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Title: The Arellano Star
Issue Date: Volume III (Issue No. 4) October 1947
Year: 1947
Language: English
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extracted text: • VOLUME Ill, No. 4 A STUDENT'S VIEW PF POLITICS By Ceferino :E. Dulay Pa9e 8 CONFESSIONS OF AN ATHLETE By Luth D. Becket i Lotalty Pledge Are Yoll" A Hard Worli:er7 A Voter Speaks . Jose Garcia V1"4i Barren Soul (Verse) I SerYe Lost IV-I ~ o Forgiv s Divine (A Story) ! The lmmorfi'JI (Verse) We Should Have A School Uniform t · Book Review Page 14 , The Constitution of the Student Council . Dahon9-Palay (A Story) Freedom of Speech lnsid he Classroom 4 s ROllleo CalMe 9 II . Joff P. Seritos 12 l111 Tesoro 13 Hermy S. B•lisado 13 . Arcadio N. Suflga IS Simeon M. lama 16 . . . . . Lolita Ignacio 17 Aurora T ablen 19 . . 20 Arturo B. Rotor 27 DemeMo Tumbaga 33 EDITORIAL, 3 - VIGNETTES, 10 - EXCERPTS, 18 PICTORIAL, 23 - NEWSMONTH, 34 - TAGALOG, 39 The ARELLANO STAR Official Student Organ of J. Sumulong High School and A. Mabini High School, Arellano University, Manila AGUSTIN A. ARROYO Editor-in-Chief AURORA J. TABLAN Managing Editor REMEDIOS F. ADAMOS Associate Editor JESUS CRUZ Associate Editor RODOLFO G. PULANCO News Editor JUANITO RODRIGUEZ Assistant News Editor ARCADIO N. SUNGA Literary Editor SIMEON M. LAMA Sports and Military Editor FELIPE DELGADO JR. Assistant News Editor RICARDO A. SUPLEO Assistant Literary Editor FRANCISCO V. ABALOS Junior Assistant ALBERTO TOLENTINO Staff Artist • TOBIAS Y. ENVERGA Faculty Adviser AMANDO SAN PEDRO Tagalog Section Adviser WHAT THEY SAY The best high school organ I've ever read so far. . . js the Arellano Star. -Rufina Benavides I have read the symposium "I Am a Working Student" (September issue) and I appreciate the authors. They are the ones who form the backbone of a democratic country like ours. -Soledad U. Ibarra We should not miss any article w1·itten by Mr. Galimba because of the moral lesson given us. Mr. Galimba's articles hit the nail on the head. -Manuel Eugenio, Jr. I congratulate the editors of the Star for publishing comments for and against it. Jose Santos' statement (What they :say, September) is wrong. Certainly, the Star shines! -Amancia A11ostol I couldn't help but chuckle u,pon read· ing 11 Be Intelligent Like the Ant," by Arcadio Suiiga. It is really a good storir. -Concha B•lubar I am glad that in spite of the difficulties of the editors of the Star the magazine comes out lovely-- and on time. -Ernesto Nario Can you add more pages to the Star? -Manolo Medina Here's a bouquet of sampaguita flo· wers for the Arellano Star. I hope you would spare us more copies of you1 magazine. -Zosima Veloso Abad Abellana High School City of Cebu The ARELLANO STAR I have sworn upon the Altar of God hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. -Thomas Jefferson VOLUME III, No. 4 OCTOBER, 1947 Editorial * ESPRIT DE CORPS Esprit de corps, or "that common spirit pervading the members of a body or association," carries with it a happy significance. It embraces sympathy, enthu~ siasm, devotion, and jealous regard for the honor of the group. History has repeatedly r.evealed that an army without esprit de corps is no match to the enemy which has it. And no organization, be it government, military, athleHc, religious, educational, or purely social, can ever stand without this pervading spirit. The lesson then is plain. Esprit de corps must pervade all student groups. For instance, in athletics. It is a common knowledge that our athletic tea:ns have emerged victorious in their recent engagements. They have "brought home the .bacon" so to speak. And one striking thing everybody noticed was, aside from the sportsmanship shown, the excellent teamwork of our boys and our girls, the willing·ness of every single member of each team to support one another in the course of the games, the oneness of action and purpose, the unrelenting enthusiasm of the players, and the heart-warming cheers and yells of our colorful cheering squads which, all in all, may be summed up into that important and beautiful thing - esprit de corps. Teamwork does not stop in the athletic grounds. Athletics is only one phase of school life. The school, we know is one big body. It is ONE. There might be many buildings and many branches but any of these that bear the stamp of Arellano University is only one. Do we feel that we are one? Do we have the same spirit of oneness and teamwork that the athletes - Our athletes - have so magnificently i;;hown in their 'Victorious engagements? Or, do we have that spirit of "commoness" with one another be it in the classroom, in the library, in the laboratory, in the auditorium, in the street, or anywhere we meet? Does esprit de corps pervade among teachers themselves, and among teachers and students together? We shall not venture to answer the foregoing questions. The answer is in your heart. Without doubt, we students shall succeed in our endeavors. \Ve have confidence in ourselves individually and as a single group. We must not forget that we belong to a single Team - our Alma l\later - and that our victory rests in a large measure on the amount of that "common spirit" that pervades this big association of students and faculty. -A.A.A. 3 LOYALTY PLEDGE I love my country, the Philippines, and I love my people, the Filipino people. I intend to be a good Filipino citizen and be loyal to the cause of my country. I want my country to be ever free and independent and I want my people to be ever happy and prosperous. For my country and for my people I will work and save, I will live and serve. I believe m a good, strong, clean government. As a citizen I deem it my duty to bear my share of the sacrifice and burden and responsibility. I will obey the law and help the government officials enforce the law. I will try to be honest, self-supporting, serviceable. I love peace but I will gladly fight for the sake of right, of freedom, and of justice. I love my life but I will gladly die for the sake of my family, my people, and my God. • MY CODE OF FRIENDLINESS Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's best gift.s. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of one's self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in others. -Thomas Hughes 1. I will cultivate friendliness in every relationship of life. 2. I will prize my friendships as one of my highest values. 3. I will make a few intimate friends to whom I can turn in life's sad hours and life's glad hours. 4. I will be such a friend that others will turn to me when they need help. 5. I will be a friend who laughs and loves, lives and labors with others. 6. I will endeavor to be friendly even with those who are unfriendly to me. 7. I will be enough of a friend to make reproof when I think it is needed. But I will not be so blind as to overlook faults in my own life. 8. I will not divulge the confidences of my friends. 9. I will be friendly to the people of other races. 10. I will stand· by my friends, even. if all the world forsake them. -Lawrence P. Fitzgerald 4 ARE YOU A HARD WORKER~ By JACINTO S. GALIMBA Director, J. Sumulong High School and A. Mabini High School "Heaven is blessed with perfect rest, One of the attributes of God is omnipotence, which means limitless power. With this power, He eould ha.ve easily created the Universe even wit~ut working. But according to the Old 'festarnent, He worked for ·Six days to create it. He must have a reason for actually doing the work. The reason is not far to seek. He wanted to show that the creation of the Universe was done thru work, that He Himself is a worker, that everybody created in His own image .ought to be a worker, that work is the noblest thing ever discovered beneath the heavens, and that without it life is impossible. Thus it is clear that the earth was intended by Divine Providence not as an asylum for idlers but as a veritable workshop for toilers. and that in work there is nothing wrong, shameful, and humiliating. As. -a matteT of truth, life finds its best fulfillment in work. \Vork, be it physical or intellectual, is the greatest and most important mis,sion to which every person must religi.ously dedicate himself during his sojourn on earth. His noble task is to contribute something to the treasury of human welfare. Work nurses virtues, without which human nature would be devoid of moral excellence. By working., man ·undergoes perfection. As he works, he cultivates but the blessing of earth is toil." -Henry Van Dyke the spirit of patience, perseverance, endurance, and fortitude. When he works under the burning rays of the sun and in the shivering coolness of the rain for the sake of those' he dearly loves, he develops the great qualities of self-sacrifice and love. He cea·ses to exist for himself and begins to live for others. He becomes selfless. To be selfless is to be great. '\Vork is the parent of success. Nobody can succeed thru idleness. Only the hard-working are destined to succeed. The indolent are doomed to fail. Success presupposes that the one who has attained it must have solved problems, must have overcome hardships, must have surmounted barriers, and must have spent countless weary days and sleepless nightsi The· ·way to success then is not so easy- .as the way to market. And yet there are people who would like to reach the summit of success by lying supinely on flowery beds of ease.· Such people should get enlightenment from Longfellow who tersely said: The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. Many people have a wrong conception of work and indolence in spite of the blessin~s of the former and the curses I 6 The Arellano Star October of the latter. To them, work is a bitter enemy to knock down and out; while indolence is a sweet friend to embrace with loving arms. In work, they find humiliation; in idleness, they discover pride. In work, they see despair; in indolence, they cherish hope. They look down upon work as a sign of inferiority; while they regard indolence as a badge ef superiority. Consequently, the worker is condemned as a criminal; while the ~dkr is glorified as a demigod. Indolent people should contemplate on the saying that "an idle mind is the devil's workshop." This is not a mere figure of speech. It is a maxim that is pr2gnant with truth. The mind of a hard-working person is compared to a running stream that purifies itself; while that of an idle man's is like stagnant water that is full of impuritic-s. The busy man haS· no time to spare for unworthy activities; while the indolent man has all time at his disposal to concoct wicked thoughts that are seeds of evil deeds. This being the case, it is better for a person to wear out with work than to rust out with idleness. Some students kill time by playing truant. 