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Title: The Carolinian
Issue Date: Volume XII (Issue No. 3) February 1949
Year: 1949
Language: English
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SAVELLON lidilor-in-Chitf LOURDES VARELA Co~ed Editor THE tbree hundred and /ifty-tbird anniversary of tbis Venerable institution of· San Carlos nrarks a turning point in· ber history. r be attainment to tbe status of a university, is anotber jewel added to ber crown. In a world dominated l1y cbange, botb in ideas and ideologies, tbis great e't•ent is significant for tbe Visayas. Tbe University of San Carlos is ancliored not on tbe wbitn5 and ,la11cies of man but upon the Rock of Ages. The three and a half centuries of her existence in these Soutbern Islands are a proof of the untiring efforts of the administrators of ibis institution. Her long line of educational builders, religious men, full of vision. ttre moved by tbe Spirit of Cbrist to perpetuate in the world tbe ligbt that the Way may be clear for all men. Tbese builders seek no eartbly reu:ard. Tbeir work is tbeir only reward here belO'W. As we look back, therefore, in retrospection let us drink deep tn our soul.~ fbe principles ~·hich moved the tienerable Fathers ·1.i:/){I gave us ibis institution. As sf11de11ls in this university ours is not so much a rigbt best<Yl.i)ed, as a privilege granted by tradition. As possessors of f bat privilege we have a correspondiug duty to perform. And that is to li'l:e according to our religiQus educatiou. Learning without God is like a desert waste. Let us, therefore, build our studies arowid God. And when we step out of the portali .of our Alma Mater to pursue our chosen professio11s 'li.'e will be sure that we go ~ut info the world properly equipped for tbe moral storms of life. Page 2 CAROLINIAN FATHER BERNARD By TIMOTEO R. QUIMPO, JR. College of Law WITH this lssne o( the Carolinian ce· ponunity to visit lllm aud the other Fa· lebrating the anniversary or our beloved tilers there. Father Bonk helped me when lnslitution, we Carolinians recall the 11azy I needed shoes and clothing. I had the memories ot the past in order to better priests" khaki unUorm remodeled to nt visualize the greatness of our Alma Ma- mys01<f. It still had his chaplain's lns1g· ter, and of the people, who gave her great- nla on It and tllis became my lucky slllrt but that was against Ills principles. My father together with a friend, helped lo'ather Bonk across the strait to !Jagacay, Bohol. The people there built him a sort ot a bungalow made of bamboo. It rivaled even the mighty and povular villa "Miramar", because it overlooked the sea. ness. during eucc.unters. for I wore it then. Among these is a priest who has gone There v.('re times when I stayed at the Fl'o111 its veranda one could see the enubefore us t·ut wl1ose memory still lingers villa Miramar all day with the Fathers, I merable islands that abound north of Ho· In our mi<ist. His spirit and drnams were enjoyed tile company of Father Bonk to 1101. those of a man, whose character remained such an extent that I used to call him my When I visited Father Bonk I took n1y unblemished, even in the darkest period "old man". I then saw behind this prit'st- dinner with him. I risked the anger or of our history, until he faced bis Creator. ly appearance a real patriot. He follow- the ocal garrison to be with the '"old His was the spll·it of a 11atriot and a sea·- ed with Interest e,·ery .nc\·ement of my man". I will never forget that dinner. It vant of nod. boys In the Talisay-Mlng;an•Jla sector. He was simple, but the man who·gave it made \Vhen I first saw Io'ather Bernard Bonk, even gave medicine, food, news. and other it great. He talked about San Carlos and s.v.n .. sitting on his chair in his omce, \"a uable informati'Jn to Ille. The boys did the dl1Te1·ent "'Carolinians" that he 1net. in the pre-war San Carlos builll'Jng, he not fight in the town or Tallsay inorder He talked with pride of those who are in Immediately Inspired me with awe and re· not to cause reprisal from the enemy iond the service and the flag that he would siiect. He gave the Impression of a man thereby Jos~ our source or Information. make with golden stars 1n it ror those who cou d go and accomplish what he de- One time the good 1o~ather gave me a who fell in the night. He talked about the sired to do. I tried to avoid men who letter to Colonel Fenton. I found out la· university status; his dreams to make command respect. ter that he had olfered his services to t11e San Carlos great; of his simple par1s11; Sometimes I came in contact with him forces in the mountains as chaplain. I the fees that they give him for services as and other "Carolinian" Fathers in Camp tried to dissuade him because I knew that arroage, baptism, which were In kinds. He 7. where they were often Invited to parties his age would not permit him the freedom e\•en mentioned the simple fisherman who by my rather. It was there t11at I was of the hills. and because he might be mis. gu·e us the octu1ms which we cooked for able to get a glimpse of Fr. Bonk in his unJerstood by many an O\'er-zealous pa- dinner. jovial mood. When Ile relaxed I felt more triot. I 11oi11ted to lilm that I needed l11m After the dinner he took me to see tile at ease. His manliness, Ills jokes, and where he was because or the invaluable "o d man·, as he named ''Dad" Cleland Jove for u.lngs which only nature could advice he ga\•e me. Being young I knew of t11e Opon drydock, who was li\•ing nearprovide macie me love him more and more that I might commit some grave mistakes by. One could Senie the undercurrent of upon acqm:intance. lo'ather Bonk came to wlllch only the help of a man 'Ike l1im friendship that drew these two toget11e1·. Cebu with seventeen years of e:q1erience In finance in the United States. He built up the commerce deJJartment of San Car· las r.nd was its efficient dean. Ti1en like a flash o! ]lgl1t11lng war C"ame to our midst. A cha leuge to our way of l\villg was lrnrled on our shores. Like other co!leges. San Carlos responded with great fervor. 'l'he ROTC unit of which I was a member was held In readiness. We were ordered to slee11 in the old San Carlos building, pending orliers from higher headquarters. Q\"er night our Alma Mater was turned into a barracks. Father Bonk cooperated dosely with the army 11ersonnel, for lie was an Amel'ican citizen. though born In GP-rmany. I had plenty of op1101·tunitY to see the man under the strain of the situation. Again he showed his courage and prudence. Let me cite an examp e. He ordered all the valuables of the college to be put in one room in tile basement when thE' war broke out. 'l'h\s move saved many things for the college since the Japanese later respected that room and gave Father Hoerdemann entrnnce to it from time to tiiue in order to take things out. Wheo the Japanese took over Cebu City Father Bonk would not surrender. He stayetl in Miramar in Tallsay for someU.W.e 11ntil the enemy caught up with him. During bis stay in Tallsay I had the opcould prevent. He promised to give me his adviC'e when It came to civilian matte1s. fi'or this alone I could tlumk •1im, not mentioning the other things he had done to hel11 me. \Vhen I was sent on mission to Mindanao. I left the Company under the com· mant! or Lieut. Antonio Cafiedo. now Ma· yor of Ming'anilla. He also knew the ser· vices tile Fa~hers we1·e rendering. When my mission was completed, I was again ordered to take C"ommand of the ~ame sector. I once again re~umed my visits to the \"ilia. Fr. Bonk asked me about the places that I had visited amt their conditions. I to d him of the peace and quiet that dominated Bohol. and the sc<1rcity ol toad in Mindanao. Wilen the Japanese made their seven. lt was a tie that was not mortal. I know that I could never forget them as I tagged along on theh· way to the broken pier. To me as 1 gazed at them, I felt like an inter:ope1'. I felt the repugnance or b1·eak· Ing Into tileh· cmwersatlon as they sat talking about Ute latest news. They momentarily seemed to me like the persons In a 11ovel that I once read or t11e old men of India. These two venerable heads en· joying" i11e simp.e way of·life oll'.ered to them by 11 simple imt grateful veopla by the sea. \Vhen I was sent on further missions. I used to pass their 11lace. It was then that I tried to 11ersuade Father Bonk to leave Bagacay and move to lh4' shelter or a smali Island furthe1· to the no1·th. He was loathe to leave Bagacay and his pronged attack on Tabunan, they wrote friends. He said that he wanted to serve one of the bloodiest chapters of the Ills- the !limple peo11~e. He wanted to re11ay tory of tl:e war in Cebu. They killed right them for the goodness that they t1ave anrl left so that neither cowl nor woman· sl10wn to him. hood became safe. The number of tile en· ft wa3 in my subsequent visits that ; emy could not be estimated but I knew learned tllat ti1ese two men wel"e <·•ms. t11at theY were 11lenty and more than w~ tautly re("ei\•ing letters from Australia. could hold. Father Bonk told me that they hail I wrote to my father to go to Bohol \'e("ei\·ed an ln\•itation to go aboard where at least there was safety and to the submarine to Australia. I tried take Father Bonk along with him. I knew to convince him to go but he said that the 1atler could have au easy time If that tiler we1·e too old. They had re,;1gnhe would only C'iaim German cltizenshhL ( Contmued on (xlge 6) CAROLINIAN Page 11111Ii1111111111111111111.11111111111111111111 ..fragment!) ..from "life lllllllHllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllM++ I THE HABIT OF" PRAYER SOME years ago when I ,,~Js work· ing in San Juan cle Dios Hospital in Manila, I noticed that the Sisters of Charity assigned there, while about their work, indulged in prayer. In tlw linen room while thcv were scwina \'•l rious and snndrv thii1~ thcv we~ re~!~~11~otlh~s ~~ii!1!:arr~~· tfi~11sa~~1: ti1:n~j I was wonderil1g. 111erc must be a time for everything. At that time I was a believer in claim~ things one at a time because I thought it was hmnank impossibic to concentrate on man\• things at the same time. TI1;1t was sonl.:: vcars ago. But time has a benign wa\· of exposin~ the possibilities latent in man. The inner life has a way of awakcnin~ mtli the joy of uncl~rstanding, And when enc m1dcrstands one sees the orck'r)i. ncss of another wav of life. I now rca· lise th.it pm\'ing ·can he a habit of mind. · The Sisters of Charitv arc ~in:n to a life of devotion. Rcguhiritv in prayin~ is part of their daily routine. Life with •·hem i~ a constant sanctification. For them there is no da\' and no place of dcrntion: C\"cn·da\' iS a tnnc of clc\·Otu>n; C\"Cr\' pliicc,' a point of worship. \\'hatc,·er they do is a prayer. Like the Sisters we too can make our work a prayer. 