Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-04-18
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FILIPINO KIDS
ARE PATRIOTIC
Mrs. HeroLd Describes
Native Ceremonies.
Bangued, Abba, P. T.,
February "a, 1928.

imagine being in foreign land and
DelnS awakened just before dawn on
Washlngton's birthday by the band
playing "The Star Spangled Banner"
mat IS what we experienced here.
Never before have 1 experienced such
cold chills running up and down my
pack. Instead of arising to stand at
attention, | dampened my pillow with
tears OF patriotism.
Washington's birthday is the most
celebrated holiday in this Province.
I.he school Garden Day is celebrated
at that time also with Provincial
fiesta.
Teachers, school children and
friends came here from all over the
province. In many cases little chill
dren walked three or four consecu-
tive days to get here. Those VINO had
horses rode, but the greater majority
walked, the remainder coming by bull
cart.
The first event of the day was a
parade Of school children of the
Province-almost every school was
represented. Each school marched
in group carrying it's banner and
wearing their usual clothes. The
municipal band followed by the con-
stabulary led the parade; next came
the 300 high school cadets-all in
uniform with wooden guns. The
cadet officers were the most import
ant little personages l have seen for
a long time and | don't blame them
for feeling pulled up, they looked so
splendidly. Next followed almost
countless numbers of school children
and few floats.
bo D1of
rangement drawn by bull carrying
a boy from the agricultural school
with an immense globe, representing
the world, resting on his shoulders.
We thought their slogan: Farmers
Support the World" very appropriate.
The children from three of the
schools wore just their customary G
strings. They seemed to be such
sturdy serious little fellows. One
group made their own music by beat
ing time on their battle axes with
bamboo Instead of marching they
made a sort of dance step, taken from
one of their dances.
The parade was much over two
miles in length, and the children were
marching eight abreast most of the
time. l scarcely imagined there were
as many children in the whole P. l.
AS I said before, this was Garden
Day." so each school brought the best
of it's garden products and industrial
work to be exhibited for prizes Each
school of any size had booth of BAN
boo in which to display their pro-
ducts. 1 can truly say that I saw as
nice tomatoes, peppers, pimentoes,
cabbage, sweet corn, water melons,
radishes, carrots, beets, turnips, etc.,
as | ever saw in the States. Besides
splendid pineapples, bananas, jak
fruit, suoa, and other native vegeta-
bles were also on display. These
children make almost every kind OF
basket imaginable. They had almost
thousands of them on display for sale
or exhibition. The embroidery work
of the girls was exquisite. They had,
for display, all kinds of pretty things,
from a simple handkerchief to elabor-
ate luncheon sets in mosaic drawn
work.
In the afternoon about 1000 pupils
contested in calisthenic drills-an in
spring sight to see so many children
doing such good work. Company &c"
of the cadets got first place. AS ours
is the only high school in the Pro-
vince, it's little wonder the cadets got
the honors, however, their pride con-
tinued to grow within them.
Because Elmer had charge of he
parade, calisthenics, ETC., had to be
inflicted upon the public with the
washington Speech" Said speech
was given from the kiosko or band
stand, which is in the center of the
plaza. Many were my sensations as
I stood before those ten thousand or
more brown faces. There was so
much noise that I know very well
that my womanly voice would not get
beyond the fifth row. OF all theapeo-
ME who sat in the first rows, ! knew
only about one out of twenty could
understand English and probably not
understand me at that; so l altered
and abbreviated my poor speech SO
much that l fear, intead Of being in
snired by Washington's life, all the
neople got was the experience of see
ing white woman before them ut
tering peculiar sounds and waving
her hands about in the way of en-
phasis.
that night the school children gave
folk dances in the kiosko. The chill
dren dress according to American
fashion. and never have I seen Ameri-
can children look sweeter in their
little white dresses and suits than
those little children. Their dancing
was almost faultless-lt seemed so
natural to them. The Tinguian chill
dren gave native dance in native
costume with music on the home
made tom-tom. The Calingas gave
native dance, also, with their music
made on their battle axes.
The mountain tribes who wear on
w q string are very anxious to get
ciothes Elmer had someone tell the
<bnad man" or chief to come to our
house for some So the next morning
here came nine of these men. Elmer
save them some old wooden clothes
witch is just right for their climate,
bnt of course we didn't have enough
for all: so I thought I'd clean out my
wardrobe to give them something for
their wives or daughters. The first
thing | brought forth was that green
wolfe dress with the skirt entirely OF