Unofficial letters of an official's wife [by] Edith Moses.

AN OFFICIAL'S WIFE

sky. Luis met me with the new quilez, and I was
soon at home refreshing myself with soda and lemonade, exclaiming over Auria, who had gained an inch
in height, and listening to her enthusiastic account
of the new municipal school, where she has been
placed with all the " Commission children," as she
calls them. Fraulein is spending the morning hours,
while Auria is in school, teaching small Filipinos
English. She is successful in her work, and imparts a good English accent to her pupils. Not only
the " Commission children" and the army children
attend the school, but any Filipina or Filipino who
can speak English well enough to understand his
work may enter, and already a large number attend.
Auria tells me that last week the Filipino boys beat
the Americans at football, a game the latter taught
them quite recently. The session begins at eight
and ends at twelve o'clock, and tag and prisoner's
base are the favorite recess games; but they seem
not exactly suited to a tropical climate. At first the
exclusive Spanish and mestizo families were not inclined to send their children, especially the girls, but
lately el Sefior has had many encouraging talks with
the fathers of children who have always attended
the convent schools, but who are now going to the
municipal school. The fact that Governor Taft
sends his children has naturally placed the publicschool question in a new light. The teachers are
selected with care, and the standard is excellent. As
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