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Title: The Carolinian
Description: Official publication of the University of San Carlos
Issue Date: Volume XIV March 1950
Year: 1950
Language: English
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Place of publication: Cebu
extracted text: VOL. XIV NO. MARCH 19511 l'aJ::"•· A stone & paste struct 1ir1~ 36/i !JC<ll".'1 ago, tod(l!J CSC i.'I a 1mrnsivc, "!l'~-jilli11g .fo/1 Owt stcw<i.'I hNul & slwuldffs m i ff the t(lrfest i11 Cefm City. A/IOl'C is part fol t°it'W of rno{ .<Jar<len By J. P. Vestil On f."..,J,ruary 2,1, ihe University of Soul L u·los threw in a bl'auty of a chip to tht• 1·11t1•rti1in1nent world whiJ.., 15.000 ,:pedaturs <ind Carolinh1ns gathe red around t.:i watch it hiow the 365 ~ liff. 1iuissa ni C'lndh•s on its anniversar)" cake . The fos;;!\·itics ranked out three days from th •~ s"hool calendar. Evt'r}' minute counted. The cam1ius was abuzz with activities anJ t·w· r~· "Hort of dean am! tt>achcr and stu . ill'nt wa!I spark-plu:rgt'd hy enthusias .n :iml Cnrolini:ln sriri t . B.\'-standers pe~· f'l'ived thl' bri l!"h t torch of tradition st ill mightily ablaze rlcsiiite th" centurit!S. The first day was n1antled with du~t nhout the basketball court where nervy ancl flt>et f<'e>I followe>d the> hall around to ~et it do~e nud into the ring . The teams were 71 h o\o .fin i~ h 1l':ilcht'" and elit'iled some ,,.l'li·ril'st'l'Vc>il rhcrrs from t h~ spe-rtatm·.~ In thl' hloomin~ p11rt nf that cvenini:: Atty . (" f ;1igiw had to run th<• gamut of handshakes a fter lhl' 1it<•rary.m11sical 1>rn1i:rsm !llll'1L• a hi!! l1il On tlw oth~·r hand, Denn .Jos•• J{.,drb·1wz, )Ir. .Je!ll' ... Roa a nd i\lr'1'. J c V<•:;1·:1 Wl'I'•• lo hlalllJ. tm1, for the dL''-'O l"~1th"• art lh{·r 11ut u;1 tc• the h\·o-thousa11<l· r1<·so stal!l' . Thl' 11la:·" was j!Or1t·•·ous. Th•· ;.Hair t11L1wd ,.u1 a )l:a[a di!!play of tht• )ah>St in show hU ~I· rwss. And toppinir t h1• e>vrninl! off. th;• IJSC Dramatics Cluh prC'sentt•d a Bro;t:!· 11·.,y hit, "Thank You. Dorlor", a one>· m·t cotu e•l ~· 1iincl!•d I.)· • ur ;,Jl.n.uml hrniu. the Rev. Fr. Ho1•r•l:•mann. Tht• l'l"<>W:I hl1•w opt•n its s i1IC'~ wh"ll tht• pr .. sentatiun ~.O ·tO-SllC'ak 11l11cl'll iti<tolC Oil th<• h•\•1·1 with i ' Hrd Ske>lton no,·e lt ~· . And so Saturday aftnnoon thl' dt~· tr·af . fie force a pparl'nt\~· ~ o t the lll'hrs for· tlw t' ~l~f.'r crow.I had to ht' kC'pt hark from :11'.' avenuc so tht' parad•• could snake :1!011:!" 1•usil~· . But for tickl'r tapes, the !light wi1s ••n i:-rnnde. Colorful floats littcrl'd tht• CO· 11111111 while on tht•m the.. daui.:h· Ins of Venus sat stratcgic11lly poised . They were n feed for hung'.ry e>~·cs. Th.:' IM•St cn me from the collcgr of Jo:ductttion when a huge pa1>e>r 11eacock came alor.:r hohting its head in fowlish dhrn ity. It won a11 \\lost Artistic, thanks to Mis11 I·:. \'t'\ez. l\lrs. Calclcron nnd l\lr. )I. Flor•lc· !iz. tSrc cut on ]llll!l' lli 1 The Girls Hil!'.h School Dcp::i1·tn11mt un· •kl" Mrs. Lilia M. Tuhntahn nnd Miss Fi1lcliza Tinazas pushed in a 11tr in~ of ro. sa ry beads, iilaye>d the most adornment on it mul won the prize for Thr :\Inst Sym· holir Float. Arni 11.« of ori:::inality, Mr . .f . T<>r~o.1. C.n1nme>r<'l' Oean. IJlll one ove>r lht>m by gett in:: his hoys r:arh'.'•I :iccordin<r to JU"4'-I (;, :incl !JC! l ·I C. 1Jmport fo1111·oi1 con· d i!io n ~. Tl u•r won the Mn"t Ori)!inal Fln,1t till<' . Speaking of nl'tl.I. ~ tarch t'C I trimnes~. hnnd ii lo the hors who ro111rns<· th<' l!Si:(' The country's oldest school puts on gaudy _qarb to celebrate if.• 365th bfrtlulay UOTC' Corps we!l·led by Cdt. Col. A . Ahataro \Jnrler th(' competent guidance of f"apt . Antonin ConN•!X'inn, FA , comma11· dant. As enriy ns four o'd ock that t'Vtm:n,!" •;1!litors aud ::nect11t .. r~ 1•n111e 1 1vurin'! in. The> foria wa~· da1.zl1n~. Bootl1~ wcre> :111 over the> placl'. \Ve nn't l•d11 thinkin;:: <•f how a ('<'>UJ1k· r.f days lot>f<:>ro the st u · <il'nt body mude a tlemiits at he>l11in1C rnlH• tmrmplo)•nwnt wl1 en earrrnlero: and f'Hint<-r~ !io<i to ht· hu:;tlt•d in. lnd tl(•!1tally, the C ill.-c:(• or Educatior. sc: .. 1r(•d atr11.•n \\hl'n thf ll" "Garllt'n :-of t he '.\lonn '' w:-is :uJ . .iud!!t'tl nrst Uooth. Wh ile from the J.;. i.inr Normul V0<•:itinni1I Co11rl'f' Oepnrtnwnl. i\li11s Maria Guticrre:i: ha<l SOlll<'· thin~ to cackle> ahc-.it. "Nice> morsel!< f~1· lht• nu1>tiul market, those la•lil'!I 11.re,'' ramr:: ('8!1Unl remark ineited hv thl' sil!hl ,.f llw ur.iforr.1t'<I ladil'!I hehind thr e>" hj . lil!I. \\':irm CO!l.(';ratul:ition« 11rie rominr: to the C.('neral Fi1ir Mnnagcr. Fr. Hoerdt'· marm . R~· his own whiff of e<"on<>nfr:." ru nning hi' hml pointed out th11t hy ilisJlO:<ing !!120 hotl)t•s of Coea Coia at lt''l < ·r:onlaV'>1' t'ach Olll' co•1ld mAkL' P!IJ2.00 . That is !limple if you know how . Tho.«.;> til'ink~ remiml us of our m"tnl·,o. Hr pr0t.·esse10 whe>n Mrs . GonzalC'10 of tl1.• Home Jo:conon·ics f()rce se>t her rulinar~· st;1rr to action producin~ the sl uff we un. rere>moniously dev.iured rie-ht as it reached 1h., ddicatesi;en at the USC Oru:: Stor,•. Th" t was e>als unlimited. Con)(' to think of it, there wa10 a ficl•I l'"mnetiticn sh1·wn b~· th<' ROTC oade,t;« ton Thos<· whol<' rrl!"imt'nt or flatfoots hoile<I their ft>et hot for lhrt'e hours trying hare! to 11voicl dt'l11onstratinc: tht :Sad Sack art whih• fn!lneeti nc: ()rficers from th(' Ill )lilita1·y Arca looked on 11nd 11fter thr last d1·t - i1 of commund ancl cxeeutlon. Finally. Celt. c~wt. A l\lanriOUt'Z nroV~<I hi ~ Baker Ratter\' hnd no mah-h. His hoys made good tinkcrings with thC' guns a1ul made Jl'Oir.b. Tht'.\' mnde it. Tht' ch11mp.~. ('hm·li<' Ratl('I \'. won thr neo:t Rattrrv :'lward. Cdt. Captuin r RNlull<i. momel'I· t:n1lv lost his voice hut gleefully wnn llll'· rill<.· r,11 . !.t. F. . Samson Je111li11g lh<' hr IC'ont. nn pac:r ~1 \ CAROLfNIAN 111 '11 l,11 111 il'I jl I 11 1 11111 • Published 11.11 the students of the University of San Cal'los Cebu City PhiUppi11e.<t 1Ual'Ch * 1 .'HW NAPOLEON G. RAMA, editor; Josefina Lim, executive; Emilio Aller, Narciso Aliiio, Jr. associates; Jesus Vestil, literary; Hee· tor Alcoseba, Aristoteles Brion!s, news; Cesar Gonzaga, military; Rafael Guanzon, Spani!;h assuciate; Vivencia Baculpo, SocorL'O Cermeno, circulation; Jose Penalosa, technical,; C. Faigao. adviser; Rev. Luis E. Schonfeld, SVD, moderator. * Jn n. 'iii . 11 J. P. v .. rn 1 11 ~~;;~;;,~;~:~OK Nutshell Ill v. F. Delfin MAN OF GOD AND OF THE PEOPLE . . . 6 Ill '!I: JULIO R. ROSALES' NGR :Lli STUDY IN BOREDOM .... 10 11·: I L. Gonzales I lj I WASH MY HANDS .....• 14 I ·: j i A. v. Gansewinkel, SYD ;!.ii UNIFQRMS HIT THE 111 ·:: CAMPUS ...... 11 1 1 I, V. N. Lim Iii! I HER MOTHER'S ONLY i'i\i 11 ' ~.A6.G:.TER ...... , . , . . . . 7 SO WELL-REMEMBERED .. 12 G. Najarro THE HANKERING HEART .. :1 I C. F. Plattring ' DIGNITY AND INT'EGRITY i NEVER SAY GOODBYE, GRADUATE .......... 3 ,,llI ___ N_G_R _________ , Page 3 7ftis ~ide ot tlie a'tticulate By Josefina N. Lim The circulation in our public schoolrooms of Dr. Rafael Palma's biased book, "The Pride of the Malay Race" will bP perpetuating a deception against the Filipino people. Movements, petitions and protests have been initiated by youth groups in the country. This is a good sign. But dCI we know why all the stirringup? Dr. Manuel Lim has set down tho:! bases of the Catholics' opposition to the book. "First, it contains historical distortions of fact regarding Dr. Rizal's retraction and return to the Catholic Church. Seeond, D. Palma':; treatment of this important pha-;'3 of Dr. Rizal's life cast unjustified and malicious reflections on the honesty, integrity and honor of the Jesuits,.. third, that the adoption of the book as a supplementary reading and the use of public funds for its acquisition is violative of the principle .,f Church and State·" In this issue "Freedom and th<' Palma-Ozaeta book" throws a new angle on this questionable book. Mr. Vicente F. Delfin ·,f the College of Law is a former Atenean and speaks with that popular Atenean accent. Few Carolinians can tell about what the whole of USC did during the preparations for the University days. We were either preparing a booth or helping with the floats or keeping busy with the many preparations for the festivities. Who but our abl~ Rev. Rector, Fr. Albert van Gansewinkel can tell of the b€ehive that we virtually turn the Uni,·ersity into. In Fr. Rector's words we recapture the busy 'l.tn.osphere and the spirit of those memorable days. E. Aller's "Free For All" ts a department that is distinct1y Carolinian. Notice that the topic is "DEMOCRACY" not the shingle, the uniforms, or the import control - topics that haV"e worn thin. Let us know on what topic you want to give your opir.ion next issue. The "Herbie" series is augmented by one more missive in this issue - subject; find out, m 'boy. Alex says he's going to de' el op a philosophy next mail. In the meantime we are holding ou't' sides with the chuckles that his latest letter evokes. On our menu ue short stories with a sociologieal slant. C. F. Plattring's "The Hankering Heart'', A. C. B.'s "Her i\Iothel''s Only Daughter" and U. Najarro's "So Well-Remembered" dig into disturbing social problems prevalent in cities and big towns. It takes a lot of guts to irraple with the sophisticated, tin-nlated metropolitan societies :rnd incidentally, they are the fat c.n which short-story writerf; thrive. Luis Gonzales of the thirrl yrar law who ducks behind glassC'i; and pen-names (this time, Ismael Leyva) distracts the r.1ovie-fan's interest off the screen and invit~s him to the livelier antics of flesh & blood actors around him who don't "act'', i.e. his fellow-movieg-oers. In "Study in Boredom", he points up the way to make every centavo of your movie fare count and enjC1y a dl'luble-proi:~-ram in any movie, any day. Page 4 u:..~~~J:ZZ.1;?:..:..~-r:::i:rr~:-::r:·=r::::::-.;::cr... -:--J_:.u:1.:rri::t:t::o::t:.J:1:i:1:::!:'!:1:i:::i:i:t:i:n:;·::::i·:: f~ ii tj h ,, Dignity and Integrity /:I F !'r,i~~·e~~~:!~e~c~~ebl~: ;~~~~i;~1~~~ish~~:it;,~:1~i%. H ~~;;~d R~b~i;a~C:d T~~!s~v~:let1~~~te a;~no:hnt~v:o 11~~Hi I ' I be thefr spiritual leader in these unce1·tain times. : From 1Jie1· to church, the street sides we1·e alive ?vith j.i long lines of cheering c1·owds that melted into the Sto. H Rosario Chw·ch, filling every sq1w1·e-foot of it. 1 1~i Less visible but as real was the Cebucmos' unflag1 ging interest in the affuirs of the Church. The gen\, eral flutte1ing on the whole was a heartwarming !1· as ?cell as wholesome sign. It is mwthe1· evidence that i.: the buffetings of wm· yeai·s and ha1'<l times have J· ~h: i~~t":..ed the veople's consciousness and fervor for I. n ii ii ~ ·I 1.:1 I. t1 In this cock-eyed wo1·ld cmd at times when plush receptions are tossed ai·ound for all kinds of bigwigs1chether of deserving or of dubious p1·obity-the gmndiose greeting for a truly great and good man as Archbishop Rosales, did a lot in 1·estoring our faith in the 7Jeople's essential integ1·it11 and sense of propoi·tion. A man whom neither ve1·so1wl ambitions nor conceit has touched, Archbishop Rosales is among the dwindling number of dignitctries who could place the welfm·e of the people above his own. On his remarkable 1·ecord as (t ministe1· and a prelate of the Ch1m:h, he stands out (tS model to all those who are 01· vrofess to be leaders of people. In a world shot th1'0ugh with corruption, hypocrisy and greed, he becomes a shm·p rebuke to the wielde1·s of powe1· whom powei· has also drunken. The g1·eat affection in which he is held by his former flo~k gives the lie to the vo1mlm· notion thctt a high office is the 1·emotest voint f1'0m the veovle's hem·ts. In the 1·ecent vast there was an unflatte1'ing illdication that the Filipino sense of values was getting a bit too blunt on the edges, The people seemed unable to see deepe1· than the garb of ctuth01ity and only too quick to be dazzled by any gaudy disvlay of power. The time has come to d1·aiv the line between the crooked offi-:ial and the one who combines dignity with integrity. We should detect the wolves beI I f!! Never Say Good-bye, Graduate ti t' To a college student, the rnsh becomes a routine ltii! until he stevs on the commencement stage, all dolled up in cap and gown. The graduate can hardly escape [' the solemn feeling of h(l'ving aiTived. He vats himself i 011 the back and let a lot of other well-wishers tap the :j L IFE's scheme is made up mostly of a constant going away and arriving. You simply cannot stay vut to lead a no1·mal life. You eithe1· vush fo1·ward 01· m·e left out in the back. In life's fast-vaced game nobody ever stamwtes. The fellow who chooses to cool his heels wi11 find himself actually beating a tothe-1·ea.r. Getting in life's race is much like driving a fast cal'. There are but two directions, one opposite the other: the cai· shooting forii·ctrd and the whole world in front rushing to your rea1·. ~1s·e::r:;~~;,~!,:,~~:::;::~::::~:::~~:::~:~:~~ 1:·· 1 let this happen to you. Fo1· all this and the big talk l;y commencement spectken about you "reaching the goal" cmcl "mctking the homerun" is bunk. Tntth to 11 !! ;,~!~::e:~e~~·o:.~::.~i!~v~;w:,:t~!~l:;:stt:c~= ~:!· C~~nd : , of the sfrip. It is precisely where the stm·ting point is. The rci:e hasn't started and all the kicking is mel'cly getting in a warm-ujJ. At gmduaHon you don't say good-bye to hard work and examimtfion ordeals. You are actually say- : · ing hello to real life and more wor1c. You have to take on a lot more otlds than you evei· stumbled on in col- 1 ' lege. For life outside the class1·ooms is no picnic. ; ; Here, examinritions don't come in midtenns, they ar- !:, :., 1·ivc mu~h oftener and in rows. When you reach· out fo1· you1· diploma, you ac:ept a challenge mo1·e than you do a rew(wd. hind the sheep's wool. We should lea1·n when to vinch Ha1ivil11, a college degree is more than enough g:~0~:::s~i~i~%e t~~le,;:~~!~fs 0£!;c}~l: t~~e~fs~~r::~ guarantee that you are eventually going to grab suel '. wolves, i·ipe tomatoes. This is not funny. It is vro- cess and security b!I the tail-if you did earn the pei-. '.sheepskin. But to those who swiped it or got it With such high tribute funiished one ti·uly a through some kind of hocus-pocus, beating the odds 1:ta;,ZeG::/:f :!l!!: ~~~p;e~~!:-i~:~~:~~-n~~ep sense :!uli:: t~~~~:il~~i1:~~1::iu aa~0~~e~v:~;~e b:f ~:;:r~ike tilt- :·· P.<:====crr-t::r..;~rr.;.:z:z:rr:r.-~l-~LLLLLL.:.1...:...:....:.._::z:rn:cmtt:r:l.1:cr-.n:r:t:a:o::l :.:.z..:~~mrL~ 11teedom Gtt'd 1Tte Palma-O~aeta Book Page 5 Rizal's 1'etrn:tion 1cas the theme of the Training Devt. float at USC Day celebmtion. Ry Vicente F. Delfin College of Law '53 It is unnecessary for us to explain how the seemingly intricate question of Justice Ozaetn's translation of Rafa~! Palma's book, the "Pride of the Malay1rn Race", arose. The papers were simply lurid about it. But the truth ii•, the question is not intricate. Neither is it "dogmatic" nor a question of faith. It ;:i; plainly and simply a question of veracity. But it is indeed very strange to note the innumerable attacks and blasphemo>ls outrages hurled by the anti-Catholics an'l masons against the Mother Church, in th.? CC1Urse of her actuations to safeguard th! truth of Dr. Riu.l's retraction. Time after time, the question of whether or not Dr . Jose Rizal actually re· traded has been dug up from dusty hears of recordl?d memories. Masons and their satellites showed by mere denials that ho 1lid not retract. It stands to reason, howeHr, that anyone who asserts facts conttary to what is obtaining, should naturally prove and support his assertion. But whst ii; queer is that what the Masons are tryii g to do is quite allegorical to what the Communists are trying to du. It is to be upected "that the Communists who adv•>· cate the non.existence of God tend only to orove more that there is God. Because they cannot deny what they believe do~s not exist. Thus, in parallel order, the M:\sons and the enemies of the Catholic Church cannot deny a retraction which they think does not exist, If they should, 11nd that they are trying to do now, we would be inclined to believe that the re· traction either truly exists or the princl· ral defed lies inherently in themselves. Supposing that Dr. Rizal did not retract, or granted for the sake of argument that he had died a Mason witho.it going against his virtues of good cltizenrv. chivalr~·. heroism and martyrdom, it 11hould be quite perplexing to understand 'tfhv he rPceived the sacraments of the Catholic Church willingly and voluntarily immediately before his last hour came. It should be quite perplexing to understan:I why he did so. It would be utterly ridiculous and malicious for a "would-be-hero", martyr and idol of the youth of the land to go against his own will and conviction, much more against the principles of Masonry if truly the Masons are sl:tcere in their much-vaunted up-holding '>f such principles which they pretend to uphold. Why did Rizal, an extraordinar:1 man of conviction permit himself to ~ influenced by a priest, an arch-foe of ?ibsonry? How is it possible for a faithful, venerable (excuse the wrong use) Mu· son to be deserted and left alone by his colleagues at such a ,time as when he neede<! them most? Perhaps he really retracted. Maybe he was forced to. But goodness sake, here ;s n man who is about to die and his death known to him. Here. is Rizal, a courar:eous, fearless advocate of freedoms. 11 • would be discourai?ing to know that all his life Rizal had fought for freedomi and yet allow himself not to be free with his personal convictions during the IHt n1oments of his life. It would be absu·rr1 and misleading to understand why Rizal tolerated a minister of the Catholic Church to be his constant and never-failint? coun11ellor of the spirit in those hist moments if he were forceablv intimidate:! beyond what he really needed to face his known end, knowin!? Rizal as he is, feai:· less and unfaltering in what he thought was just and right. Th.