﻿ix. d. 2 Cain: History of the Spanish Normal School 155 



Spanish grammar lately published by Father Santiago Mazo; 

 Yove's Sacred History, in three parts; Carderara's Industry 

 and Commerce, dedicated to the normal school. This cabinet 

 also contained the work of several provincial teachers, including 

 pedagogical and literary articles, and maps and charts of various 

 kinds. 24 



THE PEDAGOGICAL ACADEMY 



The pedagogical academy was an association of teachers for 

 the study of educational questions and the betterment of the 

 teaching profession. The academy was founded by the director 

 of the Superior Normal School on February 23, 1894. The 

 organic regulations according to which the academy was to 

 be governed were approved by the governor-general on July 

 20, 1894. These were in substance as follows: 



1. The academy proposes to cultivate the pedagogical studies among the 

 teachers of the Philippines, to promote a love for these, and to devise suit- 

 able means for their development. 



2. The board of directors shall be composed of the director of the normal 

 school as president, the dean of the academic classes as vice-president, two 

 councilors to be chosen by the president and vice-president, and a secretary 

 to be elected by the board. 



3. There shall be three classes in the academy. The first class shall be 

 the superior teachers; the second class, the elementary teachers; and the 

 third class, the assistant and the substitute teachers. 



4. In order to be admitted to the academy, it is required that: (<z) An 

 application addressed to the board shall be filed with the president; (o) 

 the credentials of the applicant, together with a statement regarding his 

 profession or business, shall be submitted; (c) the applicant shall possess 

 a good name and an exemplary character. 



5. Teachers living in the provinces may become members in the same 

 manner as others. 



6. The members of the academy will meet fortnightly in the normal 

 school, at an hour previously appointed, for a literary performance. The 

 meetings will continue for two hours, and the following will be the order of 

 business: (a) Call to order; (6) reading of minutes of the last meeting; 

 (c) the subject to be discussed will be proposed by the president, and some 

 member named by him will talk on the point indicated. In lieu of this, 

 a lecture of not more than thirty minutes' duration will be given by a 

 member of the society; (d) remarks by the chairman; (e) adjournment. 



On October 1, 1894, the governing board of the academy held 

 its inaugural session in the normal school. At this meeting 

 a librarian and a director of the pedagogical museum were 

 elected. 



We can better understand the purpose of this association 



•' Boletin Oficial de Magisterio Filipino, 1 , 34. 



