The Carolinian

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Title
The Carolinian
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Official publication of the students of the University of San Carlos
Issue Date
Volume X (Issue No. 6) January-February 1947
Publisher
University of San Carlos
Year
1947
Language
English
Subject
College publications
Student activities
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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Place of publication
Cebu
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Militante Editor-in-Chief Napoleon G. Rama Spanish Ed:tor Business Manager Oscar Aleonor Circulation Manager Domingo Miraflcr Angel C. Anden .'\d\"iscr Rev. Fr. Lawrence Bunzel S. V.D. l\loclcra1or Literar"}• Editors Aleiandro Fernandez Pablo Sl!orez Jr. Poetry Virginia Peralta Military Andrew Deen Feature Eulalia Causing Jr. Mario R. lrrobogon SPIRITUAL HEHJ\BILITJ\TIDN DUH GBF.l\TF.ST [O!Vl:F.BN Our government has embarked on an extensive program of rehabilitation of our farms and industries and has even campaigned for the granting of parity rights to Americans in order to facilitate !he immediate and rapid development of our natural resources with the end of promoting the general welfare of our people. Once this program shall hove materialized we shall become a progressive country. Bui then, of what good will material progress be to a country whose people will be corrupt. scrupulous and weak in spirit. Indeed our youth slant~ as top priority in the reh1bililafion of our country. Four years of war h!lve tended lo increase the already exislin,q decadence of his character and morals. Dishones!!J and pilfem, disrespect and disobedience towards parents and lawful superiors art lhin,qs taken for granted, nay, conceived as righteous in the guise of the so-called era of modernism. Minor delinquency is not an uncommon daily occurrence. Now we see teenagers in dancing halls, gambling dens and worse places which in day~ of o!d were off-limits for youth. We hear them curse and uller immodest words, as part of their daily lang11age. \Ve find them not only indolent but indifferent towards manual labor. In the face of this grim and dismal picture we see the fulure of our country in a portrait loo obvious for words. Alf hough the mention of the word Japanese nowadar;s spells perfidy, atrocity and contempt yet we must not overlook the fact llwt lheu have cerll!in precepts worthy of emulation. Their honesty, frugality and industm are almost proverbial. In the earl,q days of Japanese occupation lheu introduced a program of spiritual rejuvenation which called for the revival of the refined qualities of the Filipino. The need for it then was so great that even the enemu look interest in fostering such a program. But if its need was great then, it is much greater now especially as regards our youth. The spiritual rehabilitation of our country should be the paramount concern of our people. Hilherlo veru liftle has been done towards this end. Repair of churches, schools and libraries should occupy our first alien/ion. \Ve need more schools to ho1He the thousand."i of children a{ .~chool age who now roam the streets and the counlry.~ides. \Ve need good teachers who should be pallerns of goodness and character, because a shining example is the hest form of effective leaching. \Ve need a revised school curriculum which shoulr/ lay greater emphasis on character formation. And abo::e all, we need a concerted effort of the government and the people lo encourage religious instruction, 1j not make ii compuf.~ory in all schools of the country, because it is only religion that neutralizes the evil tendencies of man. TllE CABOl.INl~N The New Year and a Resolution I n•g:ird lih• as a sl<':u)~· ll!'il"l'nl; an up-grade 1·limh from lhc vallcv of infuncv. thru lhc long stretch Of vouth, lo the mnunlain crest (if senility beyond whirh is lhc misty abvss of dt>a~h. Whal li<'s beyond the mist llrnl hangs oVcr death-only rclil-!ion cllll'cs explain. The roads 'up arc manifold, inlril'alclv link1•d, and of \'Mying dC".gi-ccs of quality-from n wide smooth!\· J1 av c d thoroughforc to' a nnrrow rork -;;.lrewn by-way bordering the !lfCC'ipiC'C Of disaster. Ihwn the valll'Y of youth, :11! the roads merge into a puziding labyrinth w he r c r.ach travt~lcr must choose the way he will take. In the C'ar.ly part of Llw journry. he JS briefed on the nature of the 1 oads up. Ile is giwn nC'rcssary pn•c:H~Lions l1•sl unwarily he falls owr llw prel'ipil'c. Educational I raining :iC'complishes this tusk. Then hl' is left alrnr to him~wlf. Some hapless jonrncym:rn, hy some kind or misj udgmenl or railurc to pre fil from lhe briefing or by sh c• c r recklessness mny pick lhe wny that will lead him lo a torlnous path that ultimatch· leads to clisaslcr. If hr, ho.wevcr, 1·e:ilizes his mistake in lime and remembers the bril"fing he had, he may diYert his course thru some linking roads towards a bettrr, sa[<•r way. And the muds arc marked hY milestones, rad1 mi!estOne corresponding lo one full Year or lifr. Thus :is one approaches a new rnill'slone carh veal'. he is a mile furtlwr fo his journey, he has µained higher i:i:rouucl-he ii, a full year richer both in aµe ancl exprrience. Sint·c I brcame 6f age I bec·amc aware d some un.l:1nuary- February l!J.li d1•sirahlr trails I h:l.