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.

336 EDUCATIONAL SURVEY OF THE PHILIPPINES

Before leaving this discussion of the later careers of secondaryschool students, we may well consider the occupations of the graduates
of two vocational schools which, though of intermediate grade, perform some of the functions of secondary education. The present employment of all the graduates of the Batangas Farm School and the
Oriental Negros Trade School has been secured. The study includes
the eleven classes graduated from the former from 1914 to 1924,
inclusive, and five classes graduated from the latter from 1920 to 1924.
The data are presented in Table 37. The surprising fact revealed
TABLE 37.-PRESENT EMPLOYMENT OF MEMBERS OF ELEVEN CLASSES GRADUATED
FROM THE BATANGAS FARM SCHOOL FROM 1914 TO 1924 AND FIVE CLASSES GRADUATED FROM ORIENTAL NEGROS TRADE SCHOOL FROM 1920 TO 1924. FACTS GIVEN
IN PERCENTAGES.

as Oriental Batangas Oriental
Batarm Negroa Negros
Occupation Trade Occupation Farm Neros
School School School TSchool
___ _ _ ________ ho^S______ _ School
Studying.................... 41.2 47.4 Commerce................. 2.3 1.3
Farming..6............... 24.0 6.6 Military service............. 3 0
Skilled labor............... 2.3 14.5 None...................... 2.9 10.5
Teaching................... 11.3 7.9 Unknown................. 4.9 2.6
Clerical service.............. 4.4 9.2 Total100. 100.
Professional service.......... 6.4 0
Number of cases............ 345 76
by the table is the relatively small percentage of the graduates of the
farm school who are actually engaged in farming and the yet smaller
proportion of the graduates of the trade school who gain a livelihood
by practising a skilled trade. In each case not far from one-half of
the individuals are studying at secondary and higher institutions. Apparently even these vocational schools lead away from the farm and
the life of ordinary men and into the world of white collars, commerce,
and cities.
COST OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
A considerable portion of the public funds expended on education in
the Islands goes to the support of the secondary schools. In 1923 the
total cost of public secondary education, including both academic and
vocational schools, was P2,416,868. This was approximately ten per
cent of the total expenditure for public education. Moreover, according to the facts presented in Table 106, the annual cost of secondary
education per pupil, that is, the cost of providing instruction of this
grade to one pupil for one year, is approximately P50. In making
this estimate current expenses only are included. For the year 1923,