>cidedly, RizRI could not have tolerated the same force and duress to personal liberty he was alwal'll fii;i:htinl?' for in life to intimidate him. And yet, the truth ftmains that a Jesuit priest was his counsellor until his en:! c"llme. Did Rizal di<' gloriously because .,e died a Mason? Preposterous. Facts shoul<' tell what is what and why. The petition of the "Grand Lodge" headed bv the highly-spirited and wel!known minority Senator was centered against the beloved Archbishop of Mani· la . We couki !top to wonder more strangely than more inclined to affirm, that Masons all alike forget themselves and misunderstand things in their haste ;n evading the truth. For example, there !s such a thing as the obligation of a good father of a family to perform the ordinary diligence in the choosing of reading matter for his children. The Archbishop, in exercising this due diligence, was accused as a perpetrator of !I- grievous act by the "Grand Lodge". It seems that a good analogy can be drawn from Jesus Christ falsely accused by the High Priest. Very well, our Archbishop Is not JesJs Christ. But why should anyone, especially the Masons, intervene in the affair of <1 father exercising his parental care over his children in religion and morality? Why should this be? Thel'e is no doubt, therefore, that the Catholics should abhor the reading of the Palma-Ozaeta version of Rizal's biography. It tries to slur our religion and seeks to destroy our faith by base and foul mean'!. And when the Government would try I? relentlessly have it that the same book ~ included in the approved list of home-reading fo1· the t.tudent' of the PhilippiM public high schools, th~ Catholic Hierar· chy is right in exhortin~ the faithful that Catholics sh111l not read this book. Doubtless, this action was prompted by the popular protests of the Catholic populatiu·1 cf the Philippines against the reading of this book. Jn Manila, for 1?xample, the1·.:! were publ!c 1·:;l\ies protc~ti11~ against the use of this book in our public high schook Thi? Cathl'llic Bisl>l".lps, the Priests, the common laymen, the profession1ds and the students all <ieemed to bl\nd together !or the same purpose: to ban this book as reading matter iol' RI! members of the Catholic Church. The ways whil'h the Catholics hav"! chosen are strictly legai and constitutional. And yet, the enemies of the Church are tl'ying to raise the false (Cont. on page 26) Page G gulio R.. R.~ales: ?natt ot qod attd ot tl..e People He blends episcopal office and the pioneering hard-driving role of the missiona1·ies The altar of the Santisimo Rosario was densely but delicately decked with flowers. The voices from the choir mount· cd in brilliant c1·esccndo; the master <Jf ceremonies bustled around in great fuu; red-capped dignitaries line the sides of the i;anctuary. Before the altar knelt a kinrlly-looking prelate, lost in prayer, visibl)• overwhelmed with humblencs~. A hint of surprise still stood on his face. He could hardly believe the great things that had happened to him: he was b~ing installed as the spiritual leader of over :1 million souls and was to become the s.icond Filipino archbishop of the Philippines. In another fateful day twt-nty years ago, he experienced I'. kindred emotion ai; he was anointed minister of Christ. Only one dream has obsessed him: to be a good parish priest, a true "fisher of men." It was so much even to work as the lea.st ()f them who labor in God's vineyard. N:i grand ideas nor great ambitions had moved him ; he had no time to lift his eyes to scan for vast power and author. ity in distant horizons. There is so much work to be done fol' God. he once sairl, even for the simple eura parroco. But God how has a wa)' of exulting th.i humble, hLd another design for him. In less than 17 years after or1lin'lt'on he b'! came a bishop and three years later, an archbishop. Only 44 yl'.'ars old, he is amonp: the younttest prelates in the Philippines. Jumped over many his seniors. Monsig. Julio R . Rosalu is undoubtcrily among the younp:est archbishops of the Catholic Church. His priestly career was not unusuaily spectacular, but it was n very actiVC! and fruitful one. He sumed to hne carefully packed every day of his life with some bnd of rcligfous work that one is apt tJ mnvel at his C!nduranl:e. Wherever he we1:t, a crus&de was klways in the offin,;; religious org1mizat.1011s wrr~ fo1·med; Catholic Action got J. fresh impetus. His great passion is the Calholic education of the young. As prelate of Bohol, he was able to build 13 schools in three years-a feat nevn approached even by the government there. Bcfc>re he bec11mc Bishop of TAgbilaran, lhel'e we1·e only three struggli1:g Cathoiic ~chrols in Bohol. Three of his bigge<.,t scl1ools arf' manageri by the SVD Fathers. His supe1•iors had since kept an eye f'n him. He exhibitt>d unusual capabiliLies i.nd competence even as a young priest. Right after ordination in Calhayog, he was appointed assistant parish priest :\t lhe capital of Samar. L:iter he assum\?d vaster field at Tacloban, Leytc "·hN·e he became the logical succeizsor of t1'r deceased parish priest. In Tacloban, he raised funds to rebuild the dilapidate<1 Cathedral, became director c>f the be.it school in town, St. Paul"s College, the mana~ment of which was transfer1·ed to the SVD Father. Our own Father Rector Albert van Gansewinkel was Rector of St. Paul's b~fore he camt> over. Archbishop Rosales combines the vir. tues of a monk and the enterprising heart of a missionary. Piet)• anfl ze.ll sre his most marked stamp. As prelat! of Bohol, he revolutionized the episcop.'1 office into one assumini;- the hartl-dl'i".fing role of the missionaries. He has no patience for those who wait and hope. He organized the Bohol Mission P1·iests, composed of 8 newly or!iained priests . Under his directions, these young clerics spread all over the pro•inee in teams, Jlfo11siq. J11lio R. Roao/c1 a1Tivn to bt i11~nl/cd Ccb11'• 1tco11d <1rchbishoJ). B1wlgro11111!: r!SC ROTC Jo.ii lfltCJ.rd1 of konor holding spiritual retreats, baptizing infants, solemnizing marriages, preaching the gospel, otherwise bringing religion !u the people in far-flung towns. The venture is credited to have stirred religious fervor throughout the island as never before. At Cebu, hardly a few weeks after ht~ installation had passed than he embarked upon the crusade of popularizing the Holy Rosary. At every eveni:ig at 9: 15, his voice can be heard over the radio, leading the prayer of the Holy Rosary. fl is not common to pray with a prelate. The effect it had on the masses bordereJ on the electric. The response to his call mounts in enthusiasm day by day; the !'Adio program is on its way to be th..i tops in the local radio. Monsig. Rosales elevation to the Arch· hishonric of Cebu was no surprise to tho;1 i who know him. The people of Bohol lovetl him lilce a father; many of his flock cric·l unash11mcdly when he left for Cebu. H._. l'ave thcn1 schools. a seminary, a K of C: Council and a fresh fervor for the Faith. With his proven re~ourcefulness, initill· tive, courage and vision he will nO dou!it be equal to his new task in Cebu. \\·,, who ha\•e lost ~- f'ham:>io:i and a benefactor in th!! elevation of Monsig. Gabriel M. Reyes to Manila Archbisho"l· ric. have also gained one who fills hi.J shoes and fits them so well. Jn a mem1>i-able speech before the USC Alumni. Archbishop Rosales virtually declared himself a Carolinian. Said he: "My ambition is to see someday the University of San Carlos not only a flourishin::: school in the Visayas and Mindanao, b11t also the best school in the whole Philippines." ?nothe1ts' Iyo Ange said she was crazy. "What would Juanita do when she got there?" he demanded. "They don't play softbaU or volleyball in parties like that, do they? Why, Meling, Nitang won't be ready for that kind of stuff for years." "Listen, dear,'' Jya Meling said patien•.ly "'that kind of stuff' is what an Orchid lives and breathes for!" The Orchid Club, composed of high school teenagers, was a very plushy organization whose doings were recorded in the local society column. The Orchids gave three or four formal dancing puties a year - parties which began too late and consequently lasted too late. Each teenager invited two boys, one to be the date for the evening, one to lengthen the stag line. Each girl had her hair "set" at the beauty shop and a new, Icing party dress for at least every other party. A year or two ago those same girls had been playing with doUs. Iyo Ange was aghast when lya Meling finally convinced him of an this. But he said firmly that the remedy was simple: ~•Just don't let her join this cadenade-amor, or whatever they call themselves1" Iya Meling shook her head. "You can't keep a child out of something that all her friends will belong to. Being an Orchid ii: the most important thin11: that happens t'l teenagers in this city .. , . But I know this," she added, "as soon as I'm the mother of an Orchid. I'm going to move heaven and earth to calm things down." Suddcmly, like sleight-of hand, "Next year" was now. Dodong, the eldest of the Longas, embarked upon his first year at college; Carlitos, the youngest, assumed the di,nity befittine: a fifth-grader; and Nitang was now exposed to the Orchids. !ya Meling picked up the newspaper ,..nd turned idly to the social page. ("Just to see whether anybody had a party or ,..'l operation or a baby,'' she always exnlained.) And suddenly an item about the Orchid Club flashed up at her: Tl>e Orchid Club met yesterday afternoon at four o'clock with Aurelia. f>ctrmno. The 11ew members of the club are: Corazon Arma.ir, Milanros Villamn:, Linda M611doza, Lilia Cruz, Rosario Reues, Lourdes Narona ..• Iva Melint?'s eyes jumped back to the hee:innint? of the list and read it through a S<'cond time, mor'! slowtv. Nitanll:'s " 0 nie was not there. "Well!" she thought blankly. She WH still sitting there, staring at Onl~ Dau9hte't By A. F. B. the paper, when Lucia Armas called up. They had dreaded the Orchid Club together, she and Lucing - planned together how to combat its influence. "We'll vrganize!" they had told each otlwr firmly. "Persuade the rest of the mothers to back us up!" And now Lucing's Corazon headed the list of new Orchids , . and Nitang was not mentioned at all. "Meling? Have you seen the paper':'" "Yes, rve seen it. I feel - " sl.e paused. How did she feel? ''Thank g,>ndness I didn't do my worrying in fron•. ,,~ anybody but you and Ange 1 But oh, f,udng. think of the grief I'll be mi!:lsiog!" "I know. And I won't be able to ll•J a thing alone. But Meling" - th~r! "-'":I, honest concern in Lucing's voice - "what about Nitang? Do you think she rniiid~? Tho~e silly little fools!" Jya Meling laughed. "Oh, you know Nitang. She's i:o busy with her nm.;<'le~. she \vouldn't know it if you !I.id hnrt her feelings!" But that night Nitang's supr-t>r of frie<l chicken, a prime favorite of hf'r' lay 'Jntouched; and swift, pitying knowledge clutched at lya Meling's heart. "She' . .; tryin!!' so hard!" she thought, with a sndden sting at her e~·elids. Tryin~ irallantly to cover uy, trying to carry on an okl argument with Dodong as if nothing had happened.. But she could n::i~ eat. "Papa," Dodong was asking, "just off hand, do you know of ariy good safe investment that will pay seven p~r C'.nt interest?" Weeks ago he had persuaded Nitang to lend him five pesos in her MIVings bank, and she was still trying lo get it back. "You listen to me, Angel I.011gn, .Tr." said Nitang somberly - "For the fast time, are you going to pay 11C that five pesos, aren't you?" "Sure I am. Right away, mayb·~ nMtt month." "So that's how you fee],'' ssirl Nitanj!. And added darkly, "Don't say I didn't ask Page 7 Mama's tomboy missed the local Social Register, and it breaks her heart You!" Berta, coming in to clear the table for riessert, discovered Nitang's uneaten supper. "You coming down with sometbingf' she demanded with the familiarity of a servant grown old in the family's service. "I'm not hungry,'' Nitang answered listlessly. "Don't bring me any desser:, Berta." The rest of the Longns looked up in unflattering amazement. Berta looked shocked. She held her hand testingly against Nitang's forehead. "Well," she said c!flubtfully, "it isn't natural, Sei'iora, you: kriow that." "She's not sick!" Dodong protested. "She got jarred down to her own size last night, that's the matter with her. Tho:<Je kids had ping-pong tournament. over at the Armas' and Luis Ramirez beat the lady champ to a pulp. Berting Armas was telling me about it.'' After supper Iya Meling listened to the radio, nnd reniembered a remark she had once overheard: "Isn't it too bad! The Longa boys so attractive, and the only girl so nlain!'' "Ange,'' she said as soon as they were' alone that evening, "remember the Or~ chid!<, that club I've been telling ymr nbout? They didn't ask Nitang to join.'' "Well, !hey n1ust be hard to please!" Iyo Ancrtl grinned. "A girl who can climb trees, play first-class indoor baseball and V()llevball, an~ champion ping-pong - what more can they want?" "Ange, she's the only one," Iya Meling said slowly, "the only one, out of her whole crowd, who isn't an Orchid now." "Oh, you think she feels it? Well, now, Meling, it couldn't have gone very deep, or she'd have said something about it," "Not tins. She'd be too proud ... Ange -she didn't cat any supper tonight. &err.ember?'' They looked at each other sobel'ly. Clearly, a Ni tang who was not hungry must be mortally hurt indeed! Iyo Ange grunted. "She did prettywell at dinner today." "It's supper I'm talking about. Shencver seems really hungry. And that's not all. She spends too much time at home alone. You know how !<he used to bring droves of children home with her. Well, nowad~ys she '>Pf'Uds hour af:ter hour - whole Saturdays - outside, aimlessly batting ping-pong balb .'!rouncl." "All by herrelf?" "Except for Carlitos. I suppnse lie(Cont. on page 24) Page 8 (By J. N. Lim) J "The schoolyeat· began with a new Father Reetor, new Fathers as members of the faculty, and new buil<iings trying to outshine the old ones. Through the official magazine of the sludent body, Rev. Fr. Rector Albert Wilhelm van Ganse· winkPI made known liis messa~ to the Carolinians. Of our official 01·gan, he stressed that it has.. "an important mission t!'t fulfiil.. it should give a training to future journalists. . foster the 'esprit d::i corps' which lives and 1mlsatcs within the walls of the venerable old buildings as well as in the magnificent new ones .. Go then again, dear "Carolinian" under the new stafi.. l!pin the threads ... weave the ties to foster friendship and fasten the hearts with the bonds of affection for one another and fo1· the ::'.chool." To all Carolinians. he l'Xho1:tcd the ne· ..:essity for every student.. "to do serious work in class and at home, cultivating good manners, taking delight in a noble friendship with companions and teachers." And now, looking back at the perspective of ten months, has our student 01·gan folf1lled this "important mission" 11.s voiced by the Father Rector in his message at the magazine of his Rectorship of this Univc1·sity and when this magazine was first taken over by the new staff? Some members of the staff and a few frequent contributors to these pages have broken into national and local papers, while sow.e others have become, within a yeat•, pl'ofessionals in the field of joul'· nalism. NGR, L. Gonzales, F .G. Arrcza, R. Guanzon, and J. L. credit their ability to the trail1ing marlc a\•ailable to them in wriiing within these same page~. J .L. has a regular column in a local paper besides having an enterprising fing..!r in some journalistic pies. A Carolinian edito1·ial WHAT'S CAESAR'S AND GOD'S (by NGRl batting for religion in the classroom was reprinted by the Knighti; ·Of Columbus paper, "Council Tidings." Esprit de corps has been fostered tiy ·our various uticles distinctly Carolinian in tone. There were other articles spiced with college humor and bravado tending to promote good-fellowship among Ca1\:1linians. And just as the glory of a race or people are in the telling about their notable forbears and contemporaries, m narration of interesting lores and traditions, so the esprit de corps of the students of the University has been fostered b)' such articles as Luis Eugenio·.i "Venerable Arnold Janseen"; L. Kint<1rrnr's "$VD Story"; Fl. B. Aller's "Back ln This Old Home" and "Carolinians Who Arrived"; J.N, Lim's "Author Within Our Gates" and "USC is Where the Hea1·t Is"; J. Vestil's "This Is Our Story" and a score of others, if we are not to mention the inspired editorials of NGR. The Herbie series portrayed the average freshman in college. There were the usual number of selected fiction. Ismael Leyva. alias Luis Gonzales, catalogued the coed and coods into comic, courageot•s, ('r pathetically lovable characteri; in hii; "Hold Everything" series. One poem which had the principal theme of love d•:vetion for the Alma Mater was E. B. Aller'!' "Supplication". The "Carolinian'1" e0lumn h'·i; helped a lot in portraving svno1ises of the activities of present a.HI past Caroliniims in the current hour. AP these have contributed in no small measm··· into the strengthening of our esprit de corps. "rithin the same kaleidoscollic nersrie~· tive of ten months, students and ex-i;tudcnt~ of this University showed some c,•1crek i;igns of growinir up to the standar''s expected of them. Th!;! Univeri;itv administration has afforded the inePntivco; we need to be able to attain what she expects of us. "Serious work done in school and Rt home" has manifested in this yeal"s SU<'!