Word: filipinos
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Storey began by saying that he disagreed utterly with the ideas of Mr. W. Cameron Forbes '92 in regard to our government in the Philippines. Abraham Lincoln was not a dreamer but a practical man; he stated that all men have equal rights, and so the Filipino is not a slave. A man has only the right to govern himself; when he governs others, therefore, he may only do so with the full consent of the governed. Lincoln stated an undeniable truth when he said, "No man is good enough to govern another without that one's consent...
...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 and takes a very optimistic view of the influx of Americans, of whom there...
Among the best of the half dozen specialties were the native Filipino dance and the butterfly dance. The six men in the butterfly dance. The six men in the butterfly dance wore gauzy robes with huge butterfly wings on their backs. The movement was sprightly and rhythmic; the light and color effects were unusually good...
...librettists, R. E. Edwards '02 and P. L. Coonley '03, have departed from the example set last year in "The Viking," by making the plot less logical, but funnier; and they have introduced more than the usual number of specialties. Three of the best are the Filipino quartette dance, the butterfly dance and a Japanese sword dance by H. Ohashi...
...Five Filipino boys, ranging in age from eleven to sixteen years, have been sent to America to be educated, upon the recommendation of the Philippine Commission. They are under the guardianship of President Wheeler of the University of California and have been placed in Boone's Academy, where they will prepare for the University of California...