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Fulltext: NEW ■ COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES PHYSICS DEPARTMENT The USC Nuclear Physics Laboratory has just brought out the information on the successful completion of an experi ment in Compton Scattering. This phe nomenon which bears the name of the discoverer, Dr. Arthur Compton, is best understood by imagining a beam to con sist of “energy packets’’ or photons which hit upon electrons of the scatter ing material, knocking them out and then proceeding in a different direction with diminished energy. The reduction in energy shows itself in increased wave length. The history of the experiment goes back to Roentgen who, in 1895, discover ed X-rays. He noted that X-ray undergo scattering. The February 1964 issue of the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHY SICS presented two articles on a modi fication of the Compton experiment em ploying gamma rays instead of V-rays. Spurred by this idea, the USC Nuclear Physics Laboratory decided on a series of trials with the help of the equipment constructed by Father Oster. Additional equipment were made by Mr. Manuel Rusiana, Physics Laboratory Technician, upon the suggestions of Father Lorbach. The recently acquired apparatus from Leybold, Germany facilitated the pro cedure and at the same time confirmed the reliability of the instruments con structed here. Atty. C4sar Klntanar The USC President, Rev. Rudolf Rahmann, SVD, with the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Heinrich Luebhe. Father Rahmann is handing over to the German President an album of photos taken on the occasion of his visit to USC. ■ LECTURERS FROM SINGLE CELLS TO CARROT PLANTS? In the Biology Seminar at the AudioVisual Center last January 30, Mrs. P. D. Pages spoke on “Plant Tissue Culture in Botanical Research.” Tissue culture is a technique whereby portions of a plant are grown in artificial and sterile condi ■ TEACHERS COLLEGE The FIRST REGIONAL CONFER ENCE OF COOPERATING SCHOOLS in the region served by the Cebu Normal School, Cebu City, was held on February 19, at the Cebu Normal School Library. The Conference was attended by all Di vision Superintendents and Academic Supervisors of Public Schools of the provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental NATIONAL MEDIAN —86 Schools 1. UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 2. Cebu Normal School 3. University of Southern Philippines 4. Colegio de San Jose-Recoletos 5. Roosevelt Memorial Colleges 6. Southwestern University 7. University of the Visayas 8. Cebu Institute of Technology HOME ECONOMICS Schools 1. UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 2. Colegio de San Jose-Recoletos 3. University of the Visayas . 4. University of Southern Philippines tions. She discussed its advantages as an avenue for possible clues to the secret of growth and morphogenesis. Slides on its application and interesting findings were projected, most intriguing of which were those of entire carrot plants de veloping from single cell cultures in co conut water media. These slides she brought back from the University of Hawaii and Cornell University where she had occasion to study and work on tissue culture. and Misamis Occidental. The theme of the Conference was: STRENGTHENING STUDENT TEACHING PROGRAM FOR BET TER COMMUNITY SCHOOL TEACH ERS. During his closing remarks, Mr. Catalino Delana, assistant division super intendent of schools, Cebu Division, dis closed the results of the Teacher Selec tion Test for Elementary Schools held in April, 1964. Now, just read and com pare ! Median 93.5 77 75.5 62 51 45 53 Lowest 51 46 54 Page Two THE CAROLINIAN March-April, 1965 Dr. MARTIN MEADOWS POLITICAL SCIENCE LECTURE Dr. Martin Meadows, Manila-born Professor of Political Science at the American University in Washington and visiting Fulbright-Hays lecturer at the University of the Philippines, spoke to an over-flow gathering of students and faculty members on Monday, March 15. The topic of the Doctor’s lecture was the Barry Goldwater nomination in which the various negative and positive rea sons that contributed to Goldwater’s no mination were minutely discussed. A brief but brisk question and answer period followed the lecture which was given in the University of San Carlos Audio-Visual Center. Before the lecture Dr. Meadows and his wife toured the main University buildings. Dr. Meadows was particularly impressed by the University of San Car los Library. He was amazed to find periodicals (like MINERVA) in our library which cannot be found in the U.P. Library. Both Dr. and Mrs. Mea dows were impressed by the large num ber of students studying in the library. After the lecture the visitors were taken to the