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extracted text: For this 1947-1948 school year, the tctai appropriation of the Baguio Col leges is PI 11,900.00. /Xs expected, after a year, wo got recognized as a college. A spacious concrete building has been leased for 2 years. Enrollment has nearly trebled. And what can the skep tics say now? Writers Talented? WRITER WRITES. Leon O. Ty, hard-hitting feature writer of the Free Press, wrote President Salvosa: “Dear Ben: I have just received your letter of the 8th. It is quite enlightening. Am not surprised why you have taken (xception to my story on Baguio. Next time I do a piece on Baguio, I’ll see you first. Honest. Good luck and may your dream of making the Pines City a university town come true. Sincerely, Leon P. S. Anytime you need my assis tant in the matter of publicity, just drop me a note. L.O.T.” WRITER WRITTEN. From what we have been able to gather, our college prexy proved he was a good sport when he dictated that “letter of th 8th.” It is too long to quote and what really interests us is his reply to L.O.T.’s note: “Dear Leon: If something breaks up in the Ba guio Colleges that is news anel not advertising. I shall take you up on your offer of assistance. We have a crop of talented writers in the college. I am urging them to contribute articles to the Free Press. How about giving them a lecture on magazine feature writing, human in terest, etc.? Our weekly convocations take place every Saturday at 4 p.m. Can you find time to be a guest of the college for a few days? My best to everyone,” WRITER TO TALK. Mr. Ty is warmly welcome in the B.C. As a writer talking, he will add spice to the congress men. educators, businessmen who have been convocation speakers. /PORTS For Basketball. The Strongest Ever I T ALL started one late afternoon 1 last August when two young men unobtrusively approached pretty Pat Nieve ra a id enrolled in the Voca tional Department, thus setting off the spark that started a conflagration of speculation among die-hard athletic fans. Their names: Fernando Young and Remy Estabilio. Question: Are these two eligible for the basketball team? Last week the question was settled. The Registrar put down the ruling: Duly enrolled students of the Vocation al Department arc part and parcel of the student body. Corohary: They are eligible to participate in college ath letics. Result: Now it can be told. Ba guio Colleges has a team to be proud of . . .the strongest ever in its history. To quote skipper Asiong Callao, “Baguio Colleges now has (potentially) the strongest team in the city. ” It seems that the Registrar has some hard facts to back up the statement of Mr. Cabao. For one thing, the cur rent list includes luminaries from the Page 13 August, 1947 three team/, that, last year and this sum mer, competed for the B.A.A.F. (Ba guio Amateur Athletic Association) championships, i.e. the Apaches, the UYAO (United Youth Athletic Organ ization), and the crack Baguio City High School Team of 1946-47. From the Apaches, ’46 and ’47 B. A.A.F. champions, come their coolheaded R. Paraan; F. Young, probably Baguio’s test known all-around athlete; fast guarding Bobby San Pedro; and Remy Estabillo, skipper of City High’ ’40-’41 team, the team that wowed them all in Cagayan and Locos Norte. The UYAO’s (runner-up in the B.A. A.F. games ’47) contributed their cap tain, towering Asiong Callao; deceptive and fast-trotting “Bogs” Blancas; fan cy ball-handling Romy Florendo; and Peping Puzon, last summer’s junior stand-out. STARS City High’s loss Baguio Colleges’ gain. Last year everybody knew that City High’s basketball line-up was due for a nose-dive. Its first team, except one was graduating en masse. Subsequent ly the Mifler brothers entered Mapna Tech and Lorico Espejo enrolled at B.C., leaving behind one brother to join an other brother, Gualberto, who in his own right is also a hoop star. The MullerEspejo brother combination, with our Manoling Montilla to more than fill up the odd gap, made hoop history this year by romping through all North Luzon teams, thereby winning the right to re present this region in the national se condary championships in Manila. They walloped La Union North Provincial High (Bacnotan), 108-12, and tripped, tied and handcuffed La Union South Provincial High (Agoo), 79-8. Except for Q. Jacob (B.A.A.F. ju nior circuit) who has already done so, the general consensus of opinion about the newcomers is that they will have to show their wares first. The line-up: R. Paraan, B. San Pe dro, G. Espejo, L. Espejo, M. Mon tilla, A. Blancas, A. Callao, B. Carino, J. Gonzales, E. Reyes, C. Villareal, J. Puzon, F. Young, R. Estabillo, Q. Jacob, O. Rimando, D. Ferrer, R.‘Flo rendo, A. San Pedro and J. Lambinicio. The $64 Question rpHE BULLETIN hoards called it special session but to all and sundry, it was just another one of “those election rallies.” The idea was to publicize the candi dates, give them a definite time to con-, vince and persuade the “august body” and get known. (5 minutes for a can didate and 3 for the satellite who in troduces him) . What must have been the biggest surprise of the afternoon to the presid ent was the fact that he was introduced but never warned. Socratic Hermy Cruz (Editor: Jolly Times, Camp John Hay) popped him the all-important ques tion: How about athletics? Never at a loss, the President allowed himself a gulp and a clearing of the throat. The ansv.nr: Blame the weather! Further elocution revealed: (1) outdoor activities. . .may not take place until af ter the rainy days are over; (2) A phy sical director will shortly be engaged; (.3) To prepare for the good weather in the second and third quarters and the summer session, the line-up of col lege athletes is now under way. Quipped a bystander: “Line-up? Ro gues’ Gallery, you mean!” We Can Do A Lot Bearding the lion in his den is not only hard to do these days—it’s well nigh impossible. But last week, after days of fruitless search, three, not only one but three, of those elusive muscle men of the girls’ volleyball team got Page 14 THE GOLD ORE
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