'Vhen it is time to go to school, tl:ey pretend to be going to school; ''· h:::!n it is time for dismissal, they go J:o111e. Their parents are made to beI:cve that they are regularly attending classes when in reality they roam aTotmd and create mischiefs. They do r.ot realize that time is precious and that any part of it that is lost can never be found again. Other students are in the habit of putting off for the next day that which they could have done the day before. Perhaps they do not know that "procrastination is the thief of time" and that "the road of bye-and-bye leads to the home of never." Because it is easier for them to do nothing than to do something, they become addicted to the opium of laziness. They should bear in mind that indolent people are useless and that uselessness is equivalent to death. For this reason, an idler should better be dead than alive. A dead lazy man can do no harm; whereas, if he is alive, he is capable of inflicting inju~ ries. Like a rotten mango mixed with good ones, he propagates the pestile:itial microbes of laziness. Many students play too much. They play and play and play as if playing were the be-all and the end-all of living. I am one of those who believe that play is educative; that it makes the player physically active and ·mentally alert; and that it develops initiative, sportsman3hip, and leadership. But it should not be forgotten that anything that is too much is injurious. Water, for example, is indispensable to life as long as it is just enough to satisfy its needs. But when it is too much in the form of a big flood-drowning people and destroying property-it becomes inimical to mankind. Likewise, if "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," and if "all play and no work makes him a mere toy," work without play and play without work are equally harmful. Something must be done to keep Jack from becoming either a dull boy or from being metamorphosed into a mere toy. There can be no better remedy than the right proportion between work and play. If work is life; if it is the truest emblem. of Divine Providence; if it is "the only prayer that God answers;" if it is the only key that can open the door 1947 l'he Arellano Star 7 of success; if it is the surest insurance against failure, is there any reason for any person not to be a worker? If lazines3 is the perennial sonrce of misery and unhappiness; if idleness is the burial of a living man; if indolence constitutes a fertile soil where crimes and immoralities grow in abundance, is there any justificati~n for any man to b2 lazy, idle, and indolent? • TOO LONG Two American sailors reached the scene where the shouting came from and saw a drowning man who was calling for help. "Tulong! Tulong! Tu-long!" cried the man in Tagalog. ''Why doesn't he come out of water if he stays there too long?" said one of the sailors. -Miguel Rivera PHILIPPINE BANANA General Carlos P. Romulo related this anecdote in one of his celebrated afterdinner speeches: An American scientist, after studying the banana family in the Philippines for some time, gave the following lecture in a U. S. university, "In the Philippines, there are 38 varieties of bananas. I have studied the 38 varieties except one. The variety I have not studied, and have not even seen, unfortunately, is a kind of Banana called "Sag-ging." THESE BOYS .•• A young schoolboy received his card with failing grades. Upon reaching home he called his father and implored, "Hey dad, how about signing my card in the dark?" It was a warm summer day when a learned lady and a small boy met. The boy asked, 11 Miss, how do you fan yourself when it's warm?" The learned lady said, "I hold my fan sidewise moving it back and forth from left to right pivoting at a certain point. And how about you?" The boy said brightly, "I hold the fan sidewise in a firm position moving my face back and forth from left to· right." -Jesus Cruz What does politics mean to you? A Student's View Of Politics By Ceferino E. Dulay Class of 1948 Many say that politics is dirty. But, without politics, no democratic .government could exist. Much has been said by students about school life and the world in which we live. Much has been written about a thousand other things. Yet, nothing that I know of has been written by students on the subject of politics. How does a student look at politics? Is politics really dirty, so dirty that it does not merit even the slightest attention of students? Should students taboo political subjects? Here is how I look on the question. Aristotle says in his book Politics, that the term ''.politics" embraces the institutions, laws, customs, and moral and religious ideas by which men manage to live together in a community. Hence, politics is of great importance for it has much to do with the way of life. My idea regarding politics didn't start just now. When I was yet a kid, I had my own experience about political campaigns. My playmates and I knew that there were always speeches, merriment, and hearty meals offered by the candidates at election time. I have never been a candidate in my childhood yet I have sat at many dinner tables together with electors on election days. .\.nd for several years I had always taken for granted that politics and elections mean the time for merriment, drinking, eat8 ing, and shouting at one another. When I was in the elementary grades, I accompanied my aunt to outlying barrios to :Purchase native wine for "election purposes." I immediately became a drinker because being supporters of a political aspirant, we had to spend several days going from house to house, tasting cu,pfuls of wine, until I would be groggy and could not distinguish sour from sweet. My aunt made me decide which wine was the better kind and I gathered the impression that the better the wine the greater the number of votes. Thus, I viewed politics through a wine bottle. From time to time, this interest of mine in politics grew that I had to sneak out of home often in order to hear speeches of politicians-speeches ranging from the most violent accusations to the most dreamful promises. I began to love political cheers, loud bands, applauses and a1l kinds of noise. I watched the political bigwigs huddle, whisper, gesticulate, and map out pians for their victory. So, for a number of years, I viewed politics as NOISE. Years went on, however, and I developed new ideas about politics. Now that I could exercise the greatest of all privileges in a democratic country-voting-I look at politics in a different manner. I know that 1 politics is the conglomeration of the wishes of the masses. I learned that through po1947 The Arellano Star 9 litics a government of men is moulded. And, how many of us students look at And I realized that education, as spon- politics with open minds? sored by our government, is a product of politics. I think that politics is not a career. Politics has given equality to both men Yet it is a way through which good and women. Politics is a field where ends are attained. Good ends, I mean, dauntless men exercise their rights. \'•:hen it is good politics. A VOTER SPEAKS By Romeo Calma Class of 1948 Last week, I was registered as a voter of the Philippine Republic. By means of the ballot, I shall be able to exercise a right in a Democracy "where all men are created equal." The vote I shall cast in the November election will be just as precious as the vote of any single high official of the land. I rejoice whenever I think of it. And I shall vote for the best men for I resolve to be an honest voter. I repeat, I shall be an honest voter; but, are all politicians honest? Much has been said and written about politicians. Even before Pearl Harbor, many adjectives had been given them and not all these adjectives were to their credit. Personally, I think that not all politicians enter the game with the spirit of public service. Many of them are not imbued with an honest desire to help the people maintain a clean .administration. The truth is, they usually enter politics in order to promote nothing· but their personal interest. Of course there were men who g·ained entry into public life with the best interest of the people at heart. There were politicians who tried their best to &weep the government of misfits, those who saw to it that honor should triumph over dishonor. The name of the latt:: President Manuel L. Quezon may be given a.s an example of one· who, during his lifetime, had the best interest of the people at heart. He should be an example to all politicians. There was also the late Don Juan Sumulong, prominent Democrata and opponent of Quezon, who stood out as a politician worthy of honor. A man of high principles, Don Juan Sumulong had always identified himself with the oppooition. There were also the earlier politicians, Tavera and Apacible, whose names no <ioubt added splendor and honor to the politics of the country. Of the living politicians, there are also a few who might be mentioned as honest and sincere politicians. But they have yet to stand the test of time. I do not like to mention here some of my favorite present-day politicians because this would sound like a campaign speech. 10 The Arellano Star October A great number of politicians have disgraced their names and I begin to think that a political career ..should be looked with disfavor. Graft and corruptio.n, scandals and anomalies, grace the headlinf·s of many newspapers that we read in our library. In every current ~vent report that we have in our class, we always encounter unpleasant news about rotten politics. If the ne,vspapers were giving us the truth I think we VIGNETTES should think first before we w1;te on the ballot. Every citizen, voter or not, should try his best to safeguard the sanctity of the ballot. As I have said already, some politicians are good. Some are bad. Up to this time I have not yet decided who my real candidates are. I have plenty of time to think up to November 11. And when I write the names on the ballot, help me God. By Alberto TolentiTW Meet th~ foremost Filipino poet ••• JOSE GARCIA VILLA The Star takes pleasure in including one of the best poems of Jose Garcia Villa in this issue. No volume of Philippine Prose and Poetry would be complete without a line 011' Vi.Ila, who the Schola.stic magazine calls "the best poet the Philippine Islands· has eve . .i: produced." His recent book of poems, Have Come, Am Here, barely missed the ~ulitzer award on poetry. Some comments on Have Come, 1l m Here by foremost English and American critics are: Jl.,fr. Villa is the most important new poet in America in a decade . .. -Conrad Aiken He has made <t legendary language for himself. -Peter Monro Jack The strangest and the most vivid (wok by any newcomer is Villa'.s "Have Come, Am Here." His is undoubtedly the most original poetry of the last se1:eral years, perhaps the most extraordinary book of the year. -Louis Untermeyer Final wisdom encountered in poem after poem. -Marianne Moore The mo.st original and genuine poet to lrnve appeared in this country (U.S.) in almost a generation ... -Edwin Edman ... his power to say, quietly, the 11w.<;t astonishing and exalted things. -Mark Van Doren Jose Garcia Villa was born in Singalong, Manila 37 years ago. Early in life, he was at a loss as to what profession to pursue. His father wanted him to be a doctor. He tried to study medicine but found it much to his distaste. He turned to writing and later found himself expelled from the University of the Philippines for writing poema which were considered "indecent" and "immoral" by the U.P. faculty. Villa first . distinguished himself in the short story. His early short story, 1.l1ir-i-nisa, won the first prize of Pl,000 offered by the Philippine.s Free Press. Later, he went to the United States with his former U.P. professor, George Pope Shannon. Within a few years after his arrival in the States, there appeared in O'Brien's anthology a story of Villa adjudged as "the best short story ever written in America during the year." The most important book of short stor"ies written by Villa is "Footnote to Youth." Villa is not very popular among young folks because his poetry is difficult to understand. However, some of his poems were featured in the Scholastic, a national magazine for U.S. high schools. "Mr. Villa," explains the Scholastic, "i3 an earnest advocate of experimentalism in verse ... " In A Comprehensive Anthology of American Poefry edited by Conrad Aike~1, Villa is ranked side by side with Longfellow, Poe, Whitman, Emerson, Dickinson, Frost, and others. Six of Villa's poems are included in the An11 12 Bf' Beautiful, Noble, Lke The Antique Ant Be beautiful, noble, like the antique ant, Who bore the storms as he bore the sun, Wearing neither gown nor helmet, Though he was archbishop and soldier: Wore only his own flesh. Salute characters with gracious dignity: Though what these are is left to Your own terms. Exact: the universe is ~ot so small but these will be found >lomewhere. Exact: they will be found. Speak with great moderation: but think With great fierceness, burning passion: Though what the ant thought :So annals reveal, nor his descendants Break the seal. Trace the tracelessness of the ant, Every ant has reached his perfection. As he comes, so he goes, Flowing as water flows, Essential but secret like a rose. ********* BARREN SOUL By Jose P. Santos Class of 