A survey of the educational system of the Philippine islands by the Board of educational survey, created under acts 3162 and 3196 of the Philippine Legislature.

BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL SURVEY REPORT 101

intimate study than the Commission has been able to give, just what
this education should be in detail cannot be described.
Particularly for the Moro people is a special type of education desired. There should be a special deputy or department of the Bureau
in charge of the education of these provinces. He should be left in
charge for a sufficient length of time to learn the situation thoroughly.
He should give much time to the study of industrial, agricultural, and
school activities suitable to these people. That the standard uniform plan of the Islands does not fit their situation, is quite obvious.
Not understanding the significance of school education, and rightly
questioning the value of the form of work which is now given them, they
object forcibly to sending the girls to the schools and are even adverse
to sending the boys.
The Commission has seen the general situation with sufficient clearness
to make the following recommendations-First: There should be the
special' supervisor or deputy director. Second: He and the regular
division superintendents should work in close connection with the datus.
Experiments in giving authority to some datu to carry out a well-planned
educational scheme, should be tried. Third: There should be no compulsion used at the present stage in securing the attendance of girls.
Fourth: Girls should always be taught by women teachers, preferably
by married women. Fifth: The industrial work should be such as will
contribute something useful to the life of the immediate community.
Except in very limited instances, where the economic incentive is very
clearly developed, and can be met without the long delay incident to
the present plan, commercial work for the Manila or for the world market
should not be demanded.
Sixth: This industrial work should be varied and adapted to the community. It might be boat building, net making, rattan or bamboo furniture making, hammock making, simple basket or mat making, or the
making of furniture or utensils suitable to their homes; shell work, bamboo
decorative work, brass work, jewelry work, weaving, the preparation of
all types of articles peculiar to these people, many of which have considerable demand in curio, as well as in the local, markets. All these
might well be encouraged. By drawing upon native and local interest
and skills which already exist, the simple and rudimentary arts of these
people might be developed.
Seventh: In a similar way the agricultural work of the farm and
agricultural schools should be more directly adapted to the life of these
people. Either through home garden, home farming, poultry or other
animal projects, the work should be carried directly to the people.
Where efforts are made to improve methods of cultivation or types of