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.

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teaching. In the "Survey of the State Higher Institutions of Iowa"
made by the United States Bureau of Education, the matter is summarized as follows:
Many small classes indicate in some cases the lack of adequate study of the curriculum
or schedule by the administrative officers, and in others an undue effort by departments
to serve the whims or the convenience of students in order to build up departmental
enrollment. Large classes on the other hand, unless they are lecture classes usually
entail inferior educational results. Classes of 30 or over are least open to question.
Any considerable number of them generally shows a need for more instructors or a
poor distribution of students and instructors.
The fact with reference to the University of the Philippines has already been given. The criticism of the United States Bureau of
Education quoted above applies very specifically and the Commission
can only repeat the recommendation made.
CONCLUSION.-This chapter has exposed some definite weaknesses
in the organization of the faculty of the University. The Commission
would regret, however, to give the impression that it is without appreciation of the many capable members of the teaching staff with whom it
came into personal contact and of the loyalty of all the faculty to the
University. The needed reforms will no doubt be made and, with a
heightened esprit de corps that can be expected with the advent of the
new president, the University can look forward with confidence to
making good progress under the direction of its faculty.
STUDENTS AND STANDARDS
ADMISSION.-The University of the Philippines is the capstone of the
public educational system of the Islands. It depends chiefly for its
supply of students upon the public high schools, although an increasing
number has been coming from the private schools amounting last year,
1923-1924, to 20 per cent of the total enrollment. The growth in the
number of students in the high schools of the Philippines has been large
and steady and an annually increasing percentage go to the University.
In the University catalog is found this statement of policy. "The
University Council has a Committee on Entrance, Advanced Standing,
and Credit and its representatives may visit and inspect * *
high schools and preparatory schools, both public and private and on
the basis of these findings, the University will give credit to all work
which is found to be sufficiently well done. Students presenting a certificate from any of these schools in the accredited list of the University
shall be given entrance credit in all those subjects for which the school
is especially credited as shown in the certificate issued to the school by
the University." As a matter of fact this is not done, and students are
accepted from the public high schools upon presentation of their grad

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