'l11c habit of rL"<1ueutly lifting our heart to God, during the An· ~elns, or when the church bell r;n~~ for rhc dead, is a commendable one. It will help us make ~reater progress in the spirih1al life. II 1HE LOWLr 1AllGKOllG By F. A. St\Vl~LWN Law ')2 nnfacture of our food. Yon know that ulants arc the main source of human and animal food. Indirectlv, therefore, the chlorophyll is the maintainer of Imman life. Of conrse, you know that tangkon~ is a rich food, full of nntritious clc· ments. But have \"OU seen that tang· l;ong in its natural' habitat? There it i~ !i~~k11~t1~~~1)~1:7~~~~~ nf~t thcirt l~~el1~ heads to the sun, glistening in J>alc puf. pie and made soft and vclvct by the carcs..<iing hands of the clew of ni~ht. Millious who have eaten tangkonll;. do not know that it 1s the hearer of lovclv flowers. Ill 1HE 1EACHER J do not know if you will ae;rcc with me, hut I heJic,·c a teacher has more l"Ontcntment in life than other pro· ~~srs:~;~alk"n~~J~~~c t!h;m~~U~);1dof eai~~; minds; nf heiping to shape young .life; uf recreating the world into a place of better people. ~nch a life is ;1 fulfilment of human aspiration. On the other hml'l look at a husinc~~ man. I know one Fro"' mornine till c,·cnin2 he is tied at his desk, writin~ down figures, and figuring wo1vs and nl<"am of inercasinq; profit. Ile sll'cps not into rest b11t into dream~ of the market and schemes of making more monc\·. l'\o wonder he is what a doctor calJs 8 type that spends his hcaJth i~I i::aininf! WC'dlth onlv to spend Im wealth in regarding health. \\'hat ii life! Yes, he has monC\·, plenty of it.lie i~ You know the "tangkong," or "kang· the builder of em1>ircs as the\· frequent· kong," as the Tagalogs call it. It is the lv sav. But he is alwa\'S on his tocs:lloor man's vegetable. I Jove it. It is a ever "in tension of comi>Ctition and of green leafy vegetable-the vegetable of trends in commct.:lities and markets. I le life, for green is the predomii>;int eolOr · doe!I not know what it is to complctclv of the earth. Jt is the color of chloro- :elax. He m;sses the secret of jo\· ancl JJhy.11, that substance in the leaves of health, away from nervous tension. lllants that captmes the energy from sunli~1t and makC'i use of it in the 1rn1· Indeed, the lc:1d1er has harck cuon~h to make "both ends meet." But he goes on with his noble task. His work is noble ancl is not counted in the measme of moncv. Occasionallv I meet m\· fonner teaehe'rs of the grades ancl hieh ~~~I 1J:.kr~tii'I :~mg 0~~ct:~:~<l~~~::J still teaching. Teaching must be the better life. IV 1HE BOWED BAMBOO The bamboo is a laudmark of Phil· ippiuc scenery for I ha\'C seen it e\'Cf\" where. Our rfrcrsidcs and lake sicks abound in bamboos. F,,·cn low moun· tain ridges arc adorned b\" them. Bmu· boos arc our graceful company. I ha'-c seen the bamboo at it~ best ~Ions;:; the great lake of Lauao. There I discovcrccl that it is ;m arlormncut of still life. It makes the scenerv alive with clcgaut motion. And \"Ct at the same time it i~ the indicator of 'na· hlfe's different moods. A ~ntlc breeze makes the bamboo sing a rhvtlumc son~. In fa<:t there is no ripple on the water that does not seem to im1>art a quh-cr to the tips of the bamboo. It sways, lx>wi, ~vratcs. aud .does all sorh of motions in obcdien~ to thf' mo<1rh of the wind. but rcnmins forcvc,· uraccful. I have sl'Cn the mohn·..spraw.lecl on the gronnd b.ulk l>eatcn with its tml down, between the legs. like a defeated clog. But the bamboo re· mainccl the object of bL~duty··the phl\·· mate of the earth and the sh. It vields hut it docs not casil\' succomh. it is bowed but is sc!clom broken. The bamboo is the limclmark of th<.· Philippine landscape. Rut more than that it is :ilso the mnhol of the Philip· µinc Christian life.· It ~tands for the Church, ~raccful and futl of \'italitv. Storms of new ideas and idcolo~ics 111:1\' blow across the Janel to brine: in new ~~~1:~ '!1iiaif~~w:~1~~~!~t~~~ t:~·trcp~~f. ton· and the fountain he.id of the faith of the people. _ _h.gc_4 ___ _ The £?vEHYTHING was qmet outside llw house, exce11t ror the tinklings or insects in their nightly vigil. From my window I coul~ overlook the City of Cebu nestled at my feet. The tiny lights of the tlremes in the trees near me 111eant as 111uch to me for the moment as the dim lights or the city beyond. Then I began thinking; I asked myse:f why. And I came to the ("llllcl11don shortly that it should not be rhat way. Cebu is sucb a historical city that it should always have a meaning ror every Cebuano, for her the cross was lirst panted in the Philippines. As I pondered over early days in Cebu. a distunt church bell began to toll ror the dead. I felt a familiar cold touch on my IJrea!;t. It was another cross, also a Spa· 1oi!;h one which meant very much to me and which I carried m memory or my late frifll<: Ti~o. 111d as a reminder to me to praylorhissoul. Atter a short prayer I tenderly took the sih·er c·ruclllx in my hands and fingered ii. lightly. It was or rosary size, l! not a lit· t•e larger. It emitted a dull ha7.y glimmer ae;!li-lH tl•c dim light of .IH' wan:1 .• ~ ·11·.,on. Tlle1·e .,.,,.::; s;Jme1:.ing straniie and myste· ri :us abo'l this crucifix for It ha<I a long history. the recent outcome of which I am about 1>.1 l'Elate. 'I he cros!. itseu was hand can·ed, fashioned by an nrtist. It clenl'ly ex11resi,:c1 the great anguish ·Jf "he Lol'd, even .hougn it was a r~ady darkened with age. J)1stmctly any obsel'ver could make out the <'rown of thorns, t11e pain of the ror11:n· mg face. thE:- woulds llripping hlood. It was a unique cress and I have never sli'ell its lil;e. It carried me back live> years 10 Tito's dPathbed and berond. lie and I we1·e member~ of the same .C:Uli'rilla baud in Lanao in HIU. We had just had a skh·mbh with a Jap patrol and Tito was fatally wounded. As he lay in my ar11:~. r.he bloud flowing freely from his breast. he said to me in a 'vol<'e or an.ituish, ··r..:oberto. there·s nothing you 1·:m no for me. I am dying." · '.\io. no. Tito: you wont dle.n I a11 ~ured him to (•omfort him and 11erlia1w. my;;elf. Yet I saw he was sinking fast. "Gfid l.110WJ; Wht're Ile Wil llllll'(' :lH'." he w1mt on ... I am truly a great sinner. Then he took from his nec·k the silver crucifix and looked Ll I'. fo n mo1.1E:-r1l. I martal:ed that 111 th() heart or .\oloro. land and amidst wanton Japanese bruta· lilit:'S there could hf' a cross. and such a nice one. Yet, I saw something in it which sel my mind thinking. I Looked at it; tnen 11t Tim. Yes. I saw it before: but where·! J lonkf'il a~ain. then s:ud to myself, .. Loni. CAROLIN LIN Silver Crucifix By ARISTOTELES BRIONES It 1·nuld not be Tito; no, not Tito." I was utterly confused as the dying man stroked the body ol the nailed Hgure witb his thu111b in u preoccupied way, as 1r I were not there. Then I remembered I 11ad see11 that san1e ty11e or cruclllx on t11e Jap we captured a montli before. lncldental y 1 he 1>risouer was round dead tile next morning, having been boloed with a ba· rong. And strangely enough the silver <'ross had disappeared from his neck. It was mysterious enou11:h that a Jap should be wearing such a sacred decoration and It was more mysterious that a moro sl1ould have stolen It from him in cold blood. What is more, Tito raised his eyes and softly said, "A Spanish friar once gave this to my grandfather who was the sa· crlstan of the church In Escalante, Negros. When grandfather died he gave It to me to respect and love. I was only a young boy then." l was more confused, then. Tito conlti not be lyi.•lt;" to m~ in his last. hour and to Ills 011 y friend. Was he maU·! l'ould Ile believl. me to swallow such a storr? Then it dawned on ffif! th:;.t there 1111gllt he a story hehind this crucil1x I listPne1t <'lnsely for more ti.l'mg words a~ the hloo.t 'kept thl~k,.ning as it l!owed. The 1111111r· ing look in my face may have told tiim or my doubts. and he understood. "Yes. I killed him." he confessed wlU1 grea! pain. "The beast! I killed lllm berause it wns not his hut mine -mine. Can't you--," he suddenly stopped. Hi~ fa<'e hecam<J contorted and It looked as u tlrn 1110111c111 was oi!I ·ast. I saw In Ills eyes, only more bitterly, the hat,.ed he had always shown -,.,hen· eyer he saw a Jap. Tee.rs came from his ey,.,; as he tried to shout, "God! Yes, the ugh-, w11at a mockery! As Ir be (the .Japl he"!eved. yet, In reality, only becaust0 lt was i;ilver." Then Tito bit his lips to such an extent that little drops of Mood trickled rrom the parched cracks. Thinking it n1ight do him good. I let lllm cry the thought out. Then I heard him mumble. "And It returned to me from a 1~irty Jap." I saw him breathing hfl.Bvily through nose and mouth, as the blood raked on his sol ed shirt. ''Roberto." be called, as lie reached for my hand. "It is a nice crucifix. "You are my only friend. Keep It." I reared he was going to give It to me, and I was loathe to acce11t it. But the wordfl "mv only friend" made me take it. Then h~ continued. "'It's hard to Jive when you have no one any more 1 o go home to. Take good care of it .m•J pray for me eac11 nlg-ht at the 'Las Animas.' Pray for us. I know they are dead. I gave it to her, to Lau1·a, before I left." With these wonls he passed out In my arms, the crucillx still in his hand wllich wa!i In mine. 1 looked again at the cruclllx. A llltnt light of the moon disclosed its outlln"!I· as I whispel'ed another ejaculation to the merciful I.ol'd on the cross. "1''ather, rorl':ive them. for they know not what they do." Again I t.1cket.: the sliver treasure undf'r my shirt to ree its cool touch Oi:! my brenst. ~ ioolbirr e.ummrr By St1Iome B<1rba llba.~ Tlie.~e are the ew.~ t11at smiled at life mmt .~weet.\', \V11e11 the l~i\'er of Peace ran ct1l111 and deej,; E}•e.~ that gleamed witli tlie light of llope di\'ine, But now clo.~ecl in dreamless .~weet slitm!Jer. I Jere is tlie 11eart tllat held a golden dream Of life, of love, and fait11 in God; The 11eart of a lwpp~, lad t11at sang e1ll cfoy Inn:::: Now sad-and stet as broken l)•re. Folded tl1e arm.~ that were made to lwld gently A loved one close fo fond embrace; Quiet are tlie feet that in childhood ran .swiflly To meet t11e dawn in an eager race. \~!Jiere is the .m11l of this mmg gallant bo.11? \Vhere lias it wandered beyond the skies? I lei.