Technological Center in Talamban and to Beverly Hills. Dr. and Mrs. Meadows enplaned on March 17 for Mindanao to fill several lecture engagements at Universities there. NOTED ANTHROPOLOGIST VISITS CEBU Rev. Dr. Martin Gusinde, Divine Word Missionary and world-famous authority on pygmy peoples, arrived in Cebu, Feb ruary 14 for a four-diy visit. Father Gusinde lectured at the Audio-Visual Center of the University of San Carlos. The title of the lecture, which was illust rated with colored slides, was: “THE PYGMY TRIBES: THEIR POSITION IN HUMAN HISTORY.” The lecture included a discussion of five pygmy groups: the pygmies of Central Africa, the bushmen of South Africa, the Andamese, the Aetas of the Philippines, and a group of New Guinea pygmies dis covered by Father Gusinde some years ago. Father Gusinde began his study of the pygmies as early as 1908. Until 1924 h s studies were concerned mostly with the people cf Tierra del Fuego into whose tribe he was formally initiated. He has written extensively about his work and has lectured widely, most recently at the Catholic University of America and Nanzan Univers'ty in Nagoya, Japan. In 1956 Dr. Gusinde, accompanied by Dr. Marcelino Maceda of San Carlos, spent several weeks studying the Aetas of Mindanao and Iloilo. LECTURE ON MODERN MATHEMATICS Dr. Thomas C. Holyoke, FulbrightHays lecturer at Mindanao State Uni versity, spoke on Modern Mathematics in the High School Curriculum at the University of San Carlos Audio-Visual Center on February 25. H s audience was largely composed of mathematics teach ers from the various universities, colleges and high schools of Cebu City, with a small sprinkling of both high school and college students. Dr. Holyoke, whose home school is the famous Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, made his undergraduate studies at Harvard University and his doctoral work at Ohio State University. He has taught at Northwestern Univer sity, Miami State and most recently at Antioch College. During his one and a half day stay in Cebu City, Dr. Holyoke was a guest of the Divine Word Fathers. On Thursday afternoon he toured the main campus of the University and was particularly im pressed by the mathematics section of the Science Library. He considered the New Teachers Training Center on P. del Rosario one of the best planned school compounds he has seen in the Philip pines. Before enplaning for Dumaguete, Dr. Holyoke visited the new Technological Center of the University in Talamban. He praised it enthusiastically and ex pressed the hope that someday he might teach there. WE MUST BE GREAT OR ELSE .. . Speaking before the University of San Carlos student body on March 13th, Senator Raul S. Manglapus said: “This nation must be great, or else it will sink.” Thus, he introduced the four causes which have made Filipinos unproductive: 1) overcentralized government, 2) traSENATOR MANGLAPUS "This nation must be great or else it will sink” d.tion, 3) tenancy, 4) two-party system. It was with the latter evil that the senator dealt with lengthly in his speech. Whereas, there are more than two political parties in such countries as Japan, Argentina, Malaysia, England, France, Chile, West Germany and the Scandinavian countries, which parties compete in presenting and carrying out programs of government, engage in poli tics on issues and ideas, and provide di rection for their peoples for national progress, our present two parties, the senator decried, instead engage in per sonalities, “blow for blow”, “stone for stone”, “hill for hill”. But because of the tolerance of our people, the two parties have perpetuated themselves in office one after the other like a cycle, without concrete, definite programs that will en able the people to know where they are going because in that first place these parties do not have to. The people, after becoming dissatisfied with the Nacionalistas, boot them out of office and take in the Liberals and resume the cycle all over again, he said. In offering a realistic approach to the evil, Sen. Manglapus batted for the neces sity of a third force designed to attack the evil frontally. He exhorted the stud ents to get themselves involved in poli tics. He urged them to support the "De centralization Bill” and the “Religious Bill” now pending consideration in the lower House by writing to their congressSen. Manglapus came at the invitation of the Supreme Student Council. Pres ident Mojares opened the program, VicePresident Ramon Torralba Jr. introduced the senator, while Rev. Fr. Luis E. Schonfeld, S.V.D., Dean of Student Affairs gave the closing remarks. March-April, 1965 THE CAROLINIAN Page Three ■ VISITORS U.S. CULTURAL ATTACHE VISITS USC Dr. Paul Hamilton, Cultural Attache of the U.S. Embassy