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Title: Jose Rizal College Journal
Issue Date: Volume I (Issue No. 6) January 1947
Year: 1947
Language: English
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extracted text: 'Philippines ~ ... ,,,_.~ Offil'ial Oq.\·an ot' the ,J. R. C. 8tudent Body and Member of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines. YO!,. I JANUARY, 1947 NO. 6 ** .... * .. * ... * ... ** ........... FEATURES BETWEEN COVERS .\S l 'L'l'RX BACK THE PAU.El:l . . . <.!. S, 0. 'fll E VOlC'l~ OF CON8CIE~CE .... Gen6rosa fl. Soriano TllE \\'AY l LOOK AT 11' V. V. G. NEWS HOL'NDUP llfol'iano S. llmws !:IHLS IN \l'AJT!:\'(: Albina Enriquez T!JE ,IEETI:\'IJ Anonymous RE.JUYEN A TIO.'\ ..... Josefina .Quijano l:l(J)lE SPARKS FROM GREAT MINDS Coin piled by Lourdes S.. Rivera ) "E.\RNIN<I (Poem) .... Anonymou.s YOlJ BROKE ;11 Y HEAR1' . • . P1trita Bolos After having been absent for more than five yeal'S on account of the war, I feel good and pleasnnt to be rorking. again in my old office. Thoug1i a minor em· ployee in one of the govern· ment bureaus, nevertheless, I have ·a.ttaehed some importance to my position, fo1· sentimental reasons at least, heC"ause it was the first job I had which ga\·c me a feel· ing of independence and res· ·1onsibility. Being 19 at the ime, I felt it. my duty to be on my own and it was a source of great happiness to me not to depend on my parents for support any more . .My immediate chiefs and most of my co-employees are still working in the office, helding the same positions they had before the war. -Tl:.ere arc many new facesnew employees who were taken in while I was away. But a few of my intimate friends are missing-\1.s ea· 1alties of the wai•. THE JOSE RIZAL COLLEGE JOURNA_ NOTE: This is a narrative in t1iree installments of the •111.· tlwr's experience shortly before and during the hell that was Bataa11. Ge11eroso S. Andoy is a rPserve officer P.A., /raving slaped in the army during the past war. He is 110111 a Ju11ior in /he College of Co'm· merce of /Iris School. As I Turn Back the Pages I 1·emcmbe1· quite well that I was one of the fh11t in our office who was mustered into the military ser· vice. It wati in August, 1941 when, answering the call of duty to my country, my services with the bureau were abruptly terminated. My recollections of thotie dayti are not at all very pleasant. The dark eloudti of war threa.teniug our peaceful si:.orcs were unknown to us, ignorant as we were of the worsening international si· tuation. Naturally, I hate to leave an casv and iwft eivi· lian life. Aiso, my passion· ate desire was to continue my studies and finish my course. One can imagine then how hea.,y my heart was when I [eft" the city for the mobili11:ation center. I ne.ver did By Cl. S. 0. like the .Army WU~' or lifC'. I hnd a taste of it <luring my ROTC <la~·~ in college and more than a mouthful in camp <lm·ing the summc1• cadre training. T~c bleak pros· peel of staying in <'amp for an indefinite period of time ati a "real" sol<lic1· depress· e<l m~· spirits and made my outlook on life da1·k and gloomy. I was inducted into the USAl"F'E with the grade of cor,poral on the first day of September. The ceremony was liO brief and unimpres· liivc that the significance of the occasion, as will he shown later, was entirely forgotten and lost to most of us. The Combat Company to which I belonged and the other compunies of I.he llccu..lquarlt'l'S Bnltalion, ;its! lnfantrv Hcgimcnt, in a maslol forn{ation, w1•1·e irnl11<'lt•1l h~· an Am<"rir·m1 lil'nlc>nanl at th Ramt~ lime. It w:1s a filll' morning al f'amp Willwlm (Ln<"c>na), 1111d in tlw ha('kgronnd, tow1•1·i11i:i; O\"t•r !he la1u]sc>apc, imposing 1\lt. Banahaw, its <'rom1 bart• o[ J'lec<!_\' clouds, was silhouc>ttl'd agaim1l n 1•!1"111· hlUt· sky. Tlw full complement o( the ;i]:o;t Infantry was not mobilized al onC"e. Only the. "kry mC'll '' were first called to a<'I h·e <lu1 ~-. ThC"sc were all nmrC"oms impfloscd 1o be the best in the ResC'l'\'C fol'CC and after their intensh'c milita· r~· training, thr~' would in turn teach the bulk of t~e rt•scrvists who were to be mohilized 1ater on. .A,pparcntl~·. however; .a sci<·nt ific and orderly method of drafting the right "key nwn" untl in the giving of c·lwnuus have not. been carefn llr C"\·oh-cd in the mobili· zation hlueprintti at Army l11'••1lquartcrs. Thiti oversight lt·d lo serious difficulties and 1·aus1•d eonfusion which made I ill' Arm~· ludicrous and tra~ git•all~· comic. For illStanee, the First Sergeant in our company ·(apparently designated First. Sergeant becmise his sul'llame began with letter "A") had to 11ffix his thumb mark opposite his name in the payroll each time hC' got his pay and was com· pletcly unqualified to run the C'Ont,pany. On the other hand, there were many RO-(Continited on page 16) THE JOSE RIZAL COJ,LEQE JOURNAL Page 3 !IE WAY I LOOK AT IT THE VOICE OF CONSCIEICE ~haps- no other national 1!). has given rise to so mlt.ell eontrovers~·· No othe1· question · has awakened our .people to so much action. No; 1;1ot even the Independence issue. This happens hecau.ore the problem at issue is a ·two bJa.ded one. It is one .that has its pros an<l its ~ons. Bnt after a careful analysis I have come to th eonelusion t.hat its .11ros outwcight its cons. If we W<"l'C to rejcl"t Pari· h· we would have no right to c"xpc<'t 11.n'" kind of help. from t.he .Aml'rieans, which at this stage ot' om· history, is of the inost ,·ital imp01·tanee._At the same time Anierican "Capital would bP. very relu('1ant. frl eut.P.r this field, where it is most needed. I say, wt.ere it is most needed, because we could hardly expect to place our industrieb.. back to nol"' mal with the little capital t hcit we ham left of our own. We could not exploit our natural resources for the lack 6f capital again. We could hardly expect to undertake almost anything without finding ourselve11 confronted, face to face, by that insurmountable barrier;-the lack of capital in adeqaute quantities. IJet us take up now the so· rial side of it. Parit:r i£ appro\'ed would bring a great flow of American capital in· to the <"ountry. Great busi· nes."I concerns would as a natinol consequence be established here and thus thousands of unemployed would ~Pt profitable fohs. The Ame· rican <'apitalist, furthermore nnlik(' thP Filipino capitalist, is \'el'.'" lihPral with hi111 nor.ket-book. Vl<' don't n<'<><l fo .nroof this stntem('nt h('<'ausr. all of us are awarf' that th1~ hest naid peonle ar<' general· b· thos(' workin1t in American business firms. In eontr11st to this look at the Fili11i110 laborers under Filipi· no Jnndlor<ls in our haciendas. The.'· are, 90% of them, up to their necks in debt to the landlord who for this reason treats them more like beasts of burden than humans. It is a Yery sad realit-'·· _indeed, that ihe Americans, who arc complete strangers and who ha.ve the ER~ RONEOUS idea that they are superior are giving Filipino laborers a better deal t ha.n their own brothers in hlood hm·e and probably will. 'l'hus the flow of Ame· · rican <'a.pita} coupled with the establishment of Ameri· C'an firms here will l'esult in the upliftment of many of those in the lower hrackel.s to tlw middle class. Approximate!.'· 7!'1% of th Filipinos arc srtlaried em11loyt..>es: for them Pat·ih· will mean. more capital, mo0re <'Upilal great.er Ge11e1·osa R. Sol'ia:no . ,prosperity and greater prospcritr. higher salarie111. Out of this mas.<t will grow a strong middle elass and the rNmlt will he a strong United Xntion. . . A nation whet·(' so<'iftl strntification is very markedly unequal will he a nation alwa,•s i~ turmoil he<'m1sc in ~m<'l! a uation dis<'ontrnt. is inevitable. ' The l?l"<'ntest rnemif's of Parit.'' are the f<'W capitalists rind those rrroneomd~· miRlNl .h~· their emotional argumPnts on th<' i''lll<'rifi<'r of our national nntl'imon_\p ntc., <'1c.. J.n tb., clial<'C't of th(' sfl'f'<'fs we Nill that ,"Bnnk". Tn th<' T•'ort~· Right .''<'&rs of thf'ir st.a~· hrrr ml POllf.llleJ'Ol'!il I h1•1'P is nothing the Amcrif'nns hn,·P. done that we can 1111<'. 'l'hOEIP who are shouting. th<'ms<'h'('S hoarse against Pari1 ,. bivr not pn-sented any solid Hl'5?11ment except emO" I ionn 1 on<'s. Th<':v shout'• we arc r<'ad~' to suffer all sncrifir"s that thP rejection Ot' Pa· rity wouJd bring." Yes it i'11 <'flS.\' to shont these things for whtl'n the time comes it is not th<'~' who suffer because they . During tl:e <lays of enemy ocenpnlion' when exterior for<'C8 to control man's passions slackened and when the adn~rsity of our cil'cumstances wp1•e :.mch as to try even the upright, ·we found manY among om· people tainted by eorruption. We could he somewha.t indulgent and even to 11 ecrt.ain extent tolerant Uum. Tl is often said that ne<'eS!o!ity knows no law. Our .ind}l'mcnt:i; then ha<l to he temperc4 to make allowances for 1 he t•vils attendant to the• conquest. of a nation. But came liberation. Our ·governmtmt was reestablish· ed. It. was faced by ti·emendous national problems. In Um solution of tl:Cse probleml'I was needed t.he full upright· ness and Yitality of our people, cspecinJly those in whom ar<' ri<'h. lmt the masses unrlPr them. If teings get too hot .the~· p11ck up their things and l?O for a joy ride around tlw world leaving the masses in no\•ert.y to suffer the untold hardships "the~· were wiHin1t t.o undergo. 11 \Ve should bear in mind the numberless benefits heaped npon us by the Americans in tb~ pm~t. \Ve should not forg-1•! that thr past war was our wri1· as well as Amer'· <'fl 't11. \V r were fighting for onr own homes and families mul not fm• America as many r-lriim. On that score we owe .'11wriea ns mnch gratitute as ~11(' dm!s us. Thus we cannot f':S:JW<'t any aid frpm America on thP "ount C'f graiitute; if W<' <'xpe<'t to Jlet any we've !mt to make it worth while for her and at the same time wr Mhould show l~er our gratitul l". h~· a-rant in~· her eiti· r.enM hrrp Parity Rights. God'il potiem~e is infi11ite. JVen 1.ilui 1mutll 1~ettleR, boil Q1'ickly with wrath at the least wrong. Not so, God. If God were u·rn.thf,_,.l, tlie world would haw~ h~en a liefip of ruin& lonr1 a.go.-Sandlira Sundra Singh we L'epose<l om· confidence and upon whorn the great task of leading the country from its prostration has been entrusted. Un fortunately the govern· mcnt itself had to tackle the prohlem of eort'll,ption witl1i11. Not.withstanding repres- · sh·e measures to safeguard tl:.c interest of th(J peOplc, the \'enemous tentacles of dis11onf'St~- (1 lutched m:my a vie· 1im to the detriment of. poor .J mm whom the government is clutr hound to protect. ·w c read of scandals in the 1"1C, in the PRRA. and else· whe1'P.. In glat•ing letters, the spiriting awa~· of thousands of trmtsm·y notes earmarked for hm·nin~ was bt·ought to onr national consciousness; and such corrupt.ion from qnarter111 of what shoulO. be an airtight temple of up· rif~Hnrss which we can the audit bureau. A re we to dismiss such irregularities again in this ou:r' I ime hy regarding them as iiwiw.11,pahle products of a post·war world? Surely if we ('unt.inue taking such an atti· tude toward evils, Brushing 1hem off c\'er so apathetical· I~·. we mi,?ht jm;;t as Well re· 111'i!?n onrselvcs to doom. Wliile un rountry can boast of heaw11l.\" uprightness, we can at 11':1!-lt reduce dishonesty to 111" minimum ('Ven uDdei= adn1~e eircumstances. \\T <' a re but students. But WI' ran not afford to be like t lu'oe little monkeys that sec no edl, ht1r no evil, and spenk no e\'il. We simpiy can not :md must never be TD.different. \Ve can ha,•e' our voice heard. It a('hieves. :Ql• uniting in indignanf. protest against the abuses done ns, perhaps, our lead· rrs will heed our warning. We are a potent force. We can 1-epudiatc and iuUuence others to re,pudiate those "·ho commit and who allow their subordinates to commit misdeeds. Yes, at the POLLS. Page 4 THE JOSE RIZAL COLLEGE. JOURNAL ROUND UP ROTC To Hold Commandant Valentine Ball Takes Over Tiu• .rue l\lilital'\· Tactics Dept. unnounce<l today that Due to the recent a,ppointSI. \"alcntincs Oay will be Tn(•nt of Capt. I•', Olivares to cl'leb1·a~cd on 1"d1. 16, 1947 lb~ P.A. HQTS .. 8 new comu11dl•1· the auspices. of the i:tmu.lant waui uppointed to UOTC officers and . cade~s lhl' .JRC RO'TQ unit, the t~rough th~ able ad,·1sorsh1p ., iww Commandant is Capt. t>J !