\'I" :11·quirt•d ;is I trudgC'ci :1long lif1•'s p:1Lhwuy, lhal llwre Wl'ft! Y:duable lhings I was s:u!h· in need of. Enn· New Ye:1r I make an erf01:L I r1 open lhn leclgrr of my lift• nnd take stock of my assets :md JiahilitiC's. It is a !>implc m<'lhod of m·1·011nting that I lr\" lo rrsorl lo wi1irh I hrlin·C c>nablrs me lo apprnise my lnw worlh as a m·m. This prore;!I hoWl'!\'Cr is uol :is c<isy as il appears Lo Im. I alw:l\'ssl:1rtwith mv liahililic>s, mid I his is LhC mosl ticklish step because the op~~~~ :1t::::2:1~:1t::l.!:::ll::~~ Limism in me tends to obscure Lhr findings of lhe hont•st side of mr.. \Vilh every liability that I find, there :1lways arises some reason, c-ausc,circumstancc, or simnle :dibi, which tries Lo justify the c>x.islcnC'e of that liabilily. Take for inslal'.cC', smokin/,.l. :\I~· honc~t nature says smokiIH.! :~a liabilily. It is not onl\.· a sheer waste of money hut llC'a!th mugazincs suy it produces ach•crsc cffel'ls on the body. Indcccl, at first thought, smoking is u liability lhal should 'be thrown overboard. Th c n stcullhily, m1oth"r Lhou/,.lhl neeps in. Well, I'll. u i ·v c smoking a fair appraisal. The contcnlion that smokinu is a waste of money is in a way ri~hl ir one indulges Ju~avily in it. Bnt if one bul-ns only u few sliC'kS a cl:1v, ccrLainlv it won't hurt tlic pocket ,·cry mul'h, if al all. And clcspile what he:11lh mau~­ zii:r.s say :11 . .winst smokin~. doctors shnuld know heller. Then, I Lhi11k smoking is nol after all a lia\J/ilily, or ir il is, it isn't much. Anyway, I'll smoke onk one stick after rYC'ry meal. Thal is :m exnmple of what precisely rnns in my mind r\·crytime I try lo !lingle out my JiabililieS-l'OllVil'lion givin~ way lo justification. So as I consolidntc nll my lfabililics, only a few. i[ any, arc condemned. The work on ns!icts is the easier. Modrsty fll"cs in despair as I start enumerating lhc litany of rommemlubfo trails and virtues and good deeds that would easily earn for me a se-at in the conclave of the saints. ]l is either ~~~n~~~~t o~g~i~~l~\i~rdn':s~ (charity be~ins al home) thnl -!h.1i:i:gests all the fiction about m.ysclf. Thus my assets in~riably outweigh my liabililies. Last New Year's eve, as I wailed for the church bells to peel the old year away, I found mvsclr engaged in the usual effort al srlf-examination. _As u_sual, I .m.iscr:i·hlv failed m makmg· an l1nric>sl appraisal of my ownselr fot I jnsl could not tell what h:ul been going on inside me. ~ltlring mockint.ily al me were long-standing resolu1 ions I had mad~~ in the past whi~h lastcd_[ulfillment only durmg the f1.sl few daYs afler they were made. I ·knew I was not very good al carrying out my n•sc lutions, so I .dccidC'd lo make a resolulion which I knew I W<1!1 C'anablc of fulfilling. The rcsohJtion is: To pray that the ~Qod Lorcl might ~ranl me the grace Lo use His graces "ielJ . sr~~r~!s::~~Ah.r~\;ci:~; lord, lhl'St· clays are danger· ous: Virtue is choked with foul ambition, ancl charil~· chasl'd hence by rnncour's hand." In our own day and country we hear similar cries of alarm. Often altenlion is drawn lo the conducl or the youth whi.ch, according lo our leaders, has com~ to disregard uiC virtues. The youth of the Janel. in short succes· sioo, has shown itself lo be the hope and despair of the nation. When our c o u n L r y was suddenly ph1nged into war, the young men dbiplayed such ser\'ice and loyally to id<!als that they gaVe to lhe country even in her darkest moments, her finest hour. Th<!y held promi'lr. afler a baplism of fire and blood that in lime!!. or pf'ace they would yet rise to higher dalurc and accomplish even greater things. Arter the crucifixion of the world the re-assertion of the ~oodnt'!ss and sanity or man c o u I d be expected. Men look1·d forward to the rlourishin~ once m ore of the prnclic<" of virllH'. But they were disillusioned. With the material destruction there has come a moral degCneration. No less a person than the President of the nation said, in a speech berorc the U. P. Alumni, that ~~~= ~~r;l~eou~f or0;sc:.l~1~:: of our people have come to nrcept the easy advantage or bribery, of evasion, un· truth, graft and even corruption ... ThP. easy way of lifQ0~tt~:~~s ~~nb~ ~f s~~~:s. man to discern these failings. We see them everywhere; they have bPcome as common as the rain. And like the ruined buildin2s or our cities "lhe Uli!lY outlines are soft. tened in their ugliness by Jnnmuy - Februnry 19-17 The Challenge To Virtue our acceptance of lhcm." Toda~· lhc motivation for life is more materialistic and selfish than in pre-war days. In the slrug/.ile versus greed, virtue is losing ground. Success in Lhc world means inconsidcral<'ness, smart n cs s and cleverness lingcd with unscrupulousness and disho· ncsly. And if you arc "succesful" you gel all the comf.irt oi lifl'; you nrc admin~d even b'" the so-called high socict~. Fnr the slandard toda)" is the bankroll- the means used in /.!Ctling il do not mailer. Arduous toil and intrinsic worth count Ii t t I e in the struggl<! of the world. Fortunate "contacts" 11nd pr:ivileged po~ilions ROtlen by "nulls" arc important factors of such surccs:. The arrlucnre and attending influence of Lhe parents are surer guarantees for succes than all talt'nls and virtues