~ it not gone to dwell heh "ml the Clouds Wit/1 the Spirit of One Who never dies? CAROLINIAN ________________ Pu:c: 5 A Memory By pERF 0. AZOGARAZ (Pre.Med 2nd Year) J. M.LIM !l OUTH is ever urged to look forward; an.cl is a good advice, for it defeats stagnancy and makes tor progress. But sometimes it is good to look back-to them who have gone b~ fore us that from their example we ma\· learn and draw hope. They are fulfilling that which they have set out to become and through the printed word we shall meet again our friends of yesteryear. Of the year 1947. from the College of Educat on, we. remember first Clara L. Fernandez. Clara wrote the introduction for the B.S.E. section of the 1947 Annual, was a graduate with honors, and was predicted to be an honor to San CarIm in her fie]d as a successful teacher. Time has proven this prediction to b..: true, for in Inabanga, Bohol, Clara is dissiminaf·ng "book-wisdom tempered with instruction for the spirit". Her word~ she has translated into clcc.ds. Rca<l her stinin'!: inrodnction in th.! 1947 Annual and vou will know what sound principles the vouth of Inahane:a are taught. Inabanga Catholic High School is administered bv Rev. \Villiam Nenohfcr, S. V. D. · :md pride the sole lady B. S. C. graduate of that ,·car. She who has chosen the best state of life, a life of charity and of the spirit. Miss Tecla Reynes is presently a postnlant at St. Rita's Con· vent, Manila. The first tiling I· rememher Is the win· dow shades In t11e family living room. They were p11lled all the way down and yellow with the sun coming through. I sat and watched them, thinking of myseU Inside and ol the slow, summer wind out· side, with a vague sort ol wonder 11.s to the relation between us. I was very youni and I did not understand the wind. I .;,,..as beginning to be very drowsy when I 11eard Miss Corazon \1itra, wlio graduated a voice outside cal Ing my mother. "Come ~vith highest honors fast April,. is pnrsu- qulcku, the voice said. •·Grandma h:is lll2; her post-graduate conrse m Santo fainted." Tomas Univer.~itv. Knowing "Jinx" we arc certain that she will prove equal to the great honor she earned and will he one of om prominent alumnae of whom we take justifiable pride to recount. For the year 1948 !\fas Jc~ma Garces stands c\earlv outlined. I kr llO>ition as a social worker in \Vclfarvillc and in !\fanila proves irrefntablv that the young: women, S:;n C:nlos produces are activlcy pro:zrcsslvc. as the modern world netessarily demand~ them to be. In her college davs Miss Garces headed the Ca· tholic Action Unit. So they come and they go. And we after them. A challanging record to live up to, Girls. It was Panyong. Nanay Nanday·s l'IOn. He was slender and black.haired and look. ed as U he were afraid of somelhmg. My mother dropped her magazine and ran outside 11.nd I fo lowed her barefooted. I ran across the grass between houses tnto the living room where grandma was. I had been In the house many times; it wa3 painted dark green and it wa3 cool and a llttle du3ky Inside. Grandma lay on the floor, with a few women neighbors around her. They rubbed her wrists and put co:d cloths on her head, but she did not move. Another alumna of serious purpose, and unfailing diligence we have fortnnately with ns. !\fas Fortunata Ro- 11~===========., dil's enviable success as student and e~ucator is admitted without ques· hon. You remember the traditional blackboard caricature of the firm serious teacher? She is scrawny, withered, purposely holding up a chatising ruler and wagging an admon"shing finger. Yet Fortunata is not scrawny, she is well-built; she is by no means withered, for she is one of our youngest instmctors; her fimmcss docs not inspire re· taliating caricatures imteacl it makes her favorably popular w th her college students, as the con;tant radio dedications to her testifr. The people seemed to be In a frantic sort of hurry, as It they were fighting something swUter and stronger than they. Grandma lay very still. She was of regular height, white-haired and with the slen· derness of old people. Unnoticed, I push. ed my way to her. I :ooked at her race and saw nothing different In It from tile race I had known since l could remember things. We mention Carmen P. Najarro for she. has cfficientlv carried on her profcss;on as a teacher (Colegio lnnucu· Jada Concepcion) in spite of diverse resnonsibil ~ies (hacienda.management and Big Sister to an orphaned familv of which Gene is a sweet younger s1~: !er, and a still much younger brother 1s Mariano. ra.clio announcer; all fullbrcd Carolinians, as Carmen). Among the 1947 alumnae we alst.l silence is the soul's Silence is the soul's Then the flesl1 beckons ln the plaintive wail of birt11 And silence is tlte soul's once more. As the flesh grows up In the limeligl1t of life And in 11mlt-l111ed surroundings Quietude for t11e soul retreats. Purs11it of whirligigs Revel in voluptuousnses Ambrosia of the flesli Are hunger to tlie soul But life must live in numbered days And when the time is o'er Comes the parting of the soul And silence is t11e sou;·s once more. r. von barriga remember with the greatest admiration ,,~ ============' I watched her and saw her eyf's open, slowly fluttt.rlng like dead leaves In the wind. Tbey looked directly at me an•! were still: I remember that they were pale blue. like old. faded China. Arter a moment, they fluttered again and were closed. This seems strange, but I was very young and that Is th.e way I remem. ber It. I was to d to leave, but l stayed. and watched the race or the old woman who my grandma, fascinated, wanting Iler eyes to 011en apalu. and wondering why she looked at me. Th.e nei;;hbors were beaten and stood stlll. whispering as if they were In church. I was sur11rised tho.t a grown-up wo11ld cry. My mother saw me then and told me that I must leave. 'nun" she told me. '"Teil Nanay Dora that grandma Is dead. She died at three. Uo on, now." I walked slowly out the door and down the grey painted steps of the front porch. She died at three. Grandma was dead. I (Continued on page 20) Pae 6 to write poetry To write poetryNothing is as simple nor as pleasant If )'OU should choose And a rhyme there may be Free verse is a crime you'll agree You can go on a-riming To make it sound you're a-chiming Oh, 'tis a cinch to see that name Pairs perfectly with flame There's beauty in tl1is kind If only words that rime you could find Or you might try meter in_ rour verse To give symmetry and prec1S1on But I warn you You s11ould have A good calculator }~r C~~\~~::~~I: ~~~f~ Mathematics ;ust is not my disl1 Or yo~ ..!!..1ay settle on FRe-e V-e-RSE. if YOU do not HaVe The patience cmd the blood pressure for rhyme and meter odes, No S)'Stem to adhere to-no rule to spite you . . . all you need is an idea to begm with you can even start with incoherencies and ;~;:: ~Ce:: i~' sthe::hiicking you can be brief you can make the whole thing stretch 8 million miles ... and if you're stuck ~omewhere , a period or a dash is alw~ys friendly, it ;ust doesn't matter which way poetic license's rigl1t behind )'OU So come now try your luck t•ke a crack at poetry-making. by ed von barriga college of law FATHER BERNARD ... (Continued from page 2) ed their fate Into the hand11 of the One who guides the destiny of men. It was not easy serving a small parlsh-espec.ially on? like Bagacay wilere the priest is needed on the different Islands nearby. t knew that this hardship would tire even a younger 1rnm, how much more a man of Father Bonk's age. He was a dutlrul sol· dier of God, ne\•er fearing anything, the cod rain or the dark, going wber"'ver needed. , It was In ser\'ices like this t11at he won the love ar.d gratefulness or a loving people. It was in serving God that he bec11.me allero. The Japanese then made a mopping up e:i:pedltlon in Bohol. I passed l:lagacay ai:;aln belore l left ror Camotes. This was about tlH!' last time I saw Fall1er Honk. ·CAROLINIAN The Finer Side by Lourdes Varela SOME six years ago, I met a girl. She was no "beauty" as the term is commonly understood. You might call her just plain. Her eyes were extra large. Her face was a bit long. And yet she was charming. It is only now that I try to ask myself, '\Vhy was she charming?" In these days when people think that charm is svnonymous with gQod looks, knowing this girl is one way of proving how untrue such an opinion is. For charm is sometlung that also comes from within. Coming back to that girl. , . I am fully convinced it was the beautiful sou\ shining through those large, dark eyes that made her extremely likeable. That soul explained all her refined ways-her consideration for others, her unfailing courtesv, her spirit of sacrifice. It explained, too, her good taste in books, her admiration for what is truly noble and beautiful in poetrv, in music, in paintin("s. and in nature, One other thing about her-she was less desirous of physical beauty than she was of the spiritual kind. She went about making herself beautiful inwardly and (hapov thing!) she was unc_onsciously making herself beautiful on the outside, too--a sort of quiet beauty that has to be seen more than once before it can be perceived, a beauty that does.n't leave you breathless but one that makes you feel peaceful, a beauty that remains not only in youth but gtows on and on Cl.own through all the years. And it is that beauty that counts. And it is the beauty of those whose souls are noble, of those who J{O through life e\'er protecting their finer side and show this finer side in their dealings with others in their choice of books, in the lo\'e of music, and in deep admiration for nature. Books.. It's strange, and it's a great pity, but it's true, that some people take pride in reading what is sordid or vulgar or what is even downright obscene. They feel a queer sort of distinction reading books other people don't read .. , "Ha\"e I I can still remember him there stand· Ing an that broken.down pier, wa,·1ni; goodbye as the sail of my llttle bont wao.; being raii;ed. nusk Wfl!I iust then gnther· read 'Forever Amber? Oh, sure! Not once, not twice, but five tfmes." Y01. can clear!