The normal school for the training of men teachers of primary instruction was created by royal decree of December 20, 1863, and was inaugurated January 23, 1865, under the direction of the fathers of the Society of Jesus.
For young women, Manila has the beaterio of Santa Catalina de Sena, instituted in 1696 for the general instruction of girls, and ruled over by a prioress chosen by the mothers; the beaterio-college of Santa Rita, created in 1740, for the education of Indian orphan girls; that of Santa Rosa, founded in 1750, for the purpose of educating poor girls; the college of La Concordia; that of Santa Isabel; and the municipal school for girls, directed by the sisters of charity.
STATISTICS CONCERNING PRIMARY INSTRUCTION
According to the Manual del viajero,[2] published in 1877, there are in all Filipinas, at the account of the State, 1,016 schools of primary instruction for boys, and 592 for girls, 98,761 attending the former, and 78,352 the latter, as follows:
| Schools | Pupils whoattend | |||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
| In Luzón | 599 | 244 | 44,416 | 28,805 |
| Adjacent islands | 49 | 28 | 3,934 | 1,970 |
| Visayas | 302 | 284 | 43,281 | 41,193 |
| Mindanao | 66 | 36 | 7,070 | 6,384 |
| 1,016 | 592 | 98,761 | 78,351 | |
| 1,608 | 177,113 | |||
According to data sent to the Statistics Board of Filipinas, and compiled by Señor Cavada,[3] the condition of public instruction in 1870 was as follows.
PRIMARY INSTRUCTION
Island of Luzón