1948 A fog once crept into m.y soul And blocked my way to happiness; All gates were closed across my goal And life was filled with bitterness. Now as I live my life alone I feel the gloom grown more and more, With barren soul I'll live forlorn Never to smile, forever more ... I SERVE By Luz T-esoro Class of 1948 Rich people have no trouble at all in sending their children to school for they have all the financial assets for their education, but poor people have to work and earn, so as to be able to meet the financial side of the venture. In my case, I fall on the latter category and have to work in order to attain an education. plain of their inability to obtain an education on account of their poverty, I shall look back across the gulf of time and tell them with perfect good faith that in my youth I had taken care of the insane no less than eight hours a day, thereby encountering tremendous hazards just to earn an education, I am a working student employed in a hospital for the mentally---<leranged ,people. My work as an Attendant in the National Psychopathic Hospital, is not an enviable one, for who can feel secure in the midst of insane and hallucinated people? But if some years hence, future generations would comMingling with the insane has given me a certain amount of self-assurance, for it has taught me that nothing in this world is to be feared as long as it is understood. No matter what fate has in store for me, I shall ever be happy in the thought that by taking care of those unfortunates, I have done my little bit for humanity~ • LOST By Hermy S. Balisado Class of 1948 A day was lost forever In the restless tide of years; Tenderly did I hold it, Love smiling over fears. In the gloaming twilight I bid the day adieu, And with sadness I remember The loss of yesterday. And the morning broke my dreams, Daybreak found that love was gone ... Leaving tears of sad delusion, Sorrows that are mine alone. 13 Hep, hep, hooray! Confessions Of An Athlete By Luth D. Backet Class of 1948 I am an athlete, and proud to be one. I enjoy the task. I know the advantages of athletics not only in theory, but also in practice. I know the tough grind in an athlete's life and I know its thrills. An athlete's life is not an ea.;y one. It was but my unending interest in physical development that led me into it. I believe that physical alertness is an invitation to mental alacrity. I believe that "health is wealth," that a bright mind would be lodged useless in a decay· ing body, that a bright mind in a sound body would mean bright days ahead. Hence, no half measures should be al lowed in the process of improvement. As the proverbial rule says that we must keep our "body and soul" together, to neglect the body in the development cf mind and soul would be sacrilegious. An athlete must not have only "body" but also "mind." Do we not use our mind when we play? Can a stupid player ever be succes.sful? Athletics, then, is not only bodily impi:ovement but ~Iso mental. An athlete must have "soul." Is not loyalty to the Alma Mater a part of the soul? The spirit of sportsmanship, frienll.ship, esprit de corps, and goodwill is always emphasized in athletirs. Take this spirit out and athletics \vould be nothing but a dirty game. Athletics then is perfect development. It means triple improvement. The bod;y, mind, and spirit must work hand ir. 14 hand-harmoniou.sly-in order to achievia glorious goal. When the games come, the athlete has to be careful because it is not only his name that is at stake, but also the beloved Alma Mater's. In fact, he thinks more of the glory and honor of the Alma Mater than of himself. Honor and fame of the school is his main concern. His own self he thinks fr.significant in the face of terrific oddR in au inter-school gam(~- When he encounters defeat, he smiles, yet his heart aches not because of his personal defeat but because of his failure to "bring home the bacon" to the Alma Mater. And when the athlete wins, his heart glows with pride-taking; the winnings not as a personal achievement but something for the glory and reno\vn of the school. I am a student of the Arellano University and as such I shall do my best tn glorify her noble name. My fellow athletes will work with me. I shall work with them. And together we shall exert efforts in the field of athletics in ordel' to add lustel" to our school's t;lorious name. Scholastic records, I think, are not enough. Good schools are known not only for their scholastic showings but also in the field of athletics. You take any school worthy of its name, both in the Philinpines and abroad, and you will r;-:-c that appended to its name is a lon:.; uthletic tradition. TO FORGIVE IS DIVINI~ A Short Story By Arcadio N. Suiiga Class of 1949 The soft whisper of the midnight breeze was ominous. Everything was still inside the room. Everybody was now as.leep. Even the insects that used to whirr around had taken a rest. Only a soul in the solitude of the night was awake. Erning could not sleep. Try as he would, he could not close his weary eyes. He was seeing shadows-frightful shadows of a past day, and of a dark future. He could not forget it. No, no, he could not endure it. Those words were too much for him. They penetrated into the very atom of his heart. What he needed now \Vas revenge, S\veet revenge ... He had been a good Christian long enough. His mother had instilled love of God in him. He had gone to church often. But then, this case was different. And the happenings came back to him cold and clear ... "You dirty liar! Don't tell me you didn't do it!" reverberated the harsh voice of his angry teacher. Erning could not &peak. He wanted to explain; but, for reasons beyond his comprehension, he could not utter a word. He was too nervous to explain. He knew pretty well that nobody would believe him. He had been the only one left inside the room when the gold watch of Mr. Domingo mysteriously disappeared. The gold watch had disappeared, and he was the suspect. Fingers were cruelly pointing at him. Bitter tears rolled down his feverish cheeks. "Yes, all of you in your family are like that-thieves and trouble-makers!" Erning could no longer tolerate those painful words. He immediately got his things and "left the room. When he was already outside, he -heard sarcastic whit=;pers. His classmates had taunted him, and had called him thief. When he reached home, he did not tell his Cacang Indo about the incident. That night he went to bed supperless. The whole night he wept. ''I'll never stop until revenge shall have been given ... " he mumbled to himself. Never had he felt a fiercier instinct to kill than during that night. There were stars in the sky when Erning got up. It was 5 :00 o'clock in the morning. He quietly tip-toed to his brother's room. Cacang Indo was still snoring. Erning slowly opened the a,parador. He heaved a sigh of satisfaction 15 16 The Arellano :.:.tar October when his brother's balisong flas~•:.ed be- shouting for revenge. Revenge was fore him. Hurriedly he went away with murder in 'his h:eart. And a long balisong was inside his pocket. .. He knew that Mr. Domingo would pass by the church. Erning decided to hide at the back of the iron fence and stab his prey. Erning kept on waiting, waiting. Then out of the dark mist of dawn appeared. the tall figure. Erning got ready. He kne\V who that fellow was. He steadied his hold on the balisong. One strike, and ... His heart was beating fast. What if he killed him? Would it give him happiness? Or, would it be the way to Muntiniupa? But oh, his heart was * * sweet! Just then, the haunting strains of the "Ave Maria" broke the stillness of the rnoment. The church choir was singing. Erning felt his heart melting, his knees weakening. He raised his eyes to the heavens, dropped his weapon, and saw a vision of Christ. "For_give them, Father -they know not what they do.-.. " Erning heard Him saying. The thick clouds of hatred in his eyes instantly vanished. He came back to his senses. The next moment, he found himself already kneeling near the altar rail, his hands humbly clasping his breast. At the close of the choir's song, "Ave Maria," Erning passed his left hand across his face and found out that there \Vere tears in his eyes. * THE IMMORTAL By Simeon M. Lama Class of 1949 He who loves l\Iother Nature: who dreams of the mountains and the murmuring sea. He who says: "Man is who that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great." He who believes in the love and bounty of God and the justice of his people. He wh0 possesses sterling character Will live on and on To eternity. We Should Have A Su hoot Uniform By Lolita S. Ignacio Class of 1949 The uniform speaks of high selfesteem. In the case of the young Arelano University, a uniform will be something to live up to, like "hitching one's wagon to a star." Being young, our school is still .without the time-honored traditions of older institutions. A uniform may well start our treasure-house of memories. The uniform carries with it a responsibility greater than what appears on the surface. This may, of course, be inconvenient to some students, but these students will be forced to avoid unbecoming situations because uniforms will appear to them like the accusing finger of conscience. The uniform always demands respect. A uniformed student who misbehaves in public is ostr!lcized by other students similarly clad. A very cruel punishment,' no doubt, but necessary in order that one may not be identified with the uniformed culprit. One great difference between a uniform and a tag is that the former can be smart. A properly designed uniform can look good on anybody, and it need not cost too much either. From the standpoint of economy, the uniform is the answer to the ,poor student's prayer. She can no longer be embarrassed in • wearing just modest clothes in the presence of elegance. The uniform will provide her with a "poker face" front, behind which she could hide her poverty. To her wealthier classmates, the uniform will serve as a restraining hand on excessive display. Loyalty and the uniform go hand in hand. The latter on a student is the indelible stamp of the school. It is worn with pride because the very idea of prescribing uniforms stems from the dignity and honor that is a school's birthbright. The Arellano University has enough of these-and will have more. A uniform now will be our pride and joy. A new girl in school uniform finds herself among friends when she sees everybody else in 'the same attire. It makes her feel not too much of a stranger. And then, too, unity of the students is readily achieved with a uniform. This is specially true in gathering where students of different schools are assembled. The French have a word for it: Esprit de Corps. To the Arellano University a school uniform will be in order. To the student body, it will be a blessing and a challenge . To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all. 17 BOSSES ARE BUNK Exce1 rpts from an article by Fiorello H. La Guardia, Atlantic illlmthly, July, 1947 There "ain't no such thing" as a good boss. If he is good, he is not a political boss; and if he is a political boss, he's no good. We have had political bosses in this country (U.S.A.) for over one hundred years. History fails to record a political boss who rendered patriotic and useful service. . . supported only good, competent, and qualified candidates for office, who was unselfish and gave his all to the community. The history of political bosses is a sordid story. A 1 political boss is as unnecessary as he is evil. .. I am in a position to say, from actual experience, that it is possible to administer a great city without the benefit of politicians. I never had any use for a political boss and I never permitted a political boss to come within a mile of City Hall when I was Mayor of New York City. I starved both the Democratic and Republican machines in what was once the most corrupt city in the country ... · (It is true) it is difficult for unorganized, independent, law-abiding, public-spirited, patriotic citizens to fight and beat a machine. That is the only reason for its continued existence. The machine always has enough hangerson, job holders, payroll leeches eating from -the public trough ... Our country has produced in almost every age great (political leaders. These men were leaders and not bosses. They were interested in issues and principles. They would not stoop to the low level of a political boss or live on the per18 quisite, privilege, pilfering, patronage, or other devious means on which most political bosses of our country made huge fortunes and nearly all lived in luxury ..