▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Mal col m ▁served ▁in ▁several ▁minor ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁colonial ▁government , ▁starting ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁in ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Health , ▁then ▁subsequently ▁in ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Justice . ▁He ▁rose ▁quickly ▁in ▁rank , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁acting ▁att orney - general ▁for ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁of ▁the ▁U . P . ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁through ▁Mal col m ' s ▁efforts ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁English ▁language ▁law ▁classes ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁had ▁initially ▁resist ed ▁Mal col m ' s ▁proposal ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁law ▁college ▁within ▁the ▁University . ▁Mal col m ▁thus ▁arranged ▁for ▁the ▁Man ila ▁Y M CA ▁to ▁offer ▁law ▁courses , ▁which ▁comm enced ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁Mal col m ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁these ▁law ▁courses . ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁year , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁rel ented ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁adopted ▁these ▁classes ▁by ▁formally ▁establish ing ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Associ ate ▁Justice ▁Sh erman ▁Mor eland ▁had ▁initially ▁been ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁acting ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁college , ▁while ▁Mal col m ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁College ▁Secretary . ▁Al most ▁immediately , ▁Mor eland ▁turned ▁over ▁his