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Title: The Carolinian
Issue Date: Volume XI (Issue No. 2) September 1947
Year: 1947
Language: English
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If you have to beg, Steal or borrow l i-·;, S..Z·-t'€'"!"M"s.;..;.~~-t.4·id·ti,-i:+•z.+ \.4,H--~o!:~ .. !--H,I-.Z. :-t.•f..-i<-!o.£<~_,,~,l<+o!-o!:•+oi io'V·~-t+~+++++++++++o1<++•1<+++++++o!o+++++++++++o!-+~ , VOL.XI tEbt C!Carohnian NO. 2 Official Organ Of The Student Body Of Colegio De San Carlos Valeriano Lozada Mario R. Delgado ASSOCIATE EDITORS BENJAMIN MARTINEZ EDITOR./N.CMIEF Lourdes Varela Josefina Lim LlrERMY NAPOLEON G. RAMA SPANISH ED/TO(? Mario lrrabagon Josefina Gaboya FEATURES Tomas R. Taboada II Jesus Go BUSINESS MANAGERS Ramon B. Tupas Vicente Ranudo, Jr. SPORTS Meynardo Tiro NEWS Domingo Miratlor CIRCULArtON Leonor D. Seno POETW Vicente Uy MILITARY Rev. Lawrence Bunzel,S.V.D. Napoleon Alcuitas STAFF ARTIST MODERATOR ':DITORIAL The Easy Way Out 0 F LATE. a national disease endemic to Filipinos bas broken out in alarming proportions. Its violence bas cut a swatb of destruction tbrougb tbe .delicate field of our political life doum to tbe fen:derer realm of lot•e and romance. It Is tbe social cancer - to lift a term from Jose Rital's writings - of latiness; tbe predilection ior taking tbe sbort-cnt, not always the honorable '.Way, to succes.~; it!,! the easy way out of a situation. Newspaper beadlines and magatine articles hm.Je .'Inly recently played up tbe serio-comic spectivie of weak-kneed _oppositionists by the hundreds ~, ating a patb to tbe door of tbe party in power. .J :'1e rat race for a bertb on the grav·v train of the majority party has indeed taken sucb a turn tbat it 'ligbt. be sociologically interesting to dig into tbe lames of tbe phenomenon. f~ does not take mucb figurin!!, to brin~ ~ut the ea.wn for tbi.~ mass exodus. Sure enough, it cannot ~·">e at (ributed to an bone st change nf principles on lu part of tbt deserters. The extent of the reversal ;me/ tbe kind of men involved in it would put that put of tbe question. [ What then? Very simple. Tbe prospects of elecion on tbe minority party are darlur tban the zovie villain's getting the. heroine at the final fade11t. On the other hand, membership in tbe majority ar_('v means that a candidate does not have to lift finger to get elected. Put two and two together and he whole thing adds up to the peculiar Filipino enchant for taking the easy way out. It probably bas not occurred to us tbat it is jmt l,1 at basic lazineH of tbe Filipinn that bas put us in -.ipJYY1.1er over tbe cblinces of survival of the twol>arty system here. Because be is too la;.y to sweat 1t out until such time as the electorate sees /it to put !be minority back in tbe saddle, we are faced with the dreary prospect of a one-party government . Scraping through the junk heap of wbat is left of tbe minority ~rty, one sees tbat is does not stand a <:hinaman's chance. And when tbe germ of that national disease extend.~ to - of all things - the realm of love, then we really have cause for alarm. One would think that not/Jing is too hard when lotie is in tbe bargain.· But today, the young man must get bis girl in· twenty-four hours flat or the whole thing is off. So be bas whipped up a formula that gets around tbe en-cyc/opedic longe·vity of tbe conventional ·courtsbip . In the good old days, the lover tbougbt nothing of ~'earing out the soles of his shoes in nigbtly treks to the house of tbe lady love and then sitting through Inn!! ei·enings, feedin.S! her saccharine in small doses. That bas gone into the discard nnw. Today. the art o.f love bas assumed a note of scientific rold-bloodedness. The easy-payment plan now calls for solo dates, secret meetings and visual exchanges until the girl comes around to the bov's point of view. That is be<;ause tbe young swOin nowadays is too lap• to tbink up beautiful phrases or to walk to the girl's place. All because the Filipino ordinarily always takes the easy way out. Bu~ is tbe easv u·av out - the bee-line - alwavs the sure r.'Jute to Success. fortune and a girl's be~rt? The sober reflection by a famous German statesman on !bat score will answer tbe question. Wben tbe motto of the Hanover Club of Gottinge11, to which as a student he bad belonged. was quoted fn him as af>tilicable to bis awn life, Bismarck adt/Pd. "Ye;~· '/\'o Steps /Jack.wards,' but a good many r1g-\ags. THOUGHTS ON STARTltfG C'OLLEGE r;>W<~ j HI EH.E yuu arc - i1:c.'h _irom th~ r.;~a'\·1mvent sdJo,ol o1 du!dhoud. :'uddcnly you are gruwn up and in c"lkge launched into the outer, hit:: and 11·nndc>rf11l 11·nrld ! T .akr, you d1 .... co1·cr that it is neither so big- nor so wonderful. And you're so much caught up on the ouiside, sometimes 11-istfnlly enough. you want to gri kick to the inside - to the securitv and tranc1uility of life's first daw~1 that is childhood. Sume people perennially OC'cupy tlwmseh·es for an elusive thing they call "succe!>S." So you, hopeful neophyte. analyze and plan out a campaign the better tn capture this priu. If a man i11stigated to, iulfillmrnt By JOSEFINA LIM ... icians. and mini,..t<·r. did Hi:nr.1·. res· ponsihk ior a mighty nation turni11g .1postalt:, exdaim, "Lust, lost, all is Inst!" ;\n obscure. pint-si7.ed, Corsican country boy turned <1fficer. nearly subjugating the world under his inexorable military sway. gil'ing hi" relatives thrones and e:->tatc~. intimiclating and impri.;oning prelates. and keeping company with noblewomen. Could such a brilliant car<'er he more successful? Ke\'ertheles..;, :\apnl-.•un Bonaparte. martial giant though he \\'as. ended hi." da1·" a i1 iend!t--s" exile on a diminntiH•. island St't a111-idst lonely >'eas. :\o doubt tht' golden :\leditt'rranean days must han~ been dimmed ll'ith a rcn1lutionary reform in opinion, i - - - - - - - - - - - - , despite centuries of settled belief, would that innon1tor indC'ed not he rnlkrl a ''succ<'ss"? Surely such a man ha.~ apparenth· all the reason to be jnyiul. to look around him, to view his host of followers and say that the world indeed is a beautiful place to live in! Long ago one eYCning in the 16th l'l'lltury, such a man was taking a 11 alk in hi!-i beautiful garden 11·ith his 11·ife. The air was cnol and calm and fragrant with the scelll of manv flowers. Aho\'e them across the eboi1 Y;1stness of God's firmament. twinkled the stars. His wife commented and called his attention to thL.; picture of beauty and peace .. Yet ~lartin Luther - head and iuumler of thC' swe<'ping Protestant Ht-forn.1ati(•l1 - 11·ith scirrow rcpliC'd. ''Ah. w1rt•. hul that is no longer for ui;!" Years later. another notable perS<!llage of history - or in the annals oi mankind - ~lenn· \'III, Jn the grace of God. of Gr~at Britai·n. 1reland and the British Dominions beyond the seas, King, Emperor of Inclia and DefcndN of the Faith -disrupted with impunity his nation's life, making- mi>'erahle and \\·retched the thou>'and,; oi hi~ ,;uhjects who dC'pt'ndecl on thl' bounty of the churches and monastcril'S which he ruthlt'>'sh· \l'r<·t·kecl and turned de,;olatt'. · f-ll'nry. as iar as liYinl{ im·s. wa..; a stupi:ndous and rl':>oundinl{ "sttl'('ess:· I le ied well. he married e,·l'n hl·tter >'ix timf's. hi,;t11ry record.' Thl' >'Illar!. advncates llf the slogan. "l·~at. drink, he merry - for tonwrroll' l\'t' die .. perhap_" l·an tlf'\·er hupt• to ap<' thi~ magnific<'nt liht'rtine. \'ct whL un hi.' deathht"d. sur· r<11111<kd h). princesse~. statl'smen. phyPflg(' Z What are the marks of the really successful person? Here is an illuminating attempt at tracking down that elusive thing called ''success." gna\1·i111!' memorie:-> and r('morse; the silent niglits noi>'\' with inner turmoil at .his i:tllen. >'tale: tht- sapphire waters around Elha .a m<Kken· of gently lapping \\':t\'<'" at all h.uman succe%fu[ careers. Hut Napoleon 11·a5 luck\·. He died a natural dea•_h in bed. ·Successful war lords after his time met more gruesome end~. But, you say. they \\'ere eXceµtional creatures. He fair. he practical, get <16\\'ll to 11.~ >'mall timt' brethren. J\ons<'nse ! Like us. thl'Y 11·Ne human being>'. not· demi-gr1<1". (That take>' t·are of fairness.) I am being practical for my example,;' deeds are not product" of theories or speculation - they were act· ual. Excl'pt fol' llrnry \'Ill who was a p<'er. hut hum;rn ne\·ertheless. the>'e tliree example>' were of the nrnsses hefnrc they achi(•\·ed their ambiti1m. Do \'Oll think that the humble>'!_ cadet. .likC' the little Corsican ho\', might nnt ht' capahlt:' of greater p:)wer? 01 that !he nrn>'t unas:-;uming intelll'ctual. like Luther. might not >'ucldenly hlaze out intu an iniidel or ~a int; ( )f that any .. i the pl•ople in uifice. might not clistnrt g-11\·<'rnment into t\·ran1n·:' ( )h ·n·~. Cach ancl e\·e1T nmmal lmman hCing c111 lie great.' \\'e achil'\·e accul'<li11g tu the amount uf dfort we exert a::; we put our ~houlder to the wheel of industry. All of us are doing that now. \Ve started eighteen rears ago in kindergarten and now in college we are whetting uur facultiCs for the finals. Most of us. God willing. will achieve some .~ort oi distinction in our chosen line. Yesterday. Napoleon,. Luther, Henry; - today, an unscrupulous demagogue, a hanking shark; - tomorrow you or I or our neighhor - haying our cake and eating it too. making a fetish of our miserable- little ego, )ttrugg'ing madly for fame. fa1·or: fnr1lmC', p'11,·er. pleasure. and what• eli;e ha\•e you. There (•nee li,·ed a g-reat statesman "·ho had all these. He was a man of intelligence and wit anCI compelling personal charm. He discharged his duties 11·i . ..;el\' and well that his kind made him ~ knight. Hl• was the happy and hehwed head of a fa.mily famous for affection and rnlture. A conflict arose, however, between him and the king. inrnlving his principles and conscience, both of which he refused to forego. He \1·as charged with high treason and coiidemned to he heheaded. At dawn of the dav of execution. his wife and daughter: pale with tel'ror, begged him desperately. for the last time, to renounce himself. (;realer rank and wealth were promised him if h(' would do so. The prisoner .~ighed, shook his head. replied, "I'd rather he head.le.'•.' here than in the hereafter." Douhtles:; Sir Thom11s i\'1ore is now hasking in his L'topia which. Henry \ · 111 thought. 11·a'> on earth. \Vorldh· success here - will it last and .endure hevond? For thither we are all going a~d though we may accumulate honor>' and riches on the wa\' 1·et in the long run these tran>'ieOt. things will he shed and· left he., hind. The only thing that mattt·rs after all is the sah·aging of our sok possession of immortal \'alue. Cnle>'s man hold to thr ultimate truth - that onk he is truh· ..;uccessful who will aChien- the "a.l\'ation of his immortal soul! .. ,uccr ... ~" ll'ill nnl.1· hr ,;omething lik<' thr p11t of gold <l\'l•r the rainho\1·. Hopdul neoph~ te. gra~p this fact firmly, for this i.~ the rudder that ll'ill gtlid~ tl>' unerringly in en·ry storm that _can hreak upon us <1s we journey to our hl·a\·enly homt'. :;.;, THE C'AROLl!\'.IAN° ~1111111111111111u111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111n111111m111111111111111111111rnm1111111111111111111111111nm11n111111111n1111111111111mmn11nmrum110:1111mH111111rn11•1m11111rn1m11m1111m1111111111111111:i TURN of the ROAD I 13y LC71!1.rdes S. Mercaao ·= ANKA FERN . .\NDEZ "PP~~~:~,w~''.,.~~l::·;.,.,.00n, 00 _ 1 will gi•·e , . .,., '"'" """")" ,; i stoo<l there undec-ided, for a pahle aml with some experr1::;)1·~~1;:1;',\\1~~f'1t (1~:~'.~ i!"nd ~'.:,~:: ~ moment, whether to enter or ience. \\1rnt ls your name anrl \nlrK :.atl~htcton·, tht·n t1wrt· ~ ~~~~1~~h:~:er t~~e~:1f1ice ~!in~~~ H\~a\.~i~/~~~nd~~li~i1~~:·ioi~<;,;~ should he no h~lnl focllngs i.T ·.·~=~: Daily." The paper had adver- abrupt. 1 c~:i~~:~;.50r~~~t:rse. "it's 'l1 ilea!.'"~ :!:e~I !~a~ ;~~[2i:~a~~~ea .'~·~; "Y\fr nam'e is Anna FerOan- '!<.he ans\Yered him gr.ttc-iul\_1. fl Society Section an-0 she want- dez. i am a graduate in type- "and tlmnl.: you for i;l\·lng m<'. ~ ed to apply for the job. She writing and stenography ancl a chanrc-. Mr. Goim.·z. I will -~ had always loved writing and was a pre-law student before try my hest to live up to ~§ ~e~:~~p~1!~:r \~:~r~:v~~P~~t~t~i:~: the war. I have never worked 1;;;1~1:;~!~e~:t~~11~s·~~i~~e10~!~t;~~ ~! d • h h I d \ So happy and he turning = ~~an~edw t~\e~ ... e a ~~:rite~ \~·~y: For Anna, life wa'I one liack to his work wa,o; a hap- _t!=: Th. t · straight path line wilh pier man for it. ~~:' P::a~~~atio~ \\:~f' : ~::a~~~ roses ... that is, until she It \\·as one of thosc- ran· -~ Rut hogey thought,=; assailed came to the cross-roads. {~~f~~so;n ,.~~;e~clt!~~:. •;~~~e ~~~~ .I he~.he was slw and timicl. Ap- was flawlessly lo~·ely and 11·;\.;; :5 !~~~c~~hl~~~ h::~~a:~;.oi;i~1t ~~'\~.~~ ~~~e~ ~~~1~1~;c::~ffp~l;;~11:~~t o~ ~1~~:1~\in~1~:t:'lrS~1;~I :~~~·rehl;:~~l; :§ only for a moment. She knew our co1Jege paper. I have :10 away. someone was playing :~ thai: she had tn a<'t now and other qualifications, ·exrept the piano. It was a familiar ·~ puickly, or else she could ne- that I haYe alwal"s ln1·ed writ- tune - ":\lt \\\·in'" hy (;.,. :g ('r eqpect to go a1w where ing- and l hope ):Oll would gil"e clnwsky. She used to play 11 § ;l,;,i .. ,'.:1,~.:,i:.,".f .B,i,.1;.:.1~;,:).