in Manila, paid the University of San Carlos a two-hour visit on February 13. He was given a quick guided tour through the various libraries of the University and viewed the scientific exhibits in the Biology and Botany departments. Father Rector drove Doctor Hamilton to the new Teach ers’ Training Center on P. del Rosario Extension and to the Technological Center in Talamban. Although Dr. Ha milton’s own field of specialization is Romance Languages, he was full of praise of the University of San Carlos facilities. Dr. Hamilton is on a tour of the Southern Philippines in connection with his duties concerning those institutions at which Fulbright-Hays lecturers are presently assigned. In Cebu the Univer sity of San Carlos is the only school of high learning enjoying the privilege of being host to Fulbright lecturers. DR. ENG A. VAN WEEL VISITS USC The College of Engineering was honor ed by a visit of Dr. Eng A. Van Weel last February 4th. Doctor Van Weel is the President of the Philips Interna tional Institute for Technological Studies at Eindhoven in Holland. This Institute offers under very favorable conditions advanced courses of a very high calibre to some thirty to forty students from all over the world. So far no Filipino has qualified for a scholarship at that In stitute and understandably our College felt quite proud in being considered as a possible source of candidates. Dr. Van Weel discussed details with Fr. Regent, Philip van Engelen and gave a talk to the seniors and upperclassmen explain ing the work of the Institute and express ing the hope that at least some of our men may qualify for this rather unique but very valuable scholarship. Further details are available at the office and interested parties are re quested to keep in touch for further de velopment. AFGHANISTAN OFFICIALS VISIT USC Two officials of the Afghanistan Mi nistry of Education visited the Univer sity on February 18. They were Mr. Enystullah Kargar, Director General of Technical Education and Mr. Soyed Oshraf, Director of the Afghanistan Institute of Technology. Their trip was financed by the Agency for International Development. The purpose of their twoweek tour of the Philippines was to ac quaint themselves with the progress of technological education here. After a tour of the main campus Thursday morn ing, the two gentlemen and their party of official guides from the Cebu School of Arts and Trades and the Department of Education in Manila, were driven to Talamban for a close-up view of the new University of San Carlos Technological Center. Father Felipe van Engelen ex plained to them the workings of the Chemical Pilot Plant and showed them some of the electronics equipment that had just arrived from Germany. All mem bers of the party were duly impressed. Mr. Gargar, who had spent 6’^ years in Germany as a student and had married a German wife was eager to display his knowledge of German when speaking with Father Baumgartner during their visit to the University of San Carlos Library. REGISTRAR OF HONGKONG UNIVERSITY Mr. Bernard Mellon, Registrar of the University of Hongkong, visited the Uni versity of San Carlos on March 2 and 3. He visited six to eight universities both state and private in order to confer with school authorities on administration po licies, academic standards and other matters. NSDB's DR. LASAGA VISITS USC Dr. Reynaldo Lasaga of the National Science Development Board honored us with a short visit. As Director of the Office of Field Operation of the National Science Development Board Dr. Lasaga emphasized the importance of Regional Offices — like the one here in Cebu City — for the furthering of the objectives of the Science Board by close cooperation of all the agencies involved. Science de velopment has still a long way to go and the cooperation of everyone involved must be secured: schools and government agencies can play an important role which will be so much more effective in close cooperation. In a full-day program of conferences and inspections ably arranged by Mrs. Amalia Rcdriguez, Head of the local NSDB office, time was set aside for a visit to the new Technological Center, Dr. Lasaga was greatly impressed by the facilities the new building is offer ing for the furtherance of science and as a token of the much appreciated co operation of the Philippine Government in our efforts to promote science educa tion. Dr. Lasaga was glad to announce that through the good services of the NSDB a tax-free importation of the newly arrived equipment was granted to the Technological Center. The much sought after tax exemption will make possible the speedy transfer and instal lation of the very valuable equipments recently arrived and enhance greatly the standing of the Technical