The Washington times., 1901-07-21
INSULAR SCHOOL EXHIBITS
Some Interesting Features at the
Pan-American Show.
Additions to the Collection of the
Bureau of Education in the Cow
ernment BuiIding-PrOgress in the
Philippine Islands and Hawaii.

the Government Building. The first of
these is from the Philippine Islands.
| 1t will be surprise to those who have
thought the people of our recently ac-
/ quired archipelago were barbarians. 1t
is easily located by the visitors. 1t is
installed, with that of Hawaii, in a
! room next to the one which contains
| the interesting Photographic exhibit Of
the Bureau of Education.
! The Philippine school exhibit comes
/ from the Tounan Boys School, Concep-
|. cion Girls School, Flores Girls School.
and Real Girls School of the pueblo of
Malabon, Manila Province, all of
which are under the supervision and
instruction of Mrs. Captain Lang. The
| following are the articles sent:
Miniature hand loom, complete, with
spindle, showing process of weaving
just (hoosy) cloth from aboga, the fibre
of banana plant. On large sized loom
about four yards of cloth can be woven
in one day. Miniature nipa house
complete; bamboo basket for carrying
eggs to market; miniature hats made
from split bamboo; small bamboo work
basket ladies bamboo watch chain;
two artistic kites, adorned with United
States flags, emblematic of United
States sovereignty; one artistic kite,
representing Filipino woman; one jump
ing jack, adorned with United States
flags; numerous miscellaneous papers in
penmanship; just cloth; embroidery
work on white linen handkerchiefs;
long piece of handmade cotton lace;
three pieces fancy needlework in lectur-
ing and A B C's; cardboard containing
eight samples of native cloth, made by
pupils under seven years of age; card
board containing beautifully embroi-
dered just kerchief by girl of elev-
en- years; card containing crayon
sketch of Filipino boy; card containing
beautiful designs of 'neediework and
lettering on white satin cloth; life-s size
crayon sketch of hen and little chick
ems. Another interesting exhibit comes
from the Second Binondo Girls School
of Manila. This consists of copybooks
and work from memory. from Tanay.
Morong Province; examination papers
and written work, from Batangas, Ba-
tangas Province; dietation from lilo,
Island of Panay; papers from Iba,
Zambales Province; kites. all sizes and
varieties, and miniature fishing boat,
from Rosario. Cavite Province; bamboo
brio brac, tops, musical instruments,
etc. from Dagapan, Pangasinan Prov
ince. .-r~'.,fti
The third and most advanced group of
the Filipino school exhibits consists of
nGu fnf h.r
the friars; manuscript poem in Tag
alog dialect, about Charlemagne. writ
ten by Manuel del Rosario, Cavite
Province, 1923; manuscript arithmetic
over one hundred years old, in use by
the Rosario family of Cavite Province;
instruments for striking fire. made of
carabao horn: letters to parents of
children in Apalit schools, written in
Spanish, English, and Tagalog; colored
maps and drawings by pupils at Apalit,
with assistance from English teacher;
needlework done in Apalit schools;
drawings and penmanship work by !
boys school, Guagua; geography pa
pers by five boys taught by Rev. II. |
Nethercott. Each paper has photo |
graph of writer and of Rev. H. Neither |
colt, and all the boys in a group are |
also shown: dictation lessons by ad |
vanced class, boys school, CapiZ, Pa |
nay: drawings and papers by pupils at |
Lipa, Batangas Province; examination |
papers and drawings by pupils at |
Iba, Zambales Province; exhibit from |
Zamboanga, Mindanao, four rolls of |
papers; exhibit from, Cottobato and
Dapitan schools. Mindanao.
This exhibit is very creditable, con-
sidering the fact that the schools are
not yet well organized. The teaching
force in the islands is now limited to
100 teachers, who are scattered over the
various islands.
The Hawaiian exhibit is not less in
teresting. On the wall is a raised map
Chinese pupils of Kauluwela on the ISL |
and Of Oahu. Near by is large flag
made by the girls Of the Princess Kai-
ulani School; a screen made of seeds
called Jobs Tears" by the pupils of
Hookena School, Hawaii. There is a
collection of baskets, fans, picture
frames, mats, napkin rings, hats, etc,
woven from the Lauhala or leaves of
the Pandanus tree.
There are three cabinets containing
the scholastic work of the primary,
grammar and high schools of Honolu
lu. The second case contains work
from the schools of Hilo Hawaii, Ka-
pa, Island of Kauai, ant the normal
and training schools of Honolulu. The
third case contains scholastic work
from the kauluwela school of Oahu.
There are also several bound volumes
written work Of the various
schools of the Territory. another case
sewing from these various
schools. Among these may be men
toned a drawnwork baby dress made /
by a Hawaiian girl fourteen years old;
crocheted hat made by a Japanese girl
ten years old; drawnwork pillowcase
made by a Hawaiian girl of the nor
NAL and training school: bag and towel !
made by a siX-year-old pupil of the ,
first grade; crocheted lace by a Portu {
guese girl, fourteen years of age, of the
Kapaa school of Kauai. There is an ,
botanical exhibit made by
the pupils of the fifth and sixth grades,
from ten to thirteen years of age. ,
Around the walls may be seen collec-
ton of botanical plants painted by the
pupils of the kaiulant schools. On the c
trst page of the blanks the nu,lltl-..- r.s-ye
irawn a Hover, tTen colored it with
%ates' "f.i.-';;-, "f.i.---;, -,Id on the opposite page
hey have given a botanical discussion, !