The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-29
THE: AMERICAN
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PHILIPPINES
DR.. culintock Of Chicago
University Tells Of the Mar 1
velous Change
PEACE, SAFETY, REFORMATION
Of JUSTICE and EDUCATION

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There Can be Ne Question Of the
Purity Of Our Motives, Of Our yigor
and Efficiency and Of Its Enthusiast
tic Reception. ,.
Chicago, Aug 29.-Prof. w. D. Mac
Clintock, eminent scholar of the uni
versity Of Chicago, has returned from
the Philippines, where he went IN Feb
ruary, and related today an engros-
sing story Of the exploits Of Prof.
Frederick Starr, the anthr0pologist,
and also interesting data on how the
world is going with the F1lipinps.
Prof. Mace Clintock, together with Prof.
Starr. Prof. @. H. Roberts Of the uni
versity of California and Prof. j. D.
Burks Of the Albany Teachers college,
went to the Philippines to lecture to
the first vacation assembly Of Ameri-
can teachers there. The assembly
was held at Baguio, the summer capt.
tai.
Visits the Igorr0te Tribes.
Prof. Starr remained after the
teachers assembly to visit the Igorro-
te tribes of northern Luzon and. to
live for some two months among the
Bogobo people of Mindanao, of whom
he hopes to make full anthropological
studies" said Prof. Mac cClintock HE
will take measurements Of individuals
and collect the tribal folk lore and as
many of their implements Of war and
of domestic life as possible. In maxi
Ing studies of the average language,
music and primitive forms of drama,
Pref. Starr uses q phonograph and he
Is securing records made by, the ma
tives in this way for the purpose Of
further investigation and research
when he returns Ii
B0g0b0s atFierce People.
The Bogobo people are among the
fiercest in the islands and though they
are atpresent pndess cgptrols Il lie
amcng them is not With91K q sAics
q danger, Tor they have pat iorSatan
how to use the bolo. '''s - 81 y,
Prof. Starr has also made studies
of the Negritos, tribe of real negro
pygmies, native to the Philippines.
They stand about 4 feet 9 inches high
and are much like the pygmies- Of
Africa. Prof. Starr returns about
October to take charge OF his classes
at the university Of Chicago. He ii
expected to bring a full complement
of new theories, as we'll as photo
graphs, savage implements, clothing
and weapons.
+ Calls Assembly Success.
The assembly was great success"
the professor declared, reverting to
the subject of the teachers at Baguio.
1T brought the teachers and superin-
tendents from all over the archipelago
together. We had many opportunities
Of criticising the educational system
and we were enabled to bring fresh
instruction and inspiration from cul-
ture centers at home to many lonely
and discouraged workers" ~
Prof. MacClintock was enthusiastic
over what the Americans have done
TOR the education Of the Filipinos.
There can be no question OF the
purity Of our motives, Of our vigor and
efficiency and of its enthusiastic ac-,
ceptance by the people," he said. "The
greatest credit is due to DR.. D. p.
Barrows, the director of education. He
was well-equipped public man, Of
California; he trained as scientific
athropologist at the university OF
Chicago. and he had experience as
commissioner of the non-C Christian
tribes Of the Philippines.
Devised the Educational Unit.
"Dr. Barrows devised the education
al unit Of an American supervising
teacher with ten. to fifteen Filipinos
who 80 out to the borrios. or village
schools, and come In to him~for furth-
Ter instruction and criticism; BY this
means some $50 Americans direct the
work of more than 5000 Filipino
teachers and have already IN the
seven years 6f work extended the sys-
tenn to more than half the children
of the islands! 81. ~ f 4
Il am one of those who deeply
regret that we acquired the Philip
pines, said Prof. MacC Clintock, chief
ly because of the change it REQUIRES
IN onr' traditional policy and the nee
essity Of developing an ability to gov
'ern colonies ~. 4, n
"But ] am glad to say that my ex-
spertence persuadessnne that our corn
Ing has been for. the immense bene1t.
.of the Filipinos and that we should
be proud of our administration. There,
have bene some mistakes, to be sure.
sad some rascality. But believe
history does not elsewhere show as
bright q page OF, sane philanthropy
0s that of our 0dminigtration In the