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

pendently when their school years are
closed. In the primary grades. which
include children up to 10 years Of age,
they spend from one-haf 10 three
quarters Of an hour a day in industrial
work. The little ones learn the hand
weaving OF the native fibers, beginning
this study at 6. They also do a little
gardening. At they are taught
bssketry and wood working and pot
terry The girls make doll clothes. hem
towels, napkins and sheets, and begin
70 mend their own clothes They also
learn lace making and embroidery It
Is the same in the next two years. and
at 10 domestic science IS added and fur
Their instruction is given in the branch
es already taken up This manual
training IS continued throughout the
eighth grade, the children being al
lowed to specialize as they or their
parents wish.
Courses In Farming and Gardening.
In all OF the schools there is nature
study, and the children learn about the
plants OF the islands. Some Of the
schools have farms connected with
them and special instruction Is given
as TO the chief crops. There are alto
gether thirty or forty thousand acres
IN such farms, and on one CT them.
consisting Of about Is acres, so boys
. worked last year on an average OF
about two hours a day. They main
4 tained % garden plots and planted and
Inls was at Batac. Many Of the COM
mon schools have gardens where veg
enables are grown. They have tree
nurseries, and there are classes Of seed
selection and in poultry raising.
In the eighth grade courses are given
IN housekeeping and the household
arts. The girls learn domestic science
and they practice cooking. This work
Will eventually make a great change
ia the housekeeping and cooking Of the
dol.
Iauon are taught. in all the schools
The Trade schools.
In addition to the regular schools
mere are trade schools and manual
raining schools There are many
thousands OF students who are perfect
ma themselves in special lines with
s-SM 10 having a trade after leaving
soHCoi. and $4,000 are doing industrial
Work IN the upper grades About H.
VVO boys are learning carpentry, and
eIeg VIII supplant the Chinese and Jap
IHese carpenters who now practically
lave a monopoly of the building and
ca9lnet work Of the Islands
IN the school Of arts and trades at
-19HiIa the boys are taught how to do
az KINDS Of mechanical work They
I9uule machinery, they repair automo-
o-a-S S, anu tney do all sorts of wood
- ttAIus ana iron working. In addition
Us mere are 30 other trade schools,
" one Tor each province The most OF
Ihese are equipped with machinery
ou.L5ls and all have adequate sets OF
WOO working tools. In many Of them
- working goes on. Thousands of
s esSoenIs are now studying in these
$50 and In some cases the institu-
80 SS nave developed into well organ
M n BUSINESS enterprises.
~. me instruction is along the lines that
~ ~ De OF value to the people Take
ne nlaSlng OF hats and other work in
M tion with the Philippine fibers.
ne ILtue ones take quickly to weaving
ag Sney are making hats, mats, bags
60 -alhI1 ocks, some Of which are eX-
Iu-sItety beautiful The fine Filipino
a. ~ Lat now goes all over the world;
~ IIt as the Panama, and it might form
one OF the great exports Of the island.
a 9eaIer al Manila recently received an
O ~ from l the United States for 1000,
w on Inese hats, but he had not the
People 20 make them. In 1903 more
Ihan oVVsOO0 were exported, but of these
9 Lhan 100000 went to the United
rms education IN weaving and along
otnet industrial lines is not confined TO
the trade schools. As have said be-
IoFe' IL is a part of every common
scnool ana II viii eventually make the
rlIlplnos great Industrial nation.
Uncle sam realizes this possibility