The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-16
.F|L|P|NOS SHOW
MUCH PROGRESS
Good Account of Students
in United States.
ARE TO VISIT EXPOSITION
Will Become Big Factors in Develop
ment of Their Native
Lands.
ARE TO VISIT EXPOSITION

The second quarterly report Of Prof.
William Alexander Sutherland. in charge
Of the Filipino students in the United
States. has bt N received by the Bureau
I of Insular Affairs. War Department.
From it the following items of interest
have been taken.
Upon their arrival at San Francisco
in November, 1908. 1t was thought best
to have them remain in southern Cali
fornia during their first winter in the
United States. They had never expert
enced any other than a srepical climate.
AS their medical attendance for the first
six months has cost on an average less
than $3.50 per student. the wisdom of
the plan has been proven.
Heavier and Higher.
The students have grown in weight
and height, and the results obtained in
bearing and general appearance are very
noticeable.
The people of Nuthern California
have received the students into their
J homes. and they have also participated
/ in the social life of the towns where
they have been attending school
Many of the students have taken part
in the school entertainments. using the
English language. and a number have
addressed teachers Institutes. They
have also done well in school work. as
may be seen from a report made by
Prof. Gates. president Of Pomona Col
Iege, where eight Filipinos had been lo-
Gated.
He states:
A Good Report.
1T have made special inquiry at our
faculty meeting about your boys /
find they are. without exception, doing
exceedingly well. 1t would be hard TO
the extent of practical impossioility 20
pick out any haphazard bunch Of eight
students of whom the same could be
said. 1t would be difhcult to find stu
dents hailing from any one town of
whom so good report and SO UNIVERSE A.
could be said. l was surprised at II
myself.
| lish work. which Of course was nothing
thing that would happen to be If l were
1 IN a Spanish school. II IS the one place
| where the language handicap especially
shows, but in that their work is faith
/ ful and efficient.
To Visit St. Louis.
The present plan is to collect the stu
dents at some suitable place after the
school year is over and give them a
special summer course along the lines
where special work is needed. and then.
after short visit to the st. Louis Fair.
| to place them in schools and colleges
in the central States
] The students, as far as they have ex-
I pressed themselves. desire to pursue a
variety of eallings upon their return 70
their island home. twenty-five per
cent Of them expect 10 become
teachers. Some desire to become civil
engineers. others would pursue com
mercial course, a few wish to study
medicine.
Would Be Middies.
Two are eager to enter the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. and then find
employment in the coastwise service OF
the Philippines One of these, is re-
ported to converse in Spanish, English
japanese. French, Tagalo. and Visayan
languages
A few desire to study scientific agri-
culture It is suggested that they be
placed in some Southern agricultural
college in order TO secure practical
training in the cultivation OF rice, sugar
and cotton as we'll as acquaintance with
modern agricultural instruments.
If the present high standard of stu
dents is maintained and the original
each year 20 the United States for a
four years course. is continued, IL viii
not be long until their influence will be
felt. In time they will become power
full factors In the development OF their
native land.