New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-25
IN his honor in1pregnabie.
In hls simplicity sublime.

,-,. vpo,a structure OF the Philippine government
must rest ultimately upon che results OF PoPuii
education During the last year the schooIs IA 'iie
phuinpjues have been materially strengthened ano
l-,s5erad stems have been taken leading to higher
education and 10 the preparation Of native teach
ers The most significant point in the whole eoc,a-
tional field is that instruction in EngIish Is sehSi
ally compulsory. The result OF THIS compulsory
study Of English IS shown by the following quota
ton from a recent provincial report; upon OF
arrival hero we heard almost no English. but every
where now one Is met with greetings IN fhsiisH,
and the parents are delighted with The "oIk Oh
their children. In the most remote towns IN pass
ING through the country, one Is surprised TO near
conversations among the children in English OF me
Grains ~ America or Of The Star Spangled
Banner These results are highly creditaole 10 ''e
American teachers. Of whom Provincial governor
Belts says: The greatest credit Is due the amer
lean teachers for the excellent manner IN "hich
they have conducted their work and for their own
excellent department"
The expenses OF the Insular Bureau OF Public IN
struction FOR the fiscal year ended June % I'o-'
were s. "A s36 a. every cent Of when represents ia
creased mental power Of the natives iar Leyonu ''e
ability OF 10 estimate
How raridlv the Filiplnos are being transformed
NAV be inferred from the fact that mere than
Us go English readers, histories. biographies ana
collateral books were issued TO the schools IN 'e
year referred TO above. In addition TO these Z95oo
various schooIbooks including 5000 copies OF Mont
zo7,e-,,s beginners American History and 90
oeo copies OF Egglestons stories Of Great Amer
icars for Little Americans" have boe1 recently DIS
tribued for use in the schools throughout the ISL
ands.
It IS Impossible in the scope OF brief letter ade-
o,latelv TO portray Filipino educate n; only Few
outlines will be attempted. one Of the most i'm
portant lines OF work is the night school More
than TWENTY-FIVE thousand persons have attended
these schools in the last year, and in many IN
stances the whole municipal government nom 1he
Presidente down 20 the lowest municipal officer
have been "a regular attendance in order 10 learn
English one OF the best schools OF this class as
the Victoria in Manila. where higher arithmecc,
geography history. bookkeeping. steHosraphy'
typewritiug and telegraphy are among the SUBJECTS
taught. Many Filipino students in attendance are
r-sr,aring 10 take civil service examinations: some
have already qualified and have secured posillois.
The school hoyyeEeT which Gfcoi ,,i NE -1si
School whose function il Is TO train native teachers
MS school furnishes instruction in English, arith-
--rric aIral,ra geometry history. geography bot
any physical geography, physics. t'.ul4alts' l.Ils
ioios, and hygiene music and art. Fourteen Amer
lean teachers are employed. and over three hundred
students mostly Representing i've hiS LOU LOU
ana appliances being rapidly supplied, ard the
M viii be surprise 10 many Americans 10 learn
that nautical school is in active OPERATION III
men for the merchant marine service. Nearly a
hundred students are IN attendance, repTesenting
United States Naval Academy at Annapolis; an the
instruction IS given ia English; the success OF me
81 ipuire IS assured. The Auericanlzaion OF the
work and general moral principles is ever kept ia
mind
The Manila Trade School eTrolls nearly hundred
and fifty students Notwithstanding the idea firmly
n the Filipino mind that manual labor Is
DEGRADING and undlgn3ed. .
The most important type, however. Is the oroi-
nary common or provincial school whore. IN hun
drefs ~ fr7efruccs either tho American teacher or
the American trained teacher. day after day. week
after week month after month. year AFTER year.
~fferIv leads his charges from darkness to light,
from four hundred years Of Spanish implanted ig-
uoranca 10 that knowledge Of the truth which
alone make mon free. ARTHUR MARVIN.
Schenectadv y Y. Feb. 3. 1904