- thomasite
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thomasite — ˈtäməˌsīt noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: John Thomas died 1871 American physician and religious leader + English ite : christadelphian * * * Thomasite (ˈtɒməsaɪt) … Useful english dictionary
Thomasites — The Thomasites is a group of about five hundred pioneer American teachers sent by the U.S. government to the Philippines in August 1901.Foundation, purpose and etymologyThe Thomasites arrived in the Philippines on August 12, 1901 to establish a… … Wikipedia
Philinda Rand — Infobox Person name = Philinda Rand image size = caption = birth date = 1876 birth place = Somerville, Massachusetts flagicon|USA death date = 1972 death place = United States education = Radcliffe College occupation = A Thomasite spouse =… … Wikipedia
Philippine–American War — ] cite news first =Ambeth R. last =Ocampo year =2005 month =January 7 title =The First Filipino Novel journal =Philippine Daily Inquirer] cite web title =Chronology of Significant Events Relating to the Career of Emilio Aguinaldo with Respect to… … Wikipedia
University of the Philippines, Los Baños — Infobox University name = native name = Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Los Baños motto = Honor and Excellence established = June 18, 1908 (system) March 6, 1909 (campus) type = National university president = Emerlinda R. Roman chancellor = Luis Rey I … Wikipedia
USS Thomas — Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Thomas for Clarence Crase Thomas:* Thomas (DD 182), a Wickes class destroyer, launched in 1918 and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS St. Albans in 1940. * Thomas (DE 102), a Cannon class… … Wikipedia
Moro (ethnic group) — Infobox Ethnic group group = Moro caption = Abdulwahid Bidin population = 5 million (2006 estimate; 5.25% of the Philippine population) regions = flagcountry|PHI smaller|(Bangsamoro, Manila, Cebu) flagicon|MalaysiaMalaysia smaller|(Sabah, Kuala… … Wikipedia
American settlement in the Philippines — began during the Spanish period, when Americans came to the islands primarily to conduct business. They owned many businesses in trade and in the sugar industry. Although not harassed by Spanish laws, the American inflow to the Philippines was… … Wikipedia
Quezon National High School — Reporter), Jenny Miller (a.k.a. Jennifer Rances) and many more. History Tayabas High School (now Quezon National High School) was founded in October 1902 when Aubrey Boyles, a Thomasite, organized a school in a convent of Lucena on the Northern… … Wikipedia
Pioneers of photography in the Philippines — The pioneers of photography in the Philippines were Western photographers, mostly from Europe. The practice of taking photographs and the opening of the first photo studios in Spanish Philippines, from the 1840s to the 1890s, were driven by the… … Wikipedia
