Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-29

home industries. In five or six months
of daily work in embroidery and lace
making, the persons attending this
school can become very proficient in
these lines. They will then return
TO their homes, or to other towns
agreed upon between themselves and
the director of education, where each
woman will be expected to establish
a local class for instruction in her
speciality. 1t is desired that she gath
er about her a group of industrious
women and girls whom she will in
struct along the lines of her training
/ in the school of household industries.
When they shall have become prof.
cient, she will employ them at fair
wages. Doubtless many of the women
who receive instruction in local
classes will be ambitious to form SIM
| liar organizations on their own &C
count, and in this way 1t is expected
| that an ever widening circle of in
( dustrial activity will result. Through
! the medium of either the bureau of
/ education or the sales agency, 1t is
| intended that the government shall
keep in touch with these industrial
centers and communicate to them up
to date information relative TO pat
] terms and standards demanded by the
! foreign market.
This institution has already been
! established with an attendance of ap-
proximately $50 women The Difficult
| ties incident to the opening of the
new school have been overcome, and
! judging from the work now being per
| formed, the outlook for success is
very bright"
The athletic program Of the bur
eau has found general acceptance
among the masses of the people OF
the islands. At the beginning of the
year there remained much to be done
/ In providing better play ground ant
athletic facilities, in providing more
effective organization and such an ex
tension Of athletic activities as would
bring a far larger percentage of PEG
pie within their influence.
The plan Of the bureau as it re
lates to athletics is as follows:
The director of education exercises
general control over the entire sys
tenn and delegates such authority al
may be necessary to division superin
tendents and teachers. The smalles
organization provided for is the ath
letic club of the school; the schools
of a district may be organized int,
a union, and all OF the districts o
a province into a league. Clubs
unions and leagues are organized
when the division superintendent be
lieves they are necessary. Associa
tons are inter-provincial in nature
and their formation under approves
constitutions is obligatory in ever,
case where inter-provincial contest
are to be held. All general meets
such as those that have been hel,
in connection with the Philippine cal
nival, are under the control of tn
director of education acting througl
authorized Representatives. An aG
visory board consisting of superintend
ents and teachers is appointed by tn
director; the functions of this boar
, are purely advisory"
1t is confidently expected by tn
, director that as soon as the introduC
ton Of the play ground and grou
games become general, at least 80 pc
cent OF the school children will part
cipate in athletics.
The industrial program is bein
promoted constantly through the met
ium of provincial industrial super
visors; inspectors and instructor