Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
WAYNE EDWARDS TELLS
OF HIS PHILIPPINE TRIP

some Oh my lEleuub may 10 ihtciVot
ed in knowing that have returned
to this country, l take this oppor-
tunity to write, telling a little OF
my journey and giving few obser-
vations from the Far East.
Our school closed in San Fernan-
do, Union, Philippine Islands, on
the last day OF March. The next
day went to BaguiO, the mountain
capital, for a few days visit with
some relatives who we're spending
a month there among the pines. The
9th of April ] left there on my way
home. / stayed in Manila four days,
arranging transportation, paying my
bills, and seeing the sights around
Manila. While there had a good
visit with Mr.. G. G. Wick, well
known to many Dickinson county
people.
On the 18th l sailed from Manila
ON the United States army trans
port, Sheridan. Five days later we
reached Nagasaki, Japan. where we
stayed one day. From there to Hon
olulu, Hawaii, was fifteen day
voyage. 1t was during this part OF
the trip that we crossed the inter-
national date line. To one who has
been across the Pacific, this is no
phenomenon, but 1t seems rather
unusual to the uninitiated. The day
we dropped on our way to the Phil
Ippiness was May IA. When we pick
ed 1t up on our way back the four ,
was missing. Perhaps the sharks had r
gotten 1t. We had two May Days, !
,ne right after the other. For once 9
We could say, to-day is May first, 1
is May first, therefore, to- n
ay is tomorrow" 4
May 10 we arrived in San Fran r
lsco, very glad indeed to get there; q
DR. an ocean voyage Of Twenty-Five h
avs gets very monotonous. After nj
listing the exposition a week, d,
arted for Kansas, coming by way
Los Angeles and taking a side
ip down to San Diego, where oh
'ent one day seeing little of the
position there.
My work in the Philippine is ed
nds was teaching in the high
hool Of the province of La Union.
ost Of the teachers In the high da
hOols of the islands are Ameri- wi
rs. In the early days Of the Amer of
N occupation, Americans also all
lght in the primary and interme- sa
tie schools, but here they have sa
an almost entirely replaced by ful
ipinos. In the primary schools gr,
} taught the first four grades and Oh
the intermediate schools are pri
ght the next three grades. When
pupil graduates from the seventh
de, he is then admitted into the CHI,
h school. A few Americans still Co
CHI in the intermediate schools,
their number Is steadily de-
asing. IA,
The schools below the high tur
DOL are organized into "supervis- to
districts" each district under a Sal
eFvising teacher. Much of this day
TX has also been turned over to riv,
Filipinos. ing
The average Filipino student is will
as far advanced as his Ameri- 9th
cousin Of the same age. We ma'
st remember that the Filipino and
dent does all of his school work 1oir
foreign language. The school the
* is entirely in English, while Cou
average student rarely uses that ana
que outside of school hours, un- Lin
talking with some American. 1t
of a handicap to 1
dy algebra, geometry, history, disT
t, in other than ones native ton afte
A few of the students, even s1xe
n, compare favorably with those OF
The same age In this country in and
If school standing and ability to Will
n. There are many, however, who corr
n never to be able to study out July
lgs for themselves. II given Of
ething to memorize. they sue
! very we'll, but they have a ga
1t deal Of difficulty in analyzing
lgs and studying them out for Sev'
nselves In English literature and
position, they are surprisingly
d in their ability to define words T
give synonyms-better than nee
Tents in the same grades in this for
ntry. I think this may be ac- 1871
nted for from their having learn bllls
he words from definitions while Ent'
learned them as the names of ingt
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