The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-11-03
BRIGHT YOUNG
FILlPINOS HERE

Ninety-six Filipino students between
the ages of sixteen and twenty-five
years form an interesting colony on the
steamer Korea, EN- route from Manila
ia the United States to enter various
colleges. The United States govern
ment will educate all of them, and mas
allotted $500 gold per annum to each
student. Upon arrival at san fran-
cisco the entire party will go to LOS
Angeles and remain there until June,
1904, in charge of William a. Suthcr-
land, who was appointed by the IN
sular government as their superlh-
tendent. In the meantime, the SUI
dents will receive preparatory M
struction to enable them to enter tue
colleges on an even footing with Amer
lean students.
All the young men speak English,
many of them iluently They nan
from all six provinces OF the Phllip-
pines, one coming from the little island
of Paraqua below the possessions Oh
the Sultan of Sulu. The dialects are
almost as numerous as the Students
and were 1t not for the fact that they
all speak English and Spanish they
would be unable to carry on general
conversation. The islands of Luzon,
Panay, Mindanao, Palawan, Leyte, sa-
mar. Negroes and Zebu, are all repre-
scented, the Filipinos from Luzon nat
urally predominating, as Manila Is on
that island.
There are young men who are sons
of distinguished fathers, many OF the
latter having served in the insurrecto
army under Aguinaldo, and even a
few of the students, mere boys know
what the ping of the Krag bullets and
the scream of American shells is like
for they served under the deposed
chieftain. A number were interested
in knowing that Lieut.. Newton oil
Camp Mckinley, who assisted Genera
Funston in the capture of Aguihaldo
was in town, two or three having per-
sonal acquaintance with him.
Senior Delgado, who was formerly
Spanish stenographer of the Court OF
Land Registration, when but a mere
boy, was attache on the stan OF the
rebel general Luna, the most powerful
opponent of Aguinaldo. a relative o
young Delgado's was one of Aguinal
dos ministers. Senior Naldas, the old
est member of the student corps, wa
until recently, a confidential clerk ii
the office of Governor Taft lie VII
take up the study of law Senior Ra
mos was one of the deputies of tn
Governor of Talbac. Senior Nlewa i
the nephew of the present Governor o
Tayabas, Luzon. Senior Veyra was
= Dl1 Gph
Senior Ocha WIS in charge of the HiS
School at the same place.
The students are under semi-mili
tary rule with Superintendent Suther
land as commander-in-ch The old
er students are delegated as captain
and the corps is divided into compan
les. Every morning the companies ar
marshalled on deck and are put throug
military evolutions including the arm
"setting-up ,Xercises.
The young men are a very intell
gent body and all are anxious to re
ceive the education so generously offel
ed by the United States. 1t is tn
intention to fit them for public servic
in the Philippines so that they will
able to instruct their countrymen.
The boys are self-reliant, courteou
well behaved, and are now enjoyin
their first glimpse of America as Sec
in its outpost in Hawaii.
A number of them took adVantal
of the long stay of the Korea in po
to witness the Republican rally Ia
night this also being in the nature
their first Introduction to active Anne
lean politics.