Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-28

les and physical training in the
Philippines than is given in other
countries generally. The interest that
the Filipino people take in public in
struction is much greater than is an.
parently the case elsewhere. Reports
seem to indicate that in a number of
the countries, at least, not only a lack
of interest. but actual opposition is
manifested
For number of years the bureau
has been committed to the policy of
providing adequate permanent build
ings for the housing of the public
schools as rapidly as money might be
made available.
In the furtherance of this policy
standard plans based upon the unit
system OF construction, which allows
additions to be made as necessity may
demand without detracting from the
appearance or utility of the original
structure, have been prepared.
In the standard schoolhouse plans
each unit is class room of standard
size, seven by nine meters. Plans
have been adopted for buildings OF
l. from one to twenty class rooms with
ASSEMBLY room, Offices and storeroom.
Concrete reinforced with steel Is the
construction material which meets
conditions best. 1t is, specified for the
standard schoolhouse
Already 1876 school buildings of this
type have been completed and 173
others are in process of construction,
of which 81 lacked very little of com
pletion and were already occupied at
the time the director made his report.
Methods Correct.
The industrial program is being
promoted constantly through the me-
dunn of provincial industrial super
visors; inspectors and instructors form
the travelling corps of the general Of
fee; various publications, bulletins,
and correspondence; through indus
trial exhibits; through the appoint
ment of pensionados to receive train
! ing along such lines. and by means
of the special courses offered In the
Philippine Normal school and the
Philippine School of Arts and Trades.
Such satisfactory progress is to be
reported as to convince the director
that the methods employed are sub
stantially correct. On entering the
school, the pupil must Immediately
| take as a part of each days work GER
| tain manual exercises in the nature
| of play work at first, but which gradu-
4 oil Loo IN he q
courses provided in the advanced
primary and In the intermediate
/ grades. Special courses In farming,
! housekeeping and household arts,
! trade work, and business are offered
| for those pupils who desire to do more
industrial work. than that prescribed
in the general intermediate course.
| These special industrial courses are
replacing the general course in many
intermediate schools. Already ii
schools are giving the farming course,
/ "a are giving the housekeeping course,
35 are giving the trade course, AZ the
teaching course, and one the business
course, as compared with total OF
1893 conducting the general course.
1t is at once evident, with require
ments SO definitely fixed for industrial
work in the schools, the great major
lty of the pupils who are enrolled must
/ be engaged in some branch of this
work An examination Of the figures
included among the statistical tables
of this report will show that of the
total enrolment of 233,740 boys and
1882 girls during the month of
February, 1922 ian average month";,
216,290 boys and 125,203 girls-91 per
cent of the entire monthly enrolment
were doing some form of industrial
work More specifically, it will be
found that 1920 boys were taking
manual training and trade work, sc, 1877
boys we're engaged In school garden
ing and farming; 15,4S5 girls were also
engaged In garden work, and los, 450
boys and $751; girls were taking up
various lines which go under the gen.
eral caption Of minor industries. 1t
will be noted that 1882 girls were
pursuing the subject CT housekeeping
and household arts. Further In that
connection it will be found that in the
subject of lace making alone 16,439
girls were receiving instruction; In
embroidery 1889 and in cooking a.
76S. There were 22,965 boys and 77O9
girls making hats in the Industrial
classes, 40.264 pupils making mats,
and 104,424 studying the art of
! basketry.
From another point of view, 63.067
| pupils engaged in school gardening
cultivated 3,046 school gardens and
24,6S2 home gardens during the year;
1919 pupils were enrolled in the regu.
lar trade school classes; 1858 in regu-
lar trade courses in other schools;
and 1850 in the shops operated in
connection with provincial and other
intermediate schools. In addition to
the above, 1886 pupils were taking
work in 236 primary WOOD working
shops conducted in connection with
municipal primary schools In all parts
of the islands.