Center among the best engineering schools in the country. ASIA FOUNDATION DIRECTOR VISITS USC Mr. Ray Johnson, Director of the Asia Foundation in the Philippines, and Mrs. Eve Johnson visited San Carlos Univer sity on March 13-14 in the course of a tour of the Visayas-Mindanao area. The couple enjoyed a tour of the main cam pus, the Technological Center and the Teachers Training Center. Mr. Johnson was especially vocal in his praise of the well-organized and accurately catalogued scientific collections of the University. The Asia Foundation has given several grants to the University of San Carlos, one of them for the improvement of the library and another to enable the Uni versity of San Carlos anthropological team under Dr. Maceda to bring out the large collection of burial jars discovered in Cotabato. Several individuals at the University have also obtained Asia Foundation grants. Dr. Maceda briefed Mr. Johnson on the Kulaman expedition. The Johnsons were entertained at din ner in the Casino Espaiiol by the Acting President of San Carlos, by Dr. Maceda and Mrs. Pages. The latter gave Mrs. Johnson several shells and a rare glass sponge for her daughter who is studying biology at Brent School in Baguio. MR. McCOY IS USC's GUEST Mr. Pressley McCoy, Associate Direc tor of the Danforth Foundation of St. Louis, Missouri, visited the University of San Carlos on March 13 and 14. Mr. McCoy is on a six-week tour of Asiatic countries to line up participants in a Danforth Foundation-sponsored project — the evaluation and improvement of educational objectives. Two foreign uni versities are invited annually to join several American institutions in a threeweek workshop at the University of Co lorado. One of the few Philippine univer sities to be invited to participate in the programme is the University of San Car los. Mr. McCoy, who was a guest of the S.V.D. community during his visit, was especially interested in the University of San Carlos Scientific Collections, espe cially the butterfly and beetle collections. The wife and son of Mr. McCoy are amateur collectors. Page Four THE CAROLINIAN March-April, 1965 ■ APPOINTMENTS FATHER K. HUTTERER APPOINTED FOR U.S.C. As we were about to go to the press, word was received by the Acting Pres ident, Rev. John Vogelgesang from the Very Rev. Superior General, S.V.D. that Rev. Karl Hutterer, S.V.D., has been ap pointed for the University of San Car los. Very Rev. Father General writes: "Father Hutterer is interested in Ethno logy and Linguistics — he already took quite a number of Seminars — and hence he should continue the study of Ethno logy in San Carlos under the guidance of the President, Very Rev. Father Rahmann. At the same time he should do some teaching.” Father Hutterer is very young yet. He was born in 1940 and was ordained only recently. San Carlos is certainly glad to wel come such a young and anthropologically-minded priest. BOTANIST ASSIGNED TO U.S.C. Father Ernest Borgman, S.V.D., a Ph.D. in Botany, has tentatively been as signed to San Carlos to conduct research in the field of botany, according to a letter recently received from the Super ior General of the Divine Word Mission aries in Rome. No details are known about the expected time of Father Borg man’s arrival at San Carlos or the length of his stay here. Nevertheless the Uni versity is happy to add another scientist to its distinguished staff. ■ PEOPLE FATHER SCHMITZ DEPARTS Rev. Joseph Schmitz, S.V.D., left us, after a short visit of only three weeks, during the first days of February. Ori ginally, he was supposed to stay longer but pressure of work in the Missiological Institute which he heads obliged him to return sooner than originally planned. His sojourn, however, was fruitful in more than one respect. First, he worked on the photographed documents which he had picked out with Father Goertz in the Archivo General de Indian, Seville, Spain. He then acquainted himself with the present work of San Carlos as well as with her difficulties and ambitions. The personal contact which he establish ed and the experience he gained here will enable him better to support the various endeavors of the University, particularly, her scientific and research programs, since it is one of the aims of his institute "to further the scientific endeavors of S.V.D. scientists overseas.” Father Schmitz is returning to Europe via Japan. MELECIO FIGURACI6N a P500.00 Prize for a job well done. CAROLINIAN WINS IN MABINI CONTEST The Graduate School is pleased to an nounce that Mr. Melecio Figuracion, who will soon complete his studies for an M.A. in Philosophy degree, won the five-hundred-peso second prize in the Mabini essay contest sponsored by the American Historical Committee in Manila. Mr. Figuracidn’s