Show I THE NEW PORTO RICO Mr William H Hunt who is to be the Governor of Porto Rico upon the retirement of Air Allen contributes avery a-very Important article In the Worlds Work upon the results of civil government gov-ernment In Porto Rico Speaking of the new educational work on the island Mr Hunt says To found educational system was 1 also part of thc great work Think of 350000 children of school age and not I I one schoolhouse owned by the public on the Island But systematic and vigorous execution soon told and 16f I day there are 10000 children being taught by capable instructors and Ii thirty modern American schoolhouses being constructed In April the Columbus I Co-lumbus rural school was dedicated I at Carolina This was the mst rural I schoolhouse ever built In Porto Rico l ll I looks like a New England school I house capable holding forty pupils Is painted thecommon lead color has anterooms blackboards and comfortable I comfort-able American desks and seats Tho flag flies over the top the StarSpan gled Banner is sung by the children English Is I taught and those who at tend are bright Intelligent ambitious I is noticeable too that educational Interests meet wlth1eIt fcoop ra lon among Porto RIcans o allclasses rich I and poor influential andhumblq I intuenlaian9 |