New-York tribune., 1901-08-26

lowing extracts will indicate the status Of the
work during the year:
Major Cornelius Gardiner. Governor of Taya-
bas says;
In all the large pueblos there are schools IN
opera tion for both sexes at which all English is
taught by American teachers, besides the native
teachers who teach Tagalo. In all but six Of
the small puebos schools are IN operation under
native teachers After a period of war lasting
nearly five years. during which time schools
broken up there is much 10 be done ~ rehabllt-
tate matters in these lines The people how
ever are yearninc for school facilities for their
children and are doing everything IN their power
in that direction. Children and grown people
are all anxious 10 learn English. and in nearly
every pueblo where thee Is an English tcarher
night classes are being formed Tagalo children,
both male ard female. are the most precocious
| have eyer seen very bright and Studious ard
exceedingly we'll beha Fsd. There are FIVE pucuics
in my province which desire each to so-,G " boy 20
the United States 10 be educated. the expense to
be paid by popular subscription.
Heretofore general education was frow-sd
down uDon. and only limited number We're
encouraged and permitted TO study Spanish The
people appreciate American efforts toc general
education and they acknowledge the manifest
good Intentions Of our government in their he
half II properly managed hereafter. the Bureau
of Education in these islands. with good Aueri-
can teachers In every pueblo can ne ~ re oe1le-
fetal than troops in preventing future TeV'. Il
naturally have the mothers and the mothers.
especially among the Tagalogs. carry the infu-
ence.
pr. David P Barrows. city superintendent
of schools for Manila. reports upon tEe question
OF local support OF schools. inviting attention to
the fact that the agricultural land is in large
holdings and a large proportion of the products
must go for rents. In the absence of a land tax,
which was unknown under the Spanish regime.
and none patterned upon the American system
being yet in operation, he cites one pueblo where
the local revenues so small that the pohce-
man gets only : pesos month. the native
man teacher 10 pesos and woman teacher
pesos He then adds:
In general the condition OF the province I'M
pressed me as reassuring and hopeIuI- IN Ine
province of Pampanga the effects of strife seem
to he the most lasting. 1t VIII pIoDduiy ltfCiIS
several years. even IN this tstrjc1 70 rnr-
erative country, TO restore thiS uiS'''O' ~ - III
maliy thriving CONDITION.
Eenguet Province has a school population of
about three thousand, with seventeen pueolos
only three of which ever had a school or any
kind and only four Of which now have school
buiIdinps Governor Whitmarsh estimated that
with the cheap native labor SO in gold would
cover the expense of each building needed
AS an instance of the interest prevailing
among the neople it is stated that at Laoag
class or eighty adults meets nightly for the
study of English.
Major John G. Balance reported from Vigan;
Native male and female teachers are employed
in all of the siXty-slX towns OF TINS dtstrlct As
q ruIe they are not efficient. but they are the
best obtainabl under present circumstances, IN
the provinces of Abra, North llocos. south iioo 10
cos and Union there are l9S pupHc schoos' -oo
teachers and II So scholars
Captain Peed, detailed on duty in the province
of Batangas. reports for last March Ia schoois
22I3 children in school, I" EngIsh IeacHers H,n a,u
% native teachers The field calls FOR very
large Individual effort the part or the teacher
and will continue TO do so untu the eleIhenIaIS
foundatio is so firmly fixed that II may oe en-
larged The enthusiasm of the people ana the
children in behalf OF the public Schools Is one
of the auspciOus signs of the times
Professor Atkinson adds that it was planned
To conduct teachers Institutes In all tne prov
inces at an early date. At present there Is no
schedule OF salaries for Filipino teachers. ana
- 10 MANNED TO stablish the same upon the
hasiS Of eurolments and certificates Evening
schools have been established where practicsoss. |