El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-03

physical training. That school was at
tended by 500 teachers last year and
they came from every part OF the isl
Rnds- There are other summer schools
at the provincial capitals, and there
are vacation classes In the schools or
art and trades
A very impOrtnt educational force is
the Teachers Vacation association
This organization holds a chautauQua
amp on the BaguiO hills, where IS also
The teachers 60 there and camp out
for several weeks. during which time
they have classes OF various kinds
Among the branches studied are lace
making. embroidery, Spanish and Phil
ippine history and the science OF edu-
cation They have lectures and other
entertainments. They hold confer
ences and discuss their work IN the
schools. Next year it is expected that
men OF note from the United States
viii come to lecture at that confer
ence. In 1911 the camp was attended
by more than 200 supertntendents and
teachers.
The Growth Of Athletics.
In connection with this vacation
camp are extensive athletic grounds
There are tennis courts, baseball dia-
1onds and golf links The summer
school at Manila is similarly equipped.
and at the Normal school there are five
baseball teams, three tennis courts and
so girls in the basketball clubs
Athletics is now popular in all the
common schools In the baseball tour
naments Of last year 1900 games were
played by $50 teams, and the people
came from Tar and wide to see them.
Every school now has its own baseball
team, and the teams Of the various
provinces come together and compete.
indeed, baseball Is almost as much a
i ne 20 az game in the Philippines as it
IS IN the United States. 1t is PLAYED
by the soldiers, and it is they who have
taught the Filipinos.
The bureau OF education is now work
ing out plan to introduce Organized
athleucs among ali the students COM
ing under its control 1t Will geri-s
a Public Schools Athletic league wbicb
VIII make study OF the physical needs
OF tne. students and minister to them
uo-lc play grounds will be opened ID
anu gymnastics made a part OF every
school course. As ii is now Dhvsfca1
schools
The popularity OF athletics is to be
seen everywhere. Manila has an ana
teur athletic federation ~ wFicb -,
governor Is president. There Is
oaske loaI league, and there are crfcL-
81 cluos and polo clubs The eove~DOr
Is crack polo player. Now and then
the city has a carnival and at the LAST
one 500 men We're reeistereJ ss -
teur athletes -
rms athletic work is not confined to
tls Fltlplnos- The IgOrrotes now have
oaseoaI team and other savage tribes
are taxing up sports. All this Is In
Striking contrast with the conditions
Wnen We took possession OF the Phil
iPplnes- At that time there were prac-
IicaiIy no athletics, and the better
classes had a sort OF CONTEMPT for ply
steal exercises
Our New University.
There were several colleges At Ma
nlla when we took hold of the islands
Al nc eacn had a long list OF studies.
Luey were mostly connected with the
- and church history, but as to
= - -s Ilcal education along modern lines /
S Sq was unknown. When I was in |
NE ne ma 4 visited the University OF ST. I
IuoInas' which was founded about 10 ]
y Ears ~ oeIore our pilgrim fathers landed I
IN fls mouth Rock, and also the Col I
SsSse or st Joseph. which was estab- /
$50 oy the Jesuits in 1901, and at 1
icy TIME endowed by the king OF 4
: ~ ~ N win three professorships Of S10.- 4
RoIn OF these institutions have been /
~ out little value to us as far as civil 4
1i"s tne Islands was concerned Some /
~ lnelr graduates became teachers /
oIL the real workers among the Fill /
.plnos We're those who had been edu-
II VIII be different with the Univer-