~1 .. ,:.:~~f:: .. '... · ~~~f 1~~~~~ ~~~!;(;g~~;~~'.[;~~·-' .-... ~ '· .. , "~ .l!ol her shyne..:;s. She wa.<\ now hnsiness and the dust and thf' at ea~<' and more romp·isecl. that .;lw had long erecte<; i11 :.§ munotony of the wurk had he- He did not an.;wer her for orcler lo forget i><·cau.;e it ~ c-nnH' almost a drudgery. Sh<' a Jong time. Jfe was stnclyin.t:: hur• lt1 rcmcmher. -~ hacl alwa,-s wanted quiet and het hriticall_v. She ],~oked in- \\'ln- it was onh· vcst<"rd 1\ § a chance. to write out ideas telli1·e11t, neat and \l"Cll gf(l(llll- that .;'he graduateri' frc>lll IJig-h -~ tl t kept racing in he-r head eel, hut somehow she gan~, thC" Sd1no1. She was fiiteen tlwn : :§] ~~~~i:i11:~1 ~~[f Jt~f i~~~\~1 ~1¥~~~@t'.~~~1 I ~::~~ ~h:~ ~~~~ :~~.i;:f1~;!11 i~;;,~~ ;~~~rr\~:~~t.?l .. ~fieG1~e~;,\~~d~~\;,;~ at ~;·;r.~~~;ries of hom(' \1·trl' ~ the impression that here was ~o forcibly of his own daugh· happy and un.;poi](•lL :\Inch ~ <i Yen· hard man. !er and what ii his o\\·n little l<n'c and protection harl l>t"e11 ~ "r.;io<l afternnon. :\fr. Go- girl \\·ould he in the same hers. so that when the \\"al' ~ mcz."' she hCard herself say- predicament yearR later? He hroke out: a11d hC"r iathl'r ~ ing. ''1 read an ad in )'(lllr pa- wm1l<l certainly hate people killed in an accident. it ldt ~ per this mornin.,. that \'Oll who were hard on her. Some- her trehhling and afraid. It ~ ~,, .. ,.,,.,,,.,.,~.~;l~'Uf~ ... ;~.OJllll~ll:;ll~l<lW:lill~ •• ~,..t.1u~w1r ... :!Wlh~ •• 0w1~1Ull:~:CJ11U~l~Ul!lll~UWUIJIUU~~~ .. '.~'l~illplW:~, .. i~lliU·~.: ... ·r.~.~ .. ~ .. ~ •. ',:UrnllJl:ll:l:Wtl~ll1U1~11e1•(:.0~.111:~1111111111~11r1u~11s11u;1~111~1l111~u1;11:11~11~11~11~~ .. · .. i,,~lll~l~llsllplll ... r~11e111~11:11~~ ... · .. ~ .. 1~1d111m"1"11'1111111111111111.ml: S»plrw1Jc1·. 19·1:; P.ai:e 3 'k/leen .2>o 'k/e Cai, P~? w lTI I tonr." clear and re,.:nna11L thr hell ring,; forth ,.:11preml' and ~· .. m111:111ding. It i,; tinH' fnr th" (•\·cning das,.;r,.: to hcgi11. \Yith the ht"aYir,;t .,f hearts. I terminate ii plea'<ant tC'tr-a-tetc and trar my presem·c ;1\1·ay irom Lile dclightfnl company "i a C'OJed. Ofi I go trippin~ merrily 101 my clas,:.(',.:. Fo•r'<uoth. her smih_• w;1,; ra1·i ... hing: her 1·t1il"l' wa.-: lllll"ic. 111 the l'las"n"•m. I lake a h:u·k ~rat. far di-:•ant irom the profrs;;nrial <lai:<. \"eril_1·. thC' eolkge prr1;:pect11,.; inform." me that 1111· in,.;!u1-etor i-< endo11T(l 1rith ac,lfk1~1ir (]P!?Ter,.;, and. ,;ince I di) 110! ha1·e thl' ,;lizht<•st idea 11"1 1at thl' k"s"n tonight i..; all ahouL I musl tah· pai11_ .. tn nmn~al my prC',:cnc<' b('yoml hi,: ,.:eholarly ,;plwre. Th{' das.~ rn"-'ter i,; t•alkd :111d the knnre lwg-in". I srttll' 111\""(•lf with all ('Ol"-'l' ;ml t·omfort. ( J1.,e11i1u.:- Ill\" t·tC'rnally unfilh'<l nntl•ho(•k. 1 · :<Cl"C'\\" 111.1· pen and prc"<>nt a front. :hat from all angle,; .~ngg-e"<t,; a pkltire nf n modt"I "1lH]{'ll( at w<>rk. I begin to \,,,.;(• my,;elf in pen:<i\"(· :.\~('~'~\~~~~m1.11~~i~;i1~!:1c; ~;~~·i~t;ti~~:1~\i11,:~ (;nrclapia:- :\(I\\", jn:<t what 1\·a.;; hC'r ·1a111e? \Vhat grim i:--1my ! I had that :·are fortune t" talk 11·ith her thl' '\"hole afternoon anrl ·I forgnt tn ask :it'r name. I jot .;nmething <lnwn in m~· mt•111ory honk. Surely. it i" tn pa.~;: from the sublime t" the ridiculou,; !u fann· nn·"eli in 1 .. 1·(•. :\In"<\ I infnrm hCr ;,f the freling:- that han• mo1·ed m1· anemic bear\; \\'0111<1 it c-nnform. \\'ilh the n(Jrms oi JH·upril't.1· ii I rli,;patdwd a mi.;;,i1·c of m1· :dii•ctiun.-<? Ii I wonlc\. ho"" 111{1,t 1 hegi11; Dear? Deare:<t: Darling? :\w nertz! D:1zzled as I am. [ WllTHl<"r whl't"e .;h{' coulrl he f.,r th<" pn·.~<'!1\. In class:- Ii so. does she thh1k ui me much as 1 meditate about her~ r \\"'11lder. CL\:\(;! Cl..\\'C~ Cl..\:\(;! 6 ,30 - 7 ,30 P.M. .\n hour ha;; pa:-sc<l. .\nother 1wrind cotmnences. (Jut 1·01Hler irom !he <Jpen \\"indow, I heh.old the·night Stars illnmine tlw murk1· darkm·.~s and 1() ! they sparkle wiih celestial g-lury. Forsor,th. her ey<"s twinkle Page 4 /Jy Anony MOOSE like 11'<' stars. 1 r01111rn•nre to harhor qu::h fancy thoughts that the night was made for us alone. But tno soon, I feel an irritating mulg-e at 111\· rihs from m1· immediate nei~hhor. l~t· annll\';; me. because he make:< my iluatinl.!" ~ih float the more. and [ fe<'l seasick. :\"onetheles;;. I come down to earth again. ":'-.Ir. Johnson. (others call me \'a11. for short). !{'11 me. what i.-; yuur opinion nn the relative hlah ,,j ti•<" hlah in relation to the blah hlah." The prnfc;;sor hurls a quizalomk homh at Ill\' f'\'er uneducated head and I am ~lazed! \·Veakly I dutch the hack of tlw seat in front nf me and on Ill\" fallen· arches, I stand up. · '"I <1111 dr<'ply 11101·ed to ;;tate, sir, that I ha\·e n"t formulated anv untutored opi1!iun:< nn the ;;uhjeCt." I hl<"at shel'"pishly. "Then 1:erhaps if yon will kincll) tbat dyiug ('alf"s look <in your r('mincl 1111·<;.elf that 1 ha,·e not taken anytl~ing. · not c1·en a teeny-weeny little hite from anything· cdihle since lunch and that was eons and eons ago. Ai-: it is. J am famished and I rnn harr\11· wait for the next meal. "}fr. c·ahl.e (just call me Clark) can vou now explain how the blah blah.~. ·· CL\"'.':f;! CLANG! q.ANG! sa,·c(] hy the hell! 7'1nw for the last Jl{'T"iod. Cladly \\'011'.<l 1 forfeit th{' next instrnctnr for a leg of ·fried chit·k(>n. I am lnmgry and J feel that I c-nuld usc a pair oi cheese sandwi{'hc,; al the Cantecn. Hut alas! J find that I am at the l"we;;t ehh of nw financial a,.;;;ets.· I am practicalh· nui.J and n1id. I .et me l'herefore · think of something el,;,· more pleasant. That Dl"eam _c;irl. f .r Look out, folks! That Moose is here again ... and with a super-screamer! fac<' (hor«e lang-hs from the. moh) :•.nd kimlly pay a1tention. I will ('ndc:n·.r.'r to <"hwidate the subject to \"(•l\. I hlnsh ho !.l•e tip,; 1,f my hal<linl{ ,.;calp and I reLir.• '" th{' comfort of 1111· sC'at. The kiJ:-j .. \·. H,~·;; heen after m~ <'I"('!' .;ince I 1i':·l<·ed tint tal"k on hi:- ,.;tat aml imleecl ht' t•mlea\'fl\lr,.; h) ric\icnle me. Pu(lh ! \\"h"t doth it profit the :nan? l~egardle,.;"< roi th<' ('nsuing kc!nrc. [ took with me se1·er:il copies 0L1""0111ir litt'ratnre S\\'ed S.,meon<' k11t me aud soon I am l.,st in a world nf Supermen. Batmen. l'q>ey(' and snch ritlwr cartoon <Tl'ations. I finc\ such rL"arling reire!<hing itnd l"erik. a hroa1i fiel<I of intellectnal h:1r1·e"<ts·. Mayhap. 1.e l'r, il'""seur is a :oa\·ant: mayhap. hr i~ the "Hllt110 !\lultarum Literarn111" :i111l I am just the Tnsignifi\anl lgn,,ra1nn". Bl"f! can he ininrm me \1·ht) made the first rockC't "hip:- \\"]u,; \"e1ily, t\\'a,; Flash c;,ircl<•n. ·\nd tbcn. there i."< l't·peye with hi5 ha111h11rg<"rs. 'Ti-< he,;1 f,.r me perhips nut to ponder 11pt111 the snhjcct (Ii melaphysiral hamhnrgt·r". l mu,;\ instance. l "nfortunateh· I find that !h~i~~~1;~:t: -~~ye:~::~:~'·. i;; ·~~,~~ii~\ ~~al1i1;~: "·hat the\" meant when the\· said. "\\'hen liungcr knocks. hn:C' flie" out." Ho\\" true and how wise. "\'1'rily, my !m·ing thoughts h'an:• taken wing anc\ in thrir stead. I i-:ee a \"ision of steaming dishes repkte with ~;, ~·11i?~ r:~~~ ic~tl~~ e~ t ca 1~i\~ ~e~~;fci~;; k(:~1 ~ howl C1f \·egetahl<' soup t.I:! the jnk~· purtion;; nf tC"mlC'rloin "teaks and as unto the cau"<e, the effect is, so unto mv mouth, the. \\·at<'r. JndeNI. my g:i~strnnomic desire;; have on•rwhclmed my stardng spirit. 1 .wonder what thev ha\·e prepared at the h"nsd? Frit·c\ chicken? Yum. Fried potatoes? Yum, ymu. Pork chops with gra1·y? Oh boy! How slow are the ;;ec•mds. \\'hen, nh, when will that bell ring? I am unable to .comprchenc\ what tlw pruif'ssor i:< gabbing ahont. I begin to lose mv mincl. \\'In· must I suffer thi:<? \.\'hat merit. this mental angui:-h? Confot11Hl that hell! For whom docs the hell toll? For Ac\ano? That·s (Continued on page 20) THE CAROLINIAN Hatched B1 Telepllo11e THE dim lights of the Office of Investigation barely reflected the bald pate ot the desk sergeant, sleepy in his swivel- chair. Yes, he was doing his duty for duty's rake. by f44U/a.leled. /l1Jttuted. door. Sarge. J'll tell the """rl<i I'll call her." "But. Inspector! \\'hat about n111r sleep!" · "Jla ! ha! ha! \\'hat's good for a guy like me is a little romance. So. :1:~~'~1111at7:e t!~,~r~~1~i~111 ~l~~,~~ ~~~l~a~11!i~~ looks like and perhaps I may make a date." lk then rang _Central. wondering who ·might he the unknown, his sleep quite forgotten. ":\umher, please," ~was ihe voice In an inner room Alfredo, sleepy too. couldn't sleep One could hear l1i111 now and then- cursing the teleplwne and its inYentor as he snapped 11t1t of his swivel chair with a creak wlume\'er there was a call. The clock on the wall chimed the tenth hour of thl" night. Once in a while :\lfredo nnilrl hear the creakings of the ~er g·eant"s. chair The serge:int's telepho- ;r======~=====:-, ue rang. /\lfredo listened to 01w side oi the dialogue, filling in the gaps of the person at the other end. ··Oesk sergeant speaking. \\'hat: \\'ho: - Ah! Frl;'d? Yes. Inspector, Anything can happen on the night shift ... and usually does! fkl Villa. Ile·s here. sk•eping in hi~ "============:'.' !:~~'.!~· Just a minute. I"ll see ii he's he h!'ard. so tondully sweet tl;at he ,-\Tiredo thought. "\\'ho n•uld he was at a lu~s ho\\"· to hegin. Again the wanting 111e at this hour of till' night.". n1icl" came celar. soft, and care%ing. :\ml on this particular night \\"hen he "Xumher. plea..-e."" .-<o \\"anted to sleep. I-le \\·as thrilled. ··\\'ho is it . ..-arge? :\nd what are "()h, I gm·s:-: Central's got 110 m1111yuu grinning ahnnt?'' her.-<: give me ~[-a-r-y ! Say. "Oh. nuthing. just nothing .. .\ hea11- the <le"k sergeant told me - ·· tifuJ _hahe calle<l. She asked me who "Sn at last, nw Alfredo, the· 'C11yo11 are. \\'ho is the smarter Junior ri<•US Cat"."' . J>eterti\·e [nspectm' \\'(" used tu call "\\\•]]. curinusit\· fh)C'sn't always \\ ith 1he fine name of "Fredie'." kill, does it?"' · "/see. :\nd what <lid you tell hl'r."" lie heard :i stifled laugh. Tfc could 1111eriC'd thC' Inspector. almost :-.ee her giggle. . ":\lso nothing. Say. hy the \\·ay, "Ho\\' <In \'Oii knu\\' thi..- one \\'nn't Inspector, slw's got a sweet yoke -- kill yon?" . hmm 111 m _:_ capti\'ating. No\\'. don"t ··xll\\'. now. 111\' dear la(h·, \\'hat's start telling me you don't k~10\\' her." the idea~ l'lt"ase don"t call n;e a cat," ·•\\. _.:_ h\1h !" he added. "Y<·a. she tnl<I me she's a friend of ".\nd {\on•t 'clear la<h-. 111!'. tno,"' yours. Down in Central - night shift. hantered thl' \·oice ar:ross. the \\'il'e. nim· to twl'l\·e." ··:\\\". a tbnu~aml apologies. my "But I don"t know anvbodv at Cen- dear 1-a-d. nops. ~[ary.'" trnl. f\·1-I the fact i,;. I";n sleepy. Rut "That'd hetkr. N'ow, just forget I'll call her. ·vnu say she nms the everything. I was doing nothing for s\1·itchhoarcl, eh! The operator then, the moment and. T guess I can ha Ye ac tliis hour?" some fun once in a \\·hile." "Y~a. arnl if You make a call. ask "Once in a while. This is ten lor ~larv."' · •)'clock at night. B-r-r-r-r-r. That's ,;Ohof tryi11g to he incognito, eh!" not .the reason. You"re a good liar, ··s:'\y, <lcJesn"t that name gin· ~-011 you"re using a pseml•mym." an idea:" "'To keep aw:ike on the jllh. :\Ir. '"N'ope. I wonder \\'ho she is." llt"' Sherlock Holmes. Yo11 iorgot that musec\. But at l:tst this \\'a.~ some- I'm the night operator. Bye! Hyl' !" thing for a change from solvin,g- But to :\lfredo this wa" not thcpctty thefts. pick-pocketing. night end. Th(. \·oice sounded s" iamiliark dqh hrawls, stews, nmrders. am\ sweet that he flicl not w:i.nt to t"n~I what wit. "\'uhoo! this is what I the chit-chat su .-<t1on. call' copporttrnity knocking at JHY ··oh! Uh! :-\o. dlln't hang up yl'l. Sf'plemhe1·, 1!147 · '.\f<try. rlear. I 11111.q tell ~·011 something: mort" ... "Yes.·· "I can keep vou awake all night if vnu want to. g;. ~he wa\·. \'Ollr YnicC' Seems familiar:·· · , "Sh-h, here comes the manager. l might as well tell you not ~o start on me. Regulation's no talking with costumers. save on busine5.-<. see!'' .. I \\·ill make it rnv liusincss, then. No\\'. will. .. you pka.se tel! me your real name. ":-\u. l can't <lo that. Regulations again. lsn"t ':'dary· !'nough for you?" "No. I can't take that." "\\'dl. what more?"' ''\\'ell, I'll lft that gn for regulations. hut l 'd sort of like to see YOU off ho11rs \\'hat's the adc\re~s?'" · "I can't tdl YO\\ that. tnti. Regulations."" . · ''\'011 and ynnr regulations. Are ,·ou that inac<"essihle ;·· . ''Xm\·, don't get excitf'd, :'l[r. Sher!01ek. If vou are so anxio11~ lo knO\\' me. I t·ari manage to nw('\ Y"li at the entrance to the Central. J"ll he off at ~~:~~'.~• in th( mnrning. I'll he seeing · "Ifs a date."· "Tomorrow tht"n. lh·(' ! !ffe ~ .. :\ext morning ;\H1:ed<l ·\\'a~ ~pick and span in palm hcaeh snit. milk \Yhite ;:hoes. anrl a smart r;!'