Show u u u ii u f fi W WS WI rt g S i I AN IOUS TO LEARN Eagerness ol of O 1 Filipinos to t Acquire iA m no t n What Wh l tho ho th United tatos is Doing to Satisfy This Atkinsons torn tam ol of a Instruction u tl Special Correspondence dene Washington My the time In Inauguration In Iii the lie of ot civil government II Philippine with wih Judge Jud e Tuft Taft at nt its Ita It head tead hea the tue friends of the time administration hero imore feel that tho thu knotty Philippine problem la is now fairly well wel along to toward toward 0 ward solution An especially encouraging aging feature of tM th situation Is ia that relates tothie th education of ort tl natives Though Thought Itis I It i II is boast Lost with wih rind perplexing and nd limitations Im there is IH this verj ver hopeful outlook the Intense of the tile Filipinos to acquire the tha education They nrc re both anxious and ani quick to learn h ar our language adopt our Ideas Ideal und anti assume our mod H of at thought QI Is mure more than Ihan halt half hIr the tIme theato battle ato much wisdom seems acers to hav shown In II In e the time themen men mile to I this Important branch of pt the lie civil commissions tune tunc function tion The Taft at commission sent out neatly neaily nea two years rears ago nio by Pr lr ld jt to blaze the th way for tor or civil government early recognized tho time fact that the edu education elu education cation of the time rising generation was as the most powerful lever laver with wih which to ele ole elevate vote vate tho the r to tile the Iw stand standard mirth ard of good and Useful citizenship When hen tho the arose nrose ns its lS to 10 where whereto h re reto to find for or this thin work work H a I man Inan who com coma combined blued the th necessary pedagogical train trail training trall lug ing and experience e with Wih the business ability to grapple Irl with Wih the many Irma lems lers of ot construction con and ant administration tion ton presented pr In II Hit thIs new lew 1101 time the commission consulted tho the presidents of ot the tile lending colleges coil es of oC the United States As u a result Professor Fred Fed W Atkinson u 1 Harvard graduate then them principal of the tho Springfield Mass MMe high school was tendered the position It I being understood that he tie was WIB recommended recommended mended by both President Eliot Elot of at lIar Har Harvard tar yarn vard and President of Cor Cot Cornell Cornel nell nel The he appointment n wan wao unsolicited 1 by y Professor Atkinson A on anti and was wa entire entirely entre ly Iy nonpolItical Aft Ctr r nn an 1 Investigation of the proposition In Iii II which he became deeply Interested In the Filipinos and their th lr country he lie accepted time the appoint appointment ment as general superintendent of time tho public Instruction of the time Philippine Is Islands lands and Ind entered upon the duties dules of hla imis on Sept t I 1 1900 Since Shire then ho he has haB been be n busy on the preliminary construction work vork of a system of ot It edu education education cation caton based substantially upon our own oln He lie lion has had hod to build from flom the ground up but has his already much mud to show for or his efforts The Tue cause of education In the archi archipelago pelago will wi no doubt be greatly greaty advanced ed by the appointment of or Professor Bernard Moses one of oC the civil com corn to time the tl head of the depart lent of oC public Instruction which with sIth other oilier bureaus Is Iii II being organized by ly Governor Taft anti and Is expected to 10 be In operation before Sept Sept 1 1 Prior to hU hits hl acceptance of a position on 01 the Philip Philippine pine 1100 l l Professor Moses ofes was for tor a 1 number of years ears nn an Instructor In II tho timo University of or holding the chair of history antI and econ economy omy 01 upon which subjects he is II reco as al ah aim authority He lie h has hal publish published I ed cd several Beverl hooks hook which have given him high hl h rank among a I 01 I the political economists mists of or tho countr Four lectures published two years ago liO under tinder the title tile Democracy anil Social Growth In America attracted wide whit attention One On branch of ot study Professor Moses has conducted for tor several years the fruits fruit of which hl h will tili wil prof of ot special value to tD him In his lila new mew position U Is I Tho The Colo Colonial olo nial System of oC Different Nations tv him reach rach here from fm into th Philippines official tl 1 I and otherwise in indicate gratifying progress In the es establishment s or the time educational system despite le III tb obstacles encountered upon the basis of recommendations r made by b Superintendent Atkinson A the commission tome some om time ago ngo Igo enacted laws creating log a centralize department of public Instruction for these t se Islands anti under antler time direction of ot the tho general superintendent there are nrc to be e 18 divi division divisIon sion superintendents located at nt the themore theore more ore Important towns of the archi archipelago pelago which has hae been divided divide Into 13 I 1 school divisions lons as lS follows Name Population Manila city cl Panay Pann 73 83 Negros Cebu I Bohol B abel Lete to I and Jolo Mindanao I i j Pomar Samar Nueva Iela nun Mar Hor orte ante I L guna A considerable con number of ot these thee divis division ion superintendents have hac been ben chosen choen and a n few ei hau already been Installed In their positions Tho This school