• The political machine is as expensive as it is detrimental. Who maintains these politicians? ... The ward heeler, of course, does the wirepulling, the fixing, and any political dirty work, all "for the good of the order." We have it right: "The families also -sons, daughters, husbands, wives--of the District Leaders are taken care of in some way or other. Sometimes they are given exempt positions, and sometimes they get help from us in the line of civil service promotion ... " So we see here the picture of this political riffraff that -I have called clubhouse loafers , put into key positions, and as a result our civil service prostituted and demoralized by favoritism through political influence on promo· tions ... It isn't only the job that is given to the political boss when he puts his man in. The loyalty of that man goes to the boss and not to the community ... He owes his job to the boss and therefore, the political boss's function, in order to keep the machine together and to keep_ himself in office, is to control public officials to do his bidding, to do wrong things and appoint wrong men. That is what makes him the boss ... The cost of government is constantly increasing. No city can afford the luxury of partisan, political, boss-rilled government .... "WITHOUT SEEING THE DA \X/N" A Book Review by Aurora J. Tabian A foreigner who does not know the Filipinos well enough will know them better after reading this top Philippine novel by a new talent, Stevan Javellana. I agree with Jose Garcia Villa, in a recent statement given, that Without See· ing the Dawn is "a Philippine classic.~. written with great power." J avellana's book is a story of the Common Man. It is the story of modest farmers "whose hates are deep and whose loves are vast." The book, published by Little, Brown and Company, has been widely acclaimed in the United States. The slick American magazine, Atlantic Monthly, says of Without Seeing the Dawn: "It is an extraordinary vivid book, worked from the fabric of Philippine life-quiet, laughable, exalting, bitter, and horrifying; but it is written almost gently, with an undertone of lightness, like the sound of Filipino voices heard in the fields towards the end of day. Its roots are deep in the earth from which, in spite of the embroideries of science, all life springs, and its simplicity makes it universal. It belongs, perhaps, in -r;he category of the great Scandinavian novels of the growth of the soil, but because it deals with Filipinos it also has a gift of sunshine and laughter and broad hu· mor despite the horror with which the ending unfolds. . . Carding's story is a * grim and bitter tale that fits in many quarters of the globe. It has seldom been told so well or with greater feel· ing fo1· the dignity of simple men in the unholy mess that 'civilized' mankind is making of this earth.,, The novel is divided into two parts: D.ly and Night. The first part, Day, is about Carding's good fortune and his efforts to make a home and living for . his family. The second part, Night, deals with the bitter vicissitudes in the life of Carding during the Japanese occupation. Carding, the hero-big, tall, "as wide as a house"-is very ably characterized. The other characters-Lucing, Nanay Pia, Tatay Juan, and Teniente Paul (just to mention a few) are truly simple Filipino folks. One could make a vivid mental picture of them as he goes on reading the novel. The setting of the story is a remote village on the island of Panay. Carding Suerte married Lucing and encountered family and social troubles. At the out· break of the war, Carding w'ls taken away to Bataan where he fought heroically. When he finally returned to his village, he found bitter changes in his village and his family. He joined the guerrillas and died "without seeing the dawn." The novel will linger long in the heart of readers. l.IIUSIC Taken all over the world, in every age and every clime, there is no art so much loved as music, for it leads the human heart to the art of all arts-to love the Creator as well as His creatures. 19 The Constitution of the Juan Sumulong High Suhool Student Counuil PREAMBLE We, the students of the J. Sumulong High School, in order to establish a Student Government that shall foster closer relationship between the Faculty and the Students, uphold the ideals and traditions of the school, promote bro'1der civic-mindedness and better standards of life, physically and intellectually, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution. ARTICLE I-NAME The name of this Organization shall be the JUAN SUMULONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL. ARTICLE II-SCOPE This Constitution shall govern the J. Sumulong High School Student Council, defining its principles, composition and general procedures. ARTICLE Ill-PRINCIPLES Sec. 1-This Organization is based on the principles of equality of all members. Sec. 2-All members of this Council shall fulfill in good faith all obligations assumed by them, in order to insure the rights derived from their membership. Sec. 3-The Council shall initiate studies and recommendations for the purpose of promoting the general welfare of the students, their social advancement, moral edification, intellectual enlightenment, and insure the basic academic freedoms for all, without distinction as to sex, language, .social standing or religion. Sec. 4-The Council, in pursuit of the principles stated in Sec. 3 of Art. III, 20 considers the general principles of cooperation, initiative, sense of responsibility in the performance of its functions. Sec. 5-"HOLD ON HIGH" shall be the motto of this Council. ARTICLE IV-COMPOSITION Sec. 1-(1) The Juan Sumulong High School Student Council shall consist of all elected Representatives of each high school class. Presidents of high school social organizations recognized by the ~chool authorities and a representative from the official organ of the High School shall ipso facto become members of this Council. (2) Each member shall hold office for a term of one year. Sec. 2-The following shall be elected officers of the Council: President, VicePresident, Secretary, Treasurer and Reporter. In no case shaU a member be e1ected to more than one of the aforementioned offices, but anyone may be appointed chairman or member of a committee by the President. ARTICLE V-DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE OFFICERS Sec. 1-(1) The President shall preside in every meeting of the Student Council. (2) He shall from time to time give the Council information regarding the state of the school and recommend, for its consideration, such measures as may be adjudged necessary and expedient. (3) He shall submit a list of the diferent Committees with the names 1947 The Arellano Star 21 of the chairman and members, subject to the -confirmation of the Council. Sec. 2-(1) In the event of the removal of the President from Office, or of his resignation, or of inability to discharge the powers and duties of said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice-President. (2) If during regular and special meetings, the President is absent, the Vice-President shali have the power to direct the affairs of the Council and with the absence of the Vice-President, the same devolve ori the succeeding officer. Sec. 3-( 1) The Secretary shall call the roll, keep an accurate record of attendance of the members and read th~ minutes of the previous meeting. (2) He ~hall notify the members of the Council of the meetings to be held. ( 3) He shall be the official Custodian of all records of this Council. Sec. 4- ( 1) The Treasurer shall have the power to settle, and be responsible for, accounts of expenditures pertaining to the activities of the Council. (2) He shall have the power to collect fines from those members, in-:."" eluding officer.,s of the Council, who are absent in every meeting, in case those members fail to produce valid reasons tor their absences. Sec. 5-The Reporter shall ports of all activities of the Council to the official organ Sumulong High School, make reStudent of the J. ARTICLE VI-GENERAL PROCEDURES Sec. 1-The Council shall hold a regular meeting of all its members on the last Saturday of every month, to be held in the afternoon from two o'clock (2:00) to five o'cli,ck (5:00) P.M. Whenever occasion demands or upon request of the majority of the members, a special meeting may be called by the President. Sec. 2-A majority of all the members of the Council shall be required to constitute a quorum. Sec. 3-Before the meetings come to order a roll shall be called, and absent members marked for fines. No member shall be exempted from attending any meeting, except for valid i·easons as adjudged by the Advi·ser. Sec. 4-The Council may decide on any and all matters pertaining to high school activities but may likewise present any motion that redounds to the benefit of the whole student body or of the school. Sec. 5-All matters carried and decided by it, shall, before they become official and enforceable, be approved by proper authorities. Sec. 6-The Council may establish any subsidiary organ or office as it may deem necessary for the efficient performance of its functions. ARTICLE VII-FINANCE Sec. 1-A membership fee of P2.00 shall be required from every student upon enrollment in this high school. Sec. 2-All absentees shall be required to present written statements or excuses to the President or the Adviser of the Council for their consideration and approval not later than Tuesday of the following week after the meeting, and failure to do so, he shall be required to pay a fine of P0.50 not later than Friday of the same week. ARTICLE VIII-IMPEACHMENT This Council may, by a two-thirds vote remove the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Reporter 22 The Arellano Star October en impeachment for, and conviction of, culpable violation of this Constitution, dishonesty, corruption and dereliction of duty. the Council may make amendments to this Constitution. I hereby certify that this Constitution was adopted by the Committee on Constitution on October 4, 1947. ARTICLE IX-AMENDMENTS By a majority vote of all members, ATTESTED: (Sgd.) CLAUDINA SALAZAR Member (Sgd.) PRIMO CAPILA Member (Sgd.) AGUSTIN LAZO Member (Sgd.) RODOLFO G. PULANCO Member (Sgd.) ENRICO NANO Chairman, Committee on Constitution APPROVED: (Sgd.) ELISA S. ANGELES President, J. Sumulong High School Student Council (Sgd.) F. CRISOLOGO Adviser (Sgd.) JACINTO S. GALIMBA Director, Juan Sumulong High School * POLICE NOTES A young woman walked into the Police Station and gave the desk sergeant a detailed description of a man who had dragged her by the hair down three flights of stairs, threatened to choke her to death, and finally beat her up. "With that description, we'll have him arrested and put in jail in practically no time," said the sergeant. "But I don't want him arrested," the young woman protested. "Just find him for me. He promised to marry me." Policeman: Say, why didn't you stop here? Didn't you see the big sign STOP? Jeep Driver: Yes, officer, I saw the sign, but - I didn't see you .... -oOo--DEFINITIONS Collected by Manuel G. Ramos Class of 1950 ORATORY-the art of making deep noises from the chest sound like important messages from the brain. PUNCTUALITY-the act of guessing correctly how late the other party is going to be. HISTORICAL NOVEL-a fictitious tale covering up a stem reality. A BUDGET-a method of worrying before you spend, as well as afterward. A KISS--<!ontraction of the mouth due to enlargement of the heart. 