.,rge Raft hat. it;: hrim slightly bent do\\'n over his riu-ht ('\·e. He \\'<IS compk·te tu the cigar~~te~ ·He had been \\'ailing for an hour at the entrnm·e oi 1he Central and still n" ':\fan·'. \\'hn cottltl the gal hf'~ Somelw1~· th1· \·oiC'e ·re111inclct! him of someone hC' knew. hut ]>e n1tildn't place the n:ul\t". lie Wll" so engrosser\ in his poor memory of names thal he didn"t k11t1\\' he h:td s11wkl·il alm,,~t hali ;1 pack of ChestC'rfields. He glanced at hi~ watch. Ten . u'clock and ~till n" ";\[:lry .. \\'bat a gid ! . . \t ten-thirt\· /\lfredn. tired rot waiting \\'('111 hack to hi;; offi~·e flllitc ~\is~-1;1:1~:!i111l~:~1u~~~~ng \;~'i\~1~ JJte ~\:~e\~~·i;~~~ hat and plunged him,.eli into a rha1r \\·i.~~\~~:'.1t·~·r~~\\1;;~ ~-l,1J~1 ~l~:~~~antinspt"ctor?" ".\\\'. don't eall 111e !11s1)('ctor.'· "( )hu ! The inspect"r i;; in lo\'e with a \·nice. I -wuul<l laugh at you i[ she tnrned out to lie an rihl woman. (Contlnue;d on piige 20) Page 5 OF NATURE AND MAN T IIR !'iltn was £ai:;t sinking behind the coconut-tree-topped hills of Misamis Oriental. sending its-red rays in salnte to the taking o\·er of the world by night. Night, its canopy spreading over the eastern rim of the world. was dimming Punta Gorda from man'i:; sight. ] stood On the beach, a sick man, ·clad in pajama·s contemplating Nature·~ vast forces at work. I tried to mumble lines which man had scribbled in eloquent clescriPtion of a sel'ne such as this unfolding before me, but I cmtld onh· gaze in wonderment, utterlY 'incapable of fitting any line. With the oncoming tide, the wa,·es were gathering strength and fury. Huge rrests dashed against an abandoned LCl\·I on the beach. resulting in thunderous sounds. \Vhite spouts flew up from this terrible impact of Nature against a creation of man built to protect men from death so that men may kill other men. Where the waves were free to cast their fury against land, the sounds were no less fearful, as if they were to hr"cak asunder the earth on which man firrnly stands. And where the waves had spl'nt their strength white £cams slowly receded to gather more power for the next blow- boom ! boom ! A little farther awav from the beach, other LCl\[;s and LCT's in anchor rocked on the huge waves. appeared and disap· pearcd again and again. The elements of tbe sea were ce1·tainly in bad mood, I could see, and the winds howled in accord with their temper. I walked westward. The sun was gone. Night's canopy was extending westward and the east was studded with the i:;parkles of the distant stars. Lights were appearing here and there in the harbor of Bugo and beyond. I stood hefore a "haroto" on the beach whose by A. C. Ferraris two occupants were also watching Nature's moves. They were on their way to Cagayan. they told me, westward. homeward, when · the sudden turn of the weather forced them to safety on the beach, We then followed with our eyes the slow progress of a two-masted sailboat riding the waves with sails tucked in. its sailors )>addling and rowing with frenzied haste. "Good for them their boat was bigger than ours," one oi the stranded men remarked. "Yeah," the· other man and I nodded in assent. I stood up from the dead stump of wood I occupi('(I and walked westward. Oefore me a group of men. women, amt children were excitedly pointing to the roaring sea. A shipwreck, I thought. I stopped. A few meters from the beach. an object rose and rell and rose again. A man wa~ strug·· gling against the waves io reach it. He was thrown hack from the object. Ile swam fo'."ward again. The waves dashAt Yawn or Day Dream• on a full stomach , •• Dreama, 1mug dreams, with now and then an eructation.,. Dull dreams of a bloat~d cor•ciousneas, !lugglah in the noonday sun. Then comes the stupid pause, When self and Image• blur ••• £0 off to bed to take the siesta In the day's drowsieat hour. And when the earr), post-mer!· d!an °houra come stealing past, Then ends the noontide hibernation And appetite rumbles all.de;• mandlng For 1pace.fllllng goodnes1, For more smug dreams. -OSCAR V. TRINIDAD ed him away. I felt the excitement of the scene. Here was a man fighting Nature to get to he knew not what, b.ut which he must get hold of. · We lost sight of him as wave~ in succession hid him from our ,·iew. His progress was slow. Then we cheered, for he had taken hold of the object. He rode the waves to the shore. He was fatigued, yet he held up an empty, rusty gasoline can. H<'. was grinning from ear to ear. He threw the can away again. The crowd laughed and he laughed with them. Everyone then went slowly to his home unc;ler tbe coconut groves. A pretty maid was hanging on to an arm of the i:;wimmer, adoration in her "eyes. For her, at the moment, there was no one else in the world. Left alone, 1 walked a few paces more. Lights were dotting Cagayan's harbor in the clii:;tance. 1 sat on another hu~e log and looked around. Night wai:; in complete control. I sC"anned the vast expanse of the sea, until it met the sky. And my mind wnndered on and <'n. dcepf'r and cleeper into fnrl'sts of thoughts and dreams. until for want of light and guiding sun, my thoughts and dreams were lost to nu~. I came hack to reality. The sea hnd be-;ome calmer, and what was once the roar of the waves became tendc:r caresses upon the shore. I re· traced my st~ps homeward. The valiant swimmer and his maid were nowhere, gone to their love nest, among the houses under the trees. The two men had pushed their small boat toward the sea. and were paddling onward to Cagayan and home. The waves, as if realizing the futility of heating to pieces the abandoned LCM on the beach, tu·rned to gentler tactics against the side of the boat, wooin-z and caressing (Continued on page 20) iii1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111n1111111111iu11111•11111111111111111111111u1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111u11111111111111111111111111111111111111iu111111111111111111111111111111ii1 pQ.ge·s THE CAROLINIAN OF SAN CARLOS, THEY SAY ... Silenl. s'1v. nnd relirini::. lhat is :\fo;s S ·tlud Elpa in a nutshell. She came all the way from Su1igao Lo continue her .Junior Normal course here . .. Salud h c1sily typed as a "typical girl"'. Regarding first im· prcsi;iOns, she rhapsodizes: •·J jut.l Mn'l c:<prcss how much I ha\'e learned lo Jove thill college in "o i1~1'~;r~!s1i~'!!~· i-..ir rio(I him.I lo t X• prc~s in "''ordslhlly're likt- 1h:t1 lingc1ing rr:iit· rfrncc w1\K-h Y"" (ondly:o;mell:'ln d \'!!lkt"I :ut"al<t Jo,.ll lo d~rilK CSC, :IS a CO· educafional im~ tilulin11. hai> \•as· tlvdrstini.111'1-ht tl herselffrnm lhc rrsl in lhal it Miss Salud Elpa 1101 nnly ins lrut:lS . . hut cduc3h~~. too. I ltkc lhl'closc companionship t101l 1hes11iril nf coopcral1on of thc:>lU· d<•nlll nnd f:1cully mrrnbcrs alike. I believe C~C:: 1111mds w1pnrt1Hcllc:d in cdw:ali,.n:il. s11ir1t112I 11nd socwl lines of instruction. l ku"w th11I i.on1Nfo1\" \t'h('Jf /"II be for a ... ay fr,,rn I his collt.g(': rn)· f:1 llt m~moirfrs uf JI will 1i .. plt.:ii.ant and unrnr,111t:ihlc." Next r.ome~ Mrs. Nena i\·facad aejl C:1sa l who is finishif]g her AB s ludics lhis ~·e:)r. (By the way N ena is smarl and i:1telligent. S he made I ht~ mis\;1kc d hf'c;;mi11J? a teacher inslcaduf .-i, f1rsl-rnle lawyer.) She comments: "S a n C:Arl°" 1:ullr11eis :. grea1 .,--c~--=--- inslitutinn n t l+.:irning. That iu a nutsh<"ll. i~ my. im1u~si.inn of <.SC wluch I h>tVC wisel)· chOt:l'n 11.s mv Alm:i r..11111'r. IA a r:ir~· Nlnging fr om l h r: ra\'ai:ing •I t. 111 r i1el i o n wrm.111hl by the l all l war. thf' lrnilrlingsofCSC st::ind ifll!'. majfSl· ieallv '. amidi;t ruinS nnd nmshackle slr nr lurei; cannul hul Mrs . Nena Macadaeg Casa Pvnke-f)raii;e1'111d :1drrJir:ilin11. _I llelie,·e in t11is wist: That CSC i;t:'lnds tod:l\' a trader and a valianl Nusader ir1 the c01111ii y•s pro2rnrn or r~ro11strudinn :incl uhahilitalinn. Its hcaltl1y s1)iril nf r.nmraclc,hip ::and bond or loynlly iiivcs her last~~~~~1.~:~~~~·'.'tl~·:o~nii~l(\:~isel~~~:.l~~d c1J11!ccf!sc~~.~ inJl \nwly 1ierc n1i11J.!le an1I fratcrnit.c ii' orw. !indy wilhoul d as~ rli~cr irnino t ion an<l pr<'111dir.e." B'f R. B. <!. i\·171:i~t~1~c ~:}d Pci~::·1i~hV.11~ ~:;~~~a g~:i. denlul when inlerviewcd re marked: Mr. J<'SllS Bt'rnrid who is in I he s,.cond year or lhe College of Liberal A•ls says: "Ir impressions are formed rrom lheenvironmf'nt a11d the pcnplr lhat compose il. !$.'lc:r~ 1~~:rs1t do"' 1ive me 11 !i~~i~1~an~~ri~~~j •·1 rould h<inlh · fincl a wore a·1,propriatC ~n ough lo e~prcs~ the feeling I huvc had whcu I first stepped in lo the massive pnrlals of Sau Carlos ~~~:e3!y i1~r~1 g::n-c the college riawk·eve:> and f~u.nd c\•l'tylhine. mr.e u11d bc:"luli· f~il:Jnhcc ~h\~d~nf most ~ay 1lial lhis college is nn ordinnr~· one bul is lhf .. melting fJOl.. Whl'fClll comrade~hipoud Inn·- nre shareil can la ke pride i11. The members Miss Carmen Militante of thc Far ullv ~;~m1~~~:~dt.i1h~; - !!~;::1;111~1~~~~· ,~: Mr. Jesus Bernad r:a1h,.fi1! edurnlion in the Visa\·a~. ll k unt ."ilhnnl prir~c lhfrefore th:ol i :1m :1 sh;ner 111 Iha\ fome:rnd honur." rir~ consi<lerntc- without spoiling lheir noble aim of putting 11p a high l\land;ird of instruction. Thestu<lenlsarevcrv fri .. ndlv so thal dc.ospite my bcmg new lo 'ibis insi"1tution I re~1dily fell at home. One thing I must not lorgel to say, hnwr\'er. is Uinl 11 has a gal<1i,:y of beauties. To :ne heini::. C:orolini:m is n ~real pride and I am lookinll forw:ird to th:ll Uav when il will hea 111\ln~rsilv As it is now, I <;an sa\" wilh confidence nutl wilhout fenr; of 1:ontr~didion 1hnl lhi~ coll"~·· has a great ~l~~~~c~; ~~a~f1~1~ming lhe hiygt·~I 11111\"crsily Bouquets f ly thick and fast as representati1•e newcomers put in their say-so . .. Pa!'ling: Arlelairl::i t-.Jirnnd:i. n pul- :\·Ir. gciuardo J~,·f\lnsa , ~ i:t"'.cond !'hriludinous Ta'!ahi cr:.ming fr<•m :\I::- yenr Pre-Lnwile antl this sc-mt-slers: nila. Dtly is charmin~ an(I so "nlj>r- ROTC Corp C0mdr. puls hi~ impresl•1ioing lhat she has made numernus sion abottl CSC on the recnrci th1 1s' fricn<ls ~net admirers .. /\ will~· eirl, .. 1 n c 1 she i~ pul'su_in!2 BSHE whidt she ln!- ~in dr; ·~;11 (l.3~: I\' bel nvcs is lhc "uvcnut"' lo <i ma11 s los uncl \·en· heart" She' ('o mmcnls : m11th nL thal . .'. ··Whrn pop In. n_iy 1 1erF>n11:'ll tnl<t me thet J uf11u1on I ha,·c ~~!~lio1~:n · I~; ~wi~.~·~.cf1~:if~!~; sh 1dies in Cebu n11u1de of l\folll· I h ail nlrend'' l:i :incl r\·en surinacle up m;, p :isi;i.ng. some of miRd whirh col- Manilas hd\f'T ltRc to r.honst: cnll~i;ies. 1 he ol cnuri;e. Sa n sluclcnt bod y, f'.11rlni. Cnllej!e. ::ind thf' raculty CSC is \·cry po. members .. (11\d M1!~i1a.~~~)~ .. i11~ :~~~11 1ll:!;~'1~:~~~'i~~t h" wht.n our rnrc hrnntl or tfam r.np1 )ecl the comp:·uiion~iliri. r o\·eled N ICC harmonious co- Mr. Eduardo J a11elosa ;:,II~~·~· tl~a11;1)11i~ •• l,~;~~;i~~'11:oririt'11h:1 t h:is m:1~e. S:•n C:irin~ coll~it iF> • 1nps" Collr~1· .. :'I hl':1co11 I? :ill uml•1t10,~s ~lud,111 ~ t~ ;~~1~<tfr~r~~; :c~ Miss Adelaida Miranda ~f1:~0\:\~);,.r1 ~~~·~ ~:;:/ ,~~.~~~c•~t;::~~{:1r1~r. l\·la11il:i's lwsl. I simply like Sau Carlu!. " pl1ys1r.:1lly :11,d mor:•ll~· s\1:11ght l't>ge 7 .1'age. 8 The Angel of Peace I A man d.aw• up I hi.I blueprint for Utopia and then finds it dashed on the rucks of eternity. ~fario wa..; restle."s. Ile tnok p<lJWr and ]ll"ncil and l"okcd arclund at his half-empty room. (limly lightl'(l hy a iliekering lamp. ( lubide the moon arose. bright and full - the \"en· inspiration a writer 1wede~I tn get a start. ;\lari(J, seated in a cushioned ratian chair, was eager to lwgin writing. There \\"a>' nn ,.:rJ11111\ It• <listnrh him. lie \\·aifrd ior words to come. There is always a time in a 11·1 itc1 ·-" life will"n th<' right won],.: won't appear. \'fari" was ..;tarin.~ hl;u1kh· at the \1·hite wall hei(lre ·him aml k11<•11· he couldn't hcgin. The W<'ight of a nwmory weighed on hi" thoug-ht~: it was a mental torture. From his p(lC'ket he tnnk a fC'\\' letters. the remains of hi" 1·i,.:it to Flom\ home that Mt:'lly <lear Flora. I n<lee(\ I h<ff<' ~H·•··· PH'· .;;rd i"r tii1it.' tlw.-C' pa;;t few month". Yet it wa,.: ll<•l S<J much the work I ha<l t<> d\I 11·hieh made me fail t" answer you for ."-O long. hut it was more 1111· mental confusion. :\bout ·a 11111nth ago. I was sudcknh· seized Jn· an 01·erwhe!ming cle.~ire t~' roam - to \\"ander - 1u g-11 cut from ).:e\\" York. from :111 teeming no1nb. irom skysnaper,.:. ,.:trC'r-t-car~. ilutomobilr-~. nt'on light.~. pa\·c<l ,.:trceh. from thi,.: liir I loatlw to ll'ad here. I hC'came men1.alh, restless - _ co11f11,.:ed . .-\._ ·r got dnwn ti1 }:~;:·~:r•-a;i·~~~:e j:;~~·sel:)·la ii~ home.,ick. Ye,.:. that'" the real \\"ord- hnme"ick inr the Philippine". That's \\"ln- I am in the sen·ire once .111<,re. I drsircd tn go ha<'k to the Philip· pines and tci he a part ui the country. r am lea\·i11g this place \\"ith the lwpl· that I ma.1· find peace am\ By Ge-nov£:va Roble C'ontentnwnt in 111\· old ,.:tamping grouncl. ( han· tried ha1cl, to readju,.:t my;;elf to \\"hat had heen my mode 1,f exis!cnce here for alm<ht eighteen yt•ars. hut ! iound it a )wpel.ess task. ~1!~· thought,.: always go hack to the days 1Yhen you and 1 walked in the late aftt'rnoon to the "cutta" to admire thC' heauty of the ha\' and t" gaze in awe at the l{olde11 gl,,1,· oi the watl'l's rdlccted ln· thC' ,.:etting :'Un. Th11,.:e ti111~s I ha\·e n(•1·cr fol'goth"n, 1-"lflra. \\'e are h11th nature loYers. that'.; ll"ln· we're drcamC'1'S . . .