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BOYS' AND MIXED SCHOOLS

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are raised for distribution among the Moros of the Island and
the public are frequently invited to special functions like tree
plantings, and are given free demonstrations of the value of the
new agricultural ideas.
An exact tabulation of the amount and cost of food eaten
by each boy, the cost of his clothing, his earnings, and his general progress, is kept by the teacher and by the student as well;
and these are explained to the Moro parents. Illustrations of
cleanliness and sanitation are furnished in every possible way,
not only to the students, but also to all of the inhabitants of
the island. Few schools in the Philippines have such farreaching influence, not only among the pupils but among the
neighboring peoples for miles around. In reality, all of the
people of Jolo are going to school at Indanan.
OTHER SCHOOLS
The Industrial Schools for Igorot boys and girls at Baguio
and at Sagada, established by the Episcopal Mission, are remarkable for the fact that they are practically self-supporting.
The Igorot children are accustomed to hard work, and, unlike
the low-land Filipinos, prefer hand labor to the abstract knowledge which is contained in books. They are very open to
Christian instruction, being dissatisfied with the animism of
their parents. In order to avoid confusion between Roman
Catholicism and Protestantism it has been the policy of Rev.
J. A. Staunton of Sagada to follow a very high church form
of worship, even including the adoration of the image of the
Virgin Mary.
Rev. H. E. Studley, priest-in-charge of the Episcopal St.
Stephen's Church in the Binondo district of Manila, has conducted a school for Chinese since the year I902. Rev. Studley
is at home in eight languages, and is able to speak Chinese
"better than the Chinese themselves." He and his associates
conduct classes by the bilingual method, first making statements in Chinese and then in English.
The Baptist Mission has invaded the field of general educa