General Science for Philippine Schools

This textbook represents a significant collaboration between the American scientific establishment and Filipino educators during the American Colonial Period. Dr. William H. Brown was a pivotal figure in Philippine botany, serving as the Director of the Bureau of Science in Manila and contributing extensively to the classification of local flora. His co-author, Venancio Aldecoa, was a prominent educator from Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, who later served as the first Filipino principal of the Negros Oriental High School after the liberation in 1946. The book was published by Ginn and Company, a major American publisher that provided standardized curricula to the "pensionado" and public school systems in the Philippines, aiming to institutionalize Western scientific methods within local contexts.

The book is considered valuable. It is advised that researchers use digital copy rather than physical books for preservation purposes.

712 pages : illustrations ; photographs ; figures

Date Created c. 1928–1933 (Estimated based on Dr. Brown's tenure as Director of the Bureau of Science and the publisher's activity period). 

Fil. 

500 

B81

Acc.# 28609

BC# 0000133197 

APA Citation 

Brown, W. H., & Aldecoa, V. (n.d.). General science for Philippine schools. Ginn and Company.