Word: manila
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Talbot '95 will give an informal talk on "American Life in Manila," in the Assembly Room of the Union this evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Talbot is chaplain to the Right Rev. C. H. Brent, Bishop to the Philippines. Mr. Talbot will review briefly the political and social situation in the islands, and will describe some of the interesting characteristics of the Filipino. The daily life of an American in Manila and the needs to which the surrounding conditions give rise will, however, be the main theme. Mr. Talbot is much interested in the development of the islands...
...with its distinctly western spirit. The Christian missionaries must be able to get hold of the spirit of the people. The next duty of the Church in the Philippines is to the American population. There are, exclusive of the Army and Navy, about seven or eight thousand Americans in Manila alone, and from them the natives get their ideas of our country. No official promises or reports can have any such effect over the natives, as will the actions of the Americans they see before them. To the American Church in the Philippines belongs the task of giving a good...
...following men have been named by President Eliot for appointment as teachers in the Philippines, in response to the request of F. W. Atkinson '90, General Superintendent of Education in Manila: J. Smith '01, B. K. Daniels 1G., S. P. R. Thomas '01, P. H. Eley '01, E. H. Douglass '01 and W. Hill '01. They will leave for the Philippines shortly after Commencement...