The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-10

PR0.GR ESS in
THE PHILIPPINES
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primary course and who wish to con-
tinue their studies, enter the inter-
mediate schools, OF which there are
some two hundred in the islands. The
teachers in these schools are all paid
by tho central government, and are
under the immediate charge OF the
division superintendents. The ma
jority Of them are American men and
women.
The intermediate Is three-year
course, Tho pupils devote forty min
utcs daily to each of the following
SUBJECTS: English grammar, reading.
arithmetic, science in the second two
years geography, and In the final year
history and government. In addition,
eighty minutes day are spent In
manual training or industrial work.
A student who has completed this
course will have fair education in
deed. He should be able to write Eng
lish correctly and with ease, to read
any except technical books, to keep
ordinary accounts, compute interest.
have some knowledge of the geography
of the world and of the history and
the governmental organization OF the
Philippines and know the principles OF
sanitation and hygiene.
Industrial Work.
In Industrial work boy will be
familiar with the proper cultivation
OF the common vegetables and flowers.
He will know how to use garden and
carpentry tools. and be able to do
ordinary repairing and construction
with them. And he will have been
taught these things by doing actual
work with his hands.
a girl will know great deal about
housekeeping according to American
ideas. about the use OF cleansing ma
terials and disinfectants; about cook
ing. the care OF the sick, sick diet, and
the care OF Infants. In addition, she
will have had a complete course IN
sewing, and have learned how to pre-
pare table and bed linen and infants
apparel
The intermediate course is followed
by that in secondary Instruction.
four years course given in the high
schools. There are at present thirty
five such schools In the islands, To-
Gated as rule in the provincial cap
Itals.
This course does not differ greatly
from that given in the best high
schools in America. The pupils study
English literature. history. mathe-
mates, including algebra and geom-
cry, physics, economies, physical
geography and geology. zoology. agri-
culture, and sometimes Latin and
Spanish.
There are few colleges in the islands
and the professions will for many
years be filled with men and women
who have completed only this high
school course. The endeavor has.
therefore, been to mako the course as
comprehensive as possible. and to give
to those who complete 1t a. sufficient
familiarity with literature and science
to enable them intelligently to con-
tinue their studies therein should
they care to in after life.
In addition to the course just de-
scribed, special teaching course Is
given In the high schools. This DIFF
fers from the regular course only in
that the pupils become acquainted With
our school methods, texts and organi-
cation. and receive actual practice in
teaching
Special Schools.
These eleven years comprise the
regular course in our public schools.
There are. however, number OF
| special schools under the control of
| the Bureau Of Education, the most
ual training schools, or, as they are
more frequently called. the schools OF
arts and trades. Pupils from both the
primary and the intermediate schools
enter the trade schools They con-
| tlnue their studies In English. read
Ing. writing, arithmetic and geography.
receiving perhaps some instruction In
| mechanical drawing, but the major
portion OF their time is devoted to
| learning a trade such as blacksmith
| Ing. carpentry or cabinet making. In
| the Manila trade school there Is a
| department in which boys are trained
to repair and drive motor cars OF va
rious makes. as we'll as launches and
explosive engines Of all kinds. Many
hundreds OF automobiles are already
In use In the islands, and moro are
being imported constantly: SO that the
graduates of this department are much
in demand and receive excellent wages
Many of the trade schools-in fact
the majority of them--are entirely
self-support!ng, their products finding
n ready sale, and the students them
selves receiving wage for work done
outside of school hours. These schools
are popular with the people-more
popular perhaps than any other branch
Of our work--and provincial official:
are continually endeavortng to in,
crease their number.
In several provinces we have estab
lished agricultural schools. where thu
pupils are receiving practical instruc
ton In farming. These schools, how
ever. are not yet so we'll developed al
those giving manual training
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