interest in the Sublime Paralytic, whose centennial was commemorated last year, prompted him to submit his essay entitled “The Sources of Mabini's Political Thought.” Other winners in the contest are: First Prize Pl,000.00 — G. Sidney Silliman University Third Prize P250.00 — Elsie D. T. Magdano — Silliman U. Fourth Prize P100.00 — Teodoro Marquez — U.S.T. Honorable Mention: Cheryl P. Olivar — Univ, of the Phil. Julian Dacanay — Ateneo de Manila Marilo Manampan — Arellano University Rdmulo Ricafranca — Feati University San Carlos students and friends of the University will be interested to know that a monograph on “The Political, So cial, and Moral Philosophy of Apolinario Mabini” by Adriano C. Reyno Jr., also of our Philosophy Department, was pub lished last year by the University as her tribute to the hero. ■ STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS USC-PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY FORMED With the approval of Rev. Schonfeld, Dean of Student Affairs, and Rev. Fr. Watzlawik, Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the USC-Philosophical Society became an officially recognized organi zation in the campus of this university. This society was organized by a group of Liberal Arts students majoring in philosophy. It aims at broadening and deepening the members’ knowledge of philosophy by the discussion (in the form of panel discussion, lecture, open forum or symposium) of topics which are not sufficiently dealt with in the class room. Non-members of the society may be present during such discussions as auditors. The first organizational meeting was held last January 16 to approve its con stitution. During the second meeting, the following officers were elected: Dionisio Sy — president; Edgardo Bacolod — vice-president; Aurora Ysmael — sec retary; Flora Cortes — treasurer and Jesus Trocino Jr. — PRO. Rev. Fr. John Berry, S.V.D. was elected as adviser of the society. Discussions of the society are held on Sundays, at 3:00 P.M. in Rm. 416. The inaugural discussion, a lecture and open forum, was given last February 6 by Rev. Fr. Berry on the topic: “A Basic Phenomenology of Soul and Body.” The society is still accepting members. Qualification: Applicants should have taken at least twelve (12) units of philo sophy with no failing grade in philo sophy subject (s) in the preceding year. Thus, membership is not confined to students of the College of Liberal Arts. All bonafide students of this university who meet this qualification can become members of this society. AWARDING OF PRIZES Within simple ceremonies a very signi ficant program was held at the AudioVisual Center on February 19. The oc casion was the awarding of prizes to winners of the literary contest, sponsor ed by the LECTIO ET DISCUSSIO FELLOWSHIP. Although the audience was small, there was keen interest shown in the whole affair. The program opened with the singing of the National Anthem. Mr. Cesar Corazo Jr., president of the L. & D. Fellow ship gave the opening remarks. Next on the program was a piano selection, masterfully rendered by Miss Carmelita Ouano, which was followed by the an nouncement of winners and distribution of prizes by Very Rev. John Vogelgesang, March-April,. 1965.. THE CAROLINIAN Page Five acting president of our University. Afte" this Vic Martinez sang “Because” in a most beautiful fashion. Each of the win ners, (of those present) gave a short response. Then Very Rev. Father John was called upon to deliver a short talk. During his speech, Father John disclosed the follow ing: "The University of San Carlos plans to organize an Institute of Comparative Philippine Literature. This will be a co operative effort of the U.S.C. Libraries, the Departments of English, Spanish and Linguistics and of a still-to-be-organized Department of Vernacular Lang uages. The over-all aim of the Institute will be to make comparative studies of Philippine vernacular literature, to de termine the influence of Spanish, Eng lish and American Literature on Philip pine writing in English and Spanish with similar literatures of former English and Spanish speaking colonies. It is hoped that through the activities of the Insti tute San Carlos will become a center of research for Philippine Literature.” After Father John finished his talk, Miss Thelma Balbuena gave a classical rendition at the piano after which Rev. Luis E. Schonfeld, dean of student af fairs, gave the closing remarks. He point ed out the great spirit which the L. & D. Fellowship shows in all its under takings, the conscientiousness with which it goes about in fostering intellec tual and cultural development amidst our student populace. He specially thanked the Fellowship for having launched the literary contest and he