Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-06-20

ter was finally settled by the Amer+
men-of.war flying the French and
German flags side by side.
More Teachers for Philippines.
Through the bureau OF insu-
lar affairs. Of which Gen. Clar-
ence R. Edwards is the chief, in
formation has come that the officials
of the bureau have chosen 100 teach
ers for service In the Philippine is
lands. Almost Immediately after the
Philippines passed into the posses
sion of the United States this coun-.
try, following the well-known course
of English-speaking governments.
made preparations to send. teachers
into the new possessions. The Fill
pinos have shown that they desire ed
ucation above all things and the prog
ress that has been made there. it Is
said, is nothing short of wonderful.
Two hundred young men and wo-
men who have just been appointed as
teachers to augment the American
educational forces already In the is
lands are graduates of the best uni
versities, colleges and normal schools,
and they come from nearly every sec
ton Of the United States. They
were selected from a larger eligible
list Of candidates than ever before ap-
piled for positions with the insuiar
branch of the government.
Bureau OFFICIALS Gratified.
The bureau officials in speaking OF
this matter of teachers and OF the
teaching work in the Philippine Is
lands said:
More than eleven years of u edu-
cational experiment there has lemon
strated to those who have inyestiga-
ted the subject that, as a poted edu-
Gator on his return from the Orient
said, the achievements Of the bureau
OF education in the Philippines make
as bright and inspiring a chapter OF
| history as was ever written and tnat
our insular service offers an excellent
opportunity for honest, energetic n
| weii-educated young men to render a
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eminent and for themselves"
1T is very gratifying to the officials
to know that there is such an IN
creasing interest in its insular pos
sessions and that 1t q depend upon
young, cle~ar-brained and clear-mind-
ed men Of good education to enter It's
service and assist in the solution OF
some Of the problems which daily n
front it.
"Students and travellers in the ORR
ent In recent years have returned TO
the United States with the report
that the east is to be the center OF the
greatest governmental activities Oh
the twentieth century, and our posi-
ton in the Philippines has made It
possible for those on the ground TO
get an insight into these problems
and take a very active part In their
solution in so far as the participation
by the United States government Is
concerned. The development OF the
American public school system in the
Philippines, modified to meet local
conditions, has been a most remarka'
BILE one during the past ten years, yet
the opportunity for further growth Is
great"
Birds Of Laysan Island.
Recently an expedition was sent
to Laysan island in the PACING
under the Joint direction OF the
tUnited States department Of agri
culture and the University Of Iowa
The duties Of the members Of the ex
petition were to make a report on the
island and adjacent similar Islands
and reefs as places Of refuge anf
nesting sites for the millions of see
birds that from time immemoria
have resorted there yearly to raise
their young or to rest while migrat
ing.
Reports of the work and the find
ings Of the expedition have just beer
published by the government. One
report is by Prof. Homer R. Dill OF the
University Of Iowa and the second II
by Prof. William A. Bryan of the Col
lege OF Hawaii, Honolulu.
Early in 1909. just before leaving
office, Theodore Roosevelt established
by executive order what is known a!
the Hawaiian islands of reservation
as a place Of refuge and assured pro
lection for the seabirds. Not lonl
after the order was issued, and befor'
the government had established
patrol Of the island group, the chic
one Of which is Laysan island, a part!
Of feather hunters landed on the plac'
, and killed more than 100000 birds
mostly al~batrosses, for millinery pun
. poses. The United States and low
. scientists found on Laysan island
large shed packed full Of albatros
, wings.
! Now the evenu cutter Thetis ha
. been ordered to patrol the coast of tn
1 island OF Laysan and the adjacen
islands, and the captain has been toll
: to arrest anyone caught killing bird
or interfering with their nesting OF
4 erations. Despite the awful slaugl
/ tGr Of the seabirds by the feathe
hunters. 1t is believed there ar
|, enough birds left to restore the featl
i cred fiocks to something like thei
d original numbers, provided protectio
1 can be systematically enforced. Til
d government recently has been yer
! much interested in the preservatio
] Of birdSlife in all parts Of its domain
n His Philosophy.