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.

3388 EDUCATIONAL SURVEY OF THE PHILIPPINES
In Table 38 are presented the facts regarding the growth of the
public high school since its establishment in 1902. In order to make
the general trend more obvious, these facts are presented in graphical
form in Figure 21. From this graph, it is apparent that the very
rapid expansion of the secondary school did not begin until after 1920.
Since that date, in the course of four years, the number of pupils en

Fig. 21

rolled has almost trebled. Moreover, if the period from 1918 to
1920 be excepted, a period which reflects the unnatural post-war conditions, the curve reveals a rate of growth of positive acceleration. In
general, since the founding of the high school the enrollment has increased more and more rapidly from year to year. An examination
of the table shows that this growth has taken place for the most part