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very quiet in order to hear what the teacher was about to announce. With 

 the ringing of another bell, the first monitors took charge of sections and 

 the second monitors went to their recitations. After the instruction of the 

 monitors was completed, the teacher spent the remainder of his time in 

 supervision. 



THE NORMAL SCHOOL IS ELEVATED TO THE GRADE OF SUPERIOR 



The fondness of the natives for instruction and the great 

 increase in educational interest since the founding of the normal 

 school led to the conclusion that the course of training offered 

 teachers should be prolonged and improved. Accordingly, on 

 November 10, 1893, the government of the Philippine Islands 

 drew up a proposed decree elevating to the degree of "superior" 

 the normal school for men teachers in Manila, and approving 

 provisionally the new regulations for that school. On December 

 15 of the same year another decree was issued with orders 

 supplementary to the superior decree and the regulations of 

 the normal school, approved November 10. In April of the 

 following year a royal order of the ministry of the colonies 

 confirmed the decrees which elevated the normal school to the 

 rank of "superior." That part of the decrees and regulations 

 which in any way modified or extended previous decrees is in 

 substance as follows: 21 



ORGANIZATION 



Under the authority of the director, it is provided that there 

 shall be at least six teachers, besides one instructor in drawing, 

 one for vocal music, one for gymnastics, three assistants, and 

 the number of servants and dependents necessary for the school. 

 One of the teachers shall be spiritual instructor and have charge 

 of the religious ceremonies ; he shall also be instructor in sacred 

 history and ethics. Another shall discharge the special duties 

 of prefect of morals. The remaining instructors shall be 

 occupied in teaching other subjects. 



SUPPORT 



The salaries to be received by the director, instructors, assist- 

 ants, and dependents, as well as the expenses for equipment 

 and the rent of a building, shall be paid out of the local funds 

 of the Islands. 



From a note furnished the director of civil administration 

 by the director of the normal school in May, 1889, we obtain 



11 See No. 14 in the bibliography. 