~t: H. 1-..scueta. P. A. . Bayron. _'l lus year, llr. D~n C~lp1d ·rhe ROTC uuit. of the will lw th ~OTC mut tu •. JHC was eompleteh· reshoot an arrow mto the Com· rnmpl~d :.;incc the new Commel'f'i> , Hal! and Baskethall •:rnmlant took over. The com.c~1~~rt from<> to 11 p.m. '!'h~ rmnk·s were reshuffled as oftieers and cadets appoint \\"l'll as the officers. Inspecl'cl lo lake ch~u·ge ar~ as fol· tiun:.; url' had during drilllows: Pr~·~·· ~dt. lla.1. R. A. d:n·s while demerits a.re givruko: 'we-1.rl'i; .. Cdt. Pvt. t·n· to delinqnmt cadets ... ~l.S. Rmas; Sl'c>-Treas .. Cdt: ~lrit•I C'ompli:mee to the new {';~pt .. \. <It• la ~Os<~: C'om nrclt·r was at once enforced .... 1~i:Uc>t' on ln\'lta11on, Cdt. It wus olise-r\·ed during the L'apt. .J. I:nyu~ anJ. ~dt. p,·t. first nt('eting hetween the .1. Datwm: Comm1ttt>e on f'fll'Jl imd the new CommanRefreshi:ient, C~t. Lt. ~- ihmt tl:at, the ('ommandant's C:ll'l'l'Oll and ( dt. Pvt. · "intro<luctor\· address" dis1:1:1.•'t!il: ,('om1:nittc>r o:1 ~ll!l· :mpointed m~ny a cadet ... lie1!~·. ~(lit. Lt: :\L I ~rfl•c.o Tl was so discouraging that :m<~ . '· nar~m (Editor m rlw "adcts were disma~·ed .... Ch~Pf); Comnnttre Oil ~eco- Wl·ll. thl• eorp is sure misr~l1on .. C'dt. Lt .. E. A.iri'O, !-!in~ thrir o1d ComMandant, C,ilt. ;\. Barl•rras mul C'dt. r,1111. Olh·ares. I \'l. .T. J.urea. sic>A~·i\1t;:~ 1/111~1!~.;~~:~ii;~. 1~11~~ Now It Can Be Told (Cmitimud 011 IJflfJl' 20) PROF. J. Orosa Where Art Thou Sometime after the 3rd Quarter sta11ed, students l'nJ'Olled in i\lanagrmmt-2 ~reatl~· missed their Prof. for .almost a wrck. . . l[n('h to their surprise Prof. Oro.~a izot. marrird 1ast .Jan. 4/47 ... Sin<•c tlwn the Prof. failed to meet his <'lass due to the much <'o\·eted lfone\'moon at the 1\fanila Hotel .... Students Wf'l'C not amazPd to see t1~cir Prof. reduce in wcia-ht ~ fter missing him so much ... Conl!'l'atulations ?\fr. Orosa may ~-our tribe increase! ! Vin· more tbm two Quar'•·rs. !lw students could not tlisl i11g11ish who among them \~·1•r1• ·st ill "negotiable" ... Honwo's of the .JRC campus \\'(•1·1• so rampant then, while nlll' · •lllis."ics Moffets" 'vho \w1·e oftentimes flattered wl'J'<' not aware of the fact 1 hat most of the Romeos Wt>l''' •'responsible men'' all'l•ari.y ... Due to the recent exemp· Lions grant.e<l f1~· the ROTC rommamhmt to married cad<'ts, mam· Romeos filed for s1•Ph nnd ~n~re J?h·en the pri· ,·ilea<'. Now it "an he to1d wl:o's·who among the <'JHlf'ts! Hfllter· r1~\·cul ~·our rC?al idmr til.v otherV.'isc, three hours militar~· training every Sun· day. College Inn Draws Race Track Fans In ·a night th College Inn was com·erle<l into a midget 1·ate track h\0 P1·csi<lent Jose l>. Warren ·of the l\"hlnila .Joe kc\' Club. . . Profs. and shu.lc~ts alike shared the enjoyable '' l\lagic Photo I<'iw ish" introduced h~· the .Jo<'key presi<ll•nt liy betting a '"'huck" on tlw supposed six ract• horses mystieall~· print· l'<l on a sma11 Nll'd and rcpro· duel!d l11kr by mt•nns of wa1<'1' nnnomwinJ! tlw winninghorst• ... It p:i~·s fl hiJ? 1lividt'IHl that. the Profs. and studcn1s 1were induced to try 1 heil· own luck ... Mr. Enricmiz hil th ja('kpot thriee while Prof. Tnpas went home with a pockr.tful of head· nrhes for he was very much vidimized, l\L Perfecto lost a sum that he was -l'ontem· .lllnt ing on how to get ha<'k f1·om his friends ... P1-of. "M. l\J . de los Reres won the last race. . . It. was a ,·ery C'lt>nn 1rnmi> with no hooks nt1a"hed. JRC Students Enter Essay Contest M;m\· sturlents from the .JRC h~th from the Collegiate :nul the High Sehool sent their entries to the Essay rontcst. sponsored by the Boule,·ard Theatrl' dnrin~ thl' screening of the film "WhPre AN• Y 0111· CCild1"Cn ?'' For llw Collegiate thl!Y lul\·e '"The Influence of the l~ieturl' on the !Moral Uplift or .Youth." for the suhjeet and n cash ,p1•ize of P450. while for the High School (Continued on page 18) Edited by 111. S: Ronas· College Materials Arrive .\c·c•fll'din:.r to the college administration, the second shi)lmenl or tl(c much await· t•d muteriuls for the College · of Coinmerce is now at the PiPr awaiting its heing lmloadl·d.. Thousands of importuut Accounting books nnd PrHctice sets comprise 1 lw shipment. . . As soon as 11?1•·materials.can be procur<'<I from th1! office each and C',·er,·onc will ha\'e a chance lo 1~os.'«'!ois the valuahle ma• tt•rinls at reasonable prices ... Tlw materials arri\'cd from llw 8tales through o·ur illustrons Dcart V:f<'.mte Fa"bella, who is at )lf'C!olcnt very busy ahrm1•l" lookin~ for necessary matrria]s for the rehahilita. tion of the .JRC .. ,. Enrolment High n.\· ill'ilJIS lllld hOUlldS StU• l.lcnts from 111<' four comers of 1Uaui1a pom·pd in 1111' eompound of llw .TRC this :lrd QuHh•1'. It wns lenl'll<'d from th<' Rl·~islrar that this Qnn1•h•r is 1 ht• higgrst rnroll· mcnt sinc•p !hr reop<'lling of ils g11le of lt•111·11i11g. No 1lonhl. mosl or tlw <'lt1ssroorn~ W<'I'<' fillt•c] 1o r11)lnri1,· t.lrn.t somr of lh<' stnclrnts hn<l rc><'0111'sr1T to staniling ... Tn i\<'"01mting TT' <>las~ alone, tlw1'f' Ill'<' lllOl'l' or less.. two 1~111Hlr~<l :.;tndl•11ts enrolled 1 lmt it Juul to he divided in.· tn 1 hrcl' <'lasses. New and former eounft!· nanc<'s <'OU1d lw srcn as onP l11rk1•<l non-chahmtly around tlw <'ampns.. fn<'cs sim_pl~·1'\'im~ dPtcrmination to reap Jrnowlecl~P from the s<":Ttools' r•·rlilf' soil of 1"t!llrning ... The facult~· and student boch warml~· welcomes their bi-other and sister Riza lians .... THE JOSE RIZAL COLLEGE ,JOURNAL Page$ 1:Ae NATIONAL STUDENT CONFERENCE ;~Professors Are Responsible For M11 Achievem·ents -Medalla By Simeon C. Medalla Class 1947 I mmy say that I would 1iot hove passed tlte recent Custoni.s Brokers Examination if I didn't pursiic my studies in the Jose Rizal College. Because, then, I would have not Jiad that oport1mity of meeting t11 e learned and co1r siderate professors 1rlw look all t1te 1rhile for the welfare of their sl-ltde.nts. A.lwve all, I mn 11ery thm1kful ,to Prof. Tri1iidad Torres t11hose dili· .gence and OBsiduity i11 tec1ch· ing us Comn1t.rce d: T1·ade U (Import cf· :Export) ettabltd his st1idents to clearly and rapidly under.drmd the intricctfe pJ·ohlems of the .tidr jtc:.. Bis untiring rfforts mid carrfttl a.ttentim1 i1' coaching me in all tlrn pliasts of the subjce;t ~argely con· tributed to my success. I wish a1.<w to exp11!?s.• 1n.11 grati0Lde to Professor.• Emmanuel T. Pelaez mnd. Jose Y. Ora.ta. who. in someway 01' rmot11e1· lia1•e licltJrd me· in 'ny 1tcli.i1we1nent. Miss lllumi11ada Nicandro Represents JRC in Co11/ab. Tile Roll of Ille Youth i11 ow· Republic Discussed-.4dministration CriticizedParity Rejected - Opposes Amnesty Gra11t. The National Student Confc1<cnec was held in the City of .Bu.gnio 011 Decc.rnher 2631, 1946, under the joint auspiceM of the Yl\[CA and Y\VC.A for the pul'pose of discussing tit<" rofo of ~'ontlr in our Republie. 01w lnur dred lwch-c <•olleJ..t'<'S an<l uniYersitics of Manila ulten<lc<l whi('h contributed much tu the su('(•css of the eonfermce. The ad,·isorv hoard was compOS<'d o[ highly aecomplished intcfleetnals; President Clemente Uson as ehairman, Mrs. }<1Jom Ylugun as <'O·ehairman, l\lrs·. Filomena A. Rareclona, Dr. Emilio l\I .• Javier. l\h-s .• Josrfa .Jara ~'\!Jartinez as memhcrs and l\lr. Alva1·0 1\lartin<~?. wal4 thC" ronforence <"Xr.enth·c .. On the e,·ening of the 26th, the <>itr mayo1· of Baguio, .Jose Ma. Carino. wCleomcd us with a ,·er;i.· poPti<> speech. Pr<"Sident l1son prC!Senled the general theme "The Role of You1h in Our RepuhliP." tlmt cn]ightencJ and orieutc<l our minds on the whole ,phnsP of the con reren<>e. The speakers aside from tht! Ad\"il4ory Bourcl were !\Ir. Gil Pm·nt. Dr. Paterno S1mlos, J\l1·s. Asnn(>ion Per(>z, Vice "Afo~·or Vir~hlia Otcrsn dl• C:nin, ancl Dr. .Antonio Isidro. . It i!-1 in this conforenef! that th<• FilininQ ;i.•01111~ hm1 pro'\'en itself to be growing responsihlc citizens am] abliP. JemleL'S in the foture. Conl.l'U1lit·ting many of our count1•rmcn'K opinions that youth n1·(> irt·~ponsihlc, so plensureIO\·ing, <'miy going, dormant, in tlw Baguio <~onfab they lrnw shown lhei1· awurenel4s of 1 lu: rnndamcutal prohlem11 thul mmfronls our country todu;i.·. Prohlcms wcl'e discussed zcalomd~·, considering C\'cr~· angle and resolution on national 111ul international il4SlleN which were adopted hy tlH~ dclcgat(•s1 The l:.eat· ed delmt<'S on pat"lt.y, on national C'dU<'utionnl ,policies, on t.l1c relations between labor end industry and on the 0111?-world eonecpt have proVPn thnl youth are aware of tlw for<>cs that effect the grNttncs.~ of a nation as well as thosr faetors !hat stabilize int<>rnntional relations. An u1itriid1t rf'je<'tion of thi> udministration-hnc>ked pa· ril~· amendments :md the grnn1 ing of amn<>sty to colhihoratm"!i were nd,·oeated. 'l1l•C' arlminist ration wus furthcl' <>riticized for ill'l slowness in layin~-out proper rnf'asn rrR for the ameliora · 1.ion of (>rn111itions in Ctmtra] Lnzon. ThP uationali?.ation of J'Phlil t.ra.rfo, th<' lihoralization or divorrc lnw, the right of lahorm-s to strike against thP l?O\'rrnment, the slashini? of :irmy burl~et. in fnvor of rdtw:ition, the erection of Yo1t _,lw1tld not only he 1·eligirm.'l and lrm,., reliftitJn: Ynu. shmifd mrr-Jrn rldigimi nttmdit:e. ·11.:u'f11', utid fl!11"P.crth1e t,, et'eJ·yo11c around.-St. Francis of Sal<m JRC. Students Pass Customs Brokers' Exams J.41rom the Cuntoms Brokel''s Exams. given last .Nov. 14, I 046 i1tl'vlnnila two JRC s~u clcntS gamerecl their laurels umong ·the ·hundreds of oom.pPtitors. 11he new and lucky st\ufonfs m•e Simeon Med.all& and Benito TD.mayo ••.• Althoutrh the l"..xa.ms were given midway to Commerce nn<l 'l'1·adP. 14 (Importers & li!xpo11 ters Documentary· ; Tcehnique) under Prof. Torr<•s,: which was then being talrnn by S. Medalla, still he gro1wil his way to Victory. Benito Tamayo at least had some expei'icnce. l\tost of the rompetitors were Custom BrokC'l'S' examine1'S ... As 'a result it once more proved the cnljber of the .TRC st.ndunts,. . . The eolle1te administ1'8lion extends their heartfelt congratulations to S. Mcdalla and B. Tamayo. more schools, and the expropriation of lot.s ·for playg-ronnds os a means for.fighting- juvenile delinquency and.· the mcehani~ation of ab'l'icn Hur<l in l\iindnnao were tt:.e other resolutions T>8SRCd. Fo1· ad1icving and maintaining worJd pcae<!, tf1c formation of a wm•l<l J.,.rovemment was fa· ''orcd rather 1.hnn the fo1•mation of a sn,per-st.ate. Herc, the youth of the land has spoken, ready to endorse thereOf and opfJose thcret<? on any important ir sue affecting t11e pres~ige of our nation. Yes. . . y~nth may be drowned by influcn· tial prophceic:. 11nd snirar<'Outed speecb'!s o·[ our national leaders, hut time ·wm come when wiU1 an aecnsing fing«!r they will condemn llH!Si! Habolm11-s of 01u· national welfare. Pago 6 'fHE JOSE RIZAL COJ,LEGE JOURNAL ,-~~~~,~~,__,,~~~=-:-"~~ ~ POISON--ALITIES \ Clirh;tmas is O\'er and we arc haC'k to s<'h~ol i1gain. '1'1ll'l1ing back to tlw C'histmas merriment of 1946 the F1·cshmen had n Da1u Danel' with ,·arious party games. The Boohomorcs :is well as tlw Seniors ohscrw,~d their's wi1h a llanef' too, whe1·t• Miss .Joseforn- fSmior) and pa1"t11,..r •hmrt•d t b'P. hoo~ie woogif'. ~ht> l'Pall~· did it well. Wl!ile the ,luniors: thev had 8 pl'O!!'.':llll ronsisl ing ;,f a pp IC' ell'tin~- conll>.o;l, lrnrmoni<'ll- st>lt'ction. \'O<'<d solos, mul cxrhan_g-e of )!'ifls. 'Vcll, what do ~-on know ahb11t the exc>hange of gifts? A hov re<"eh·cd a face pow<le1· and thc> other r-cceived a '\'f'il. Tltis is ~he problem of tho exehange of gifts, receivinl! nn artil'lt' not appropriatr for the person roncerned. Yalentiness Day is com-' in~. and if you will linger arn11nd the· scr..ool building y'nn 'll know what every stud(>nt is planninf? to observe this occassion. No doubt of rom·sp thc:i· arf' preparing fo1· :1 'ralentines party. It loob simple, ·but it isn't. "I '11 be graduating in April',, saYs 11 senior, "and thr 1 bought makes · me sad am] happy at the same time. The'iipproaching examination days give me such night mareN that I am afraid I mirzht not reach that memora hlf day. '' The .Junior B had a pie· 1nrc taken last December. :\Ir. Ama<lo Rimando, the hiology teacher, thinks that relcstino Sarmiento looks like a J!<>ntlcman from Holywood; Yalentina Aguado bus.'