or Min
lister to Children Whose
Parents Wish 1t.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Quite a
number OF the acts of the Philippine COM
mission, as promulgated by the military
authorities in the islands. have been re-
celVed at the war department. One of the
hoSt mportant-that for establishing a
department of public instruction in the
Enthusiastically has been briefly reported
ny capIe from Manila. 1t provides for a
general department of public instruction.
with central office at Manila under the
direction of general superintendent 10
be appointed by the commission at a SAL
airy OF $4,000 per annum
Schools are to be established in every
pueblo in the archipelago. where practic
able and those already established shall
De reorganized where necessary. The sal
aries of the division superintendent ana
teachers and the curricula for primary,
secondary and other public schools are
TO be established by the superintendent.
lie also is to exercise general supervision
over the entire department. There arr
TO be ten school divisions in the arcni-
Pelago, each with a division superintena-
ent, and there is to be a superior advisory
board composed of the general superir-
tendent and four members to be a7point-
ed by the Philippine commission, who
shall consider the general subject of edu-
cation in the islands and make regula-
items, etc. According to the terms of the
act, the English language as soon as
practicable, shall be made the basis of
all public instruction, and sold. ers may ne
detailed as instructors until replaced by
trained teachers. Authority is given to
the general superintendent to obtain
from the United States Loco trained
teachers at salaries of not less than s75,
nor more than 800 per month. the exact
salary to be fixed according to the eff
cheney of the teacher.
RELIGIOUS TEACHING BARRED.
The act provides that no teacher or
ether person shall teach or criticise the
doctrines of any church, religious sect. Or
denomination, or shall attempt to in
f1uence the pupils for or against any
church or religious sect in any public
school,
Violation of the section is made pun
ishable by summary dismissal from the
public service. 1t is provided however,
that it may be lawful for the priest or
minister of the pueblo where the school
is situated to teach religion for one-half
hour three times a week, in the school
| building to pupils whose parents desire
ii. But if any priest, minister or relig-
ious teacher use this opportunity for the
, purpose of arousing disloyalty to the
United States, or for discou1aging the
attendance of pupils, or interfering with
superintendent may forbid such offending
priest from entering the school building
thereafter
The act also provides for a normal
school at Manila for the education Of
natives in the science of teaching 1t ap-
prOpriates 100000 for school buildings,
$920,0 900 for text books and other supplies
for the current calendar year; $25 000 for
the normal school, $1,000 for the o-gan.-
cation and maintenance of trade school
in Manila and the same amount for q
school of agriculture. .s ..
SOME OTHER ACTS.
Among the other acts is one declaring
ali persons in arms against the authority
of the United States in the Philippine
islands, and all persons aiding or abet-
ting them on the first day of April, 1891
or thereafter. ineligible to hold any office
OF honor, trust, or profit in the Philippine
islands.
Another act provides for the free adj
mission into the islands Of all supplies
and materials for the use Of the army
or navy or of the insular government
Still another act regulates the hours of
labor 1t provides that the heads of de-
partmentS 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 includ-
ing the time for lunches, and exclusive
Of SUNDAYS and public holidays. Provl-
sion for leaves of absence with pay is as
follows: Employees receiving less than
$500 Is DAYS: between 5000 and $1,000, 70
days: from $1,000 to $500, 80 days, and
above 81 $780, 80 days leave.