combined. In this way virtue is challenged in the minds of lhc \'outh. Many of them believe ihat hon<"sty, purity and chaT"ilv are impraclicable in the lii:i;ht of present conditions: that to rise in the world one must comnromisc with powers of evil. "A large part of our youni?f'f generallon eschews the sterner yirtues and looks lil!hlly upon sobriety, chastjtr, obedience, truth and ardolls toil", Pres. Roxas continued in his speech before the U. P. Alumni. The youth will shape the tomorrow. What kind of society will there be if those who Compose it are imbued with a materialistic, unscruf'Hllous philosophy of life? There will be a veritable <"haos, with a struggle ior ex.istenr~ worse than that of llrn animal world. The moralitv taught lo youth today is often only conventional a n d with.out sanction. In il lherc are no absolute and universal prcrepts of right an d wrong. \Vhat was wrong ycslcrclay may be right today; what is immoral in one place may he decent in another. The in<'XO· rable "must" or the moral law is abs<"nl. This is so because the idea of Christ. a~ the Divine Lawgiver. is missing in the S<"hools. Or what forCe arc virtue and moralily when thev are ba!ied nnly on custom a·nd usage? W he n there is no belief in an AllSecing, All-Powerful Creator, who \ms set a dcrioite pattern of life for us and who will PU· nish the evil and reward the g od? Without the virtue of religion all other virluf's ber.onl.e m e r e ideals without force or· meaning in life. Immersed in a sea of material ism and corruption nnd loosened from the mooringf, of religion, youth comes lo believe l hat to succeed one must be unscrupulous. This is g~: ::,~ s~~~~a~J of ~~ri1~~:Disillusionment awaits the you Lh who come to such a belief. Their success is i;;hallow, superficial and unsatisfying. The quest for happiness will not be solved by the arfluence of m~terial wealth. The youth who casts off the virtues darkens the morning of his life and bids farewell to true love and honest laughter, He will have taken a cynical attitude towards life. Today we stand aj!hast at (Conlinued on page 20) The 11ullwr i.< 11 San Carlos i1/umnus--r1 fa11rth 11eur s/udnll in /lie Co/frgr nf [,aw bf/ore the mi/break <>/ /he wrir. /fr amdu11/erl in /Ire ltO'f(; nf //11< C"lltiJI', was rnmmi.~srnned in fire lleuwe f'arce, l'A. nnd wa~ .m/Jse1111ently ind11cltd in/a /he USA/lf'H. Ile snw ae/fon i11 ,lfindanaa; surrendtrrri al Ma/auba/ay, !Jukidnan. lie e.~­ raped /ram. l_hc Cor>cmtm!inn Camp and Jf!l~ied lh~ Guerrillas wllue he a/IQ!ntd the rm1k nf rap/Qin in the i11/a11/ry. Whtl/1er he is the Cap/aw Ire tells about in thi.' slory--1"/rat I don'/ knaw. ---1:0 . • T~~~~~~;a~~~as alo~:~~ ~~~ cler the command of the First Sergeant. ••C'mpany TE:--J"SHVN!" Capt. P. M. Renes commanded. Company A, Slst Infantry stood at attention. "This is lhe last formation we'll have, and \"Ou know that. Tomorrow all of you will be wine."' Capl. Henes' sharp voice <"ouh~ be heard dearly in the still twilight :iir. lie looked al his rnmpany up and down, and continued. "I know many are glad that we are all going hnme, al the same time. I know there are those \vho havcmarked spots at my back. I can even see daggers in your eves. Go ahead, nobody is siopping you this time." T~e C:iptain paused, t11ok !us breath. and pursed his lips. "Tomorrow we will all he l'ivilians, and there will be no more Articles of \Var lo slop you. I suppose llwl will make vou very happy. We've bt'en iogether for almosl two years, fiihting togelhCr, m·uching together. And I know manv hat'bN discontent and grudges. I've commanded you for !llmost two years, made soldi<~rs out of you, and as long as I'm in command, you're going to hl'hav<· like soldiers, iiot guerrilleros." THF C.\ROLINL\N Capt. P. M. RENES, Inf. P. II. A group of girls passed by from the Officers' Quarters, and their laughter floated tlis1 inclly to the <"Ompany formation, ''E\"Cs lo the front! When \"Cl\ :;re al attention, stay at ;lltcnli in men!" The soldiers stood rigid, not one batted an eyelash, or moved a muscle. They knew Capt. Renes very well. His strict discipline had broken many a guerrillero. "A lot of you hated my guts, and I'm sure a lot of \·ou would like lo knock the hell out of me. You're just \vaiting for that chance. Well, I'm not going lo dis:1ppoint you. I'll tell you where to find me. I'll tell you where I live. My address is 22 San Nicolas, Cebu city. Is that clear lo everybody?" Nobody answered. They knew the Captain was not lving. - "Anybody who'd like to sellle a score with me, can see me there. I'll be waiting for vou man lo man." Thry knew tlH~ Captain would fighl They knew him for two \'l'ars Thev saw him ('\13rgP a machine gun nest at Km. '1 B.)go Road, with hand grenades. They saw him crawl under heavy machine gun fire to rescue a wounded soldier of his company, and for that the 8lh Armv awardt•d him the Silver Sta-r. "I have taken care of you for 01 long time. I've seen lo ii that whether in the field or in the bivouac, I've always fed VCJur stomachs. We have !ought a long ways together, from the jungles of Agusan to these plains of Bnkidnon. We lost some of our friends, but that cannot be helped. That's part of warfare. And-" .. From the corner of his eyes he noticed a sli.aht movement in the rear raok of the third