()'" note the ring of pride in the voice. Those people are broadminded, they say. They see both sides of life-they are like God "knowing good and evil." But sometimes they read so much filth that they fimdly end by being filthy themselves. The same thing is true with tht' movies. They say, "Why be tied down by silly prohibitions? I can see anything I want." And they go ahead and feast their imaginations on distractions which are real distractions. There is refinement in the undisguised admiration and appreciation of the beautiful. It may be music. One mark of the deep mind is its abi'~ty to drink in the magic of flowing poetry and immortal music. And deep minds are not rare. They seem rare because some of them insist on being satisfied· with the superficial, the shallow. More people could really listen to Palestrina, Beethoven, and Chopin. More people could admire the "Hound of Heaven" or the "Idea of a University," but they care not to. There is the greater pity. They could have real cu~ture and enjoyment at their will but they deliberately turn their minds away. Some people really care for poetry and music. But others have a strange shyness about it. They thi.nk it i~ a sign of weakness, of sen!1mentahty. It is out of elate. old-fashioned, defl11.itely obsolete. "Horror of horrors_!" To be seen with a book of poetry m mv hands!" \Vhy can't we be at least sincere? Say. "I like Chopin and Liszt," no matter what C\'erybody else is ~aying-. Yes, cultured women, refif'ted women are much needed by the world today. And, we college women, have the opportunity to become such. It's :i.11 up to us. \Viii we develop the finer side of our minds and characters? The world is holding its bree.th ... wait:ng for our answer. Ing, something In my throat seemed to stick 11.s I shoutell goodbye. Yes, It was goodbye. I will not rorget"that forloPD t. '"ure standing then, watching me leave .. , ----- - - - ------· ~ by Nap F. AliiiD Colfege of Law The radio announcer probah:y s.-nsef' an unden UITPlll ol' misill'crprcta ~ Lo11 from lh e radio audienr:e for he h~m·ts ''Friends. you don't have to w;i!t .. gnes.. 1 music) .. "Rrriin~." " ll•'iio. TelP[)IHlll<' d1•11 i1·:11ion LJrui;ram • "Guilty ." . \\'Jio is i;uilly"! ,\l the ('II'_[ or t hi~ ]me ?" "You don't 11uite untle1·st:md me . ThaCs the 11ame of my song . " ··nrriini; . Jlt;EJ.LOUOO .•· "'He\ no. This soumls Ilk<.' a sott, ·.nmk ,·oicc frnm the de?itate sex." ·:\lay J know 1:.,. 1u;xt tlc!lh·aunn son1:'.•·· "C' an \"01:1:ue:;:···· "I w;mt to kiw"· the ~;on~ . not gue~li It, 11lcase. sir. Or a1!1 I \\TOil;! to t11ink th!~ b a te!c11honc !lcllication 1ll'ogrnu1 whea this is a 'Guess Thi'. Tune l'ro;ram !" ''flc>b:· li~~1~n1i~: 1::x~ul;a~:,;,~~:n~v·~~~~'. Hospital." '!'hen t·omes a r i!l!!: from the wire or th• ··011. I ho11e ror I.er early reco,·er)'. annou1wer. Belic1·inJ: llmt ;111othcr dedllion program. C.:all us u11 and k ll us tu whom you want to dedieatc the next 11111r" Are you not ~oiui: to dedicate the same cation song is inquired for. he i;eriou~l.r i;on~ to one of thC' nurses'/" i;ay><. " [ wish I llidn·1 Lu1·e You So ." Th• ··nrriins." '"Never mind the nurse, Mr. Aunouncmr. rumo!' runs that later in the e1·cning sl1• "'Hello. This is the lelephouc clcdi1•a· My wife may he listening in now." "rained blows" on the poor hubby-an tion program." "Itrriini: " .. What is the next tune. please'!" "I would like to dedicate a son!( 10 one "Rniing." ··say It Over Again." or my beautiful classmates." •'!Jello. Telephone dedication 1n·oi;:ram." '"I said, \Vhat is t11e ne:tt piece"!" "'May I know the song, please'!" •'Yes. 'A Friend or Yours'," "Say It Over Again." "You'll Never Know." "I \Jes: your pardon ." •'Do I not speak clear enough ? I s:ild '" I beseech you, hut I must know." ··A Friend or Youn." what wlll be your next 11iece'!" .. Wei!, that's the 9ong 1 gave yon." '" Is this Fred? :>:o'? Then ii mu st be P.d.. SAY .. IT ... OVER .. AGAIN . fs'nt .. Ladles anti i::entlemeu. lhis song 15 a dit: ·• that clear enougl1 '~" dedication f\'0111 an employee or a 1oca1 "No. You are wrong . T hi11 ls Tomm y "I give up." cle1mrtrnem. store tu one of the telephon e Ty ." A moment elapses. operators. ll ;!:irl friend or his.. fo'rlentl!I "But you told me It's a friend or mine. "Rrilng." "Wait And See. " I don't know of any To111111 r Tr ." ··1 would like to dedicate the ni:!xt soni:: llowcl't'I". we don't linve to wait ··nut I didn't sar you urea friend ot AC011tim1ed 011 page 17) to my wife who is at 11resent ' n thP S.I tlwre i::oes the lllll~it'. Memories Thal Linger JOI-: L. Al\QUISOL\ College of Law Tlw silent f10urn of tlic evening Rccull, dars wlren two /i ccJrts km•w nn otlier: Of tlie time Joy"s cufJ was full And fe!icity .~eemed to lust forever; Of moonligfzt 11ights wttli a stm111mi11g guitar, Of melodics old a11d new, Of young minds stre1vi11g wl1~re dcc tr ones are, 'Vitl1 soft brec::es blnwi11~ in from !11e tide. But t11e IJTig11t world dllrkens. ror destifl}' <lecn:es rlwt i11 repo.~fJ Tlie dear 0:1e rests tmforgollen, I.ea,fog beliiml a 11eart l>allied in sorrows. Sleep tlzou, dear one. i11 solemn peace, i\h pra.ver.~ do ec1.~e my pain. \Vlwt t;me will brine. 1 nev<'r fear For mr 11olJe is safe in tlw Lord. Ta The Day ny CALIXTO YOXGCO Dmu:i11~ o'er tlie ec1stem wave, \'Villi m1ifi11g lwams of blitfie.~t ra~·.~. Come.~ /Jrighle.~t Day in mail of .~teel, Into t11c (lft'IW of Ifie Slwc/e.~. I le gird.~ for hattle in Iii.~ ruby belt l le f!a~1ies l1is sword from ~·ortlr to South Into 'your tgC1rcle11 e,ate.~. 1 \ tu11ef1tl plc1ce pure cmd sweet, \Vl1erc i11 free creatures woo tlieir 11111te.~. T/1e ccJrl)' blossom!! of mild spri11gti111e. .\feet tf1e stares of u·cirm ki11g Ligl1t. E11couragi11~ l1ir11 lo fml 011 then: A glorious Sf'('Cf,u;le in !lie fig/it. Spirit of the :\lorn, b/imli1ig Xight'~ qes, Sprec1di11g regal red in hea11/eo11s smn·: Thy sceptre gleaming in ~pell of .\1i1.'· Tlwu liic/cst t11v cl1ildrc11 fo 11111 and fi!!,lit To make 11;crr1· iu tVic lnoad dri\'/i:.:ht. Page 8 The End of the "Mary Ann" By Avclinn T. F.storco ;\ bem1tif11l stafwart .~l1ip Virm ,md sttttelv sfie .~ailed Tfie seas witl1 hm1· tfictt clC1.~lii!d The wctve.~ .~lie plod. One fC1tef11/ morn .~lie fumed Out to the oflen sea Ccty Zypf1er.; filled it.~ .wtils. Tlie mast.~ lielc1 fct.~t. 1'1re c~nud.~ were .mowv white r\.~ se<t gulls rocle .the cre.~t.~. S<ti/or.~ cfrectml of love n1<rf1?.~; Pas.~engers, vf home. l,'rom .mmewfiere came ct i!:W:t A Wllming to tf1e crew; T/11?11 c<1111e ct dri;;:zli11g rnin. A drop in 1<!111/Jero.ture. Foam cmne out of tlie brine; Li~l1tni11g f/asl1ed mrcl tlwncler rorfecl; Tile .~l1ip kept sleadr on llc•r course of cledi11y. D<1rk11e.~s fell: tlie 1110011 ll'l!llf 011t: ~'of a .~fdr lll'ink/ed lt~ 1rl1erPaf)o11ts To \frU'\' Ann. Tiu.> ni~fit was cold mul wet: Voicr.~ £!.T111111J/rul and .~olil1ecr: 11mul.~ workecl, t1w11!{l1 firecl, To keep tlH' ball<'recl .~hip. Tlic 1ri11cl.~ l1owlcd. Tile r11imlrofJ.~ l<t.~/1ecl: fren;;:r grifl/iecf the c<1fll<rin: Fear rnme 11/lOll rrTT. { l11knom1 <1 reef refJOsed Before tlie f1elfJle.'l.'l .~T1ip; i\f11m· 11 .~liip lwd cmsl1ed f1/Jo11 ifa minul<! cell.~. CAROLINJAI\" if you mu•t love me r. barriga if you must love me why 11111st rou in c1e11i1rl hide wliat makes you fear tl1e pride of frankness and onenes.'l t1111 i to question till time is spent if )'Oil 11lll$t love me i )'earn for more not a promise in tlie least but start )'Oii now tlie l'i11dication of yesterfault.'l tlwt i nwy see you love in ectrne.~t if )'Ou must love me i sliould hate procrastination i would despise restraint i <1.'lk 011/y alumclon witliin proprietr tliat i.\· 11ot muc11 too little perTwp.q if )'OU mu.'lt love me di.<mipate the mi.'ll )'Oil are gone must be )'Drtr wonted farawrn•ne.~.'l but .\·liow me the otf1erwi.re , tlwt i mcty know ym1 mean to fm·e me if you 1mist love me give me not ct l01•e like dawning dew without it.'l freshness or tliat of lwney its .'lweetne.~ drai11<'d onlr low me <Js i do yoll if )'Oil mu.'lt lol•e me mu/ l'OJJ can not as i would want it i.~ best 11ow to desist or sow more bilterne.'ls between 11.~· if )'011 must love me you must now tlie moment entertt1ins 110 compromise you must lol'e me if you must Im•e me Onward the ship sailed Closer to Tier doom Tliere 1w1s a dull crash, Down went i\fflrr Ann. CAROLINIAN Page lJ 11111111111111111111 It++++++ ONE RAINY DAY 111111111111111111111111111111 By ROSARIO 11. MORALES t 11111111111111111111111111 I It nally decided lo l'islt "homen. Dlsguated, I travelled Car and wide ever clinging to my hope thal I maybe able to Descending the 11.teps ol the bus I wa9 ror,;:et the greatest disappointment In my surprised to see many people in Cora's ute.-to give my hea\'Y heart a relief. house. l:lut I was not bothered at all. J)1T. pat, pit, pat,H sounded the rain on the roof and window panes. '"Rain! Rain! stop!! !H I said, as I could feel the wild "beating of my heurt choking me wit11 blood. Every drop of rain a deeper 11ain. But all my efforts could not sto11 the ram. It continued, "pit, pat.ff It brought back memories ... mem'rles Maybe she bad a 11arty and I was just plain lucky tllat I was on time. Yet, my heart missed to beat a minute w11en I noticed the sad. gloomy look written all over the faces of the people. Why! Was It ... ? No. It couldn't bt: ... I joined the crowd. of Cora &: me which I wUI not forget. Just then I caugllt the sme I of candles. Memories that I can live over and 0\'91' J rushed lo the room and there I saw her ai;ain though t11ey bring .i Clow i11 my -rolorless, breathless. HreleBS. l:ibe was heart. no longer the llving form l took borne al· ter the rain. I knew the 1tory of It all. Arter two years I came back to the province. n·e reahzed that a(ter all, time Is indeed a great healer of wounds. I've found a. girl I learned to love a re11llca ot my Cora. 1 ve claimed her as my bride a year ago. In her rve seen Cora. wll al. ways see Cora-You see. 1 married Cora's sister. Co1•a & I were neighbors In our hometown. We grew up together, shared the same lunch basket In the grade school, played the same games, loved the same teachers & friends. 1'he smooth tenor or Cora caught pneumonia and ... I cannot r.