﻿130 The Philippine Journal of Science 1914 



be discharged except for legitimate cause and by resolution of 

 the superior civil governor, after hearing the interested party. 

 The causes for which an action might be brought were faults 

 of religion, public or private immorality, lack of zeal in the 

 fulfillment of duty, and abandonment of the Spanish language 

 in the explanations or in the ceremonies of the school. 



Teachers and assistants were to be exempt from personal 

 service as long as they discharged their duties as teachers, and 

 even after they ceased to perform these duties, provided they 

 had been in the teaching service for fifteen years. 



After five years of service for teachers and ten years for 

 assistants, these persons were to become principales. 1 " 



It was provided that teachers who were disabled in the 

 discharge of their professional duties were to receive a pension, 

 subject to certain restrictions. The same rule was to apply to 

 those who reached the age of 60 in the teaching service. After 

 twenty years of service, all teachers were to receive a pension 

 equivalent to half the retiring salary. After thirty-five years' 

 service, the pension was to be three-fourths of the retiring 

 salary. 



Teachers and assistants with certificates were to be preferred 

 for appointment to various government positions after ten and 

 fifteen years' service, respectively. No examination or other 

 test of fitness was to be required. 



In addition to their regular salaries, teachers were to receive 

 quarters for themselves and their families and fees paid by 

 wealthy pupils. 



THE EQUIPMENT OF THE NORMAL SCHOOL 



A list of the equipment provided for the normal school throws 

 light upon the life of the student body, the kind of instruction 

 given, and the size and importance of the institution. Moreover, 

 it emphasizes the fact that the Spanish Normal School, like nearly 

 all of the other schools of the Philippines during this period, was 

 a combination of school, dormitory, and chapel. The following 

 is a list of the equipment with which the school was provided on 

 July 1,1866:" 



Reception hall. — Three sofas, 3 armchairs, 12 black chairs, 12 small 

 chairs, 2 small tables, 1 image of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception 

 with bell, 1 picture. 



10 The important people of the town. They enjoyed social distinction, 

 and had a limited share in the administration of the government. 

 " See No. 9 of the bibliography. 