platoon. "Private Sanchez!" Tlie Captain's voice boomed. "Sir." "Stop moving." "Yes sir I-" "Shut uP!" "Yes sir." Pvt. Sanchez was about to explain about the infernal mosquito behind his ears_ But he knew this Captain. It would be useless. The C a p t a i n continued. "As I was saying, there were some of us who have fallen," he paused, there was heavy silence, "and I don't know what will become of yc.u in civilian life. I wish I cculd still be with you-to handle you. As soldiers under me, you have fought well. God knows how many chickens, how many pi~s you shot and stole from the civiiians. I had ln extricate many of you from I he guardhouse. Some of ,·ou havf' m;.1rried ffiGre than once. I had tG sweat it out with the colonel to get you out from rm impending <"ourt martial." The captain's g~1ze went lo his fitsl sergcrinl. First Sergent G::spar stood rigid, breast out, eves to the front. his face I Jank and guilf"l~.c:.". "H•ll of a hunrh \'On arc. I know :ril your ki1 ·d." Capt. nenes shifled, and placed his hands on hi,; hips_ He looked at every face Of ( Canlinue on nr.Tf pagr) Capt. Benes .•• (Continued rrom page 4) his soldiers, from the first plaloon clown to lhc Lhird platoon. Ilis gaze stopped al P!/l, Sanchez fo1· a momenl, lhf:n moved to the end "One thing more. I hope you'll gel your back pay, if you ever gel il, so you can pay all your debts. And don't fall for these lousy politicians. And remember men, r.ollaboralors are back in the government; thev will make it hot for you. Serves you right. You're just a bunch or guc1·rillcros who made trouble for them." The captain look one step closer, '•Now, I have said all what there is Lo say. Is there anyhod~, who wants to say something? I have gi\•en you my address, aP.d you know where lo look for m " You can satisfy ynur dl"sires lo THE CAROLINIAN "Yes, sir." P\·L Sanchez saluted stiffly, turned aboul, and went back to his place, his face grim and reel. There was a gleam ol amusement in Lhc eyes of Sgl. Gaspar; a suppressed smile on the faces of lhc soldiers. "Ex.cusc me, sir," Sgt. Gaspar s:iid, "l think there is an important matter whirh lhc whole company would like you to know. Since the whole company will break up tom~H'row, we decided thal we woul.I give you something lo remember us by." "Yeah. a bullet in Lhc back, I presume." "Y cs sir," S~l. Gaspar \Vcnl on, "I mean, we dccicl<'cl that we would gi\·c you lhe Samurai sword we look rrom lhc .Japanese :\lajor we killed in that atl:1ck our com'lanv m1dc in :\fan~ima Catiyon. :~1l~!:rr .. ~:nqe hsii:eb~~~w~o~k~t handc<1 il Lo lhe Captain, saluted, then went bal'k. •·Al case." Capt. Hcn('S rommandcd. Tlw l'ompany relax.eel. Then. "C'mpany TENSlll:N!." The lines snapped Lo allcnlion. ":\1cn, I h:wc scmething here for you," he was show'ing the bro\\o"n pa<·kage, "Firsl Sergeant Gaspar will open the packa!-le for all of you after I dismiss the <'Ompany". Ile threw the package to Gaspar. "Well, that's about :ill. Remember, you belong to Compnny A, Lhe best in Lhe whole 8tsl." "Then he comamnded "DISMISS!" Capt. P. M: Renes, O-:J8933, Inf., PA, turned about, walked smart. ly, his shorl, hulkv Jigmc marchin,g stiffly lo ihc OffiIN their guerrilla days, they knew him to be a rough and re:idy, tourh and cranky Captain. It waa only on the eve of Demobilization Bl•Y that they realized that inside this roughness lay a heart so human so .......... . break m\· nerk. Go ahead. say somCLhin~ before I turn \"Ol\ hose. YOu're rree to say anylhin~. After Lhis, I won't even Lalk lo you." ThC're was a noliceable mowmenl rrom I he rear rank of the third plalonn. Pvl. Sanchez m•1ved his hands. "Whal is il Sanchez? A dagger in your hands already?" Pvt. Sanchez walked straight to lhe front, saluted the caphin. ·•Sir, captain, sir, I want to siiy something, sir." "''ei;?" "ll's about lhnt- that-" •·About what?" •'About that ten pesos you borrowed )::isl week, sir." "Shut U}-!" "You said we're free lo ~a)' anvthing, sir." "I sllid, shut up!" .T:urunry. February 1917 Will the captain rcrcive the sword as our most sincere tokC'n? We lost rive men in that action sir, the captain knows that." •·Of C'ourse, of course. :\'lcn, I am \'e1·y glad, I want you lo know lhal. I ap1>reciate it ver)'-. where's the sword?" "You have it, sir." '•\\'her<>?" "You borrowed it from me last month, sir." The cap•ain stood erect, lhrcw his chest out, his lips thinned, sul\·cyecl his <'ompanv. For n while, hi" did not siiy anylhin~. lhcn he shouted. "Corporal Nnydas!" "Sir." Corp. Naydas broke from the ranks, ran to the front, and saluted. . "Where's that pa<.'kage I gave von?" • "Here sir." Nnydas look n cers' Quarters, "Look al that walking conC"<'il, he didn't ewn sa\:goodhye. I fc1•l like shoolin~ his hrarl off" saicl P\·t. Sanchez. "To hell with him," said Corp. l\iaydas. Thr mefi crowded around S~t. Gaspar who wns OpC'ning the parkage. There w1~re al.ioul one hundred ~mall while enyefopes each with a name of eV<'rv man in.the romp~ny clearlY tynewrilten. ·Sgt. Gaspar opened his, and there was a five-peso bill inside, also there was a small slip of paper wilh typewritten words: RENES & SONS, Inc. Ageneia de Empcnos Pawns and Loans 22 San Nicolas, Cebu City (Continued 011 p:ige 17) TI-IE ship's whistle sounded. Nelda clenched lwr d:iint~· larc handkcrchiC'f and bit hrr