again under scored the purposefulness and timeliness of said contest. Miss Melinda Bacol acted as master of ceremonies. WINNERS a. Short Story 1st: MUD by Merito Yuvienco, Jr. 2nd. DEBATE by Raotil Briones 3rd: ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON by Vicente Chu b. Poetrv 1st: ALLELUJAH by Ren6 Racoma 2nd. EXODUS OF THE BROWNMEN by Llewelyn Navarra Hortillosa 3rd: THE YIELDING OF IIUMABON by Veneranda Abregana STUDENT CATHOLIC ACTION HOLDS ORATORICAL TILT The Oratorical Contest sponsored by the Student Catholic Action was held on February 27. The theme was: “The Role of the Philippines in the Evangelization of Southeast Asia.” The first prize, a gold trophy donated by Governor Rene Espina, was won by Miss Esperanza Rubi, contestant of the Teachers College. The second prize, a gold medal donated by Mrs. Paulina Pages, went to Miss Josephine Seville of the College of Liberal Arts. The third prize a silver medal donated by Atty. Felix Savellon, was awarded to Mr. Ro lando Villa of the College of Commerce. The oratorical tilt was privileged to have Governor Espina as Guest Speaker. In his message, he brought forward the thought that "evangelization should be initiated here in the Philippines in order to produce Catholic individuals, Catholic families and a Catholic country which are so in deed and not only in name.” ALPHA OMEGA SIGMA SORORITY PINNING-INDUCTION CEREMONY A SUCCESS The ALPHA OMEGA SIGMA Soro rity, an exclusive organization in the College of Commerce held its formal Pinning-Induction Ceremony at the Casino Espanol after a hearty luncheon on Feb ruary 21. In the morning, thirty-three ladies, all looking elegant in their beige uniforms, heard Holy Mass together. Mrs. Bernardita Valenzuela, President of the Cebu Jaycerettes and a USC Eng lish and Philosophy instructor was the guest speaker. Her topic was the most fitting and the most interesting — wom en. Mrs. Valenzuela was assisted by Mrs. Rosario Alfaro and Mrs. Lilia Relampagos, sorority advisers, during the pin ning. Mrs. Alfaro and Mrs. Relampagos were also pinned by Mrs. Valenzuela as sisted by Dalisay Dajao, Most Exalted Sister. Very Rev. Fr. John Vogelgesang, USC Rector and Acting President, in ALPHA OMEGA SIGMA SORORITY — College of Commerce Seated from Mt to right: Dalisay Da|ao, Most Exalted Sister, Rosario Alfaro, Soro rity Adviser, Bernardita Valenzuela, Guest Speaker, Ulla Relampagos, Sorority Adviser, Rosemarie Penalosa, Exalted Sister. — Standing, same order: Erlinda Rizarri, Business Manager, Lourdes Hermias, Comptroller, Teresita Mata, Mediatrix. Rosemarie Mansueto, Informer, Sylvia Villon, Keeper of the Keys, Evelyn Creencia, Keeper of the Scroll. ducted the sorority officers. The others who honored the affair with their pre sence were Fr. Luis Schonfeld, Dean of Student Affairs, Fr. William Cremers, Regent of the College of Commerce, Dean Jose Tecson of the College of Commerce, Mr. Benjamin Borromeo, Head of the Accounting Department, and Mrs. Ra fael Mayol, adviser of the sorority’s brother organization, The Alpha ICappa Alpha Fraternity. This initial affair of the Alpha Omega Sigma Sorority was a splendid success. Thanks to the officers’ initiative and the members’ cooperation as well as the adv sers’ most needed guidance. The Sorority also extends its appre ciation to all the guests who attended and made the affair extra-memorable. (See cut). TWO SORORITIES SPONSOR FORUM For the first time the Portia Club of the College of Law, and the Sigma Phi Alpha of the College of Pharmacy spon sored jointly a lecture-forum on March 13, at the University of San Carlos Audio-Visual Center. Miss Norma Bajo, Portia Club President, introduced Atty. Cesar Kintanar, a one-time bar topnotcher, who spoke on the legal rights of wom en before and during marriage, partiticularly on the remedies afforded by law to women unjustly treated by their boyfriends, and the rights and obliga tions between husband and wife. On the other hand, Miss Lucina Pau lin, a graduate of the Powers School of U.S.A., was introduced by Miss Aurora Tan, Most Exalted Sister of the Sigma Page Six THE CAROLINIAN March-April, 1965 SIGMA PHI ALPHA SORORITY — College of Pharmacy Seated: Soledad Yap, Rev. Robert Hoeppener, S.V.D., Miss Luz S. Catdn, Adviser. Aurora Tan, Most Exalted Sister. — Standing: Eleanor Chan, Susan Yu Chan, Luzvismlnda Uy, Evelina Pedregosa, and Lucille Motus. Phi Alpha. She spoke on Social Graces, “Make-down” and personality develop ment. ■ MISCELLANEOUS BIOLOGICAL DISPLAY To stimulate student interest in bio logical studies, the University of San Carlos Biological Department has in stalled three permanent display cases in the antcroon of the Biological office. The display changes every two months. Featured during