The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-03-01
LETTER FROM THE PHILIPPINES
Mr.. Charles E. HOye Writes of Schools
and Christmas In the Islands.

III 'ilio paper iStLeI touching upon Ile
subject of corporal punishment in the
Philippine schools and also an account
Of the Christmas celebration held in his
town by the American colony.
In a private note to the editor Mr..
Hoye stated that he expects to return
to the States about May leaving the
islands April lst
Mr.. HOye's letter follows:
To the Editor Of The Republican.
This is a subject Of considerable COM
ment at the present time in the news
papers, teachers meetings and private
conversation.
In Spanish times various forms Of cor
poral punishment were practiced in the
schools but our oldfashioned' whipping
was rarely used.
During recent years several American
teachers were arrested, tried by native
Justices Of the Peace and fined for
assault, because they struck or whipped
native pupils. Toprotect teachers from
arrest, and because he thought it IN
necessary in our schools, the Director
of Education issued an order last year
forbidding corporal punishment in all
schools Of the Islands, unless the con-
sent Of the parent be previously secured
and directing that incorrigible pupils
be expelled or suspended from school.
Teachers and superintendent gener-
ally agree that Filipino pupils are docile
and that whipping should be rarely re-
sorted to; yet this order prohibiting it,
and the knowledge of the pupils that it
is prohibited, tend to make the main
tainance of discipline in school more
difficult; therefore they recommend that
the rule be abolished. The American
press in Manila call loudly for the sus-
pension of the rule and for law author
lzing teachers to correct pupils as par
ents are allowed to correct their chill
dren, but the native press as loudly de-
claim against all corporal punishment.
Several recent events tend to show
spirit Of resistance to authority among
the older pupils in school; the saddest of
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CHRISTMAS DAY IN The PHILIPPINES
larlac IS town on our only railroad,
live hours from Manila; its population
is $4,000 native, six Spanish, one Eng
fish, one Swiss, thirty Chinese and
twenty-five Americans. 1t is the CAPT
tai OF a province, province correspond
ing roughly to Maryland county; it has
the provincial officers and provincial
High School, which accounts for the
comparatively large American popula-
ton; there are nine American teachers
in the town; also a superintendent of
schools and Methodist missionary. 1t
is in the center Of the great central
valley of Luzon, and most of the inhab-
1tants are engaged in raising rice and
sugar.
A municipality here includes cen
trial town and all the surrounding coun-
try.
Christmas day dawned clear and
warm; the morning and evening perfect
but fans needed at noon. Early in the
morning the native priest celebrated
mass IN the Catholic church, after which
the natives devoted the day to dancing,