========== our childhood days was most comrort1ng. But we outlived our bap11y childish dreams and woke up to the reality of the wor d and Its ways. Cora was the loveliest girl I have set my eyes on ... amiable & sociable. I still stood the same boy that I ueed to be,-shy & reset-ve. As years rolled on we moved a11art write tho! anguish or that moment. l was shocked and felt tbat Diy own life wa1 ebbing away. Thell and only t11en ""ere my eyes opened to the truth. I loved Cora -loved her with a love so pure, noble, and sincere. I loved her since she was a girl in pigtails. But I had been too late to tell her how much she meant to me. MY grief was Intolerable. I felt utterly useless In life. All Interest. meaning. a.nd pur11011e In me were gone. I been.me llke the walking dead. trom each other. She went to an exclu- Rain! Rain! wl1y do I have to b'ame the slve girls college in Manl!a, while I was a rain? My Cora!!? You're gone with t11e wo1·klng student m Mani a. We saw less rain. or each other then but at times I called on ber at her boa1·ding house. One afternoon I met her on the l!:scona. I wae not busy that afternoon so I jomed Iler. All ol a sudden it began to shower, unexpectedly a beavy ruin came. "Let's take a taxi. Cora", I said. "No Bert, don't bother let us walk In the rain-I love to walk In the rain," she poll:e'y answered. So like a good escort. I made no protest&. ·1 recalled the popular expression "never argue with a womsn. H We walke:t together In the rain. J was busy In the <'itY the last two week1 I •1at I was not able to go home to I lie 11:ovincc. Tiie third week en.me n•d I II· ++o)ffl II I II Ill 11111111111 ...... THOUGHT ,\T SUNSET As I sit dt nn· desk. I see the shadows fall, I 11ear tire bcnnboo's whisper And t11e black criket's call. T11oughts of Imme come visiting, My overcrowdecl mind, Tempting me to return l10111e. I'or 1 see tire sun set, And tlte animals return l1ome You can't b~ame me If dreams come visiting \Vlirm shadows fall. -Clarita Garces lbt •ang in pour baicr My ears met The son4 in your voice One casual chance My ears: alone did hear The music of your voice It .mn~ a ia!e And I did not know ' For rm• lieart tlrat sl1m1lcl ds deaf to tire son1; And it seemed Tlrat mm~ 'l' as lost to me Gone without return ~~,~~ 1:1:;~ morpl1ew; and I It haunted me The voice I SinRing the .same tale It was: then my 11eart woke 11p And heard t11e .strain Oh that it was inane Now only the realiz.aion f1 1:i11'::1111a::1 fo;m~1'.e 'f o find the vo ·ce And listen for tire sons; lf'tis still tllere Ed. l'Ort Barria~I u;~.1~1e st,. LC~irlo.9 met Page 10 USC Scout ]\foster Felix Cctrdencr.~ and A~sistants CAROLINIAN USC lli ;\ler111e11 with Of s. Lc1wrence \V. Bun;: honor of Our CAROLINIAN 'I ic Swimmer anc/ Co:icli l1111111g ttticiati11g at the li.Jcm; .~aid ;,, " of Fatima. Page 11 CAROLINIAN ~~SPORTS PARADE use WARRIORS' MANILA 1:\1\!ASION The USC \Varriors invaded Manila last December for the recent National inter-collegiate championship. This was the third ,·car in a row since the liberation that die warriors qualified for this annual tournament of champions and mnners-up. In this yenr's championship the ':Varriors eliminated the San Beda Red Lions in the opening round~. 45-41, hut lost to the defcndine: champions, the Mapna Cardinals, 52-37, in the quarter finals. The latter team became the new champions for 1948. \\Then we consider that the much-fancied Santo Tomas Goldie." were eliminated iu the first ronnd of the series bv eleven points, we mnst sav our \Vaniors didn't clo so bad after all. Moreover, the Manila snort5 writers conceded that the "'arriors-Red Lions P-ame wa<:. the fa<:.t· est and best of the first ronnd of eight games. l'vloreover with l'vlnmar, Bas and Abella the Carolinians would have done better.' Nevertheless, Skipper Inting Cortes and the rest of the boys fared quite well, even though Estrera and Gonzaga had to play with"' \~rc..,nched knees. LETRAN KNIGHTS PLAY JN CEBU PlaYing a series of exhibition games last Christmas Yacation, the strong Letran Knights, one of the best college fo·cs in the NCAA circle, invaded Cebu. The Knights upset the SC Pan_t~ers in the first game. Thev also admimstercd n drubbing to Cebu Tech, bnt met defeJ.t before San Carlos and Southwestern. \Vithont Adiosa and Tabuena (in the first three games) the Knights were weak. However, they evened uo matters with the \\'arriors i'n a return match with the help of Tabuena. The Warrior.~ were without !Vfnmar, Cui, Gonzaga and Allcl\a in the rctnrn match. Jimmy Bas clid tellar work a.11;ainst the Knights bv chalking 11p sixteen points and Ramoncda he'd Tabuena scoreless in the sc~oncl half of the .ga~;CAROLINIANS JN IlACOLOD The Golden \Varriors enplaned for Oaco:od for a series of gam::::s on Januan· 15-16. This was the first time the Cchuanos p~a,·cd in the charterccl cih· By NARCISO L. ALINO, Jr. of Oecident:il N"cPro<;. In tl1e fr~t earn~ the Bacolod-Mnrc-ia Suc::ar Cenfral bowed to the visitors 24-15. In the .<:.ccond encounter the Blue Phantoms of Occidental Negrm Institute went nn ;"10-ain~t a stone wall and sto1med short 28-35. The C:orolinians imnrCs<;Cd the ST)CC· t~tor~ lly their graceful and speedy tcehmqne. Dream GAMES Coming The two best college teams in the conntn1, the La Salle and Santo Tomas quintets, wil! p]ay the Carolinians i11 Cebu and Tagbilaran soon. On January 29 our Golden \Varriors will meet Santo Tomas at the BIDSAL meet in Tagb.11aran. On Februan• 3, the Carolinians will play La ~alle i1l Cebu. The next day Santo Tomas and La Salle will e;i,·e a repetition of their strncrgle for national snpremac\·. The loc~l games will take place at the Eladio Villa Auditorium. FOOTBALL Fr. l~oeppencr's Boaters ha,·e been hnsy t~1:s session. :Vhile winnin~ most of their gnmes acra•nst snch formichhl~ teams as the \Villiam Lines rmcl the I fa1J IIinP". the\' .~ost to the stanmcdin" Chinc·;e Collcgiam (3rd in the h~t ~vfl'L l to the tnnc of 3 - l clurin'! an exhibition rame heicl on a mucldv field. I TmYC\'Cr, Fr. I Ioe;lpencr's gallop·ng Boaters are ready to meet the CIT Eleven for the inter-collegiate soccer championship soon. They then have d chance to place in the National intercollegiate round in ivlanila. 111c USC Eleven is also schedu1ed to play the strong San Carios, Ncgros team Fclmtary 6 in Cebu, dm:n~ th:: uni\'crsity day cclebrat1011. SWIMMING MEET IN TALISAY On January 22 the Cebu Collcgi:~.te Athletic Association will hold its annual swimming meet in Talisay, The Carolinian sccondarv and collegiate teams arc expected to· give the local teams a good nm this vcar. The Philippi;c Amateur Athletic Federation will also hold the annual East ~~is~yan , ~fret on January 28 - 29 in I ahsay. I he strongest competitions b honors wi]] be ~i1 linrnn U. and U.S. C. BASANUNG SWIMMER OF THE YEAR Caro.linian_ Ambrosio . Basanung, Olympic swnnmer and Philr'ppine douf..11tE~~cp~E~S1~·Sr~vi;;;~e~13of ctie bYe:,~ The magazine for Jan. r; has this to Sa\·: "Among the male swimmers, Samhiao Basanung got the nod for top honors_. Basanun~ is without peer in the local held both m the sprmts and :n the long distance events. The Moro swimmer did not do as well as expected in the last World Olympic in London, but the sports writers' did not hold that against him.'' Tl~c 1:1LIPINO ATHLETE, offidal pnbhcahon_ ~f the PAAF, accor.din~ to the offic1a! report of Prof. Candido C. Barto~ome in the Octo~cr is:me says: "The second event wherem the Philip· pines was represented was the 1500 mcrcrs free style. Basanung was drawn in the third heat. He swam a good race in this heat. Up to the 25th .lap he was just a foot or two behind the leading; man, Bland of Great Britain. At the end of the 2l:lth lap Stipcatic of Yugosla\'ia and Bland were even, but Basammg seemed to w::akcn and dropped to third place.'' Basanung: h sli11 vmmo;r. He is on],• 26 and not yet in the pr me of his athletic iifc. I-le has still the chances of being a world rccoTd hokl::r. if he trains (Contimml Oil pag:! 20) CAROLINIAN Page 1l IXDEI'E:>IDENT WATER SYS- USC ALUMNI JOiiN IN Due toTt~~ ~~~e~~·y5;11C~l1e water N E W S In a r~d~1~;'E1~;~tfi~ D~(~'hc San supply of the city water system, the ~ar!os 1~hmmi :\ssociation called by USC authorities have decided to con- its presulent. Justice Fortunato Dorstruct a Carolm1an water systent. In!.! .Monday, January 17lh, .. long rom~~· at. his home, plans for the Two water wells \'illl soon be ready the P. de! Ros:me ~,tre1•t :md th'<.- part1c1pat1on in this year's universifor use, each to be operated by a bmldmg is <:chedule<l to b(' fini.,hec\ ty celebration were discussed. It sc1entific pumpmg system They will and rf!a<ly for use for the coming '".as ag.reecl, upon proper coordinabe used alternately to insure the best school year. hon with other school entities and service and most hygienic results. authorilics, to celebrate the Univer'\Vater, of quality superior to the sity Day each year on the First Sat· available \•.rater here in the city will PLANS FOR USC DAY urday and Sunday of February and be furnished by the system. In a recent meetinO' of 1, , . on the fourth day of Kovember, to Each. pump used singly wilt have heads, and full-time f';cult, 111~1e~:~~~,~~ have ~he religious .celebration. a capacity of 1,000,000 gallo~s per of the Vni,·ersity of San ~aria'> ii. . J?ur~ng !he meetn~g a_ greater parmonth._ The actual consumption of was decided to celebrate this ~ar·s t~c1pat1on m the university _celebrawater is only 300,000 gallons. University Day on the first Saiurdav t1on was stressed. and for said pur- - and Sund:ly Of February, Felnuarv P?se three committees were formed. !)th and 6th respectively. • 1 hey are for t~e hanc1u~t, the float POT LUCk Plans for the celebration were and the booths 111 the fair. is ;~ep~;:1~~a!~~·~a~:~; i~r0:!1i11 ;-~~~ ~~1~~~;c~ ~~:~ i~i ~,1,~~l ~;:e:~:gba~~et~~1~{ ESPIRITU STO. CHURCH CONpractice of Pot Luck, which is sched- games with La Salle and Santo To- STRUCTION NEAR COMPLETION uled for show on the University. Day. m~s. On Thu.rsday, February 4th The Espiritu Sto. Church under It includes the newest finds in the Will be the Field Day and also the the SVD Fathers in :Manila is at San Carlos campus. The old and the ROTC_ Demonstr~tion Day, with a prt'sent getting a P250,000 extension, new talents are this ti1,1e given the party m the e\·enmg. It is about half completed and when chance to be together. .:\t 3 :00 o'clock on Saturday after- it will haH been finished, it will be noon. February ;)th there will be a one of Manila's most beautiful grand parade. Floats from the dif- churches, the opinion of some authorS\"D SCHOOL DIRECTORS ferent departments and the Alumni ities on art appreciation says. HELD MEETING Association will be one of the main USC ROTC CADETS HONOR 1:'he directors of the_v~riou~ instiat~~ci!h~\·ill he made bv the differ· J.T. C()f .. JLAX C:\L.SIXG tntions unrlcr lhc adnumstration of ent departments 011 the university :\XI> STAFF the SVI? Fath_ers held a con_ference premises and in them will be color· The Cadets presented a parade and at :Manila on Saturday and Sunday, fut cntertainments, which in their review on December 1!J of last year Dccc1~1ber 18tl~ and 19th of last year own rights are new creations. No- m honor of Lt Loi Juan C.111smg. and. discus.sec! nnportant problems and n:lty will he the chief aim. The alum- Are,1 Commander of the III ~I1htar), their solutions, formulated n~w ni associaticm will also mana~e its and his Staff .. \mong the persons plans, and also their execution. owP booth. ' pre~cnt were the Father Rector of Our Fathers Dingman and Hoer- On Saturday e\·ening there '\'ill be said university, members of the faculdeman. were amoni:: those who went a program to be shown on the sta~..: tv, a1~d the sponsors headccl by Miss to assist the ·meeting and for that near the baskelhall conrt. It will h<' Ros:::mo Dorotheo. The parade startrea.son ~hey w7re unable to return in two showings, one will be from six eel 4 :30 PM at lhe Cebu Xormal for Clmstmas m S~n Carlos. . to eight o'clock: the second. from Parade G.rouncls. :\ salrn of a JO;) Results of the said conft>rencr w11J C'i.,.ht to ten o'clock. Attv. Cornelio mm. howitzer p11nctuated the last he cmnmunicated to the 2!i different F~i.,.ao will be the mastei- of ceremo- note· of the retreat. This ceremonv schools at present under tne. man- nie; on Saturday night. ,,·as the first of its kind e,·er heM aQ"~t~en.t of the SYD Fathers m the On Sunday morning an inter-hi~·b in_ this cily. The s:uccess of the afPh1hppmes. school oratorical· contest "'ill he h('ld f:ur was. duly attnhntf'cl to tlw 1111PLANS FOR NF.