the months of February and March is a butterfly display called “Facts Worth Knowing About Butter flies.” It is hoped that students, after view ing the display, will be moved to see the large University of San Carlos butterfly collection. The University of San Carlos butter fly collection was begun about ten years ago under the inspiration of Father En rique Schoenig, S.V.D., and with the en thusiastic backing of Professors Julian Jumalon and Paulina Pages. Today the collection is one of the largest in the country. Divided into three categories, the col lection features 1) Cebu Butterflies (that is butterflies found on the island of Cebu); 2) Philippine Butterflies (those found throughout the country): 3) Foreign Butterflies (those indigen ous to countries other than the Philip pines). The butterflies are mounted in rows according to general and species and are kept in glass-topped trays. The trays are kept in specially constructed cabinets. In addition to the butterfly collection, the University of San Carlos also pos sesses a large insect collection. ABOUT THE DOCUMENTS FROM SEVILLE During his stay at San Carlos, Rev. Joseph Schmitz, S.V.D. did an arduous job in identifying the various photo graphed documents from Seville. He went through the more than 500 slides and made a short description of each of the documents. Besides relations on Fili pino life in the early Spanish time, we find variable documents and reports per taining to the establishment of the Spanish organization in this country and the primary objectives of the conquistadores in the "pacification” of the country. There is the order of Luis de Velasco, the Vice-roy of Mexico, to Miguel Lopez de Legaspi for his mission to the Phil ippines and a letter of Legaspi in which he reports his arrival in Cebu as well as the first events following his landing here. A decree of Pope Gregory XIV of 1591 in which he ordered the Archbishop of Manila to see to it that all natives enjoy the true freedom which is owned by all Christians. There is also a letter of the Bishop of Cebu in which he reports the construction of the Cathedral. The Governor Don Francisco Jos6 de Obando asks the king for more missionaries in order to materialize the Christianization of the country "el primero y mas prin cipal objeto del Catolico zelo de V.M....” The collection now available is a valuable source for all students of Philippine history. CENTER OF THE POOR From Europe Father Rudolf Rahmann, President of the University of San Car los, writes that he has made initial con tacts with a Catholic Relief Agency to obtain a number of sewing machines and leather stitching machine for the San Car los Center of the Poor. Director of the University of San Carlos Center of the Poor is Mrs. Amparo Dorotheo who is as sisted by a devoted staff of volunteer workers. The machines will be used to promote several self-help projects of the center. FOURTH SPECIALIZED LIBRARY The fourth specialized University of San Carlos Library will soon be inaugu rated on the second floor of the Main Building. The new library will served especially Commerce students. Already established are specialized libraries for Law, Science, and Architecture and En gineering. These specialized libraries contain the general and special reference works needed by students of those de partments. Recent visitors to the University of San Carlos from abroad have expressed amazement at the large collection of books in the University Library. As of Feb ruary 6, 1965, the total number of ac cessioned books in the combined Univer sity Libraries was 74,266. During the month of January the Library received 904 new books. AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE USC IS NUMBER ONE The recent release of the results of the two-day stenographer and senior steno grapher examinations given last 1963 in Manila and Cebu showed that of the 17,000 who initially took the examinations, only 700 hurdled the tests. The successful examinees from Cebu or who took the examinations in Cebu are: Senior Stenographer Division Rating Celina Echivarre (USC) — Addie M. Sarthou (USC) 84.52 Estrella Mooney (Tacloban) 73.04 Alicia A. Alburo (USC) 72.95 Vicente Sabarre (Catbalogan) 70.00 Stenographer (Junior Division) Filomena Lim (USC) 79.32 Gordina Tan (USC) 78.55 Josefa Tomimbang (Silliman U) 76.60 Sedronico Olandag — 76.14 Eufracia Tinga (Jose Abad Santos) 74.65 Isabel Sanson (USC) 73.73 Alejandro Escasinas (Cebu Sect’l. School) 73.39 Brenda Ignacio (USC) 71.78 Dolores V. Tolo (USC) 70.00 The stenographer examinations are given only once every four years by the Civil Service Commission. Incidentally, all instructors in stenography at San Carlos are Civil Service eligibles. J March-April. 1965 THE CAROLINIAN Page Seven