Evening journal., 1913-04-26
EDUCATION
OF FILlPINOS
Mrs. MCWiIIiamS Raising
Money for Scholarships
in America College
INTERESTED In CAUSE
AFTER SERVICE ON ISLAND

Mrs. J e. Mcwiriams. Of Illinois.
delegate to the United states
Daughters Of 1872. VINO nas l,on IN
attendance at the annual convention
OF the society I'm this city left yes
terday for brief visit TO her son,
Captain c. Il. n. Howard. who Is
stationed at Fort dupont, Delaware
City
Mrs McWilliams will leave later
for Philadelphia. where she will
make an address at the annual state
meeting of the Daughters OF 1912 on
May >. Mrs. McWilliams accompan-
led her son on "A recent trip to the
Philippine Islands. and while there
was, through the lnsular Bureau OF
Education put In charge Of the hn-
ishing, tho furnishing and the formal
opening OF a Girls High Sctool In
llollO, aud until her departure she
was in charge of the dormtorics at
the school Ilollo is the capital aud
second city In importance on the is
land of Panay Since her return TO
the States, Mrs. McWilliams has been
giving much personal time to the
( founding of library in the school.
which shall be placed there In the
name of the National Society United
! States Daughters of 1912. Mrs Nc
Williams is deeply interested IN the
J undertaking and is making earnest
efforts towards its success. About
three hundred and fifty Volumes have
aircadV hoou cOntrihufod
To date Illinois. Missouri and Penn
sylvania have been the principal con-
tributing States, although many State
societies have expressed a desire to
contribute
AT the recent ID. A. r. Congress in
Washington. Mrs. McWilllams WAS a
delegate to the congress from the
Philippine Islands. and secured the
endorsement OF Congress for the es-
tablisLmcnt OF scholarship for
we'll born and talented Philippine
girls, in some suitable American col.
lege The scholarship no, sment has
been endorsed by former President
TAFT, Miss Mabel Boardman. prcsi.
dent of the Red Cross. Society. and
Mrs Jacob NJ. Dickinson. wife OF IN,
have been in the Islands: by cduca
tors, bishops. clcrgy in various part
OF the country, aud in the d. A r
/ Congress. Many OF the d. A. l.. del
|, egation gave the movement thcl
, hearty endorsement among whom wa
the State of Dclaware-truo to Il
{ reputation of being forcm )st in al
3 good movements for the hottermcu
, of humanity
: The Mills College for Women a
. Los Angeles, Cal, is the one whic
! at present offers the best induccmeni
e for the establishment Of scholar
ship in that college
c The endorsement OF Congress ca
n ries with II authority for the trea
Il urer- general TO open on her books
r. Philippine scholarship account. an
y contributions have already begun
II arrive
C Authority must be given by Cor
s gross TO open up such an accoun
l. otherwise funds could not lie rccei'
= ed.
Mrs. McWilliams Is in hopes thi
she may be instrumental In foundin
2 permanent scholarship for all we
It born and especially gifted Philippir
girls.
Il The question OF sending Filippir
e girls to co-cducational college, Mr.
= McWilliams said. is not feasible b
,r cause OF the difference in social Gu
1t toms and the home training OF Il
n island girls, which is rigid AT
II splendid one. and might be copi'
Is most advantageously by America
o. parents Of today.
ID A special reason has developed f.
d the urging Of the Philippine scho
p arship movement that It may be pc
G. fected at an early date.
,e There is a young Filipino orphi
girl In one Of the American colleg
studying for a medical profession
She has been adopted by an Anne
Il ican school teacher who has been
at the service OF the Insular Bureau
i Education for more than twcl
IT. years The teacher has been payh
,r. all the expenses OF the young stu
al ont, who, having graduated from q
al High School at Il0ilo. as yaledIctc
lg ian in class of 20 boys and two gil
he is now in her sophomore year
college.
The teachers health has now "a
ed, and she has made a personal a
on peal to Mrs McWillisms for financi
", assistance that her ward may not
I. compelled to iaavc the college bofO
lol her graduation.
st Hence Mrs McWilliams interest
IN the scholarship movements. aud o
OF her reasons for securing such