\V ADMINIS- and contestants from the Carolinian tiring and clerntcd ('ffc.:lrts c;if the , • S SSED hig'h schools wilt" he represented. young. coi'!nmand.ant of this. mut, Lt. TRATI~!\ BLDG. DI. CU.· · On Sunday noon a. l~anquet will Anto1110 Concepcion. and his ~taff, Father 1'..rnest H?erdema1.1 recently he held in the L'niversity Hall. for and ";\so to the capable \~aderslup of emplaned. for Mamla to chsCl~S~ the which an unprecedented nmnhcr of the (orps Commanclrr. (dl. l.t. Col. constnichon of the new admuustra.- alumni and distinguished guests are Ednadro Ja,·elosa. tion building with the ~t1perior Gen- expected. . e~al o~ thc ~VD Fatht>r1', who ar- On Sunday e,·ening- there will be USC COPS SWHvll\UNG rived m '.\fan1la. . another program at the same place CHAMPIONSHIP A complete plan for the said bmlcl- as on Saturday night. Different danc- The Cebu Collegiate Athletic held ing was prepared by a well-known es will be presented from , arious de- its annual swinunin~ meet at Talisay Manila architect. partments. Atty. Fulvio Pelaez will Construction has already started he the master of ceremonies. (Continued 011 ('af!,e 14) Page 14 NEWS ... (Continued from page 13) on Saturday, January 22nd. The Championship went again to the University of San Carlos when the Carolinian boys with an improved speed made a tolal number of :l9 poinls. The Cebu Institute of Technology copped the second place with 22 poinls. !'\o other collegiate teams entered the meet. The championship was hotly contested with the Carolinian boys supporled by Olympic Hasanung while the CIT engineers counted on Joe 1.01:.ex. The oprning events pro,·ed the prcsenc.:t. oJ potential champions. At the starl oi the hundred meters Ramas and Lopez hit the watc:'r at ahout the same time. They batlled it out ncrk to neck. Lopez touched the rope at 1.08 and Ramas al I.JO. Hasanun~ showed good form in the 400 m. hv making it in ;).10. Lopez fo1\owed him with 6.02. Su Kni Sing of CIT created a spectacle when he tried to swim it hard out with Basanung in the 200 meter breaststroke, but slowed up at the finish. In the whole affair, the enthusiasm of the Barriga brothers and L. Garces is not to be forgotten. They helped pile up the big margin for the USC. ' In the secondary division use had no competition. M. Colminares made the 100 m. in 1.11. L. Abadia took the 400 m. in 5.47. D. Yu"on was only a fow seconds behind him. In the breaststroke E. Arong. in Yldcfonso style. swam the :wo m. in :1.22.4, wilh ;\(. Na,·arro a clo:-e secoml. Since CIT did not enter the relay the CSC col\egiates competed with the use secondary and won by only sc\·en seconds. SCPERIOR GENERAL OF THE SVD ARRIVES AT MANILA The Superior General of the SVD, Very H.c,·. A. \'on Kappenbcrg, arri,·ed at Manila last Monday, January 10th. He is on his way to Shanghai to Yisit the SVD refugees and also those refugees from Peking Cnkcrsity, and SVD institution. Ile will be back within one month here in the Philippines and will temporarily stay for three or four monlhs for a thorough inspection of the local prodnce of the SVD and how to help its progres~. CAROLIN IA!'-; CAROLINIANA By f.N. LIM From Rome ln· way of the United States the Supericir General of the SVI) Fathers, Re\•. Fr. A. Von Koppenber,e::, tame last week to Manila on his way to the Far East on a general visitation of SVD missions. In storied surroundings fraught with memories and noslal~ia of the earlv Christian mar!Yr.;, the motherhouse Of the SVD, "Colcgio rlc: Verba Divina" from \Vhich Father General comes, is situated near the catawmhs of St. Cali\ta and in the \'icini~;;ak~~ ~~~c ~;~~~~s·wJ:~:~ic:~e R;~~~· a;~~itl~ wa~ mart~rcd. Right changes 1mke for progress, as e\'crybody knows. The lJo:n-: Econo· mies Dcparh'1Cnt, with a btautifui nc\, huilclin~. well-ckcoratcd and comtl~c:te with modem appurtenances and equipment leads with changes that rouse our enthusiasm. From the attractive and spacious living room echo the lively, toe-tingling steps of dances in rehearsals, piano music pleasant to the ear, and congenial com•ersations of co.eds pleasant to the soul. The ladies of the erstwhile Ladies Room congregate again in feminine social amity. But the best innovation about the Home Economics Department will be in effect next semester. In the Colle~c of l•'.dncation the seniors practice teachilH~. so in I Jome Economics the seniors practice honsekecping. Two to fo·c prospective gradu:itcs at a time, under the tntelage of one in~tructor, will entertain, and board for one month in the new home provi!led..., for* them. Although she wa~ a Samaritan, the woman at the well listened to Christ our Lord who was a Jew. And she gave Him water to drink. He promised her living water in return U.S.C. now has a new water system of its own. For 354 vcars USC has been a veritable fount of" "li\•ing water." From USC, CATHOLIC TRADE SCHOOL OF ),f:\NIL:\ TO HAVE MORE BUILDINGS The prinling press and the book binding department of the Catholic Tracie School of :\Ianila, under the management of the SVD Fathers, which for 27 ycn;s have si-:r1ed the Catho~ir Philippines will so'1n be too, wells of the twentieth-century kind, uow can spont water at the rate of 1,000,000 gaJlons per month. It is water good to the taste; no chlorine cloys the tongne. USC drinking water is as ~~~-?,ksomc and as good as "living wa, . Crr:it events arc comin~ sports' wav. J he USC basketball team will plav against the UST and La Salle team~. the two greatest teams in the country. The g:1mcs will be held at the Eladio Villa Memorial Stadium on Fcb~uarv ~ and 4. USC has. time and again, in hasketllall and other field~ of co:n:letiti\'e rnde~\'or, emerged victorious. Ardent Ca~o1 in!:in s•~orh f:lm stand tl'l and cheer for Your Varsitv team againSt these hvo stro1~g t;am*~. USC's football team will a]so pla\• against the San Carlos, Ncgros football team 011 the Normal School Gronnds on February. Footballers Rafael Lopez, captain; Ramon Zosa, Jr., goal keeper; Eduardo Arellano, center forward and all of them on the team, spry and nimble of foot, have our conficlcnce. These plain statements of facts presage :t paean of lustv "rah-rah-rah's" for the ~Ha:~1t~~s~i~~ i:~w~1:o w~i1i· J:e vi~~~: rious? Come February 3, 4, and anJ the question wi~I h:ve *been answered. The elate was Jan. 26 and the air at the social hall, particularly near monetary domains of our cashier, was peculiarlv crow.ded with on lookers. A stow, a bicvcle, a radio and a wall-clock were on diso1ay for the coming Universitv Dav celebration prizes. "\Vho will be the lucky ones? Mr. Morales is anxious for the stove for his home. Miss F. Rod;l wants the bicyde. I like the radio, for the man who has no music ia his soul is fit "for stratagems and spoils." Now what will you take? The wall-clock? housed in a new modern building tn be constructed on the same site on Oroquieta and Tayuman, Manila. The plan for such construction and transfer has already been finished by Rev. Fr. Edward Buerenkemper. a former classmate of Re,·. Father Ernest Hoerdeman. CAROLINIAN Page 11 USC MERMEll Wiii EAST VISA·YAll SWIMMING MEET By NARCISO L. ALl~O fr. Paced by Ol)'mpian Sambiao Ambrosio Basanung, Philippine twin record holder and current "swimmer of the year," the powerful USC sub-mariner~ splashed to an easy and convincin;< victory over the formidable CIT, strong Silliman U swimming squads yesterdav afternoon, January 29, at the Campos pool in Talisay to bring the two-day East Visayan Regional Meet to a sue· cessful condusion. 111is is uses second tmimph in a row in as many starts. time of 5:08.2 and 2:58.3 respectively. USC's M. Colminarcs broke the Cebu and East Visa\•an records in the 100 m freestyle bv nCgotiatin~ the distance in 1 min. arid IO sec. flat. This is onl\' some 9.2 sec. from the Philippine re· cord. F. Inbin~ of Silliman U back· pedalled to \'ictory in the 100 m back· stroke with a time of l :26.8 His was SU's lone first. dual events and 10-6-4· for the re1ay. COMPLETE RESULTS' 400 m Freestyle-Time 5:08.2 l. S. Basammg,-USC 2. M. Cohninares-USC 3. D. Yuson - USC 200 m Brcaststroke-2: 58.3 I. S. Basanung-USC . . :!le Carolinian Asiatic Fleet scored a whooping total of 36 points as agaimt CIT's 15, Silliman U's 12. Holy Name C!>llege, Rafael Palma Co11cgc and ~he Bohol Provincial Hi, all of Borol, tied for the ceUar position with a zero. The USC fleet also copped the 4 lf. 88 rdav in 4:02 with the CIT splashers second· and the Silliman U third. 2. Su Kui Sing-CIT 3. C. Flores-SU 4. I. !'lores-SU eve~t~~0!iffi 8N1:1:x:!~~i~~a~; ;J~c albJ1~~ backstroke which went tn F. lnhin'?: of SU, the USC dominated the meet. Phi1ippinc chamr,ion and record holder Basanung t trilled the crowd with his powerful and smooth and rythmic swimming and captured, as expected the iOO m free style and 200 m b~astroke events in the • near record \Vith first, second and third places in the 400 m frccstvlc, first place in the 200 m breaststroke; first, third ancl fourth places in the century, third and fourth in the 100 m backstroke and first in the rcl:w the USC Mcnncu pilled up total o( 36 points. CIT Tech· nicians eot second in the 200 m breast· stroke, 100 m freestyle and backst~ke, and the relay events to total 15 pomts. SU with its lone first in the 100 backstroke, thirds in the 200 m b:reaststroke and relay events and a fomth m thc.200 m breaststroke and made 12 J?Dl~t~. Point scodng was 5·3-2-1 for the md1v1· 100 m Freesty]e-1:10 I. M. Cohninares-USC Z. J. Lopez-CIT 3. A. Ramas-USC 4. L. Abad;a-USC 100 m Backstroke-I :26:8 ~: ~;, \(~f "g;;;;~CIT 3. L. Garces-USC 4. S. Barriga-USC 4 x 88 m ReJay-4.02 I. USC-A.Ramas, L. Abadia, E. Barriga and M. Colminares) 2. CIT 3, SU 4111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111114 W11trr JliJ!'lltintbll ANGELES TRINIDAD One morning, a1 t11e sun brightly glfttered, I strolled along near a lone, shallow pend, While water hyacinths, fresh and blue, J•Joated on the green water. I picked 11p a bloom r:lose to the edge. It was surrounded by the tall green reeds. With my two l1ands l held it te11derly, As l gaud long and lovingly. J ts thick leaves shown witlr a sheen, Tlie bunclied flowers reflected the "T1eavens, \Vretl1s, bouquets, and garlands~ I saw on the water hidden in tire reedl, f't1ade for the Lord of l1ost8, Praising Him in secret, Like tl1t1 flowers of the desert, Like tl1e pearls in the sea. J!rtu !lr11r's Jtrsolutions By FITZ ARREZA GERALDO Yes, New Yeats resolutions I ha\'e vow'd: Determination to be sedulous, Decision to be wise, not creduluOB; And this I swore in voice most solemn, loud, That it might reach tire stars, the rabble crowd. But I have learned that thunder is all sound, Or noise, yet it may travel far aro1111d, Tho11gh it is as empty as it is most proud. Might I dare now resolve again, tlie mind Should not its secret wish reveal but firm Push to it.