Note 1 — PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO STUDENTS
Reading edition
Drawing and painting, for which the natives of the Filipinas show remarkable aptitude, began to be taught in the Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País [i.e., Economic Society of Friends of the Country],1 and in a more ample and official manner in the old School of drawing and painting created in 1849. Some notable artists have graduated from that school, who have, by their productions, honored their country in España and other nations, and obtained prizes in various contests.2