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Advanced pedagogy, together with a knowledge of legislation 

 in force regarding primary instruction in the Philippines; 

 religion and ethics; universal history; algebra; industry and 

 commerce; the ordinary phenomena of nature. 



PENSIONERS 



No tuition was charged, the school being supported by the 

 government, but all boarders were required to pay for their 

 maintenance. Among the latter class were the government 

 pensioners. At one time there were 30 of these, but the number 

 was reduced to 20, at a later date to 15, and finally the system 

 was abolished altogether, as it was thought unnecessary. The 

 allowance of pensioners was 10 pesos per month. 



REGULATIONS 



At the end of each month a review was given covering all 

 the subject matter passed over during that month. A private 

 examination was given on the work of each quarter, and a 

 public final examination at the close of the year. 



The holidays set aside for the normal school were the 

 following: Sundays, Thursdays, feast days, Ash Wednesday, All 

 Saints' Day, the birthdays of the Spanish sovereigns and of 

 the Prince of Asturias, the day of the patron saint of the 

 governor-general of the Philippine Islands, the Christmas holi- 

 days extending from Christmas Eve until January 2, and the 

 Day of the Three Kings. The long vacation extended from 

 the close of the examinations, about the last of March, until 

 the first of June. 



The merit of pupils was recompensed with honorable marks, 

 which were entered in the book of the institution, and with 

 annual prizes whose solemn distribution took place at the close 

 of the final examinations. 



The following internal regulations, governing the conduct of 

 the pupils, were promulgated on November 24, 1893, and in- 

 corporated in these decrees : 22 



1. Every pupil was required to be: 



(a) A native of the Spanish dominions. 

 (6) At least thirteen years of age. 



(c) Free from contagious diseases and in good health. 



(d) Able to speak Spanish, understand the Christian doctrine, read 



and write, and know something of arithmetic. 



(e) Able to write to the director, giving his Christian name, sur- 



name, birthplace, and age. 

 (/) Vaccinated. 



22 See footnote 8. 



