The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
PHILIPPINE SCHOOLS
CREDIT TO AMERICA
More Than 100000 Children
Cared For Under System
Built Up by L. s.
BIG SUMS SPENT RI WORK
~ OSCAR KING DAVIS,

~ OSCAR KING DAVIS.
MANILA, Jan. 25.-Theoreticsiiy edy.
cation wa free under the Spanish regime
In the Philippines. Practically ~ va.
beyond the reach o. the mass OF The
people. On paper there were more than
1000 schools scattered around the island.
In fact there were scarcely 10 rer cen,
Of that number.
No only were physical facilities r..
stricted. but the teaching in most Of N.
schools which did exist was OF the most
primitive and inefnclent character. CRIT.
cisin Of ineficient instruction in some
perhaps many-of the primary school.
to-day Is unfortunately more or les. vel
founded.
Spanish regime II inspired no complaint.
or IL II did the complaint was not heard
and no effort was made toward a rem.
edy. To-day the condition is recognized
and is permitted to continue simply he.
cause means are not available to bette
10.
improvement Is made AS rapidly "a.
possible. and the day ~ IN sight Vhcr
there will he no foundation foI the ciit'.
cism that instruction IN any oi tht
schools Us inefficient or Inadequate. ~
that the equipment is below standard.
In the fifteen years under American
SUPERVISION moro money has been sront
on public education In these islands than
A.. - n ---- - C,..t 49,.
ion. Roughly calculated. II is about $50.
900. 900.
"schOOl In Every Barrte."
A consideia able part OF 1t has eoto ITO
schoolhouses and other buildings. NJ
other part Of 1t has gone for the equ'I-
ment OF teachers. Tit Americans Lot
only organized a system 81 schools
erected buildings and induced pupils TO
attend school sessions. hi, selected ami
fitted AN adequate stan of men and
women To do the teaching
To-day. AS n result. II Is the boast N
the Filipino leaders that "th"re II a
school In every barrio." aud the harrio q.
the lowest governmental subdivision.
All over the island are slhStdn''~'
capacious concrete schoolhouses. aud
every year the work of construction go
on, with AN addition of rtty or slA'r
| 10 the number Of permanent struc'ir
At first the Filipinos did not r"sp"ni
AS readily as had been expected ~ ~"
American efforts to give them AL efr-
cation. The American work wa Wei
intentioned. but II was undertake
hastily, often without sufficient consid-
GRAFTON OF the special problem 20 be-
met. and in too many cases with iucotr-
petent and inefficient teaching stahs
Many Americans were brought out
from the States or picked W. here IN ne
| islands and set at the extremely din q
! cult task of teaching matter that Wa
new and strange III a tongue that Har
! harsh and foreign.
Result OsrrshadOws fnilures.
The task of the American supervise
involved Interesting the Filipino A"
sending their children TO school gr''.'.
school buildings constructed and p'n.'
where schools might be temporarilN '"'
Quoted unit. right quarters could "'
furnished finding or rrcatins c"rnl"'
teaching stafys developing course. -
instruction adapted ia the m,nu ar
capabilities Of N. people, and mail
of making provision tor the S"l"'''
and training permanently OF ar ai"iut'"
force OF native teachers.
No matter what fault ther" MAJ %
in the system that has been buii up '
matter what lspses aud failure ''"'
HAY. bertrand they uaNn been 0 r.
than could h. wished tia" r'e'A'
tremendous success. = ~ituhI'i"ii
genius, the faith. and he d"No' B."
| those VINO have brought - dtUH
To-day among - population ~ s''N
thing more than s."0u. u"u. uN'i '"'
BON ana g.rl1 ar, r""IN.uc ir' "
fits Of = school system 'on rt'' 'I"''-
to take them through 81 -jdd'r '
University of tn. Philippines
Coupled with instruction -. i'' go
rs" which has been made Tree Il" t'
there are courses ia industry H.& r-'
culture. designed tu~ and gwen
lower grades Already tHe-' ''l -
hay, Impressed upon Tn. F,HI'h'- '
dignity and worth nj Labor.
| nave 10 patience with tie nv
uirdciuoss. the proviuria.I~W th'
prejudice ~ persons "h"U | hf'' 'r'
criticise This splendid WORK 10 ti-' :
has not produced lu ten ~ '"e''' ''.'
results comparable" VIA "0'
have been accomplis' eel ~ "t "
riod> in the United state 'r -'t