New-York tribune., 1901-07-14
TO EDUCATE FTLIPINOS.
MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED TEACHERS
TO SAIL FROM SAN FRAN
CISCO ON JULY o.
LEY TELEGRAPH TO TIE ra1nrxE.I

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE-l
Washington. July 1S.-On July % the largest party
of American school teachers that ever left their
country for foreign shores will sail from San Fran
cisco for the Philippines on the army transport
Thomas. They will constitute the first large as
signment OF teachers for duty in the Philippines
and to be sent in pursuance of the policy OF the
government to mplant American ideas and inStitu-
tions In the far of possessions in the most prac-
tieal way and with the utmost CELEBRITY One thou
sand teachers have been called for by Professor
Atkinson. superintendent of education in the ISL
ands. and $40 will sail on the Thomas. The party
Will be 900 strong. the other twenty being the wives
and children other dependents Of the teachers
for whom the government is providing free trans
pOrtation. OF the teachers. 10 women and so
The salaries be paid them by the
government range from $500 TO $3.50 in American
gold. which represents twice that amount In the
Philippines.
Colonel Clarence Edwards. chief Of the InsuIar
Bureau of the War Department is pushing the ar
rangements with all possible speed for the depart
ure of the party already made up, and is anxious
10 complete the quota of teachers called for at the
earliest possible date To do this extra force OF
clerks has been employed in his bureau. and even
then the force is compelled work overtime The
teachers are expected 10 instruct their pupils IN
English. They being drawn from every State
and Territory in the Union. under a system devised
by Superintendent Atkinson. Through the Insuar
Bureau he has caused invitations to be sent 10
representative educators and educational insttu-
tions in all parts of the United States requesting
them TO recommend capable and experienced per-
sons for this service. Applicants who come before
Colonel Edwards thus indorsed receive places with
further investigation. and the government
makes contracts with them for three years Those
who indorse applicants also vOuch for their moral
character and their efficiency and adaptabiity 20
the work The rate of pay will be governed large
~ by the recommendations of those who vOuch Ior
the teachers. II is understood that no applicants
are accepted unless they are graduates or some
university college or normal school or have some
strongly recommended by competent persons Az
the Insular Bureau II is said that less than peI
cent of the teachers thus far selected have not l
the advantages OF a college or normal Schooi se-
cation III they choose to do so. married teachelS
will be permitted TO take their families with thei
The work of forwarding the teachers Will proees9
sailed that Governor Tafts task OF estaoliSh,is
civil rule in the archipelago can be rendered an .ns
easier and expedited as much as possible thiVut1
the aid of educational influences Only fOrtS-eisns
American teachers thus far have been set 20 worA
in the Philippines. but by December IL Is nopeu -
have in operation the whole educatlona! system
which has been planned for the islands Win srsNs
care by experts. The Indian Oice has co-operateSa
with the War Department in securing some -- csSS
lent material and already six OF the pest ~
in the Indian service have accepted placSs n Iss
that their experience with the red OF tne wsss So
peculiarly fits them to deal with the nauNes u '
Philippines. :,
Few OF the teachers chosen have a knowledge e.
Spanish. although IL Is believed they VIII sit
the language after short residence IN tne il..p
pines. As they expected TO teach tngllsh n9ss
Will be largely elementary. AT the Insular burssu
sample of the textbooks that may oe useu "a 81.
Philippines is exhibition IL contains ,n.ss
thousand word history of the United STATES .S .nSS
Constitution the Declaration OF independence ana
a map OF the country The pages are 1s'nsso =
terna'ely in English and Spanish.