The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-03-24
Essays from Philippine schools.

SobstattiL trooi Of what American
schooltes cbem se doiog 10 the Pnilip
pine IslaIds is offered by the Chicago
Tribune 10 set OF com mposi ions written
BY Filipino pupils. The Tribune offered
two cssh prizes to the children 10 the
school st San Mstso Who should write the
best esssys on "Americs". Vicente Ssnu
sse, tseise years old. who wrote With pen
end iok this year Tor the fret time. won
the first prz'. and Ismselito Amsio.
thirteen yesrs old the second. Mr., Hoyc,
the teacher. SLOWED them no aid. end
their papers we're not revised except by
themselves. bnt their pepmsnship is sl
moet copper piste, and their spelling and
ersn mar ere not at oil bad. The lenses
OF verbs proved the cbisf stumbling
block, Ism.eli,o Amsdo's esssy wss
neatly type~ntien.
can essily reslizi that the Americsn
government is n uch better than the Span
ish government, wrote lsmselito. The
difference is, Spanish government had not
much interest TO tes Oh the boys and eifls,
and it did not have any free schools ss the
American government hes. Every school
10 the Spanish time were not free, and II
. person wished 10 Study, he should boy
or pay oil the books which the tescher
gives him for bimself 30 think here II
. resson Why many OF Philippines do no,
know how 10 write and read: Everybody
knows thst the Philippine islands sre
poor country and tbst msny Of its people
sre poor, also. Nov mot OF these people
have sons and dsush They wish
them to learn, bat could they learn II
their fathers and mothers hs1 not enough
money 10 pay the teachersf
But % l see to the Americsn govern
men,, do not 10 these facts ct sll. The,
have free scL ools free books. etc., TO be
used By the pupils 10 q cbolbouse: and
go, though some Of We boy'. end girls ere
poor, We csu go TO the American schools
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easily. without costing ns anything.
Oaly four years ago the little boy who
nov writes on the typsvriser this essay 90
the American echooi system hid 10 "tin
hose" with play mates, and watched the
battle 10 which Gan Llston was killed.
That vas bis 6sst acquaintance With The
Americans.
The name Of the governor oil the T. |.
10 Mr. Willism II. TAFT, wrote the winner
Of ths first priz, He is good governor.
Before the president 10 the Y b. would
change Ibis governor end would give
.n tber employ 10 the U q. But
when the peoples 10 Msnils knsw thst
the president In the U. s would change
tbi, governor. they wrote to the presi
dent snd said that II be would please not
to taken this governor 10 tae p ! 30 be
stsyed here.
Uaited States iss very strong conntry,
the writer continues Peoples 10 the
United States we're vi very wise. Mosi
OF them can read and write And they ere
good.
Schools sre very many 10 the U 3 TIE
boys and eirls In the U y Should mol
stop 10 go to school till they are wise, so
when they sre ini grown they sre sIl wise
and some ols,t, N we're doctors. lawyers
uerchsn 3 priests sod some ~ers teachers
Toe Anericsns IL better than the span
iards. says Vicente. becsuse the Auericsns
wishes to do good 10 the P0ilipinos. And
be Philippines wishes to do good 10 them
cleo.
The American pay anything they like,
writes Csvmelo Cristi. sixteen years old.
but the Spanish government did not give
snytbips TO the poor people. slso u they
like woods OF sny,hine else they did not
psy H.
A photograph Of Mr. Hoyes large school
shows sbout ATTY Of bis two hundred
pupils. extremely bright and pess.ioohius
boys and girls. Nearly oil the Essays give
good accounts OF our plan cf scv rameLt.
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