1947 The ArcHano S~ar 23 • Arcl!ano's !Pride: Junior Flaming Arrows CHAMPIONS AGAIN The Junior Flaming Arrows posed for a picture after capturing the 1947 PUAA Championship. The same team also won last year's MCAA trophy. Front row, left to right: Jimmy Roxas, Delingon, Skipper Ric Munson, Jaime Padilla, Conrado Inigo, and Bulanan. Second row, left to right: Malinit, Alberto .ilfagsino, 2nd Skipper Vic Caoili, 1lfelchor Cabling, and Salvador ,lfercado. 24 The Arellano Star October <Co:.:rfcsy of th~ Manila Chronicle! JVlrs. Trinidad Leyarda, prominent ,<;Ocial 1vorker, rtddrcssin!l A. U. Girl Scout.<; (Troop Leader Eli:m Atacador looko on) in the Jnve"'titm·e held at the Campus grounds last October 3. In the above picture are members of the Troop Committee headed by Mrs. Enriqueta Benavides and .sponsors of the girl scouts. 194i The Arellano Star 25 The A. U. Girl Scouts, and their leaders. Officers of the Girls' Club (J. Sumulong High School). Front row, left to right: Carmen Eustaquio, Precila Cenon, Evangelina Resus. Second row, left to right: Remedios Adamos, Mrs. Felicidad Crisologo, Aurora Tabian. Third row, left to right: Violeta Tabian, Esperanza Sag11id, Aida Polo tan, Myrna Zafra. 26 The Arellano Star October * A. Mabini Htgh School Convocation President Flo1·entino Cayea (above, left photo) addre~ses A . .:.Wabini High School students on the subject, "Respect for the Rights of Others." One interesting feature of the convocation was the du.et by Dominador Tabago and Rosalina Ochoa (above, right photo). Director Jacinto S. Galimba introduces the guest speaker as one who J•practices what he teaches." (lower photo, left). Inset shows Ignacio Olaguer, talented composer of the A. Mabini March and Anastacia Ducayen, A . . lfabini songbird. • Colorful scenes in a character storyDAHONG = lPAlAY By Arturo B. Rotor The big axe sang its way through a large arc and then came down on the block of wood with a mighty crash. It neatly clove the formidable mass in two, the pieces flying a long way in opposite directions. Surveying the feat with glowing pride, Sebio felt a ripple run down the muscles of his shoulders, arm, forearm. He dropped the heavy axe and wiped the perspiration from his brow and from his bare, brown arms, letting his fingers rest caressingly on his muscles. Small they might be and flat and flabby when relaxed, be told himself, but how hard and powerful they became when he clenched them. As hard as seasoned, knotted yantok. Triumphantly he raised his arms above his head and, facing the afternoon sun, he thrust out his chest and contracted to their utmost every muscle of his body. He was quite tall, above the height of the ordinary native but he had paid for this increased height in diminished breadth. His chest was flat, his neck long, his legs thin. The village people say of such boys that 11they are growing too fast." 11He will become bigger and stouter when he reaches his twenty-fifth year," his mother had always told solicitous friends and relatives. How deceptive his figure was, Sebio told himself. No •Wonder they called him Sebiong Pasmado, Sehio the weakling, what with his slight figure, his spindleshanks, his timidity. Who would or could believe that he could lift two Socony cans full of water on either hand and raise them to shoulder height, or that he could pile three sacks of rice on those narrow ·shoulders? He snorted scornfully. The snake was the most slender, the most timid creature of the field, and yet people were all afraid of it. ''Sebio, what are you staring at?" A querulous voice came from the nipa hut. ''Nothing, nanay, I was just stretching my cramped arms," came the sheepish answer. "Well, it is growing late. How do you expect me to cook rice without firewood?" "Yes, yes, nanay." \:Vith renewed vigor he seized the axe and hewed away with might and main. The thick blade fairly sang as he swung it over his shoulders. God, if he could only show such strength in those foolish games of strength and skill to which his friends so often challenge him. He had always failed there, miserably. Somehow his courage always ran out before a noisy, battering crowd. "What strength can there be in those puny arms, in that flat chest?" Arturo B. Rotor is one of the pioneer short story writers of the Philippines. His storie.s are known for their vivid coloring, delicate characterization, and great power. Rotor's "The Wound and the Scar," from which this sbory was taken, won the second prize in the short story, Commonwealth Literary Contest of 1940. 27 28 The Arellano Star And, thunder and lightning, most unbearable of all, they pitied him, Carmen and Anita and Lourdes. The men said, "You have no strength." The women, "You have no fighting heart." Thunder and lightning, Name of Satan .... ! Perspiration blinded him, his unruly hair got into his eyes every time he bent down, but he did not mind it. With one tremendow; effort he bunched every ounce of energy in one prodigious swing and brought down the axe. The eager blade passed through the entire thickness of the block, tbrough the stone prop and then sank into the soft earth beneath. For a moment he regarded the crazy work with a savage eye and then gathering the chips together, he went into the house. That evening as his mother sat in front of him at their humble table he was strangely silent. "Are you thinking of going to Tia Binay's tonight?" she asked. "Yes, nanay." He didn't add that he had been thinking of nothing else all day. "When you go, take our whetstone with you. One of her workers came over and told me she wanted to borrow it. Tell her also that the herbs she used for her uncle's rheumatism did me good too, and thank her, Sebio." The way to Tia Binay's led through recently harvested rice-fields that lay mellow and golden in the all enveloping light of the full moon. Now only short, thick stubble, wisps of straw and traces of the delicate, elusive fragrance of the ripe palay remained of the acres and .acres of slender, heavy-laden stalks of grain that had once rippled in graceful undulation with each breath of the harvest wind. There was no beaten path across these fields, but still with hardly a glance about him, Sebio went on, avoiding the sharp ·Stubble and the places where carabao feet had sunk heavily and ~left deep holes with edges now baked hard by the hot sun. The lovely night was full of the sounds and odors of life. The slender swaying bamboos whispered to each other their eternal secrets of the night as from the distance came the dying croak of a frog caught in the fangs of some snake. When he reached Tia Binay's place, he saw that the evening work had already begun. All about the moonlit clear ing around the house were grouped young men and women whose gay laughter and voices carried far intO the di-stance. In the center was a square of concrete where the golden grains of palay were laid to dry. On one side were four 01· five big mortars made by carving out the inside of sections of thick logs and beside each, three persons, two men and a girl, pounding the grain. The men brought down the pestles in definite rhythm, fir.st one and then the other. Every now and then some gifted boy or girl would sing and the precious, haunting kundiman would be carried to the heavens on the wings of the fittiilg firefly 01· on the daricing moonbeams. Once in a while a sleepy cock perched aloft in a tree would let out an obstreperous crow as if he disapproved of so much gaiety and lightness of spirit. Sometimes, the men would perform various tricks with their heavy pestles. One would balance his on the tip of his 1947 The Arellano Star 29 little finger or on his nose, toss it in ·the air and bring it down on the palay without breaking the rhythm of the pounding. Such demonstrations of dexterity and strength brought claps of approval. Around the yard benches had been built by tying together strips of bamboo. Here others sat and awaited their turn at the mortars, and laughed and joked and ate hugely <if the suman and bibingka of Tia Binay. "Ho, there, Sebio." "Good evening to all of you. Good evening, Tia Binay." Tia Binay peered at him. She was getting old now and although it was a,s bright as day she could not see very well. "Who is this?" she asked kindly. ' 1 It's Sebio, Tia Binay." "Sebio ?"She could not place the name. "Sebiong Pasmado ! " roared some one from the group. "Ah-yes, now I know you." There was a hilarious outburst and with blazing eyes, Sebio turned to the cruel joker. But he saw only what seemed to him a surging sea of sneering faces. His face smarting as if from a slap, he turned again to Tia Binay. "Nanay· told me to give this to you and to thank you for those herbs." The old woman gave a grunt of satisfaction. "Of course they would do her good. Why, my grandfather used this before I did and his great-grand uncle before him." He found a seat in the farthest and darkest corner, and so lost was he in his thoughts that he did not see a package done up in banana leaf that a small white hand held out to him. Not until a voice spoke: "Here Sebio, never mind those people. They have nothing to do. Try this suman. I made it myself." Not until then did he recognize that it was Merci who had spoken. Dumbly he took the package, opened it, and tastod the contents. And slowly he became his old -self again. "Merci, you must have flavored this with your kisses," he boldly ventured. The gratified girl &lushed. "Give me back that suman," she demanded. Sebio laughed. His easy nature was returning. He tried to catch the out~ stretched hand but like lightning it was withdrawn and the girl had gone. H~ &at down. Now he had fully recovered his composure and he could study the crowd better. There was Ambo and Lui.o and Pacio, Carmen, Anita, and otherb. How strangely beautiful the moonlight made everything. He saw the play of th• moonbeams on the matchless hair of Carmeling and wondered if it was mor~ soul-satisfying than the champakascented breeze that came to him caressing the cheeks of Lourdes. And then he remembered the starlight that he saw in the dark eyes of Merci, and wondered no more. He became aware that the workers had changed. The second shift had turned in. He got up. 11 Here, Milio, you and Kiko work here. Anita, go to that mortar with Toni(). You, Sebio, come here-and you too, Pacio," Tia Binay was assigning each to his place. Sebio found himself with Pacio and -wonder of wonders-Merci was here, too! For a moment he could hardly contain his joy and then he remembered that Pacio, the bully, the braggart, was one with them. Bog-bog-bog. The heavy pestles fell with dull thuds. First he, then Merci, 30 The Arellano Star October then Pacio, in strict rhythm. Pacio, as sure as death., would soon show off his prowess before the world, before Merci. He would have to compete again, enter into another trial before a mocking, unsympathetic crowd, make another effort doomed to failure. Merci endeavored to break the strain. 