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extracted text: I ring one” campaign gave results. Nor mal and Education Departments led a’i the rest in enrollment. And the weather was fair now—would be sunny from now on. The Glorious Fourth .Anything that smacks of the Baguio Colleges is news. To prove to all and sundry that the B.C. can do a part of that ‘anything’ without much ado, the college participation in the 1947 July 4th co'eh rations was news. The college won the first prize pennant for the best or ganized group. Although the day fell on its quarterly vacations, the B. C. could not be caught napping. On D-2, the College of Law’s Alexander Brilliantes was given the hard task of planning and coordinating the B.C. “assault”. On D-l, the whole works lookeel discouraging. Howevor, hc1p was not wanting. Through Mrs. San Agustin’s initiative, Anastacio Cal lao, Mariano Tolentino, Alberto Blancas, Bon Rillera, Gualbcrto Lambino, and a score of others willingly joined hands to nut into ship-shape condition the re presentative float of SUCCESS. SUCCESS. D—Day found SUCCESS, aptly personified by shapely Alegria Ramos, floating down Session Road, stares from the left of her, wonders from the right of her. Flanking SUCCESS on both sides were 2 healthy children from the elementary department, one re presenting the young Republic and the other young Baguio Colleges. A be-degrood lady in the person of Guada lupe Cacdac, smiling her be-deture. Four other jeeps overflowing with faculty members and students followed the float. That won the prize and gave birth to the news. “Just for the heck of it. . . ” To say that the victory dance of the Democratic Youth Party was a success is to state a rank overstatement. To say that everybody enjoyed the evening is to further gild the lily of that over statement. True, a few enjoyed it—they are the exceptions to the rule. Generally speaking, however, the whole thing flop ped and magnificently at that. Liberal arts co-od Romualdo Manuel, Jr., dressed to kill aid ready to “cut the rug” said dolefully; “I didn’t know a dance could be so dry anel dull. The whole is dead, insipid.” Asked why he came, another Pedro Carino, retorted, “I thought it would be a swell affair— with swell music anel a lot of our dames to dance with. But no. . .Now I know I came just for the heck of it.” A student leader of the capacity and ability of Gualberto Q. Lambino, incum bent president of the Student Council, the very life and blood of the powerful Democratic Youth Party, does big things in a slam-bang way. Correct planning, solid organization and good management lacked the right touch to make it a big affair done in a slam-bang way. So. even good leadership without as good a following is doomed to failure. Yes, the VD of the DYP was a pre election promise fulfilled but which ran short of our expectations. That’s a little mistake to learn a big lesson from. If at all, better no dances, parties; pri vate or personal blow-outs that are in correctly planned, loosely organized and weakly managed. Else, students eager for a decent poke at some fun and mer riment will come not for the joy but “just for the heck of it. . . ” August, 1947 Page 11
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