· com·ersing with Juana Hernaer. makes one wonder (Continued front page 7) DO YOU KNOW THE SOPHOMORES? By Luurdes S. Rirem ''Seeing is believing'', yea, hut. as to what concerns us sophies, lwal'ing is really bc1 il'Ying it. If yOu have ever hard the loud re,·erberating ~ voiee of Conrado Oea ;\'OU will no doubt agree that it is fit for militar;\· command. He reminds us of l\fayon in t>rnption. You should have st>en him throw the class into an uproat· one snnn;\' day. "ll<>r cnrly hair is a bad si:.\·n." s11y the old folks. So nH•n do lw rar<·t"ul ll'sf you hr swept off your feet int.o wondnlan<l h,· the looks of ntt 1·11rfi\•e ijrl~n Gorm•pe who goes arouniI, shall we Sa;\', strikini;i: them dumb? Arguing like a lawyer yet JH"l'frrring to become-a nu11 is snmel hing unusual that's gett itH? the better of our curiosilv. YPt: Anicia Gabriel must sm·p]y hm·c some good rea· sons for it. Keep it up Ani· (•ia we won't usk any cmbar1·:issi1lg questions. 8mill's; a mile between two s's. Yes sir, it goes a long \ni.'· to <lrh·c worries away. HaYe You noticed how sweet.\\· Rdgardo Reyes s ... mile ... s? ""t•ll. if you ask J!le, you'll 1i .. soI"I'.'' if you don't see him 1.wl"ore you go. Do .''OU heJie\'C in diligence? \\'I'll T didn't until I noticed how Leonor Cruz doesn't start a1i)·thing that sl:e does not intent to filtish. We have to hand it. to her for being sueh a steady worker. One Hundred and 0{le .Jok£'s ;- that's Concepcion Lt>\'\"fl. l guess she's got as. many ,jokt>s in her head as sh(' has hairs. Have you rn1mtPd your hairs Concep· rion ·! Now don't try to pull off onC' hair for every joke .'·nn gh-C' or .''OH 'II haw· 1 o (r1nnlhwl'd on 11agl' 19) BULL'S EYE • lly C & CO .. INC. Uu~h ! Here wt> ;ire agnin, off for a Kl'w Year with fill kin<ls of new things. n£'w r1•solntions. )'rs, praetieall;v all 1ww. An<l speaking of resolutions. we l:a,·e but one an•l at that. old too: t hut of a firmer determination of Ml'.'IDING OTHERS' BUSINESS. Businei.ts ! The Editorial Htaff got om• last Pe<'. 1!"'1 with the l\Iayflower Studio-a picture taking. Its a bad liusincss. Some Staff M.em· hers who were .supposed to 1·ome at 3 o'clock came at 4 o'clock and some who pt·otnised to come failed to show up. It isn"'t quite surprising tlrnt some one suggested call· i11~ it off fo1· another day. AnYWllY. l\[t". Editor·in-Chief, W<' • enn._t hlamc• tl:rm. The~· fl rr Xewspaprr mPn un<l wonwn an1l not i\[ilitary m('l\ who «Hll hl' n1 tht> ri2:l1t ~not an<l at the riµ:h1 tim<'. (B11t ( wonder wll\' th<> Editor-in· Chief and so.m<' of 1hf' Staff <'<m manng-('tl to 111• on tinw). Our Biologi!:-lls art' cnn·in:.r for a scienti1'i<' name for a new specie of Homo S11piens. They are asking for suggestions fl'Om rnr.dio<l)· for l he right name. The s1weiC' is 1l1·s.Cl'ibed w;: A two legged \'Cl'tebrata, who is always rehu·tant to pay his contribution WaJce Up And Write Uosilu River<t Perhaps 11ot all o·i ns stuUcnts ha,·c contributed cvcu a i:;ing-lc article t'or om· schonl 11e,wspa_per, the ''.Journal ''-1 Why J , Simply beeause yoU h<i.\'e not the least intention to write anything. YOu are just waiting idly for the day to L•on'le when you will come suddenly tv the discovery tl:ai you can write. l\fost of us ambitious writers are in· <'lined tO writP fabulous and fantu8tic stories, but if in· stead, jnst because we arc bnt greenhorns in the art of }lllper-writing, ~t the impulse of the moment'. or during our l1•isurc. hours we devote our JH't'<'ions time in writing lo· ral H<'ws, elub activities etc. WC' would discover later that wp haw developed our talent ind ra'p11eit.y to write. No o:ne «an become a \vrite"r o:Verni~ht and that's certain. The duy·to·day necessit.r of "Tiling huilds up our talent, i11sight, haekgrouad and confidenee in our work; hence idso at I he Same time our ins1 i111•tivc self ·flavored style. Your foelinp:s can be expressC'<l articulately then. If you w:rnt · 1 o be u successful writc-r, ~-011 haYc only t.o re· mPrnlwr lb1t 1hr f11ndamf'w tiils or ess<>ntials in lhnl line of work nl'e: acute observa1 ions. dramatic .instinct and <'l"C'ative ima~ination. It you :ire a poSsesor of al! .f.hese q1wlifi<'ations, you cannot :irnl<l, being successful in Your litcrnry endeavors .. !"or an a£iair but is always prt•sent during tJ:e occasion ;1wl with a girl, too. He is :1hrnys the first one t.o get his refreshments by the "hook mid by the croQk" method. ·well, there you· are. ( Contin.ued on page 16.) >homores Get ogether Lo1u·dcs S. Riuem '· 'l'i1,.; ··Sophomore Lio ht Brin,,c1ers" of th Jose Rizal L~ollege held a .successful party recently. They heade<l the list for being the first or ~tdiest birds among all class organizations to give a class reunion. 'l'hrough the close cooperation extended by eve,:y member as well as the ad\'isers and officers, the party resulted in a real success. Here and there you could sec faces brilhmtly smiling; others with their shy countf'llance, wl:ile still others walking at great ease and pride around the ball room 1 urned it -nll into turmoil and gaiety. It wns not at all exclusively attended by Sophomores for most o'f them Urought along their friends who of course added greatly to· the merri:'lent produced. 1"euturing 'the affair were the ball room games participated-in by contestants from NH'h section. Prize donors \\'rl'e the tca.ehcrs, and our Tfrgistrar, 1\h. Halili, awardPd the prizes to the winning pairs. This and That ... (Continued fr01:·; page 6) what interesting topics were pnssing between them. ll\Ir. Jfonuel Rubio, national langnugc teaehl'r, is very jolly with his tooth~· smile. Soles on H.1mum Behat"ior Bel~avio1· in the school huil<ling, cspeCially in the 1·lnssroom, is worthy of con· sideration. Very often, when -~onwho<l~· is called to recite in front of the class audihle- unnrcessar.y remarks are made hel'e and there. These 11nplcasnntrie_s_ must be dis1w11 .... ed with because it is not only unfair and impolite to I he onr reciting hut to the ehiss as a whole. Be polite, attentive and c>ourtrons to others. Refine'" mrnt in human behavior is a badge of culture in a man welcomed and apprf'eiatcd in C'\"f'l~~- "'nrirtj•. THK .JOS!l RIZAL COLLE<rn .IOURNAL Pag~ 1 We Won't Mention Names Freshies X'mas that there's a tall a·1ul. ddwmtir lad who ·siw·tcd fire year j1tlif right ... yo.it se<:, he got mnrried o: ·,'the fir.,.t 1foy of the !fl'rtr with a certain plutrmacist ... tlwl mnon,q c1.mwierce sl11dcnt.~ there'.~ one 1f'ho can [Jfts" tu be an e:r,pert electrician ... he fixed the fu ... e,,. once whrn ow' of thi wires slwrt-circuitcd the ot11er night ... there i.'> a formel" pl'ofcssor in ctccounting who gaU1a., the other )acuity members and .'ihows them how the "nwyicphoto fi·11ish" game is done ... there' . ., ouc cwwng us 1cl10 keeps on nwttering to lii111. self, "to E11d1 Jiis Vwn-.'io own yoitr olf'n" ... I just r1~nlly wmtder if Im reHly Jws Ju".~ mt:n .... there'.,. 1r former Arclfmw $t1tde·11t who l1trn.~ '' 1·a11 red·', the moment he smells liq.uor . . . · that mir. of the student ... rr.nrnrkcd in clrt.~s once, "1'1ie,,.r. .V/,1/Ylli part·ifion ... l'CWind ... 111(' nf the rnorni Gro·rr", o,. i.-: it Cmigo Grnre .. . somebody brlu1t[]i·110 lo the cdifo,.i11l .~faff lw.d 11 lmrl bre<1~· witJ1 011e of the high-school giPls mm afternoo11 _ . tt slrtdent kno11.:n by almost all •· wol1•es" cind "U"oll'erincs · • J.a,,· joined the editoriflL stafj" with the rank of city editor ... !tis article "7·o A Lost One" has bee.n 1manimous1y mlj11dgtd the 11c1>t adicle o.f the year ... that the Jfuppy l'rtlley C01mfry Club doi1in Espa.1i11 e:l'fcnsion lws been the rendezl'otls of a (fall, dark, and .<;kiv tlic 1·nd) guy ercry 1t-·eekend ... 1f'iih one of his very .t:lo.<;c· friends ... tlrnt it's nbo-11t time a certoin profe.~sot cm-ne back 1wd fe11ch after his ccry long honeymoon ... the students who hal'e tnken co.111·.'ie.~ 1mder him have missed his absense . that those 1t•lw 11.~ed to appear in the JllC Jo11rnal ma.dltead are no longer 0.el'e. Jlaybe for set·e1·al rea.-:ons. lmf we don't blame tlunn that someone whu itilrodw;ed the phrase: "No money, 1w honey, 1w tepok" will fi·nd himself in l'cry hot 1f'afer oue vf the,\'C days , .. ~~~----~~~~--~~~~ ENTRIES "'ell, here we are once n'\ore doing t•ntries for 1 he .Journal. Pil•tnre us seated on our high stools faithfully at work Oil the hook. Writing down entries i!<! the 01·dC'r o( thr day. SaYe for the serall'h of ouP quill pens, the silcn<'c is unlm1ken. It has been a lifelonii: joh, this lahorious task or doing the entries. Somehow a hookkec,pcr's life is wrapped up in the hook he has helped fill. Time, lhe test for all things mundane, has made it a r,art of him. People have 'been known to kee,p a j.mrnal as a faithful rcmiridc>r of milestones in tht<tr life. Why not you and I'? Let's J'OU and I help fill our page of the .Journal. Vlc know yon hiwe Romething in- t. e. s. teresting to tell us. The best time to say it is now. Aud vom· best medium of exprcs:'iion is the school organ. On hand to see that we are on the joh is l\L P. l\fonicus(1ord overseen of hacks like me.) He makes us tow the line 01• else-No wonder we have developed a hulnp. Doesn't that remind -you of the hunchback of Notre l>arne '! Bui don't let a little pl:.\·sieal il.eformity discour;1~·c yon. We have taken no less than a course in physil'al culture to remedy the situation. See for yourself our acquisition of poise. Heads high up in the clouds we can be nothing else but stiff necks. Rigor mortis seetl\5 to hiwe done n good job. When B•rn D•nce Lourdes S. Rivera December 20 was the day se.1 aside for the Frcshies' X 'mus Barn Dance. The pa.l'ty was held at the .Jose Hizal College Commerce. Hall from 1:00 p.11)-. to 7:00 p.m. It was a IJcaut.i:fol ·afterno01: fo1· the I<'reshies didn't reeefn· any baptismal rain. 'J'bcir party was regarded as 011e of the most successful parlil·s of the year. A funny scare crow was tile ecnle1· of attraction at the C'l'nter of tl~e ballroom. The JH'ogrum included different games such as Breaking the· Pot aild Shoe Tieiu~ Ri.ce; but the most exciting of all was the 8hortcst Wa\' to .Je1·mmlm1. The resulting aninrntion sur,passed the pessi· mislie expectations of all who thong ht 1 he 1''reshies just a hunch of kids. .Well, if you ask me I 'II s11.y they are small but terrible. Ob! how I wish(ld everybody could have been present to share in the fun. Their advisers anrl offiee1s JH'O\'ed to he capahle leaders. The big letter C (Cooperation) lies deep, in thP. hearts of the 1',reshies. Awarding of prices ended ihe colorful Barn Dance. As the sun began slowly receding, ever.rhody began to enroute back home, physically tire<l, but immensel._v happy~ Tl!ose who ,preferred to stay at home have good cause to l'egret the fun, they missed! do W£' get back to earth 1 There is nofhing better than good solid ten·a ffrma. The New Year bll'w manv fuc>l'.'> our way, \Vc-ar·,) glad to l!avc them among us. •ro l'lwm WC' say \Velc>omt'. The ll('W perso~ali1ies will make the cam.pus a livelier plMC'. 'l'hc~· shouid he ma<le to feel at home. Ye olti stnden1s show tht'm how. We would like to· hem· from 1 ht' nrwcomers too. "How Ahont it fellow-rlas"'·. matf'"'?'' .... 'age 8 THE ,TORE RIZAL COLI,Jl(/E .JOURNAi, Girls In Waiting by c?