New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-01-08
FROM '.|j GER
Interesting Letter From a Brown County
Teacher who is Instructing the Fill
pinos In English Lanuage.
METHOD EMPLOYED By GOVERNMENT
Filipin0s Eager to Learn American Ways
Systematic Course Of Instruction to
Solve Philippine Question.

fillplnOS Eager 10 Learn Amer1canW Ways.
Systematic Course Of instruction to
Solve Philippine Question. ~
The following interesting letter we
take from the Springfield Advance. 4.
was written 81 .. N. schilling to his
brother Philip u Springfield. Mr.. and
Mrs. schilling are teaching at Corona in.
the Philippines, having recently been.
employed for that position by the Unit.
ed States government. The letter is
very interesting, showing how schools.
are conducted in that country. 81
We arrived here ON the 23d of August,
having left San Francisco on the 23d OF.
the proceeding month. Nothing of any.
Importance took place on the trip. The
weather was unusually fine, no storms.
orstyphoons. There were 535 teachers
on board and lib of them were women
We stopped four days at Honolulu,
which gave us an opportunity to see the
sights of that famous city. I will not
attempt to describe the many objects of
interest winch we saw in that "Paradise
of the Pacific After we arrived here
we were kept in Manila about ten days
before being sent out to our various as
signments. This, you see, gave US a
chance to see the city Of Manila. My
wife and were assigned to this place,
which is about five hours ride north of
Manila, on the only railroad in the IS
lands. Corona is a city of $1,000 peo-
pie. There are no white people here
with the exception of ourselves and
COMPANY of the 18th infantry.
Though this town has been at peace
for over two years, the authorities still
keep soldiers here to see thatthe natives
remain peaceful. Iu fact, soldiers are
kept In all towns of any Importance.
l have charge of the English school
work here and have % native teachers
under me. Our first aim Is to teach the
native teachers the English language
and American methods of teaching, so
that they IN turn will he able to instruct
their own people. We do some teach
ing also in the schoolroom with the
children, but our principal work is that
of supervision and organization of the
new schools. The natives seem very
anxious to learn our language. They
show grea: interest in everything we do,
and not only encourage the young to
come to the schools but are anxious to
attend the night schools. ~,
This province, you know, is not now
under military rule. The civil ccmmis-
sion has appointed native provincial Of
fcers to govern the province. The gov
ernor, however is an American, a cap
tain from the regular army. You will
wonder whether we like it and intend to
stay. Well, I do not know what to say
as to that. We are not finding fault
now, but when the rainy season comes
on I am sure that it will not be the most
agreeable country to. live in. Since we
have been here we have had several rainy
spells, and ] must say that it is some
thing to abher.. Everything IS damp
and mouldy. Books and al leather goods
will mould over night, SO that the mould
in the morning would be long enough to
now. We seem to stand the. weather
very nicely. Have not had a sick mo-.
ment SINCE we landed. It is never 80
hot as it is in Minnesota during the sum
smer months. Even In the hot season
u aunstold that it is not hotter than in
the States. Certainly, on account of the
humidity OF the atmosphere, the climate
has q worse effect on person than in
an atmosphere OF the same temperatnre
ii the states. Z
Az Il takes 4 long time fora letter 70
|reachs US I wishtyo would write at once
[on receipt Of this, and give me all the
news from home.
Ia regard to what Mr.. Brown said
about the land question, would say
thst there are scores of land sharks here
waiting for the time when the proper
laws are passed, 20 that they can gobbls
up 81 the available land: know Of
seyeral parties who are hsre patiently
waiting for h 3 civil commission N g
lsstraighten out the land and timber laws'
az tie laws are now no one can do any
thing IN the land line.
II SSNAssa s.