The San Francisco call. [volume], June 16, 1907, Page 8, Image 8

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WTTH book, and re* •?»'••-r*»n<ss
rlose ;on the « heers - of- tiie^ lim
qu'eror- by 'the sword." r His ', batr
ties are as many, and i as -hard
fought^ those of. 'a "' * military,
campaign, but they^call for a I ! different'
order of * tactics. : Not '-fought %' ln ; the'
open, bat -between ;four{walls,'his^sbl^
oMers are/ words., his * weapon'; thVj rod.'
Enemies J swarm . over I 'his * territory^—
tgnora-nce. ! Indolence. Velothfulness > and*
custom ;All; A11 'these -must .be" met .in
single combat,- but i the battle on "in
earnest - end,- one', by one 'the foes 'of
progress ? are " slowly retreating befo re
the steady advance of this j firm) \ keen
eyed general of the second; campaign. - '
It teems to be a fixed policy. 6f Amer
ican colonization that the.s chool 'mas-..
ter~ shall accompany the/flag! :-Wh«h,
our soldiers : en tered I Porto j Rico' - and
the Philippines fthey/did^sp^rlthlriga;
In one;hand and^ text .book ? ln J^th«'
other.' In both" cases?, the
education v was r begun ore '" civil* gbv- 1
eminent. wa,s .established.*' "Theseief
forts _. In the .cause of rudlmentarsvcly
llization' have- been- surprisingly^suc
' cessful.' \u25a0especially >in--' i the'* 1 islands
the 'Philippines. t AVhej»"a J teacHer *• Is'
•ent -to .; the ' : islands .'certificated »oV
dlplo'rnaed; as,' a;corapetcnt instructor, in
his o» - XiMlne' he ;is* not-apt t6 ; confine
hii» ••irk solely t6'the t class rooin/'fAll
clan!"^^ . nf>'-natives jlienent- by ' his^presr
ence ;A *veritat>le.7illve ; American is
to the f lazy.' ease ? loving ! Filipino's^iik'e^
a - too ".active \u25a0< yolcaribt In'^tilelr .^mldst! .
H« Is z ; .t pprpetuallT'*., suggesting,;' new.
plans. Improvements.'- ideas. • He* Is^'tlia
big ; which r ; prods^*cons*erva'tism; ;
the rake'.o^th^foucklheap. 'AlL. clasVes
of ? natives come " under the i" stray ' ; of
hi* limitless' ''«'n,eVgy.*^ and
Characteristic/ o" ; hiiji, ; ; . too^ls the rnaii^
ocr lniwhirn^ei iracsfaboutihjs'cuuca-'
tlonal *• tar.-X '' Hi 5 : lif'it ' s tcp ; usualFj^con -
sists In linctruoUits *th*cjj'outhful^Fiij^
plnos -bow \u25a0.to?.wasu^.Ujelr4faces;^his
second 1 1n f eiplalnlfjg:*tfae mysteries'- of,
United rclothlng^ lii^detail*- and.
Insisting son*,5 on*, and 1- assisting^ in^its^pcr
maneni - and x continued ?.us&;-' on
casionß .Thljt.i.ei^oVnalishedyShe^ turns
his at tention Ho'JnptHlin'g.ln toj the.^ili-.
plnic \u25a0 mlnd'a -: "cense j oi ' ? felaUve^i" values'
In a primitiv;elfofm;Jth%|newsslity2^ofja^
law. of ; me'oznr andntuum^apd^a^Gne
sense of i the-'ewlf tness ' and • efficacy •of
V.EutJof^thl^
The V Flllplnof,? child i^Vis";? usually^iofj*?
docile (and* tractable^ disppßitio'n,V eager
tO; Btudy 4 and ; lobliiris;^cy-ith;f aybrXupon
hand) work* {if £he**may/at{; thl ? i,«?d"tb'e*;
hold useful^ or f_b'eau Ufu 1 4 result*.'*-* Por
tHp'.woTk ''ofjrttie^sc^o^
fined., to .' coinnion^scjiaolj.)) ranches ; !niari^,
ugil f v train ingCand-* pjaitics :'-' industrial!
worlt*^ are^^;lhcl iid cS.* * s -A meiica^
t^lTrer^yi%winV?^n^Wbirfo^i^^rn'o
.childish 3 Bkill ;; V s 'and>| tas te.-^taUen | aback
,by.» the^arraj'l of ; b wlse"tiwo*fk/ h'dts,Ucs r '.