lips. Her words C'amc dry and strainC'cl. "Promisf' m(~ \'ou·11 he h,1ek. Jl's onl\· for a vcar, isn't it, Dan'?" "Thcr<''s nothinl-( to he rrightc•ncd about. j guess I'd he! Lcr go aboard. That was the fiftl'cn-minul<' whistle." Quickh· Dnn shook h('I' warm lwnd for the last Lime and ! hrn gr:ispcrl I he er.Id bars of the !!angplnnk. The "Snug Tlileh" sliripccl slowk <1w~1\' from Lil<' Crim wharf. Daft w:1vccl a final farewf'll :md W'1lk<'d into his rabin with a hcavv heart. I-Jc wondered what Lhc future would bring him His last n~ar of .c;tudy in ::'>.fon1la-the Brir Examfoation-~clda? In thr ahsorhing interest of rollcgc life. vibrant with nclion, Dan forgot the lime :is iL slipped b\·-until one day a messenger :lccoslN\ him. "A telegram for you, sir," th<' lad said. Dan onencd it nervously and read: · YOUR l'ATHER DIED THIS \'fOR;-..:JNG.1-IE:\RT PAii.URE. Bt:SINESS BA!\'I<Rl'PT. c; n EAT DEBTS. FIND A JOB. LO\'E, \IOTIIER Dan fished into his po('kel for a hnndkcl'rhi<'f. IT .... ~llr!­ c~en/y realiZPd he musl fnee hfc alont>. He regretted his inability lo emplane for home to attend the funeral. In fact he ryever wanted lo sec Cebu ag:11n, because he felt so humiliated in his poverty .He wired: MOTHER, I'M WORKING MY WAY TO UNITED STATES AS A \1l'SICIA:'<I ON PASSENGER B 0 AT P R ES. ROOSEVELT. DON'T WORRY. I'LL WRITE SOON. DAN fnnuary - February UHi TIIE CAROLINIAN STRANGE INTERMEZZO In the city of :\lnniln, thr daily nrwspi1pers clamorrd for Llw C'JHI of the unrest in Cci:tral Luzon. Business firm-; ~ind farmers a p p c a 1 c d to the government for aid Dctecli\"C~ :1gPncies and the :\filitary Police were pul into action. The I-Iuks \n>re on the march and gelling formidablf', due lo their increasing numbrrs. Dan scannC'd the newspapers for a job. He could find none. He got an idea. I l was nol a good one. r\feantime down in Cebu Cily Nelda was fcverishlv tossing in her bed. Dr. Sarlchcz acl~ised her. "Bn!!ttio will do vou mosl good. Frl'sh air nnd a C"harl.!.'C of l'1wironmcnt will makC' yOu forgcL." AflN two wr'eks of rest in tht>: Outlook I-Intel of B(lt:Wio Nelda r<'lt helter. She ·was rending th<' LtlC'sl Time mng;izinc anx;o_us Lo learn what wa~ goint! on in America \~·hen sudden[_\" lhc eleetric l1£?hls of the hotr>[ were cxting1dshcd. Th<'re \\'('['C YC'l!s and cries, and hurr,·ing foot~tens. "RoblH'rs" · wns the shoutina cry a moment laler. Instantly her door flunu open and a masked man e· tCred. "Don't shout or else vou'll act a bullet," he threa.'tened in a voice which seemed familiar. Nelda shivered as sh<' Jrnnd~d over her purse almost willlnJllv. The fresh morning air from l!"I~ nenrby mountains was a relief for Nelda after the robbery experience. 1-Ier ·mind could not be quieted all night rm account of the voice of the masked man. \\'as Dnn really in America? A bell boy appeared, "A pnckage for you, i\:liss." he ~;1i<l as he hnl1dcd il to her. She found a IPtlcr and h;_•r purse inside the box. Nelda: I'm returning your-purse. I have fooled vou. I didn't go to the StatCs. On my first robbery I ran into vou. I wns toO stunned to fevcal my identity al the time. I'IJ ainend m\· life, if you will forgiYc · me. I have learned ·that life is not worlhwhilC' without you. If you stilJ w~1nl mr, send me. n word through my messen!--(CI'. May th<' good Gcd ha\e mercy on me! P.ay for me! Dan The nt'Xl dav Dan was standing al hPI' door, tall and impo.~inJ..?. Nel<l:1 ,look(•d up for his usual smile and n.was Lhcre, s a y i n g all things, as she had. prnycd it would. She smiled buck. "Hello, Dan." Her voice was warm and confident. "Hello, Nelda!" he answered. ""'here've ~·ou been?" "I'n been in the hil's, Nel<la," he breathed, He was still smiling. "I recriverl your if'lter; so Jcam<>.Anddoyou slil! care? Of course, you do." It was a slalcmenl. Her voice was maller-orfact. "\Vlir, D:m, I've never stopped lo prny for you. (Conlinucd on page 8) !'- Short Story o, et-. q..,.,.,,,,J., A little barrio nestled coyly in the dark green bower of the valley. From where Lino stood, brushing thoughtlessly the dust from his pants with a Jean brown hand, he could almost feel the shaded valley trembling in anticipation of a beautiful May morn· ing. The fare of the man wore an anxious expression as if he had expected to see the valley wreathe in the smiles of pink and white blossoms. The trees were thick and a thin mist wrapped the hills, so that it was hard to discern even the tops of houses. To the south, dividing the confused growth of wild.grassses and pestering vines from a brown stretch of harrowed field, was a silver ribbon of waler; over and beyond a low rangy hill to the east was the sun, its orange and red hues making exquisite streaks across the silvery gray of the sky. Lino's heart constricted within him and he breathed a low deep sigh of contentment into the peace of the valley below. lie had forgollen that the place could hold so much beauty in itself. Three davs ago he was in a grf'Y and grimy world of machines-crawling, panting, and swearing in and out the grumbling engim·s. But now he was coming back to someone in another world· a world of green growth, chai.te breezes, and ruslling sounds. A great peace descended upon him. Gone were the aches of bodv and the anxit..ties of mind. Perhaps, the mere feeling that she was near