Annual report. [1905]

ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE MUNICILPA BOARD.

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is in general satisfactory. Its personnel has become rather definitely
fixed and( changes are infrequent. Inspection of classes has been reduced
to a most satisfactory system. Thlle work of every class is inspected from
this office at least once in each week. The greatest possible degree of
authlority is given the principals, and teachers are definitely informed
that unless their work is kept up to a certain standard they can not
llopl)e to retain their p)ositions. Students are carefully selected. All
per.)ons presenting themselves for matriculation are required to furnislb
substancial evi(lence of responsibility and to possess a proper conception
of the objects of the sc]hool. Stenography, typewriting, and bookkeeping
are the only special sub)jects taught in these schools. Evening courses
in tllese subjects are offered in connection with tlhe Manila school of
colmmllerce and are extremiely popular. The work in stenography in
particular is mio0ving along ral)i(lly. In the courise of two or three
months a fairly well-lqualified class of English stenograplers will have
finishled the course and be ready for employment. Attendance is strong
an(d steadily increasing. It is dloubtful if it will be allowed to go above
7,0(0). It is believed that with. tle exercise of lproper care inl the selec-,
tion of students this numbier will he large enough to include all h11o
are l)roperly interested.
SI'II.\IA, S1 ' 1 J E"('TS.
SCHOOL OF COMMERCE.
'r'1le;\illlila scllool of comnwl(rce llas operated( since Octolber, 1904. and
with pronounced success. T'he courses in thlis school include English.
bookklecping, col imercial arithlnetic, commercial law, stenography, typeAwritillng. anld suchl auxiliary branielies as are necessary in carrying out the
conmmercial pulrpose of the institution. The buildingc occupied is situated
at No. 38 Calle (Gunao, Quiapo, is commodious, well lighted and ventilated. and splendidly adapted for the purposes of the school. The
present attendance is 257, an(l is composed(l of a high grade of students.
The attendance is about equally divided l)etween students from the city
and froin tlhe l)rovinces. Some of the most remote provinces in the
Islands are represented 1)by a class of students who appear to hlave most
definite objects in view. The spirit of the school is excellent. From
resources provided entirely 1)w the students a small library has been
started, a baseball and football teamn and fife and drum corps have been
equipl)ped, and several up-to-date bookcases and a fairly good reference
library purchased. In addition to this a fairly good gymnasium has been
organized and equipped by the students. IHorizontal and parallel bars,
traveling rings, vaulting horses, mats, punching bags, and boxing gloves
and dumb-bells have been secured and installed in the basement of the
school building. The gymnasium is under the charge of a board of

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