tiles, tin^, r drawin^[and*carv!nEs, ;ex
cjaim^:*'^^hy^j^t^t'^^
L 9^?? 1 , 8 X**.* ijonJaTi ajVjwqrkingr'ftoward!'^
?ial j schools ||*fii 2iManiia~tiie';
jPbUlpi^e|imJrmal^ Philippine § 'nautjcali
end i tl^TEcoopl? of rafislan'dTtr'adep.Tlie';
flrst^nained*;haaTQ6o Ipupiis^^land|u|de
voting: -* Ita~:^work H to "v the H tralnlnsr jj of ,
\ Filipino 'fteaehara^' T^« ;*; * schoi-V'
0 -**^^^^^^ l^®'^*^^
I equipped i 'lßboratorlciir^ln^cons tai?t ?.us ci J
. H The '-nautical ; ;.' school T^ls *>/ developed : j
• ]t roin^one^founded* by!* th^Jfep'a'nisli'nfet^
fora i occupar.by.', jAl'l£t he *;i n->
» structors^but/ oV«£are * Anii-i t..aus'-an4; '
ja3^inYaintj&|^^
;En&lilhl*^Tho^necd?forfaMwmiibn^ia.^s
i?^F5.1 i s)vXSjy4s^^p^^B^^iJf<rr^ i i^
v sections^ofj;: the* islandsg'arc ; imab he^to^i
ili^fprftte^AiTha^piMp^iare'reaser^toii
sjtort eip^this |flritl^rolln»niX|^ow^a a?
:Hatro f i 1 5 6Ts but!^'whea^ltlwealaiscoverStl
• that. English* could >; not f be "- learped^iaS
? a»/day/- oruevenj^s/^wcek ;tho " miai«|
: ber 'of'stadentrdWlndled-ltS-SO/- 1 J ; ;' |
i:|^he*ay«t^^ajoyll^Mar^fto^iiiilyJ
q^> flan Francisco Sunday Gall
The
School Master
IjExwrantv and .- "a,; determined y* effort j! ;I3
belnsi madeTby^the; buVeau -- educa^;
tJonlto^Ve^Lch i|^^them-'jilThe *j pxesent, aim
la ivtb f^ive I girl'at *J[east
three *>'e^r??lri*^an^e"lementary '-school.'
Theße#rjTimary>ischool3;vare \u25a0 the ones
,\yblch-inearly/allithe-.population'r^'at
te^d.^Theyu^arei\sf,bamboo ; aridi~ ' nipa
structures £. windows \u25a0 of r mothef^of .
pear 1* and^oS'ster i sKell.'i.* Intermediate/
Becpndary-; andj.- special r s£h(iol3
will'^be ; maintained -as } soon * v asj.called'
tor^ and '? the fneed ; f or ;a r ,u*niversity.'_wHl
a^so'be'! met; in' tlme.'^bu t'ftb. c main work*
In^tfaelcisla'nds - will vbe"*iri
Echopls ?f or^many,^yedra*- toj; conie.y :,. \u25a0; ,
y/Th*e -?aany*^prosrajni:? . (^t*i.-a> I'lliplno
school is tunusjaal, and; iharlfcdly inter
esting? every r rnornr
|ing^'a"t'clalssVVof"^2l^~Visayan _}~boys
ai'TdVgirls:.''is;f"seen x'.:*studyJisg''.x '. : *studyJi5g''. reading. '
\Vr it 1 ngr,"- h is t^ry,'^ ge o grjip lvy* ar 1 I h'ni e 1 1 c'
£iicl'<conTpdsition.;' Airuft her "class such
as ''; school " h_ouse ,' €v4r -?* held \u25a0* before
"may ;be {lit er^/'This 'is \u25a0 made * up
6f*chliaren';fr6m:,^iie\yiliag6s > 'of Jiiqnr
'7tl{i\ ipin^JS^^Thesei ; 'c!i ilUren
are? Xclritos.vlgo'rrotes. *Ba£rO'oa3*'ariil
M orbs'/' 1 '"- Pracllcaily.* .t alP4*?e<iucation ' is
cu^iccfncd^ wit n' ; . tftc^childre'n^ of -~' the
twelve^ 'Chris'tian tribes^vv-hlch'-forrn
seyen-eigrhths >bt ' s ttre:"populath)n;v'whfle
tjvet;n umber -• of >chll«lren*,'avanh.ble** for
schobrrpurposeff^umCers^a""milli6n
aTj hal 'cf£i^V-V^'v S Af^Z&l \ -• \^ \-'~ '
i'f'ln^Porto^' T^co jthe ~A mef jcari * system
Of tscnools Cf 'ollffWo'j '- i minedhli tely ter
the^fAtneriean* Qci*upancy : iif*l^S9s/TheVe
terlnow 'Vtt: ope'rctton^a^fsyst^mVof -rural,
gVab^r^lfisHjaVrt's'p&cfal-'schoois whlcli
tf6mp"ars's*;iTH vo r^b"-y i*!tir. ; an"ysstate -•:.•.
