Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-04

practice cooking. This work will events
ally make great change In the house,
keeping and cooking OF the people. Physl-
ology. hygiene and sanitation are taught
In all the schools.
The Trade schools.
In addition to the regular schools there
are trade schools and manual training
schools. There are many thousands Of
students who are perfecting themselves
In special lines with view 10 having a
trade after leaving school. and 1900 are
doing industrial work In the upper
grades. About 1900 boys are learning
carpentry. and they will supplant the
chinese and japanese carpenters. who
now practically have monopoly Of the
building and cabinet work Of the Islands.
In the school OF arts and trades at
Manila the boys are taught how TO do
all kinds OF mechanical work. They han
die machinery, they repair automobiles
and they do all sorts Of wood working
and iron working. In addition to this
there are thirty-five other trade schools,
or one for each province. The most of
these are equipped with machinery out
fits. and all have adequate sets Of wood
working tools. In many Of them iron
working goes on. Thousands of students
are now studying in these schools. and
in some cases the institutions have de-
veloped into well-orgsnlzed business en-
terprises.
The instruction is along the lines that
will be of value 10 the people. Take the
making OF hats and other work in con-
nection with the Philippine fibers. The
little ones take quickly to weaving and
they are making hats. mats. bags and
hammocks. some Of which are ex-
quisitely beautiful The fine Filipino
straw hat now goes all over the world;
il rivals the Panama. and it might form
one Of the great exports OF the island.
A dealer at Manila recently received an
order from the United States for 1.Oo0.ooO
Of these hats, but he had not the people
to make them. In 1909 more than 10000
were exported, but of these less than
10000 went TO the United States.
This education in weaving and along
other Industrial lines is not confined to
the trade schools. AS have said before.
It is a part Of every common school and
It will eventually make the Filipinos a
great Industrial nation.
Uncle Sam realizes this possibility
and General Edwards is urging that in
dustrial education be promoted in every
part OF the islands. 1t was In connec-
ton with this that the Department Of
Agriculture has been allied with the
bureau OF education, and the two now
work together. A great deal is expected
from the natural skill which the children
show in embroidery and lace making
They are fully the equals OF the japanese
In all such work, and they may supply
the United States markets.
shirt waists for the United states.
Not long ago Mr.. OReilIy OF the bu-
reau Of education was sent TO the United
States TO see what market there might
be for the Filipino embroidery lie took
back patterns Of shirt waists and other
things which had been embroidered in
Belgium and Japan These will be copied
by the schools to be sold in our stores, or
original work Of similar nature be pro-
duced. One dealer says he could use 100, :
900 such shirt waists at a price which
would be very high for the Flipinos.
The children in this way work for their
schools. and they viii also make money
for themselves. As General Edwards
says, the two great necessities Of life are
good health and an occupation. Our
government Is Swing the first to the Full
biHos through its sanitation methods and
instruction in hygiene. and 1t is giving
the second through this Industrial work
in the schools.
In some parts Of the islands they are
teaching the children TO raise silk. They
grow the mulberry trees in their school