The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-07

amount Of so per cent in Philippine
products entitled to free admission TO
the United States. Ho says this would
have given a much-desired stimulus to
the embroidery and lace industry In
the islands, which through the schools
is being developed.
Exports to the United States last
year amounted 10 SIS, ,S4S, ,SS5, and were
81 per cent of the total as compared
wifi 43 per cent in 1912. Sugar ship
ments, which were the leading factor
in this decline, show q falling OF ap.
proximating S5,00o,0oo In value.
Progress in Education.
Steady and encouraging progress was
mado during the year In education, es-
pecially in the higher standard Of in
stIuction ia English; in the better
school buildings and grounds; In the
sounder basis on which industrial in
struction has been organized, in the
further and very marked improvement
in the American and Filipino person
mel Of the bureau; in the efficiency Of
the administrative side OF the work
and tho physical trimming Of the pupils.
Teachers from tho United States have
been, almost without exception, OF ex-
cellent preparation, and with the i'm
provement IN the quality Of American
teachers, that Of the Filipino teachers
has kept pace. The latter have been
assigned to positions of greater respon.
sbiiity and now lis are serving a.
supervising and assistant supervising
tcachers, which number docs not in.
clude twenty-one Filipino industrial
supervisors
Philippine University.
In view of the complete organiza-
tlon Of tho Philippine university with
ell of It's colleges, the policy of send,
ing Filipino students TO the United
States in large numbers for their uD.
dergraduate work is being discontinued
and provision has been made for the
appointment Of limited number OF
fellows, who have completed their un-
dergraduate work to take two 10 four
year post graduate courses In Europe
and America.
Athletics arc being encouraged with
favorable results, and in far eastern
Olympiad in Manila last February in
which teams from China, japan and
the Philippines took part, the latter
was victorious In every contest except
baseball
Porto Rican trade fell of last year
So 026,4ll in Imports and SOUL ,S4s IN
exports out Of a total trade Of $780,"
003, ,627. Although the sugar shipments
were 10000 tons greater than during
the preceding year, reaching total OF
3s3, 900 tons, the average prico received
$40 less per tou-reduced the total
value By s5,o00,O0o.
Only 500 per cont Of the 8eO, 900
persons Of school age In Porto Rico
attended school, but even at that the
total enrolment was l6l,7s5 compared
with 44,s81 at the close of the Span
ish regime. In 1910 over 6s per cent
of the total electorate were illiterate.
Progress in Irrigation.
Great progress was made on the ir..
rieation system during the year, and
it is indefinitely established that the
total cost Of the project Will not eI-
ceed 81, ,00o,0 900.
The sixth year Of the operation Of
the American receivership Of tho Do
minican customs shows the largest 70
celpts of its history, the gross receipts
being S4.1l2,735. This is said to be
more remarkable because Of the politi'
cal disturbances in the republic dur
ing the year and the volume Of foreign
trade is continuing to expand. Ameri.
can goods constitute 62 per cent Of all
the imports