~ realization when this year Itself is past its own a!lotted te'rm, l sl1all be really pleased in full tn find Tlwt I have bren true \'Ows ... wislied .'lilent heru, Page 16 CAROLINIA'I ONE DOZEN MEN'S ALPHABET :/t~e a~wiTe3a~~fier~l~~di~:sk~~b:~ in College ever since his Pre-Law days and was a member of the Pre-Law team 7{ F THIS were a constitution, this ~ particular part would correspond to the Preamble ..... The College of Law cmploring the aid of Divine Providence, in order to establish a basketball team, that will lick and crample any other team in the University of San Carlos, come out champion and make a record in the historv of San Carlos University, promote ge"neral sportmanship, and prove to be the real leaders in the institution name, after a diligent screening, on~ dozen men, to constitute the team that sh:11l embody their ideals, whose alphabet will read as follows; A-This stands for the name of Avila who is an easy-going guy. He plays basketball more seriously than he studies law. As a matter of fact he had been playing basketball eversincc his Pre-Law davs and was a member of the Pre-Law team that was considered ch;imnion in the rear 1946-47. Ben knows not only basketball but also Guaraeha ... sometimes he gets mixed up which is which. F-Stands for Fred Mancao, from ~art~;· c~ieg~ ~?e i:~~12~ac1~~f1a~~ basketball team, and a player at the same time. If this team were an annv organization, he would be general and private. Basketball is really in Fred's blood. As a matter of fact he was attracted to study in San Carlos because of Father Edward's technique in basketball. In the resistance movement, he never parted with basketball. He organ· izod a team, and made a mediate court in the less hilly side of his camp. He was the coach of the Presidential Guards Team prior to his reversion to inactive status. J-Jamin Llanm, another guy from Carcar, is a basketball addict. He is that became Champion in the year 1946-47. A wonder guard of the Tubod Team in Carcar, he is a master of all classes of team work ... L-Stands for the name Of Lazo. Willy is the biggest giant on the team and is more hannless than ever. But as a safety rule other players rather adqpt the An-ounce-of-prevention maxim. Willy hails from Talisay, Cebu and is a very popular athlete in that loealitv. He is the anchor man of the team and guards well-with a smile. Willy is a plaver of the PC Basketball Team Visayan Zone, where he is at present as· signed. B-Bnriga 1s a new comer to this in~- ""'""'""''=""""'""'""'""'""'""'""'= tltuhon. I le made his delmt during the inani;:uration ... that was when the Prc!\kds allowed themselvc~ to lose with some margin. Barrie;a has been playing with the Cosmopolitan Colleges, Ma~ nila, and on the Varsity Team at that. He is a forward on the Law team. M-Max Ylaya, is the cutest of ~n the players that compose the team. Urilike Willy, he dribbles the ball and sometimes the ball dribbles him. (Is that what is called double dribble?? I Because Max is iyoung and small, may I say that he was alreadv playing basketball long before he was born? Max is the handy .man of the team, and is sometime.~ called a perfect specimen of a smal!-but-terrible beine;. Maxy, the team's wonder boy (Sebio) is the favorite of the coach .... uo wonder you seldom see him tired after the game. A member of the Pre-Law team that once became champion, Maxy will always serve as an encouragement to his people. ' C-Stands for the name of Cesar Cabahug. His name is very popular in the circle of Basketeers. Sary hails from Mandawe, Cebu;and has been playing basketball Joni;:: before he learned his ABC. He was the Captain of that famous Visavan Institute team that came out chamf>ions not onlv in Cebu but also in l\.fanila ... the team that washed out the Japanese team WASEDA. Cesar is now in the 4th year, and at the same time a teacher in the Southwest· crn Collei;:cs. He is coaching the famous SWC basketball team prcsentlv. D-Diux Nacua, whose name seems to be foreign, is a native of Carcar. But no foreigners work in the Philippine National Bank, specially in the Cebu Branch. . . I le is another guy who prefers to master the rules in basketball to the Rules of Court. Although he is calm and innocent-looking, yet his opponents mistake him as a hungry tiger. Diux is a member of the Ocana dribhlcrs. a famous team in Carcar. He is the second biggest guard on the Law team, and is very fond of Sponsors. E-Echa,·cz, who is µooularlv called BEN bv the coed~. is a tall, sharp and :.iccnratc forward of the team. He w:-is a member of the Varsit..- Team of the Silliman University. Ben proved his skill duri1_1g the inauguration, by piling scores with onh• ouc hand. . . I think he can make more with !us two hands .. IF .. If I should chance by you I would ask you not to blaudish me with smiles for I would despdir with lon~ins: to your own lovely wiles If I should gaze at you I would ask you not to look baC:1. for I might spy ro11r eyes ~,;h;~;~a~~fe':~~ !~'f; c~~a;; the mo;.? they should 111)' image bear If I should look you full in the face make wry grimaces that I may not yearn your charm and beauty to possess If then 1 should come near you make haste to fly away from me that I may not feel my love beat mad!y for release' thrilling to the scent of )'Oil If I should any of these do promise to do as I have asked that I may not be torn between expression and mutene\s pledge you will tor l fear I mie,ht demand that )'Ou shall love me ED. VON BARRIGA collesze of law u.s.c. N -Nunez is a very silent noisy guy. As a veteran player, he plays with almost all the teams vou can find in Cebu City. He is in the Hobbv of collecting basketball uniforms, you know. Joe has been playing basketball before he was first in love ... that makes him deserve the name veteran .. He was another member of that famous Pre-Law team that became cham· pion in 1946-47. In the Law Team hcplays center. 0 - P. Q not represented R- Stands for our ever bloomim? Rmz. A Convertib1e forward and a de· pendable guard, he plays basketb:ill like nobody's business. He was'also one of the members of Pre-Law in 194647. Ruiz was taught basketry bv his father and of course that wa~ making ba~ kets for the market ..... now, he realh plays basketball and shoots accurately with his one hand flips .... ala Barks· dale. Unlike Lazo, he never smiles until he shoots a ball in the basket. S - Sosin~ Rosal, most popular!•• called by cvervbodv on the team as the Golden Boy of San Jose, for reasons I know not why .... is a forward of the team. He was also a member of that Pre-Law Team again that was Champion in 1946-47. Sosing now is a dif(Continued on page 17) Page 17 Faded Photograph ··1 \VISll I K~E\\" ... (Co11ti1111ecl from pc1ge '7') mine." "Okay .. (laughs) .. take It away, ma· e!ltro.. 'A Fnend o! Yours." (Personal Essay) by Praxedes P. Saligumbo ··Ladles and genllemen. Um; IS ttw 'tluessi11g The Tune l'1·oi;:ram L1s,~n to the tune carefully, give us Ute name or It's jnst an ordinary old pho~o~aph so much like countless others which one finds in a family collection. The ed~c\ are worn ont from constant handlm~ hv different conn try visitors. It has lo~t its original slickness and luster. "l•;.1.ithfnl friends," reads the caption. You look at Norma, seated at the left on the front row. A stout voungster with a contagious grin. Her left hand, usually the author of many naughh• a~ts, is placed lightly on the right hand, on her lap. ·~;1~ l~~cl:~~dg at~r ~n~G~~g1~~~~c ~~i~~; in Grade six. So, when Miss Ramil cal~s on me to help in a law snit, I won t agr~7 until she pays me five hundred pesos. Norma had been caught reel-handed tying a piece of scratch paper to Auro· ra's be.lt and had received a big whack on the hands for her efforts. Frail Grata with her dec1>-act eye\ looks moumfnllv at vm1. She was J dreamer. , "When I grow up, 1'11 he a famous author. I'll write novels and some poems on the grandeur of Mangima Ccuwon; the heautv of the sunset on Kitane;lad MountainS; the grace of the cogon grass that in the breeze, and manv more thine;s beautiful." half-moon hob, tile song yuu lllink 1s the name oC the ''I'll be a te-.:icher to your children." tune plaved and rece1\'e t11e Jm1.e tomor· "I wouldn't let my child go to \"Our row. Heatly Mends... 11ere i::oes ... old school," says Purita tcasinglv. (tuneJ. "\\!hat method would \"OU use t.i ··Rrriing." stop vour pupils from ca'tini;: pcan11h ··11eno." and candic.~ or from using a rubber "Can 1 guess ... hand to shoot paper pellets al th: . :orry, Ma am. You dont get 11 ngl1t. tc~~l!1~r.'' f;11;~u~rc~va~:?.ja~rJO!UC weak'iv. ~:~ ny~:~ .. ~f the tune i!< ·1 wish I Coulct VetT often had I been a culprit at such "Well, why don't you tel me'!" tricks mentioned. .. ·Why Don't You Tell Me' i11 not the "Ilmmm" 'san Nonna smiling the name of the song. It's 1 Wish I Could Tell ~ame okl grin that looks at Hill nm\ You.n from the photograph. ··Don't you seem to realize t11al I was Norma's ~ full pledged la\V\·er now asking you at uie 11ta1't wheU1e1· I rou.11 and has smiled her way to the heart give you uw JUless·~" of a prominent Batangne1io doctor. · o:. ~ ,, :i<lr1:t~ •7:~~f~1· ~~:h~~1if·~,~;~;~~ •0:.;~:~:~'.!n:::·~::·:;"r:. , .. '.:","::'.:::"~ ~1t~~1rr~~.;r~m f~~~11~ese 1~1~~~~~ie~;J h\\l RNl<.\:." small girls, while here 1 am, ~till workmg tor a B.~.K degree. I gaze iovmgly at the photograph~. ~~~~<ledto bl~a~~~e l;:: ... r:d ~~~;a~-m~~p~~1u~~1~ll~~: I la\' 1t once more m its box. !'ind rcnun1Sccuce ot Ill\' caretrcc by gou:.: da\'.<. \amslu:s awon · and I awoke once uHi1c to .1 grnn \\·1lrid ot reality. 