had quieted his spirit. Ile felt in the breast pocket o[ his khaki shirt and took out something bright and fancy. It was a gold bracelet with a tiny plate on which was engraved in intricate .Janu:ir1·. Fl'bru:iry !!Hi THE CAROLl>:JAN Surprise Visit workmanship th<' name "Choling". He held it before him, and as he looked al the tiny bracelet, turning il over and over, memories seemed lo leap out from its ever~· glitter. Her "saucy" brown face To My Lost One By Leoncio P. Abarquez -·Darkness fell when you left me A lone on the moonlit shore. My hopes and plans 1hen drifted Away to the.isle of yore. I'll no! blame you though nftrn I thought that my heart would break, The greatest rocks must crumble And love, too, has its wake. Come! let's bury the past And think of it no more, \\'11ile we drive away shadows 1l11d firing lost hopes ashore. We can still fulfill Our clreams of youthful dm1s, By working together in a · Thousand and on~ ways. )!888f(~::tlm<:~)!8381<::tlm<:~)i'881J( kept dancing before Lino ·s eyes· he remembered the wav she carried her smallness, hCr slightly ironic :;;mile lhat could turn into vivacious laughter, her quick changes of mood that made dimples more elusive ..... Thinking of her thus, he suddenly wanted to be near her, lo feel her presenre and glory in her laughter. I-fo started walking again, this lime brisk and Intent. He was going downhill now, picking his way through bushes and oyerhanging twines with the air of one who knew the place quite well. To Lino everything looked the same as when he had lefl it. The same brown-green stalks of corn stood ripening in the fields, the same birds were twittering over~ead a,nd out of sight, and by zm~o. 1f it were not the same growth of cassava sprouting courageously beside thorny patches of maguev plants. So, nothing h a d changed, he chuckled, inward· ly to himselr. And why should il? Life in God's country goes on endlessly. If there was any change, it was within him. He was leaner now, and browner. Also, he had more stamina and ambition in life. Some three years ago, driven by the invading enemies. he had sought a refuge among 1 hese hills. I l was here that he had found a haven and lost his heart in the bargain. But it was a bargain which he not vet found a reason to repent Or. In fact, it was the best that he hnd ever made in all his 21 1 years of aimless living. Then, life became a succession o f hopes a n d dreams. The pain and weari. ncss of tramping about, eluding or stalking the enemies, and that dull, self-destroying (C.ontinmd on 1wge Ii) He was returning to the things nearest his h~art -from suffering. labor and fear; all his hopes and dreams now lay before him. just within the reach of his hands when ... 8 ________ ---~HE -~!\_OI:!!'J_!A_N ___________ _ AS I en 1 er L he r:1.11!c,l.lc lohhy one of lhc office boys .1s whisllirw a gin·, Lhcmgh a ltl1lr off-key, lune. Th~ mood i~ catching. When I sit clown and he.~iri rounding on my Lvpc\\'ri.t~r in the library. Lhc IZc,·s slick smoolhh· and fc~\ sofl as vclvcl. I find out 1l h:is been ncwh' oil('(I. . Presently one of the girls slides down to m~· desk and asks, · "Did ~·ou notice lhc moon \asl night?" "Ah," I say, "so you've taken to moon-gazing, ch'? Arc vou moon-struck?" · She pricks up and starts. ••rm really serious. Las l night I particularly. noticed !he moon hcl'at1sc its rays slan\c·d and entered my room an<l I noticed· Lhcrc was a huge l'irdc :iround it like u rainbow. Now, what can yon make oul of !hat?" "Oh, lhal," I rejoin. "ThcrC''s nothing p<'rtiliar in that. I havenolil'cd tlwl rvcn wh<'n I was yd in diapers. And by UtC way, it happened llrnl I was dead aslcC'p in bed last nighl even lwforc the moon appC'ared :ind Jeni some or its ditter lo your e~·1·s. \\'I'll, I do dcr!:ire there's n 1ww gleam in your eyes and I'll b!: darned if that isn't something." "Oh, my gcsh !'' she say~. "I low you do get on lo make a fool oul of me." "Fools, my dear, arc born, nol made." Exaspcratcdlv, she marches off and leaves me chuckling to myself and enjoying it imml'nse\\'. Thcrl another girl comes to my desk and frowning, says, "I'm terribly worried." •·IImm, :i/ou're in love," I dl'rlare. •·No, worse. I\·e losl somebody's notes." • \Vhich means that vou've Inst nor·O'fl]y the noLC:s but nlso the owner of the notes, isn't th'll the trouble?" "Oh, you're impossible." She makes faces at me and J:1nuar\"-Ff'hruary J\jl/ FROM MY DIARY hurr:es on to her Lask. !!o1~~~ll~~ll 11~~~~J;. 1·f'1~e~~mis t~ ~light drizzle and the ro:icl is s!ti>P'-~r~·. A girl cros~it1!