CITY OF BAGUIO, Historical Data Part VI
PART VI
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PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Among the private schools are St. Louis School and the Holy Family College. The Holy Family College is for both males and females. The college is a modern concrete building. A well-rounded course of academic and vocational subjects is taught. The curriculum ranges from Kindergarten to High School, general and Home Economics courses. The collegiate department offers normal and secretarial courses. In April and May, vacationists are admitted as boarders.
In St. Louis School are two separate buildings, a big concrete building for boys and another for girls. In the girls' section are included courses for Kindergarten, Primary, Intermediate and High School. Aside from the general course offered, the boys are taught silversmithing. The silver articles turned out by the boys are well-known. Religion is much emphasized in both school as they [are] run by missionaries.
Another leading private school is the Brent School where Americans and foreigners enroll. This school is American and compares favorably with preparatory schools in the United States. The faculty sets a high scholastic standard. Normal education and Christian character are among the aims of the school. There is a dormitory, a chapel, and a gymnasium for the students.
On Santo Tomas Road is the Maryknoll Convent School for boarding and day students. Day school is for boys and girls while the boarding school is for girls only. The school
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aims to impart a solid Christian education, adhering at the same time to the best modern educational methods. The courses of study include Kindergarten up to Elementary. The school also offers French, Singing, and Art. A strong group [of] Maryknoll Sisters compose the faculy.
Easter School was established in the year 1906 by the late Charles Henry Brent, first Bishop of the Philippines, as [a] school for Igorot boys who showed signs of superior intelligence and capacity for leadership. For their training, he felt that a change from their home surrounding would be advisable, and decided upon Baguio as the ideal spot for this school. This school belongs to the Episcopal Church.
Bishop Brent secured a headmaster for the school in the person of Samuel S. Drury, then in Deacon's orders, who arrived in Manila in October 1905, spent several months with the bishop, and in December proceeded to Baguio. Mr. Drury and Bishop Brent journeyd to Bontoc, settling with Father Clapp for the transfer of sixteen of his mission boys to Baguio. The boys were taken immediately to Baguio with Mr. Drury and Bishop Brent.
Homesickness also played its part, in spite of the warm reception, and shortly after the school was opened, two boys ran away. A few months later, all the boys were given a vacation to return to Bontoc to see their parents, and when they came back, three others came with them, and local additions brought the number to eighteen in all. At present, this school is located in Guisda.
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EASTERN PHILIPPINE COLLEGES
In May 1945, the founders of the EPC, the undaunted and courageous Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Fernandez, blue-printed the plans for a college — for a university. They began with the Centro Academy, the leading vocational school in the city since 1945.
June 22, 1951, the Philippine Industrial School, with 178 students, became the secondary department of the Centro. It was a small enrollment but great schools and colleges have small beginnings.
August 1951, Mr. and Mrs. Fernandez promised a school building. The cornerstone of the Eastern Philippines Colleges building was blessed on December 19, 1951; completed on March 15, 1952; occupied by the 178 students on March 20, using 4 out of the 21 double-walled, sound-proof classrooms.
So rose the EPC, the newest education edifice in the summer capital of the Philippines. This is an imposing building, an answer to the critics and skeptics in this city.
June 1952, the Eastern Philippines Colleges registered 1,100 students, a surprise to everyone.
BAGUIO CHINESE PATRIOTIC SCHOOL
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Grocery on Session Road and its school house. In 1919, the Chinese here began to raise funds for the purpose of constructing a permanent schoolhouse. Very soon, the site for the school on Harrison Road was bought and the construction began. After the half-finished school building had [been] blown down by a typhoon, the Chinese Community of Baguio, then composed of less than one hundred people, began again to raise the necessary funds; and the first school building was finished in the latter part of the year. Among the fervent-hearted supporters, both in Baguio and Manila, Mr. Luk Po Shing was credited the most for the visualization of the school building. He donated ₱6,000.
The Baguio Chinese Patriotic School has always been supported by free contributions from the Baguio Chinese Community. The board of directors of the school has been elected yearly to operate the school until now, already twenty-one classes have been graduated from this elementary school. The present enrollment is over two hundred, including pure Filipino children. The English department has been authorized by the government.
The former school building was very much damaged during the last war. It was taken down and a new two-story semi-concrete building was erected in 1945. It now has Mr. S. C. Lee as Principal and Administrator of the school; and Mrs. I. Boado as Principal of the English Department.