t v nkilfl^tiioO?: uVnuTc I *f"ji£?*t hc*'w 6 r Is
fsti^lfilcmentiir-v^ ilaffo*/^uVt^tjie;fclO3e
of^,l»o^;tJiero-nAvefctso,a?(>^pupi!3"* "a*f
te^d^*gUh^rpubrie^*crrolSls^nd^ainbut ;
yjOOQ^vverc in >the~,'pi*im*aFy ' sra<les?^tir
IdJestibiatedtthat' only \u25a0
rpad jo?; wrlte.^but^u ndef sys \-\
ts^^progreVshs'amaaing^Vt^etschools^
are »/taugW*s by/inatiye^^^i^e^h'elrs ; <>;wno',
havejiretelYed^theirj'edlJcatiop'.Jat^a^
taVuls> j^noiTna.l-.: school." '^rjiaV^are ;? 1 50 :
Am^i«&^teiche^^^o^visit^beftna^
UveVteaciers ttwicej ai week?, tot give in£^
\u25a0t^^n^lnrEngUalu^a^nd.ttdeaplfa^thy:
In active i operation JincindlngiXdur high*
«ch.ool*, T there iis Ja Ltroef ulf lack* of : ac
rrL*v~*;-x-'±i*r( r- I *:*.v- ; *» •'?-*-*'.*" ;"- ~™" \u25a0\u25a0 * \u25a0*\u25a0
1 coiumodatlons f or \u25a0 tfca < tho tisaada oa th«
> waitins£list.-v ; A\Vlstti to?* i Poirto* Rlcia
schoolroom 'la an' inspiring sljfht": Hua
dredsV of /?,dark '* sklnixed, beady eyed
little ; sins •" *^Iy Country.\rTl» at
.ThVe'^-lnj thV^ best'; English Tat - thsfr
command "and praise" slender) darK hands
1 In , salute *to > the .flag.. 1 '"\u25a0' :."..-._
/•An'amusins • incident in regard* to ths>
fluent luse , of the " new itongue ' is \u25a0 quoted
by,' a-? writer .-telling' of her experiences
when* she. first arriyea^in- the "philip
pinejj.islands. .There ,; wa3 \u0084 r native
.woman"^-of "very " stately -form and
equally Jflrie-*" character,* who» .sent a
tribute ofjber \u25a0 loi^ andfadmiratlon "for
her/ATnerlcan""teaclier7inf the *shape of
a deficSte; small ,cabbase, v a ; rarity there.
In the? woman- was; sent^a pot
of jam.^l-Her .sf atitude". was ". great, as
evincea^by*;. the * following' lettcV: *
*">"Entifei:of* theiblllet" ackna, for the
iweet* jelly : 'in - Jam. \ but",! \u25a0 aentar > which
ypu;.not;may ,knowi to* bottom *' well htm
_ho*7 had 'soldi the one^cabbagre forfpay:
"that!*wa3 fseeh icondltion I'only'1 ' only ' how you
not» is -of xJiere-'gfood*learnlnK : also so«s
products '; and , how, my, Inspector ; and Mr.
'. welled eseryes '" all * my 'attention ." and
gratefulness." \u25a0* : ';ii"^jßß / *:' '
V -: Every^one ; knows at j the -work • that
£s ibeing:^carried ; «on yln Alaska. The
of the Indian -pupils. , : the
rapidity '"with which" * they '
strangre .and new condit»o':is 'and "the
Bubseq«ehtvrpc6r«Ja "of many : scions -of
th-isjyaiiishing-.rac*- have been heralde*
oyerjthe > The-Caflisle i school !»
\u25a0 famous. 'JSometSiriesjV tribal -^Instinct
proves"! stronger .thah th« acquired love
of.- civilization; an JJtho "Indian reverts
to tlir ,way 3 of his , fore
fathers; ;but the sign : and"" seal of ~edu-'
cationfis, never' quiteilost' and 1 in'num
be"rless j cases • !t \ has proved *a ! stepping
stone :tn,^ desired ; i improvement r ; alons
mahy ; lines. ' -- ' . ,'...>"\u25a0-. »
v tn^ England ..wlien a: la*l : is^punished
i t; is i caHcti.-btfchiniT." Irri; "America h«
J3 (viilppeJ; .lusFranoc; tlosgeJ-,; irr >,'J:^<--'
many.\di^ipHncd.<rAn : "Uie*a.,aaethod.*
ariKia usc.byjtbe'scnerar of the second
campaign.'' * T.-heu necessity.^ deraanOs
.their^adoptioh/accordinsito the 'locality
and * natlbnaltty of [v the ; * colony wher « :
: hls\work*ts,~dpne.'i* England -has-many
colonies r-^*lh<ila^r -^*Ih<ila^ 'Africa. 'Australia.
rfanceJ.has^dfrected^ the } steps of her
'colbn-tzersr.ttowaTajAffica.' C In ; all I these
countries J4 the.^etjucat Jori? of the ; nativa
is . going «* on : ;,"un*der^Ulit ef en t , conditions
and* by f dfff *"/«it; metHoUsr. perhaps s witli
limitations ; under rj starting '"conditions,
but f the-: area; of- rudimentary education s
UJgradually^extenidirigltlll?eTenUa = th*f
supposedly f inaccessible ;>* districts v th* -
youthful 'fAfr lean;^* Asiatic^ or? fFUjfeino •
ideais^belns taught to 'sliabt, ajidthooi