('esscs of Carolinians. A. Maglasanll: topped the competitive examinations fo:tC'achers at Bacolod City. B. Borromeo P. Niere, and J, Martinez nasi;C'd the CPA examinations. Succesdul C~roli. nians in the board exams for Civil Emrineerin2' are C. Limchiu, A. Asuncion, and T. Limchiu. The last is Cebu's first lady Engineer. The roll of Carolinians who have "arrived" gets 1onger every year. Courtesy with Carolinians has bloomed into flower. The indiVidual student's realization that we are carrying on our shoulders the time-honored prestige and tradition of this University has influenced u~ to be gentlemen in our attitudes and actions. A "spic and span" policy was instituted. As a direct result, our classroomss and campus have become neat. When all the other constl·uctions still in process should have been finished, then we should be able to see for ourselves how "spic and span" we shall be, Noble friendships have waxed luxurious in our midst. Intimacy has brought about mutual respect for each other and beneficial cooperation, Our missing Rev. Fr. Hoerdemann for a number of months and the excited expectation for his return from his educational tour abroad was felt by all. Also USC suffered great loss in the elevation of their Board of Trustees President and benefactor Mgrs. Gabriel M. Reyes to Manila archbishopric. The magnanimous and unaffected condescensions of our Father Rector, Father Moderator, and the .Fathe1·s Norton, Baumgartner, Schoenig. Oster, etc. - great and pood friends all. have enlightened and enlivened numerous hearts, Such are th-.i effects of an environment made healthy for good-fellowship as being afforded hy the kind of atmosphere we have in San Carlos. The threads that fasten the hearts uC Carolinians into a perfumed bouquet Jf affection for one another have manifestn,i themselves to have grown stronger in th-.i events, both jo)•ous and sorrowful, whid1 hl'.ve ful'thcr unified our interests an<:I impulses as Carolinians. The deaths of Professor Embrac\ura, J. Caballes, D. Nacua, C. Pafiares, and a few others were a common grief. The feeling of common loss on the catast1•ophe wrought by the November typhoons was shared by everybody, even those who philosophically, if not good-humoredly, pretended that it was l'- blessing in disguise in that it was instrumental in forcing the planners of 0111· C'"nstructions into adding a third sto1y ,..,,\ " roof garden to our Science Building sooner than originally planned. As in the moments of grief and loss, the festive Unh-ersity Day celebration \vhich ran for three days have put us closer togcthe1• animated with a community of interest.~. activity and feeling. It was the 365th anniversary of San Carlos and the gra~• clest celebration that has ever been held. In the field of spol'ts, Carolinians hav.: put in scme effort which contributed t.i more honors for San Carlos. The USC high school swimming team won the Ste'· c'lndary swimming championship for thi3 year. The USC swim.ming team toolC thit·d place in the national ,open swim· ming chan\pionship. The USC stron<;t(Cont. on page 31) Across my flower-yard tc the left, lya Silay was taking down her washing from the clothesline, and as soon a.,; she spied me, she called out excitedly, "Have ycu heard? It's about Melly," she added, when shi? saw me shaking my head. By the mere mention of Melly's name J ki;ew that my moments of blissful lassitude were over, at least for the rest of the afternoon. Melly's escapades never fell short of the sensational. "What is?" I called back. "Just wait," the old woman admonishEd crytically and disappeared with her basket of washing behind the gumamela hedge that bordered the yard. Peals of laughter issued from thu rouse next doer. I could recognize Melly's voice and was rather surprised because it was unusual for her to be home at four o'clock in the afternoon. She was a waitress s.t a downtown cafe and she usually got home past midnight in the much too merry company of G.J. Joes .:ir c>f local boys who seemed to have come from drunken brawls. After what seemed an interminable while, J saw Melly walking jauntly along the uneven pathway whlch led to my porch. Right behind her was her cousin Nena with whom she lived. I settled refaxedly in my wicker chair and waited for the girls to come up. Melly and NP.na had fallen into the habit of coming t.- me either to ask for advice or just '.o exchange the commonplaces of the hour. Iya Silay, their housekeeper, proved to be loc garrulous to be n good listener '.o yirlish woes and problems. I watched tl':.em as they approached and I thou~ht of how y'1tlng they w<.>re and how ~uch they stm have to learn about life. "I'm geiting married," Melly seemed to swaitger. She enjoyed immensely my evident surprise and added with proper emphasis, "I am marryiug a wealth~· husinesman, and good-loold9g too!" Utter incredulity must have be<.>n .'.ln my fa(·e for Nena hastened to re-assure me. "It's true, Manang. It's really true. Melly is leaving tomorrow and they are i?Oing to be married in his province in Capiz-." As to who this "he" was, the i!irls would rather not tell me. Melly promised to me as soon as everything had settled down tr. normal. From Melly's endless chatter l gathered that this man was also handsome and debonair. "You wouldn't catch me with an unsightly fellow for a husband," Melly bantered. It also came out that she had known this man for only three weeks but he had proposed and, of course, Melly was not oiie to let her chances slip away. ~My final reaction to this piece of news, in-Credible as it seemed, was one of im. mense relief. Relief? Ob yes, l suppose so, a~ I could not quite keep pace with Melly's going on. The stories that went the rounds about her were thoroughly upset· ~ing. Once, at the risk of being called a meddling old fool, I asked her if theoie things were true, because if they wel'en't, i;he hnd better d'l so.Jmething to vindicate J;o::rself. Instead of being outraged, Melly had laughed right off and told me not ~o be such a prude. Such things were being done she ha<l saiJ and, what was more, Page O months before. They rented the house next to mine and hired the voluble but industrious lya Silay for housekeeper. Melly and Nena, personable and comely as they were, immediately found jobs as waitresses in a cafe downtown, After a couple of weeks, however, N~ na left the cafe and became cashier-girl for a thriving bakery and store. It was not l"ng a,fterwards that she became engaged to Nilo, a young man whose wholesome character anybody in our neighborhood 1llqc 1'1Jankcring 1'1Jcart By C. F. Plattring Nena was getting bored o j being a good gfrl because fun-loving Melly had hooked up a rich bachelor she could take care of herself. She could take care of herself, all right, I thought !or here she was getting married and well married at that. "Thea you are at last in love, really in love this time, Melly?" I persisted. "Why, Manang, you sound old and terribly silly!'' Melly was never a hand at 1-especting her elders, and her expre<Jsion appeared almost malign. "Must we always marry because of love? There is, for instance, comfort." And with this ~he prattled lengthily on the merits (Jf marriage made not for lo\·e alone, hut with an eye towards comfort also; nay, even luxury. Her candor was disarming and i' was difficult not to admire her selftonfidence and gay optimism. "Don't ever let your daughter make "l n>mantic marriage. She will end up by hating herself and you," was Melly''> parting jok<.> as she and Nena w<.>re about tc leave. "No, I won't," I jested back half· reartedly, I could see through Melly's joke and it embarrassed me. Somehow, ·J had always known in my heart, perhaps. that if ever Melly should marry it would be because the man could clothe and feed her in the way she wanted. But r.fter she had behaved herself I rather e:<· rected she would come out badly in the end. I had known these two girls since they cs.me down from the province some five \\£lUld gladly vouch for. Everybody dechired that Nena and ~ilo were well· matched. I, for one, was secretly happy for Nena's sake. Somehow, I had taken an instant liking for this slight soft.spoken girl in preference to her cousin Melly v. ith the bold laughter and easy confi1lent ways. From ~.he first, Melly had shown an experienced hnnd, and her tireless gaietv established her at the top of men's favor. It soon became evident that she did not believe in individual integrity. The purely automatit' quality of Melly0s love disturbed me snd made me, mor'? than ever, anxious for the moral welfarPof Nena. I had grown fond of Nena in a l'l'l"sonal way :ind I liked to think of her n,· my ow11 blood and kin. I have a daughter of my own, now grown sixteen years, r:ividly shedding off awkward joints &!'Id ·~1anners for the more womanly grace and d1ai·m", and somehow, I had come to fef'l that the .!'llcce,:;s of Ne!'la as a woman was r.eeess.?ry to the ul+im!'.te triumph of my own ca reel' as a mc-.thcr. I would have f(']t gladd('l·, I koo::w. if it were Nena who w:ts getting married. As I was busy preparing supper, I could ~cnu: rathe1· th1111 hear the subdued excitement "f my young· neighbors. The fact thnt l\Jelly was finally going to get manied gave me a comfort'lble feeling. For Melly, for me, a<: 1 for the entire 1•.-orld of women it ·.nc~nt security. When, later that same evening-, N:m.'l c~me back to the hous<.', I wn,:; mildly su~·· priser!. She seemed quieter thnn ever and i~ was a long tim'-' before she spoke. "Do you know, Mannn'!".'0 she asked abrui>tly, "why I IE.ft the cafe?" I did not know, of course, but I re(Cont. on page 26) Page 10 L. S. G. alias Ismael Leyva takes the floodlights off the screen and trains them on the teeming tribe called movie-goers engaged in theiipeculiar theatre manners. By Ismael Leyva It was Jose P. Rizal who proclaimed that we are an indolcr:.t race and it was himself who proved that we have somi:: )Jotentials nevertheless. A study of our race at present would not be complete without considering that portion who a1·~ dways huddlecl together daily in the da1•J;: oblivion of a me.vie theatre. Now thi~ ia not the indolence Rizal telked about fifty .>-ears ago nor a proof that we have not .:hanged since your days. Goil'lg to the movies is purdy voluntar~ aud legitimate pursuit of hunum ha1>· j'!nc!':.<. At leasl, it is !lot wi;r:mcy to in habit the film-house« of the city 365 days uf the year. Our c1satz civilization is justification enough for most o( ou1· fe!kw« to .!'eek fulfiilment in the dramas t•nactcd on th'? silver ~creC'n. Our object here is not so much to dis~cct the impellinl! for<"i'S that d1·ive all ()f us to contribute to the worthy cau~c c·f the box-office. Our short dissertation will deal with the true nature of the infinitt" variety of individual« in a cinema. Herc everyone is himself because he docsn 't feel himself watched. He is ~c laxed and natural for he is fed what he wants and deserves. Before a main featun. there is a newsreel and a cartoon. ·we need not mention that the swiftly movinl!.' events of cinema alwa~·s follow a l·amiliar pattern disp:uise(l in costume"1·nd other screen devices. Of course, tl:C' -appeal is always u.liverrnl, otherwise the film is n flop. So let':; not mind what's showinp:. Lct.'s just r::"et a ticket and look around and inrpcct our compan~· in dimlil!,'ht. First we encounter the iuevibble city.b?·ed ~hut-in who gets his breath of fresh-sir from the ramblinl!.' tcchnicolor forest lf the Northwest. He g-ets into the ov.:;r~ized sweaters of a husky killer-diller like Joel McCrea or John Wayne and ~lnrts shooting lhe props out of a couple of mountain rowdies. Just watch hu t 'lnelcss musci(:S erupt with atomic power as the brawl scene ascends to unpretedented violence. Next we stumble upon the inhibited mimosa who seeks the soothing effect;; of !:"Crc.:n melodrama. She dissoh·c!:" inlo the person of the jilted heroine who gets !.weet rev<-nge later by not marrying the cad. Occasionally, we sit beside her and ir, her tear-stained eyes we perceive that she is reliving a past <;!pisode of hc>r own life. She is the kimi who would l'ush out e>f the theatre and slam the doors to the overly sentimo:.-ntal world created for h<!l' b)· Hollywood. Then !<he s:nks back to her own make-believe world. Compare her to the unperturbed lady who goes in alone scorning all escorts. An atmosphere of serene gloom surrounds her. We dare not probe into the mysteries of her aleofness but we won't objeo:~ to sitting two seats away from her and watch her slightest reactions when Laurence 'Oliver makes love to a dyinJ:!." Merle Oberon. Our before and after observ<1tions on her facial expressions is a blank continuity. Let us wande1· to the business exccuti"'C who steal!' a few hours front his office work. His sales chart in all likelihood hai:: taken a power dive due to import control. He has not shaken off that marble column coldness he maintains in his office. We: would rather not watch him lest we get caught sizing him up. We would rather see the slapstick of A hhott and Castello than get a stare that will turn us into a frozen asset. Let's proceed to more human subjects. Take the inspired messiah with a l'e<l~emer complex (redundant) who salli<:?.; and conquers with his ideals through :i. Juarez or a Jeff Smith. He hangs tu every high flown phrase of his hero until he ultimately triumphs against the forces of evil, decadence and tyranny. Of course, in our uncertain times, his inward Quixotic pastime is rather forgivable and commendable in the name of peace and order. We shall now consider the repress!!d toe-tapping jitterbug whose Fred Astairish ambitions are achieved througn the medium of the screen. Blame it on paucity of dances or import control, if you please. Ginger Rogers or Rita Hayworth will make such adorable partners for him although in actuality, the closest he gets to dancing is assuming different ballet-like contortions on the inevitable bar of a ballroom. An average movie house seats somP 3,000 persons and to release us from the daily tension of living, we might writ<:! about all of them sometime. However, like all humans and lightning strokes, we follow th!! line of least resistance and settle down to the business of joining t:i-: devotees of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer and Lapulapu pictures (unpaid advt.) instead. It is a relief to find out that we are not really alone in a theatre. We will really begin to enjoy the show when we realize that we are only one character with peculiar characteristics beside 2.999 boreJ C'hsracters in a cinema. >-'-~""''-"'"""-----ll Aptitude 1 ! A judge reprimanded a husbau:i 11 for letting his wife support him while he just loafed al'ound the 1 1 house. "Aren't you ashamed of yourself having youl' wife make yo111· I living by taking in washing?" II "Yes, I am," the man answered, "but she's too dumb to do anythin~ !! ""·"Shady Lady I fr:~of~~~ ~:~~~~r h:!c!~i:tn r=~~r~~~ boys in the office asked him. " "Hey, Toofyl, how'ed you and your wife enjoy that desert dude ranch?" "No trees," sez Toofyl. "Whatsa matter with no trees?" "Too hot," sez Toofyl. II "But what did you and your wife : (lo in the two weeks you were I there?" I "Took turns sitting in each other's f shadow." IU11ito~:: Hit 1lie Campus :~ 't :I I ll DmTJ:.1:~1• 1.m m taking a ribbing - all on "''""'' "' their m1i}orms. Y'see, every college has its own dfatinctive 11ni}onn. And that's exactly where the designer::! :dipped. It seems the designers have our girls decked I . l•JJ in diffr,rent 11niforms all of which beai· startling re.I !le111blances of. wait1·esses' 1rnd salesgirls' uniforms. S? I when a girl - any girl - passes by, thei-e is always u I ·wise gwy 11 lw c1·ackB, "Tl1ere goes a White Gold saleigirt" 01· "I saw that dress on a waitress at the Alitc yel!terduy." The College of Pharmacy girls are tagged j as fugitives from the Salvation Army. What, no boti1,.t· "'"' Alex, it is a pip! But, conte to think of it, s11ppose I they altJo has a cockeyed notion of letting us boys weal' ' uniforms! Say, the p1·e-med boys should come to school wearing striped pants and crimson shirts. And obligi1t'] aU pn-law men to wear polka-dotted t1·ouse1·s and scu1·let shirts. And sitvpose all Engineering boys had to wen•· plaid pants and orange shirls. Alex, the result wottlil be definitely disasti·ous! The ensuing conglomeration of color 111011/d turn tl1is University into an rmimated Mm·. di Grus and ca11se an 11nprecedented mass sit-down stril.:e or e11en a 1·ebellion - eh. Of course that is all bunk. But that about the gfrls is i11contestable fact. And, Alex, they can't st1'ike back! T1111t's what fi/111 11s wi!lt fiendish glee! I 111wgine some girl is 1vishing wit11 all her 1night to hrglt heaven tfw.t she will 1wve the i1n11ossible cha11ce of seefog a boy wearing one of Ore above fancied ensembles and rema1·k, "O'i, I that 11nifo1·111, he's a pi·e-/aw barfly" or "That 1111iforM II means he's one of Ore pre-med freaks." Nor ca11 a girl say of 011 Engineering lad: "He's wearing the iJ'aditio· nal 1rnifo1·m of a carpe11te1·" even if the c1tav happens /? be wearillg overalls (111d a soiled, greasy T-shil't, I However, there m·e some of 0111· fellow-brothe1·s who ! . m·e taking the J11nio1· Normal or Ecfocation com·se, a11d I 11ope they wo11't become the b11tt of feminine repi'isalsif any. Ladies, keep your tempers! Remember yom· bloocl pres.wrest J11st ''eethe q•1ietlJ1 inside, ho11ey, and gl'ill on' bem· it. T11e heck with tt111pus fi1git or femp11t tugit 01· sem7mt t11gif 01· whotisi!. lf . . So tlrnt's how it is, Ale1', that's life in thfa man's cc/lege world. Poke flm at tlie gfrls a11d they s1cm·m ate over 11011. To11ch them and they climb all over yo11r 11eclr. I 1ro}le I dcn't get mm·de1·ecl for Oris. Ha Ito. Yom· Pal, Herbie Page 11 (A Symposfom of St11dent Opinions) FREE FOR ALL Concfoctecl by EJ.l/ILJO B. ALLER POREWOR['. Students are supposed to know bettel' than the average citi· zen the current issues affecting out· political, social and moral life. That is why there is a sore need of a strong and reliable student opinion. With this in view, we introduce this FREE J.'OR ALL department hoping that our magnzine might be instrumental in the building-up of intelligent and effective student opinion in our own community. Our Constitution guarantees us the right to freedom of thought and conscience. It affirms our rights to the freedom of expression, to hold opinion, and to impart information through whatever media. And we believe that all these rights, bei':'lg inalienable, cannot and should not be curtailed. If opinions disagree, it only clearly manifests that the other fellow. in his ow.1 • right as a citizen in a democracy, is enjoying a peri:.onnl right. I, Voltaire has more fittingly exprei:.sed it when he said, "I dis· agree with everything that you say, but I will defend to th~ llil last drop of my blood your right to say it." We may eongra· tuhlte oursdves. the1·efore, for this rare privilege fo livl'.' in 'democracy, with our "i:.upreme law of the land" fully guaranteein.!? us the blessin~s of the free. A1:d if we sleep on our rights 11 1 ::i!e~~rivileges a!I citizens, we have nobody to blame but our~ "WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN YOUP. ·OWN COMMUNITY?" 