Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-21
LIFE AT LEON.
Another letterfrom an Augusta
Boy in the Philippines.
Some Advice to Those Who Think of
Going to the Islands.
Many Temptations for Young Man.-.Ihe
Slaughter in Samar.

I Leon. Paliay. +. L.. October lj. 1901
The weather here now i delightful
+ except for the frequent rains which,
however. are not as plentfulora as heavy
as Al first, and i'll nearlyallcases I think
! the teachers nave reached their sta
| tioES and settled down 10 GOOD hard
| Wolk teaching the natives To "hab +
| lnGitS from the latest information
, given out by the educational depart
ment at Manila ii seems that there are
at present 40 American teachers.
| SuperintcndCntS etc. at work in the
{ islands aside from 200 soldiers de-
tailct! to the department as teachers.
Applications are being received daily
| for more English teachers. but il is
, impossible at present to fill these as ali
ne teachers at hand have already
been assigned. This may mean that
another lot Of teachers will be ap-
pointed for the natives express them
selves as being Very desirous Of
learning English and express great
disappointment if no English teacher
is assigned to their town.
II more teachers are appointed i,
might be Well for anyone from Maine
Il
tions To apply for position here if
they are absolutely sure they wish TO
come. The salaries range from $500 to
slooo per year with the probability OF
?Nout $500 for the first year if the
teacher taught a night school, and an
increase fnr the second year There
are Very few people | should advise. to
come out here though at these salaries.
for i located in one of the larger
cities as Mania or Iloilo the living ex-
penscS are 50 high that a man could
save Very little out Of $1,000 a wear
while II located outside the chances
r. very good that a man will be- put
where he VIII he the only white man in
town. ana Also the only man speaking
4 dozen words Of English. which | am
informed is not conducive To hilarity
Personally ! am very much pleased
with my location for there are many
Ann ricanS here. civilians as Well as
officers Of the 10th tcolored) cavalry. q
troop Of which is stationed here. and
tht &" men are all very plea and
my living expenses while high are not
exofbitant Then there is another
point 70 he considered. and considered
lcE9 ava earnestly by the parents If n
young man before they consent TO his
.0ming out herr. as a teacher. The
Philippines are pcrmeated with every
vice knoWu to civilized lands. and the
Young man coming here is confronted
with some temptations which would
never assail him in any other place in
TIL 0rld outside Of similar oriental
Countries ana il he is alone h. must
falI oi stand hy himself. There is no
society 10 oStraciSe him if he drinks
n, president,- Will drink with him and
drink two glasses to his one. and h
can know that if he keeps on the right
side 1l the pr-Sideut.A no matter what
..xctsseS he commits nothing Of these
VIII reach the ears of the Superin-
tcndent for FL presidente del
Nunicipio'' is sultan Of his domain.
Tn. teacher can be gone half the time
ana only his conscience will be the
wiser. for il the mandate of the presi-
dents is that the people Of the place
shall say So and So 10 the superin-
tendent. if thatindivdual ever presents
himself the teacher need never worry
that anything more Will ever be told if
Their. are no Americans in town. Thus
theSs. chances to commit any vice i'm
agina ble. and the assurance that he
ca,. cover it beyond question of being
found out combine TO offer induce
nents for vice unimaginable else
where. and if one wishes to Sec its re-
cults he can see them in many of the
civilians here in this country. There