\t times ·:1:-; I Ii<' in lwd, I find 111.Y"f'"lf again 11·amlering alung- :'llisami." beach. in·ling "" nmd1 at home. drunk to the hilt ll"ith utter c11111t'ntrne11l. That sort of hq>pim·~"· I n111n"t find here. I _grC'atly apprN·i;1!e your ;·1~j:~;:ci;~~;;li::~ \;.:·:~1i;ig l~~~~r.! l·1·e11 tn the smalk,.:t punctuation. I \\"atd1 yum· rC'adion,.: as _l"lJll guide your pen through th""e heautifully phta"'ed ~<·ntl·nccs. I ha\·c ,.:igne(\ up for fuur Years sen·in· and han: ask(.d to be a,.:signed to thC' Philippine,.:. 1 am praying) \\"ill he sent to \lindanao where I'd 11111d1 rather stay than i11 any otlwr p<irt of th<' j,:]an<k So if thing.~ will turn out the \\"a\· I exjwct. ru he ll"ingin~g my 11·a\' to \linda11<10 hi" the mi(ldle of .\ugu,;t oi· the early part of Scptcmher. Keep· yonr fingt•r" crossed for me. won't nJtt; Lait \\·eek, (\\"as in Maxwell Field, .\lahama. parti<'ipating in the tennis tournamer1ls there. The e\·eing.;; of the place pal'licular1_,. impres:-;ecl me hecau.~e the1· were "" reminiscent nf ihose of the Philippines. The da,·s \\·c:re hot. hut a~ they \\"(;re on. gentlt•. soothing breezes greeted one in the eYenings. You have heard of the weeping willow trees and the magnolias, ha1·en't yon? I whi.lt-d awav manv an e\'enmg ;11110.ng the;n, lost to the wsternights of Misamis \\·he'n there was a full moon and I found myself along the beach, talking, joking and laughing \\·ith you. You remember as we saunter.eel along the sands, flirting with the white-studded e\·ening water. we came to a rock peacefully si~uatecl. It was a perfect im·itation for a rest, so we sat do\\"n facing the hay. Then. pNhaps, it was the perfedion of the night which held ll" hark from saying anythin~. I scanned the horizon, then. lcu•ked at \"IJU. Your e'>'es were mist~·. ,\s if lH' s~td <len magic. we hoth . "tond up ancl retraced our footprints for home. \\'hen we reached the cntta, we both luCJked back at the sea. the san<l. the rock aml for a fleeting moment, we both looked up a" if tn ;;ay, "Thank you. Lord. for the 1110011, the stars. the silf'"nt ;;ca, the peaC'fi'"fnl roC'k, the t•\·e11in.~ hreeze. Thank n1u. Lord, for the niiht of pCace and heaut\". Thank \'Oit for being_ alh·~ .... " · - Something caught al 1fo ... rin'" throat. He did not finish rea1ling the letter. Careful!\'. he folded it an<l placed ·it hack 'inside. the c11\'clope. Tic had outlined ;;eemi.ngly w~m derfnl things fnr when he-got hack to the islands. His life story was to hegin with her .... He \\"as not kiddinj?". He had actually returned. lint, she was not therfi'". Between flickers of the table lamp. he saw her thick. hlack hair parth-, coYering 'the <limples of her· checks. I-fer sm'.~Co~~~~~:c~ ~~,;~ie 1~iou THE CAROLINL\N WITH THE JUDGE :\nother light from the Judicial Branch of the gon•rnment has joined the ranks of the Colegio de San Carlos faculty. He is Judge Segundo C. Moscoso of the 3rd hi-anch of the Court of 1st' Instance of Cebu Province. , I knew the Judge kl he a busy man, so when I paid him an interview visit at the ungodly hour of twelve in the morning in his office at the capitol I lost no time - shooting my questions, Sorry. Judge! ·~Ia-rried, Judge?" i\-Iust have heen a foolish opener. "\\"idower." he smiled "and with fi\'t· children. The eldest Romeo, 27 n·ars. is a medical student at the fi'ar ·Eastern Cnh·ersity." The sixth chil(l of a family of eight Judge :Moscoso !'a\\' the first light of day in San Pt>dro, San Jose. .\ntique, on l\brch 29. lR!ll. He finished his secondan· educali1m at Antique and earnccl his :\B at the former Cult>gio :\lercantil. now tht> ~:ation:Li l"nin·rsit\", In 1913 he gra<luate<l in Jaw at tile- E.,cuela de DcJ"eclw, now '.\11lnila I.aw Co!le!{t'. l:nas,;uming and _,elf-sacrificing. he did not tr\' the har immcdiakl\· hut hC"lped his. ;;j_..,ters through c,;\lege. I le continued his stmlies at the St;;tl' l"ni\·ersity (l"P) until HH7. finally httrdlin~ the har on Oct. 19. 19HI. From the C"o~lege hall he iryunediately plunge<l into the rnmpetiti\·e field of puhlic :>ervice. i\ .he-ctie puhlk life claimed his best \'ears. It was punctuated occasionally · hy resignations" into privnte life. Thi:' puhlic pul,;c. then as no\\', heat for a judicial hranch divorcecl from p<olitic:.. Jt1dge started as Chief of a confi<lential section in the Bureau of Constal)ulary and as /\;;st. Clfief Clerk of the whole bureau. He was sent to Zamhnanga a,; :\!'st. Supt>rin1encknt of the San Ramon Penal Colon\· in l!l~O. The gnvernment touk coJ{nizam·e of his -aciministrnti\'l' ability and appointed him Acting Supe· rint<'n<lent oi the same some mconth" later at the age oi "27. The motin· hehin<l his father\\- intcn·"t in the inmates wa~ a de!'!;lrl:' to restore them to peaceful places in,. cidlized socict~·· Therefore the- gra\·ity of a man'.., ofien,.;t' wa:-l not tossed hack in hi~ lentembl?r, 1947 face hut remC'dial measure.~ \\'f"re i11troduced to gi\'e a shut of confidence and good will to reJmil<l his good name before returning him to his home. Transferre-<l to the I ,,·ahig- Penal colony in 1921. Judge injected vigorous life into it. But he saw only its bright prospects, for the Depart· ment of Justice soon took him into its fohl,s. He ser-vcd as :\gst. :\ttorney in the Bureau of J us(ice in 1921 and later as Special Attorney in the Department of Justice. But lt't him continue the story. "I longed to \·enture into private \;"rn·- practice and maybe tak(: a muchneeded rest. ?\Iy resignation coincide<l with that of the then Secretary of Justice. Quintin Paredes. 1 juinecl his I.aw Office during- which time 1 extended my practice frnm '.\lanila tu lloi!o and to other neal'hy pro\'inccs." "Judg-e. did we hear rightly that von\·C' heen a representatin· and a Ko\'ernor, too?" "Yes. I got on the political handTHE BEACON Last ni~ht I dreamed of Acres Green ' Of pleasant meadows stretching out to sea .I saw the white house on the hill And Mother beckcning "to me. The smile upon my mother's lips To me, while lab'ring up the rugged slop~ And coming home to take my rest, Was one of il:>Ve - and full of hope. wagon ancl was c•lcch·d H·presentative of .\ntiqm· ior three cunsen1ti\'t' terms from rn2.-,-;1-1. \\"hen tlw gm·ei:nor <lil'd before the end of his term in ma-!, I was appointed to hi.~ sca,t. l did not run for go\'ernor or for representati\·e," he chuckled. "Judge, you certainly ha\·c a streak of humour behind tho"e n·nerahle glasses." Recalled ln- the ·Bureau of Mines in 1937 as (hief Attorney and Legal /\ssistanl. he became acquainted with the mineJ"s. \Vhen he weaned himself ag-ain from puhlic ser\".ice and resum~ eel practice. alone this time, the Agusan Gold ~lines was one of his clients. ''Like thC' arm\" in \\'arlime. it';. easy lo enter pul)lic sen·ice. hut hard to gC't away from it if the\· like volt. Just ask atiy of thn"e arm~· men ~vho had to hlo\\' tlwir tnp ofi before getting discharged. Besid('s a sense of belonging to the country. there is gradually ingrained in ~ c111 an nnSl_!lfish clesirt> to help." '":\ny C:'\pC'riences during the war, Judge?'' ":\ot much. rcallY. \\"c had tickets all'eady for the ill-fatC'd "Corregidor" \\·[1{'11 my wiie de~·icled nut to go.''. "Fl'minine intuiti~m" again. ".·\ny ·close shaYe with the Japs?'' "The Japs offered to appuiul me as rl'presentative of Antique, hut I declined." The eo1mtn· needecl him again as Cadastral Jndf{e in 1946. "Cpon the inducement of SC'\'eral frie-nds. one of them Speaker Perez. With greater cotirage I struggled I accepted the pnst a.~ Cadastral on - Jnclge in ( ktnlier ), l~l.tG." Alas! I fell, I awoke, I cried! I found myself alcne on earth My loving parent long had died! God grant that I may always keep Those Acres Green before my weary eyes The while I travel 011: my way To reach my home beyond the skies. Josefina Lim Those who ha\·r .'C'en the .\mneRt\· Commi.,si1>n ·in action here iH tb.e cit\' ,;aw Judg-e :\[oscoso. Like Cinci1{11at11s lie ,~:ent \\'here dt1l\' called him and ga\·e hi,.; all. J-[(' . landecl ~;~~. e~~~:.~J~~~:· ~!~~:. s~~~~\11"1.ei.:1te :\~~ the same capacit~· he is in no\\". \Vith such multi-colored e:-;periences, our fi6-year olcl Judge ha;;: __ a goud ha(·kgrouncl for "Persons and Family Rc'latiom;." Pagel 9 GLAMOUR o/ TAlli/NfJ I was horn into this world ,;p{'echless. ).·fy doctor tol<l ·'me that [ wa-; nying and \\'as wry rclwllinus the Yc1y minnt<· I saw the world. If it (·\·rr i,; true that I wa;:; not in talking te1 m,.; with ain-hoch· until I was one \'Car old, tl;en i" nrnsf have hc:en horn hiting' a ,;i]n•r ,;puon. ancl it took m1· doctor a 1·car of coaxing before I - wa:< wi\Jirlg to surrc-ndcr 111\" inhurn accesson·. From that time <>1; until ll!!\\' I coi1ld not thank thr Lord (·nough for gi1·ing me the n1p;u·ity t<l talk. I haYe leanwcl thrn experience that tlH' l{rcate,;•_ aid for .talking is n"t a nice set of welLhrushe<l \C'eth -neither is the brandishing of the h:rnd,; or the winking of the <·ycs 111 SllJITC'lllC IJC("e,;.--i\1· -- nut C\'l'll th{' · shape ui .the adam',; app!t• 111ake,; talking "" glanll!rous - it,; that ma,;,; (1i ~ra,· mattt'r hidden sccureh· insidP · tlw skull that make,; n,; t:ilk like a man and not like a Iii rd. by V al..-iano Lozada 11roh\em - 'what tn talk ahout. Snap. is now lie-coming popular ('\·en with the hnys (to keep that :-:c-hool girl complexivn). Jn fact Ill\" naughty little dog "Tnrpf'" u ... e-".:: soap 1\·hen it 1<1kc-.-. its annufil hath. Yes, t'\"en dog;; are geiting clean nnwaclays: hut \\"hat this g<'ne-ration needs is that brand of <:oap that l1lf'aches th!;' ct111\·ersation. :\ man who talks '<111Ut is not ~mart! \Vhat h<' need<: is a hath -· a thorough 11w11tal hath. :\ clean word is YCr_I' r('freshing to ·the mini] and ,·ery palatahlt· to tlw cnnsdenct'. There is nothing more pleasant than to talk and laugh for hours withCJt1\ gf'tting dirty. \\"e i:a11not make the flimsy excus<' that we have to clish "\It (]irty stthjt•('ts hecan,;c th('re is nothing more ni intcn·st to talk about. ~o siree, the heaut\" of nature alone is a mine of i11exhau:<tihlc ~Ulljt•cts for nn1\·er<:ati.,n. I (]u not (kny tlwt talking \\"hilr i--·---··---------·-~1\\~~~~;~.g i( ~rn~~~ry~110:~if~!~~1~1,_ ~;;.1<: ~~: An inveterate · talker -trong and a,; impenetrable- as a !-tt'c-l lwlmet. The he.;;\ wa\· to hre-ak a ioortre.~s or to 'i<•l,·e a p~ohlem is not t • iorJ;:"et the idea altogc-ther hut 10 dt'\"isc llll'<lllS to (l\'CITOl\lC it~ diiiicult\·. :\lost excessi,·e talkers dn not u,;e t.hl'ir brains at all. Perhaps the~· an· :<o ah,..orhcd in their talking that tlH·y iurget they ha'"e brains to help lheir tongue<.. On the dam:e flour or in the haskethall rolirt. there must always he pt>rfert coordination between mind and bud\·. Hoth faculties must he actin· in o~d<'r to make a person a grac<'fnl dancer or a fine athlete-. Ji the- mind is lefl alone nnbod\· would k11ow \\"hat we arc tli.inki;1g ahout . if the tongue- b left alone. nolmd\ \\"ould undt'r.;taml wllat we are. talking ahot1t. In a11y game or art. practice is the hicldt'n "ecret. Five minute!'l of this kincl of 111('1\tal gynma . .;tics will not harm the balance of thl" \\"('akest minds. Xow let us take it for granted 1hat we ha'"e ;tlread~· acquire-d perfect timing bet11·eeu mind and. tongue. And 11011·. .;hall face a gran~r Page HJ holds forth on a badly : misused art -------- ----~Xow let's tf,uch on thr ,;uhj(·(·t.~ Pi j<1kes. E,·cryhndS·, lo\·es jokes. en•n normal persons like them. h i.. a manifestation oi a we-II hal:11wc-d mine!. \\"l" ;;ee onr fellow-stn(lents' :dHwrmalitiC's and we get a good laugh - they see u-: too in the samt' manner a1td they al.::O g:et a goocl lau~h and the whole world hccomes a bundle of c-ht'er - - well and g-ond. Bu~ ther<' ar<' still ·'"me ho\".' left wlv, simply choo~e to be alnionnal. Thn· still <:liC'k to the insane- ide:. ~hat· \"11\gar jokt;"s are funny - -· jukes tur men, the\· mil it. Ii it arouse-; the <inimal instinct.~ thPn it is not f,1r m<'n. it nm,;t he ior aninmls ! I am not going to considt'r it iunrn- if a ft'llow talks to me as if I :1111 a;1 animal. I mean. makes· m<' swallo\\" animal joke". I do not lwlic1·e. l"1·en in m,· drunken moment!> thaf_ :r. des.:enclecl fro1-11 ·th" monkey.s. I f'!ave a monkev at. home and it did "not look to me 'sort of a distant relation. Now you see, there· arc funnf joke<: and there are sOme- which ~imply incite in us the irresistible feeling of landing a savage .hlow right nn th~ smut fellow's jaw. Joking asicle, let's talk on gossip:<. Li"-ten. l didn't say gossip on talks. Talking is so much ahused tlrnt it is almost S\"llOnY1110us to gossips. It is 1;ot ;·are to 'see people :-:hak~· ench other's hands or kiss ead1 other,; d·eeks. showing all the signs of fon and intimate frienct:<hip. It is <\J,;n e<1ttal!y common to hear these sa.nw pc '\l](' m'urdc-ring eaeh other heh~nc[ tl•eir hack.,; .. J don't Sl"e what k1rk tht>y gt'\ out of it. Perhaps t_hey take it as a game. hut if it is ever a g-llm('. "P' •rtsmanship i;; not in its rules. c;nssip,; art' al\\"llys dirty and malignant. II:< ,;trikf's !he other pcrs1n1 \\"ithout his kno\\"lcdge. Th<"" gossiper IH'\'er gi,·cs anyone a chance tn fight h:_1l·k or c\·en 10 t'Xplain. It has hut one groul. 