August 21, 1901
August 21, 1901
Yesterday, we sighted the truculent island of Samar off to our left and soon afterward steamed into the straits of San Bernardino. Then Luzon on
John David DeHuff
(February 19, 1872 — ?, 1945), American educator. From 1901-13: head teacher in the province of Antique; Superintendent of the Division of Schools in Bohol and Iloilo; Superintendent of the Division of Schools in Manila.
Manila, August 23, 1901
August 23, 1901
IN MANILA AWAITING ASSIGNMENT For the vast two days, We have had a chance to observe to some ‘extent the practicsl workings of typhoon weather.
Friday, August 23, 1901, Manila
August 23, 1901
We came ashore this morning. Rain, rain, rain, but cool withal. All of us bachelors are quartered in the old bamboo barracks at the Exposition
Sunday, August 25, 1901, Manila
August 25, 1901
Last night was a night of horrors. Apparently something I had eaten at Ah Gong’s filthy restaurant, or something I had eaten at a cafe
Manila, August 30, 1901
August 30, 1901
From the very first. enlisted men from the near-by Cuartel de España have come over to our quarters to fraternize and assist in “putting us
On Board the S/S “Francisco Reyes,” September 7, 1901
September 7, 1901
PROM MANILA TO JANIUAY Two weeks passed rapidly by in Manila while the problem of our assignment to various parts of the archipelago was being
Iloilo, Monday, Sept. 9, 1901
September 9, 1901
More misery! The tail-end of a typhoon was still stirring up the inter-island waters when we left Manila and sea-sickness was general during the first
Janiuay, P.I., Thursday, Sept. 12, 1901
September 12, 1901
Tuesday, our division superintendent of schools, who is as new to Iloilo as we are, having come down from Manila on the same boat with
Saturday, September 14, 1901
September 14, 1901
GETTING SETTLED AT JANIUAY Before I reached Janiuay, I had been told that there was one American, an enlisted man in the United States Army,
Janiuay, September 18, 1901
September 18, 1901
THE SCHOOL AT JANIUAY The next morning after my arrival in Janiuay, the four native teachers — two men and two women — came up
September 19, 1901.
September 19, 1901
MY FIRST APPEARANCE IN JANIUAY SOCIETY This evening J—– M—— took McC—– and me out to dinner with him at the home of one of
Sunday, September 22, 1901.
September 22, 1901
The sick priest was taken to the Army Hospital at Cabatuan Friday, where he died today. And what a wrangle-jangle there was among the discordant
September 29, 1901.
September 29, 1901
The Filipinos are exceedingly hospitable and friendly, and from the time they found that I was inclined to be sociable, I have scarcely been able
October 6, 1901.
October 6, 1901
All the past week rain has fallen in blinding torrents, and I have had my first experience with mildew. Let a soiled garment lie in
Sunday, October 13, 1901.
October 13, 1901
I began teaching some of the girls’ classes Wednesday. I now teach the girls from 8 to 10, the teachers class from 10 to 11,
October 30, 1901.
October 30, 1901
MORE NEW EXPERIENCES. I ENTERTAIN A SCION OF FAMOUS LINEAGE, CELEBRATE MY FIRST THANKSGIVING IN THE PHILIPPINES AND SEE THE JANIUAY POLICE FORCE IN ACTION
November 11, 1901.
November 11, 1901
The other evening, one of the traveling deputies of the Provincial Treasury at loilo came along just after dark and asked McC—— and me to
November 21, 1901.
November 21, 1901
I am now settled down into a sort of routine. The only excitement there is about life up here is an occasional rumor that the
Friday, November 29, 1901.
November 29, 1901
My first Thanksgiving Day in the Philippines has come and gone, and it was duly celebrated. Some days ago, the steward, and the enlisted men
Janiuay, December 23, 1901.
December 23, 1901
This afternoon while I was reading, I heard gun-shots back of the convento. Presently one of the old hangers-on around the town hall came up
Sunday, Feb. 8, 1903
February 8, 1903
Attended a marriage feast at the house of one of the Ledesmas in Jaro yesterday, from 1130 am. to 3 pm. One of the boys