1 jl OPINIONS' l I wi11 help eliminate discontent among the mai:ises. One of the ways of doing this is the extensive instruction of practi'!d Americanism in our midst. This means the implementation of socio-economic and educational reforms which would effect the social amelioration of the masses. -Jaime S. Dunque of Cebu Cit;." College of Law. The question is not how to promote democracy. It is r~ tber how to revive democracy. I will start from the individual citizen by making him fully aware of his rights and the fre<>doms guaranteed by our I:iws. -Fanny Arroz of Bacolod Cit~· Cdle~e of L!beral Arts. I wiil cooper::.h: with every movement aimed at the educ<1.· tiom.il and social •1pliftmcnt of the common masses. This will make them immun~ to the misleading inducements of the "isms". Strcs& should be placed on preventive measul'es in the figli~ against the enemies of our democratic beliefs. -Agustin B .. Jamiro o: ifosi!an City Coilege of Commerce. Ours is a "mockracy". Our moral values h'.,V2 r!,'g·cncrated. We need a rebirth into genuine democracy. Not until then can we 1iromot'! its noble principles. To do so, it is imperative that all of us should livt! accol'ding to its h'tu? Jlrinciplcs in thought, word and deed. -Filomena Rivera of Cebu City College of Education. Page 12 m Wfll-RfMfMBffif~ From where Erica was sitting in front of her mirror, a faint scent of lavender stoic up and trailed its way outside har room. She stood up and looked at herself fully in the mirror. "Surely.'' she thought, "I do really look becoming in this dress." She pirouetted round and round, casting sidelong glances at her d1·ess and figure. Yes, thl're was a wisp of thread on low{"Ut neckline which - fitted her bodice smugly. She pulled it ever so gently lest the soft flims~· matn·ia\ get crumpled. She graccfull~· lifted her left hand in t11·der to get a b'<!tter view of the beautiful bracelet which her Tia Soling had given her as a ,:rraduation gift. Tia Soling was her mother's only sister; they had never been in good terms since her mother manied her father. Even when lier father clied, her aunt did not recondle with her mother. But Tio Picto, Tia Soling's better half. was a person of extraordinary good character. A kind and understandin,:r man. he did not know how to nurse gl'ud,:res a,c:ain!<t people. He never forgot to give something to Erica on special occasions - occasion<; like this. Strange, Erica mused to herself, that her Tia Soling remembered her todiiy. Did she have in mind to reconcile with her mother at last? Of course not, she smiled doubtfull~·. Her aunt was one woman who would never admit of her 1;ridc, nor could it be Tio Pccto's idea either. Or maybe. her aunt had at last Leen guided by her own conscience - this she thouirht, was the nearest possible answer. Sl1e looked again at the mi1·1·or and smiled contentedly to herself. She rcr.1emberecl one of Leo's favorite passages which came into her mind suddenly. "Now Ore fie(l)·t is so full that a dro1i overfills it. ll'e ai·c fw.vplf 110111 btcause Gnd willi; it." Thinking of Leo, she smiled (lreamily. He was sweating it out this time with his final examinations in Mrt1nila: this was his last year in college and he would he home next week. He had prc>mised to. "Erica, are you ready, dear?" a sort weak voice c<11led from the other room. "Yes, Ma. I'll be ready in a minute," -she answered suddenly, breaking herself a\vay from her reverie. A dab of pow.Ver here and there, and she strolled out of her room. Her mother was lying in her bed. Her eyes, full of pain and suffering, listless l'nd blackened around the lids, sought Erica's figure eagerly. "Why! Erica dear!" she exclaimed happily, straining he:r voice, "you look velJ• beaut.iful iu your gown - and how you've grown up, too! My baby girl now turned into a lovely woman! Sometimes dear, I wish you hadn't grown u1>; now, don't think I'm selfish." "Selfish?" Erica interrupted, kissing at the same time her mother's pale cheeks. "Believe me, mother, may that day never come when I'll think you're sdfish. You who haH• given Marc and me <'Vl'l'Y· thing we desire - your happiness, your sufferings. and above all your love, whil'h we don't deserve ... " "Now, now, Erica," her mother said. "Mother, don't you like this beautiful bracelet that Tia Soling gave?" she asked, looking admiringly at the bracelet. "Yes, it's very nice. Your aunt is very )?enerous und kind. You must always be ~ood to her, Erica,'' she said with a sincere note in her voice. The sound of a slow rhythmic thud from below wa heard as Marc drove the car out of the ga1·aire. At the honking of a horn, Erica knew it was time for her to j?(). "Come closer, dear,'' her mother whispered, "I want to give you something •.• , a present." From underneath her pillow she took out a small heart-shavetJ box of ivory satin. She snapped open the lids and Erica uttered a sharp cry of delight &t what she saw. It was a necklace or 1>u1·e gold, line, but" yet heav)· and twisted beautifully. Attached to it was a small golden locket encrusted with small diamonds; at the center was a lone, sparkling ruby. She bent closer as her mother fastetleci the necklace around her. "Your Father's gift on the eve of our wedding day." her mothe1· whispered wistfully with a far-away look in her eyes. The warmth of the necklace from hcr mother's hand brought a sense of comfort and peace to her mind. "Dearest Mother, how can I ever thank you?" The horn sounded again, now impatiently. "Goodbye, Ma, Marc's in a hurry to drive me off, but I promise that you shall A Short Stoiy By GENOVEVA NAJARRO have my first graduation kiss." She happily hugged her mother and kissed her for the second time. "Goodbye, dear, take care of yourself. God bless yo11 my child." At the door, Erica turned once more to look at her molher who was clutcl-in~ firmly at th? empty jewel c'.!l!!'".l. She waved hel" right hand gaily - ar.d thicn she wa:. r-one. Erica sat beside their guest spcnl:C'<" on the well-decorated (Jlatform. Below P.he c:ould see the hapj,y exultant fac!!s r·f the graduating students. Behind thf'm were their parents, brothers, kid si5tt"r,,, nr.d relatives, all suff?ring the heat of the setting sun in order to catch 11 g-limµgl! r,f their dear sor..;; or daugh.~rs. She felt a 1<ur~e of tear::: rui:hinJ:. thru her eyes when she remembered her sick mother. But she must not c1·y in front of the 11ubhc, she thou:;::ht to herself; it was childish. Besides, Dr. Perez had said that her mother was get.Lin~. well. Ju~t 1.hat morning, inst<'ad of takin!: her half glass of (!range iuiee KS usual, s!ie finished the Wh')le i;!:l.tss. Dr. P~•r(~Z was :tight. then and she Mt liapriy again. Her thClughts we?>t back to Leo. He was goin~ to be a farmer, but with a real di11lc.mn from an agricultuTal C<Jliegc. OncC' h~ told her leo~lTI!d;r, with ·1 serious look in hi::: eyes, ''I'm going to Lu1U Y"'U ;,, big modern fm mhouse, far from the 1·oh::e, .far from rhe r!u<;t ... " "And fnr from dvilization.'' sh·~ said jokingly. Three years ai::-o ~he refused to belieVO? she was m love with Leo ·- shC' did "Jot believe in love at first sight. hut now it was a different thir:g. She ~;ecretly admired his quiet and man· ly ways, the determined set of his chin and above all, the sincere and honest loC!k in his eyes. In his previous letters, he told hrr he was going to give her a real irift, "~"methin~ small but which would hold .i.11 the certainty and hopes of Cour future.'' She smiled wistfully to herself; 'she wondered if she had guessed the right an~ wer. Tonight she would tell her mother about her engagement to Leo. Maybe her mother would not object to Leo. Both families were old friends but for some reasons, no one dared to !<Ct foot on ea(."h others' house not until Erica's father die:l. That was how they met each other. The clapping of handr. and the subdued murmur 11f VC>ice3 broke the still sile11ce of the p!ace as Erica finished delivering her well·planned valedictory speech. (Cont. on page 24) I~] l!SC WEIGHTLIFTING SQUAD RETAINS TITLE Jr. spit1i of inju1·ies which pla~ued it throughout this yeai»s iron tossing J;eason and th' loss of the services of its co·cap. tain, the champion USC weightliftlnr team successfully def,nded its inten:ollef!,iat(.' and regional (open) diadems. This marks the fourth year of its reign as C'?t:u's strongest, a feat which no othe1· team has even approached, Spearheaded by the sensational and r<!cord-b~aking pel'formances of teen-ager Ricardo Bagano and team captain Na.-~:iso L. Aliiio Jr., it edged out the gre11.t1 y ~nforced and vastly improved CIT strong men by scorinr 11 points to th<! T~hnieians' tally of 10 points during th·J !nterct>llegiate tilt held at the CIT basketball court last January 27. Taking the platform minus the services of the Boltron brothers, the younge1 · AliRos and ciader path star Ranulfo Salazar who were all temporarily out of competition due to injuries received during th~ l'i!ttnt CCAA field meet, the Warriors lln!re Ued by the CIT musd{- men in the PAA F regional meet staged la.!t Mnreh 5 at the 1atters' hame grounds. Bagano, runner-up in last year's Naticmal1 in his di•itiion, created three open records . His 185 ib snatch made in the rePmal meet, 245 fb clean and jerk 111 the iflter-collegiate t ilt and three-lift to. t ,..l of l'i'90 lbs estabtis'fted in the region<1l:o1 ::.n a11 Til'W open recCJl'ds . These lifts arc 1'11 higher than thoge m ade by national <'~11mp Capila in the naticmals of last yea~ -. Ca:i:ano•s clean and jerk of 245 lbs . at J-odyweig'ht of 121.5 lbs is double his bo•1twei.!!'.'ht. This makes him the first lift~r 1.., perform such a feat ift Cebu and the :'<iet that to date only about ten men in the whole world have done it makes Bar·ano a stand-out and almost fabulous. His total of 590 lbs is irreateT than that .-~tabllshed by the fourth place winnt r In the last Oly1r.pic i:;nmu and last yeal"'s world chDmpionships held at the Hague, Rollend. Barring accident, Baj:!'ano !3 !Ute for a ~erth in the Philippine teem in the coming Olympics if he continu,..s to improve as expected. Team c1ptain Narciso Aliiio Jr .. inter.-ollegiate and regional lifting and wrestJing C'hampion, smashed the long-standinll:'. rlean "nd jerk record of San Lorenzo iii the li• htweicht class with his lift of 250 Jb! . His IBO lbs snatch and 605 lbs total created in the intercolleeiate tournament •r• new records. Page 13 ~·· USC MUSCLE MEN who won the ncent intercollegiate and 1·egional 1ceight lifting champio11ship with svonso'· Nimia D01·otheo. Jn the pictm·e: -R. Bala.got, N. Alifio, Jr . (Captaitt), sponso1., E. Dorothea (manager), L. Boltron, V. Boltron, M. Cola, G. Ali1io and J. Du. The CIT mainstays, San Lorenzo and J:lorotheo, and SWC's Real established r.cw records in their respective dh·ision.s. New-comers Leoncio Boltron, Vicente BoHron, Mirardo Cola, Tom Balagot, Godofredo Aliiio contributed to the Carolinian • ictory and bear watching in the ftl. ture. Carolinian featherweight Joe Du put ur: D spirited fight to dethrone Real an:I only the latter's record breaking performanct denied Du's attempts. The five champions, San Lorenzo &r..d Dorothea of CIT, Re11l of SWC and Aliilo and Bagano of San Carlos wlll leave fr.I' Manila this week to compete in the National meet . USC TANKERS SCARE UST GOLDEN SWIMMERS IN NATIONAL OPEN The defending champion UST swimming squ<id, ~cared by prc-mec.t foreca,ts uf the mip:hty use fleet, successfully decantara of the Padre Faura boys in thil Manila Swimmi~1g CluL's :::o pts ~;id USC's sumins,ly nnt:inic 13 pts in the Y cccnt N11.llcMl Op~n Swhnminsr Meet hthi at 1ht Riz:al Memorial iiool. The US(, tDnkt:rs, who previously eop(X!d rull· ner-up p<.sition in the National lnte1·sc«mdary meet, did fairly well consideriny, lhat ther were only four as c..intrasted to the other teams who put in complete ln ms. Mapua Tech, UP and Sulu jj. nishcd fourth, fifth and sixth behind San Carlos with 8, 2 and 1 points respectively Sadder but wiser is natir.nal rttard holder, olympian Sambio BasJ1,nung, 1.iSC skipper, who was upset by perrenia\ riv11.I Mala of the Manila Swin1mir:r Club in lhe 1500 m free style and beaten by .4.1(':'lntara of the Padre Paura boys in t~ 400 m freestyle. Howeve1·, Dastmung's n:l • tional l'ecords in both events are still intoct and were not even approached . Better practice more, Sammy boy. The rest of the USC quartet, the C0:1nenares brothers, D. Yuson and R. Mic"el. acquitted themselves ereditably. Yuson finished fourth in the finals of 400 m freestyle after tnking runnerup position in his heat. R. Midd was with the leaders up to the finish in the 100 m f ffi?· i-tyll' and fini!'hcrl fourth in the finals, be:itlng veteran sprinters from Manita and Sulu in the process. To make it a near perfect day, the USC flaming sharb trailed the UST relay squad and almost beat the champions from Manila in the 4 x 200 m 1-elay. The powerful Manila Swimming Scn1a1 l which boasted of Mala, Villanueva and R~rs in its line-up was third. Mapua proudly bore the rear. USC SOCCERITES CONQUER .UP PARROTS JN NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Comin: from behind, the USC football ~uad trounced the powerful UP booters during the National footb:ill championship held in the Coliseum. Ski per Alex Chiongbian booted in the winning point t>arely 10 minutes before whistle timt! Sc-Ore 3-2. Incidentally. the UP hooters are conceded to be amon"' the hest in the country having .amon(!' their v!ctim!! the FEU. anrl NU Bulldogs. In the ~emi finals, the Warriors had the misfortune of meeting the UAAP cham11ions Santo Tomas Eleven. The Warriors held the Thomasitts at bay and limited them to (Cont . on P•et 24) Page 14 r- {!~Was~---~ .... , "'CD<cy, '7.-=· I••" I I ,I i I " ! 711~ Hands face with the bustling, unbeatable thin.g ca!fed "Ca;·olinian S1>irH" and he tells us how it feels to be be/01-e it. ~~"""""'"""~~~~~~~~~~By Very Rev. Albei·t van Gansewinkel, SVD Was it cowM·dice'l May be it was prnden~e. I wanted to obse1·ve, to leal'n, and I wcuited to en,ioy, caref1·ee. I strolled about from room to room, f1'0m vlace to vlace, eyes 01>en, etll'S oven. lVfls J surprised to find in the Home Economics kitchm the Dean herself and an lnstrnctress busy with baking little cakes tor the cantew! Oh. that's the way things are being done! Having a look at the 1w11· stuye under constructio11, l s a n- another instntctrelm hanging cui·foius, and putti11g "finishing tou~he.s", al'tisti· cally: in the afternoon again. in a s1>ecial C1ttire. Coming to Room 211, I met some ladies and gentlemen of the College of /.,aw turning the Faculty Room intr> a Nepa inn. A ncl soon the -u·hole school 1cas like ct beehive Others 1t·ere wo1·king on t'he floats. I thought they could not finish them on tim"'. But t11e ,;ro·wle started mm::ftw1ly-with c i little allowance to trnditio11. The floats wel'e splendid, almost too splendid. I mis. <;ed the most syml>o1ic one, lmt the most urti:::fic one kent m11 CMllCl'l' busy! I was nlrul tlwt T hatl decli11ed the honor to be t1 judge- i11 my wfoh to wash my hmuls ... At the Prml'le the llOl/f ni a 1· ch e d, ROTC, .PMT, Sc011ts. Poor /;ons, untfring. mandant se1·ved as grand mm·shal, effi~ient, enthusiastic. ft was worthwhile· ,-owing fo1· him with the tmf!iccop ..... . The d1·ug store ref1·eshment - pm·lo1· was crowded. Patiently the gt"·rls sert:ed, fer hou1·s on. end. I happened to br. on the J·oof garden at about 7 :OO P.M. when the -manager came up to request some girls in gmy to 1·elease the team do1rnstairs. A fe11: 1111derstanding glances-/ met the same voluntee1·s after !O:no P. M. :/l'orking hard, u lri11g drinks. Esprit r1e c01·n.r;, (lmnd! And how 11w1P1 1·a.ffle.tickets they distn'/;ut. ed-u~ell, militarn sccl'cf ! l almost stumbled over •i vackage-lciden lady, the 711'i.?e1'cgyul'! She didn't like the job; that I saw clearly. But just the same-"veni, vidi, vid ...... T he band was a sensation. They say, "The best band in . Cebu!" Friday, Satm·day, Sunday-always first class! ''The song that welleth forth f1'om m 11 th1·oat is my 1·eward.." Only that? Late one night, on my wav home, I found the door of the Science Building closed. But at once gloved hands of an ROTC guard opened it m ost courteously. That moment something stirred in me: I was face to face 1l'itJi the Spirit of the Unive1·sity Day, cmd I am deevly g1·ate. f ul fo1' it! .Must I n·ash my ha11ds of this? competition in the field'i!,,....,,.,,.l~"~t~h~e~"~'°"''"n~i~'"~'~tl~ie~y~h~a~ d~h~n~ d"""""'~"""~ with 71robably some yields for the annual. T hefr com- Fi·. Recto1· vicked a 1·ow for tlu ROJ'C Comma11d11nt \ i· ~I j l ~i li [}~_[JAY PIL\ORIAl j Prize-1(·i1111illg pom1wu.c; peacock float, cnf-o/fer from Col-· lcge of E:d11~f1lio11. Fl01· Borron~eo, Nena Do1·otheo a11d Nene. Uy u·orking on thP CJ"Own of the progl'Cmt in the fun.packed, lightly dmmatic 011e-act play, 'Thank You, Doctor." Page l Sweet sim111iciti1 <md much p1·ofo111uless, ll'llcl.itiomtl by-11 of embryo luu:ytw.~ seen iii flout. Now idutl's the mm ovenouli ... .. etc. CANONEERS, P-0-S-T .' 