Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-04
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Host Significant Work q t
Kind Ever Bndertakeh ID
Any Colonisl Possession in
tha World, 80 4
18TH ANNUAL REPORT
IMPRESSIVE DOCUMENT

AFcAteNt pniNerfltlch IN the United
I States. after his return from a lee
ture tour Int the philippines, writes
relative 10 the work OF the Bureau Vt
Education IN the Islands;
The more I learn about the work
OF Your Bureau, the more thinbs
that Il h. the most alEnIftcant CON
s.Fuctiye work ever undertaken IN
tany colony In the troplcE,---or IN la
entirety IN, any State Ia our Union.
You have In yOur hands
the achleycment Of y civilization and
high CULTURE, I consider n one OF
the best bits OF good fortune that ev-
ler came 20 me that have been aide
to sco IL Rnd.Set IN touch with II, per
sOnslly." 80
The twelfth annual report Of the
dlrectOF Of education for. tae Phli1p.
pino IAlaD'lA. covering the schv0i YER
ending April lst. 1919. has just bcen
regelyed BY the bureau OF lnswlar
Affairs. ,nI
u Is very comprehensive state
moni of the educational program In
the Islands. shows that very encOur-
sglng results have boon obtained
during the past year IN all lines Of
school activities and that "tho
achievement Of - civilization and q
Thigh culture Is we'll entered upon.
Some Ot the BpRcitic things accom-
pllshed during the past year are
enumerated by che director, Progress
has been very marked Ia the Improve
mont In the quality Of BRgliah taught
In all the schools whether OF primary,
intermediate or 'FscOndhry grade. In
dustrial instruction has boon organ
he'd and developed 20 greater ca
tent than In any previous year. a
large number of permanent school
buildings has been completed. The
policy OF acquiring adequate school
sites has found general acceptance
and much attention. has been given 70
the Improvement of. temporary build.
ings. Through tho vacation assem-
lilly az BaguIo. the Bureau has come
Into closer sympathy with the vast
majority OF itB teachers than ever be-
fore. A decided Improvement IN re-
ported In the peraORnel Of the teach
Ing force, both American and Fill
sFpfn6. ''fsn increaaf 81 percent IN the
average daily attendance Indicates
that more really effective work was
done during the past year. There has
been In the past year great improve.
ment In tho Attachments OF the Full
bNAA! hahNNNNN W. AUGAN A0AllNl W
teach, making Il possible 10 assign 16l
Of them to positions an supervising
and assistant supervising teachers. IL
has been the policy 10 place upon III
lpln0 teachers az great reBp0nsibill-
ties a. they are capable OF assuming
The constant Increase IN the number
assigned ~ the more important work
10 evidence that this policy has not
been without favorable results.
specialization In Elementary Schools
In the Philippines specialization
must begin much lower down In the
course than In tho usual practice In
tho United States. although many
educators here are coming 60 Feaog-
nlze that the earlier this specIalinas
tion can be introduced the better. In
the Islands II begins with this first
year OF the intermediate grades. five
courses being prOvidod--the gsheral
course. the course for teaching. the
course IN farming. the trade coarse.
tho course In housekeeping ana
household arts. and the course IN bus
moss. Thia specialization u incor-
poFaied into the COURSE ofs>ntudy IN
order That the child mey secure nuch
training a. wili dircnt prOpAre him
4 SeK . sis6fal iifes
ltcIncAaiose IL gii,ifS b f'uantEina
/ A oare&al nlls4t an4 eQnDn1la0n u
education Ia tn Earthquakes WITH
that carried o. ~ oshef tropical
lcouptEieo aq1QSaeE nsapiichiIy the
same conditions 81 otlninI tnorn.
shows sSsat 4 y tlle GIN gf nearly ~
eryono % th c@oatFles - rna1e
educalipn aanaGat tnt a. q rulo tht
lDoroonl NA ~ NnnulAtlon nftnnnlnG