-: the slrecl lrols 011 like a startled fown when she secs a jeep eoming too fast for safely. AL lunrh, lhe soup is steaming hot. I l tastes good. The dock strikes one. Strains or "Stardust'' breaks lhe noon sil<'ncc. I have dozrd off. Now, it is time to work ag:iin. Five o'clock. Tl's lime lo hurry home. Other workers arc lrnrr\'inl-? home, too. The sun is faSt sinking behind the )l68i:(<"~~~>.ll:tli&<)m88K)m88K~ ;,,, ,t/lepu."'1.a dJe~ ~)f;881(~~)m88K~)!88il<)B!SK mountains, casting a beautiful glow on the sky like burnished gold. /\. truant child rcluclanlly abandons his play and enters a house whence issue urgent calls and pungent smC'llS. The lnltcr r<'mind me lhnt lam as hungry asabcast. Twili[(ht is come. The Angelus bClJs are ringing. A few stars begin lo Hicker in the sky at>d a mysterious hush whiC'h marks I he end of another day sctllrs. It is t c n o'clock in the night. Save for a few late strollers the city is as]('ep. I gnze ont into the darkne!'"S. The night seems lo hold its long arms ancl lwckon me for ward. It rhnllrngcs me and holds me still wilh a strange, piquant fascination. Th c 1Jight air is cold. It is the end of another day and perhaps it is typical oI many more days to come. Stran1-?e that I should be thinkin.l? th~ese thoughts, but I do believe the days are all the same, all neally arranged e\"Cll to lhr exact measurement of time. They ma kc the same old pattern, though they may be colored io various h11es according to the mind of Lhe onr who looks al !hem. \\'ars and intrigues, faminf's. floods and the olher sordid facls nf life, they arc part of the whole rrnllern, the darker patches. While t h c hen11liesof nalurc-the mocn, looking like a huge celestial heacon guiding the flotilla of stars, the lrees and birds, the wide, open skv, even lhe sweep of lovely, long lashes! hey are the more colorful parts of this JX.ll tern called Life. END Slranqe lnlermezzo (Cur1/inued fr(Jm page 5) The mys of the sun from over the hilltops darted a merry glanre across their faces as they started down the open road toward Burnh~'m Green. She broke the silence, "I'm sure my dad wants you in his law office and he is interested in your studies." "So am I, now, dear." END College News:- +·=====~~ STUDENT COUNCIL A student council was organ;zed in the Bo"y's Hi~hSchool early in January. l\'lr. A. Fernandez, the principal, is the adviser. The officers are: President -Sotero L. Cabahug, Jr., Fourth Year; VicePresidenl - Miguel P.· Mancao, Fourth Year; SecretaryTreasurer - Ray V. Pangilinan, Jr., Fourth Year; Representatives - Vicente Tiu, Third Year; Raul C. Pelaez, Third Year; Placido \'illacarlos, Second Year; Novementes Duman, Second Year; Jose Santes, First Year; Jose Mala, First Year, Raul Osmefia Alonso, First Year. The very Rev. Fr. Rector, Arthur Dingman, S.V.D. was elected vice-president of the Cebu Educational Association in a recent' convention that brought together all the private and public teachcrsof the province. The convention was highligbte.d by aspeech of President 1'.fanuel Roxas on the Second day of the convention. Graced by the presence ·of Dean Benitez and host of Manila dignitaries, the 3-days convention was a pronounced success. Fr. Lawrence Bunzel, Athlethic Director and Librarian of the College, further brought the weight of San Carlos on on the civil life of Cebu with his election to the vice-presidency of the Cebu Amateur Athlethie Association. Fr. Ernest Hoerdenmann was the recipient of many good wishes on the nceasion ofhisbirthday on Jan 31.Held in his honor was a program staged by the students of the High School of Training Dept. lnnuar~-Ftt.ruary, HM7 FOURTH YEAR VISIT During the last week of January, the Physics class o[ the Boy's High Scl10ol Department made a visit to the Visayan Electric Plant. Led by Mr. J. Armilla, their Physics professor, the students studied the machine shop and the generators of the power plant of Cebu. Engineer Salvador Sala gave a short lecture to the boys about the ins and outs of an electric power house. CSC ELEVEN PLAYS WITH S.S. BENVORLICH TEAM The CSC eleven had its ini~~a~ ~~0~e~~t~l~e lfh b~~;in~ with the S.S. Benvorlich crew. In drizzlling and cool weather the invadingtea_.1 proved superior in the field, holding our men to the score of 5-0. In the second game of February 6th our boys were a bit improved. The CSC eleven, captained by Atty. Pelaez, impressed the bystander by making two goals in the first half, while the S. S. Benvorlich boys had ncne. In the second half, however, our defl'nse gave way, and tha conquering Scotchmen made good with five goals ending the· game by the score of 5-2. TRAINING DEPARTMENT BOWS TO BOY"S HI In a series of intramural haskelball games betwl'en lhe Bov's Hi and the Training Dejrnrtment, the Seniors o'f the Bov's IIi and l he Seniors of the Training Department plaved the opening till. The final scor~ was 26-15 in favor of the Boy's Hi Senicrs. The next game will be on February 19 belwecn the Juniors of both dcpartmenl. R. OSMENA ELECTED PRES. OF LEX CIRCLE In a session replete with heated debates and far.flung oratory the Lex Circle :m1ended its conslitulion shorting the term of president lo one semester and allowing all students of Lhe college of Law to be eligible for the position of president. Formerlv, only third and fouth rea-r Law sludents were eligiLle fer the post. Taking that provision as unjnst, unfair and a denial of equality before the law, the first and second year students rallied themselves and success fully moved for the amendment of the constitution. After the constitution was amended an election was held. Ramon Osmefia, son of Hon. Sc rgioOsmrfialwas elected president while Mr. Pedro Luspo was elected vice- president. Two days after the eleclion Mr. Osmcfia tendered a banquet lo the facultv and students of the Co\IC'ge of Law, at the Osmeii.a residence. On the same d:i.te the Juniors of the High School Training Department tend~~.