2nd Yr. Bc1Sic cadets u:ith t1 lookiurJ 10.'i mm., their weekly bread. The Chief Etl, Moden1 to1· 11:Uh the 1·est of 'em in the gail garbed C(lrolinimt Staff sedan s1wking along with the ptO'a• Page 14 ' face with the bustling, unbeatable thin,q ca/fed 11 Carnlinian S1>irH" and he tell-s us how it feels to be befo,.. it. ""'"""""'""''""~~~~,,,,.,~~~~""'1-By Vei·y Rev. Albert van Gansewinkel, SVD Was it co1cardice? May be it 1cas m·udew:e. I wanted to obse1·ve, to learn, (ltid I wcuded to enjou, ca1'ef1'ee. I strolled about from 1·oom to 1·oom, f1·om place to vlace, eyes open, ew·s open. lYlfS I surprised to find. in the Home Ecrmom1·cs kitchi:;i the Dwn herself and cm lnstrncti·ess bu~y with baking little cakes tor the ccmteen! Oh. that's the way things (11"C being done! Hat,ing a loolc <it the new sfaye m1rfc1· cmrntntcti011, [ s a 1r another instntcfretu; hm1yi11g cul'fctins, and vuttiug "finishi11!J to1t~he!3", artisti· cally; in the (lffcm10011 agcdn. fn " spccfol C1ttfre. mandant se1·ved as g1·and 11w1·shal, effident, enthusiastic. It was wol'thwhile· 1·owfog f01" him with the frafficcop ..... . The d1·ug sto1·e 1'efresh4 ment - pfn'lo1· WCIS ci·owded. Patiently the girls scl'ved, fer hours on eml. I hcippcued t.o br. on the roof garden «t about 7 :00 P.M. when the -m£mager came up to 1·equest some girls in gray to release the team ,1ow11stairs. A fen: 1111derstanding .Qlanccs-1 met the same volunteers aftel' t o:no P. M. :tcorkinr1 hm·d, se11i11g drinks. ESJlrit rle co1'1)s, gmncl! And how mwP1 ra ffle-tickets they dish'il;uted-well, mififlm1 secret! job; that I saw clearly. B11t just the same-"veni, vidi, vici .. ' .... The band was a Bensation. They say, "The best band in . Cebu!'' Friday, Saturday, Sunday-always first class! ''The song that welleth forth from my th1·oat is my rewm·d." Only that? Late one night, on my waJ home, I found the door of the Science Building closed. But at 011ce gloved hands of an ROTC guard 01Jened it most courteously. That niomeut something stiri·ed ;·n me: I was face to face with the SJ)frit of the University Day, cmd I am deevly grate.fur for U! 'l Coming to Room !211, I met some lctdie.~ aml gentlemen of the College of !Atw turning the Faculty Room into I r1lmost stumbled over 11 package-laden lady, the pri.;e. fwgy<ff! She diin't like /ht: lllust I 1n1sh my hands of tit-is? H N e7m in11. A nrl soon the -lt'holc sehool 11·<1s like a beehive Others 1cere working on I.he flo(1ts. I thought the!J coulrl not finish them 011 tim". Rut the 7irn·wlc ,<;tarted Jll01-':t11al/y-11:ith ri little allow(111Ce to tnulitim1. The float.~ we1·e splendid, (llmost too spleudid. I missc<l the most syml10/'ic one. lmt the most (lrti.<:f ic one k ent m11 c1wien1 lms11! J w<1s µlad that I hn1l declined t he hmw i· to l>e " judge- fo my wi.~h to wosli my hands ... At the l'arwle the hom· mu1·ched, ROTC, .PMT, Scmlfs. Poo1· /;rH1s, untfriug. f.'1·. Rector 11ickcd a row /or tht ROJC Commm1da11I I Jn the morninq they had Jwd competition in the field111ith p1·obably some yields fo1 • the amnwl. Their com• ~~~~~·~~~ -~~~~~~~~I OtJlA~ PILWRIAl j Prize-wi1111i-11g 110111po11.<; pwcock float, t111 ·o[jer .from Col-' le9e of f:d11::atio11. Flo1 · Borromeo, Nena Do1·0.theo and Nen~ Uy · 1 c:o,.king on thP crown of the pro&11·am in the fu11-vacked, lightly drnmatic one-act play, 'Thank You, Doctor." Page 15 Sweet si111111icitY aml much profomuless, trmlition<tl by-word of embryo llw:yen;. seen ii1 float. Now u;hot's the -modus 01Jern11di. .. etc. .·- .~ ~ .~ ~,~] ~-- J _I CA.VONEERS, P-0-S-T .1 2P<l Yi·. Bctsic cadets 1cilh ugly lo?kinr1 JO."i mm., thcfr week/If bread. The Chief Ee l, .Mode1 ·at01· u:ith the 1·est of 'em in. the guilygarbed Carolinian S taff sedan snaking alo11g with the pamde. !:OTC sod S(l(•k.<; I' ll ioyi11y ."i-111i1111lt' lir('(tk .from (hills .for l'SC D.4 }' cn1111u'f ilio11 l-J'dw·(lf ir.11 J/is.•ws So-0111/-So'.1; /J1•.1;i/y 1!11 iilff 1111/hi11q. Miss Vil/t11111ev<1 mul il'/fas Ortiz fl11shecl 11:Wt smiles <•S Ed11c<1tfrm /loot wins tW'<ll"<l. Pht11ma :·11 co-('(/.1; Oii 11 /Hiii.'><' from lu1otl1-<frcorati11q sfi"ike pose a lrf .1;e111i Jii11-11p i·en;io11. · MP Cdt. S!JI. M. 8u11111111·u ol1lir11·s ~·11111t·1·11 while lo11!Jh task vf duu i11y slreds {01· t:SC /JlU"tdt' 111rnit.s him. Archbishop 1·espo11ds' to use ROTC -"''I .,-,--,£:JLrj nnrp i '-'-'---"~'-d, A,.chbishop Reye11 attends seml-0ff l""OfJl'om ill his ho'i/01· at USC 1t'ith Fi·. P.cct.or, Fr. Hoenlemmm, Fr. Sclumft:ld a11d Fr. HoepJJe11.er. Cdm's 11eu: A 1 ·ch/,i.'ilw11 r ecefrt'.'f hearf!J w efr•1me. iucht'.'l tluvuyh !·Uy ,'ffreet.<: l>etweC'il fJflfo.atrirrd l.1SC ROTC offire1·s. lno::.:i, Pupal delegnte to P.l. fol acclaim f 1-om Cebu vublic as Incoming cmd outgoing Cebu archbishovs enjoying USC ts stcmd by as es~o1·ts of honor. Rnrr: cadets on nm·ade rrnd rrwilmi in th.efr h.nnor Page 18 1 1 1!, LAMrn~rn~P I ~~""""'.,,,...,.""""'"""'="""'="""'=~" Paging the Normalites l.r< i.<;f.J mblici:ed Nor mal Depll·rtm c11t !}Ct~ <t !Jil/iuq 011. this /)(!gC. Upper l'ight: Notmal yirl., f(ll.-c~ test /JCCJJS into recently ocquired mic,-osco/)e.~ / 1"0111 States. Right & 1111der: Norm1rliles du ring a rece11f/!J held 11ort y & /Jl"Of/ IWll 0 11 the USC roof gardeu. Darluing I Listen Fo1·· the u1t11al re1)ril1t, we are giui1t1: t/11 1·eg11lar ,·eode,., "' thia page of the Carolinian a neat, tittle •hocloir, - a little rhock 1io1v ami the11 ir good for 11<e1ttal health - one of t11e 11i;•ch-discirssed comma poem,q of IJ11J di1ti11911ished Filivi110 poet i11 New Yo1·k, Joae Gm·cia Villa. The piece j3 1·evrod11ced f101'1 his lat13f. book of WJtfr// c·1'lr••I Volume Two, p11b/i$/ted by .\lrn Directio111, 333 Sir.th Ave., N•wJ York City, and a CO'[»J of wh1cl1 Villa Ans ao kindly ae11t 111t. llla.l:inq 110 ,.erervatio111 abo11t Ais laud op113, JGl' srrv• in hit vrefa•:e ~ "Tlis11e poem• were con• ceivM with comr;ias, as 'comm11 1-oe11U.' in 1uhich the co111111aq .,re integral and eue11tifll p'lrt of •.:.e mediHm: rep11lating t11e po1rn1'.1 1~1'00/ dtnsity and tim, »1ot"'!111ent: tmabling t11cTt word tout· lllin a j11/le1· tonal va!11e, amt 11.e li1te movement to betomc 11:01e me11s•1red." Ame.mg tlie col/ertinn of V;l!J ~ 11odie "Vitla-iuieB" are two c11.•e little so1t11ets. Olle lit eallB "Soi1· 11d iu Po/kn Dot•." co11111u·<·d merelu of fo11rteen linH oi eu~•i· h•l 0'.J. AJ1;1t.~ er, called tlie "C'!•1ti1>ede So1mtt," has nothing in it b11t fo111·tee11 1·ows of r.om1:w s, eaeh row lifce half body of (· 111y1iu110d gone wrong - m1Cl poeUe! A rerrl cCJ1tipedt - U!il.: -and a 710/ka dot di·ess r~eld1t.'f 111 itA ('he!IJI 11e1'f1m1e and thro11.m among the studentit ill b11.1·u1l•1'! . tio11 to {:ilero1·y Critieis11t eol'/d 1.twe C(lll~nl a similm· fwroi·t But • 11ch is M"t. /lfovie [.111 11 1eilt at 011ce 1•ecr1/l H arold Rncn·l.'t'B fllntas lic e1·eations in the 111G1•ie , The Fountoinh@ad. Personal/11, we believe t. ii•ll 1'ilfo'p commas m·e m ere c1.crt••· eences. No Villa poem, and m1 !11'eat J)(M!nt fo1· that 111atte1·, C'l11 be 'f'&ad witlio11t commas, but the co11u11as do '1of t1eed to be wri'-lc'I. The e<11mna11 have to be in U1.· inintl to mm·k off the s/1elt?1~.1.1 p1ace3 where t/1e nad1w c1111 1cttfd the 1p111·fingB of 0111 poet'• inner veniuB. Poems By Jose Gm·ci<t Villa 1. Jf,Jesus,ha:l,ltad,a,skcleton, 5omeone.1c:;11ld ,th-ro11-· ,it,a,1·ose, Somcoue,wo11ld,th1·01L',it,a,stonc. 7' he, 1'0se, u·ould-,s trike .like ,a, 1·ose, The,stone,wo11ld,smitc,like,a,rose! For',the skclcto11,1l·ould,stand,like,Jesus. Rose th1·ou·er.stone-thro1cc1·, Led,to,gm'.:'e,by,divine,bone. 2. In not getting there is Jlet·fect A1'rivct.l. Success is too much defeat ! The laureateship is the Way as Rintl To . the defcatless Feet. .!esu.'j net•cr got t.he1 ·e: He arrfrcd, Fe1·fecf. 1"he obsh"uctive Cross Uprnse as Rival a.ud contrived To lalll·el the defeatless Ghost. Lenten Poem <N. G. R. Snwrs cannot 1.:m You. Nor nail'J, nor s'.:'orns .'f\'ot even Time ... You, the " yrless. Yo.'1 k'WIV 110 death; 1chC1t helpless the whole u·orld trembles On Yo111" fingertip. /l.id y;t You cliell-1·onembe1'? Yo?t 011~c rlied, <md Love n«is the M11nlerer. Prayer By C. Faigao If < t pra.11er had body, what 1(!011ld it be? It ll'oul<l be ct white rose where the dead leave.<:: arc. It -musf fw bri,qltt, so ft 1oould be a stm·; Frnyrnut, fm· it must soften cmrl make free; Eff11lyent, for its tleep rays must lead thee On the tony road thouyh the roltd's end be /<tr. Flowe1·, light, prciye1·, they be similm·. Hot1J would I know that you woul<l 1>ray /01· me? Ah, I would know because when yo1t do prny, I'll smell the scent of flowers. A 11rayer 011111 Takes the vaths of incense cense•·-swayed. And a stmnge light not of the night 1101· day Will seem to guide me though the rmth be lonely. Then in my he(l)'t I will believe you prnyed. Pai:e 19 Page 20 PHARMACY REGENT US-DOUND Rev. Robert Hoeppcncr, rc~rnt of th:: Colle~ of Pha1·macy. will makt l:I tri11 early next April to the United State~ . He expecls to stoy at Chicago whc1·c tie is going to pul'S11e his studies in chemi¥· try and other sciences. It wos ulso learned that Rev. PhilliJI v:m Engeien and Fr. Schoenig may follow Fr. Hoeppener. Both priests intend to further ft.cir studies in US unh•ersities. STEEL AND EQUIPMENT DONATED TO use Twenty.six. thousand pesos worth <·f steel was donated to use by a i:E!nerous benefactor in the United States. Said steel will be used in the construction -lf the bi1r all-concrete Office-Library-Chapel buildinr which will compose the mid· die annex. to the Administration Buildin~. Falscwork arc now being laid and the l-uilcii11g is scheduled to be opened to the Carolinians by the middle of this year. Another good news for us is the recent orrival from the same donor of forty more r.ew microswpes, a projecting cam'?ra, epidiascope, and twenty typewriters of a popular make. TO OPEN GRADE SCHOOL AT JONES AVENUE To relieve parental wo1 ·l'les over having to H nd their ehihh-en to distant elemen. tary schools, DSC administration decide:'! to open a grac;c school at the old Admi. nistration Building. Grade tots in the P. del Rosario--Jones Avenue vkinity stand l<' benefit from this decision. In the meantime, the USC elementar)' u~ Mabini St. will remain open fo1· the kids of this district. Headed by an able. young principal. Mr. Victorio Labuntog, the l!.T& de school at Mabini, opened short!)· afte1· Liberation, has since tripled its enrolment. use ALUMNI CELEBRATE Ji()MECOi\IING Into the USC lobby a forthnight ag:) trekked c\•er 200 young and old homesick Ca1-olinia11s to attend the anm1al alumni family reunion. They have come from all parts of Cebu and neighboring provinces, high in ~uh-its, and with a mood to 1.:miniscc. It was a motley crowd, the ages ranging from 25 to 75. There were the dergymen. the doctors, the lawyers, the dentists, the accountants, the business· men, the planters, and the clerks. Thay could be sorted out to different times, hut they belong:ed to one Alma Mater. The:v form part of the bi~ Carolinian Fsmily . The loudspeaker blared old claulcs. The air hristled with hail greetings and l·ackslappinr. There was a general pro· pensity tc lapse into the past, the good old days. But it was th!'! old folks who got the bigger thrill. Just to celebrate and recall their schoolboy days half a century ago had set them op. new springs. "When I stepped into the San Carlos portals for the first time as a .boy," reminisced septuagenarian Filemon Sotto, "I remember t·ery well the awe that the l!Chool inspired in me. The atmosphere was so different from outside and I could feel it ." Four long tabl~s c1-owdt'd th<! lobby. Over ham, chicken and salad, the alumni ktpt rt>living their student days. At the presidential table was the newly install<>d Archbishop of Cebu Julio R. Rosales, the guest of honor, between Fr. Rt'ctor an1 USC I'.OTC cadets- neat, well.tt'imtned. Flat.foots hot. footing it behind the colo,.$ in USC.flay parade. An:hbisho1> JULIO R. ROSALES, guest of hono1· at the (tlunmi banquet. Alumni President, Hon. Fortunato Bor· romeo. After approving the final drafl <:1f permanent statutes of the Alnnmi Ass.">dation, the celebrants proceeded to conduct the elections. The presidency \'Jent again to Ex-Justice Fortunato Borromeo. A promising lawyer, Atty. Jesus Garcia was chosen vice-president; Vicente Me· rlalle, secretary; Atty. Silvano Jakoulcm, treasurer; Eustacio Chong Veloso. oceountant; Jose del Mar, PRO; Col. J '.!· sus Mercado, serreant at arn1s. The high point of the celebration o nu: after dinner in the form of after-dinner speechu. Fr. Rector Albe1·t van Ganlf!winkel stood first to thank the a\u1nni who l1ave not forgotten their Alma Mater. Jn an impassioned spEech, he called for a n10re ectiv; supp~rt and a steadfast all:· giance to USC. "This is your school," h'? declared, "end this is the ~chool oC :vo"r children. You owe all the love, goodwill, ~nd cooperation to thi~ fchonl.. The great thing that should sh.nd before ou~ eyes - our one goal, is Catholic educ1tion. " He stressed that Cathol•c youth r.hould be educated in the Catholic Yn~ • .. Thil is your responsibility,'' he told th~ :ilumnl, "The Catholic Church cills you h1 it and even mort>, G"d h;mself bids you to take such responsibility." The alumni's response to Fr. Rector was a long sp~n tnneous npplause. Jose dcl Mar, editor of a local paper- in Spanish, spoke after Fr. Rector. He waxed nostalgic over his school days and thanked r.oo he was a Carolinian. "If I ..-ere to 1-.r hnrn 11e-11in, I would like to be a Co.· 1·olinian again." Facing Fr. Rector, he "'"dltt'd his devotion to San CarlOll and in fervent tones he finished his SPffCh •ith: "M'andad". (We 81'• at your Mnic..) : .:::::~: .: ;_ :_ r::u:;:::z _ :: :.:::.: ii Guesl or honor. Archhishop Julio R. Rosales, wrung the biggest ovation of the evening, Never a San Carlos student. M onsig. Rosales nevertheless turned out tc be the greatest carolinian of them all. "Even as a litle boy I heard of San Carlos as the seat of intellectual aristocracy," he declared. "My ambition," ht went on, "is to see someday San Carlos Universlt~· not on!~· a flourishing school in the Visay.as but also the best school in the whole Philippines." One of the gayest alumni parties, th2 ~ffair broke up close ten in the evening. 11SC CELEBRATES BIG DA y 011 the 24th, 25th, and the 26th of last 1:~onth, USC was ablazcd with much fanfare and activity. Carolini11.ns were cebhnting the year's biggest holiday - the l'SC University Day. Featured on the three day affai1· were literar~·-musical programs, parade, field mass, the ROTC Inter-Battery Competitions, anci other athletic field events. (Report on USC Da~· on page .2) USC LIBRARY TO OCCUPY TWO-STORY QUARTERS Two stories of the Administration. Library building now under construction arc designated for the libruy halls anJ stockrooms. The construction went underway this month and will be finish~d in June. The first floor library hall will be I'>· catcd in the middle of the Administro.tive-Library building with a stockroom at the rear. On the second floor the librn· ry hall will contain textbooks and other readings strictly professional in nature, while the basement library hall will house general library readings. The present Libt·arian head is Fr. Jnsef Baumgartner who succeeded Fr. Bun· w\, now Dean of Education (CAROLINIAN, Feb!'uary i~sue). The assisttult libra1·ian is an oldtimer Carolinian who was connected with the library since before the war, Mr. Jose 8. Peiialosa . After graduating with honors at the C~Mr. JOSE ARIAS USC Registrar Head Sec1·etarial Course bu Provincial High. he took up law :ot San Carlos. Now a third year law student with five solid yeau of expe1·ien.::~ in library science, Joe manages the libra. ry with great efficiency and competence:. SEND-OFF PROGRAM HELD FOR MONSIG. REYES A far"?well litera1·y-musicnl program was held in honor of Monsi,. Gabriel M. Reyes, archbishop of Manila who recl'nt· ly came to Cebu to attend thl' installation of his successor, Monsig, Rosales. Arch· bishop Reyes was fom1erly th<o President of the USC Board of Trustees during his incumbency as archbishop of Cebu. USC owes much of its proi:i;ress and spectacu· lar achieveml'nts to him . The program highlights wtre sptcche~ by Fr. Recto1· and response speech b;.' Archbishop Reyes. Other numbers were Recto1·'s clerks tinke1· with tht fo!I: dances, vocal duet, clai<sical dar.t:c:, brand-new microscopes. USC band selections, speeches b)· Florinda Saguin and Ramon Osme~a. Page 21 '.'.on. FORTUNATO BORROMEO P1·eside11t, Alumni Association TIIECHAl"ICAL-ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPT. .4.CQUIRf;S NEW HEAD Luwl•e1·. Engincu Salvadot" K Sala, s.,.. pcrvisin~ 1:n; incer and dir('ctot' of the Vi~11yan Elt>rtrir. Co., will h~ad tl1e USG .Mc.chanical-Elcctrical Department in the nl'x~ schrol oi:it-ni!~i,:. Engineer Sala finished his BSl\tE and JlSEE at UP Manila. In 1947, h" finisht•d his LLB and pnsscd lhe Har in the i :ime year. He finished his high- l'Chool ~t San Heda, Mnnila as valedictorian. He acquired varied cxptricnce and practice in the engineering works and fa·:tories of Switzerland, Germany and Sweden within tht yc:i.rs 1!)~3 to 1!137, before taking the job of Supervising Engineer of the· same company. Engine('r Snla is no doubt a very valm1ble addition to use. r.NGINEERING EQUIPMENT, BOOK SHIPMENTS ARRIVE A large shipment of brand-new and modern equipments and reference books for the Physics, Civil Engineering a1;d i\1<.