The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-25
THINK PUBLIC OFFICE
is A PRIVATE SNAP
FuJpINos INDIFFERENT CORRUPTION PUBLIC OFFICE SAYS
TAFT-GREATEsT DIFFICULTY IN LEARNING SELF GOVERN
MENT IS TO OVERCOME IDEA THAT OFFICE SOLELY
vArE ENJOYMENT

to sci.
Public educational work is perform |
ed under the bureau of Education with
the central Office in Manila having 30
divisions. each i'm charge of a division
superintendent, embracing I'm all 313
school districts, each in charge of a
supervising teacher The total mum
Der of schools in operation during the
last year was.
Primary schools. 3,l35
Intermediate Schools. 1852
Arts and Trades SchoOls...,.... 80
Agricultural Schools. b.
Domestic Science Schools...... D.,
Provincial High Schools........ 36
This is "a total of 1857 and an in-
crease from the previous year as fol-
lows: 327 primary schools, 10 inter
mediate schools 10 arts and trades
schools, agricultural schools and .
domestic science schools.
There are engaged in the teaching
of these schools at present M per-
manent American teachers and 1Og
temporary appointees In addition
there are what are known as Filipino
insuiar teachers, numbering ass. In
addition to these there are $685. NUM-
cipal Filipino teachers, all of whom
speak and teach English The Fiji
pino teachers nave received their Enc
fish education from our normal schouis
or our American teachers.
The average annual salary Of the
Filipino insular teacher is 1888 pesos
year; that Of municipal teachers is
2lO.36 pesos. The average paid to
the American teachers is about $1,000
per annum.
/ The total enrolment for the year,
inclusive of the Moro proyince-the
schools in which are conducted under
a separate system-was 1887. The
average enrolment total by months
was 346,245, Of whom 81 per cent were
boys and 80 per cent were girls. The
average daily attendance was 2G9 900 or
a percentage of attendance of about So
per cent
THE great difficulty in the matter
Of education is the lack of funds, It
would be entirely possible to expend
for the sole benefit of the Philippine
people without the least waste, up
ward of $2,00O,OOO or $3OOOOOO an
nuaIly in addition to all that the gov
eminent Of the Philippine Islands-cen-
trail municipal and provincial can af-
ford to devote to this object.
I'VE are not able 10 educate as they
should be educated more than a half OF
the youth Of school age Primary and
Industrial education carried on unit
the child is IA or 10 years old Is
thought to be the best means Of de.
yeloping the Filipino people into a
self-sustaining and self-governing PEG.
pie
THE educated Filipino has an attrac.
tive personality. His mind Is quick
his sense Of humor fine, his artistic
sense acute and active, he has a poetic
Imagination, he Is courteous in tho
hlShesI fesfee, ne IS brave, he Is gene
rous, his mind has been gwen by bis
education touch Of the scholastic
logicism; he is a musician, he is ora
toricaI by nature"
Secretary Taft also includes among
his recommendations that the com.
promise over the friars' lands, where
by the United States is to retain the
Hospital of San Lazaro in return FOL
/ giving back all other holdings, be ac
cepted He urges, too, that the Span
; ish-Filipino bank a Catholic institution
which under the Spanards, had a mo
. nopoly Of currency issue, be permitted
to issue 100000 pesos worth Of cir
culation provided it increases its CAPT
tai to lO,00O,OOO pesos.