The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-18

more than 2Vo. 600 children are enrolled /:
night schools for adults and those unable
TO attend during day have been opened
throughout the archipelago and are work
ing successfully. with an enrolment Of
about $500.
Salaries OF Filipino teachers have been
increased and definite announcement
has been made to them that the Ameri-
can teachers are there not to displace
them. but TO prepare them to take charge
OF their own schools. The Filipino tea
cheers have received daily instructions IN
English and in addition TO this, when
they have progressed sufficiently with the
language itself. have learned the common
branches and methods Of teaching
institutions have been arranged in
the various school districts. prin-
cipally to train the native teachers.
and also TO aid the American teachers.
Permanent normal schools have been
established in the provinces tributary 20
the Manila Normal school. Industrial
work is conducted successfully and plans
for additional trade schools in the provin-
ces are maturing, fastened by a regular
appropriation for this work which is now
available. AS a means OF preparing the
Filipinos for work in the signal corps.
telegraphy is now taught in these schools.
Sites for the principal agricultural schools
have been chosen and the schools are now
in process Of organization. with the super
visor and teachers in the field.
Grammar and high schools have become
q part OF the system. and teachers for
this work in secondary instruction are
IN process OF appointment Under an ap.
preparation recently made Furthermore
recommendations have been made foi
the establishment Of schools OF painting.
sculpture. drawing. music and the plan Of
a technical school and a university In
Manila has been discussed as a preIini-
nary move TO further and r1ore definite
action in the near future
Every part OF the archipelago has been
visited by one member Of the Depart
ment and the peculiar conditions stt sDe-
csssl needs of these locations investigated
Circulars % inquiry have been sent cut
10 the presidents. district commanders.
provincial governors and teachers and
q mass % valuable data is sccumGlstins
There are IL TIE Philippine Islands
three distinct rzce.-the NeSTito. with =
tribes, the lndonesian. with Il tribe:
the Nalayan, with & tribes. making & TO
tai az s. tribes O. theso. the Ssgrltos.
who ~ orc tine peo7led The whole arcni-
peiago. are slowly disappearing ard prob
ably fewer thsa ss.tra remain They AZ.
physically wax and Intellectually stasi
very low IL the human scale.
The Iu9olesian. With Us tribal popUl,-
ton q soEae =. 800 Live almost exclusively
Of TIE great island ef xs3ta,so They
are no; only physically Superior II tie
Negr.io.. bu; 20 n. people o. tbs kzizyan
race as well AID are a. a rule. quite "a
telllseut-
The Hsizvzn rs-e. However With 80
al -rnIxrurss 10 TIE dominant en-. a,t s.
found 81 ali parts ef ~. archipelago n
greater or less numbers. Ths y.ses-s.
with q poyEla;son Of 1ss So occE.T th>
Islands s1s-th Of Lozcn. TIE -sxA5oe,.
%.h gsz. 90. tie ceacrsI Szri Of LsrOn.
shs R.scols. With SO 81. s0afscrz Lurcz.
the Hocanos ard cLgaToszs s-,r-h>Ts
Lu-o-. the PSzpauezs and Paaxz.asns.
No-fh<r1 csa-tzI r1rons Ire ko-ca. tie
yolo CS1s1l archipelago and xsata-sc.
thus L vii be seq TIA. the preaie7
c. ecuczrsug the peoples Q, thru dlsx-asc-
races made % % many tribes. rhich.
even n TIE Same race. 6.ssr sery greatly
-. 10. o-iy n tie ceEre> % ef~i...assc=.
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