41 This morning we chased a big snake across the yard but it escaped." "They say that nothing can stay the death that comes from some snake bites. If you are bitten on the arm, you can cut it off!" ' 4 0r burn it," volunteered Pacio sneeringly. And then another heavy silence en· sued. "Here, Sebio," suddenly said Pacio ir1 a tone that carried to everybody. "Try this one." He tossed up the heavy pestle, caused it to describe a figure "8" in midair, caught it, and brought it down just as Merci lifted her up. Not a split second had been lost. ''Wonderful," everyone cried. Sebio felt himself growing hot all over. Pacio had challenge him, everybody had heard the challenge. Although his eyes were intent on his work he could feel e%rybody looking at him. "See how industriously Sebio works. He does not even see us. Tia Bi nay, you really ought to consider him for a son-in-law." The taunt had been flung by a heartless rival. What a noise they made. He dared not raise his eyes lest they see the light in them or he see Merci's own. "Nanay does not need any son-in-law. J am still strong enough to do the work at home," came the surprising retort from Merci. At that they al! laughed and teased her about her proud mouth, her delicate hands, and some elaborated on her duty to her sex, her country. The joke was too good to be finished soon. "Tia Binay," Pacio asked with a confident smile. "What must your sonin-law be like?" But Tia Binay refrained from answering after a look at her daughter, so somebody answered for her: "He must have many rice-fields! "No, first of all he must b.e industrious," another put in, "Above all he must be handsome." "You are all wrong," cried the exasperated Merci, "My mother's son-in-law must first be my husband." That seemed to silence them-for a while. "Well, well-your husband then-he must be kind and obedient and loving, eh?" "And fleet of foot and strong of arm?'' "Here then, you strong men, can anybody do this?" It was Milio, the village clown. He was holding a ,short rod that looked like iron. He was trying to bend it and his whole body was contorted in the most ludicrous positions in the effort. Suddenly it cracked into splinters and by the sound they knew that is was only a cleverly painted piece of bamboo. While they were still holding their sides and slapping their thighs, Pacio stepped to one of the mortars and pulled a horse-shoe that was nailed there for good luck. "Here, Milio, i..s an imitation of your feat." He seized each end and gripped hard. In that light one felt 1947 The Arellano Star 31 rather than saw the bulging lines of his muscles as he strained convulsively. One felt rather than saw their mass and might as he tensed them to the breaking point. What one actually saw was the curved piece of iron slowly straigthening out. A murmur of admiration came like the sound of the wind among the leaves. "Bravo!" "Unheard of!" "Incomparable!" ''Try that, Milio. But don't crack it!" and Pacio laughingly tossed the piece of iron to him. "No, thanks. Suppose I vomit blood,'1 12aid Milio, tossing. it to Sebio. For a moment the young man did not know what to do. Somehow he felt that this was his chance, that he could bend that thing back into the likeness of a horseshoe, easily. Suddenly he got up with a bound and seized it. Shouts of derision greeted him. "Aha, what is he going to do?" "Hey, Sebio drop that! That's ironnot bamboo!" He could feel the hot color flooding his cheeks as he gripped the two ends and strained and ·strained. He clamped his teeth together, his face went pale, his eyes bulged. He held his breath with the effort. An eternity-it seemed-had passed. He thought he felt the iron give way and looked. He saw that it had not changed an inch. "Ho, my strong man, what now'!n "I told you it was not bamboo!" "Sebio would be a strong man and do mighty deeds if only he would eat more." And yet he knew for a certainty that he could have done it. He cursed hin1self. Like a whipped dog he sought for a place to hide. After that Sebio kept away from all their doings. He spoke little and did not look at his friends. He wanted to leave, to be alone with an axe and some logs on which he could give vent to his bitterness. But if they saw him at this it would only give occasion for more of their hellish jokes. "Sebio," it was Merci who had approached, "I want to make a fire so we can roast -some corn. Will you help me get Some hay?" Eagerly he clutched at the chance to get away from the rest, to talk to some one who could understand. "How could I do anything in that crowd?" They were out of earshot of the 0thers and he vindictively struck at the pile of hay as if this was the cause of his failure. "Yes, I know," she answered, as she pulled out an armful. "Just let me try again!" And again he struck the whole pile a terrific blo\v. They dropped their burden in the center of the clearing. And then-as he turned away, a cry came that turned his blood to ice. He whirled around and saw it: from the bundle that Merci had dropped, rearing its head like some fanta·stic toy, its slender green gody, poised to strike-a snake. And Merci stood and stared like one hypnotized. Sebio knew that it would strike, strike before his next breath. There was no time to plan what to do, to will what part of the body to move. He was halfcrouched; it seemed easiest to fall forward. He did so and in the same moment struck at the bundle of hay. The effort was so ill-timed that he missed it and succeeded only in placing himself between the creature and the girl. He had fallen on his face and before he could recover the -snake had bitten him in the 32 The Arellano Star October leg, and then was gone. Sebio staggered up and beheld through a moving haziness twin spot of blood on his calf. A sense of faintness came over him and he closed his eyes. Already he thought he could trace the searing path of the deadly poison to his thigh, to his heart. His first impulse was to l un ,to dance about, anything, anything. He did not see the faces around him, and the voices he faintly heard, voices mixed in one indistinct hum. "The deadly dahong-palay!" "Get some vinegar!" "Sebio is dying!" wailed someone. His thoughts whirled crazily, his breath became convulsive. He got to his feet and staggered against one of the mortars. Something heavy fell in the dust and clearly and sharply he saw \\hat to do. He waved the people surging around him away. He seized it-it was a horse-shoe. "A fire here, quickly!" he pleaded. It was Merci obeying uncomprehendmgly who scooped up a handful of hay 2nd some coconut husks and in not time had a blazing fire; it was she who tore off a piece of her skirt and bound up his leg tightly above the wound; it was her delicate hands now .suddenly grOwn powerful that tightened the ligature so that Sebio winced with pain. The others were paralyzed. "A knife, please!" he prayed. Several fled to obey his request and several moments-eternity-passed. He could feel his foot becoming cramped and cold. Then a large knife was handed to him. And now they saw a scene that they often talked afterwards. With a low cry, Sebio seized the horseshoe and before the same faces that had just a while ago taunted him, he straightened it as if it were a hairpin. He wrapped a piece of cloth around one end and thrust the other end into the fire. There was no applause this time, not even a sound to show that they were alive. They could only stare and stare, now at the colorless face of Sebio, grim and twisted as if by some terrible resolution, now at the piece of iron turning an angry, luminous red. "What is he going to do?" "Merciful God!" For Sebio had taken the sharp knife and had slashed across the two fang prints. Dark blood oozed out slowly. Then he had grasped the red-hot iron and before their horrified gaze he plunged it into the wound. The point of fire sizzled suckingly; the acrid smell of burning flesh assailed their nostrils; a womau .:;hrieked like one possessed and fainted. And then calmly Sebio laid aside the iron and his lips were twisted into the semblance of a smile. Slowly his eyes closed, somebody held him up. But before unconsciousness came he had seen their eyes. And they told him that never again would they call him "Sebiong Pasmado." From The Wound and the Scar, by Arturo B. Rotor. Philippine Book Guild. REMINDER "Whenever I look at you, I'm reminded of a famous man," murmured the coed. "You flatter me," said her boy friend. uwho was he?" "Kulafu." ~1reedom Of Speech Inside The Ulassroom By Demetrio S. Tumbaga Class of 1947 Fre<.:<lom of speech--one of the inalienable rights of a citizen in a democl'acy-should be exercised by every stu<lent inside the classroom. A student must have courage and prudence to think and speak aright. He should not be afraid to ask questions. He should not think that if his answers were wrong, ill would befall him. But, he must at all times be prudent and courteous. "I'hen. is no place for impoliteness. Considering the fact, furthermore, that after a thorough thinking, a student's answer to a given question is wrong, does anyone have to laugh at him? Does anyone have the right to insult or embarrass him just because of his ignorance? No. That is purely injustice. "Respect for others," has been clearly <'mphasized by President Cayco in his speech during the convocation at A. :\1 abini High. These three words-Re,:.pect for others-should not be forgotten h~· anyone who wants to live in a democracy. As cited by a great educator of the present era, " a student should criticize his teacher if he is in doubt with the teacher's attitude inside the classroom." In this sense, the student is given the chance to exercise his freedom of speech. But, the student, upon doing so, should not forget that the teacher is his parent inside the school. He must not go beyond that for he will be guilty of the principle "respect for others.~· Every individual then, should exercise the true principles and ideals of democracy. The student goes to school because he desires to learn-he exerts efforts to broaden his vocabulary, he spends time to refresh his memory, and r.1akes a sacrifice in order to know what i;:i right and what is wrong. But what \Yould a student's life be without de>'ocracy? Democracy must start inside the classroom. ---·)00--RANK ERROR A retired Navy captain on the administrative staff of a southern university still clung to his rank. And when a young veteran named Brown said to him, "I'd like to talk with you about entering the University, Mr. Smith," he was enraged at being addressed "Mr." "Captain Smith to you, young man!" he stormed. Looking him straight in the eye, and standing at attention, the young veteran snapped back, "And in that event, Colonel Brown to you, sir!" -Readers Digest 33 NEWS MONTH STUDENT COUNCIL-The constitution of the J. Sumulong High School was unanimously approved in a recent meeting of the Council. It shall govern the student body of the school. (The constitution is printed on page 20 of this issue.) A resolution calling for a student plebiscite was also passed by the Council. The purpose of the plebiscite is to gauge student opinion regarding the erection of a gymnasium to be sponsored by the student body. A student board of judges ·was recently created by the Council in order to check misbehavior in school. The board will have the pov.:er to punish violators of the laws of the student government.. Elected chairman of the board was Agustin A. Arroyo. The members are Rosauro Gonzales, Rodolfo Pulanco, Elisa Angeles, Agusti.n Lazo, Esperanza Saguid, Arturo Gonzales, Estrella Rivera, Enrico Nano, and Simeon Lama. PUAA CHAMPION: A.U. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM Left tu 1ight, 8tnnd:n.'1: Luth Backff, Virginia Montgomery, Violeta Tahlan~ Skipper Leticict Jl!lafu.ilac, I>esideriri Am.pan, Nelly Matta, and Pelicitas Aquino. . Left tu right. sitting: Remedios Adamo . ..,., Rose Doyola, Lourde,s Verroya, AZ.1cia Jhnd1,zu, Aida Pulutan, Remedios Gonzales, and Mascot Peter Munson. 34 1947 The Ar.ellano Star 35 HONOR ROLLFourth Year Special 1. Elisa Angeles 88 2. Frederick Y gnacio . 88 Fourth Year 1. Aurora Tablan 89 2. Remedios Adamos 89 Third Year 1. Leticia Gatchalian .. 