The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04

experiment grounds II has domestic science kitchens. where the teachers
 learn cooking. Il has manual train ing school and a library. Conneeted
 with this there is a correspondence school which is being used by 1900
 teachers scattered here and there ! throughout the archipelago.
 The Manila Normal school has also | a summer season during April and
 May, at which there are courses in in
 dustrial work. in the various branches
 of teaching and also in music, draw | ing and physical training. That school was attended by 500 teachers last year
 and they came from every part of the islands There are other summer schools
 at the provincial capitals. and there are vacation classes in the schools of
 art and trades
 very important educational force Is the Teachers Vacation association This organization holds chautauaua camp on the Baguio hills, where is also the summer capital of the Philippines The teachers gd 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 conferences and discuss their work in the schools Next year it is expected that men or note from the United States will come To lecture at that conference. In 1911 the camp was attended by more than 200 superintendents and teachers.
 The Growth of Athletics
 In correction with this vacation camp are extensive athletic grounds. There are tennis courts. baseball dia- monds and golf links. The summer school at Manila Is similarly equipped and al the normal school there arc five baseball teams. three tennis courts and 60 girls in tho basketball clubs. Athletics is now popular in all the common schools. In the baseball tour naments of last year 200 games were played by lSO teams, and the people
 came from far and wide 10 see them. 1 Every school now has ifs own baseball team, and the teams of the various provinces come together and compete. Indeed. baseball is almost as much national gsme in the Philippines as it l is in the United States. It is played
 by the soldicrs and it is they who have
 taught the Filipnos.
 l The bureau of education is now | working out a plan to introduce organ 1 ized athletics among all the students 1 coming under it's control. 1t will or ganize a Public Schools Athletic league which will make q study of the phys ica needs of the students and mu- ister to them. Public backgrounds will be opened I'D and gymnastics made Q part of every school course. As it is now physical training Is carried on in many of the schools.
 The popularity of athletics Is Co be seen everywhere. Manila Has an anna tour athletic federation of which the governor is president There is a bas- ketball league, and there are cricket clubs and polo clubs. The governor is a crack polo player. Now and then the city has q carnival and at the last one 800 men were registered as amateur athletes
 This athletic work is not confined 10 the Filipinos. The Igorrotcs now have a baseball team and other savage tribes are taking up sports. All this is in striking contrast with the conditions when we took possession of the Phil lppines. At that time there were prac- tically no athletics and the better classes had sort of contempt for physical exercises
 Our New University There were several colleges at Ma
 pila when we took hold of the islands
 and each had long list of studies.