The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
Teachers Are Wanted
in the Philippines

The Philippine Teacher, which has Just
been established in Manila, tells about
the openings to be found in the Philippines
by American teachers. Z d r the Ameri-
can Bureau Of Education In the Philippines
there are thirty-fiye school divisions, with
s64 900 pupils, 1874, 900 Of whom are in the
primary courses, 1900 in the intermediates
and high school departments, and 1900
In the 800 night schools for the instruction
Of adults in Manila and the largest pro-
vincial towns.
Steps have been taken 20 train Filipino
young men and women as teachers, 10 carry
on the work There are now $500 Of these,
who are known as municipal teachers and
are paid from funds in the municipalities
in which they are employed, and 29i in the
Insular list, who are appointed and paid
by the bureau.
The Americans are employed as super
intendents, rather than teachers OF single
classes or schools There are SOS Of them,
drawing salaries that range from 5000 TO
s. OOO the average being $500.
Over these teachers are the division
superintendents, whose salaries run from
/ 81, 600 to 5000. In four cases these super
intendents are the Governors Of their prov
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pine Normal School, the Philippine School
Of Arts and Trades and the Philippine
/ Nautical School rank as division superin-
| tendents.
Promotion is easy and rapid, because
many Of the teachers 50 TO the Philip
pines for few years only, not as a life
! settlement, and vacancies are Of frequent
| occurrence. Appointments are made by
the general superintendent, subject to the
approval Of the Secretary Of Public In
struction, and the merit Of the teachers IL
tested by competitive examinations. There
are more than 200 positions with salarie0
above 1920.
The work Of instruction is, Of course,
rather elementary, and is Of tho most prao-
teal nature being designed especially TO
train the Filipino youth in agricultural SCI
ence and industrial m tho $. The study OF
the English language is first; then follow
arithmetic, geography, the civil government
of the islands, tool work Tor the toys ana
Housekeeping 70 the girls commerce and
agriculture, art, and trades.
The life Of American teachers in the
PHILIPPINES is thus described in the state
ment Of organization and aims published
by the Bureau OF Education:
THE teacher usually lives alone 10 a town
separated by some miles from other COM
muniues, and very frequently he is the only
American resident in a largo area, He
must consult tactfully and helpfully with
the municipal President and Council, repre-
sent the school needs Of the locality TO this
body and obtain their cooperation and
financial support. His relationship with
! the people Of the town must be kind, help
! full and above reproach.
A great part Of IN time Of the super
| vising teacher IL spent In school visitation,
| travel ing some times on foot or 10y horse
! and vehicle, and sometimes by banoa OF
/ canoe. As a part Of their duty these
teachers have TO acqualnt Themselves
thoroughly with the geography OF Their
! districts. They must know every hamlet
and road. and must thoroughly understand
the social composition Of the community
l where they are working.
This is work which can obviously only
| he done by a man For this reason tho
| great majority of the teaching force are
/ men. In many cases, however, man and
/ wife are assigned together 10 a town, the
ma carving on the work Of supervision
| and the woman the instruction OF the ad.
vanoed classes In the central municipal
school