\.lbina L. Enriques It seemed somewhat hope· ing the C'ontents of r.ompnC'.t!'I less, thought the despairing to- their faces. It is a won· Aida. as she surveved with the "'der sometimes· why girJs, ;prekeenest serutinv ·the crowd· sume<l to he jobless and pcned large room. of the <'fil" niless could yet afford to 1)loyment agency . .'Aida, wb1 Max F'aetor their faces. Yet, works her way through rol- cwr:rone mnst admit some· lege was 0)1C of those civil- time~ that tht> fac<' and not ian employees released from thl' had i..r-cts the job. That, an army depot. <lue to a re- nrn;rhc is the reason. OtllC'rs duct.ion in persouucl. For Wl'l'e C'hatting tog<•lll('r in a weekS/ ,.he :had been g:oin~ <lisl.'OuragC'd subdued \n1~·. daily to the agenC'y, and Aida was at a ty1wwrikr. no}v her money had dwindl- 8he always 1'-lpcnt tlw tedious ed to a few pesos. Valen· hours of waiting hy fm1eli· tine's dav is at the l.'orncr, cing and improving ht~r waiting. \Yhat will she have Rp<'l.'d. She ha<l f'YCll w1•ittm for that da,··~ How shall a little article in the hope sl!e spend it. The plu~·ing of being abl<' to st'll it someof her imagination, lmil<l· wher<'. ing air castles - nothing Ever;roue was waiting, un<l more than that could she to each one th minutes weru do. There were almost half like perpctuit~-. Finalb·, l\liss a hundred a,pplicants. \Vhat Dayi<l, the charming woman chances had she against who heads the agcll<'~·, with them 1 Not even a grain, a paramount dis.play of auwith people endowed with thorit.r distinct to 1wople fine education and possessed holding key positions, cnterwitb a variety of experience. ed. There was a silence, deep Ent she did have something an<l hem·~·. The tension of they did not have-a firm everyone's anxieties grew rf'solve iind determination. with the seconds. \Vho tl:is An atmosphere of gloom woman was, some did not pervaded the agency. Some know but all knew that she of the girls sat reading ma- was a vision of sunshine. All gazines, se\·eral were apply-looked up and waitC'd for her II is not Purely brain and education that make for succes but the firm determination lo succeed. - to considerable danger-going out in the rain and the cl~illy wind beating against you. But Aida said eagerly "l · will he glad to tng, Miss David.'' The intermittent beating of the strong wind against the houses and the t l'l'Cs and the heavy drumming of the rain on the roofs won'td not weaken nor dampen hl'r spirit. The storm of 1 he worl<l was not enough to 'Q:l'IJ':'i~:i~"" !"!fop l~cr. Only a few others to speak. To the woman standing, the room was liken~ cd to a sea of cager upturned fa<'cs. Seconds went on and the anxiety of their fa<~cs developed into impati · fol!owc<l her example. Poorly <'la<l, these few girls went out. to hrave the rain. However, hraYe as they ·~ere, they all gave U.P when tllC steadily increasing force -of the storm l1ccame more and more dis<'onraging, except Aida. Aida lay in her bed, sick and helpless. The cold had completely debilitated hel' frail and delicate body. She would be lying there five 01· 8e\'cn days, probably weeks, sl:c thought. The despair of hers when she was at the ;.1gmc~· is hardly comparable to that now markedly exmec. pressed in her pale face. She ''Today'', began iUiss J)a- IDO\'e<l' her hand gently be,·id, ''the .Junior Red C1'0ss ·neath her pillow and felt the is haYing a tag <lay. ThcrC' few pesos she had earned t~e is an opportunity for each t.!ay before. Bl.il.t they were one of yon. The compensa- not enoug·h to get her a doction is one-fourth of the tor. Her worry increased. tnkinµ:s. Who will \·oltrn- 8he was withotrt a job, this teer·!" Contrary tu the ex- time without. a job and withpcetation or all, th joh clid out health. Oh God! not C'all ~JI' a consi<lcrahlc A Yisitor in ,Vhitc was led amount ut qualifications, hut in1o her room. Wl~o was this to Aida, uny surt of ph~'sical man, rather, this doctor? Did 01· mental requirement was anybody in the house call no barrier. ThC forty ap.Jlli· l"or him'! The stranger hand<'ants looked at ca<'il other, Ptl h0r a letter. It was from rchwtant. It might dcJH'i,·c i\liss David introducing the them of thC' rhml('e or getting !1·11ycJing ,ph;vsician from the an~· vcicamT that might ap· lkd Cross. To the letter was pear during the day. Besides attached an appointment that, they .would be exposed form. ·-i..:E .JOSE RIZAL C1Jf,LEGF. .JOURNAi, THE MEETING He met ha on a December 11fler11oon and from Iha/ lime he lives in that intangible world of his own. Ile go('s rironnd in a SC('TIJing-Jy aiml('8.<: antl distraeted ('Olldition. His Hstrnlly gay and carefrt•l' air no longer shows on him, hut instf'ad. a wor1·it•tl look now mars his raf't'. Yes, thcrP is rcason for this rudical eiwnge. Ile liYf'S in anotlu~r workl-a worl(1 of hs own. A world whnc hf' and 1\[aria El<'na ar(' th<' pl'ip(·ipal prot~_~onists. 1t all c;imc so n11cxpectedh one Uav in D1!ecmbel'. l;'rcddil' a ~'l'l'\. likeable fellow wa):,~ inYih:tl, as was usualh· the case. In· some_ fri· end~ to atten<l a. party. ?\ot knowing alma.st anybody pr-est•nt, he deci<lcd to stay at the door and look on as the others enjoyed themselves intnenscly. \'cry unexpectedly, indeed, one of his few fl'i· P!Hlsi rud<"l~· interru,pted him. '·WhY, Fre<lUie ~-ou must dJncP, you eUn 't <lo this to us. Come on dance with thi~ girl.·· He looked np and 1hl're witl! his friC'nd pulling lit>r h~· one han<l, he saw with utter :1mazcment an angel, he t houghL There was nolhing artificial about her. ~hC' ha<l su(·h a sweet face arnl sue+ a look of innocence in her hl'ight large eyes that Freddie felt his blood rise. lfo did not know what to sa 1· an<l when he asked her fo~· a dance a slight blush that multiplied her. beauty manY times was noticeablf'. He had nenr felt this way. He found himself dancing in a. trance witt:. Maria Elc· na. He scarcely talked hewhere to start. A short time later he took her again the 111:cond time and again he found himself dancing with that inexplicable feeling of mixed dC'light, respect and rap1urous C'Xcitemcnt. As the part~· was wearing off Maria Ble11a approached him by the door and very kindly offned to introduce l!im to all Jwr friends. But for Fred<lit', from that time, there could be no other girl and shyb· he asked her, ''look hnc Maria Elena why· take thnt trouble, instead,· could l han your next danec?" ··Why N~t? '' She countered YiYidly with a. bright smile. That night Freddie went home in an extremely .happy mood with a smile on 1us fucc and a song in his heart. 'l'hat very night he nrn<le up his mind to fight for this r.drl vd10 had everything a man could dcsirf' and mol'<~. 'l'bit night fie t01d hi'mseff. "l'w got to marry lwr or somronf' at lC'nst us f'lrnw as possihk, like her if I'm not lurk\· enough.·' Yes, Maria ,J~l<'n~'l had transformed him. His oullook on life was suddenly hpcoming a very serious one. She had accompJished something no one was ever able to ;-she had a1-oused in him all tht is noble in man. The next few days he made it a point to meet her in her school and he would converse with her for almost an hour. PLEADING ( Dcdicatrcl to LHR) Tis my love f'pe been of{cl'ing you, 1'ou turn rrnidc and never k11e11'; What yo-it.'ue done thi.~ heart of mit1r, Krrps 011 plendi11g 1w long n. timr. l' et, ·my lot•e keeps calli11,g for you, Por it's honest and true; Why .~till yo.u refu.~e to take my love, Wlien yau knew that I love no other girl b1tt yo1t. Oh! rny love, whe1·e are you my Tove, Y O!t desired to 'be my lost one, When my hrart greatest call is you, Fo1' it keeps on calling none other than you. rause he did not know from - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page~ Thv.\· would talk about the seltoul; about their individual lives und plans. This short talks JH'O\'l'<l to l"..im the more, 1 ha4 he had not misjudged her. He found her a very sensible and interesting person much more than ·many 11tode1·i1 girls who talk nonscnsicull,v on trivialities. Eve1•y day he folt his love fcir her g\fOW stroilger and stronger and yet _he could not tell l>e1·, not even a hint of whnt Vis heart was crying out. Hr could not tell her for fear of hurting her, for fea1· that she would not under· stand; she was so young. But soon Freddie went to work an<l these meetings could not be continued. He could no longe1• exchange \'·1ews with her, he collld no longer fed her so near to him at least that l!our ll day. Suddenl.v he felt so desolate and hel1ill'SS, He wanted her, his hca1'L yearned for her, yet he rould not haYe -her, he could not e\·en see her. He found himself a victim of this erucl world but wt:.at rm1ld be done? . Hope; That is wliy he goes on living in a wodd of· his on. A world where he and Maria Elena livt> for each othel\ In which he is giving her a fair deal <loing e\·erything in bis po\Vr1· to make her happy, Yes, we cannot blame him if he goes around in a seemingly riimle!is and distracted condi· tion. He is living in that inlangible world where he and l\Iarift Elena nrc the pi-inc+ pnl protngoniste. • age 10 ·11==;;;;;==;;:=~=· ====~=~==•==···~~~~~~~~~ EDITORIAL CAN YOU BE ONE OF THESE 7~1tis wus election time, and electiOneering was nt its worst . .Personality politics and its ugly sistu, nmd-slinging, was aga,in the o·rder of the day. The back-patting amd fond enibmcing, th.e pa1:i·sing m·o1uid of cigars and beer, the laaig1tte1· a.t someone's expense; and the eloquent periods and thu.ndercms but forced ot•ations, - these were the glory· of these times. Pro.mises are made to be forgotten, principles are sold for power. And in the midst of all t.his, the young man with his high ideals, stands, t11e very picfore of confu· sion and cohsternation. For it is indeed most depressing to the yo,ung nw.n 1vhmte Jlead is filled with the most enthralling concepts of. democracy, equabity, fraternity, to see Jiis country and his fellowmen divided on the flimsiest. of reasons. It bewilders hif!i to see the highe'st public se1·va·nts so chosen to better the lot oj the people, how in a CO'Unfry dedicated to the ..good of the people ~. liv"ing therein, fired by but one ambition to lord it over all J others and thus glorify their own glorious sefrei.·, while t1ie ~. :. country goes to the dogs! I The young man. begins to wonder whether the past forty I years in which we were receiving object lesso11s on democrari cy from that pionee1· and protagonist of democracy the 1·· United States were not foi·ty yea·rs of just so much political bickering, and political jockeying into powe1· .on the part of ·.··.·.1 OUT s.upposed leader.<;. He begins. to see maybe /row the desti:u.ction of our cities by war, was tile last p}tase of an wnplan·ned political and economic system . . So that now thn,t we are straining to i·tbuild those destroyed cities, ·we mre 1m resurrecting the old corrupt way of 1·unni·11g the co.untry thti way f9r another destruction. i The young ·man is still young. He has not yet known corruption. But he can be corrupted. Tlierefore, the youth of today luis to make a choice.: will he try to realize the meaning of d6mocracy by pledgi11g himself to fight against all c01'ruption, OT will he again be a partner in that most treasonablr, of treasons, the selli'l1:U of his country's good for personal powe1', and money·1 The young man can still mould himself along the pro· per way. lie can still learn to trust himself; that as his better self, and learn to loi·e playing clean. He can still eliminate bribery from Urn i•ocab!lla,ry of hi.~ daily c:cisfence, and convenience he can throw "Overboa·rd. The young ·man r Vicente V. Generoso S. Ondoy Associate EditOT' News' Mariano Ronas (College) Jose Quinto!! (College) Lourdes "River& (H.S.) Teodoro Rafols (H.S.) ROTC Alejandro de la Rosa Mr. MODES':!°O FLORE~ AdvistT RecareC: Busi net ca.n still be a good citizen. So that the often quoted: Youth, w ;;w; :;w:; ~"!Wt:~ the hope of the fatherland, .~hould no longe1 be u me1 e pla· 11 iit1lde and trnism. This 1s the d!ty and the honr for the realizatum of flint l111fh. Yo-1tt11 H the hope of the frrtherlm1d, NOW. B1tt tltere <11 c so many r)b~t<tcles m t11e waif. The first is that youth has mhented <t corrupt system. Therefore, W I ~~=~ ~:~ ~;· ~!::; 'a~:~~~1t ~~::e~~~~:y ag:;~s~:~::u 0!~ :;:~ ri~' hard, indeed. But t11is makmq a mountain out of a mole hill. All. the young num needs is that .~ame an~o~nt of couraqe \ 1 L ··~ .. ~" ., ··-.. ,_ ·~"~ ·"~'"" ~ ~ ii J~:.:7~c::::::.~==='··=·~~~ tNAL Qi.rcia ·thief Monico S. Perfecto City' Editor Litera'1'1J Generosa R. Soriano (Col.) .3ociety Teodora S. Santiago "(Col.) Monserrat earreon (H.S.) Ad Assistants Sugetlio _Unson (Col.) Mr. TRINIDAD .TORRES Advise,. L Calvo I r! .. · ~=:~:-=-l=l-;.l=·'~::-:=~~=~~ , prove that love. So (tll the yuung man lws to do is to~ fa~z'l I I in, love with his cou.ntry; and this love like all other. loves · is nws1 intense ·most undying most couraifeo1t~ when the lover know ... all the wo·rth of the loued one. T'he yo1tng man ·inust learn and midetstand what deniocracy is, and what is his co.untry's good. Knowledge pl'ecedcs true love. The yo-witg mcm is easily SU'(tyed; he easily falls in love, unreasoned love. 'l'hat is why he m·u-s.t be wanted ugainst dema.go.gues. 