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.

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES 653
The bachelor's degree is of a great variety of kinds: arts, science,
law, agriculture, business administration, etc. There were a few other
degrees such as the high-school teacher's certificate, which may be
ignored. Just one-half of the 128 teachers whose records were available
conform to the standard accepted above. The other half hold no
degrees higher than the bachelor's. This is partly because of the large
number of assistants employed who are usually recent graduates. Both
facts are unfortunate and the University should, as soon as possible,
improve the situation. The matter of salary, which is discussed below,
enters largely into the question.
The University is to be congratulated on the fact that so many of the
instructors who hold advanced degrees received them from institutions
of high standing, widely distributed throughout the United States.
This is principally due to the admirable system maintained by the University of keeping not less than ten members of the instructional
staff in the United States for graduate work at the University's expense.
No policy is better adapted to stimulate the intellectual leadership of
the faculty. The system whereby the selection of these pensionados is
left to the discretion of the President, assisted with advice from the deans
of the colleges, appears, moreover, to be sound and to work well in
practice.
The University is fortunate in the teaching experience of its faculty.
Few teachers of the grade of instructor or above have taught less than
five years and a number have taught relatively long periods. However,
there are very few who have taught in other institutions. The cause is
partly historical. The University of the Philippines like the educational
system of the Islands generally, was organized under American influence and largely with American personnel. With the lapse of
fifteen years, the number and influence of Americans in the University
has decreased until now they number but one-eighth of the teaching
staff. Their places have been taken almost invariably by Filipinos
and by graduates of the University itself. This is most natural and to
be expected. Whether the movement has not proceeded too fast is the
only question. The age statistics of the teaching staff are very interesting.
Of all the teachers of the rank of instructor or above:
Years
1.2 per cent................................... 60-69
6.5 per cent... ---.. --- —--------------—.......- 50-59
10.2 per cent.............................. --- - ------- -------------- 40-49
56.5 per cent.................. ----.... --- —---—..... 30-39
25.5 per cent................................ 20-29
In other words, 82 per cent of the teaching staff of the University are
below 40 years of age. Were assistants included, the percentage would