Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-28
MORE AT WISCONSIN THAN ANY
OTHER COLLEGE IN AMERICA.
TAKE PRACTICAL COURSES
Sent to the United States by the
FnsuIar Government-Good Stu
dents-Depressed Economic condl-
tons in the Islands-St Strong Feel
ing for lndepeUd ence.

has an international reputation is at
tested by the fact that II students
from the Philippine islands were reg
| istered here last semester. Although
most of the FiIipinos are graduates
of colleges in the islands, they are
surprisingly young and boyish in ap-
pearance and present a marked con-
trast in this particular to the Japa-
nese. Nearly all were sent to the
United States by the insular govern.
ment which is animated by the laud-
able resolve to introduce western ideas
In the archipelago. These students
are chosen by competitive examina-
| lions and their expenses here are paid
until their education is finished. This
is done with the understanding that
two months after their return to the
| islands such students shall enter
some branch of the insular civil serv-
ice and serve as many years as they
| have spent abroad Aside from the
| fact that the government is said to
| discourage the selection of military
and naval schools, the choice of a
college is practically elective with the
student. Formally the government
assigns the student, but in case he
does good work at first his wishes as
to the institution he prefers to attend
are complied with. In consequence.
so many of the students from our
island possessions have come to the
university that the 1908 junior annual
humorously denominated Madison "a
Filipino colonv.'' The personnel Of
these students, course and home adj
dress follows:
Jose Gomez-Agmc. Jaro, Ilo-ilo.
Pastor Gomez-Civi1 engineer,
lColumpit,. Pampanga-
Jose Jalandoni --Agric, Jaro, no-ilo.
Marceliano Hidalgo-C. b., Bimal-
oman, Pangasiman.
Andres Ccvilla-Agric., Palo Leyte.
Oscar Soniano-Agric., 'anto Cruz,
La Laguna.
victorino Borja-Agric.. Santa
Cruz.
Vicente Fragante-C. E., vigan, no
cos, Sur.
Pablo ,acion-Agric., Camalig. AL
bay.
Vicente Frayante-C E., vigan, no.
Francisco Hamado Carload, Cavite.
Mos. of these alsf took summer ses,
sior work.
More Coming in the Fall
The attendance this fall promises to
be larger still, for several Filipino
students are here who last year had
not acquired sufficient facility In the
language to warrant them enrolling.
Wisconsin has the largest Filipino del
egatioo of any college in the United
States
/ One of the most noticeable things
about the students from the islands is
that all take practical studies six be-
| ing registered in the college of agrl-
culture and four in the engineering
department, while only one is in tie
| school of pharmacy, This may be
due t. the fact thai practical or tech
Mica. education is much sighted III
the islands, for it is said that no
course of engineering is given in any
of the colleges there. Law, medicine
and languages have been taught there
for years, but it is only since Ameri-
can rule that practical instruction,
such as manual training, has been
given.
The system of education in the isl
| and is inadequate and although free
grade schools have been established
by the United States, the higher in
| stitutions of learning are not free.
The most prominent of these are the
University of Santo Tomas, Manila,
| under the supervision of the Domi-
uican order; Liceo de Manila, non
sectarian school, and the Jesuit col
lege. The Filipino students at Mad
json have all received their edu cation
at home under private instructit II, but
seem well prepared when they come
| here. All have been one year at
| slrs, other American college before
c,uinr to Madison, and all are
an uds to be assigned to Wisconsin.
All of these students are under the
.., rvision of an agent, appointed by
/ the insular government and having
| Headquarters in Washington.
University professors who have
been in touch with these boys are OF
the opinion that they are earnest and
able students. They seem to be
bright and intelligent and to attend
| strictly to their studies. 1t is tue
that they experience some difficulty
with the language and are handi-
cappef y restricted knowledge of
it. but nevertheless no. one has been
conditioned in stuNes so as to be
compelled to quit his cou. Sc. Uni
versity authorities say that, taken as
a class, the Filipinos are better stu
dents than any other foreigners.
If one has not followed the trend of
current events, he will be surprised at
the attitud of the islanders toward
the United States. They recognize
the laudaDle policy of the western
republic in establishing and equipping
a system of free schools, improving
sanitary conditions and in carrying
Ju+ other reforms. Education under
1.-THE Spanish regime was controlled by
the church and was hampered by sec