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SURVEY OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
City of Baguio
1. First school founded in Baguio: BAGUIO SCHOOL
2. When it was first established: 1900
3. Founder: American Government
4. Enrolment during its first year: 30 pupils
5. Where it was located: Where the Baguio Central is now located
6. Courses offered (level of instructions — elementary, secondary and college) during the first year: Primary (Grade I)
7. Name of the first teacher: Mr. Patrick (American soldier)
8. General emphasis of instruction in the school: To teach the Filipinos how to speak the English language and to prepare them to be good citizens in the future
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1. Name of institution: Brent School/span>
2. When was it first established: 1909
3. Founder: Bishop Brent
4. Enrolment during its first year: 30
5. Courses offered (level of instruction — elementary, secondary and college) during the first year: Elementary & Secondary
6. Present enrolment (1952-1953) — Male: 75 Female: 53
7. Present courses offered: Elementary & Secondary
8. General emphasis of instruction in the school: Emphasizing the developmentof Christian character
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SURVEY OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
City of Baguio
1. Name of institution: Philippine Military Academy
2. When was it first established: 1905
3. Founder: The Government
4. Courses offered (level of instruction — Elementary, Secondary and College) during its first year: Bachelor of Science Degree
5. Enrolment during its first year: _____________
6. Present enrolment (1952-1953) — Male: 246 cadets Female: None
7. Present courses offered: Military Profession
8. General emphasis of the school: Training the students for future regular officers
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1. Name of institution: Eastern Philippine Colleges
2. When was it first established: Novembger 1950
3. Founder: Mr. & Mrs. Godofredo Fernandez
4. Courses offered (level of instruction — Elementary, Secondary and College) during its first year: Complete elementary and complete secondary
5. Enrolment during its first year: _____________
6. Present enrolment (1952-1953) — Male: 600 Female: 510
7. Present courses offered: Elementary, Secondary, Liberal Arts, Education, Industrial Arts, Home Economics, & Collegiate Secretarial
8. General emphasis of the school: More direct correlation between academic instruction and vocational efficiency
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SURVEY OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
City of Baguio
1. Name of institution: St. Louis School
2. When was it first established: Novembger 14, 1914
3. Founder: The Congregation of the Canonesses Missionaries of St. Augustin (Belgian Sisters)
4. Enrolment during its first year: 40 pupils
5. Courses offered (level of instruction — Elementary, Secondary and College) during its first year: Primary 1 to 3 grades
6. Present enrolment (1952-1953) — Male: 1296 Female: 1394
7. Present courses offered: Kindergarten, Elementary, High School, College, & Dressmaking
8. General emphasis of the school: To train the mind to see the right targets
9. Miscellaneous information:
b. Founder of the school: ____________________
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SURVEY OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
City of Baguio
1. Name of institution: Holy Family Colleges
2. When was it first established: 1914
3. Founder: Father Garlu
4. Enrolment during its first year: 40 pupils
5. Courses offered (level of instruction — Elementary, Secondary and College) during its first year: Primary
6. Present enrolment (1952-1953) — Male: 98 Female: 1,160
7. Present courses offered: Kindergarten, Elementary & Secondary
8. General emphasis of the school: To train the pupils & students to become good citizens in the future, Character Education through religious instruction.
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1. Name of institution: Easter School
2. When was it first established: 1906
3. Founder: Rev. S. S. Drury
4. Enrolment during its first year: 18 pupils
5. Courses offered (level of instruction — Elementary, Secondary and College) during its first year: Primary
6. Present enrolment (1952-1953) — Male: 54 Female: 33
7. Present courses offered: Complete Elementary
8. General emphasis of the school: Academic, vocational, and Christian moral character
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SURVEY OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
City of Baguio
1. Name of institution: Baguio Colleges
2. When was it first established: 1946
3. Founder: Atty. Benjamin Salvosa, Mr. Rosendo V. Donida, Mrs. Adriana V. Tapia, & Mrs. Libertad D. Quetulio
4. Enrolment during its first year: 150 students
5. Courses offered (level of instruction — Elementary, Secondary and College) during its first year: Secondary & Collegiate
6. Present enrolment (1952-1953) — Male: 1,680 Female: 1,426
7. Present courses offered: Elementary, Secondary, Education, Normal, Liberal Arts, Bus. Administration, Law, Eng'g, & Graduate School
8. General emphasis of the school: To develop the reasoning ability of the students
9. Miscellaneous information:
b. Founder of the school: ____________________
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SURVEY OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
City of Baguio
1. Name of institution: Baguio Technical & Commercial Institute
2. When was it first established: April 1948
3. Founder: Mr. & Mrs. Fernando Bautista
4. Enrolment during its first year: 88 students
5. Courses offered (level of instruction — Elementary, Secondary and College) during its first year: Secondary, Collegiate, Secretarial & Radio & Auto Mechanics
6. Present enrolment (1952-1953) — Male: 712 Female: 509
7. Present courses offered: Elementary, Secondary, Collegiate, Special Vocational & Secretarial
8. General emphasis of the school: Teacher-Training, Secondary & Vocational
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1. Name of institution: Baguio Chinese Patriotic School
2. When was it first established: June 1919
3. Founder: Mr. Luk Baoshing
4. Enrolment during its first year: 50 pupils
5. Courses offered (level of instruction — Elementary, Secondary and College) during its first year: Elementary
6. Present enrolment (1952-1953) — Male: 123 pupils Female: 92 pupils
7. Present courses offered: Complete elementary
8. General emphasis of the school: Equal attention given to both [the] Chinese and English departments. Open to both Chinese and Filipino pupils. Follows strictly the curriculum of the private schools
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