1r there is any._ and that t'ncl is tu create hate and misunderstanding. The hahit is not 1 nly tmthinkahle -· it i,; unspeakable. Talking, lwing the instrttm('n! .,f the mine]. is n·nlly a power. and a \"t'r~· dangerous one too. It ean 111akl0 a h('art rhat has grown rold \\"ith hite and misunderstancling ·'~·arm and gc1wrous with lov~ It can lw made an insl1 mnent for. laS'ting peaet": il- can al5(1 he made a :c;ourcC of .war. nr lt>tal \~;ar. (;r totalitarian \var?:It is the bridg(' that· OJ1e us~ in ~~ veydng -ideas nnd· : efuot1un.~ wfi'd1 are gathered in the 1ritnd,.3.n!I ·s~en through the lips. Sometimes, in·. ol.ir thougl•ts· we wish the hea,•cns wottld speak and the stars in hean·n \1'00\d nime clown and giY<' us comfort in our moments of stres": Im! lhe h('a\·<'ns and the :<tars.in hea\'f:ll arc muted :uld are. fure\·l'r ht'.\"u11ll cxprcssio11 lwcause man al(Jnf' cirn speak. and man alone can re:1son. The pn1\·er of speech is nnt mer<'ly a mirarle - it is a miraculous power. En<lTHE CAROUNIAN, SPORTS Intramural Cage League Opens With A Bang! 'fhe Pn-:\ledicine outrlt led by 'Advji;er Or. Solon. Muse Milagro!! l.nl'ero anrl Caplaln Ramou zo. sa,-.Jr. BB lalramarals Opens Tiu.' rurtain,; "·ent up nn th<' l"nllrg"iatt" lntramura!!I on :\ug. 11 amids! 11H' li1.1rint:" ,.f th<' CSC bras,;. hand an1l th•· r.1;:ir in>m tht' CflJ\\"<lcd ,;t;m(b. In tht "Pt"TH"r. the Collejz(' 11i I.al\" dr••p11c-ct :i hrarthrl'nking gamC' to the Fn.1,:"inn~ ring. 12-24. Thr oth<'r Kanw. ll>r C<1m111t'JT(' hoc1pst(•rs triumph<'d n\·n the Pre·\lc·dic :?1-H. The opening whisrle blow11 as Cent.eri; Huhen F'rlns n[ the Pre Med!I 11.nd Ben Solon or the ('o. merdanl!'!< jum11 (or 1he hall. STANDING OF TEAMS TI .\\I~ (;rnt•ral Frc-:\ll'd l'u111rnercl' l .a11 E1l11c1ti· ·11 l'n· l,:111 \\' L PC r. J.IJOll .fi6i .li(ii .. iOf) _,·,oo .mm The Collcll;e of I.aw team showhu;: Ca1)tain Jtkunlo ,\hel);1 aud Mui.<' Lelah Ch"w i11 °\Jw fo1·ej!rou11d. CAAA Opens Sept. 21 Th(' l·.\.\.\ ,,·ill -:.1,·i11 .~ 111111<-rw"~ nn Sq11l•111lwr ~1. 11hl'Ll 1l1t· S:1;1 (';1rl11s tlcf1·m!ing Champi1111.: H11·1·1 th(' ~~:~~ ~--~~'· 11-111G;~ t~::1i~.:~·t~~;:·~-;l;i '. :; :~~·t.: :; ~:~ Suuthern Culle;:.:::t·. On the war path .... The shakes before the shrieks . ... The Commerce boys . . s11urred hy ('yt:-fillint ~In~l' M:ilJE'I Vai·ian tot f'Xtreme righl l . nu1 ~~·h 1lown the court rlurin11: lh(' 011t>riin~ Cl>l'('monie~. The lawyersnot-)'et hands l.,erorl' rhl'Open('r. Pai;:e 11 I ./ lf"((l' rf'/er1111 _!fin's 11 so!t-11111 110/r, lo /!If• O/H'7'rtfio11al lf'l'lll Move Out ":\[m·e out!" The \\'al' houi::-ht the iull mhning (Jf thi . ..; army operational term to many of us. It signific,; the \'iolt'nt uprollting of our li\'t.,,. a11d trnn,;plantnig them to another place. To thC' soldier it is lahelled in dm:.,;i('rs a,.:. ''operations" arnl ,;uh,;cqut'nt orders are ch;111neled to the respon:-<ihle 1)artit>,; n•ncerned. I iir;:t i:a111e aero,.:.;; the term . -:horth' after the Pearl Harhor attad.;'. Immcdiately after our chu\1· one e\·ening we soldirr" \\'ere orc\er('(] to pa£k a11d a,;semhle in iront oi our re,.:.pecti\·c impro\·i,;ccl barrack...;. .\iter hein,g instrnckd n(lt to light cig-arette,; an<\ to "hscr\'e ,;ilenn'. \\·c \\'er(' packC'<l on a c\ozt·n or ;:o ilat car,: u..;erl In r;irry ,;11gar eanc. The train 1110\·Ni ;u·ro"" what seemed an cndle,.:..,: sugar C'ane fiC'ld ,past l(lng hmlega;:, 11i1til we reached a small pier. There fiye mntnr launches a\\'aill'd u,; in tlH· <larkness .. \ battalion. and ,;ume auxiliary unit,; marcher\ in. ,;ingle file to the waiting watNnaft. E,·en the officers dirl nnt knn\\' our dc,.:.tination. 111 111i(l· "<"a. the H'.,:pecti\'e skippers "Jlcne<l sealed ordt"rs and proCC'eder\ :-;.uuth. Somewhere lwhind u,;. the island of Xegros loomed out of the darkne,.:.s an<\ l'arh of u,; rememhere<l t!1e thing:-< \1·e lt'ft hchin<l. The night weather was not \'ery derncnt and hu,gc· \\':l\'CS threatem•d to cap,;ize the 01·t·rload{'(I hoats while memher,; .,f the crew foreca,;kd that a hahy typhoon was hrewing. \\'ithcout \\'aitin~ fur i11stn1rtio11,.:., we St'ldiers strapped on lifr•,;a\·er,;. and di,;~1i hntecl, our..;ch-es e\'(·nh·. \\'t• shifted to nnc side whcne\'Cr the wa\·cs swayed the craft more than -1.i ,(egrN·,.:. to the other side. :-\olmdy slcpt. Xn one could sit down hecause By LUIS ESMERO there was not enough ,;pace: 11an\' 1·omittecl and a few dare~\ Yi(llate regula.tions by striking their precious hoard oi "Piedmont" cigarettes and :-<hal'ing them wit_h no less than a dozen persons. ).fany time,; throughout the trip. 1\·e heard the drone oi distant plane,; aml twice unidentified plant·,.:. passed o\·erhead. \\"e \n'1e fortunate that we were not ,;trafed. \\'hcn \\'e arri\·ed at Iligan . Lanao. tl>o,;e who did not \'omit {luring the trip \'omitted then. \\'e noted an air (•f preparedness pre\·ai!ing in the ttJ\\'11. The medium·~ized pier was ready f••r demolition. \\'hat conccrned·u" \1ltJ."t \\'a:< the bargaining for "naranghita;:" and the store-to-store sl'arch for trt'asurt'd cigarC'\tt'·s. \\'e hought hn:ad and drank chocnlate whill' a fl'\\' of us \\·ere lucky to get fried eggs ioJ1' hr('akfa,;t, \\"hcn \\'(' hacl hoanled trucks, \\'e pn1n'e<led s<1i1th. \\" <' passed :\I aria Cri.~tin;i. Falls. flashing like so many i<'\\'l'b tmrler thl' carly sun. Thc falls appcared as if l!lC' whole sea nwt at one point and leapcr\ intll the dt'ep rha,;m with a rumbling sound that reverheratcd am011g the smrnunding hilb: at the same 1imc the to,;sed spray took on the appearance uf a \\'hite shroml. \\:e _passed ,\haga, :\fumo~ .. ngan. <ind othcr towns. \\·c were sin:;ing throughout the iourney songs that eYeryone knew. especial\~- .. God Ille,;s tl'e Philippiiw,;." \\'hen. \\'e reached Dansalan. 01·erlonking Lake Lanao, 1'>e<ldlers cro\\'ded near lllll' truek;: nnd (iffered their wares: rice -:ake,.:., home-macle candics, fresh egg,.:., a\'tiCa(los. malongs, kni\·e,; and trinket,;. Other people only offered their smiles and we smiled hack in return. A.fter a porti<1n of the troop-; was left in Dansalan to establish headquarters. the rest of us mo\'ed on to the southwest along the shores of Lake Dansalan. As \\'e passed Uato, Tuiaya, Ganasi. wc hegan to r<'alize more and more that· this was the "land of the kris ancl hloqd." \Ve saw gatherings of non-Christians with · their bright, picturesque cosfomes and their foreign chatter. "Mamawi .... Pagari.. ;\nclo ca pon .. Pagari... pagari .. " Friend, frie11d, pagari, and we hailed hack, "Pagari" and then .~ang "(~oc\ Bless the Philippines." The\· undc1 stood too and wil\'ecl .thl'ir ]llng glittering kampilan,; in the sun. l'agari. \Ve need e,·en·cJUl" i11 this. . \\" e were a sorry sight when \\'C reachcd I.umbalan. Fine (lust co\'ered u,; from head to illot. whitening our hair and eyde,;hcs, getting into our no,;cs .and caking our chceks. But \\"e ha(] reached our destination, and that mcant \\'C ,;tarted to li\'e. \Ve took a hath. changed unifcirms, cooked chow .and m:ule friends. Scarceh· three months latt'r we move(\ out again. This time we were retreating with ~he.enemv close at our hee~c; and pl.anCs o\'erhead strafini{ us. \Ve had to lea\·e most ·of the things hehincl us. The or(Jer ":'dove out" took on a greater signific-ance than e\·e1· hdore. \:ct this wa:; only the start .of a long series of "1Iun~ out .. -V.·-hich continued until the preSent. E\"Cll now I d;; not feel settled. The next war seems· already in the ofiing, ~lore and more it dawns on me- that this life is aiter all <•nly a pilgrimage to another and better place (thanks he t<• Cr)(]) and we ha\'C not here a lasting city.· THE CAROLINIAN CROSS CANNON The' two meaningful words "cro,.;-:. cannon'' - a conventional sign \\"hich symbolizes that which Pamlay 1-'ira lias immortalized and stand,; for a deadly big-barrelled weapon of \\"ar -was added a ne\\" meaning when it wa:> made to mean the Carolinian Cadet Corps. That term has bee11 a<lopted to hear the hranch of serYire tn which our corps belongs-Field Artillery. :\Ian with his senses and his faculty of imagination comprehencb the word ··cross cannon." Ile beholds and inve,.;tigatcs the fir,;t word "cross"letter ··x" - th<· mathematkian's hrain-cn1.cking letter. The word "hardship" automatically conws into his mind. Then his ment:il en•s ;;hift and romc upon two straiglit line,; c1 nsse1l and liknded into une. I le stops and pnnckrs dC'eper and emergl's with thrc(' beautiful words: 1111i. ty, COl>per;ition. coonlination. Then he <li,·erts his mental focus and ,;cc,; the dl•ath-hl'r\ nf Chri,;t, Behind the rro,;s he glean,; three golill'n wonb: di,·init\·, virtue. sanificc. Be1·1,1Hi these ~n,rds is a depth incapahk: oi l1t111Fl.n perceptic)n. Ile !urns hi,; naked e1·e;; to the ne.xt worcl. ··nrnnc111." i"lis mental car-: hear a hoom? He S('e;; mixed , . .,_ l11me..; of smoke and ilamc. ,;warming- and swirling. clea<! and d.1·ing .a thousand \JoSCJlll,; fearle<sly harl'd in an instant ill whaten·r l<'rror i,; facing them. Till' ,;mukl' thi•1< c!Polben I.our By Dulcesima Somosot 'He looke-d most pale and somber As I met him one day. I begged of him to share with me, His sorrow, if I may. An empty g-aze he gave me, But uttered not a scund. He kept me-wondering all night Until my head went round. Next day he passed away With his sorrow untold. And none to mourn for him a bit, AlthoU:gh he had much gold. Yet things did come to light When on his burial day His will was opened by the judge, And this he had to say: "A silent love I've nurtured For you, my life-long friend. Your offer I accept today When you my gold I send." :1way. Still th(' hoorn pl'f"i,..t.s. I le ,;('('~ a big iron, harking- with fun·. liekhing forth shells. fatal and ml'n::i1<'.ss in ohc<lienrr to its gunm·r. I-Ii< imagination cun·e.~ to another aspect. I [c S('('" the hig herthas of :\mcrica leaning in different direction;; \\"aiting for its pr('"y. He arri\·cs at the thought that sud1 weapons stand there as \·anguards of human lihNty. as a\"enging gods again.st thC' oppressors. His mind retracts a littk to ftt\h· gra"-p the total ,·iew and consolida1·e·s into- one mass th(' scenes embraced \\"ithin his comprehension and deduces the logical significance of the hi-\\"or<led nam(' "cross-cannon." ".\h"' he mutters "It i." a deadh·, l'atd-<liscipliner\ force .~trengthcn;d a1ul u11ified hy l'ooperatinn ;ind coor,\inalion guidl'd by, arnl -:hall .saniiin· for di,·inc Yirtues anc\ n"hk tn e-. The term ;;tarn\,; ior an idea sn grand and ht>autiiul thal irnp"-.:·"' a gr<·at tru,;t np"n a unit. Thl'l l' i,; thrn.-..t a Ill'\\" ehalll'ngc tn our C'nllege spi1it. Th(. call nrnst lie an~w~·r('c\; it <l(•\·uh"<'S upon u,; tu gi\"(' j11stil.'c ;111'1 1'1•?1•n' lei the ,,_.,, .. ,_h• ?l'l'lll'. \\"ill the cnrp,; nwa..;un· 11p to th<." heautiful meaning it l'P!l\"(·y.-. ~ Let liS make a go4•d an"""('r. f~·'i•·\\·.~. WO ~l J<::-; (A Parody) I like wcmen They put on r9Uge They put on lipstick Things which make men weak. I like women Thf. y like to gossip Likes to be catty, but Men's sharp words makf. them weep. I like women The way they cook They way they walk Even the way they read· a book. I liko women For their geniality, Dtceptive beauty, Their ways with all the men, I like women. -Jose Gallofin From The H.0.T.C:. Diary 5 August 47, 1600 hrs. - Electbn of the different unit spcnsors. Highlighted by a ki::en competitio~ of Ca· rolinian bevy of beauties. Finalis'.s Presentacion SErafica - Corps Artillery Teresita Martinez - Regt'l Staff Rosalina Ruiz - Color and Band Clarissa Saguin - 1st Bn. Artillery Milagros Lucero - 1st Bn. Staff Milagros Lopez - 2nd Bn Amelia Jacinto - 2nd Bn. Staff Teresita Valencia - "A" Battery Estrella Miranda - "B" Battery Teresita Pil - "C" Battery Marina Javelcsa - "D" Battery Candida Estillore - "E" Battery 25 August 47 - The branch of Service of the ROTC unit of CSC was changed from Infantry to Field Artillery per letter from Superintendent of ROTC unit, Mania. 26 August 47 - Organization of "Cross - Cannon" Fraternity. Election of officers. Prtsident - Cadet Lt. Col. E. Ja· velosa Vice-Pres. - Cadet Capt. V. Frias Secret:lry - Cadet Capt. L. Mumar Treasurer - Cadet Major J. Jimeno Reporters - Cadet Major A. Tumulak and Cadet Capt. M. Delgado Sgt.-at-arms Cadet Lt. A. Abatayo and Cadet Lt. J. Alquizola 29 August 47 - Bugle sounded. Ca<l?ts with gieen-and-gold helmets assC;mbled. Parade and Review in honor of Father Rector, Rev. L. Bun~ zel, and of the Unit Sponsors. Sponscrs presented· the."Tlselves to their rl'Spective units. Greetings. Handshakes. Cheers! 31 August 47, 2000 hrs. - Officers ball in honor of the unit sponsors. Show~·ring, Capt. Gonzales and part· ncr arrives. Officers, sponsors, fa.dies showed up. Music! Dancing! Program! Refreshments! Life ! etc. A tremendous success. Page 13 coeds' echoes COEDS AND CATHOLIC ACTION ( 'atlwlic..; sho11ld lll' ...;11ch n"t 011!~ in name hut al,:u in det•(\. True tu lhi,.; ~pirlt. lhere are cot·d,; amidst 11,.; the light of whose g(ul(] 11·,irks ,.;hould not he hickkn muler a hu,.;hel. The1· are 1hc Catholic .\cti(lnish and our ·Cakd1ists who are \\·orking harrl in thC'ir U\\'Ll 1111pretentio11,.; \\"a.1·. /'ope l'iu:- XI (\cfj11c>' Catholic- .-\ction as "The participation of the laity in the a1)(1.