 His thesis, "Moral and Religious Values of Industrial Education", recounted the success of work-study schooling at Jaro and other schools in Burma, South Africa and India which had developed a similar philosophy of institutional self-support through the work of students.Meanwhile, Jaro Industrial School continued to grow, and in 1953 it became Central Philippine University.In 2005, Central, had enrolled over 13,000 students at all academic levels.