chool law en by the commission also provides for the thi employment of or 1000 10 teachers from the United States 8 of ot which num number nUI her ber nearly nearl WO see u have hare been beem Llen chosen The he selection of or both the division superintendent and anti teachers Is In the hans hands of Superintendent Atkinson who hw has h hIlven given Ilven the greater part port of ot his time to this thus work vork ork since the lie passage pRa e of the th act Rot authorizing their appointment Ac According According According cording to reports from Manila more that teachers applications from all ni parts f the United States have been ben received and raced upon by b him Applications for teachers positions In Inthe Inthe inthe the hace been received from all CI ra and professions not nota a few rl having been llen made by b lawyers business men and practical 1 machinists doubtless with wih a s 1 view vie to securing te transportation to this new nev ne field neld How However ever r many man applications have hue been re received calved from fm professional teachers In the highest terms lerl by b the educational authorities A number of this rises clat 11 have ha signified their WillIng new nest to accept the same Ime salaries for ork in the Philippines as ne they the now no noe receive e In time the th United States and a R few t tIac have offered ott to toted go g o for Cor less lees The lead leadIng log Ing colleges and antI normal schools are to with wih Superintend Superintendent ent eat Atkinson n in securing teachers No o distinction has hI been made In Ile appointments nor has any race raN line hip lne been drawn the solo sole de desire sire being ini 11 I secure competent und Imad en thu l III tir of the highest hl hut th ran r It I ha has hn been deemed wise I hown to ti all al appointees to Ihl this work Ihal be e citizens ot of the thi United III The chief f requirements for to 01 appointment 81 specified by b Superintendent Superintendent Atkinson are nrc ar graduation from froma a eoll rl college c rr Jr normal school of good Iod standing and evIdences evidence as a to the good goad gol character and successful teaching ex triene r o of the th applicant to be fur furI nl hd b men with whom thom h hIs he heIs heIs I Is rr acquainted and In whose Judgment he hI lute has hl confidence or by officials whose character li is known tn to him by b repute A limited ap appointing appointing p pointing authority has hs been conferred by b him upon nearly nerl all al the time leading eel col 01 lege leie and a normal schools schol In time the United Stats Slates find arid nd upon u n ma imy ot of the tha state I Five Fn hundred bright and enthusIastIc young ng men sd nd a wn wO x who have bare re reo colored notice of ot appointment ns as teach teachers teacher ers era in II the Philippine are now un on their Ih lr ir er way wiY to the lie Orient or soon slon wilt SOlli wi be beThey They TIme are arc conveyed thither by the time army transports going by b way of San Mami Fran Francisco Iran Francisco cisco About half tills thi number left lee on the transport a ft 1 few fo days ago the time next anti and the balance balanco will wi go nu on outward bound bould transport Time The ho war de deportment t ling hue been 1111 very wry I in 11 lbs treatment tr of If time the American tChe 1 anti has greatly facilitated the tho i Ion work reaty of the Ih Philippines v vIn vIn In a report to the time commission f Atkinson says L j The greatest test present need a s that ot adequate and suitable school build buildIngs lugs logs As 1 s soon us practicable mill all al rooms tol oOm building or parts of at IC routed or assigned for purposes should b be used exclusively for tor school purposes and nd no HO 10 teacher or member of ot a n teach tench teachers ers family tamly should bo lie permitted to dwell therein All MI Al school buildings occupied by soldiers or In any way used for mill mili military 11 tary try purposes should be ho turned over oer to 10 school authorities at the lie practicable cable moment Nearly nil tho the buildings that thai have been een used for or military pur purposes purposes poses are lre In n a poor condition and It I will wi be necessary for the municipalities to lQ spend 1 money for their alteration and repair It Is 10 Superintendent Atkinsons Atkinson pol policy polIcy policy icy to make tho time English language lan lage tho the basis of ot all ni public Instruction at nt the tIm earliest Curliest Carlest practical moment and It I has hai already been Introduced as ni such luch This Tills seems the that part urt of or wisdom since only n a small portion porton ot or the population ton speaks Spanish and the rest test U is I divided as ns to language Into a dozen different Malay Mala dialects each unintelligible to io the tIme theother theother other Superintendent Atkinson announces to the Filipinos that the tho American su atm superintendents and teachers are ore being brought from rein time the United States for time the purpose of ot creating and anti putting Into operation a school for these Is Islands II lands hinds anti and that they are arc coming to teach tenCil the Filipino teachers American methods He lie tells them bela that no n Fill Fi pino teacher will wi be discharged from any alY position o he lie may lay now hold except for or or Immorality und mind that na as lS as they the can prove them solves soles capable to take charge chare of their own schools the United States Slates authorities ties tes will wi turn tho time administration thereof I over to tho time Filipinos |