-.1"!a1e of thC' hierarchy:· Frum th(' lwg:i11ni11g of the Church. { ·athnlic actiun has heen practiced. ~ide I)\· -:icle \\"ilh the ap,,stles and 1h1•ir si.1rn·.-;sor:'.. the lait\· lahnr('d in planting th<' good ,.;eed , ·r the go,.;pcl in the hearts of men. \ucl nut tlw kasl oi l ht',..(' co-11·orkC'r,.. were 1\·u111en, wh,, although not ordained 111i11i.-:ll'r.,.. .. -.till iullo\\"t'tl Chri,.;t and His apn-.tlc·,.; an1l aclmini:--tered to them. \ml ha1t· 1••11 1n•1'('T hl'arc\ <•f the dt'<!l'"llt'"'>l"." · in the t•arh· Ch11reh ~ ~inn· l'"Pt' l'iu.-: .\I the r~al call f(lr 1·a1hulir :\cti .. 11 is 011 and his succe-."'"r. our pn· ... ·nt g],,rinu,.;ly reigning J>ointifi. has madt• a ,.;trong- appt·al to u11marriC'd \1·umen to lwlp in Catholi,· .\cti,,n. Thi,.. great task j.. nut !J11!y f,,r pries\-; and nun,.; but als,, for 11s the laity: \\·onwn a111011g w"men. 111t•n ;11uong mr.>n. \\"t' IJCc<l iirst oi al! In pra,· im "thers and for rourst'h·e,.;. Self-sam·Lifieation mti-.t lciul to the sanctific:1tion 1>f other.-:. The prayers olf St. :\lonica were a fat·tor in the co111·er . .,.io11 ,,f her >'<•n, St. .'\ngu.;tine. \Vas it n"t a layman \\"ho :-ai11. "":\fCJre Jhing-s arl' 11"rought hy prayer than thi,- \\·orhl dream>- of?" Chilrlren lonk ttp \11 el<IN<;. c<:py tlwir hahit>- a1Hl Clt>'toms. read !he Bland~('. niother of St. Loui". King ni FratH'e. tole\ her :;on that slw 11·011'.d rather sec him dead than that he :<hould rummit any unchas.te thought, wor-<L or deed. Surely if all ninth were instructed thus the appaliing tide o( ju1·enile delinc1uency would he diminished or ;Hopped altogether. Lel's get busy. girls! Instruct youth. 1-'ran·r. example, instruction - · The lhn1er a:-:sures us the fie:cl · is white fnr the harvest. To Catholic :\rt ion then, fair coe1b ! :ff orgibenrllll b}• Nene Bantiles I stood restless on a knely shore, As I watched the tide flow out Through blinding tears of sorrow. With a bitter taste in my mouth. I felt de:sperate as a tempest wild. With no place to rest my head, And ready to break down barriers As I moved without being led. I asked mys'!lf, "To what purpcs~. Even if I did succeed In shattering opposition, When there sure1y was no need?" Then I prayed, "God forgive m~. If my thoughts had gone astray." And I found a good solution In forgiveness - the brotherly way. hook;; tlw1· read. see the modes lhl'\" -~- .-:ee. It i~· mor(' effecti\·e to pread1 hy g()()/l example than .to he fore\·l·r naggi11g- after the little ones to ""<l1J this"" or ""1]0 th:1t."" .\,.; future mothl'"rs. Catholic girb knoll" the importanct• of being llH•(lels lo the chil(]ren. Abraham Linc,,ln r\edares. ··:\11 that I am and all that I ('\·er hope In he. 1 O\\"(' \<1 111.1· mother.'' \\'ise sons are hrecl hy wi."er mothN,.;. I.et·,.; h.egin to he wise now 11·hile in collegC'. That is (•llr great mis.'>iun at pn·st•nl. Teaching lllC' Chrbtian doctrine in public s('hnob and prepari11.~ children for Hoh· Communion are the ('u· cd"s special undertakings. :\! hollll' ::;he could not forget to inform th(' :<:('n·ant,; <1f their Catholic clutil'.~ and allow them time for them. ~.]11et'll Page H iilbrift by Amparo S. Camara Faded are the flowers of friendship Gone are his sweet thoughts fr.:>m For when I met him just this d:iy He turned his face away And· [ feel like a drift wood Floating in the sea. Fables For Coeds One afta·noon two coeds, Mary and Linda, were sitting in the library, presumably studying. Linda had her mind on the exciting date she had yestet"day and the more exciting one she was going to have tomorrow for which, like yesterday", she was going to miss classes. She was also scheming on how to wheedle from mother a new frock for a party next we?k. The thought of the party made her eyes shine. (Someone at the opposite table saw the glint and thought that she had cracked that granite-hard calculus problem at last.) Then too. she was debating unto herself whether it would be worthwhile to go "steady" with X, a persistent admirer. Mary's mind was on the fact th:it tomorrow would be the first Friday of the month and that she was going to commence her nine Fridays. She then chuckled to think that the new maid at home was always clumsy and "in nubibus," because the poor creature was homesick. Scoldings only made the m:iid wc·rse; · so Mary decided to be kinder next time something goes wrong at homf' Moral: Though!::e: make the girl. Ana is a proYinciana sent hy hardworking parents ti• study in rnlleg". ( Jne clay her mother rccei\'e(l a packagt'. In. it were Ana's prayei:. hook, ,·eil, ros~1ry. scapular, and medal,.;. Th.r.> letter accompanying it read: .. Dear !\!other, I am returning tht>se things a,.; tile u;;e of thC'm confuses Ill\" ,.;t1u)i('.o, ancl ('l\Cttmhers my sightSl'~·in.~ an(l participating in rity lifr. Bt•side~ the\· emharrass me: my i1 i<'ncb art• ;if raid that I mi~ht ,.;prout \\"ing-s or \\"ear ·a hal(~ arunnd my lu·1ul. I hough! ,.;ome silk frocks a,; tlw one,; r hacl \\·ere olrl-fa,.;hiotw(l. Hark accmmts are_ due n.·n· ,.;uon. Pl('ase s~ncl al'.ownncc. •als1; Yery ·"'"m. Ana.·· The ans\\"er came hy telegram. "\\'hy are you there~ ~Vhither arc Ynu going?"' 1\Tother. · Ana snapped hack to common· sl'"nse. In spite of heing- duhheil a prig ."he J"('sumed to he sober (this kept her from fooli,;;h ways): right~ eons (this made her tru;;tecl): 1kvo11t (this made h('r expert in her pr .. iession) .. '\na \\"Oil a proiessnrship. a good naml', and he.;t of all, ,.;he li1·etl tu a great old age. Her smart irit'nrl,.; had dissipah'cl their energies and opportuniLie." Ion_!!. ago. :\!oral: Goclliness is pruiit:1hl," t,i stu<lents. THE C'AllOLJNIAN My! How Tempu1 lu9it! Excellent timing as usual, although, I could have spent an extra five minutes to prink and prim some more, "" JOSEPHINE GABOY A impertinent bell clangs its· rude interruption. 'Tis Time! before staging my grand entrance int0 The reverent hush of a purple twieYening classes. I feel confident - light; the evening star - so cool, so after all, I know I look well in my cahl'!. so bright. Mmm ! The Barrcts marine-blue dress with those· cute, of \.Vimpole Street couldn't have dont' white lace ruffles; my ba·g matches better! And the moon - ah! look my shoes; my hair is soft and fluffy at the moon, 'tis shining up there . (thanks to the shampoo yesterday) oops... there must be a mistake and my face .... goodness gracious.... somewhere. Anyhow, there's the moon I dive deep into the depths of my and I'm iri a fairy garden .... a lovely bag and in frantic panic, finger my princess in a gown of silver sheen, a way thr-.ugh lecture notes, a chew- blushing rose betwixt and between ed pencil, a ten-toothed comh, a pac- my flowing tresses of gold. Sweet ket of letters, lips.tick, a melancholv music softly plays liquid symphonies marshmallow and finally .... triumpha1it of Jove - a gentle breeze caresses with victorious success, I pull out my my cheek. I hear a, whispered footfall pocket mirror! I gaze admiringly at .... Prince Charming L. ta ta ta ra ! mv reflection and witl'I all the dainti- .... my heart and time stands still ... ne"ss of delicate femininit\• - 1 brush I clOse my eyes .... then Then .... "1\-Iiss away a diminuth·e speCk off my Gordapia Cornucopia" Mi{>erable check. I give a final twist to my thunderbolt! Cruel awakening! I - h!otts'.', assume a wide-eyed baby yes, 'tis I. Gordapia Cornucopia (ah l stare, arrange my mouth into a set sweet mystery of names!) am called smile, clack my three-inch heel in a upon to recite .... I stammer an inco<letermined staccato (an oh\"ious an- herent babble - the symbiotic nuunccment - a blaring fanfare of transmission of thC answer, muffled. my late arrival!) and regally sweep hy th.:? static of peanut-cracking. I into the classroom like a docking, join forces with the nutcrackers - dowager steamship. the crack1ing sound of roasted peal graceful:y drape my chassis on nut shells intrigues me... which rethe scat in the front row, cup my dim- minds me .... the shopping list for pied chin in my equally dimpled tomorrow will include a bottle of hand and fix my elegant orbs upon Parfum Intrigue, a lapel pin for my the lecluring professor. His voice lailorcd beige suit... I need a wide drones on like a lullaby through a belt... a red one to match m~· new kudspcaker.... I lazily watch two bal'.erina skirt. I'll die a thousand ilue veins dancing the Highland deaths if I don't purchase the lucky •ling .... or is it a Ballet Russe .... on print cloth ... the dressmaker next is forehead. No .... the glamour of the door will do .... Let's see - pleat5 all allruom is not for me .... Give me the around the skirt for the p!eated eflory that is \Vollyhoocl - the feet - that smart, new, low decolights - the camera - the action! lete and cup-sleeves. I wonder who "m Thara Hernbarht starring in that girl in the third row marb.e ... Love!" Love! Love!... my leading . the shade of her nail polish is simply an - Glark Cable - side whiskers, stunning. But what's this I hear? - u'stachc and all. (Sigh!) For the a nice. juicy hit of gossip as sure as ife of a movie actress! But crude my name is Gorda . land sakes! eality ! The professor rasps on.... let's not go over all that again! "Do ey! I make a startling discovery .... you know that Kuala .... " "You don't cute, little mole nestles snugly in say... it's shocking that's what it is e hollow of the professor's upper .... My death! It's absolutely scandalp ! I nudge my seatmate anCl in. n ous... Herc's something more, she .... ramatic whisper. report the marvel Outrageous! \Vait until I tell you [If marvels!. ... We indulge in the lux- Everything... It's this way"... But try of stifled giggling hut hark! the Time... Merciless, unreasonable iieptember, 1947 Time! ·7 :30-8 :30 I take a quick trip to the powder room - undoubtedly my face need!' a complete overhaul and repaint job .... ten mil-iutcs later I appear in class - livid with powder - vivid with lipstick! I sit up and take notice of the thngs about me .... I see faces - ; tired faces - hollow, dark, eye-circ'.es and wilted collar; sleepy facesdazed for.:-giness and a stolen snooze; interested faces - diligent aura and avid ears; bored faces - indifferent look and pouting lips; hungry faces ... ah!. ... eyes that mirror a review of tender, juicy slices of steaks; casserole of heef and cabbage stew; tangy, spicy salad, lobster a la king and custard cupcakes - the smug lick of the lips. I suddenly lower my eyes - I feel a martyred-sheep's eyes looking at me from behind - I coy- · ly blush and look side\\"ays (it's more effective and becoming). he still stares - hypnotized. In a sudden burst of big heartedness, I gfre him a wide. toothy, dazzling smile. The poor fellow is heside himself with rapture .... he mops his glistening brow, clears his jammed throat and beams like three suns and a thousand searchlights. He rumbles his thrnat 3~~vcn ~~-ii~e~~~~:'wri~:e~o:~ic~p~:~~~~ I'm hreathless with excitement - I'm beautiful - I'm desirable. Innumerable suitors wa,it at my feet - spellbound hy my cold beauty .... there"s a balding count,_a tubby duke, three princelings, five millionaires and two Greek gods .... Again I hear that uncertain whisper.... "Miss .... may I... er .... escort you home?" f turn round and face the blushing Lotliario . he smiles and horror of horrors t I see a gaping hole where three front teeth should be!. ... What do I do now .... what shall I say? Clang! Clang! Clang! Merciful Time! Thou sweet. good, considerate time I .... At home, in bed .... my hair bristling with mervin clips and steel curlers - my face frosted thic:k with vanishing cream - I yawn luxuriously. "My ... what a clay! Time certainly can fir!" Page 16 SNAFU :By A. M. F, Dear Dolores. ""' nnhnl July 17. l!l48 The Rain and I by ·v;cente Ifanudo, Jr. En•rytime it rains . just as soon a:-:. it starts to rain ........ when the \\"incl descends and tinv trickles begin to gather togethei to create .a_ Heavens. Dolor, \\"hat put it into that the la-:t onf. \\"ho taught here was more impressi,·e rain - when the \"<•llr head that we t\n) teachers are a be'-'pectadcc\ ulc\ mai<l with a peren- neighborhood begins ·to close. their leading a nice life here on this little nialiy running nose. Poor old dear! windows anc\ sit down by the fire to i:-:.land? Goodness! You should s('e me :\ml no wonder she.. always had a talk about.things they had so unkindkicking the sand. running nose. The changes of wea~ Ir left unmentioned ........ when -:.all I should have hacl my head exam- ther here are So sudden that onh thes·e li.ttle things arj! faShioned, bit ine(l hefore I e\·ei: consentecl to go on constitutions like X ora's anc\ min-e by bit like a pasted. masterpiece ... ;.: .. a wild goose chase with our dreamy- can withi;tand them. my -tieart tel';; me a story. ,A St9ry eye_d poetess. Leonora. I find teach- The night of our arri\"al there were that h~s heen repeated to rrie each ing an unpleasant husiness and I hope serenades helow our window; Norn time tho water from the heavens ynn'll help b1e g(•t transferrer! from enjoycd them. I was amused. One of drop ~11d 0 lea,'e a living s1lirit of methis place hcfore J go nuts. the songs- they sang wrts ""The Palms lancholia to linger along like- ·a. sob, Xnra likes it \·en· niuch here. Sill' of Paradise." sounding the L in Ref'king a henrt to dwell in. - is always at it - ,\-riting poetry and -palms! Evcrvtime it rains, I suffer from hardly knowing that I exist. Lately The food we cat here is always the a memOrr: A memory tlu'l.t comes "to she wrm"t ans,1·er me when T speak ,.:ame - fish, although sometimei; me like an incl"itahl~ nightmare. sigto her ancl vou know how I alwa\"s the1· scr\"e us humba. ;\t first. I re- niiicanl. hurting, mordant. hitter ... ilare ttp wlien somehocly does n".1t joi~ecl inwardly that at last I could. immortal. Yet. unpleasant as it is. it a11,.:1\·1·r 111{' right away. I suppose she - nen•r forgets to leave, a tiny thread considers this place lwre an i<l<':tl n11c ~ong to ((tlia nf wai-mth that lasts until the exufor a pnet. Modern Version lwrant pain chhs away. am'";;~re<.lon~ 0 ~:;;;;~~-s~1•n;;n11;i,~~~~~~\,~ (With apologies to JJen Jonson) 111;·:;~:~~ti~:11e ti!~ ~)~i~~ my heart tak('s Yarrow, no nnthi11g. not c1·en a ~h· childhood had createrl, ior nw. church where I can kneel and pour Bewitch me no more with your an <~pinion that was definitely pcs111y wncs. And oh! for a d('~·cnt hath! eyes; simistic. Perhaps it was l)('cause 111_1· \\"e hath here in hrim·, \·ellowish I'll never say "Be mine". mother clied when I was hareh- si:\ water from a shallc,"· weli in-the ope11 Oh do not think that no man's wise and nw fal'her when I was Cig1tt. air with gaping people a-; ,..pcctatnrs. To painted cheek and plucked How i buried and suffered thru it. I The house we li\"e in is suppnscd eye-1ine, don't know. All I know is - it cn· to he the hest-with corrugated iron \'Creer a thick film of ice around my roof and solid boards as floor. You Though most are foolish, some are heart and killed all the things l'irshoul<I see me p("r,;piring herC' at wise _ tuous in mt._ My heart did not k1'101\· noon. You'd think I was ha,·ing a Too wise to fall for that old line: nf that supposed strang~ forceful Turkish hath, nbtswithstanding the That f~mme approach of "You are feeling called lm·e. Xothi1~g. of its gentle sea breeze. nice" like e\•er came to. me nor du] 1t come ·This i::Jand is inhabited IH" about Will never move this heart of mine. from me. At eigllteen my emotio1is 40 families, each family con§iSting of were useless and aimless - th<'y frnm i:; to 17 members. This is ex- Some foolish men may gasp for were dead ch1:.;h·ely a fishing island. At first it breath L'p to this day, I am without the app<'ars glamorou,;, \\·ith the fishing When painted dolls they chance knowledge of where all my emotion,; nets drying in the -.1111. the hoats an- to se:.? came frnm the moment 1 saw her. chored in the lagoon, and the fisher- Some femmes have even brougftt Because the nrnment I saw her wa;;11't men siHlng in the shade strumming- men death just a moment. It was a million year."' languruus tunes on their ukeleles. But from such a fate deliver me! compn·ssed into one sweet i_ni:xUut whl'n the catch is good and they pli(·ahle scconcl, it was all my ~tghtdry the fish along the be~u.:h.- \\"ell, OSCAR V. TRINIDAD een years of complete ~mr,ttness. you just ,;111ell fish. filled at a glance. All emotion~ came The schnnllH>use hen· is one of eat pork, hut it turned out that their pouring into my heart, like tiny rcthose squat. nipa-ronfed affairs and humba here is jackfrllit cooked in co- fre.shine- trickle of sho\\'er at 110011the facilities are pitifully inadequate. r1inut milk! It's hel'n two weeks 110\\· (C0:ntinued on page 17) The children come tn school bare- since \\"e arrived :Uld I\·e ne\·er eatfooted a1id ;;ome still wea·r pinok-pok. en ]ICJTk. It appears that the pigs arc worse "luck I didn't know that 11n1il Howe1·er. despite my mental turmoil, -.]a11ghtered only when .. there is a it wa.s too late. Nora knew all the I-think I am getting nn with my pu- wed<ling and when somebody ·dies. time. hut .she didn't tell me. Xow. pils capitally. I hanclle the thin] anrl :-:,(lTIH'"timc-; I s"ei::retlv wish Xora I ·feel like- kicking her. 11on't forget fourth grade;;. \\·c.iuld gt't married. - so l can eat that she is the one who lured Inc to \Ve were gil"l:'n a grand receptiolll -- po1k! (Xow I'm geting morbid!) this ad1·e.11ture. a la Boholana - when we arril"ed. f'lea.-.e. Dolor, tr~· to get .somehody I repeat. please help me. I'm horneThe "big men'" oi the i•dand \\:ere there I•) find a better place for 11lf' sick. quite surprised to find us so young than this terrible island :\Ir. So-and· (and he;mtifitl ?). l\·e ju.st fotmd unt So is the prindpat in this district: Pat;e_ 16 Desperately yours,,· Lena THE CARQLINJAN "THE RAIN AND L .. NIK-NAKS •:• •:• (Contnued from page 16) When Woodrow Wilson was President of Princeton University he deplored the promiscuous giving of honorary degrees. "Our univer,sities have learned of late," he said, "to distribute honorary -degrees judiciously. But in the past-Mil, in the past I met ·an unCC·uth person at. a dinner, and, biting told by an acquaintance that he had three degrees, I asked why it was. " 'Well,' said my friend, 'the third was givE.-.n because ·he had two, the se. c.ond because he .. had One, and the first because he had none.' " * * * * Street." A higotecl old churchgoC"r. firmly set in his notions. rebuffed hi" neigh~>or who was speaking of a new American \·erison of the Hihle. Said he, "lf the K!ng James vcrsiofl was good enough for St. Paul. it's goo<l enough for me." Applying or a post as keeper at the Bronx Zoo, a burly Irishman came to the question, "What is rabies and what can you do about it?" The applicant 'wrote: "Rabies is Jewish priests, and you can't do anything about it." /\ c-ertilin Cni\'Crsity profes.<;or was ahout to depart on his sabbatical and :1<ldre;;sed a few parting n·ords to his In Belfast they still tell \"oll ahout students. '"This parting- is very me- the football ga.me that t;>11k pince lanchol~: to 111:. I '''ish there might hetween the 100 percent Catholic:< ht>. a wmdow m my breast that you and the 100 percent Protestants. .\ n11_i::-h~ "l'e the innermost rect>sse,;- of . f .imcy attended that game, and whC'n 111\· heart.·· the Catholics made a skillful play he · .. flroiessor." callee\ a young man :ipplaude<l anc\ when the Protestants frnm the clas . .:;, "would a pane in the in their turn scored he again joined Stomach clo?" in tbe shouting. :\t this point an Irishman jahhE'd the Lime\· in the In English class a small boy was ha.~k an~ said: . . told to write an essay about King' .~!Y (10<1, m~.1!· haven t you got any Alfn<d, but was warned not to ela- rehg1011 at all; boratt- overly much on the familiar * * * stcrY'. of the ca~es, Th_e boy deliver- One of Dorcthy Parker's morl..! ed his essay which, after ·summing up telling re:torts was in answer to the the chief historical facts, concluded snobblish young man who had been with, "Th(.-re is another incident in discoursing for some length at a party King Alfred's life. One day he visited and had finally observed, "I simply a house whe·re a certain woman lived can't bear fools." -and the less said about that the "How odd," was Miss Parker's bettei·." ' reply. "ApparE:ntly your mother * * * * could." \\'hile shown the sights of Chicago by the l\.Jayor of that cit\', ~I. Camho11, the French :\mhassa;lor of anuthrr generation, l"xpressed his thank.; for the Mayor's kindnes . .:;, "Hut." ht· added. ''I am sorn· so to C'<)ckroach 1111 yuur time." · "C)h." answ<'red the :\layor, "don't tlrink of that. But \"Oll clon't mean rockroach, ;\I. Camb~n; it is encroad1, you mean." •·nh: is it? J St'e-a difierence in g-<·ncler." * * * * A French · clergyman cathechising the youths of his parish, put the first question from the cathecism of Heidelberg to a girl: "What is your only consolation in life and in death?" The poor wench smiled but did not answt:r. The priest insisted. "Well then," said sh~ "since r must tell, it is the young shoemaker of Agneaux Se11l<""11ber, 1947 There is thl" storv of an Jhcano farmer who promiseZl his \'ctlc to th:· Liberal candi(latl' for ?\lanir and ten minute" later promisc.:d it. to the ?\aci<malista nominee. Tn his wif<··,. relmkc, h~· rrplied cannily: "Did you notice how pka.;e<l each oi the c;imlidates were?" ··Yes." "\\·~·11. ·1 pleased them hoth. ancl un el<'ction day I'll plea,;e my,;elf. and then we :<hall al\ ·lie pleased to;.:-etlH•r." ~· * "' * "Congress is so strangE,'' commented Boris Marshalov, a Russian actor and dramatic coach, after a visit to the spectators' galkry of the Hous~ of Representatives. "A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens - and then evE:rybody disagrees." :\ cub reporter wa,,: :<en\ tu col\'CT tinll' or warm <·omfortah~t· :<1111,;hine alter rni11. F,,r the iir~· timl' I ,.;aw the r•ilor "i the :-ki1'" and kit ih \\'<>ll . .dt·r. E\"Cn tht' tree~ and hinb St't•mnl to S\\"ay arHl :<ing- ito the new-horn fl·eling. as if it \\'t'rt' hc-ralcling an eHntful da\". It tonk me quit~ a \\"hilc to realize that it was raining. She \\·as just about to come out nf church and I was going home from sch•iol. \\'hen she saw the rain she turned and that \'CT}' nwment I felt I had lost somct~ing that had a new meaning-. Some. k111d cf feeling. that had the power to stir the inside of me - something far more forc<•fttl than steel vet 1,110re gentle than a passing sum1;1er hree;r.e. I don't k110w "·hat made me enter tlw church. I han· ne\'er gone insirle one bef.,n» Xot that I didn't helieve in Goel. hut going to church' and kneeling heiore the Suprcml" Being needed a clean mind and an open heart. Tht' yrnrs that I had spent without my parents had macle me un\\'orthy. I hated life am\ anything with it. .i\ml no\\" there was snnH•one I cou!cl li\·e fur - some· kind of a hope. something tu (lin·ct l11y struggle to \\'hC'n I knelt beside her she smiled - it was the iirst timr in Ill\" life that .c;om(•one e\'cr tho11ght of s1;1iling at me. I found 111\'S<'lf smiling loo ---' feelin_g the same g.:ory of it .. \ml for the first time I prayed and prayed 111\· heart uut. I Cl .. secl Ill\" n·1·s and gr:,hhed myself together. '1 h·a<l hecn caugl•t unaware and th<' n<'\\" S<'nsation was like a S\\'(;Ct l1111ing :<leep. [·~ach time a hrec;r.e pass('(! hy, I ccJu:d smell her frcshne,.;,.;. How long that \\":IS, I (lon't know, all I kno\\' i."', I wanted it to go on fnrC'\'t'r. '\~he new ol>srs"i"n had pos:<<'s,.ed the whok cof Ill(' a1Hl when I open<'li my (·y1·s - wh(;n I opened my eyes - \\'hen I was ready to sre t'\"erything uf her. wh<'n 1 wa" rea<h· tu gulp another g-1ow of_ happiness 111:11 had intoxicated me - :<he \\"ti:< gllnt' -- and su was the rain. tlw annual cla.-..:; play oi lhc lol·al high schnol. Being ne\\' to hi:< joh he <lcscrihcd the e\·ent in glowing terms. instead of the scant kw line:< u:<ed hr a more experiC'ncC"d 1ww:<papernrnn ior ,.,nch an l'\·ent. ancl nn1cluded with the \\"Ords: ";\nd the amlitorium wa,.; iill<'d with expectant mother:<, eagt•rly awaiting their r1fi"'pring." Page 17 La Tirania del Conservatismo Absoluto El mirar wn dis/avor-si 110 es con pavor-a toda idea novel, ajena o atre1/ida es costumbre nmy /ilipina-tan filipina como lo es la rhor.a de 11ipa y bamboo. Cada vez que se acomete 1111a empresa de tal genera, son los an(ianos los primeros en le-mntar la vor cargada de desden -para desalentarla o-si se presenta i11soln1/e obstinacio11-en condena;, lt'mblmuio de i11dig11acio11. e.(a obra como radiralismo male~11te. I.us dema~ pro/etas mentir!J.WS pronostican el prematuro /rascaso. l.11111e11!ai1 de anll'mm10 la nwerte de ta{ 1101:edad. [:'s asi /mes q11e a los joi.•enes ambiciosos les cabe la des{?.racia de baber sido criados en un ambienle tan adverso. Tanto ba ab.wrhido y bebido de esfa filosofio oscurantisfa de comervatisnw absolufo que ya no balla ni impiraci011 11i alienlo para pisar pies en terrenos que no bayan sido explutados de 1111a u otra manera antes que el. Se ha logrado arrebafarle del a11i1110. Con la a)·uda de los oscuranlistas, mil pesadillas le ale111ori\a11 en la vispera de iniciar la obra nacida en rns 11w111entos de impirat:ion. Mil olHlacu/os se le preuntan de/ante. En puridad de ·i:erJad, esta actit11J bmtil y esta deliberada esrlavitud def espiri/11 creador y def ~enio inventh·o explican patenlemenfe la paralisis econmnica de 1111esfro pais. Basia indicar el becl'o Jesco11certa11/e de que hasta boy dia -- edad a/omica -- en Fifif)i11as todavia no /Jay fabrica de bicic/etas, pa"ra encararnos con nuesfra deseperada situacion. Fsa represion de la /egitima ambici.?11 nos ba trocado en unosno es cosa de exlranar - exrelente.~ copiadores. 