'l'he pl'obleni· of the you:ng .1'nan is where to look for g1iidance. At lt time like this wliere so ·many come for in the guise of lptders spoutiJig oracular tr1iths, the yoUng man must first of all tr.ust his own sense of valu-es. He· is capable of judging where truth lies, a1id 'Where error lurks. As fo1' tl~e leader who deliberately befrays a 'young nian, let hint 11 emember that his is a crime tha,t knows no parallel. The yo.ung man should not l;ie bewildered by this -ap· parently (Jar.gant·uan task, or be frightened by his difficult mission. ][ e shottld take courgae {'rqm the fact th.at what he is tryin{J to do is but part of that grea,t and cont:inuell .-;tmggle of »taking from it.'l very inception to 1-id itself of its vice.'l. Ofte'lt. tllese struggles ha·ve taken nationa(a.nd even international proportions, and we have the Wo1'ld Wm'.<;. The yO'ltng man should ·not be di.'lcouraged when he iice.~ Iii.-; ef/ul'f.<; to ·nwke this wodd a b"etter place. to liue in, it ;;,i~~ zr:se;;~,.~~<; a~~·~1:;1:~e::~;~,. ;:~t of~~iem~:;~.l~J.O:tr~:~:,:~· i.'.· and if h_e .. can die saying to himself that h.e h.as not Tcnown ft corntption, tl!e-n )1e can rrst a.mtred that hfa mission 1w .. '! ". been aaompli.'ll":d. I -M. S. Per.fecto STUDENT SLACKERS Tl1e recm·d in the registmr's office sl~ows tha) a great nmnber of old st1,dents do not enroll on time. •They pro.C1'Mtinate fm· a few days and sometimes /01· mol'e than a week. I. 1llore often tha1i not, a student p1its off enrolling to pro· - long his vacation. JI e takes his st.udies a.s a (matter of fact I ·•... and is not serious enough to consider that loafin.g and lazi· ness inevitably work against him, later on. This pmctice is harmful not only to himself bittt also '11 the conscientious student as well. When the irrespon· sible student finally enrolls and attends his classes, he finds i.:.· himself gl'oping .in the da1·k, as it we1·e, for the previous lessons to his grelit disadva.ntage. Or if the professor in his kindness goes over the p1·evious lectm·es again for the I WilW!Wif.WiW lcite comer's benefit, the othe1· students who have em·olled fJ on tim.e lose va11wbl1 cllns hmu'ii to allow hirn to catch 1tp with his studies. There is nu gainsaymg the fact that thi1 practice is 1mdesimble. It would be adt•antageom to all concerned if the I - school autlw1 ities pi omulgate adequate and effective 1·egu· lation,<; to CWt'e m· ?educe to the minimmn th1$ obnoxio.us practice. Such 1 egulatwns, Jiowe1'e1, can not lie fully ef· W fectitie if the .-;htdenh, forgetting their sense of rei;ponsibi- , ft lity, 1 ef11se to cuopemte m the c11fol'cemcnt of these rules. i ~ -G. ~ 0 5 L .:_.,,""'""";w:"-;,_,,--,,__~ •- - - _,,._,.~-,_,~,,_,._,_,__,,__JM January !94i ~·-i +-wwiww::ww~mw::~.. ..f4 ·· Of Woman and Account W"l!eu a man goes out of his way to get married, the So-called intention of getting a boon companion fm• life is easily relegated into the 1mckground a.s, in the final account iiig, -he actually gets himself an auditor und a Yery tenacious One at that. For alt" that may be said of the ''little woman" being a weak, fragile and innocent thing, to be handled with silk or vekct or kid glo,·es at all times, it usually turns out that the ··sweetest g-irl '' is not half as sweet as sl:.e is credited to be, hut is, in a "bitter" sense, a slick operato1· who <.'an give an~· e~pire builder a couple of pointers on the dchits and credits of high finance. During the period of .com>tship and even before you could muster enough courage to say the fateful words, the object of your affection sets loose all her wiles to '·assess' her man, by the Yt>ry simple expedient of telling you that -While sl:.e docs not doubt ''our sincerity, she nevertheless doubts your financial standing -and ribility to afford the tuxury of a wife. Unless you get your signals confused, and in all probability you don't, you take this as the high sign tD ~o ahead and show off. So, '' f01u-flusher'' that you are (and who isn't during his ('Onrtsl:.ip days) you immediately striYe to make a good impression and starts by telling her that your ass~ts exceeds your liabilities, and tops this misrepresentation with the confidential information from the "inside track" that your net worth and earning potential will be enhanced when you get married ,as it has always been By Tirso -V. A11tiporda the policy of your employ- etcetera. The gloom starts to ers to give their employees a set in, but you console your-· boost in pay as soon as they self that she is worth all (the employees, of course) tl!cse bridal ''necessities" get marrie<l. Tl:rough all · an<l more, so you survive the this, the a_pple of your eyes s,pending org}r by the skin of gapes and with an under- the teeth and manage to standing "ah·•. Before ,you stand and kneel and sweat could figure out whut every- your way through to the fithing is all about, ihc wo- nal, binding, regretable ''I man who has been playing do". h_ard to get all the time, but You settle down to a sawho really is not so tough ner, married life in the fa.cc after all, finall.x_ breaks down tif the realization that hy all an<l consents to make you accounting standards you are the l:appiest of all mortals. in the "red", and sheepishBcing only human and, ly tells the intelligent, unthcrefore, most susceptible derstanding wife that sl:e to any human foible, of will have to scrape and which conceit is a glaring s<'rimp her way at least unone, ~·ou go through n pro- til next payday. Intelligent longed procedure of congra- - YES! l7nderstandingtula.ting yourself, while the HELL NO! Immediately you fian<'ce pumps your pocket- are taken to task for having book dry and your bank ac- spont ~·our bachelor money count nil for a bridal ;\'eil foolishb', for finan<'ing a and a bridal ring and a bri- wedding with all the pomp dal down and a bridal bou- and splendor whieh--you were q1wt and a bridal ha.irdo and never. in a positiol! to stake a hridal terno and a bridal anyway. You are reminded A SONNET TO YOU (Dedicated to the Name in it) Co11.sole me, oh, fair lady of my dreams, Oh deep .wrrow., to me you hat•e given, Ring to thi.' heart n 1•oicr. thn.t f., tender A t•oice that ll'ill la1'i.1<h all tlle ca1·e. Zenith of my love cn.1<t 11.ot down, Of my downfoU do ?Ml froH'ri. None other can gitoe: the crown, than that love J/011 own. Come rny love, ~JOll desired to be my lo.1;f 011.e, A.~ my heart g1·eafe.1<t call is you. /Jong thru, the ni(lht I have beeti drefrming, A 1ot·e that is nobl.e and trite. Please let 'l'lte put thi.1< to an end, Ru1ting faithf.ully· withinEver to be your.v now and fore'L·er tlten. 1....Gerardo R. Quehee, .Tr. that two cannot live on ·love alone and winds up with thf1 admonition that from here on tI'.ings will be different because she is taking over nnd she does. Comes your first married payday. In keeping with the ''oras'' ritual you turn over the half-month's pay to the new cxcl:.e{iner wfio aclmowledges this discharge of your ohligation with the searching· "is ims all of it?" You get a measly -allowance to. take care of your operating or overhead-actually you do not gC't a ~ent more than :i-•ou rcallv tieed for TX-transpo1·t~tion allowaiH'C'. You <'Olwin<'e yourself that everything is still all ·right-after all yori hav.e a~·'. wife-hut surely yon are Eeginning to get a little confused and deep down inside ~'on are getting on to the conclusion that you actually have a "nameless grirf" on ;\'Our binds. 'Vork in the office pi('ks up and you are called upon t.o render overtime. You tell this to your understanding wife a day or so in advan<'e. Of C'ourse, she will understand, and how! As soon as ~·on get. home from that o\·crt.ime, before ,von could tell her how tired and wrought and overworked and hungr~' and nnhapp:v ·you are, the wifc/anditor demands tl~at .vou fork ovcr the overtime pa~·. and hNlvPn help ~'ou if your employer has .11 jewed" ~'Oll out of ~·onr overtime pay, or if you nsl'd this overtime as a front. to <'Over up an innoeent meeting with the frat.ernit.v bovs after office hours. · . Speaking Of Office hours, you have in your wife a ver~' exacting timeK:eeper who (Conti111'ed on page 19) It was a clou<l:r and moonless night in Ju0nc. Tiu~ sun had set and a big, brilliant star in tl!e hol'izon cast its silver.'· heams nrourn.J ml•. The' ai1· wois cool, iaml the Sl'll breeze, mixl•<l with th1• sw<>et perfume of the Camia and Sampaguila floWC'l's, made the ail• purc nnd sooth· ing. It. was on t I.tis YCI',\" spot hy the Beach of .Manila Bav wher<' I wooed my darling an<l won ht-r. It was on this HIE'.JQ!'!E BIZ;\J, ('OLLI<:f:E .fOl'RNAf, Reiuvenation by .Josefina Quijano She gave her heart lo the wan/on sfra'!ger ... She was lefrwilh but a /ciss and a promi•e never lo be fulfilled. spot where we promised each ud:l•r our Io,·c, uu1· words of fidt•lity and faithfulness, and it was on this spot wht•J'(' we St•uh·tl OUI' Nol1•m11 \'0\\'S wi1 ,,. n kiss mul a rosebud fo1· c;wh tu ket•p us n lokt•n or tiliul Ion~. It w11s 011 thi-s spot whl'l'l' joy wm.; thought of imnu.'lllil'i~· 111111 <lisn,ppuint ments, grit•fs i.md sor rows wt•l't• unknown a11tl I'm"' ,!?Off<•Jl. Xow I sit h<'l'<' all alom• hruu<ling in th<· 1l1·1•p 1·rmo1'S1' o,·c1· this dim part. IMy heart is hC'n\'r ·and cold, and my t'\'1's arc hhu·t'Cd. Fate was ~;, <·ru1·I an<l time so bitter. ( lh ! sh whom I thought to lm\'c pos!n·~~c<l n gol<lcn heart hus ummt ou1· <lual expecta· t ions ~,·hen I realized that shl' ROlh·ishcs in her hea1'f. iron spnrks aftc1· all. She forgot our \'OW!-1 and left me alone to hmguish in my dP1•1)e!'lt l'l'gl'cls and <liso.p· 11uintm<•nts. My heart though peaceful witl:. what pleasant Na~ure has provided. still wanders in search of her. But she is a woman after all, who has given her love and affection to the wanton stranger of tlie Jnnd, when on the othel" hand i1he was left alone with but a promise and a kiss never to be fullfilled, and me ... ' tl!ere's a. wound i~ my heart. u wound that is hard to heal. Remember that there is a J(ricf which burns more than 1('ars drown.-ENn LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE JOSE RIZAL COLLEGE AND ~'ORMER STUDENTS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, DAVAO CHAPTER, HELD ON JANUARY 11, 1947 President . 11\fr. Roque Ynlo l1ice P1·e.,ident lUr. Gregorio Mamongdo Sec. . 1\lamerto Cabarroguis Tl'eas. . . . . . . . Luis Pineda Auditor ..• lose M. Shotwell 1lu.Wncss Mo.nagt}r Ricarte .J. Vcntosa JJrmrcl of DfrcctP.r.'l: 1. All elected officers & 2. Mr. Victoriano Gonzales :t 1\fr. Irineo Benavides 4. Mr. Carlo.r.t Genipcsaw !i. 'Mr. Raymundo Garcia :f"ORMULA ·FOR .100 G~S.-Sulfathiazole 2 Gms., Salicylic Acid 8 Gms., Ammon1atcd Me1·cury 4 Gms., R1smuth Subnitl'atc 12 Gms. Oil of Eucalyptus 12 Gms Lanolin anhydl'ous, Whille petrolatum aa. q.s. 100 'Gms. ., 6. l\Ir. Antonio Buenaventurt Page 1-1Meet The Chow Houncls )1. S . .Bonas January 18, 1947· will long li\·e in th hcllrts of i'\Ionico Perfecto 's \'isitors at tlieiL' residence in Pasn~·. lt will remain <.1.u ombCl'· fot 1t w:1s foll o[ un forgettuhlc TIJ()"... ments shared by- ca('h :md l'\"Cl')"OllC. It wus l\Ionico 's trnlal d:1y J _,_or, his year.s in thi~ mundane world and to ('dehratc the day he gan~ a lu11«11co11 pnrty the following dtlr, Sunday. {Julud;:ily to mu('h ado. Yon could just. picture out how a man eats a [tcr thr£>f' solid hours of tedious training... the swent that t'lowecl like wine and tr.c cnerpy e:oterted unt.ler the flarmg heat of the suu, the flat·crv menus that hived hcfore l hC' oifi('ers and. cad('ts we1:e lUIWa>;t>ringl~r ('Onsunwcl to lhc brim. \V(•\I, m• ean 't blame them af\1·1· all ... Defore hmC'h was s1~r\'('(l, the Yisito1·s were entertained with a musil'al intermission with the> Pcrfl'cto 's 'Hadio· p iton('' plus tl:c '" Cold punch' · tlwt g~,·e ti swl·lliug l'clicL. At ze1·o~l10ur the visito1·s foun<l themsckes seatccl in the dining roOm admist foods ranging from salad to fried chicken .... LI. Bsclreta ·took_ the lead, while Cdt. Maj. R. Calvo se· •-iouslv 1lissC'cted the ·'boiled fish .. . with French dressing lo the full extent. We won<ler TlO\\' t ~c Cdt. Maj. (·ou ld <i<·comodatc the food in his stomath. Cdt. Capt. ,J. l .ayug ·; Moidered · · the fried .<'.hi('kcn while in front of him \~as C<lt. .Jose 1Wzaga un~ de1·going a ';color metamor1>lu~is "' d1ie to the ''punch'' he dr:rnk. he wasn't blushin~ 0 1· \\'!lS h<' '! Cdts. N. ll:nrerns and .r. Lueea were c:r1pl'!\d:nt -shy amon:t the ·<;3n~ hut n u 1· lit'!](~ frieu1l Cdt. . . f()(> Datwin s11rp1·i!