My unforgettable teacher

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Language

English

Year

1947

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~jj.:":_ SP\ .- . :. . PHILIPPruE EDUCATOR ·: ,:·• · ~ ·' _:.,:t"y\12'~ . ~: .;:~~.: -tn, l-Ang manggang ito ay ubod ng ta- -This mang<? is e~ceedingly SlJ'eet. < ,: ·-""· f;}.·! mis. • ~:.,.. · ... ,!. , · .-:-~~ ... ~:. .. >;,\ 2-Si Mameng ay totoong maganda. ..:_Mameng is exceedingly beautiful - · ' -' t · 3-Si Bb. H ernandez ay lubbang -Miss Hernandez is exceedingly caremaingat sa gawain. 4--Si Gobernador Halili ay sakdaJ_ ng buti sa kanyang mga kawani. 5-Si G. Matias Fernando ay ulo ng yaman sa A'nggat. · 6-Si Mina ay labis ng bait. 7-Si Julio ay sakdal ng tapang. 8-Si Felisa ay labis ng binbin. 9-Si Marcos ay hari ng tamad. 10-Ang gabi ay pisik ng _ dilim. ful in her work. -Governor Halili si exceedingly' good 1' to his employees. i1 -Mr. Matias Fernando is exceedingly yaman sa Anggat. -Mina is exceedingly virtuous. -Julio is exceedingly brave. -Felisa is exceedingly modest. -Marcos is exceedingly lazy. -The night is exceedingly dark. MY UNFORGETTABLE. TEACHER LAZARO A. GUTIERREZ Batangas High Sclwol During this age of deterioration and disintegration of our moral structure aS confirmed by the prevalence .of disorder and rampant lawlessness in many parts of our young republic, it is re. lieving to rE'member one who in my elementary-school age produced an in. delible impression upon my youthful mind. Nowadays when moral principles are discussE'd and ethical qualitie;:; of ideal men and women are mentioned and pointed out with ~aim of setting them up as standards for thE' young and adolescent people to emulate, I cannot help recalling that teacher of mine in ,. ..:, grade seven whose self-control and mol-~ .:ral rectitude has always inspired me. · - · "'He died some years ago (may he rest in peace!) , but the integrity of his character lives and will forever live in my memory. I have in mind the late Mr. ,. " ., Emiliano G. Remo, who was chief of the administrative division, Bureau of Audits, at the time of his death. Being then the only P. N. S. grad. uate in our school, he possessed the ~st professional training and education. al qualification. Naturally his fellow teacher harbored an envious feeling toward him when his promotion in positi01' and in salary came one after the other in close succession. Intuitively or instinctively he learned of this envious attitude of his subordinates, formerly his fellow teachers, but he maintained his composure. In due time through tact and diplomacy he won over their good will and cooperation. There were other instances in whtch he manifested his calmness, but the incident that created in me the deepest impression and convinced me of his equanimity was his reaction to a lampoon and a caricature which -were posted outside the door of our room one morning and pictured him a knave, a . rogue. As we neared the door, I expected he would burst into a fit of aager; but as he turned and asked me to help him remove the wicked and vile "posters", I was surprised to note the faint smile on his face. Composedly he muttered, "They are cowards; they are afraid to fight me face to face." Even his voice did not evince any sign ot- agitation. That whole morning I closely observed him to verify if the compossure he had shown was feigned or superficial, but I watched in vairi.

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