>chanical Engineering departments arri\'erl recently from the United States. Room 104 of the Collegiate Science builrt· in .. is now the new libral')' on Tecnologicat subjtcts. AUDITING CLASS HOLD CONVOCATION The auditing class under Mr. Lolito Gil Guzom held a convocation with Mr. P . Escandor as convocation speake1·. He spoke on Public Utilities Accounting. A traveling auditor of the Bureau of Audit.s on Public Utilities, Mr. Escandor proved well-versed and interesting on the suhjcet-matter. Page 22 EDUCATION JUNIORS HONOR SENIORS The USC Roof Garden and Pavilion wa1; bright with colored ncan lamps ! ~ st month. The occasion wa!I a pragram, r·arty and dance held by the Juniors in ho· nor of the Seniors of the Collei:-0: of Educr.tion, USC. In a sin1plc c ~ rcn1ouy the Senior class relinquished the "Chain" of duties and responsibilities to the Juniors t• the tune of sentimental music. The faculty and a host of other invited guests witnessed the celebration. FRIAS WINS MANILA INTERCOLLEGIATE ORATORICAL TILT Popular alumnus Vicente Frias, actor, debater nnd bemedalled orator, formerly with the University of San Cal'los Colleg<: of Law, won the inter-collegiate oratorical contest in l\'lanila. Mr. Fl'ias was awarded a gold medal and loving cup. His prize-winning oration was, "Philippines, Incorporated". LIBERAL ARTS DEBATE ON IMPORT CONTROL In a battle of wib held March 14 at the USC Court, the debating teams of th~ Liberal A1·ts Argumentation and Debate classes under l\lr. Mario Ortiz clashed •>ll tile !iv<' topic, "R<'solv<'d, That Import Control should be lifted". On the affif. mative side were Floriano Beltran, Jesus G. Rama and Norma Labalan while Di<"I· nisio Flores, Virginia Camacho and Cc· A gold cup was awarded to the winnino::t<:am, a gold medal from Monsig. Rosales to F. Belti·an as best speaker and a foun. tJin pen ret from Fr. Hoerdemann :11 \lil'ginia Camaeho as best debater. TWO-WEEK RETREAT HELD The ::nnu'll spiritual retreat for t;w students was held after USC Day. F::ir l:ick of space in the chapel, the hoJ." retreat was conducted in four sessions. i\!ostly day students had their retreat in the first week while the night students :n the succeeding week. The retreat maste1· was Fr. Ernest Hoerdemann, SYD who also officiated the holy mass and general communion for the students. USC POL SC 3 CLASS ORGANIZED Political Science 3 students under A•torney Cesa1· Gonzales organized the sa1· Vergal'a composed the m?gativc . T;1c Mr. VICTORIO LABUNTOG iatter Medic tcr.m 11p~ct the P1·<'-law. Principal, USC Element<o·y Devt. Mr. JOSE B. PE~ALOSA Able, competent Asst. Librarian "YOUNG CITIZENS". Highlights of the meeting were the acceptance speeches of the nominated candidates of two junior pulitical parties, namely, the DEMOCRATIC PARTY, awl the YOUNG PHILIPPINE PARTY. Th<: following officers we1·e elected: President. Bonifacio G. Alviso, Democratic Part,·; Vice-President, Josefina Samson, Youn~ Philippine Pal'ty; Secretary, Ermcnia Reyes; Treasurer, Clal'ita Valfncia: PRO. DcsidHio L. Ando; Pedro Caracho; Sgts .• at-Arms, Teodoro Sa bay, Bruno G·ultin: Adviser, Atty. Cesu Gonzale:>.. The air.is of the young sodC'ty shall he. to preserve and promote mutual under. ~tar.ding, justic<', and educntionnl securi· ty among the members. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY FETED Beauteous girls of the Pharmacy Dept. were feted by F1·. Rector at Miramar, T~. lisay, USC summer rcso1·t the other week as award for their work dul'ing USC Day. The Phnrmncy girls nm a \"~ry profitab~ .: restaurant on the 1·oof ganlen and ~ol<l the biggESt number of 1•affle tickets du1·. in the USC celebration. In the party given by th(' a(h11inistr> Uon for Archbishops Rercs and R9sales and other church dignitaries durini::: ~Io.1· !'ig. Rosales' installation, the Pharma· C'i!<ts were called upon to serve the dignl· taries and did an elficient job. PHARMACY JUNIOR PROM HELD In a very inspiring and elaborate C€· 1 ·cmony, the Juniors of the Pha1·macy Dcpal'tmcnt bid gaod-bye to the graduatinr,class. The celebration featut·ed a pn· J:l'am, a tol'ch-handing ceremony ud dance. Attended by the USC faculty, thl The Swmish e11th11siasts who formed the exclusit:e "Club de Reto1ica y hffair turned out to be very gay and sue· Poetica" with F1'. Rector and Spanish Instructors Abad and Messa. cessrot. use: TUKIS OUT 493 PROFESSIONlLS A bumper crop of 493 professionals will leave use portals on gradi::ation day, March 31st this year, The bulk of the graduates come3 from the Education and from the Jr. Normal Depts. The Post-Graduate course has 3 candidates for graduation, College of Law 39, Liberal Arts (AB) JS. Education 158, College of Engineering 5, Commerce 32, Pharmacy 20, Junior Nor. mat 186, Secretarial Department 12. piling a total of 45 points with theil' nearest rival getting only 39. Rev. St?phen Szmutko, Director of the Boys' High and Rev. Constante Floresca, Director of the Training Dept. High warmly congratulated Scoutmaster Cardenas and his boys. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF SCIENCE BLDG. COMPLETED The reconstruction of the Science Build· ing has just been completed. An a.ll-cor.c1·ete affair, the buildinir with its fine architecture acquired another floor, a stol'y to house the incl'easing populatio•1 of USC. Its main attraction is its wide Aside from these professionals, 675 high and spacious roof garden which joins that school graduates will make up this year's of the Administration. This will be used harvest from the three high school depart- as a recreation terrace for the students mnt5 of USC: Boys' High 500, Girls' High go, and Training Dept, 85. There will be 234 Associate in Art;; graduates that will don the cap and gown this year, it was gathered from USC Re. gistrar, Jose V. Arias. One time assistant i".~l :-: ::tz.::~.r :.:.:::-.rr..z:.r...!:r:rr--::0:::1."trs~i to Registrar Fr. Philip Beck before the war. Mr. Arias is a holder of B.S.E., A.B. i; and B.S.C. degrees. Conscientious and ! : :i D~ARlfHlY AbAINSI ii SEMEsrnHl smEMI ·1 enf'rgetic, Mr. Arias became registrar ~: upon resumption of school after Liberation. ; i MISS URGELLO TO JOIN PILGRIM SHIP Miss Milag1·os Urgello, faculty membar of the Pharmacy Dept. will leave early April fo1· Europc in the pilgrimage shill to attend the Holy Year celebrntion at Rome. She expects to gil'dlc the wol'ld af· tcr her visit to Rome and arrive hel'e on time for the next school opening. SUPERSONIC RESEARCH TO BE HEADED BY FR. OSTER, SVD Father F. Oster whose arrival at San Ca1·los was reported in our last issu~. plans to resume his research work on supersonic vibrations in solids which he left unfinished at The Catholic University of Pckinl? when he gave up his position there as head of the Department of Physics last November. He is confident th'.lt the laboratol'y facilities available at San Carlos for the production and measurement of high-frequency oscillations are well suited to build up the experimenbl <>quipment for this kind of research, USC BOYS SCOUT CAMPORAL CHAMPS The USC Boys Scouts fr_om the Boys' High and the Training Dept. chalked up the bigi;rcst score in the competition hel~I :it Abellana High grounds. They took the lead in signalling, marching, and uniform inspection and were second in knot-tyin~" : : Some arc apt to take things for ' \ l granted and jump at conclusions ; t about the merits or demerits of the 1_. 1_1 q11arterl~, system as against the sep u mcsti·al. 1 j:\ ; i Upon closer study. we found some ii ! l very interesting points that Will CX· ri u plode popular not. ions about both. !:\ ! j 1 J Which is shot·tcr? Both ·ma~· :~ : f take the same tLme. In q11arterly J,j Ii terms-_ with 12 units to a quartc1·, j:j !-! you pile up 144 units in 3 years. I:.·,· ,!(4x12X3=144) . rl In the semestral system, you can .:i r acquire the same number of units I! ~ in 3 years.. if yo~ take summer !_l cou!'ses. With 18 umts to a semes· i. j te1· plus 12 units summer load, you ~; i'.j have 144 units. ( 2 x 18 x 3 plus ~ H 11 x 12 = 144) u 2 l 'Which is better? The semestrn! i_i system. The studies arc done more ; ·i slowly and therefore more thoj j roughly. (Less vacation inertia, j; ~!) 0 " _ 3) Which is more expensive? j j ~ Usually, the quarterly. Matricuh- ; ! tions and other miscellaneous .fees J .i are paid 4 times a year. ! j d:a:r:m::GJXLLLI .. 1::r:r:n..r.r:r:r:i~r:m~: Page 23 Mid-Term Honor Roll EDUCATl'ON 1st yr.: Cadavos, Alicia ......... 1.17 2nd yr: Ruiz, Paz , .. 1.10 3rd yr: Pelaez, Gloria •... , , , , , , . 1.18 4th yr: Guanzon, Rafael V. . . . . . . 1.10 GENERAL 1st yr: Alvizo, Bonifacio . . .. 1.30 2nd yr: Serafica, Alice ..... , .. , 1. 45 3rd year: Polancos, Federico .. 1.29 4th yr: Morales, Alberto .. 1.14 PRE-LAW 1st yr: Lepasana, Esmeraluna .... 1.43 2nd yr: Gonzales, Jose . 1.50 PRE-MEDIC 1st yr: Yu, Geraldo , 1.25 2nd yr: Lim, Kasian ..... , . , . , . , 1.12 PHARMACY 1't yr: Lim, Edna 1.10 2otl yr: Alcuino, Victo1·ia 1.00 3rd yr: Veloso, Estrella 1.14 4th yr: Cata!, Lu• ... 1.l'J COMMERCE "' yr: Tan, Eup:enio 1.14 2nd yr: Coloyan, Romeo .... 1.26 3rd yr: Derecho, Adelina .... 1.18 4th ~'r: Amores, Rufo ..... 1..11 JUNIOR NORMAL 1st yr: Tumulak, Felisa ....... 1.25 2nd yr: Scoto, Caridad .. 1.15 JUNIOR NORMAL Home Economics 1st yr: Tiampo, Secundiana ·· 1.5<1 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOME ECON'OMICS lst yr: Briones, Terl'sita . , . 1.47 2nd yr: Trinidad, l\Iilagros . 1.91 4th yr: Bernaldez, Consuelo . , . . . . 1. !lG SECRETARIAL Fernan, Vicenta ... 1.69 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 1st yr: J arolan, Sel'gio . . 1. 96 2nd yr: Ferarcn, Antonio l,j7 CIVIL ENGINEERING 2nd yr: Butalid. Jacinto . 1.59 4th yr: Tan, Eduardo, j1·. · l.S.J LAW Ist )'r: Legaspi, Bonifacio 2nd yr: Derecho. Aup:usto 3rd y1·: Gal'cia, Pablo 4th yr: Morada, Fernando .. 1.::>~ 1. 73 . 1.10 .... '. 1. t3 Page 24 HER MOTHERS' .•. (Cont. from page 7) thinks she's teaching him to play pingpong; but all she does is smai<h one bail across the table after another, and poor Carlitos trots his legs off retrieving them for her. And Ange, Dodong still hasn't paid her that five pesos. Sometimes he mentions it himself, just to tease her. But she doesn't say a word - just look:,; at him. Now you know there's something the matter!" One Saturday morning Lucia Armas called up. "Corazon's having a party one week from today, Meling, and of cours'! we want Nitang and Do dong." "That's nice. They'll be delii;-hted," murmured Meling - wondering if Nitani:: would. "And Meling, Corazon wants it to be a dance, but that's not all. She says the party has to be from nine to twelve - and she says she has to have a long dress!" "Well?" "Oh, I don't know." Lucing said unhappily. "I thought I might compromise, and make it eight to eleven. But when it comes to the dre~s question - you know that good old everybody-but-me gag!" Yes; Meling knew. 'Oh, well," she said, "if a few extra inches will make them -happy ... " But she was feeling panic-stricken in· stead of cheerful. It would take moN than a long dress to make Nitang a success at a dancing party. And to be a hopeless wallflower at her first party! "W ny on earth haven't I seen this coming?" she thought despe1·ately. Nitang left reluctantly for the party with Dodong. Wher. they we1·e gone, Jyo Ange took one look at lya Meling, and he began to laugh. "So your little girls' gone foTI?ver, is she?" "Why, no siie isn't,'' said literal Cariitos in surprise. "She's coming back.' "I think so too, Carlitos," said his father. 'I never did believe that clothes rr..ake the man, nor a c\rc,;;s the girl. Sh~'ll be back, Meling." "She will this time," agreed lya llt@J:ng and blow her nose. "It's bedtime, Carlitos." Iyo Ange pulled an envelope from his pocket. "This seems to have got into my mail by mistake," he said, and handed it over to n1s wife. It was a bill for five pesos from "La Suerte", and Jya Meling,'s eyes widened witii ~urprise. "Why, l haven't bought a centavo's worth there!" "Look at the name." The envelope and statement were addressed to Angel Lo:iga, Jr. Jr.! that was Dodong. She lifted a shocked face. "Oh, but Ange, five pesos! There must be some mistake." "There'd better be," said Iyo Ange grimly. "Five pesos, five pesos," said Carlitos SO WELL ..• (Cont. lrom page 12) After the ceremonies, s~e (Juietly went down the stage and made her way to their car. Her friends were w8.iting to congratulate her, but she remembered the first kiss she had promised to her mother. Someone thrust her a bouquet of crimson roses and sh1: was just on time to eaten it. coiled snake. Erica noticed that the house was da::k except for her mother's room which was. lighted and the dim light in the sah downstairs. Strange, she thought to herself, that her mother's room should be un· usually bright this late afternoon. Uri.· consciously she was afraid of somethingshe did not understand. "Where did you get that gold thing "Erica, look at that," March said calmhanging on your neck, Eric?" her brothel' ly, pointing to an old car parked near asked teasingly, as they were drivin,? the campanilla tree. home. · "From ;\lather, of course. Look!" she said, and she opened the locket and held it close to Marc. "Mat·c,'' she said suddenly, "drive faster rlease, I have a strange feeling something ... something ... has happened. I want to see Mother at once." "You have always funny ideas in your mind," her brother answered teasingly. "When will you learn to grow up?" She did not answer but instead moved closer to her brother. Then the old house came into view - the rusty iron grills surrounding the wel!kept garden, the majestic bogo trees, swaying like silent sentinels and the outline of the twisted campanilla tree which formed a hideous shadow, like that of a "Oh, it's Tio Peeto! it's Tio Pecto!" sh.:> exclaimed delightedly, all fear vanishing from his mind. "I knew he would never fail to eome today." "Maybe Tia Soling is there too, I sense it," her brother remarked with a trium· phant glitter in his eyes. "Do you think so, Marc?" she aske1\ eagerly. "That's why Mother's room is brightly lighted. I've been looking forward to a family reunion - long at last --Oh God, you're so good ... " The car entered the gateway noiseless· Iy and stopped in the middle of the d1·iveway. She crossed the small lawn as fast as her legs could carry her; her precious diploma and the crimson roses nestlin~ (Cont. on page 26) dreamily. "Nitang used to have five pe- ~PORTS ... sos." "Did she?" asked his father absently, and then: "say, Meling! You don't suppose-" Iyo Ange stared into space with dawning suspicicu. Suddenly, without explaining that he mean~. he got up and went to the tehphone. Then he began to la11gh. "J{now what Nitang's bi:en doing? She's been stopping in there on her way home from school, and charging thinr.;s to Dodong. Five pesos worth!" "You mean she's got her money back th:it way?" asked lya Meling blankly. "That's probably what she figures, thc:ugh she's forgotten the interest he pnmised her. Know what she's bought? Waffles, with maple syrup and a dip of vanilla ice cream on toP of that. No wonder she hasn't been hungry!" "But is it ethical to collect a debt that w-~·?" "That," said Iyo Ange severely, "is 11'1 angle that Nitang and I will go into preety thoroughly tomorrow." But the corners •A his mouth curved upward and again he exploded into laughter. "Meling," he toM her, "when those speels of worrying come on you, don't you waste any time on your (Cont. on page 25) (Cont. from page 13) only 2 goals to the Carolinians l: USC CINDER PATH. STARS FIGURE IN CCA FIELD l\IEET In spite of fielding in the least numh,~r of entries, the USC Track and Field squad placed second in the track and field championships. Ranulfo Salazar, all-round athlete, took second place in the 10Q and 200 m dash after making the best time in the century in the trial heats. "Flash" Salazar, altr.ough comparatively new in the game, miss~d the red 1·ibli:m in th<' century due to his poor !'tarting. Roy l accounted fol' San Carlos' only r~d rill· bon by winning- the hop, step and jump. Royo placed third in the running broad jump. New-comer R. Fuentes nearly turn the tables on the UV Kani>:aroo in th.? runninb broacl jump. Only hir. el'ratic tak~ ofi due t~ hit inexperience· prevented him il'on• doim; so. In the weight-throwing events. Dan Micianc· hurled the discus fa.- enough to capture third place. In ~pite of the loss of the services of Leon· cio Boltron, who was hit by a stray bul· let; the USC relay team nearly beat the UV quartete in the 4 x 100 m relay. ! ROTC I . BRIEFS[ ROTC UNITS TO HOLD J-Oi NT COM· lllENCEl\IENT EXERCISES AND llALL ON M:ARCH 25 .\ join! IlOTC Con11nencemc11L Excrcis-:s oml B~ll for the second year advanc~ J-ra1!u::.tcs of ull t.hc units in Cebu Cilv will be ht>ld on March 25. Th! Com·!'l1~1:c:cmcnr Exercin?s Progrnm will be hr.Id in lhe nftcrnc·on t•t lhe PC Recreation Hall :md the Gl'nduation Biill a"t Club Fiii11irin. To n:ak<' thf' afff..ir n success, variOllS t ommittecs were cl'<lt.1.tr.d. CRpt. Antonio N. ConC<?))cion, USC Comrt.andant. he;;d:i; •he Exl.'c<.1tive Ccinnnittee, with all t he t·1,irps comm&.ndeu 02s members. !RAINING FlLi\lS SHOWN AT use The Department of Military Scienc:e ::ml T:ictics, 1hro•ll!.h tho:> ecurtesy of tl::c United Siate:s Information Service, ga,·e 1: series t:>f military shows last week at the USC BB Court. Amonz the pich1r-~11 ~ hown wc1e Cndcts' Life At the US Mi· l:t:>r.v Ac'.lclem~', The Battle of St. Pietro, Italy, Th~ lnnntion of Garand Rifie, and Collrze Life a! the Unive1·i;ity of Citlifor. t:i~, Loii; An!,!<!les. NEW ADJ UTANT AND $. 1 Good·n~tured, publicity.shy 1st Lt. Ma· 1·ue! C. Gonzr'1:'fl, Inf., is <>ur new ROTC Atijutant nnd S·l. Formerly ROTC ComltHHHlant <'f SVD's institution, St. Pa;,al Collel!"c at Tadoban, Lcyte, he was as· ~i~Mcl to USC R'OTC Department bv Hq. HI MA, Cebu City, la~t January to rt•lit-vl' Cnpt. Florencio Romero from his multifarious desk job. Capt. Romero still 1 ·cmai111t our Ex-0 and Plans 1tnd Oper11.. tiM Officer. Lt.. 'Mflninq:"' Gonia2a, aii; most of his friend!! Ciill hi1n, halls from S11ri~:10, Su· nf,?ao. He l!"l'aduated thP. 3·ye1n- ROTC c"m·.~e at the Visayan Institute (now University of the Visayas) on March, 1!l11. nnd entered t he Army just as World W11r Ill broke out as Junior Offil?tlr Jf "B" Co .• M.P. Regt. under Lt. Pio Canf•1<110, USC pre.war Commandant. He ioincd the guerilla movement in southcr!1 Lc~·te under Lt. Col. Ruperto Kangleon as. adjutant t1f bt Bn. · 94th Inf. Regiment. On November, 1943 up to the later part of liberation, he was desicnated head of Combat Co., LAC. On November, 1944, Lt. Mmwcl C. Gonzaga New ROTC Adj11tc m 1 his unit, in d ose cooperation with ci.•1 Amc1·ican irunboat shrlled and annihl· b lccl a Ja1 ;anese $!8rrison off the coast of Maa~i11, Lcytc . He saw action with nn American task force which landed at Camotcs Island on February, 1945 in i!s 111t1pj1i11t:: U!) ~peration drh·e a;:ains~ th.:? Japane~e. Shortly aftn t he war, he Wl~c; ~cmt to Officers' &hool at Cam1 i Floridablanca, Pampanga . One yeu later, he was assigned to St. Paul College as ROTC Commandant, and on January, 1950 by Special Order No. 5, i1e w11.s 11ssigned to duty ai; ROTC Adjutant of our Univer"C" BATTERY COPES F IRST PLACr; IN USC DAY COMPETITION In the rl?