Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-05-06
TEACHERS SAIL
FOR SERVICE IN
The PHILIPPINES
ANNUAL EXODUS OF TUTORS
American Teachers Take PO-
SitiOnS in Islands


sailed from this port for Manila yes
terday on the steamer Mongolia eight
five American young men and women
teachers. This number was selected
from a large eligible list certified by
the United States civil service COM
mission as having the necessary edu-
cation and experience and having
passed the required examination for
the philippine teaching service.
They came from nearly every state
in the union, representing some of the
best universities, colleges and normal
schools in this country Most of them
are college graduates, some have done
graduate work in the universities and
others have pursued technical courses
preparing them to take charge of agri-
cultural work, manual training and
trade school work and domestic sci
ence.
A fact not generally known is that
the average term of service of Ameri-
can teachers in the Philippines is
nearly six years, almost year longer
than the average service of teachers III
this country.
Those sailing from here yesterday
go to the philippines under two-year
contract. This provision is made to
enable the government to ascertain
whether or not the teachers will sue
coed in the new field and also to give
the teacher a chance to find out
whether or not there is a sufficient flu
ture to the service to warrant him III
remaining
Thar there are only eighty-fve va
cancies this year out of nearly seven
hundred positions for American teach
ers who sailed yesterday say, that
those already on the ground have the
greatest faith in the future of the
educational work in the islands
These new teachers say that their
salary, as well as all the expenses of
the trip, is paid from Philippine rev.
enues, that the federal government
pays no part of the cost of education
in the Philippines, Notwithstanding the
fact that nearly three and half mil
lion dollars are spent each year on the
schools of the islands.
When these teachers sailing yester-
day get ready to return to the United
States, either on leave of absence or
/ by resignation at the end of two or
three years of service, the Philippine
government will pay them, in addition
! to salary up to the last DAY of seryic
an amount of money sufficient to pay
their transportation home, either VIA
Europe or the Pacific, and they all say
| they expect to take advantage of the
opportunity to come home through
Europe.
The trip to the Philippines from
here will take about a month as the
Mongolia is one Of the best passenger
steamers on the Pacific and stops en-
route at Honolulu, Yokohoma, Kobe,
Nagasaki, Shankhai and Hong Kong,
remaining from one to three days r.
each port thus enabling the passeng-
ers to see something of the Orient be-
fore reaching Manila.
The departure of a large passenger
steamer from this port for Manila Is
always an event to those interested in
Uncle Sans efforts in the Philippines.
but when she takes with her such "a
large body of young and enthusiastic
educators, it means much in the pro-
gran. OF 2iv;lg to the Orient the YER
best in the way of opportunity.
! How many indecent pictures hang
about the walls of some homes in the