Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-19
10 EDUCATE NATIVES
Philippine Commission Takes
Important Action Looking to
Education Of Filipinos.
Natives Are Anxious to Learn
and Will Be Given OPP
portunities.
A Limited Amount Of Religious
Instruction Will Be Allowed
Each Week.

Washington. March 19.-One OF the
most important actso of the Philippine
commission is the establishment of
schools in the islands. 1t is realized
that the rapid spread OF education Will
be the salvation o. the Filipinos The
natives, who have been starved az far
as knowledge is concerned, are eager to
learn, and the commission is doing all in
lite power to meet this admirable GRAY
ing.
A recent order promulgated by the
military authorities, but prepared by
the members of the commission, pro-
vides for a general department. OF pub
lie instruction, With central office at
Manila, under thu direction of a general
superintendent, 10 be appointed by the
commission, at a salary of $6 1000 per n
mum. Schools are to be established In
every pueblo in the archipelago Where
lipra cticable, and those already estab-
| lished shall be reorganized where nee
l.essary. The salaries of the division gu
! perintendents and teachers and the cur
lricuia for primary. secondary and other
public schools are TO be established by
1.-The superintendent He is also to exer-
cise general supervision over the entire
department.
1 There are to be ten school divisions
| in the archipelago, each with divi-
! sion supplementary. and there isato be
/ a superior advisory board composed OF
4 the general superintendent and four
members, TO be appointed by the Phil
\ ippine commission. who shall consider
the general subject of education in the
lislands and make regulations, etc.
According to the terms of the act the
/ English language as soon as practica-
Jhle, shall be made the basis of all pub
llic instruction, and soldiers may be- de-
tailed as instructors until replaced by
TRAINED teachers. Authority 10 given To
1 the general superintendent 10 obtain
4 from the United States 1000 trained
| teachers al salaries of not less han $40
Inor more than 800. a month. the exact
salary to be fixed according TO the eff
4 ficiency of the teacher.
4 The act provides that no teacher OF
other person shall teach or criticize
/ the doctrines of any church, religious
4 sect, or denomination, or shall attempt
Ito influence the pupils for or against
Eany church or religious seci in any pub
! lie school, Violation Of this section is
made punishable by summary dismissal
from the public service
Il 1t is provided, however, that ii may
j be lawful for the priest or minister o.
the pueblo whore the school Is situated
!, toteach religton for one half hour, thre
times Il week IN tn school building Z
Ipupils whose parents desire IT,
q Buff any ptiest, minister orreligiou.
teacher uses this opportunity of arnus
ing disloyalty i, the United States, OF
interfering With the discipline o
4 schoos thu. division superintendent
may forbid sueh offending priest from
entering the sftlool building there after
The act also provides for a norma
school a Manila for the eudcation g
8 natives In the science OF teaching. I
Iappropriates $4,000 for school build
lings, s22oooO for text books and othe
SUPPLIES for the current calendar yea,
$500 for the normal school, $4,000 10
the organization and maintenance of
& trade school in Manila and the sam
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