New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12

ceived instruction in woodworkl,.
Twenty-three Of those shons
equipped with woodworking macb,."
As soon as a pupil has attained
tain degree Of skill he is permits.
do commercial work and TO recs,v.
for it, Work of this character - ~
value of ss7.s4l 81 was produced :. ~s
schools during the year. approxir,,.
sl7,56S 81 of which was received h.,
pupils. In addition the primarv :,
turned out commercial work 10 ~
value Of Sl5.1s5 AZ Wv
The eighth annual exhibition a, =,
industrial work of the public SOL.
placed on display 23,3O5 units NJ u.ss
worth s2S,591 81. of which s2Oos. n
worth was sold This exhibit No, -,
gave TO the thousands Of peouIs 49,
saw II an idea of the industrial,
done by the public schools. bu, ~
gave TO many FiIipinos their first AS.
lite idea Of the industrial and agrirr,
ural possibilities Of their country ~
profits OF the work. a large na,,
which went To the pupils further ss,r
TO show them where they NAV dr..
their energies most profitably
1t is believed that the instruc,.
given by the Bureau OF Education =.
contributed largely 10 the increas. 4.
the expectation Of embroideries ~
the islands. from s99.S66 worth in n,
TO s1275Oo in 1912, and sl95.455 worn
during the fiscal year 1913. Much We,
has been done in the selection OF tynl,,
Philippine designs which are applied /,
articles produced from materials grov,
in the Philippines.
A large amount OF information n,
been collected relative TO opportunls.,f
in various industries. which is used
the bureau in advising pupils Of II.
work they might proftably pursue d.,
ing and after school courses The vos
accomplished follows in a general VS.
/ that OF those giving attention 10 VOC,
tionsl guidance in the large cities
| this country.
Aside from the appropriations Z,
schoolhouse construction there was 8,
pended for the schools in the Philippts
/ during the last fiscal year s3,l3o,sisgk
| OF this amount over one-half cs,,k
from insular sources and the rema,nt-E
was appropriated by provincial and C..
nicipal governments. The federal swI
eminent appropriated nothing for y.
support OF schools in the Philpp!rs
as. in fact. the United States makes
appropriation for the support Of cs i
| government in the Islands.
The cost Of education per capln I.
total population during the last ~
was AZ cents, while the cost per pv,
based on the average monthly emf
ment. was 50 80.
This thirteenth annual statemer,
the work OF the educational departng
! OF the Philippines seems 70 suhstsntu
| in part the report made some tine q
! by a professor Of Oriental hstory
| one Of our great universities:
I'm no part Of the world has the ~
| decade brought greater Improved
! than in the Philippine Islands"
In discussing general Philippine c.s
| ditions before a distinguished autss
! in one OF the great universities Of q n
country a few months ago another Il, II
urer, in referring 20 the school sysig
| there spoke of II as constituting
I greatest primary school system In
world not in respect Of great nun
Of pupils in attendance nor in rss1s
OF great amounts OF money expert
! but great in that Il meets the needs
the people and is instrumental In hnJ
| ing about decidedly better economic .
social conditions among them