-lC'1l us all! Our E<litor i11 Ch id wa~ t herf' too. hel,ping himself with the salad, he nm .1osg RIZAL L'OJ,J ,g(ig JO U'1NA1 , Manila Tribune Ed Criticizes Dictation Policy In Some Schools lu the Inst meeti11g of the College Ellit.01·s Uuild of the Philipincs held nt t.he Uninn~ity of l\lanilu 011 ,Tantta1·y 26, Vicente Albano Pneis. prominent ,ionmalist and c<lito1• of 1 lw .1lmiil1 t 7'rib1rne, told the hn<ldin!J; c1litor.s that. the policy in so1lic schools, eitl:er hy the ;id dsers or the authorities. to Jictnte their will on those running tho paper was 9cf1•ati111t the Ycry purpose of i1 ~<·hool organ. HE! gaw the (':\ample o( one of t.hc Coll";!<' pa.PM'S in the C'ity that wus forced to suppress it!-! pnltlin 1tion hccause lflerc was m1 ar ticle in it that was not to thC' satisfaction of th• S('hool authorities. Thul, h1• saitl, is 6 \'cry nat'OW minde<l uttitu<lc on the pa1·t of the s e h o o I uuthorit ies. Th<' sd1ool authorities and alh-ist·rs shoul<l only m~t as u<l·dsel'S in <'nse the :;tud~nts ask for it,· hut they & l:ould ne\·er act us censors. The rest of the talk dwelt on other matters concerning journalism. The talk was more "in the form of an older . hrothl·l" i adYiee and the young editors no t:louht 1·eal. ly got some food for thought from the very intelligent tre-atment of lhe suhje<'t presented by l\Ir. P aci!!. onC'e in a while would adjust his falling binoculars ... Ctlt Lt. H. Cancon and ~·0111-s truly indulged our· sel \"<'S with the steak ·and ham . -Well, I just couldn't ln-t•alh no more -that I took lime in loosing my hell. I ho1K~ 110hody noticed me . .. To, Lt. Escneta we all admit from th bottom of our lwnf'ls that. he is a swell guy for (•o.mpan~· . . Then to the kind hospitolity of the Per~ fecto famil;v we give our undeniable gratitude .... · JRC Formally Aci;eptec/ by CEG Las1 .Tunuary 26 the CEG hcltl it:-; regular bi-weekly meet ing, with the staff of the "C11mpu:-:1 Leader " playin,I{ hos!$. During t he b\1siness mcf':ting a mot.ion was pl'esentcd by the Editor of · f.hc National University for the ap,proval of 1 he petition for mcmhership of the .T.R.C. staff. As soon us the me<·t. ing started the NU Ed .stood up and 8aid,~"i\fr. Pr~ident , in 11s much as the memhct-s of the .JRC h.:ivl~ applie<l for mcmhf'rship to the GuHd and iu a~ mnC'h as I hll\'C seen onr of thC'fr i~~1rn!I nntl thiuk tlw1 it is worth it, I mo,·e 1.hnt we formnll.v a<'.C'ep\ 1h(!n1 ns m<'nihers.' ' No ofijcrtion~ hl'ing pl'CSf'Uled the .J .R.C. .Journal heenm£> a m<'mhf'r nf thr C'ollcg,, l~dit.01"' C:nild of the Philippines ~1micls1 lh<' a.r 1 1lausr of nil pr£>scnt. Alumni Dee111ted By U.S. Govt. Iii a simple ceremony held J'eceu(l;v, .Miss 'l'ropy Ocampo, · Conunerce '39 was deco1-u t e<l hy the U. S. Governnwnt for the help she so unsl:'I [ishly _ 1:endered to the inl<"mees in the vapous cori<"('lltl'ation camps und to thP. .Amer iean soldiers who con1 iuu<"<i the fight against the .Ju.ps from the mountains. llc1· i1ssislanee helped t.he <·nusc in no small measure nnd ct·f'nlhing was done 11t frement1ous ri~k to lwr ,.N.\' li fe. The luncheon broke up aflt•r 2 o'clock after some refrt•slting chit-chat among ,the officers and cad,~ts . . All 's W<'ll that ends swell .. • Don 't forget hfon ic, w e '11 be coming hack in 1948 at the same time anti date wt.ether ~·ou like it or not", ll 'l'he College Bdito1 ·s Guild, in its Jai:it meeting hdc! t' tlw aud itor-ium of the Uni· vetb'i.ly of Manila on J_ an ry 26, had for irs gu spl•aker i\Ir. Vicente Albino Pacis, e'i!itor u.,iid publisher or i h~ Mflnila Tribune and one of the. foremost journalists in the P hilippines today:J > 1 ·c,·ions guest speakers of tJ,c Uuild wcl'.! Congressman Qnintiu Paredes, 1\fayor Vah·ri.1mo F'ugoso, and Seereta1·,v Emilio Ahello. In his address, Mr. Pacis bewailed the muzzling of the press and urged the rnemhc1 "S of the Uuild, as future j11111·1rnlists, to make, of dec1~t1(')', privacy and statute li111ilations. He also propost~d 1 he C'l'CUtion of a board <'om r)o~d of ·111tudents and members of the faculty to _ puss judgment on erring edilo1 ·s of stude\lts' publications, so tht the latter may be free from th <'OntroL~ a~d diseiplin<' of the school administ ration: i\liss Helen BCnitez, previous president of the Guild. and one of its present mode .. i·utoi·s, also gave a short extemporaneous talk. She congrat.nlated the members and rc('ounted briefly her year's sta.v in the United States. Alumni Get Top Positions In RF«: Delfin Buencamino an Alumnus of the College and the former p resident of the Bank of the Philippine b lands is a .member of the hoard of goveritors of the recently established RFC. ei·edit manager of this ,corporation is Ju\io M:acuja, elnss 1928, and a forme1• pl'o fessor of t}lis College. Mr. IMa('uja was formerly the 'ae('OUntant of the· Agricultural Bank. Both, Messrs. Buencam.ino and Mneuja are at present, members of· the board of directors of • the J ose Rizal Coll~gc Alumni Association. '1i 1947 ~ports 'l'f!E ~OSE RIZAL COJ,LE<1E JOl'RNAL Page lfr H. S. JUNIORS FIRST SEMESTER INTRAM CRAMPS Second Semester Intrams On 1'1w <lcfonding t·humpion of llw first round had a goo<l start in the first q11arler, limiting the Seniors "10 JRC BLUE BOMBERS LICK MAPUA The high sehool basketball !) _points and Cl'cditing themintramural league for t.he se- selves with 8 points. In tho cond sC'mester was formally· scron<l quarter an even mun· opened 011 .January l8, 1947. her ol' goals were garnered Tb: fii·s\ ganw wns· hchvrf'n h.\· hoth Seniors and ,Tnuiors lhf' .. Jnnioni, c·hampion or plus two ~0\11 shots made hy Still U 11beale11 In their first public ap· pearance this sc~son, the .JRC S1~nior and Junior basketball teams won their re· spective c111:ragerncnts against l\lapua Institute of Teehno· lorz:"-· in a dual meet held last Frida~", .lanuary 24 in """" n<'ction with the latter's College Day. Jn thr preliminary game, 1 h~ .JRC µ~ht hri~ade. led hv the de - la Rosa brothers a~d suppol'tcd by Victoria, s•ill prowd to he the 1941 NCAA Champions.h)· heating the engineers to the tune of 34-29. It was a one- sided affair '~·ith the cham.Pions l<>ading at every end of the first three quarters until the last thrPe minutrs to play in the final canto when the l\{a4 pnans, fightii1g hard to cat~h llP tiP<l th scorP to 24-all at thtl en<l of the regulation timf'. In thc f'Xtra pcl'iod; S. df' la Rmm frn<l CT. Victoria, who provPd "too hot to handle'' for thf'il' !!nar<ls. pnnf't111Y><l the baskrt from every nnglP and s.f)elled disaster for the E"ngineer~. In the second tussle, Courh :M. Adao's .JRC Seniors add"d ·Mapna ·fls the fourth victim in thl'ir winning streak, hrating gan Beda. Letran and La Salle in thP NCAA ''<'lose door'' league. Tt:.e hig-hpoint man for the Rizalfons was .f. Fernando with 10 points to his credit. while B. T11nq11itic ::itarrea·torfbc hs"I" rrlaking f3 points. The final score was 42-38. T.ine-up: JRC Swimming Team Makes Good Showing The Jose Rizal Collegt> sct·ondury swimming team <'opp&l the third plat·e in t_:roup B in the ~lanila HwirnmiugLeague for 1946. C9aehe<l liy Recarcdo Calm, the 1l'am, composed of ~'011thful and incxpc1·icm·cd incrtn('ll, manife!Ste<l 1hc true Rizulian spir·it \;y lwuting seasoned ri\·als <lcspi1e the few prcgume }H'acl i<'('S tl1cy had. 'l'lw mc>mhers of the team are tlw following: 'Fr.anC'iseo del Mar Baltazar Tercias .Jonn Reyes Herman Unson Alberto 1\lahutas Ar!C'mio Asia ,Jn:mito Domingo Li•ornn·Uo Huerrero .Antonio Ledesma 'Yi! fredo Zabat .Josi' Sulumhides !hf' first smncst.C'r, and the ~~:~·11~~.11 ;~~:l t~;;1\:;;1t~\1~1<'llw J•'rP~·dimeu. This was n hcarthrcukiuµ; µ::une for the on~~~~h~~;inl slirni'.~1 fouiul g'l'l'Clls. 'rhe~· Wl'l"(' hadnµ: 1 lw Sf'nio1·s grahhi11_g t.111~ ••asy sailing throu1.din111 itic h·ud from 1hc .T1111io1·s hv tlw fi1·st half, leading by 9 points W'tll'<' ol' 9-G ffiaJ<iug a 'total in llH' first ·qual'!Pl' i~lld .') or lR-20 for the 8<'nic11·s. On J;;'.,i{11~u'~\-t1c~l~o~~i~~1m~~ 1;~a1l1i~l~ t hP. !:1st ri1rnrtc1• the .Juniors li•ad in:.r 1 he rampu~c, making .. 'ihq.rcd a rally that pnt the four s1H·(•f'ssin:' fit>ld ~.rmds, '!illllf' in tlu; hag when A. tlw 1"rcshi(•s' lead was nar~rii;~}i~n·;~t ~~;d !::;:!~!,~~"co~·~~ l'Owcd to one point. Another Y11lc'nz11cln hoth made 2 ~::·,~~~~~oii\t~~ f~~~c C.fo~a;:11; poi11ts <'n<'h against the Sc .. <'hampions and 11t the end of ~r:;:;·s~h~,'11:. fi~~\~~:io:~0~;~1~~: this periotl. the .Juniors wr>rP "'·owning the ,Juniors Cham .. ll':iding. t'oi· lhe first time, pioH ·of th" Intramural 11.\· one point. 'l'hl~ Inst <>anto T.P:ig1w. 1946 Candidates for was a nip and tuck affnit'. l11<• 1\rost Y:ilnablc plavei• Ramos, 1 hl' Freshies' adding T•'r·f'shmcn 's Ramos, Sop.ho .. mal'hine, supported hy Os· morl''s f'nrag-an •• Jnniors Anm .. ifo a1vl de la Paz; was · :1\:~11~.i~~d,1i~~;t t~~l~l~a~p~:~~ ;;~~ ~~:~::.\o.an<~,o~ci~~o;'~o~i \\'t'l'l' stemlil~· widening the im.nJ'O\'<'<l pJa:n•i· in the margin 'imd came out victo:J(;;'.~~~ is fl'rshnH'll's E. Os· l'ious ut the final whistle. TltP S<'Ol'C was 45-36, Tlw ~ophomorcs met the Sc>niorH in. thl' SC'cond game. JI°JNIOR GAME J.'ighl iug wi1 h onl_,. fi mP11, J!llll. with also, rn point~ slarl'l'd for tilt' willnl'r. Jose Rizal-34 Mapua-29 j h• Srniors. pinyin~~ topflight S. de la Rosa 11 Alonte 12 lmshlhall, pirnwd the SoE. de la Rosa 10 Zapanta phiPs to zero at tlH' end of the Victoria "6 Medel fi1st quarter h~· the sorre of Modesto 21\tlendiola 3 8to11il. Conl'h Cahusao oftlw Roxas 2 Tinga 8ophs put. in his regulars in Santiago 0 Luber l11P st'<'ond stanza, and the Ventosa 0 Vitali ri1·s1 haH· l'n<led by the score De!Rosilrio 0 Ungson 0 or 17-l:i with onlv two more Cruz 0 Alcasid 0 pnint:; to ('lltch u·p. The ?rd Caballero 0 ti 11d 41 h quarters were the 8ENIOR GAME ~~ophiPs'. Hitting the basket Jose Rizal-42 Mapua-:l8 1d wiTI. Caragan und <iamFeruando 10 'l'nnquintic 1:1 hon of the hlues·presse<l down Calvo 8 Ag1:ava 12 'fip St•nioi·s lead an<l putting Cabusa.o 2 Yap tJ 1 lw p·11mf' i'n tlw ha~· for 1 he Calilan 7 Go 3 ~nnlrs The final score was Avedillo Fulgencio Buenaflor 7 f'.acle 7 Tanedo 1 Domingo was 41-8S. r... de Rosario was tlw 101motcher of th Seniors withl9 points, whif\> CaraTiu• li11P-11p i-.: as follows: .T mtiot·s-45 F1·cnhmen- .;;s Halili, Jr. Uau.os 22 Cortez Hel'llandez Halili 14 S1tlvador Macapinla:: 0 1 J)e la Paz Jacinto 11 J Osmeiia va.Je;iznel.l ,, r.odoy J .. orico Mangahis David M"i1l'!culino Cruz Baltazar Sop.-41 Se11fo1·s-3;i Gat.dula Gamhoa Coay Caragan Venturillo Recio Ma1·quez Domingo F.scueta 14 Pel Rosario J9 0 rah1·era 2 J'nscna ~ 16 THE .JOSE RIZAL COLLEOE JOliliNAL You GJ3roke i!5ny GJeeart You, b1•oke my heart, but I can 1i11-rse Its wounds deep though they are, I 1i.ei•c1· knew that sorrow.~ da,rt Aimed <tt my heart, a bitter c.ursc. I canrwt help tear~ in niy eye.~, But tl'lwt are, tears to you1 They're just transparent dews, That fall at night from skies. But. I slwll still fwpc rmd vray, For you to ·reason out TJie Wl"O?iff you have done .... the 1wi.•w11 <lart Might aim o,f you someday, -Purita f. Bolos, IV Year Bu/.l's Eye . . ( Cuntimlcd from JJU!JC l.i) Think of the right scientific name for it. I have already heard a suggestion but I didn't get it well. I think its ''Homo Sue ... '' yes, some· tl~ing ilke that. Well, well, What do you know? In a recent verbal voting, :Mr. Federico Tuazon was unanimously acclaimed the '-'Best Well-Dressed Man of the College'', with '' Ginoong" Manuel Rubio cap· turing the second. For the ''Ranking Visitor of Senior 'B'" there were ties among the candidates. (Messrs. Mo-rales Nicodemus, Florencio Ventosa and Tito del .Rosario 1tied for the first place while 'Messrs. Alfredo E.lgarico. Pablo Patag and CreSensio Ata)·an for t~e second. dy Rafuls as nrnster· of CCl'l'· monies. . l\Iany wer(• there indu1l· ing, tall and stately maria Cruz, Prcsf'ntafiort Coot, Iluminada Lori(·c~with Yin· ricus Cleofc l\fargal)'O, Puring" hody £icautiCul" ·radi· lla-m)•stiral Ramona Santiago--wistful Alex Hernandez. Although it's still the month of .Jan. the might~· nppit.y 8eniors are discussing their ernrlnat.inn. The>)" sl!.,\' that thcv must have thf' hest. No secot~d stuff fo1· them. As one of the girl~ remarked, "'Ve gradune nnh· onrf' frnm lfod: Rehool : sn it got to he the hrst." I 111?rrr wi1h ~·011. ladif's, hut )'OU \·c got to mntrh )"Ot1r- plans~ with the rontcnts of our pocket-books. T wonder why Puring "smiles" Bolos is so dream)'<')"Nl nnw·a·da)·s. 8hc seems to hf' ~oing ahout ih a trance. ctl(Cyself l have t.o lilie _to 11iyself, and SQ I want to be fit fo1· miJself fo ·know I want f(I be (t;blc, ris days gQ by . Al.wuy.