Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-23

pills can adyantageotfsiy take part
The percentage Of pupils participating
, in athletics Is very high although nj
accurate figures are yet. available
This has been accomplished without
detractfng in the slightest from the
attention given 10 the specialized
forms of athletics. Practically every
interscholastic record was broken al
the last interscholas meet held In
connection with the Philippine carni
val. In baseball. basketball and stint
lar sports, the progress has been jusI
as notable.
In connection with the Philippine
carnival. held in Manila. February 10
inclusive. a Far Eastern olympiad
was held In which China. Japan and
TIE Philippines took part. The ma.
jority OF the contestants representing
the Philippines we're school boys. In
track. field and general athletic events
the Philippines were victorious. ia.
pan won the baseball championship.
II is difficult to over-estimate the sig.
nificance of this series of games. II
may be truthfully said that athletics
in the public schools made such az
international contest possible.
Vacation Assembly at 8aauio.
Teackers' Camp located at Baguio
offers to American and Filipino teach
ers an opportunity to spend the long
vacation during the heated period in
most congenfal surroundings. where
opportunities are given for participa.
tion IN conferences; in athletics and
other amusements; and in social in
tercourse with their fellows. The past
year was the best in the history Of
this institution. Teachers benefited
greatly by the presence Of two noted
educators from the United States, DIR.
Paul Monroe Of the Department. of
Education, Columbia University and
DIR. Edwin A. Sehell, president OF the
Iowa Wesleyan University.
The Corn Campaign. @
The corn campaign conducted by
the bureau Of education was the most
important of the special features Of
the work of the past school year
TWO contests were arranged, one for
the production of the best ears OF
corn, and the other for the produc-
ton of the most corn on q given area.
In addition to this, demonstrat tons
were given IN practically all of the
municipalities OF the Islands in the
use Of cern as a human food. The
campaign received the enthusiastic
support of the people and officials
alike and has resulted In an immense
amount of good in disseminating
knowledge of the most advanced meth
DDS. of corn production, and the use
of corn, as human food.
One of the main purposes of this
campaign was to impress upon the
Filipino the fact that corn is a food
for human consumption, with the
hope that the cultivation of corn
might be increased. Some idea of he
extent Of this campaign can be gain
ca from the fact that 80, 327 boys were
enrolled in the contests; $500 girls
were taught corn recipes; 2S5 demon
strations were held; and 247. 04s peo-
pie were served. Approximately one
half million people attended the DEM
constructions. The recipes used called
for the use OF utensils and ingredi-
ents found In the average Filipino
home. Is
Other special features were The
celebration Of Arbor Day, as result
Of which 330,795 trees and shrubs
were planted during the year by the
children of the public schools of
which number 208, TAG were alive and In
coed condition at the end Of the year;
the giving of civic edueational lee
lures throughout the islands on rights
and duties of citizens, housing Of pub
lie schools, the prevention of dis
eases, diseases OF. animals, rice cHl,
ture, cocoanHts, cocoanut beetles, and
corn, the attendance at these lee
lures being 522,774 during the year;
and the collection Of local geographic
material which brought together a
valuable body Of Information which
1t is hoped will be productive Of very
material Improvement ip local geo
graphic instruction
Industrial Instruction.
The program for industrial instruc.
ton for the public schools has been
carefully worked out and includes
most of the important Philippine in
dustrial activities. It covers seven
years of work-the four years of the
primary course, and the three years
of the intermediate course, and pro
vides instruction in agriculture, do
nestle science, needle work in its var
ious FERNS, weaving of Philippine fib-
ers, and work In wood, iron and clay.
No provision is made for passing pu-
pills through the primary and interme-
date grades without some industrial
Instruction. Specialization along one
of six lines is begun at once in, the
intermediate grades. - -.
During the past year SO per cent OF
the pupils did some form of industri.
al work. The Z. per cent not so en-
gagged consisted of secondary pupils
and those in the lowest grades for
which work has not yet been proyid-
ed, This means khat practically
every pupil in the primary and inter.