Iloilo
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Part of The Philippine Craftsman
- Title
- Iloilo
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- INDUSTRIAL NOTES these articles are being used, not simply collected as curios. About the year 1905, when indus trial work was given without any models, pupils were accustomed to fabricate unserviceable toys and playthings; but the schools in the division at present are rendering very efficient industrial service in teaching the pupils how to use their hands skillfully in making useful articles. Moreover the industrial work in the schools has taught the people the value of such plants as pomago, amlong, nito, bamban, kilog and others. These plants were formerly often destroyed but now that they arc being used in the schools, people go to the mountains to seek them in order that they may sell them to the schools. More effort is now made to protect these plants and some people are even contemplating cultivating them in order to supply the demands of the schools. (M. B.) CAPIZ. The percentage of attendance at the recent institute was 99. Plain sewing was given for the first time in the second, third, and fourth grades. Several male teach ers took second-grade sewing. Some new devices were used in polangui basketry classes which facilitated the work very much. Mr. D. A. Monroe, a newly arrived teacher from the United States, has been assigned as principal of the trade department of the Capiz Pro vincial School. Mr. Monroe is well trained for this work and from in dications a successful year’s work is anticipated. Miss Valentina Impreso, formerly an assistant in domestic science in the Capiz Provincial School trans ferred to Oriental Negros during the normal institute. Her place is filled by Miss Nicolasa Cervero, formerly of Oriental Negros. This division has orders for desk baskets, wastebaskets, and embroid ery to the amount of over Fl,100. At the recent institute Mr. Villarruz, assistant industrial super visor, had charge of basketry and gardening. Mr. Smith, the industrial supervisor, had charge of the em broidery and all housekeeping classes and was principal of the normal. Mr. Ten Hagen supervised the plain sewing and hand weaving. (H. W. B.) ILOILO. Friends of Joseph H. Loughran, former industrial supervisor for Iloilo, have received letters from him describing his work in the industrial development department of the John Wanamaker stores of Philadelphia where he is now employed. The provincial officials have prom ised the division superintendent of schools an appropriation of F5.000 and a display and storeroom in the provincial building for the new pro vincial industrial department. Miss Perpetua Vasquez is now in the southern end of the province inspecting school embroidery work. She will interview the graduates of the School of Household Industries in that section before her return to establish, if possible, household working centers for the provincial industrial department orders. A new shop building has just been completed and F500 worth of carpentry tools purchased for the Iloilo Intermediate School. The teachers and pupils are now hard at work making the benches and within a short time this school will have another line of activity in good order. Extensive repairs and im provements have been made to the domestic-science house as well. (C. E. W.)
- Date
- 1916
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