<:'cnt t:SC Day compt>titio11 conducted by the DMST among t he different units of the Corps, "B" Btry, comman• Jed by Cdt. (;apt. Carponio Ma nrique;-;. topped the genernl championship 1;riic, whH·h was a penant. " B" Btry gar· nered a clean 75 points. The folbwing we roe P.lso winners: for the best Btry Dr!il rerforma·1cc, went ;;o "Charlie" Btry, un· der the leadership of Cdt . Capt. l!lidro Retlulln ; in Weapons, to "B" Btl•y; and ror Platoon n11d Gt~n Drill, to !\I. P . Ht.I"~'. commanded b~· Cdt. Celso Maca· <'hoo·. ROTC HONORS ARCHBISHOP .ruu o R. ROSALES The ROTC Units of Cebu f;it,1 ~ave a joint rflilitary welcome and ::iti~.?t r.u·ade i;;.~t month in honor of His .::ret·f. ,!-,,Ii.> R. Rosales, on the occasion oe his arrival from Tagbilarar., Bohol anJ installation :.s Cebu's new A1-chbi~hcµ. The USC cadet officrrs, ir. theil· ~pici< and sp~n gala uniform, together with t he J\f. P . Btry, serYtd as escorts and Pt1ge 25HER MOTHER'S . . l Cont. from page 24) eonly da ughter. She can take care of herself." When Nitang and Dodong came home from the party, Nitang was ccstaticall'f happy."[ beat Luis with his own tr.ck. Look Papa, he's got this tricky kind of sene, that )''>U can't lell whc1·e th<! b"\!l s going. It's awful. Well. 1 practiced 11.nd p1·i:ctic>!d - you know how hard I worked, man111 ! -and finnlly l J:Ot on to it. He wasn'~ used to having balls like that sent at him, didn't know what to do! And was it fun! l had a swell time tonight, mama, l thought it'd be like one to those dopey parties." Nitang saicl. "It's very bad taste of you to sa)' anything like that aOOut the Orchids, Nitang. After all you've nevet· been to a ny of thea· p;atics,'' said her mother. "I'll say I haven't. I took care of that!'' Iyo An1e cleared his throat inquirini - ly. "You took care of it! How?'' asked r.cr mother. "Why, I j1.:r.t told Snlud Busta nu,nteshe's the 1 1res1dent - not to let them wnste a bid on me ." h•a Mclinir gasped . ""Oh, Nltang! How awful! Maybe t hey don't have any intention of asking you!" "Well, what if they didn't Didn't do nny hnrm. I'll bet t hey did, though. We've J?Ot a nice new house to give pa:-t;es in, and you and Papa g_et around quite :" bit. nnd Dodong's ca ptain of the basket· ball te;in1. " "But Nitang, wh)• didn't you want to jt1in ? " Nitan.e- looked a little blank. "Well,. t1·hy should I? The~· don't have any fun at Pll, Mama. It takes a whole afternoo:i a week, and all they do is sit around and 1·alk i!hout boy!!, and plan and plan and plan for nil those dopey parties they have!" "Well-" !laid her mothe1· limply after n moment. her voice trembling with irrit,.tion. "1 do think you might have bo· thcred to tell 1ne all this in the begin· 1;in_e-. I've been worryin~ my head oft J.:.ccnu~c I thought vou wanted to belonir and weren't asked!" ,:t"Ual"d of honor for t he honoree. Local univenities and colleges. public schools. civic Spirited and Catholic or5ta· nizations 11arlicipated in t.he welcome. Later. the Corps gave an impressiYe military t:Vening parade at1d review last month in hoMr of Their Grace!!, Julio R. Rosales, r.ew Arcii.bishop of Cebu, Ga. briel M. Reyes, Archbishop of Manila, (Cont. on page 31) Pago 25 THE HANKERING.,, (Col't. fr'lm page 9) membered feeling very happy that she did. It told hEr so. I could feel the girl's eyes probing tne in the semi-darkness, and when she spoke there was a hint of a sigh. "Manang, I ldt the cafe, because I was afraid of the attentions the men were giving me. Men tried to be familiar with me and I was frightened. I think now that 1 have be.:m n coward." As I could not quite follow her line of reasoning, I kept silent and waited for her to continue. When at last she spoke again, it was with vehemence, "I have tried to be good and above reproach And where has it got me? I have never had a real good time in my life. But Melly has had her fun. She always had b~t ter clothes than I had. She has gone to many parties and has had her fill of thP. excitemeni; and gaiety. Now she can marry and settle down for tlle rest of her life without so much as a backward glance for an empty past. For her there will be no regrets." For a moment I was dumblounded. I had difficulty in framing my next statement. "Nena," I began slowly, "you don't realize how lucky you have been. You have stayed good in spite of everything. For any good girl that should be enough." "Bah! What's the use of being good without being happy?" she cried fiercely. "Has being good given me those thing:; P. girl has always hankered for? Has being good brought me riches or beautiful clothes or anything?" A SQ.b broke from her and soon she was weeping heartbrokenly. In a voice strangled with tears Nen'l took her leave, nnd I let her go without a word. I was anxious not so much for Melly, as I was for Nena. Melly, I felt, could take care of herself in any situ'ltion. But Nena. what did she know about that gay and abandoned life which 'She seemed to yearn for so much? I could sense, however, that she was caught in n deep surge of rebellion against drabness, monotony, and the gnawing hunger th.it comes from futile dreams. Once or twice in a woman's lifetime it must come, anti Nena was hopelessly in its maze. Yet it was not the beauty of freedom she longe!l :for. What she wanted was indulgence, and I was frightened for her sake. I wondered whether the time would come when she would go the way Melly had gone in order to achieved what she, in her present frame of mind, thought was the re:i.l and lasting happiness. It seemed to me that Nena was grasping at the pretense of happiness with only the eourage of ignorance and of defiant inexperience to protect her. Melly left the following morning in n station wagon which was said to be that of her betrothed. She was in a very jovial mood and bi!fore the car started of( l'he called out to me gaily, "Goodbye, M"'nang, all has been for the best." Ami with that she was gone. As for Nena, she kept pretty much to herself, and I even sensed that she was trying to evade me. However I saw Nib one: evenini; and I had a chance of talking with him. He looked sullen, grim, an·{ spare. FREEDOM AND THE .• , (Cont. from page 6) issue of treedom of information to cover up the real issue which concerna the present situation: freedom of religion and of conscience. The anti-Catholics wh l thmk that the action of the Catholics is a \'iolation of the freedom of information will do well to cry against the violatu1s of the freedcm of religion arid of conscience. What we hold is that the Catholics are "I just can't seem to understand WJ- not against anybody who wants to distri1nen," he complained .. "Nena is very bit- bute the sai<l book to the public. For it ter all of a sudden. Since Melly left she is up to the public to decide whether t'l has become very contemptuous of my pre- t.ave it or not, or read it or not. Undoubtedly, the sole tbjection (and we still have the fl'aedom to object), lies in thci "Last evening she talked of going away lo Manila. She wouldn't say it in so many words, but I understand enough to know that what she wants is a gay good time and lots of fun." I tried to laugh off Nilo's fears and said that I seriously doubted Nena's courage for adventure and enterprise. "She is no-t that kind of girl," I assured Nilo ar. we parted, In my secret heart, however, I had my misgivings. The pity of my position was that even now I could not give her the benefit of my wider comprehension. I '''anted to tell her of the more enduring and integral love, a love that knows how to be chaste, patient, and loyal. I have always believe that true happiness only comes from being good. Everywhere, of course, there is the sale of souls to gain the who!~ world. Yet I had hopes that Nena's peculiar trouble was but superfi<'ial and a product of momentary delusion. On the fifth day after Melly went away to get married, Iya Silay came to me, scbbing but voluble as ever. Nena had g<'ne to Manila with a few other girls. They were to be hostesses and entertainers of a newly opened nightclub in that city. About two months late, I received a letter from MellY, postmarked lloilo. It was written on a common sheet of paper in an almost untidy airmail envelope. After the usual amenities it ended ironically thus: Please give my kind regards to Nen'! and Nilo. How happy they must be. wish I had been like Nena. She has always been a good girl and she deseT"Ve~ the best. Manang, l am a tari-dancer \c.re. As to my marriage venture, Pll have 11> confel<S that everything has been a farce. Who eve,· would want to marry me? l!SC of public mon~y for the purchase of a book whkh is inimical to our religion. Yes, the 11ublic's mcney. And take into nccc.unt that 80% of the public's mon.~y are the Catholics' contributions. That 1s so, because 80% of the population of the Philipines are Catholics. With this in minrl, by all the rules of democracy, this maj:)rity of what we call "the public", cannot be deprived of its inalienable right to speak out its mind and to make rallies ot "peaceably assemble for redress of grie"ances." The principles of freedom are what we are exercising, no less and no more, in legal protest of what we honestly and righteously think is prejudicial ro our religious, moral and erlucational interests. Can we be accused of bigotry 1f we are that democratic in our practical use 1:1f democratic processes in the most legal and decidedly constitutional way? The anti-Catholics ought to know these considerations. SO WELL .. (Cont. from page 24) tightly against her bosom and the golden pendant on her neck brightly as it caugl.t the deepening dusk of twilight. She Opened the front door swiftly, whe•1 Pepang, the old cook met her and helJ her arm. The old woman's pale face was speechless fo1· a moment. "Erica," she began awkwardly, trying to hold back her tears, "your Tio Picto and Tia Soling. . . they are here ... " "Oh, I know, I know," she exclaim~·i impatiently, "I've waited long eno{tgh fot this day, our family reunion at last-.' Without taking a second look at the o~d woman's face, she dashed excitedly up th!! long flight of stairs to her mother's room. With flushing face and lips paprted in a happy smile, she called out eagerly, "Mo· ther, I'm here, already "Erica, Erica, stop!" Marc's voice wM hoarse as he ran after his sister. But it was too late. Not even their speechless uncle who stood unnoticed at the far co1ner who had planned to break the news (Cont. on page 31) lfliCc10N Ji1 lj <!tasb~Uana . ,~~-:>f\§j!f:r,~~W?~rrtr:w·l,!iiii1il!i·§·.§'illi!l1 •~1?f>i!llllll :1::t:.·i'1'ITT" Dia de Graduacion J61.!enes ,qraduandos tennindfa vuesfra cmTera de estmliantes 1f vais a entra1· en la vida activa def Jwmb1·e. Os halldis en toda la plenitud de la esperanza y de la ilZ<si6n. Os despedis de estas aulas para eniprender el camino de la nwntaiia. La Unii•ersidad, vuestra mwfre intelectual, ha provisto vuesfro bagaje, y con cari1i.oso cuiclaclo ha puesto en el todo lo que la lecci6n y et consejo pueden clar de iltil, para fortalecer el espiritu y salvar la8 asperezas d€l camino. Ella os conduce hasla la puerta del hogar comi'in, JJ alli,_ besdndoos la frente 11 estrecltdndoos la mano, os fodica la send a; y pa1·tis. La amistad 1;acida en la vida com1ln de las aulas, entre niiios que compartieron los primeros afanes 11 las primeras ilusiones, que ,iuntos i 1 elaron en las horas dedicadas al estudio, y que unidos se lanzm·on en las primeras aventuras juveniles, es el vinculo mds grande aue une a los hombres, es el sentimiento mds resistente a las vicisitudes de la vida. A medida que los mlos miancen, ese sentimiento fraternal ns servird para salvar muchos abisnws, suavizaJ" muchas asperezas, y os ojrec€rd aliento 11 apo110 en esas horas dificiles en c1ue el cinhno mlis fi-rme se siente desfallecer. No permitciis jamlis que las pasiones de la vida pil.blica destruyan esas amistades, que no sercin reemplazadas; conse1·vadlas como tesoro de vuestrri vida intima .y defendedlas confra la acci6n destructora de la lucha de ideas. aspiraciones 11 prop6sitos anta,q6nicos, que es condici6n de la vida democrcitica. Lo que Se cs deja dicho no tiene otro merito que la since1·idarl a~ un desco de que vedis colmadas todas las nobles y altas ambiciones que hoy agitan vuestra alma; vuestro provenir es el gran anhelo del patriotismo, porque llevdis en vuestro coraz6n 1J en vuestro cerebro el secreto del porvenir de nuestra patria. En este dia, uno de los m6s hennosos en la hermosa primavera de vuesfra vida, vais a despedfros de la aulas y emprende1' el camino de la montaiia. Llevdis la palab1'a. de estimulo y de avroba.ci6n de vuestros profesores; sob1·e la frente, como bendici6n divina, el beso de la madre que ve colmados todos sus afanes. Entonad el himno de todas las alegrias. Adelante y sed felice.'"l. La sociedad y la patria os esperan. Page 27 J.HHrI J JU IJ Por LUIS EUGENIO Somos los hijos que nos vamos del hog:\l'. En el recinto grave de la iglesia, junto a los altares, como una ofrenda, quedan las horas silenciosas de la oraci6n y de la paz. En las aulas, muchas inquietudE's nuestras seguir8n palpitando; en los patios, muchas voces de alegria, y en las canchas la huE'lla de nuestros pasos ligeros en el frenesi de! deporte, perdurar8 por mucho tiempo todavia. Dejamos muchas cosas. Dejamos, entre tantas, un nU:mero indecible de recuerdos pegados a cada muro, a cada 8rbol, a cada delicioso momentf. de los tantos que pasamos en cada sitio de la amada universidad. Dejamos a aquellos que nos hicieron agradables las horas de! recreo c interesantes las clases, a aquellos que nos aconsejaban si faltabamos, nos alentaban si desmay8.bamos: J'lue8tros queridos profesores y mae8tros; rnii.s que e8o: nuestros am:gos. Gratitud a ello8, por las penurias que pasaron para hacernos mas dignos del epiteto de "soldados de Cristo y de la patria"; gratitud a ellos por el nectar de ciencia con que Ji. baron la rniel de nuestra educaci6n intelectual; gratitud por el amor con que pusieron en nuestras almas j6venes el aliento divino de las aspiraciones ultraterrenas. Gratitud inmensa por todos; pol" los 011e no conocen esta palabra de! agradecimiento que en este caso es un deber: por los que se olvidaron de esa oalabra sagrada y no supieron nrodigarla: por los que no conciben los grandes sacrificios que por no3otros hicieron y gratitud por los que abrirnos los labios, cada dia, y elevamos una oraci6n, un Padrenuestro por los "amigos" que quedan y f'speran que oasen estos meses para empezar de nuevo a brindar Ios efluvios de sus grandes corazones. Nos vamos de la universidad como Joo:: hiioc:; <l~I hog-ar. Han madurado los frutos y el jarrlir.ero los arranca de sus ramas; y como sufren las ramas, asi sufren los que quedan. 'Oue Dios bendhra ese niadoso sufrimiento de las almas de nuestros maestros, haciendo que los frutos que recoge el estio, contengan las semillas que las ramas alimentaron con la savia amorosa y vivificante ! Pitge 28 qu ixcia. Reoma. qab'tiel ?n. Re~es, D. D. La Archidi6cesis de ce·,(1 ha nerclido un arzc.bispo y la Universidad de San Carlos constata con profunlla pena l!\ ausencia de un generoso bienhechor y de un gran amigo. De ahi que me he decidido a trau.r unas cuartillas que hablen con toda sinceridad de Su Excelencia Reverendisima, que sin duda merece mas que estos mal hilvanRdos renglones, pero q ne vienen dictados por los sentimientos mas profundos de simpafia, respeto y admiraci6n. La vida de Monsefior Reyes reviste todas las caracteristicas del armJO que baja sin pretensiones de la altura, que no recibe mas aguas que las que le suman las fuentes o las lluvias de los cielos, que no brama en las quebruclas, que no arrastra arboles 0 piedras ; pero que da ~u linfa mansa y cristalina a las flares (!ll(' bordean SUS margenes Y Un di~ Cteto murmullo, :1pacible y sedante. .que acent lia la tranquilidad. Nadie ignora que si en los albores de su santo ministerio cura p0.rroco; si, jo"en aim, fue Vicario General, Obispo diocesano, Arzobispo, no s61o no pretendi6 esas prelacias. y correlatives honores, f'ino que positivamente trat6 de rehuirlas, danclo prueba.s de una superioridad de alma tanto mas rele\'ante cuanto qu2 habia en et una suma grande de condiciones y \'irtudes que aseguran, como suce<le, de su cabl\I y brillante desempefio. j\fonsefior Reyes es hombre clc acci6n, de febril actividad. Harto bien conoce la tremenda responsabilida~I que p1·ima y gravita sabre sus hombres; y las dificultades que le .salen al paso en el ejercicio de su augu.sto ministerio, son, a veces, sin cuento. Pero Monseiior Reyes no f'e amilana ante estos problemas vitales cl~ su dilatada villa, sino que se encara con ellos con tocla la entereza de su car8.cter cle batallAdor, no como si Por LUIS E. SCHONFELD, S.V.D. estuviese convencido de si misrno, ni con esa petulante jactancia como es dado observar tantas veces en el mundo. sino en cumplimiento de su ~agrado deber de Pastor de alma::;. Su acci6n pastoral no se extiende s6Jo a las numerosas parroquias y a sus respectivos plirrocos. Su actividad alcanza toda entidad, toda instituci6n, toda corporaci6n doncle ~e trabaja por el bien comlin de nue'ltros semejantes, y dondequiera -;e promueve la salvaci6n de las alm.:t~ y la ma~'or gloria de Dios. De ahi sa constante preocupaci6n par la con.servaci6n de los templos, modestos o im})Ortantes. y la acci6n de los colegios, de In~ congregaciones y 1e los centros cat6Jicos con su infinita escuela cle pequeii.os y de grandes problemas ; ausculta perrnanentemente las necel'iidades el'ipirituales de su clero, cuidando de su prel'ltigi.J y eficiencia; consagra sus meiores ('nergias al servicio de la obra de su Seminario, y no en Ultimo lugar ;\ su querida UNJVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS, cuyos progresos impuls6 con juveniles brios, con fe tenaz de iluminado, en medio de las contnrindncles mcis dive1·sas. En esta epoca incierta y caOtica, de odios feroces, de incertidumbres, de intrnnquilidad social, de clesorden en las almas y en las cosas, podemos asevernr que Su Excelencia Reverenclisima Monsefior Gabriel M. Reyefi cs oldspo de su tie1111 > 0 !J <le su tie1 ra. Arna a su pais entrafiablemente y le sirve en sus mas altos inte1·eses espirituales, cumpliendo escrupulosamente los deberes de su alta investitura. Dicese, y con ra20n, que no hay patriotismo mas racional que el que nos Jleva a vivir la prop1•ia vida con la derivacOn ine· Monsc1 ior Reyes en su llltimo vi. sitfl en Cebti cou mot ivo de let insfolctci6n de .Monsc1io1' Rosales. vitable de los sacrificios que comparta. Todos esos afanes que en el mundo nos rellnen y nos separan, el du1·0 deber de cada dia, el sudor fecundo del obrero, la aspera lucha del hombre 1:l1blico, tiene un sentido y una finalidad trascendentes. Nada de eso se pierde si le anima el bien de los hombres, si en cada cosa que acometernos palpitan la fe, el amor y la bondad. Monsellor Reyes vive despertando energias, alentando iniciativas, secundando prop6sitos y premiando esfuerzos. Las necesidades ajenas le afectan el coraz6n. F.I hombre en desgracia, el huerfano sin techo. el seminarista Do b re, el sacerdote enfermo o indigente encuentran en Monsefior Reyes no sOlo re~urso material oue salva una situaciCn precaria, slno el apoyo moral que alienta, que ensancha el corazOn y quc abre horizontes de resignaci6n y de esperanza. Mons. Reyes es un acfalid de la leyemla d2 su escudo, aspiraciOn de su nlmn sacerdotal. que se emplea a fonclo y sin medida hace efectivo el reinado de Cristo en sus amados hijos. Tiene corno pocos el don de la palabra - tacil, evangelica, sencilla, clara, y emotiva. Es la suya una elocuencia tan particular, tan personnl que es sOlo suya. i Es orgullo santo del Clero de su !'atria, timbre de honor de la Jerarqui<l ecle"i{1stica filipina ! Mi madre es para mi la mejor mujer del mundo y la mas ilush'e. Este juicio vino a mi mente cuando apenas contaba yo echo aii.os .. Chiquitilla traviesa y dcscm~ada, teniendo en casa cuanto _neces1tab;.i, asociaba a mi madre (mica y exclusivamente con el trabajo de la casa, y nina imprudente y atrevida, l<t consideraba buena s61o por esos quchaceres a los que la veia inclinada. Por ello. sin durla. no era yo pa~·il ella lo que debla ser; pero un d1a, que como de costumbre, andaba yo removiendo la casa por no encontrar lo que para mi era de un valor maximo. mi libro de- primer ;.rrado, en ese trance - para mi desespera<lo - ~cudi6 mi madre solicita y con la sonrh•a en los labios y sin refih.