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

more efficient force than that at pres.
ent in the service OF the bureau. The
teachers secAed from the United
States have been almost without ex.
ceptlon OF splendid character and ex-
cellent preparation. This has been
possible because OF the greater inter
est taken In the United States In the
work of the Philippine bureau Of edu-
cation.
While the quality OF the American
teaching force has advanced very ma
terially, that Of the Filipino teacher
HIS kept pace and great advancement
in their attachments and ability to
teach Is shown. Filipino teachers
have been assigned 70 positions Of
greater responsibility as rapidly as
possible and now lis are serving as
Supervising and assistant supervising
teachers which number does not in
clude q Filipino industrial super
yis0fs.
Courses Of Study.
The courses of study have been
slightly modified during the past year.
The changes made have been in the
direction of simplification
Conditions in the Philippines de-
mand early specialization. In the
prescribed course of study this spe-
cialization is introduced In the first
year of the intermediate courses-of
which six are provided the general
course, the course for teaching. the
course in farming, the trade course,
the course in housekeeping and
household arts, and the course in
business. To delay specialization
until the secondary course is reached
would result In sending out from the
public schools the vast majority of
the, pupils without any special prep
aration to fit them for useful careers
in the more or less humble stations.
in life to which the great majority Of
this or any other country must be
confined.
It is planned to establish at least
one school offering the course in
farming in each division. At present
six such schools are in operation,
while one additional school offers
more extensive instruction in agri-
culture.
There are 259 intermediate schools
offering the general course; SO the
housekeeping and household arts
COURSE 40 the teaching course; 40
the trade course; the farming
course; and 2 the course in business.
School Sites and Buildings.
There are now in the islands 1882
standard school sites, of which 6lS
are of 5000 to 10000 square meters In
size, and $50 are 10000 square meters
or more in extent OF this total num-;
Der 81 barrio school sites and 252
central school sites were secured dur
ing the past fiscal year
During the past year Ill standard
plan schoolhpuses, most of them of
the reinforced concrete type, have
been completed, containing 435 class
rooms and providing ample accommo-
dations for approximately 21,750 pu-
pills. This makes a total of $50
standard plan school buildings con-
tanning 665 classroonls.
lnsular Schools
All of the insular schools, which
include the Philippine normal school,
the Philippine school of arts and
trades, the school Of household indus
tries, the Philippine school Of com
niefce ana the school for deaf and
blind. are fulfilling the purposes for
which they were established and are
turning out large numbers of young
men and women every year to take
conspicuous places in community ac-
tlyities.
Schools for Mont Christians.
Substantial progress has been made
in all of the school divisions organ
Ized among the non-C Christians. Many
rirst-class stone and reinforced CON
crete buildings have been constructed
thus making It possible to do much
more effective work In some cases
ne schools have been instrumental in
almost completely reyolutionizing so
cial conditions among the people.
Athletics.
Progress in the development of ath-
letics and physical training during the
,ast year has been very great. Par
dcular attention has been given to
he further Development of group
James and other forms of play in
which the great majority of the pu-