-: lu luok myself strair1ht in tlw Cye. I dun 't wctnt to stftnd with the setting sun And lutfo myse(f for the things I have done 1 want tu go out ll'ith my head e·,.ect I W(lnt to reseri:e all man's respect Por here in t.11e stru.gljle {01· fame and self f wcmt to be able to like myself1 don't want tu look at 1nyself a,nd Tmow 'l'hat I trm blu.~ter a11d ·bluff and. emvty show! ne1·er can hide myself from me I .~ec what otlwn: ·may never sec I ·11cvcr can fool myself and so Wlw.tc·vcr happens I want to be S(df-rcsvcctful mid conscience freeHas some bo<ly set your heart a-flutter'? Don't keep us guessing Miss Bolos. O.r has Chrislmm:1 or New Year got !lomething t.o do with it'! Another hypnotized young man is Florencio V cntosa. Some ~a::ion, I guess. Herc's a scene from the l'tYsfos class. The teacher rc~ark(•d that most ot his students -are absent du1·Wr: the last two periods, that if a frien<l is not absent the ollwr one is. He says that so far so 0 good nobody sl~eps in his classroom during Phy· sics. Not lohg after he: .11laccd a pcrio<l to his ~cntcncc; a hov at the back seat was sn~ring wi1h great gusto. tsk1sk-N"ow, sir, ~·ou'll have to 1nke haC'k your WQI'Cis or swallow them like applepie, wl:ate\"rr that means to you. Allll spC'aking of Physic•s prohlcms, P1·o<·esso Pineda just loves ii.. EmQ' as A-B-C he says. Cosh! As I Turn Over . (Continued from,,page 2) 'l'C cadets who <vere given lower ·ranks. These cadets, because of their background, training and education, were more capable and better trained to handle men than tl:e six-month old trainees. And many of the officers who were only secondary gra<lnates and who got their C'ommissions after having unrlet:gone an eleven-month rig-orous ·training in the cadre mul ROSS ( Reserve Officers 8C'1·,·ice 8rhool), while unqncstionahl~· capable as _offi<'1•1·s, often times tliey suffer<'d inr<•rimoit)' complex in l hl' JH'C'SC'H<'e of these eolleg_~ hoYs 1 urned soldiers. Skh-Jd1 ! Tl~is is just he· tween us ; to he <'Onsumed by the students of the High School; so don't let it go beyond the border. Where you at the sd10ol hefore Christ· mas Vacation? Good if you were there and sorry if yon weren't; '<'a use eYery·hody had a swell time. Tlir 011ly fhi11q Owl 1 bww is t/l(ff I Tono1n 11ol.1ii1w. -CiC'Cl'O To remedy the situation, l hP "kC'~· men". were shifted tn 1·1mks th~- rould ably perf nrm. F'or ~ome .tmexplained rrmmns. howc'Vet\ no official l't'l'o.g·n it ion in the: form. Of s1wrial orders from higher lwa<lqnart.e1~ was given and 1h" mcn continued to receive t lw p11.)· t•orresponding to 111l'il' original ranks in their mol1ilization orders even up to the tragic days of the Bataan. C'arn,paign. TC.e Seniors held a Christmas progra'm and there was dancing, and bo;v ! Reformoso (l\Uss to yon) proved that she Mnld Rhnmha. (tee·hee) Headed by .Josefina Quijano who put over a s,pecial num· her singing the sweet tune, ''There's no U'', with TedTlir. Cl'ltelcsf lies <11"<~ offc11 fo1d in .~ile11ce·.-R. St.<wenson Never lrmd 'bool.-s-110 onr rdnrns them .. 'l'he book.'I 1· hm·(' i11 my lilimry a1·e those peopl.(' hm·r let me.-A. FrmwP If .~peuk'i11-.r1 nutl;d/i 11 rrf1dy 111nn 1111d 11'1'iti1ir1 nwT.·llfh on_ exrtcf nwn. it tnT.·r.'I Ti'.(l(liny tn 1>e rt free ma.n.-Bacon lVe, u·omtm, do tall.- to much;_ 1!~-f et·en then, we don't tcU 1rn_lf we know.-h Astor {To be contin,ued) THE JOSE RIZAL COLLEGE ,JOURNAL 'Pambansa TIMPALAK BIGKASAN Noong ik.1 lab!ng a:''lt n:.,! Uisyemhre ng nakaraang 1a· on, ang I<apisanan~ Kud~-a pi n~· Tagailog ay nagl?an<tog sa maclla ng isang T·impalak Rigkasan. Nagbigay sig-b sa palntun· hman ang- Jll!!a lik~s nn sa~·aw na ·inabnlo;: · ng mgn lha 't ihanl! hP-tang ug Haisk11l. C:ayon din naman ango htgtnJ?in - ~a kanrdiyon 1ii C:inonng .Jo.~C' Constantino. n• sa hiynlin na sinaliwan ni Uinoong Eriherto San Lnis. Anl! nagwagi ~a Timpah1k Bigkasan ay ang rnga sumnsnnod: 1. Cnang g;mtimpala Bh .• Tuana llC'rnaez--JII-B 2. Ikalinvang !!antimpala 3. U nang Banggit Gg. Pedro Palilla-IV-B Sa silyaw naman, ·ang ''Bailes dfl Ayer'' ang nagtamo ng unang gantimpala. Aniz JJU)long Taga hatol na hurnno ng Timpalak Bigkm.an ll\' ~ina: '1nat .. l~milio Antonio ng Liwayway · Gne:. Alejandro Abadilla, manunu,1.at at makata (for;!. :Monitor Enriquez. mnndudula at Kaher<t TIJ? .J os~ Rizal College Pagkntapos maipakita ang l11lu1f nn hahagi Dl!l palatuntunan. ay' nagwu.kas sa kawiting- k:iinm1 ng mga. panauhin at mga kasapi. Gg. Pahlo Vergara-II-C ----000---Roiita Rivera ULILANG MAKATA Tilamsik ng diwa, cmg aking tipunin Na ·upang ihabi ng 11iga t.ulain, Naglmwafak-watak.. hinipa,n ng hangin At dagli11g m1val'am s<t git11a nr1 dilim. Ang 1tlilcmg barJting 11g kudya.ping lmna, Nang aki11g kalbitin, na,patid na bigla,· Ang dating tugtugin, sa puso'y nawala, Af sa ha lip nito 'y ang nukal ay luha. A11y J111lfof1 JHlf/-asa 'y <mg huling panitik, N{l1rni't 11f!.11(1 fa1tlat. flyaw nang gu1twl1it: Ang puso kong dnti'y kay .~a-mp mni1Ji,q, Nw1yo'y i.~a11r1 pusrmg kay ,~aklrtp humibik. Tila di no yata muli pa11g tatawa Ang pusokong d<iti'y laging nialigaya, Liban ·net naa lamang kung magbabalik pa Ang datinr1 P"ff.~uyo, paglim1ga 'f pagsinta. -.Francisca A. Gamba "MABULAKLAK NA LANDASIN" Daminy kabataang ngayg'y nuytalapon N (I maraminu oras (J,t gin tong panahon Ninais pa nilmig ll'U bisyo'y magumon Kaysfi sa twmuklas ng maramilig dunong. Di nilri nutcmtong, kung silct 'y tumandu. Sak11. ma,qsisisi sa nagawang sama Sri kanil<tng ma.tu 'y po.patttl;, any luhn Lulw nr1 pagsiJJisi, mufanu maying bata Sa lalwt ny dctlw nitong sanlibutan Nriykalo.t ang Uata set n1iga la11sangan Anf! malwl 11(( in:rt .-;a kanwing tahanan /Ji kayang .,·111,ilin ytwn lrndttlwsrm. Jla,irit.giny inct'y kung walrtng magctya1t·a Sit kanycmg muik 1ut pinakammnutya Ang ltirap nf! loob, ?If/ pil.'>O (If diu:n lluliugasan niyony mapait na lttha Kaya.'t anf! samo lw ... a mqa mayulang A11f/ irog na miak ituwid ng daan Ang daang mahtwid na natutdnglawan Ang ·siymig pafaluik lw,nggang sa hang.ganan. -Eduardo B. Reyes ---oOo----:"NJT A ALIW KITA" N-Noo'y dapit ho,pon nang aking mamala.~ ·I-lkaw na buloklak sa aki'y bumihag T-Tal·ulot mong tangi11g h.umalwlimuyak A-Ang siymt(J nagdulot ·11a bago kon(J liimp. N-Nang ilutw'y tli(lll'ala .va aking paningin I-lkc1.1l' ay himmap dini sa panindim 'I'-Talada.v no lminit !l"llY hi/'(/p kong angkin A-Ang l<ihnt ng ito'y sa iyo ana dahil. A-Afin puso 1.-aya 1111g di 11wbabaliw !,,-Lalo kung ·mamalas ang naitin.g m(Jlantbing? T-Tkaw man (/1/ pu.~011r1 patay ang dmndmnin ""-ll'lllm1n di .~11s11ka sf/ ,qayon luningning; I<-Kflhit mtni a.t ako au pakad1Lsfain C-lihiain kita mapahf/.nggan.g libing T-Trmgr1a.pin mo .~mm rwn aki11a paada._ing A-At 11rnr<tp(/tin mona tall.'Cf(Jin 1"an0, gil1'.lf'. ~~:~:.::..c·~~~:~~~~·~~:::mc::~~:~:~:~~:·.~ ~ UNDERWOOJ?sT¥Jd~~~!~~ }~H~!!!l!J'!rn~ofE~~!:JON SCHOOL ~~ i COURSES OFFEREDo ' ~ '-' Secretarial Science Cnurse * Typewriting * Dressmaking , ~~ * Business Correspondence * Bookkeeping ~: Embroidery ~ ' * Stenography * Spanish * Master Tailoring MORNING, AFTERNOON & EVENING SESSION8- BEGINNER'S CLASSES NOW GOING ON } · ·~· ENROLLMENT OPEN ANY TIME ~ ' This Ad for Fr~e Prospectus. Send it with your name and address to: . ~ ~~~~'~!;,!id== Q::-;~~~8:!:~.~·•·=o'.~d~~h'="-'~ Nge-18 1'HE JOSE RIZAi, COLJ,EGE JOIJtlNAL Letter to 'Pres. '"R_,oxas (ED 's NOTE--This is a completely pcrsunal ov1n1on and Clie cditrJrial staff and school . tcil~c 1w rcsponsibilit 1J for ii.} .Vtmila., Philippine Islands · J osc Rizal College January 1, 1947 Hill Excellency Preai<Unt Manuel A. Roxas ~epublic of the Philippines Malacaiian P"*e Mtmila, Philippine lslsnds Dear Mr. President: Wt: /rave elected you as ou.r president' becaiise we firmlu believe that you are an ho .. nest nuin wlw stands only for. an lion.est,_ efficient, and democratic government ttwl who: can bring ab""I its fulfiUmettt. Be assured, Mr. pf-t.sident, that u:e are still ba~k ing you .up. Therefore, 1ue trust that yo'u shall at any cost exert au your best •ffort to •ffecfugte the free expression of our frUJ! national will in tlte cuming national vote accepting or rejecting the proposed amend1nent to our constitution that will gNMt to United States cititens, among other 'rights, ''pa1;ty rights"' to exploit our natural re· ~urces, public agricultural lands, and public utilities. 1'/ds antenllme11.t to our written constit-ution is literally a m.aU1w of life or dealth ffJ ''" r nation. 7'herefoi·e, we would ra· . tluw la:Je ou1· cause than let o.1iybody win it by fra,v,d, 7:'he1·efore, we respectfully 1·e'lJ'Cst you to do your very best to devise ways and means that shall foil in ad· ranee the sinister spheme of some quarters to misread t1•ery vote cast against their :~ide or to prevent the eflec· tuati.'m of the free ezpressioft of our frue national will. Therefore, ·we also respectfully request you to issue a pertinent public proclamation tliat provides penalty for a11y violation of the free t1nd 1uitranuneled expression of tJie people's true t(.•1"ll at tlie polls. It is 1mpPr<1tfre thtit 1/0lt act as soon as possible to take all t11e necusary precaution,, to :'Pret•ent irregularities ol the coniing plebiscite. l"ours 1•e1·y respedf1tlly, (Sgd._) Paeifieo S. qoju11f•o JRC Students ... (Continued from page 4) tl~ey will develope the "Ins· tructh-e Value'' of the film and a cash'. prize of '250 fo1· the firs.t prize. 1\lany of those who sent their f'ntrie~ are hopeful t.o get a prize-. 'T'he results of thr. f'ontest. will be announced by the loeal papers. There are two grea.t 1·ealities in tlte vast universe-tJie keart of God mid the heart of man, and eacli is ever seeking lhe other. lt is nlis that ·makes adi·entu.re fm· God 2wf nu uperimcnf, hut ft ccrfu.int,11.-Charlcs Bt'f'nf 1'he1·e is 1wthinf1 tltat 111akes us ·lot•e n mnn 8<1 much n!l 11myitig for /1.int.-Mm. La\v Letter to c5\lumm Davao City, Jan. 12, 1947 'M~· dear )fr. Enriquez : I am glad to inform you that the JRCA Association in this province held its meeting Iast night in one o~ the City restaurants. }~lec tion of new officers and hoard fnembers, approval of the 'Constitution ·and ByJ,a,vs of the A1:1sociation were the most important matters treated. Financial report of the association for the year 1946 was also reported and approved hy the members J>resent. '\\"ell, with the approval of om· Constitution & ByJ,aws, we have decided to form a corporation for som.e profitable and tangible en. lcrprise, which you may someda,· know. Our new of• ficers and board memben hue \great interest and firm decision to push thru our projeet nnd we are hopeful' that it will be material~. Someday, we may solicit o~ im·ite some of you there to join us, to show to our peo .. rlc that tl'e JRCA Associ .. tion in Da,·ao' is not dor .. mnnt. ·we wel'e \•ery glad to mf'et each other during the m<'et ing, aI'I new faces were m~sm1t. We recollected our f'oll<'gC' na~'S, remembered mn· simJlatico and simpatiea professors; our strict Jprof'es.. sors; onr jolly t"lassmates; so rs; om· jolly calssmatcs: and oh! plent,· oi Unreeordrd e,·ents from 1922 to 1941. "re had so many to pies before us, so that we forg-ot the \itne, only we knew that it was gettiJli: b>to' ~ the 1-estaµrftnt. managein~t was cl08Siq th~ doors :a1Jd. the cine and other establishments were closed. W• wisli yo~1 were with Us so that, at, least, y.ou could .Jmve ~tn buted some news too. You know, we expected. Mr. Mariano Reyes when Pres. Ro .. xas & Party were h..., laat month, as it was widely pub-. lished that thP.re were around . 20 ne\vspa.per~en, but to Our gr.at. uJSappointment not C'ven his shadow was seen. The last entertainment we lrad, here w'as when Judge ·'<»EC Ma. Paredes was here before the war. When some of our co-members will go to Manila, they will visit our Alma Matt.er and you will learn from t.he.m some activi· ties of our association. I hope that J will Ju:ivf' t~'c chanee a1so to visit Manila Dot bc"fore lonl(. I took my vact1-· tion in 1943, ·but unfortunately. when I went to the college, thP.l"e wa.s no hodv Uie1-e. HowevP.r, I do not lose hope, for I will go there someday. Ou1· promise to give something to our Alum· ni Club i'a ahya.rs in our mjnd . .iust bP. patient qnlv as it is only a fuatter of Um~. Am afraid J nm, takinei mneh of ,-onr timr.. I will write t.o ~-nn a~nin. Please remcmher mr. to our prof~ H01'8-l1i1a1•io, Rernandez, Nie. Tomas, Fabella, V. & A:. my old chum M. M. de los Re.