·me, dijo: "Ching, aqui tienes tu tesoro; pero no lo dejes mils en la escalera · vo te lo he recogido varins veces:' aYer una de nuestras vecinitas Jo co.ld6 y se lo llev6, sin cluda para estudiar. Al verte tan desespera· da he ido a buscarlo y aqui lo tie· ne~." - Al ver tanta dulzura, no pude resistir, le di las gracias, y, aunaue parczca imposible. la he~e por primera vez con mucho carifio. Desde ese memento vi en mi madl'e una rimiga carifiosa y solicita a la que ame con toda Ia fuerza de ml alma de nhia. Otro dia al buscarla, vi con asombro que Ieia un documento oficial. y como torlavia creia quc mi mad1·e i:::Olo servia para el traba.in domestico. le pregunte con ingenuidad · qu~ quizti otra madre no hubiera comprendido. '1;. Qui en te ensefi6 a leer ? ; Sabes escribir tambien ?" Mirtindome con cariiio y con su carncteristic!l sonrisa me contest6: "Aprendi a leer, a escribir y muchas cosas mas cu:mdo era nifia y, como tU, asistia n la escuela. Mas tarde, cuando tu papa se cas6 conmigo, era yo maestra '"l una escuela elemental." - ";. Y por que no solicitas ahora una plaza de maestra ?" le pregunte. "No necesito fr a la escuela a enseiiar; Dios ha Jluesto mis discipulas en ens.a: vontra<; sois mis rliscinulas e., Pl hcl?w·. Vu~tros TTJaestros os er s1 •PA•• en la -escuela, desenvolviendo vuestras facultarl(>s irib,.Je,.t.•1<1l<>c:: · •·n n<> f:!nseiio ?.qui las virtudes del hogar formando vuestra alma y vuestro corazOn oani. que se8.is mils tarde buenas esriosas y madres solicitas." - No ('omnrendi yo muy bien todn eso, p?m admire a mi madre y desde ese dia, como mencione al principio de mi relato, fue ella para mi la mujer ,.,.as crrande ~ la considere como mu. .ier de gran ilustraci6n y prudencia. P<l.gina 29 MI MADRE 7 // Pnsando los aiios, empece a sabo· rear las alegrias y los sinsabores propios de Ja vida juvenil; y entonces comprendi cuiin fti.cil seria para mi rrrndre en su juventud. !' en :m primer encuentro romB.ntico con mi lladre, atraerle con una de sus sonrisas, que debian ser, e-ntonces, Urn ::-alt:1·osas v expresivas como lo wn :ihora, cc;~ndo quiere conquistar el : coraz6n de sus hijas que en nUmero de siete ~· c~da una con su diferentc C'ar<\cter. OCllJ>'.1.11 ~u pensamicnto, nmbicionando p;1ra ellas no riquez.ls ni lu.ios, pern si la nrude!lda y ta. lento que n ella la dist inguen. Cree mi madre que la misi6n. mi1s noble es la matcrni<lad. Y por eso, mndre y esposa morlelo, todos sus desvelos sc diricren a incli?1ar a sus hij~s al estado -del matrimonio, para que formando sus horrares eris· tianos, n11eda ('.mla una de nosotrAs ~er madre verdaderamente cristian:i. v la ~ducadora de sus hijos. Ln cHliirencia ps otra <le las virh1de.<1; caracteristicM de mi madre. De madru~nctn va sc la ''e preparando Jo necesario • ptll'll que al levantarM su esposo v sus hijas tenj?~m :Vl\ servido un rico clcsayuno y nuf'1fan :fa fse mode lle!.!ar n. sus respectivo.~ nm~:dns con . puntualidacl, pnes ell:i l'\n olvida que miestra casa se halla 1<»os de ht ciudnd. Otra de las aficiones de mi madre. es la costura y ella considera esa aficiOn muv necesaria para un ama l1e casa. Es mi madre amante de las flores de las que cuida con esmero en nuestro jardln, pues como quierc oue la ca!'a sea para nosotras un Ju. gar atractivo, la tiene siemore limnia ~, or<lenada y poniendo flares en cada una de las habitaciones, contribuye a alegrar el ambiente familiflr . Si mi madre es la primera en levantarse, no creB.is que sea la primera en darse al descanso; no, ell .. 1 es la Ultima en acostarse y no lo hilce sin visitar una por una las cc:.mlls de sus hijas y cerciorarse de que ~I descanso ha empezado ya p3r::I. tn. dos. Este es el Unico tiempo quoe elle. puerle llama1· suyo. POR CONCEPCION F. RODIL La Autoro Ahora que ya estor a punto de terminar mi Bachillerato en las ciencias de Educaci6n, comprendo aUn mujer ideal en cl ti tu lo que ~·o I<! ·.!oy; la coi:isidero como el prototipo de mi muier idenl en el t itulo (j UC r o le do}' : Mujer catOlica filipina. Su estatura regular, su blanca tez. su cuerpo gracioso que sabe llevar con elegancia, su negra cabellera. y su sencillez la revisten de una elef:ante simplicidad que cautiva a cuantos la conocen. Mi madre no aµr ueba todos los secretes de tocador (que ya no son secrt!tos en la mu.ier moderna), pero tolera en sus hi.las un coco, y ella usa tambi~n polvos y lociones, y algU.n que ot\'O r f'rfume. En una palabrn, mi madre es co· mo el rayo de sol que vivifica e ilumina nuf'stro hof!ar aU.n en las oseu· r idades de las sit uaciones inciertas. Ella es mi amiga intima, la amiga hnenA.. la amiga que me espera. todfts las noches a mi re~reso de la 11riiver~;rlad v nue sabe leer en mi .«emblante de c6mo me hallo, cC1noc~ "1is dudas, mis pesares y abrazllndome con cariii.o, en ese abrazo lo comprendo todo, v .va confortarla. le digo: "Mama, va 'esto~· aqui, a. ~u Jado. no ''ecesito mas. i Qu~ fehi me slenfo!" Pit.gina 30 "Qdiv.s, ?nuchachv.s, Compane'Los De ?ni Por Lino Dominguez, A. A. '50 Ha terminado el curso escolar .r henos aq ui para despedirnos. A pel'ar del dejo de amargura que hay en toda separaci6n, nos sentimos dic~o sos por el feliz termino de la labor realizada en el ailo. Este dia final, cl.8.sico para todo el que se somete a la disciplina de! estudio, cierra tal vez una de las etapas miis imnortantes para la juventud. Para unos, porque han completado los ronocimientos que los capacitan para clar cima a las aspiraciones de su vida. Para otros porque ban ascendido un peldaiio m.8.s en esa misma ruta. pirar a sobresalir del nivel en que vive. Si lo hace, ira seguro al fracaso, por falta de fuerza moral. Si encontrit.is alguno le esos desgraciados, tratad de ilustrarlo. Hareis una obra humanitaria y pagareis asi el beneficio que os han hecho los que vs dieron instrucci6n. Debemos pensal· y compenetrarnos bien de que si el I::stado consagra a la preparaci6n d'i! la juventud una parte tan grande de su presupuesto y si tantas otra3 instituciones particulares, como la Muchos de nosotros volveremos 1· de nu~vo a esta casa, ~n donde, gracias a la labor benefica que realizan '1! los profesores, religiosos y laicos, e~peramos desenvolver aptitudes :v adquirir la competencia necesaria nara dar ma\"Ol' eficiencia a nuestro trabajo. OtrOs entraran seguros en el camino que han elegido para aplirar gus actividade8. Para to-:to~ me permito un consejo: Tratail siempre de seguir estudiando. No olvideis que el estuclio aumenta las probabilidadeg de\ exito; que OS ha- I~ ra mucho mas Utiles a V08otroR I~ mismos, a n1estra famila y a la soI'~!; ciedad, y que e:;;. adem8s, una fue'1- , te de deleites espirituales incomparables. Ayudad a combatir la ignoranci:l. Ml PATRIA CHICA A una Bahalaua E.o:; ww tie1 ra de limpidas playas, Cielo azul y de ve1·dinas montmias, Del dulce (IZUcar y hOspitas cal)(fiias, De liudas dalagas JI /lores gciyas. Grnn titcin de las comarcas malayas, fimbre <l~ gloria y blasOn de hazaii.as Que con lauros lidiri fuerzos fonineas: Ella es joya, org!1llo de Vi sayas. Mi patria chica es pm· todo,<J amadrt; C's janlin de eusuefios, dichas, honores; Esta es mi tiara, Musa idolatl"ada, Tened en cuenta que nadie es ignorante por su propia voluntad, sino tal vez porque ha carecido de medios para ilustrarse. I~ Su recuerdo me borra mil IL, dolores · Su lH·isa, me s~nrie tms mi Ella es d11lce, grnfo como hrn Universidad de San Carlos, por l ejemplo, cooperan en esa gran<lin' sa obra, es porque el beneficio indi~ ''idual acrecienta la prosperidad de 1 la Naci6n. I A demli.s. en estos centro:'l de ed ucadOn se vigoriza el patriotismo. Aqui es doncie deja de ser institnto y se transforma en culto; donde se erean los vinculos fraternales que hacen la unidad de la patria. Porque la comunidad de miras y de ac.tividades enlazan simpatias y afectos que se atan a nuestro recuerdo. .v el sentimiento de! amor, grato es clecirlo, es el gran mOvil de todas las gestas humanas. Ojala todos los que han frecmmfad0 estas aulas io <"Omnrendan as.i y sientan la respon!=abilidml de! porvenir de la Naci6n. ~ Pido a Dios que estos momentos aciaJ?os nornue cruza la humanidad, l no turben el ootimigmo y el empuje •1 ~~p!~iti~~::n~u~ni:!~P~~~a q~U: n~~~~ tra nuerida patria cumpla en paz HI destino. Un ignorante es un multidado espiritual. Siernpre tiene que vivir a expensas de los demas y nunca podrli. a-;I Jornada: l,_,.,,,~..,,,flo,,,,.re~s. ~""""=~ - -Rafael l'. GUANZO.\J Y al hacer un voto porque las vaC[;.ciones que se inician sean fec:undas en gucesos felices para todos, pi· do a mis compapiieros un aplauso, i pero muy ensordecedor !, para nuestra idolatrada Alma Mater, la UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS, cuya obra es para nosotros un caudal tan grande de beneficios .. ROTC BRIEFS .. (Cont. from page 25) and Egidio Vagnozzi, Apostolic Delegate to the Philippines, at the Cebu Abella;o:1 Parade Giounds. Among those present were the Fnthcr Rector Albert van Gansewinkel and fa· eulty men1bers, Knight of Columbus m<'m· !Ar5, other catholic organizations, and sti;dents from different colleges and schools. Sucttss oi the ceremony was credited to Capt. Antonio N. Concepdon, USC Commandant, Capt. Flo1•encio Romero, ;ind Lt. M.C. Gonz11ga. Rdjut1mt. USC TACTICAL INSPECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 23 The annual tactical inspection for the UOTC hai'I b('()n definitely ~et by HPGF on March 23. Heading the inspection, will he Team III from Hq. Philiprine Ground Poree. Varbu~ phases of military quizes and instructions will b" cnvert'd bv the insp~tors. . use 1949-SO .. · (Cont. from page 8) men are CCAA regiom1l champions. In football (5ott<?rl our own tNlm is th~ CCA champion and qualified for the 1111tionRI semi-finnls landintt fo•.irth pla~e against the eountry's best. Poetry ha!- been given a boost in our PRfes anci there were markC'd imj'lrov>!· menhl in the way our bards sang the mu. sic. Free verse has become the craze with :i smattering of measured lines now an·I then. We bci to be excused for patting our· selves at the back. But the excellent im· pressions mad;i on \·isiton and inspectors who have pl:!.eed San Carlos under their t>valuating perspcctivC's will, I think, jU!I· tify our little b:tck-patting. Togeher, we Carolinians: scholars and athletes, 11:0011 Christians all. with the memories of th::1 year's joys and sorrows, we shall work, !".tudy and strive on with fervor inside th.? hallowed buildings surmounted by the J!leaming symbol of Christ to whose name cnll service the Uuivt'rsity is dedieotcd. vsc IN THENEWS:-:--___ _ !Cont. from page 23) JliN'IOR NORMAL ORGANIZE "80CIAL CRUSADERS" The Junior Normal students in sod"! study under Mrs. C. Tan for111e4 an o«· ganization "THE SOCIAL CRUSADl·:RS", the ain\ of which is to develop de· r.•ocratic ideals and promote social relationship among members and new gen.?· r;itions to come. The following were elected of!ieel'S: presidt>nt, Mr. Felicisimo Besinga; vicepresident, Mr. Benecio Paghubasan; see· r1·t:>l'y. Miss Adelaida Gaba\es; treasurer, i '\.f!-1:. /\11i::-t·lita E$trnda USC D-DAY .. (Cont. from page 2) helmeted, strapped-legged 2nd "MP" Platoon wasted no time barking orders and subsequently harking to decisions whi<'h brought his platoon u11 to BEST PLATOON. On stage, Mr. V . Mcdalle and Mr. A . Ordoiia took turns presentin~ literarymusical programs. That open theatre plu<; the four corridors were jampa<'ked. 1,500 chairs on use e-rounds incessantly registe1·cd groaning protest!! when the au· dienee refused to thin awa~· while on the 11\atform wen.; ballerinni; t'nacting the e)·efecd of the South Amrrical< . There a::i· reared the picturesqut' prC!lentation of a harem i<hown in danrc form. And thcr-? also was a snatch from our own loc:il scene during a barrio fiesta complete with a pipinJ! hot ro~;;tcd pig sitting pa· lata\.:ly on the center. "Harve!lt lnterludt•". an offrr frl•m th(' llistory Department. Cnlle1te of EduC'ation, and dirceted by Mis!< Villanuev l passed a:s the Most Appreciated Dance. A hi!!! hand wns in order for Fr. Lui~ E. Schonfeld for the mo!lt (.-onsistE>nt hig hi''i of the 3-day (ci;tival - tht> program' which ht prepared and or.zanir.NL Well, that did it. Ilut, II!' fror,1 t\:c riotoU!I din of human fol\il'!I there alway!' i:s a conch1i;ive return to 11iety. so <'arlr Sunday morning 1'14W Carolinian!- all "ttenclinc: the field maS!'. The holy mas:s was cfficiatcd by the Rev. Fr. REctor, while Fr. Con:stante FloreS('ll led thl' prayt>rs and sin~i11~. 'Wt> don't know wh11t our eRtecnwd fn· thcr Rector. Very Rev . Albert van Gan· sewinkel, SVD. has to say about the er,. tire proc,•edinJ!s. (Fl'. RccMr lws /1is '"II on pnge 14-Ed.) But we h:id put tlnwn our cardi; and we wish ~u say we .H-:1 .lur b\St. SO WELL .. rcont. from page 2f: \ to her, had the coura~<' to do !l(l nov: She opened the door breathlessly and ran across the room towur<ls her mother's bed with oustretched al'ms. Yl'!<, her aunt wall here at la!lt, standing near her mo-· ther',. bed! - hut !!he !ltoppt'd in the middie of the room: she could not belie•.'e what she had !leen. A pair of :strong arms lifted her ~ent ly. She cried violently on M:irc'i; shm1\dC'r . "Mnre.. my promise.. Mothel' .. 1lid not even wait . . . f••r that." shC' whis· pcrcil. brokenly. "Don't worr}·. Eric dear," Mare's voief? wai1 assuring. though there was a bitt~r rote to it. "your big brother will take <'arc of ~·ou nnd love you the mo1·e. I promi < 'l thii; hefore God and Motho:>:· i.r.d Y"\I know that. After all." he whispered ('0!11 - !ortingly to hill sister. "Mothrr ha ~ only rrlurnl'fl lo God ." 1'11ge :.ll Medics 11:ho born noon heat tn deco. mte thefr float dm·ing USC Day V l'Sfif & f(/rn ln·o11qhf l'Oof dcnr it i11 hit pla!!. Bclo1r: ·E,l11ratio11 girls rdaxerl Clftcr booth it·ork. 1iiiiiilili!!i!ijlij@IA!llll@liM""i§m1umm!i§IM!i!!djililliti!ili·!i!HU!ii!i@Hiiil!i!!HH@iiiii!ii!iiiiiMi!immm11M¢1011n111mr¥)@illldllllh@f4iil!!liillilhi$1@11!!!!1!illilli})@!ii!lliilillh§ll~, THE OLDEST SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES (founrlerl !fi%) Thr only Catholic {.'nfrer.-:if!J in the Snufll 1'/ie renl11ry-nld 7n·idr nf the Vi.i;:aya.~ and Mindanan The University of San Carlos CEBU CITY OFF!\IIS TlllS SUMM!\R:1. The Smnmer Quarter - 1950 For Liberal Arts, Commerce, Education, Home F;conomiC's, and ,Junior Normal begins APRIL 17 and lasts 55 <lays. 2. The Summer Cour1'e - 1950 For the Postgraduate Studies, and for Law, Eng·ineering, and Pharmacy he,gi11s MAY 4 and lasts 36 days. :1. The Summer Com·se in Hi,gh School - 1950 Reyi11s APRIL 25 and lasts 4;. FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL OPENING, USC offe1·s the following course.:I. PoslgTa<luatt> Coul'Sf' in Education and English (M.A.) ~- Law ( LL.B.) .). Libernl Al'tiPre-Medieine (A.A. P1·e-Law ( A.A.1 (;eneral four year course (A.B.) with any of the following fields of specialization: English, Hh•tory, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Philosoph~'· '1. Commerce, wilh eithel' Aceounting or Management as major subjects ( H.S.C. or B.S.H.A. l f1. Education ( R.S. E.) with the following majors:· English, Spanish, History, Mathematies, (;t>1wral 8l'ience, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Horne Economics. fi. En_gineering, Civil Engineel'ing·, (Il.S.C.E.) Me<'hanieal Eng-ineering, ( fii·~t to third year) Electrical En.g·ineering, (first to third year) 7. Pharm:H'\' ( R.S.Pha1·m.) 8. Home Eeonomics ( R.S. H.E.) 9 . .Junior Normal, hoth General and Home Economics Type (E.T.C.) 10. Secretarial Science, one year course, collegiate level. 11. High ;:;chool, Academic, General and Horne Economics Type One High School exclusiYely for Boys Another High School exclusivBly for Girl!:l A Third High School as Tl'aining Department A Fourth Hig-h School fol' Nig-ht i'itudents 12. 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