The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04

tho native students havo boon sent by
our government to tho United States
to DO educated and there are now
large normal schools In the Philip
pines. There Is one at Manila which
mas hundreds OF pupils. 1t stands on
tno old exposition grounds. and Is
equipped with gardens, laboratories
ana agricultural experiment grounds.
where the teachers learn cooking. 1t
mas manual training school and
library. Connected with this there Is
used by 1900 teacners scattered hero
and there throughout tho archipelago.
rue Alanlla Normal Scnool has also
summer season during April and Moy.
at Whlch tnere are courses In Indus
trldi work. in the various branches OF
teaohlnk, and also In music. drawing
ana pnysical training. That school
was attended by 500 teachers last year.
ana they came from every part oil the
islands There are other summer
sSSaools at the provincial capitals. and
s nSoe are vacation classes in the
schools Of art and trades.
very important educational force
IL the Tenchers' Vacation Association.
ms organization holds Il chautaqua
ESQ ESQ the summer capital ut the Philip
pines. The teachers go there and
S S.shnp out Tor several weeks. during
Eious kinds. Among ,ns DrUn,i, e
studied are lace making. embroidery
fhe ,ct.n ana Philippinc history. ana
i inS science OF education They have
iSStuTe IS and other entertainments
,tnGs hoid conferences and discuss.
thelr work in the schools Next YEAR
- rs expected tnat men o: notc f!oI-
AZ mat conference. In 1911 the r1.nn
was attended BY more than 200 sup,.r.
'htenoents and teachers
INC Growth al Athletics.
lamp are extensive athletic grounds.
I nnere arc tennis courts baseball diu-
s m1nas ana golf links. The summer
school at Manila is similarly eq,iippcd:
ana ana at the normal gcnool there are
i've baseball teams. three tennis courts
aha siSty girls In The basketball CLUBS.
cothHlon schools. In the baseball tour
nninents OF last year 1000 games were
i.a' ny $50 teams, and the people
same from far and wide 10 see Them.
Every school now has it's own baseball
t teain, anu the teams OF the various
rl r65 come together ana compete.
n rnateea. baseball is almost as much q
is 80 game In the Philippines as it
rs u.s. IN the United States. Ii is played
by the soldiers. and IT is they who
nave taught the t'ilipinos.
me Bureau OF Education is now
Mo1kins out a plan to Introduce or
ganized athletics among all the stu
or9as coming under IT'S control. II viii
league. which VIII make a stu1y 81
the physical needs OF inc .tudcris ana
munster to them. Public playgrounus
W WI, DC opened up and gymnastics made
part OF every school course. AS IL
is now, physical training is carried On
IN many OF the schools
me Popularity OF athletics is to be
sc.n everywhere. Manila has AN anna
f tsur annette federation OF which the
Sovernor Is president. There is u
basketball league. and there are crlck-
Ct clubs and polo clubs. The Governor
Is crack polo player Now ami then
inc city has carnival. and at the last
onc oop men were registered az anna
teur athletes.
This athletic work is not confined 10
the Fllipinos. The lEorrotcs now have
ohscoaIi team and other savage
tribes are takinp up sports All TINS is
lions when We took possession OF the
Philippines. At that time there were
practically no athletics. and the better
classes had Il sort OF CONTEMPT Tor
physical exercise.
Our New University.
There were several colleges at Ma
niii, when We took hold OF the Islands.
and each had long list OF studies
lhey were mostly connected with the
classics and church history but as to
practical education along modern lines.
Manila visited the University Of ST.
Thomas, which was founded about ten
years before our Pilgrim Fathers land
ed on Plymouth Rock, and also the
College of ST. Joseph. which was cs-
tablishcd by the icsuits in 1901, ana
at that time endowed By the King OF
Spain with three professorships OF JI0.-
ou0 each.
Both of these institutions have been
or but little value to US rs fur as civ
ilizing tho islands was concerned. Some
of their graduates became teachers,
but the real workers among the Fiji
pinos were those who had been cdu-
Gated outside.
1t will be different with the Univcr-
sity OF the Philippines. the act for the
establishment OF which was passed by
the Assembly at Manila In 1905. This
provides for an up-to-datc university