88 2. Agustin A. Arroyo 87 3. Rosauro Gonzales 87 4. Arcadio Sunga 87 Second Y ea.1· 1. Alejandro Topia 83 2. Filomena Millan 88 First Year 1. Anselmo Sta. Ana 8~ 2. Alfonso Gertrudes 87 GIRLS SCOUTSThe Hibiscus Troop Numbers 73 and 74 of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines were inaugurated amid impressive ceremonies last October 3. Miss Elisa Atacador of Troop number 73 was the presiding leader. She was assisted by Miss Leodonila Francisco, leader of troop 74 and assistant leaders Mrs. Corazo'n J. Foster, Miss Maria Estacio, and Mrs. Felicisima Cacaya. Mrs. Trinidad F. Legarda was the guest of honor. She gave a speech on Filipino womanhood. President Florentino Cayco and Dean Fortunato Gupit were among those who attended. The members of the Troop Committee were Dean Enriqueta Benavides, chairman; Dean Lorenza 0. de Jesus, Dean Josefa V. Lebron, Mrs. Marina N. Capistrano, Mrs. Felicidad C. Crisologo, and Mrs. Leonor S. Patacsil, members. The officers of the Women's Central Student Council and of the J. Sumulong Girl's Club acted as sponsors of the scouts. JUNIOR POLICE-The Junior Police OrganizatiOn was recently formed. Mr. Amando San Pedro is adviser. The aim of this force is to maintain peace and order within the university campus and to protect school property. Members were picked out from the different classes of the high school department. Officers and members of the force are: Captain Augusto R. Mendoza, chief; 1st LL Bernabe Cuevas, deputy chief; 2nd Lt. Augusto Sison, day patrol officer; 1st Lt. Domingo Mortel, night patrol officer; 2nd Lt. Jimmy Ardinez, asst. night patrol officer, Enrique Agoncillo, Teodoro Marcelino, and Rizal Mission, desk sergeants; and members are Nestor Saiiga, Herminigildo Quintana, Eduardo Ruiz, Jose Carreon, Jr., Melandio Bayan, Carmen Eustaquio, Liana Angaro, Filomena Reyes, Tomas Daniel Fabella, Ricardo Aguas, Manuel Sajarda, Amando Lim, and Geronima Omega. U. i\I. PLAYS HOSTThe University of Manila played host to the Arellano University last October 4. That day, marking the climax of the U. M. Week, was highlighted by a play day. ArelJano U. students belonging to the Physical Education classes under Mrs. Cora J. Foster gave renditions of native dances. The dance numbers contributed were Bao Dance, Polka Sala, and Sakuting. President Mariano de los Santos of the U. M. presented a gift to Miss Nelly Mata, Arellano U. representative, for the active ,participation Of our school that lent much color to the U.M. play day. COLLEGE EDITORS' GUILD ~IEETINGThe College Editors' Guild convened at the library of the Arellano U. last 36 The Arellano Star October October 12. Nomination of officers of the Guild took place. For president, the following were nominated: Cicero Jurado of the Arellano Standard, Enrique Joaquin of the FEU Advocate, and Felix Bautista, Jr. of the UST Varsitarian. For vice president, the following names were given: Pacifico N orofia, Amelia Lita Sison, Ramon de Jes'cls, and Virgilio de los Santos. There were also nominations for moderator of the Guild. For Moderator, Atty. Ernesto Rodriguez was suggested. A motion was made that the elections should be on October 26. THE JUNIORS' CLUB-The third year students of the afternoon classes recently organized their own clubs. The third y·ear section one has for its :i:iame "Jolly Juniors Club." The everlasting was made its official flower. Their motto is '4 Through thi~k and thin, we'll carry on." To take care of activities such as gettogether parties, dances, and excursions, a reception committee was organized with the following members: Lolita Ignacio, chairman; Esperanza Saguid, Rosita Asiddao, Gliceria Landayan, members. "Bros-Sis Club" is the affectionate name of the club of third year section two. Its flower is the sampaguita. "Love conquers all" is its motto. Its reception committee is composed of Mercy Beck, chairman; Aurora Macapagal, Remedios Afio, Dionisio Calvo, Jr., Erlindo Asuncion, Agustin A. Arroyo, members. It is hoped that other classes will follow suit in organizing clubs. It must be remembered that " all work and no play makes Juan a dull boy," The clubs have drawn out plans for get-together parties sometime in November. LOS BA><OS EXCURSIONMembers of the fourth year regular and special evening classes had an excursion to Los Baiios, Laguna last September 7. Highlight of the excursion was the dance held at the dancing pavilion of the U.P. Agricultural School and the swimming spree at Pansol mineral spring. In charge of the affair were Messrs. Amando San Pedro, Class Adviser, Aurelio Sevilla, Jr., and Pedro Abendaiio, presidents of the regular and special classes, respectively. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONThe Flaming Arrows Volleyball team, and the Junior and Varsity Basketball teams formed an organization last October 2. The Arellano University Athletic Association (AUAA) aims to promote the spirit of cooperation, sporbmanship a n d understanding among members of the organizatio:i. The following officers w.ere elected: Big Brother, Ricardo Sarreal; Second Big Brother, Ric Munson; Big Sister, Nellie Mata; Pen Sister, Sed Amponj Key Sister, Letty Mafialac; Ledger Brother, Carlos Tan; Aurora Ocampo and Perfecto were elected as ne'''"S sis":'21' and brother. A membership committee was also formed. The officers are Violeta Tabian, chairman; Aurora Ocampo, vicechairman; and six other members. For the Committee on Trial, the following- members were elected: Big Brother Ric Sarreal, Judge Advoeate; Carlos Ta•1, Defending Lawyer; Conrado Cabawatan and Aurora Ocampo, persecuting officers. 1947 The Arellano Star 37 A Committee on Decoration was formed with Sed Ampon as head. INITIATIONSaturday, October 4, was a busy day for the players. One of the most "unfortunate" victims of the initiation was Big Brother Ric Sarreal. Mr. Rodolfo Munson ordered him to do some mock proposing to charming Misses Vicky Nieva, Bing Capistrano and Seria Noche. You could just imagine the poor fellow with Tolled pants, sleeveless shirt and white hankie around his head -making a mock proposal. Other interesting parts of the initiation were the playing of golf with the nose, tennis with the forefinger, swimming on the ground, and dancing. ZURBARAN ConvocationPresident Florentino Cayco was the guest speaker in a convocation held at A. Mabini high last September 29. The president spoke on Respect for the Rights of Others. In part, he said, "The only path to glory is respect for the rights of others. When I mention respect, I don't mean half-hearted respect. I mean respect that borders 0n reverence." President Cayco also emphasized the importance of developing "the ability to think. . . so that our youth will not swallow everything blindly." More than 500 students jam-pa.eked the A. Mabini hall to hear the president speak. Director Jacinto S. Galimba of the high school introduced the guest speaker as "one who practices what he teaches." Other parts of the program were opening remarks by Ceferino Dulay, president of A. Mabini Student Council; vocal solo by Anastacia Ducayen (A. Mabini songbird) with guitar accompaniment by Ignacio Olaguer; declamation, Lochinvar, by Ricardo Supleo; duet by Rosalina Ochoa a~d Dominador Tabago; closing remarks by Mr. Tobias Y. Enverga, A. Mabini Student Council adviser; and mass singing of the A. Mabini High School March composed by a local talent, Ignacio Olaguer. (See pictures on page 26) Roll of HonorIn a press release recently given the Star, the following students of A. Mabini high a,ppear in the roll of honor for the first grading period: First Year 1. Iluminada Figueroa . . 87% Faustino Ruivivar 87 2. Lourdes Figueroa 87 3. Ricardo Rodriguez 87 Second Year 1. Manuel Eugenio, Jr. 89 2. Zenaida Buhain . . 88 Third Year 1. Conrado Parica 90 2. Leonida J uco ........... 89 3. Felipe Delgado, Jr. . ..... 89 4. Ricardo Supleo ...... 88 Fourth Year 1. Epifanio David 90 Ceferino Dulay 90 2. Arturo Zialcita 88 Fourth Year Special 1. Marcelo de la Torre 92 2. Roman Padiernos .. 90 :!. Rose Do yo la ······ 88 4. Faustino Tarongoy 88 38 The Arellano Star October A. U. Flaming Arrows' Cheering Squad in action led by Conrado Cabawatd"n, Anrora Ocampo and Leonardo Gonzaga. They lent much color to the PVAA game.~. * QUESTIONS: ANSWERS: 1. What musical instrument should 1. Lyre (sounds like liar). we never believe? 2. Why is an army like a ne\vspaper? 3. Why is a college student like a thermometer? 4. Why is an empty p:urse expressiYe of constancy? 5. Why are stars like wild young men? 6. Why is a fool's mouth like a hotel door? 7. Why are washwomen great flirts? 8. When the clock strikes thirteen, what time is it? 9. When does rain seem inclined to be studious? 2. Because it has leaders, columns and reviews. 3. Because he is graduated and marked by degrees. 4. Because you find no chanJ?e it. G. Because they stay up all nights. 6. Because it is always open. 7. Because they ring men's bosom. 8. It is time for repair. 9. When it is pouring over a book. PANGULONG TUDLINGJOSE ZAPANTA Patnugot EMILIANO PAYUMO Katulong na Patnugot PAGKAKAISA AT PAGTUTULUNGAN Pagkakaisa. . . . pagtutulungan. . . . . pakikiisa sa layunin, ang kailanman at kahit saan ay siyang unang-unang dapat isa-·puso ng bawa't tauhan ng isang samahan upang magtagumpay. Kapag ang ganyang daradamin ay nawalay sa puso ng hawa't hia, ay tiyak na magkakawag1it-waglit at maglalaho ang naturang samahan. Halimbawa'y ang iba't ibang samahan sa paaralan, tulad ng mga manglalaro, "Women's Club", "Police Force". Ang mga ito'y higit na nangangailangan ng ganyang patakaran. Ang bawa't kasapi ay kinakailangang mag-ukol ng kanyang makakaya upang maisakatuparan at maging isang tagumpay ang layunin ng kanilang ~amahan. Ang mga mag-aaral man sa isang paaralan, ay lalong marapat magkaroon ng ganyang damdamin upang ang kanilang paaralan ay umunlad at hindi mahuli sa ibang paaralan. Maging Ha mga 8amahan ug masasamang loob, kapag may i.sang tumiwalag o bumaligtad o nagsuplong, ay nagkakawatak·watak ang mga tauhan at unti· unting nalilipol ng maykapangyarihan. At ang higit na nangangailangan ng mga ganyang katangian ay ang isang bansa. Kapag ang pagkakaisa at pagtutulungan ay nawala sa mga mamamayan ay sigalot ang kinahihinatnan at tila tuloy nawawalan ng karanga)an sa paningin ng ibang bansa. Kaya ang kahi't anong samahan .-i.t maging isang bansa man ay dapat mag. karoon ng pagkakaisa pagtutulungan at pakikiisa sa layunin kung minimithi nila ang tagumpa~·. -J. c. z. • * 39 40 IKAW AV MAG-ARAL Tula ni Conrado Reyes Oo, batid ko na ang luhang naagos Sa mga mata mo'y aayaw malagot, Nalalaman ko ring kayapos mo'y lungkot Tibok ng puso mo'y batbat ng hirnutok Iniluluha mo'y ng dahil sa hirap Sa takbo ng buhay ay !aging kayakap, Ibig mong magsaya't sa iba'y tumulad Ay hindi mangyari't salat ka sa pilak. Ganyan lang ang buhay-bayaan mo sila Na nagtatampisaw sa tuwa at saya, Ang lahat ng araw ay hindi kanila ... ! At may araw ka ring higit ang 1igaya. Sila may lagi ng magara ang damit N anakikita mong la hat ay makisig, Pag-masdan mo na Jang, huwag kang mainggit Ariin mong hula ang iyong namasid. Sa gara ng damit at kislap ng pilak Dirno matatamo ang lunas ng palad Datapwa't kung ikaw sa dunong ay sapat Dukha kamang puso'y may pumapalakpak Dapat mong malamang sa landas ng buhay Ang dunong ng tao ang nagiging ilaw .. ! Kung mahirap ka ma't may gintong isipan Dinadakila ka kahit walang yaman. Sa buhay ng tao ang dunong ay lakas Na tinitingala kahit na mahirap !KAW A Y MAG ARAL, sapagka't may Na dapat asahan ng sawi mong palad. bukas .... AKO'Y MAGSASAKA Tula ni Bernardino Lakan-Ilaw Ako'y isang magsasaka sagisag ko'y kabuhayan Sa gitna ng kabukiran doon ako tumatahan; Binabaka'y isang salot anp lupit ng· kagutuman Kapag ako ang nawala kay dami ng mamamanglaw. Ang tiwang-wang na bukid at malawak na kaparangan Ang palad kong nangangapal ang nagyaman at nagbungkal; Sinikap kong ang kaingin ay hawanin at matamnan U pang ito kung mag-ani ta yo rin ang makinabang. N gunit ako'y isang dukhang bato na Jang tinitisod Tahanan ko'y munting kubong mabubuwal na lang halos; Mga sukob at kundiman ang lagi kong sinasaplot At kung ako ay kumain sa talangka'y nabubusog. Dahil dito'y ]aging api lalong-lalo sa lipunan At di ako pinapansin ng dalagang taga-bayan, Parang hindi natatanto ng magandang paraluman Na ang yaman ng pag-ibig sa bukid ma'y madudulang. 