1;·n consecuencia. tenemos el injort11nio de siempre andar en pof de otras naciones y eu el momento en que u presenle 111ia siluacion inesperada, con facilidad perdemm la ralma. y a la menor crisis nos ecbamos a perder. El ser conservath.:o es loable y bas/a virtuoso. pero en cua11to tome la proporr.ion de ciega obsesiou y ra:ve basta fal extrema q11(· se convierfa en irabas a la expusio11 y aspiracion def bombre, enlonces resa de ser una virtud. Xo es mas que un euemigo del progreso. Si. el mas temible de los tirmws es t'I conservatism.a absoluto. n. g. r. l'age lS Fue suntuosa y esplendida la celebracion del Acquaintance Party de este colegio ·que tQ.vo lugar el mes pasado en las salones del Club Filipino. El bailc estuvo muy cancurrida. A el acudieron tanta gente inclusa gate-crasher, gorrones, entremetidos que despues del baile (que se Ilamaha Acquaintance Dance) habia mas lJCrsonas que no canozco que antes del mismo. Me encanta la candidez pueril de ciertas personas que aceptan coma dogma de fe cualquier cosa que oyen de sus maestros o leen en los libros o periodicos. Un amigo mio solia paner mas peso al que leia en libros aun a cuesta del sentido comun, por - que coma lo dijo el Post o el Senor Truman o aqud genio--ergo, es la pura verdad. Cada vez que me encuentro con una persona asi, no puedo menos de sonreir y recordar aquel cuentito bonito que d de la boca de un padre Paul. Lo titulo "Acaso Sabes Mas Que El Medico." Sa dirigieron un dia unos iliteratos aj ce~nteNo, !levimdf) ,a hombres un ataud que contenia un ~uerto. En la -mitad del camino sintieron c.on gran consternacion un movimiento dentro del ataud. La commocion aumentaba cada:· vez mas que al cabo se vieron obligados los sepultadores a pararse .para averiguar que ora lo que pasaba en en el ataud. Ef.ectivamcnte, quitaron el tapon y- cosa aterradora - se alzo .muy vivo el que habian creido muerto. "Perque me habeis metido aqui?" Pregunto indignado el ''muerto". Por algun tiempo permanecieron estupefactos y·mudos los ingenuos sepultadores: Repusieronse despues de largo tiempo y el mas zampatortas de (Pasa a la pagina 19) 'l'HE CAROLINIAN UNA l:ONFESION Voe es ... (Vlene de la pal)ina 18) Por R. S. Alfafara ellos atrevio a contestarle con timi~ da voz: :\' o se porqne me \·co siemprc vn- pno a Yece;; UH' e"torba la paz dt• la laudo por las nubes cuando otros me mente. :\ n·ces me humilla cnormellarnan \Ill "Carolinian··. Par ser es- mente el pensar cuan lejos de .o.er pertudiante de este Colegio mas antiguo · fectos son muchos <le nosotros cuande Cebu mis amigos y mis amigas me tratan con alga de respeto y con- do esta en llll('Stras manos el portarsi<leracion. Los "playboys'' de otros nos comu modelos cstudiantes de Colcgios me em·iclian, y por HI en- nuegtra ciucla<l. A decir la \·erda<l. me "El medico dijo que estas muer· to," "Pero, hombre, no ves cuan vivo estoy," dijo el "muerto", Jevantando los brazos. Si ,pero el in.edico te pronuncio muerto," insistio vigoroso el simplazon. "Acaso sabes mas que el medi· co?" Lo dijo con voz solemne y final y en diciendolo, empujo al muerto metiendole de nuevo en el ataud y clavando el tapon sin pcrder tiempo. ,·idia me pavoreo yo ...... porque no? hace caer en la ten tac ion (]c traslaEs que yo lo se par experienda que darme a otro .colegio prh·ado. Siem~a e~1~~·~~iadebi~~a ~=:~~i1~stap;~~~Je0 n:~ pre !'iento \'erguenzas de mi mismo Bien es verdad que la pregunta in- cuando cstoy solo... meditahundo gl<'sa "what's in a name'" 110 tiene en mi casa solariaga; pero tambien respuesta aclaratoria pero hien lo se casi siempr(' estoy seguro de quc :yo que el ser calificado por alumno no puedo apartarme de este Colegio de estC' tan fanrnso Colegio de San Catolico por que lejos de su mura~~,~~;~e ~~ r:alidl~l~O d~ie:.!~d~iij"~i.::c~~;;: Ila no tengo mas inspiracion de pracSi, senor, "acaso sabes mas qtt"! el medico," oimos muy a menudo e:sta cantinela en nuestro vivir cotidiano. Los enamorados solian emplear frases muy vulgares para manifest;ir los tiernos afectos de su corazon al "alma de su vida". Una de sus frases mas favcritas era esta: "Alma de mi vida, cuan linda eres, yo no pude dormir tres noches por pensar en ti." uno de los "Carolinians'" <JUr sahen tirnr mi religi(ln? lo que l~acen y no hacen lo qne (siempre es lastima !) deherian hacer: pero hasta ahora y quizas hasta el fin de mis dias no puede convencC'rmC' de que yo soy un - lo <]UC s1>kmns llamar - "hambngnern'". Una y otra ,·ez oigo el ''Carolinian~o;mo" burlado por mis projimos <JUe sahen tambien criticar cuando es difficil contestar por circumstancias dcl lugar y pcrsonas .. Hah\an de la lihreria nucstra, reft>riendose\a como a una cita <londe se traban tiernas :-01n-ersaciones entre los romanticos ,. las coquetas. Hahlan de\ "silencio ·dorado converti<lo en ruido metalic1/'. Si. aqut.'Jlos mis projimos cri!>tianos siempre tienen razon y gam1.s de calumniar nuestra Alma ~\later. prnpagan<lola como un colegio de .. no se que rirhtocraticas., ,. de sofistica<ln.-. alumllCJ!> \" alumnas: Cuanc\o Yan algmrns Caro.linians al Green Spot. Yarrn"' <) al h-orv Kitchen, charlamlo a gritos. le~ miran como a l<os hmnanos <'t.'rpicntes mas ahominahlt"s del mundo entero. En la calle. por ejempln. nmndo los Carolinians Sf" alhorotan pnr ,.us risas y charla,.; friH1\a,.; y amenas. pnes,. se les ocurre interpr('tar- _ nuestro hullicio como falta de l>nena crianza. l.'.n ·'carolinian"' nn pneclc estar l'll la iglesia dcl Srno. Rosario r\urnnte la intermi.~ion de las dascs sin que haya oju.; criticonC',.; <kl puhlico qnc c:-spian <lt.' sn intencion ~ cr111111ortamiento. Tndo esto <'S el cnmpendinm, una coil·ada a las caricaturas dt' los e..,t;uliantes de nuestro colt"gio pintadas po1· alguna£· personas capciosas. Si. Stptiembre, 1947 He a<]ni, querido cnmarnda. la humilde confesion de mi alma agohiada por las YiCisitmles de la Yida estudiantil. Ninas, ;;r---.sois bastante listas, re· plicareis asi: "Si senor, pero dormiste durante el dia." M+++++++++++++++++++++++H+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ACERTIJOS 1. Esta pregunta so hizo a Robert'o·Jones un manager de una planta .de acroplanos y el pobre senor se aturullo y no'supo contestarla: "Tu ~res el .p.lo~o de un aeroplano que haee el viaje de c'-;au a Guam o sea una distanc1a de mil m1lla.s. El aerop,lano vuela a razon de 20G millas por hora y hace una parada de 3:1 m1nutos. Como se l_lama el piloto?" 2. Un abogado americano hizo esta pregunta. Pueden los abogadlllos estudiantes de nuestro colegio dar el clavo en esta: "Segun las leyes de ciertos Estados, es pr. nible determlnado delito en grado de tentativa, pero en camblo, no es nunca pun:· ble cuando se consuma por completo. Que delito es ese?" RESPUESTAS: 1. El nombre del piloto es Roberto Jones, claro. 2. Et de suicidio. Mi estilo de bromear es decir la verdad. Es la broma mas regocijada que puede darsele a un mortal. -Bernard Shaw. EL BUEN narrador de histcrletas es un ser que tiene excelente memoria y que confia en que sus oyentes la tengan muy mala. -Irvin S. Cobb. -FRANCAMENTE, Claudio, no me explico como puedes vivlr en esta pesima flnca-decia un amigo cierta ocasion a un arrogante hijo prodigo de buena familia. -No me compadezcaa sin necesidad-contestole Claudio-pues no soy tan po bre como te figuras. Esta ma:dita chaza no es mia! El Coronel Robert Ingersoll, agnostico recalcitrante, visitaba una vez :ii gran predicador Hendry Ward Beecher. Detuvose, Ueno de admiracion frente a una esfera en que se reproduciar con bella nitidez las constelaclones y demas astros dcl ~iel&. -He aqui justamente lo que yo venia buscando hace tiempo-exclamo despues de examinarla con cuidadosa atencion-:..Quien la hizo? -Que quien la hizo-repuSo Beecher flngie1,do gran asombro y extranez-. Hombre, Coronel no la hizo nadie __ se hizo ella sola. to++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++t· Pagina 19 HATCHED BY TELEPHONE .... (Continued from page 6J -~ Hal\". ha\\'!"' ":\\1·. _<.hnt np !" ··:--:ow. did11·1 you med her. insprc\(,r? .. ":\"! T went to mel"t her. hnt she wasn't there."' "Huh! So. the angel ile\\" h:H·k to hea\'en ?'' s,~;~~·l~~~d as~~f:: ~\:;;;~~ a ajo~1;e~1::~71~~ ovt'r on me." Thev both laughl'd merrilv. The-n, all at onC'l' :\lfreclc; rememhered the real name ni •).!an·' :tnd h<' laughe(l the harder. · ''Laugh! s<irgc. laugh! "'hat a fonl ] am!,. The sergeant \\"as puzzled. ne\·crthele% he lang-ht'd. \Vas the in:'.pector crazy? "Haw! Haw! you gue%ed right, sarge. She·;; ju~t twice twentv-two and I am onh· 1went\'-OllC'. i1aw! Haw! Haw!"· · The walls echoed their laugher. -ENDTHE ANGEL OF ....... . (Continued from page 8) are part and parcel of the Philippines. Mario. Yon helrmg here. You are mine:· · Sutldcnk. the smile wanecl. He saw her iall: Jw hl'ard h<'r scream -- shrill. deadly. penetrating . lt made his' hair-; stand on edge. :\ g11,:t of wind entered the r"om. She \1·;i<. gone! She wa,: gone! She h::,d met her tragic end a week hefore. \\'hile on one of her Yisits to an annt in Plariclel. her jeep fr\] from a high hri<lge carry-. ing her into the land heyond. :\-'lario iroze at the - \'('f\' thought "·hile. insidr. hi,: heaft hied. Tl1e sheet hf'fore him was untouched. He rns(' frtlm his re\·erie. Outside the moon had risen high. For a minute, he felt alone. Tnstanth·, he ben1nw a\1·are of prcse~ce - the moon. the stars, the breeze, the trees, the hnusC's. the peace of the night - all c,f them affording him consolation. He hegan to ied her unseen inf111e1ic('. She \\'as there -the angl:'l of Peace. For an instant Marin heard the powerful \\'ords "I will it." He forced a smile and looked up at the heavens an<I . ..;,aid, "Dawn is coming. Eternity still lies ahead. I .eacl thou me on!" Page 20 WHEN rro WE EAT ....... . (Continued frc.m pilge 4) silly. I need it more. I -can hardlv see. hl"ar. smell. tnuch. · CL\ KG! CL\ :\"G ! CL.,\:-.;rG ! Such heavenly music. 15 minUtes later: \\"ith fa!t<'ring stt'p>-. I ,:tagger a,.; I drag myseli nearer and nearer thl" hoarding house, I <·an no longer s.tand on my lll'o feet. \\'hen I approach the step,:. I a,:cend. crall'ling on m1· hands and k1wes. fatigued and fan;ished, :yet, triumphant I push the door open and I head straight for the dining mom. But \\'hat geets Ill\' eyes? Between tll'o generous mound.;; of cold riC"e, I see a plate hounded hy t\\'o .'<ickly looking. meash·, warped np friecl dried fish. each folir inches long and half an inch \1·ide. Can this he my supper: "fleaven forhicl ! Then the maitre crhotel enters. "Oh woe is me." she sani, "woe i!\ me. The cook left vouf meal uncm·ered and the cat a"te it up. No11· the cook ha,; gone home and there i!\ nothing- lcfl in !hi:' house except tlwse." And ,.,he sweeps her hands regally over the pageant oi cJried [it'h but I fail h' not.ice that, All I Sf'e is a great hlackout m front of my eyes. Then ·' sec s~ars ~\'ith circles, I hear a ringing 1101,.;e m 111\· ears that seems to ,:ay in maddening tone. '·Find the cat! Slaughter it! Roast it! Ea1_ it! .. . I . can~ot breathe. I'm sinking, ,.:111\.::mg. 1 m dying. starn•d, dead. KEHPJX:\K ! -ENDKilling Time is not murder, it's suicide. ' * , "Ordinary ability, properly ap· plied, is all that is necessary to reach the highest ,rung in the ladder of success." -Theodore N. Vail. The less peoplei speak of their great· nus, the more we think of it. * * * Your confidence measures the height of your ~o~s~bilitifs. "No talent is needed for fault.finding and grumbl~n~. ·: TURN OF THE ROAD ........ (ContinUed from page 3) them. She was so tlazed by it all. Sudden chill shook her and soh.s racked her young body with the dreadful realization that heloYed ones would no longer come back again and yo'u were left alone to shift for yourself in a Cold and cruel ,1:orld. Respoi1sibi· ilt)· had fallen early on her young and inexperienced shoulders. Being the eldest. she knew that the burden of fin~ing a means of livelihood lay upon her. Life would never be the same, ·she knew. The war changed so many things. People changed and one suddenh- discovers too. that one ha; not been an exception to the rule. One·s ta.~te's and one'~· outlook in life han heC"Ome diffeTcnt fiom those carefree prewar days. Looking hac~ at all those years of war. she- cou'cl not comprehend how she had heen able to 1msh through. inspite of everything.· But she had learned quickly. Thank God, that she had not been embittered ln· it all -- that somehow she- still had the courage to smile antl. keep her chin up, even !hough the frightening fact confronts \'OU that you can no lonier Pas;; on the road which you hacl marked out for vourself, hut had to make a -turn an cl go through with it, hecal!se life does not stop hut has to go OF NATURE AND MAN (Continued from page 6) it to slel"p. Lights \\'ere now venturing out into the open sea. for fishermen were on the job, taking advanl<J~e of Nature·s clocilitv this time. Punta Gorda';; otitline had disappeared in the darkness. Then I went hoH1e. \.Vhen I was finall\' in hed. I could hear_ no mnTe the faint whistling of the breezes, 'the murmur of the playing,. foaming \\'a\·e;; on the heach, or their caresses on the LCM. Xatnre and Man were at peace. "No man can be che~ted out of a career in this life, unless he che'ats himself." -Emerson No lack, no handicap, nothing can "Give. to the, world the best you ~~eai..,f;';il~. you DO NOT GIVE have, and the bE';;t will cc me back to * * * you." "Experience -shows that succesS is due less to abiJity than to zeal." THE CA,ROLINIAN en. JIPLJ.IIK\ 'T!::i OF MEN'S MODE TAILORING DRY CLEANING&. LAUNDRY Customer's Tasle is Grdlified CAYETANO T. BACALAN Prop. & :\I:i-.ter Culler Long ExprriC'nces in Sartorial Art jusl so-so, To suit the lnsll'S or lhe gourmet, Always Lhr IVOl{Y KITCHEN, come what may. IVORY IHTl:HF.N P. de[ Sis. 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