0:-;1·: DOZl·S. .. tCc)llfmuecl from pd~C 16) fcrcnt Sosin12: than ,-c~tcn·cars. I le P.la"~ ba\kctball with all hi~ fanC\· ~hoottn!!~ to take care of thcmsch·es. . Her eves wonld glow with dclie;ht, and ============ T·U·\'- -X-Y·Z These letters stanu for mv unkuown idcntitv. The alphabet is through and thm is the end of tile dc~cri•ltion of the dDzcu men wh•i compOse the qnccr team. I . sat· qnccr, bcc:iusc thev arc all Captam~ of the !'cam, because the\' ne\'cr ~aid tha_nk t·on to the Sponsor who med to g1\··~ them Sunki~ts dmin~ the ~amc, and because the\' would not stnvc to hL·comc champions if the Sccrchm-. ,\tt~ · Pelaez, did not promise them a b1~ HLOW OUT. we the other members of tbe e;an~ wonld nod our assent. Om childish ~!~f~:re wo~lrd~~isr::t~1i1~s m fo~~n~~~ea;~e;J:: Thoughts have i:i sto~e. . . . . . Br tire gentle pc1tter of rain sta~td~~~~ h~~k t~f ~~~l~a·~a~\~ai~~1 sJ11;~a,:~l U/Jo11 tlie tl1i11 roof of tl1.e liouse, i::entle, her foremost ambition wa> to be I 1.1/..:e to feel _the /c1;;y trc11n a nurse. 0/ tlwuglrt.~ 1t cc111 t1ro11se. E~:~~~~~IJ 0 bc g~.:~· f;~l~e:~' ~,~,;~;1~~0~1.~~ 1'/1011~l1ts unbalmed with scented (lowers he my eldest clau~htcr. Grata wi\l J,,. S/Jrnved w1tl1 colors from tire rambow. Night and Day the sick baby. I'll he the mother and Thoughts uncliained b)' f!eeting hours The niglrt sta.~B~~np~u!~a. "t~~a1!~crto be the sick Tlwt render spririt.~ low. I lets cl t/1ousa11c1 twinkling eye.~. llahv," Nonna and I remonstrate. T/J(!r come like pec1rf)' drops tlwt .~licle \Vitl1 <1 crescent 1110011 winnini; Purita smile~ knowinglv. Doll'n lea,•e.~ of tree.~ to tease cmd pltt> l111pisl1lr; . "All right then. Let's ha\'e a p:irh Ufmn tlie mind, tfms tlrought.~ c1bide f1'0','"mc\dV1.cco'n'e' .. '~ use pebbles aftcrn·ard~ To ll'liile the time <1way. Until tlie dawn S/root.~ fortli c1 tlwusand flaming darts It was a . tr;a~ .. to }>c the patient at And wlien the rain 11as ceased it.~ .~c11eme Tlren tlie star.~ :hta~sf 1~1~;~~ s.clr~~sk fo7a~~Jds s~:~d 1~h~~ Of magic 011 tli~ mind, once more C/o.~e tlieir eyes, ring· meal ti111e, the convalcsc-cnt Tl101q~lrt.~ fade like fro.grants of a dream would be feel with choice ··cookie" Ccm;urecl tire nigl1t before. chicken breasts. That's me there beside Pmita, lookin~ \'Cry gra\'C m nw new pinafore ancl Bv ESTRELLA R. TEVES 'Vl1ile tlie moon For c11iotlier clay lw.~ come. Ilides it.~ grin CAROLINIAN Page 19 "Carolinian" En La Vida lntelectual De/ USC Ml ALMA MATER Por RAFAEL V. GUANZON Por Amparo R. ~Iagal:mg Hacc poco un gran escritor filipino contemporaneo dijo que e.1 "Philippint-s Free Press" cs la conciencia dcl pueblo filipino. A base de lo quc hacc el distinguido semanario, tambien puedc de· cirse que e1 "Carolinian," 6rgano oficial ;.. cuerpo e~~1.Jiantil de la universiditd cat61i~a d~ San Carlos, cs Ia concienci:1 de los alunmos de dicha univcrsidad, ademas de ser su entrenador en el manejo de la pluma-labor meritoria qw.: dcsgraciadamcntc nmchos de los que ~c . ,"p"',.;an de scr alumnos de San Carlos iiun desconoccn. Los alumnos de la universidacl d:: San Carlos a qnienes todavia lcs falta ]a cxperiencia csperada de los saccrdotes de la prensa, puedcn obtcncrla dd const:mte cscrihir en las cohmmas <lei "Carolinian." Asi poclroln clios poncr en pr<lctica cl conscjo dcl inmortal Blasco Ibanez a las cscritores novatos quc quieren dejar de serlo: cscrihir, cscribir, cscribir \' cscribir. En otras palabras. el "Caroliilian" cs lm gran incubador dondc los noviciados en cl mancjo de la pluma pueden incnharsc hacia la pcrfeccion en dicha artc. Los alumnos dcl smodicho ccntro PARECIDOS ... ( Continuaci6n de la pagina 18) -En quC sc parccc un llorro a tm mudo. -En que los dos sabcn leer pcro no sa· hen pronunciar. -En quC sc parccc una mnjcr a "sub-machincgun"? -En su modo de charlar. -En quC sc parecc un "tio \'i\•o" a un cscritor difuso? -En quc los dos andan en rodeos. -En quC sc parccc una dinamita a la rcalidad? -En quc haccn volar castillos. -En quC se parccc till calvo a una ho· la de billar? -En quc son muy limpios. -Desconfia de tu amigo que nuncrt te co11tradice; Ilse llegara a ser tu peor enemigo. <l?ccntc quc ticncn quc voccar sus opimoncs accrca de algunas actividadcs cxtrn-curricularcs o aqucllos qne quicrcn cxtcriorizar tanto sus elogios como m c1 itica sabre lo quc ocurre en la univcrsiclad, Jo pucdcn haccr mediantc las p<lg:uas de su Organo cstudiantil que cs S!I porta\'OZ. Pero no mcnos \'alioso cs cl papcl re· crcador clcl "Carolinian." Los lcctorcs sea de hah1a hispana, sea de hahla ~rn: toniana. sea cstndiantc, sea no cstudiantc, pucdcn pasar horas gratas, pcrdiCndosc en cl mnndo de la fantasia con leer lo~ cucntos proredcntcs de las phnnas de los alnmnos. Estc pcrioclico cstmliantil no sc \imita a manifcstar la opinibn de los cstndiantcs 0 a cntrcnar cscritorcs; lambicn inform?. Aqncll<;>s de San Carlos que no cstan al comcnte de lo qne ocurr..:: en su derrcdor, no ticncn quc haccr ma~ quc cchar una ojcada a las cohunnas no· ticicra~ clcl "Carolinian." En sintcsi~, cso cs cl pcriodico esh1diantil cl "Carolinian-la concicncia de los almnnos de la uni\·crsidad de San Carlos y su cntrcnaclor en cl nr;c *cl~ escribir. San Carlos, Alma Mater qucrida tu Que guardas en tu Jcgazo los cnsucn~ de mi vida Dios tc colma de cxitos hoy como en anos pasados Bendita tu que realidas tus doraclos sucnos. ll Ere~ como la aurora de la maclmgada de\ orientc Esplcncloroso y exquisite saludo dcl ciclo bicn mcreccs Porque per conqucstar, v sufrir ahrumador ob~taculo Naclic, nadic para mi cs tun caro quc tn San Carlos. MISCELANEA -'l\'o ve 111r1s r1llr1 c/e s11s norices q11ie11 se toma cl ~i mimw como imicfod <le mecficfc1 de tnclo.~ los hombre.~. -Hmnoncito cae enfermo l' el medico le recelrl r1cicte de castor. Que malo estci!" clijo, r€cfu1::.cmclolo. "l'vlirr1", le di;o su pc1Clre, "ya verc1s como lo l'OY r1 probar" "l\'o, 110, /)c1pa," exclmno el nino, no lo pruebes; be/Jtlo toclo." -Co11cle11r1r. lei le)' fUlra clef emf er.~::- a .~; mi.rnw e.~ el ultimo WllClo cle lei soberhw.-Idres. -El-"Gorclripia, ho)' por ser tu srmto, le lie cmnpr(l(/o rm f)ar de hotellas de clwm/Ja~11e." Ella "Pero c11r1ntas l'eces q11ieres que te cligc1 que yo 110 del)Q l'ino?" El "Lo se, Corclapia, pero lo voy rt clef)er c1 !rt .~alucl." -1 Taz Iris olJserl'acione.~ de tal 11umerc1 que .w1tisfc1w1s ma.~ a la mri<focl que cl tu iuicio prof)io. -El Pintor: Con 1111 golpe de pi11turc1 sor Cc/f)rl::: de trrmgfomwr 1mc1 cara q11e rie en otra que llora. El niiio: Que gwciri! li.li mcufre fmccle /weer lo mi.mm con 1111 v,olf)e dr> c.~co1'c1. ~ge 20 SPORT PARADE ... hard e1~~1~:~ina~~1 ff0~i1!d~~:~}.) helps him. for Cebu and Bohol. Father Bunzel is one of the two Catholic Fathers who were appo 1nted as prov.incial spo.rts com· missioners. The other is the Iloi\o commissioner, fr. Gloria, 0. S. A. FATHER BUNZEL NAMED CEBU SPORTS COMMISSIONER Father Bunzel is currently the pres}· dent of the Cebu Collegiate Athletic The PAAF named USC athletic di- Association. lie now has power to re· rector and assistant rector, Rev. Fr. gister and disqualify players, to grant Lawrence Bnnzel, as sports commissioner permission for games and tournaments. USC COPS CHAMPIONSHIP The following is a tabulated report of the result of the CCAA championship swimming tilt: TRIALS 100 m~t~~~c7;~esgli~i(~0;~t hit) 1st. A. Ramas 2nd. E. Barriga 3rd. V. Lao 4th. S. Manuel USC use CIT CIT J min. I .. I :: 11. 7 seconds 13.:; " I5 100 meters free CIT USC use 1st. J. Lope?. 2nd. L. Garces 3rd. S. Barriga 4th. M. Jaca style (2nd hit) 1 min. 10.2 second~ I " Il " 1st. J. LopC7. 2nd. A. Ramas 3rd. L. Cartcs 4th F.. Barriga 1st. S. Basammg 2nd .. Sn Kui Sing 3rd. Barriga 4th. L. Manago 1st. N. Manago 2n.d. B. Jayme S. Basammg Su Kni Sing 1st. S. Bnsammg 2nd. J. Lopez 3rd. J. Zosa 4th. L. Garces CIT FINALS Collegiate l)ivision 100 . meters tree stvk en ] "min. 08.5 second~ USC I " 10.6 " use USC 200 meters brcastroke use 2 min, 5i .6 seconds CIT 3 " 09.5 " use 3 " H CIT 100 meters backstroke Cl'l' 2 min. 02.1 seconds err " USC ( disqualif cd) Cl'\' (disqualiftd) 400 meters free stv1c USC 5· min. l 0.8 .seconds CIT 6 " 02.2 " CIT 6 " 16.2 USC 6 " I7 350 meters relay free stytc 1st. Ramas USC 4 min. 12 'seconds Barriga Garces Basanung Sccondarv Oivisior. 100 mctcis free stvlc Jst. i\f. Colminarcs USC 1 ·min. II seconds 2nd. B. Oria USC I " 2-f " 200 meters hrcastrokc 1st. L. Ahadia USC 5 min. 47.5 seconds 2nd. N. Ynson USC 5 " 50 " 1st. Oria Abadia Colminarcs Ynson 3 50 meters relay free sty!~ USC 4 mm. 19.6 seconds CAROLINIAN MEMORY ... (Continued from_ page 5) heard tho words In my mind, but they meant nothing. She had been alive and now she was dend. It was a tact and. I accepted it without emotion. I felt neither sadness nor a lack of It. I had no way or knowing how I wou d feel In the future. I was a child and I knew neither ruture nor past, but the moment as I lived It, ln the way of all children. Now, years later, I am looking at a photograph of myself as a small child held In the arn1s of a tall, gaunt old woman. The woman ls grandma. I look at the snapshot and I think or the coo•, dark room and the laded China eyes as they looked at me. I try to Hnd some sort ot connection between the small squlnting child iu the picture and mys'Eilf as I have become. I try to think of the mom.en_t _I was living when the camera clicked. I look hard at tbe photo, telling myselt It holds a moment of 111y Hf~. a moment ol eternity. But it Is no good. I hold only a piece of black and white paper, smooth. and co .d In n1y hand. It seems to me now that my life began, that I really began to know and reel things in that moment in grandma's arms. And I know now the name people give to the thing I felt then, ancl why I bad to do something to forget. 1 can think of that dAY and remember it wtth a strange, luminous clarity. I know now that day was t11e Hrst Ume tn my Jlle-1 WAS lOnely. INDIGNANT "l simply gotta divorce this woman." the discomolate man explained to th.: court. "She insisted upon keeping a pct goat in our bedroom. The smell got so terrible I just couldn't stand it any longer." The judge shook his head. "That sounds had," he admitted, "but couldn't von open a ·window?" "\Vhat?" cried the man. "And let all my pigeons ont?" "OBLIVION" The past i.~ dead, 111)' love, Tlie wound b)• time is 11ec1led; Forgotten are my tectrs, Re\·enge I long hcwe sealed. Then come and let's pretend \Ve never met before; Don't weep for all tfie wrongs; Remember tf1em no more. Let's dance to that old tune That tlirilled us years ago; ru whisper twice to )'011, My dear, I love you so. B)' Leoncio P. 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