41 ANG KAPUSUKAN Ni Bautista T. Tafiafranca Ang maraming taong nag-uunahang bumagtas ng daang Abenida Rizal ay natawag ang pansin ng isang lalaking hawak ng isang alagad ng batas. Akong sa mga sandaling yaon ay kasalukuyang nag-aabang ng sasakyan ay nakimatyag sa lalaking hawak ng pulis. N arinig kong tinanong ng pulis ang lalaking nasa kanyang kapangyarihan. "Bakit mo sinuntok ang taong iyon? ," na sabay turo sa isang lalaking nakaternong puti. Ang magandan~ tindig at maamong mukha ng lalaking yaon ay sapat ng pagbatayan na siya ay isang maginoo. Isang iling muna ang naging tugon ng lalaking pinag-uusig nguni't pagkalipas ng ilan sandali ay nagtapat. "Isa pong pangyayari ang nagbunsod sa akin upang siya ay saginsinin ko ng suntok na mabuti na lamang at nahadlangan ng kanyang kabilisan at padaplis na tumama sa kanya. Kami po ay kapwa bumabagtas ng daang ito nang sa isang pangyayari ay may sasisibat na isang sasakyan. Nalito ang aking isipan sa nakikita kong kapanganiban. Nag-urong sulong ako sa pagbagtas. Nais ko man wnurong ay huli na. Tiyak na ako'y aabutin. Walang anu-ano'y isang malakas na tulak ang sa akin ay nagbigay daan upang ang balak kong pag-urong ay mapigil at sa halip ay pasulong ang nangyari. Nang manumbalik ang aking isipan nasa kabila na ako ng bangketa at doon ay inabot ko ang lalaking nagtulak sa akin. Hindi ko malaman kung sa anong sanhi at biglang nagdilim ang aking paningin at ,42 :;inilndan ko ng malakas na suntok. lyan po ang nangyari." Ang pulis ay nagbuntong hininga muna bago nangusap. ''Ang pangyayaring iyong i·sinaysay ay hfndi sana nangyari kung gumamit ka ng kahinahunan. Ikaw sa kabila ng sa palagay ko'y ma but i mo n g pagkatao ay may isang kapintasan na dapat mawala upang huwag kang masangkot sa basag-ulo. Alam kong ang kapusukan ng iyo11g damdamin ang siyang nag-atas sa iyo upang ang taong ito na sana'y dapat mo pang pasalamatan ay iycng suntukin. Isang malaking kamalian ang iyong nagawa at kung hindi ka magbabago ng iyong ugali ay sapat i~a iyan upang ikaw ay mapahamak. Alalahanin mong ikaw ay nasa gulang na dapat mong hawakan ang iyong sarili. And dapat iwasan ng isang tao ay ang pagbubuhat ng kanyang kamay sa kanyang kapwa, laluna sa katulad niyang kabalat mo. Marahil ay talos mong ang maraming dahilan ng patayan dito sa atin ay ang pag-aankin ng isang kaugaliang mapusok. !sang kaugalian tila taal na sa mga Pilipino at napabantog sa daigdig sa ngalang "ningas-kugon." Ang paliwanag ng alagad ng batas ay tila nagbigay liwanag sa nadidimlang i-sipan. N atatap niyang ang; kapus·.1k~n ng damdamin ay sapat ng maghulog sa isang tao sa bangin ng pagkakasala. Ilan na sa ating mamamayan ang nagkasala dahil sa kapusukan ng loob? Ang kanyang makitid na isi pan na hindi sumasaklaw ng katuwiran ay sapat na upang ang kanyang isip ay bukalan ng W alang sumisira sa bakal kundi ang sariling kalawangANG TUNGl\ULIN SA KAIBIGAN Ni Encarnacion Reyes Sa pakikisama sa pakikipagkaibigan ay nakikilala ang isang tao kung marunong makipagkapuwa o hindi. Ang kamahalang-asal; ang may ta pat na loob o ang lilo; ang may pinag-aralang-bait o wala, ay nakiki1ala sa pakikisama. Ang walang bait na iniingatan ay ibinubunyag kaagad ang laman Pg puso sa isang kapalagayang-loob. Ito'y fiindi nararapat sapagka't sinsay sa matuwid £ng pagpapahayag ng lahat ng nilalaman ng loob sa isang kaibigan kahit na gaano kalaki ang pagtitinginan. May pagpapakitang-loob na may halong pagiimbot, at nais makinabang lamang sa tinataguriang kaibigan. Ito ay isang masamang kaugaliang laban sa kagandahang-asal. Sa kabila nito'y mayroong pagpapalagayang-loob na bunga ng tapat na pag-iibigan. Ang pagsasamang di paimpoot at kasabay ang kilos na hindi niya nalalaman na ang wakas ay ang malungkot na bilanguan. May mga sa1awikain ang ating mga babaw ay nagbibigay ng puri sa magkaibigan. Kailangan ay kapuwa magpakitaan ng loob. Huwag maghangad igalang at pintuhuing ng kaibigan kung Jiindi gagawa at mag-uukol ang isa't isa ng pagmamahalan.· Kung ang kaibif;an ay magkakamali, dapat pagpaala1.a hanan sa isang mabuti at mabanayad na pangungusap; kung inuupasala ay kailangan namang ipagtanggol at ipahayn.g ang kanyang kabutihan upang huwag madungisan ang kanyang puri at karangalan. Maglingkod at sumaklolo sa kaibigan kung panahon ng sakuna r,t kagipitan. Ang tunay na magkaibigan ay makikilala sa kanyang pagdamay sa oras ng pangangailangan. "Ang pagtatapatan ay pagsasama ng matagal." "Walang ·sumisira sa bakal kundi ang kalawang." matatanda na, "ang lumalakad <law ng marahan kung matinik ay mababaw at ang lumalakad ng matulin kung matinik ay malalim." * • * Sa larangan ng digmaan Nakikilala ang matapang. Marami ang matapang sa bilang Ngunit ang buong-loob ay iilan. 43 BUDH I Ni Cres C. Bello Sa dibdib ng kalikasa'y may damdaming makatao Na lagi nang nagtatanod kahit saan pumatungo; Gabi't araw ay kasama upang tayo'y mapanuto At sa lahat nang gawai'y isang guro ng talino. Simula nang magkaisip, magkadiwa at damdarnin Ay ang hudhi ang tanungan sa paghatol ... sa gawain; Sa masamang pagnanasa - pumipigil ay budhi rin At budhi ang nagbubunsod sa magandang simulain. Kapag budhi ang nawala sa pisngi ng daigdigan Ay asahang itong mundo'y mapupuspus ng ligamgam; Pati na ang "nagsa-hayop," rnasusukla~ na tuluyan Sila na rin ang susumpa sa nagawang kabuhungan. Kaya't itong budhi nati'y gamitin _nang mahinusay Budhi nati'y pagyamanin sa lakad ng parnumuhay; Kapag budhi'y pinagyaman, nasa atin ang tagumpay Kapag budhi'y sinangguni, tayo'y hindi masisinsay. ---oOo--"ANG PAG-IBIG" Pag ikaw ang nasok sa puso ninuman, hahamaking lahat masunod ka lamang. Sa lalaki, ang pag-ibig ay isang bahagi ng buhay, Sa babai ito'y buo niyang kabuhayan. Balagtas Byron Ang pag-ibig ay bulag, kaya ang rnagkasintahan ay di nakikita ang pagkakasala ng isa't.isa. Shakespeare Ang pag-ibig at pag-ubo ay hindi rnakakaila. Herbert Ang buhay ay isang bulaklak, ang pag-ibig ang siyang nektar. Victor Hugo 44 Matapang ka ba? KATAPANGAN Ni Crispin S. Reyes Ang katapangan ay isang bagay na likas sa tao. Subali't hindi 1ahat ng tao ay magkatulad ang tinataglay na katapangan. May mga taong ipinanganak na kulang o dili kaya ay kakaunti ang angking katapangan, Mayroon namang mga taong pinag-kalooban ng labis na katapangan. Ito ay taglay ng kahit sino, at kaya lamang naipapamalas o dili kaya ay naisasakatuparan ay kung sadyang napapanahon na. Ang katapangan ay isang katangian na taglay nating mga Pilipino. Ang katapangan nating ito ang siyang naghatid sa atin sa luklukan ng paghanga at paggalang ng ibang bayan. Ang katapangan ay nakikita o mamamalas natin sa i.sang tao sa pamamagitan ng paggawa at hindi sa salita. Gaya halimbawa ni Dr. Jose Rizal. Siya ay gurnawa ng mga aklat na nagsisiwalat ng mga kaapihang dinaranas nating mga Pilipino sa kamay ng mga rnalulupit at walang habag na rnga Kastila. Ang kanyang layon ay g1smgm ang ating diwa upang ipagtanggol ang ating mga kaapihan. Nalalaman ni Dr. Jose Rizal na ang kanyang ginagawang iyon ay ·siyang magiging dahil ng kanyang kasawian at rnaagang pagpanaw. Ang lahat ng ito ay hindi niya inalintana at bagkus pa nga rninasarap niya ang mamatay sa pagtatanggol sa ating bayan. Diyan natin nakilala ang katapangan ni Dr. Jose Rizal. lyan ang rnainam na halimbawa ng wastong paggarnit ng katapangan, na mag-aakay sa atin sa tugatog ng pagkadakila. At hindi ang katapangang walang maidudulot sa atin kundi pawang kabiguan at kasawian sa bu hay. * * * Ang lihim na katapangan Siyang pakikinabangan Ang liksi at tapang Kalasag sa buhay Ang pag-ilag sa kaaway Ang tunay na katapangan Ang natatakot sa ahas Huwag lalakad sa gubat Nawawala ang uri N gunit hindi ang lahi Ang kapangahasa'y bunga ng pag-asa 45 * ·• ANG PAGSASALIT A Tula ni Gregoria Maglinao Ang pagsasalita ay siyang larawan, Ng ugali't asal nating tinataglay, Kaya't nararapat na pakaingatan, Nang di rnagkaroon ng pagsisisihan. Di na iniisip bago isagawa, Minsan ay may taong kung magsasalita, Ang bawa't masabi'y ikinatutuwa, Di na nililimi kung mali o tama. Ang ganitong gawa'y dapat na iwasan, At dapat alisin sa ating isipan, Pagka't karaniwan ay siyang dahilan, Ng pag-aa way na walang kabuluhan. Dapat pag-aralan at kuru-R:uruin, Ang sa kay Balagtas na isang habilin; "Bago ka magwika ng ibig sabihin, .Makapitong ulit mo muna isipin." Republic of the Philippines Department of Public Works and Communications BUREAU OF POSTS Manila SWORN STATEMENT The undersigned, Agustin A. Arroyo, Editor-in-Chief of THE ARELLANO STAR, published monthly in English and Tagalog at 255 Plaza Guipit, Sampaloc, Manila (Arellano University), after having been duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby submits the following statement of ownership, management, circulation, etc., which is required by Act No. 2580, as amended by Commonwealth Act No. 201: Editor: Agustin A. Arroyo Managing Editor: Aurora J. Tabian .... Business Manager: Remedios F. Adamos . . . . . . . Owner: Students of the High School Department Publisher: Arellano University .. , •. P.-inter: National Pdnting Company Office of Publication ..... , . Arellano Unive.-sity, Manila A.-ellano University, Manila A.-ellano University, Manila Arellano University, Manila Arellano University, Manila Lepanto, Sampaloc, Manila Arellano University, Manila If publication is owned by a corporation, stockholders owning one per cent or more of the total amount of stocks: N 0 N E In case of publication other than daily, total number of copies printed and circulated of that last issue dated September, 1947. t. Sent to paid subscribers . . . . . . . . • • . • . . • . 2,800 copies 2. Sent to others than paid subsc.-ibers , , .. , 200 copies TOTAL ..... . .c'ti~d.j. >:GUSTfr~ ·A: . ..\R3R'b°~ocopies Editor-in-Chief Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of October, 1947, at Manila, Philippines, the affidavit exhibiting his Residence Certificate No. A-3769245 issued at Manila, on September 30, 1947. 46 (Sgd.) MARCELINO P. EST ACIO Notary Public The Arellano Star October What They Say ... If girls from other schools can afford to have uniforms, why can't we? The uniform reflects the spirit of unity of students. -Mercy Beck The uniform is a nice idea. It will stop us girls from festering our old folks for new dresses. -Teresita Magno Let all girls have the same uniform regardless of social standing. -Enrique Ignacio I have a high respect for girls in uniform. -Luis B. Feliciano Arellano will be my Alma Mater. -Rose de la Rosa "Loaf at First Sight" is very entertaining. Congratulations to the editors for choosing good pieces! -Rosalina Monis Your articles are sound and timely. -lsagani Delingon The students are proud of the Star. -Julian Santos Why not give a permanent page to Love Stories ? -Celedonia Mariano I have never. read any article pertaining to activities of student cadets. When will the Star have a Military Section? -Florentino Tamayo ( Everything comes to him who waits. -Ed.) The article, 11My Philosophy of life,'' by Ricardo Supleo is heart-stirring. I want more articles like it. -Emmanuel Bejar "Make hay while the sun shines." I now say, "Contribute more articles while the Arellano Star shines." -Isidro Roque Men may come and men may go, but the Star goes on forever ... -Segundina Quiiianola The Star is building the morale of students. -Zenaida Buhain I am proud of the students who are creating the Star. -Florante Diamante Uniform for girls would mean more reapect towards them. -Leonanlo Alfonso My Star is among my best booklets in my private library. -John Legare How about adding some more humorous passages in our Star? -Frederick Ygnacio I was impressed by Arroyo's editorial "Youth and Peace" (September issue) -Rosauro de Jos Reyes Arellano girls should have smart uniform, aside from smart looks. -Miguel Navarro Thet'e's no printed matter I enjoy reading more than the Arellan.o Star. I like it, especially with the Tagalog story, 11 Sawi Na Nagpakasawi" by E. Payumo, Jr. Some more of it. -Terry Magpantay "My Philo.•ophy Of Life" by R. Supleo is just the truth. I cannot find words to refute it. -Emilio Punsal The editors of the Star seem to be inaccessible to the students. Why not place a manuscript box so that those who like to submit manuscripts will find it easier to do so? -Pascual Flores Knowledge of God is an antidote to fc<:1.r. "A Soul Is Saved" proves that beyond doubt. -Rosalina Santos ~l?~LLA~() U~IVl:l2~1T"1' Plaza Guipit, Sampaloc, Manila (Member, Philippine Association of Colleges & Universities) ···-> ____.._>-e-<e----·~··· COLLEGES & SCHOOLS • Arellano Graduate School • Arellane Law College • College of Arts & Sciences (Pre-Law, Pre-Medic, 4year A. B.) • College of Commerce • College of Education • Normal College • J. Sumulong High School • A. Mabini High School (Corner Zurbaran & Misericordia) • J. Abad Santos High School, 351 E. 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