~·11s and other friends. hut rese1'\'f'. always the most for you. Sinee1oely yours, M •. CABARROqu1s E1ie,.y1>ody is ig1wrm1.f. 011ly ill differt1it s11.biects. -W. Rogers 'l'lle noblut tn{)tive i . ., t11e public goud.-Virgii H'e can do IHOl''C for other men by <'.m'l"eding our own /nttlt.y tha,n trying to correct theirs,-1Fenelon THE JOSE Riz.AL cor,LEGE JOUR' • . ·voman And ... .. ·atiwued from page i2.) Do You Know .J.' .time-records with iog's tenacity. You ork at five o'clock, sO . .'e ·itiV'11 until six to get !, tuA if for one reason hother you cannot punch ~ home-clock on time you .ietter cook up a cock-'andbnll story about having met ..your father-in-law and having stopped long enough to tell him that her daughter is doing ,a neat job of making a misery of your life. Patience is one Yirtue au)H'S as a general rule possess, but not yom• wife/accountant, she doesn 't. She ('an hardly wait for the pay increase rou bracged about in your courtship days :you were promised for getting married, and if bm;incss hns not been so good or you haYc not been so hot as to deserve a. raise in stipend, the sfagc is all set for .rour first marital misunderstanding. ·A few ~.rs of comJ>arath·e quiet i"tign, lrn.t this is jm~t tl:e calm before the storm. The following payday you arC called upon to tum o>er your salary and the pay cnnlope as well-just 'to be sure the amount in cash tallies witfi-the figure shown on the envelope. ~ot content with this, at the first opportunity, usually at such an tl'llgodly hour as one o'clock :in· the moming, your glorified auditor probes throng!::: your pocketbook for some hidden, unaccounted for cash, and if you hap.pen to ban salted away a little something from .ronr transp_ortation allowance, you haw a tempest in a teapot. Your in-laws come for the weekend-more often than not they come. to staJ' for a long, long time. The wife, being the innkeeper and concurrently the treasurer, immediately takes over as the reception committee and goes on a spending spree to make her folks' stay very pleasant. You are sup,poscd to be a good sport and a darn loveable son-in-law, so you dare not revolt. Bµt if, to even up ( Oontin"'d f1·om page 6) the -score, you suggest so much as to send your aging mother a little something, or ask a kid brother to come o\·er and resume his studies at you1• expense, you have stirred a hornet's nest and 1 don't IQ.can maybe. ln youl· pre-marital, hap· pier days, you were an inveterate gambler in a small way, and the arduous job of ha.,;iug a persistent pain in the neck regardless, you still have a little of that instinct left. So, at the first OP.P.ortunitj•, usually after payday when your TA (transportation allowance) is still intact, you hie ove1· to tb~ nearest mah-jongg joint and there risk the necessity to get the "1perfluous (HEADACHE) Luck h; with you and you g°u home a few pesos t8 the good. To please the nagging, so.urfaccd wife, you go fifty-fiftJ' with her on your winnings, keeping the balance for a rainy day, 01~ly to wake ~ll' the following morning. to find your pocketbook with t l:c unmistablc effects of a woman's touch. Let us re,·crse the ,procedure and say that, as is often the l'ase with all g~mblers, you come out on the losing end. You go home tired, depressed and worried, knowing better than to expect the housekeeper to share your losses-wiYcs/auditors simply do not come 1 hat generous. You debate with yourself as to the course ~·ou should take-you can't go lo work on foot-and finally suggest. a ''vale'' "'bch, again, is cru;ier said than done or, better put, is harder than, pulling a set of im" pacted teeth. And if :i.·0,1 dare go to another spree after that, you arc pouring ~ii on lt'Oubled water. On the way home, you stumble across a. couple of wear a touppec pretty soon. Be on the look out boys :(she might ,pick on youi)· ... she might make you cry. If there were an antonym for the name Leonor Cruz, it would surely be Onofre Do· ria. He's been handing his experiments tomorrow since the school year started. His · tomorrows never materialize. That's not bad Onofre, you 'H probably never die be· caase you '11 always be dying tomorrow, no kidding. Divina l\lorcnte 's soft voice will cure an acl!ing heart. Listening. to her and listen· ing to a fairy in a dream doesn't make rnuch of a difference, I ttll you. Teachers, better have. patience when you call on Paci· cnci.1 Baluyot because you are calling on Patience herself. Don't try getting impatient because she might become Impacicncia Baluyot instead. Laugh untl grow fat they suy. Therefore Marciano Magdaleno don't laugh so much if you 're on. a diet or ms girls call it if your "re· the old bachelor crew who live out. your way, and very goodheartcdly volunteer to Jlay their fare. You won't take no for an answer and litcrall~, '·heat them to the draw'', pocketing tl_!rce tickets for subsequent inspection. Taking off, however, hcfOre the "encuentro", you get home with tho innocent tickets still in your pockets and forget a-ll about them until you arc confronted with three pieces of damaging, incontrovertible, prima facie cYidencc of your insincCrit-y In less time than it takes to sigh: ''What a life'', your self-appointed auditor has Cowards die many times before their death; the valiants never taste death but once.-Shakespeare lla.ppVness is a perfume you cannot pour on other.~ with~ cnt.t gettin.g .-tf ~11.1 drops i1i yourself.--.Emerson doocing", 'Jspecially around the mid-section. Adelaida Catudio has a wonderful peculiarity very rare in woman, that of being able to keep her mouth shut. If we only had more women like her maybe men would not be looking so anxiously foi· a way to the moon. Gold'/ Yes he's got -a, gold· den voice this Benedicto Empaynado. Haven't you heard bim yet 1 If not, hurry and hear him 'ca.use, oh, oh, you'll be sorry. Woman hater i ·or is he 1 Francisco Marquez always looks away from girls. Wonder if he is a real woman hater or if he i[ii planning to become ·a saint some· d8.y. \Vait ! On second thought, ... don't You peep at girls from tl!e tail of your eye 1 Ah, we've got something there, ,eh· Kiko. Now don't show us that blush, you 're alright. Gallantry isn't dead after all. Ask the girJs and they'll nil ,point at Alnado Recio. \\Tell he deserves it. Imagine luiving the patience to draw for them. added one plus two equals your ex-or·current"flame and the latter's fire-extinqU.isher (chaperon.), and his called you a two timing irresponsible homebrcaker, a shameless .philanderer, a heartless brute, all rolled into one. In common every day jari;on, marriage is ·still a. giveand-t'ake proposition; in sti1.ct accounting parlance, it is still a debit and credit affafr, although the procedure is much simpler when it is coD.sidercd that you do not ha,,·e to contend .with ~nything like net worth, net earnings, etc., as tl:e only entries on· your marriage journal are HEADACHES and more HEADc ACHES. The above is writen in the spirit of good, clean. fun and is not intended to discourage anyone from going _ahea4 and making a mess of his eJ:is· tence. JOSE RIZAL COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL " Dec. & Jan., 1946-1947 Studcnt.s whose averages ar·e 85% 01· <lbove with no gi-ade lower than 80%. ll/ST .YEAR 1. Godoy, Ata11asio 2. Calaguas, Virgilio 3. Rivem, Imelda 4. Cana, Femnndo Vlaud, Inocencio SECOND YEAR 87 3/5% 871/ 5% 86 85 ................. 85 1. Vergara, Pablo . . . . .. . . . . • .. .. . . 81 2/5% 2. Domingo, Verouidi-a. 90 3/5% 3. :Morales, Pedro, Ji'. . . ... . , . . • . . . 89 2/ 5% 4. Rivero, Rosita . . . . . .. ... ........ . . 881/5% 5. Cruz, Leonor . . : . 87 2/5% 6. Marquez, Francisco .........•....• 87 7. Mendoza, Herminia . ... •.. . .•.... . . . 86 4/5% Gamba, Francisca . . . • . . • • • . . . . 86 4/ 5% 8. Reyes, Edgarao ... . . .... ........ , . 861/5% 9. Gabriel, Anicia 85 4/5% 10. Reformado, Soeono .... , ........... · 85 2/5% 7'/llRD YEAR 1. Eugenio, Sole<la<l . . . . . • . . • . . • . . 89 1 / 5 % 2. Paner, Rosendo . . ~ 2/ 5% 3. Hernandez, Alejandra .. .• • • ......... 87 1/5% 4. Lorico, Lolita . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 86 3/ 5% 5. Lorico, Liga,•.o . . . . . . . . 85 f'OUJ{TH YEAR 1. Pineda, Proceso . . . . .. • . . ... . . .. ... .. 901/5% ................... 90 2. Talusan, Rosario 3: Rafols, Teodoro 4. Ligunas, Paz .. .. .. .... -. .. .. ..... 882/5% . ... . .. .. .. . 861/5% 5. Fuster, Carmen 6. Bolos, Purita .. . . .. . .. . . ........ . 86 ................ 85 New Ceurse Being Given To Future Businessmen In our b.asty pursuit of an educational career to fit us into the present organization of ooonomie ·activities, many acquit~ a preparation satis· l'adory enouii'h to meet the general run of business prohlems, mostly confined to local laws ond pnctice. Such preparation is certainly ade<1uate enough, but it is very limited ·in scope. " 7 hen extensh·e plans arc lo be \t'orked out. to embody myriods of det.a ils needin~ ~cquaint,anee w i th world \\•idc conditions of distributfon of raw . materials, fin· nis~~~ prodncts, transportat iou facilities, and trade hn1't•iers, knowledge of specializ· <•J rispect~ of husinesq 'is i'n. dispcn.sable. The last world w.-1.1· p1·on1l thrit, in pence aq well as in w:ir, glohal un<lertnkini.,rs enll for mcri familiar wi1.h the intl'icale processes of in· te1·11u1.ional trade, a d~·1iamic ins1itution produced h,v ~·f'ars of <'ontinuous ncti,•ities dominated always b~· the best prepared nation. Otll' plansi. fo1· the nation's econo· mic improvement, and also those of amhit.ious individuals· w~o arc looking · far be~·ond the horizon for comCOLLE(HA1'E TIONOR f'inel-Sccon<l Quark1· 1946-1947 Students ta.king 12 units with no g-tadc lowt;r tba~ t 1. Es1'alli!ilno, Sulpicio li\L 1 2. Bntan, Clemente 1.311, Tupos, ,Joseph lJ. . .. 1.311 /~ 3. Hulili, Ramon "- ... 1.43 3/41 C.oh'o,_ Rccaredo 1.4:'.r:W. 4. }fariuno, Filoineuo 1.5 Castro, Ricardo· . 1.5 ii. Santo~. Calix1o .·\ . Obla, Lo1w . . . ... .. •.. 1.561/4 1.561/"l.62 - 1.6"~~ ~ 1.68 ' 1.68 37. 1.68 3/ 4 1.75 6. Bo,vdon, Sofronio .. .... • . .. .. . . Ajcro, Edilberto · ..... . .. . • .. 7. Ocampo, Soledad l\Iedalla, Simeon Santiago, Cescu· 8. Diuz. Jm;e l.7fi Rosales, Antonio Barbe, Al·mando ... . . .. . .. . ....... '. 1.75 9. All"'Cl', Fl'ancisco 10. Par, Lucio ... ... .. .... ...... . 1.811/ 4 . . • ...... .. 2 Nieandro, Iluminada ...... 2 Students taking 9 units ,Vith no grade lower than 2 1. Ortiz, Pedro .... . . . . : . ......... ..... 1 2. Asensi, Luz .. ... .. . .......... - . . . 1.25 Orosa, Apolinario N: . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25 3. Ondoy, Generoso . .. .............. : . . . 1.41 2/3 Karunungan, Eliseo . . . . . . 1.41 2/~ 4. Antiporda, Ti1>0 . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 1.581/ 3 Alejo, Florentino 1.58 1/3 5. Concepcion, J\ngel ............ 1.66 2/3. ROTC To Hold. (Cm1tim1cd fro!n pagi 4) P hil. Arm)' Symphony Orchestr11 ·undL'I' th<' baton of Capt. L. f:arifio. Among t lu• hil:{l:.lighti'of the hall n1·1• lhe me1·C'inl C'onquC!sls, need not 11n<lc1·go 1hc ltit and 'miss me· lhod or C'Xpcrimentation. We hHC' 01·1.rnnizOO data on hand. The polif'ies developed hy 11i1lions that .p1·pA"rcssed a1'1~ now arnilnhl"" in form that r:m he profi1uhl,\· transmit. led to' generations lo <'ome. The h1strnmen1nlitics ns<'d in the per[f'<'lion of thC' sy~IC'ms t'mln-d are (')earlv and lo1?il"all)' prf"sen1ed .in 1-ntC'ma · tion'<!.1 f:ommcrC'ial Poli<'it•s. which is heing tau)rH l:his qua.rtel'. floor~how <'Ill itled, " This is l hfl ROTC" fnntnring the mo~t mvlllhing, <l<1zzling ·cho1 ·incs ever-yet-seen. (Songs lo he rcnt.1.cred hv notol'ions · crooners nnd the· mellifluous chorus this si<le of heaven conhl ·A'i\·e C'Tncrging from u,(' vornl <'ho1·dsi. or the C!lldct <'n1·p). < •hrislcuing . of fr~ "rOi·p 8ponso1-s" and uil Ml'ls of f'o'ntests wilh ''aluahlP p1·i7.<'s will ~lim;.1x the Sl.11,JlC'l'<lllJl<'I' arf11i1·. RC-,\" O'ld tllC' imagination of nnr Im~ man li,·ing thi1' hnll will :;•1rp:is~ tl~1· memories of ~·€'~tt'1· y1•ar)l, "<UI affair that cn•i',\·· hod.\• hns l'il\'Cd :ind drr.1 mr cd of," it wns <>1nime<i hy thP rRdf"tS.