~~~a~i~;r~lr;:s~n ~f0r1~~t0~~1~~ artment. After the program the played parlor games and served refreshments. Among the numbers presented was an exchange of compliments between i\lessrs. :\,lanuel Borromeo and Fran<"isco Borromeo president of lhc Juniors and Seniors respedively. The affair was climtixed with a reading of the Inst will and testament of lhe Senior l.las.s by Mr. Nick Deen. CSC Wins National Inter-Collegiate Basketball Championship spcC'cl." SP -+-In the first post-war na- dc!'nihc the initiul_ l~t·rfor­ lional inlcr-('ollcgiale caJ.(c malln. • or Coaeh Baring soultottrn<'v concluded h\· the fil. Sample comment from Philip1ii:1c Amalt'ur Alhlclic oiw Mnnila paper called llw F1~ d1•1a tion , the mil.!hlv San San Carlos hrand. of pla~:. r:arlos GrcC'n :ind c'oht' met "biµtimc basketball, Vi~:iy:u the pil'k of Philippine ha:-.kt·I- stylr." haltdom :111d c ·amt• hom<' wilh San Carlos had lhc the N:.ition:d llll<'r-CollcJ.tiatc whole Cosmopolitan trophy. · number :111 pcggt\d out The_ J\TJCC eup was a fit- bPfor(' Lhc start of the linJ.,? rlnn:ix lo :1 haskdJ.:1\1 ~:1mc. •·Stoncwnll" Fcrs1•ason lhat ~ww the in,·i1wihlc nandi•z was put on the C}lrolini:llls :inn<'xinJ.! c\·crv trail of wrsalile Cesar <"hampionsliip in siµhi. Firi l Baldtr('zn,elush·e shootit was lh<' Slo. Bos:1rio n:-n- ing arlid who henves nnnt , lh<'n lh<' C·liu Am:•!nir the lent her through the Athletic . .\sso('ialio11 title and hoon wilil eilher hand finnlk the ~alion;il Chamr.- cnsily from :rny nnglc ionship. ---- of th<' court. A Cehu l1·:im wirwint! the Nnli~nnl Clwmpionship is cerUunly n novelly to :\'faniln fans, but the spect:ielc of two Cebu teams balllina tor the title in the rina lr. w:1s somelhin~ !\lanila h:1d newr seen before. The Colegio de Snn Carlos nnd the Cl'bu Institute of T<'chnology c:imc lo \laniln undNdoi.ts in the dopcstcr's c:dculntions. :\lanila's cage PXpcrts didn't hold Piil murh lw1w for wh;1l lh<'y (-;1ll<'d "llu• 1·prn-h11i-krrs.·· The Cnrolininns imm<'•li:dl"ly lunu•d lhc l:ihll"s in the oprncr, hcntini;: Cosmopolitan Colle!-!cs, Clwmpions of the !\IC.'\:\ . Thal f r :1 t alon<' m:uh• \1:1uiln f:ins sil up :incl hi.:<' nofi('c f1·r tlu• li1:1 ·-11n of the ~·ICAi\ rhampions indud<'d lwo f: mops n: m••s iri !he .1.!a l <>x~· .,f haskclh:dl stars: Cesar 11nldun;:i, or('f' mflst vnhwhle junior pl:fft'I' or the l'\CJ\r\ l<'ngur, nrd E. Or<'gas, a \l'l<'r:in 011 '.\laniln Commercial teams. l\lanila's sporls srril cs \\"<'re stumped for words to .Janun1y • F..:hru:iry l\lli The R:i.lduC'za-Orei;ias cluo did put up a game fight nnd even had the score knolled at 39-all e:u ly in the third pcriocl. Fernandez started putting the pressure on BalduC'zn in the third qunrter and rrc,m ll:('ll on. the Cosmqwlitnn "poosc" was cookt•d. The Abella-1\lnmnr-Cor ll's-J\as-l:<'rn:111d<'1. mnd1ine roll<"d up 32 roints in the remain;ng minutes of play. San Carlos' sloek rose to sky-hiµh proportions after thl" Cosmo po Iii an contest.The Grcen-andGold next took on the Far Eastern L' niversitv in the semi-finals and lherc.w:~s no stoppin~ r he Snn Carlos nvalnnl'he. I l wns n Snn Ca1 los ~am<' :::rll thc wa\· frnm start lo finish . The '.\l;i11ila Chronicl1• dPS('rih<'d lh<' Snn C:irlos triumph as "featured bv beautifully fukC'd pla~·s, ·rerfoct sr.1·eening, farH'y shoot in!! and µ o fl d old - foshioned The Carolinians went into the rinals of the intcr-collci.iiate r.hampionship as good us champions. The C<'bu Tech toppled the '.\lapua InstittJle of Technology in the olhcr game of lhe semi-finals and Tiie CS!I /\'ationat Inter.Collegiate had made it an all-Cebu finals. Sun C:1rlos held lwn previous wins over the C.J.T. Fh·e and llwrc wns no reason lo suppose I he TC'C'hnkians C'ould 1111~<'1 the Law of 1 \\·"rn~cs. \\\·II, thl'y di<lo't eitlwr and lh"' C· h·gio de Snn C:1rlos V;1rsitv was crowned 194t~ I ntcr-Coli"gi:ite Champions of the Philip\•inl's . TS Yes, San Carlos rnrrird lhc d:iy and w'rolc sports hislory on that memorable dnlcJ)cc. 22, 1946. But it would be amiss to sound the closiug note .on this yc;ir's basketball srason withoul a passing 11.cntion of the five athletic TF:,1;\/ the Philip11ines 19/.'i giants on the lirn'-t~p nnc\ 11:<' men behind lhc l(>;;m. Tilt'rc is tall, rancv Lauro :\'lumar of lhe ml'n~urc<l onc-h:md rlips and the nPal backboard rcrnveries: lhl.'n diminutive, elusiv~ !\farcclino Abella of the tricky dribbles and the fa n c y overhead throw: th c n cool Vicente Cortes of the flashy, inimiJ :rnunry Febru:iry 19\i TllF. CAROL!NIA,-" · N"------------~ 11 Esmero Racket Champ of CSC ----+---table ball-handlin,!.l :rnd the pivot passes; then spectacular Genaro Fern<tndcz of the deadliest inlcrccplions and speediest running seen since' lhe d<iY' of Primiti\'o Marlinn; and then prl!dse. calculatin~ "bomh-~ighl" C:apLain Antonio Bas of Lhe \or.g-distanee shots and the class\' all around defense. i'IH'sc five basketba\l"grcats"makcti p the nud~~ns of the HJ<tG NICC Champions- ea<' h otw a !-lar in his own r:~~l, :h~11;c~t1~;~~cg f!%1~ ~ 1 ing the "slar" billing 111 any one pr1 Jormar.{'r, e\'rryonc pullini.t Logdhcr as a team. Fin:illv thl'fe is the m:m"l)('hind the learn,"' th(' builder of champions. una~suming Coach f\fanuel Bui111?. And the movin!-l spirit of the team- our Director of i\thlelics. Fr. Lawrence Bunzd. To all of thc>m, S:rn Carlos owes in great measure the championship pennunls and trophies that nO\V grace her halls. 1;-;01nDl'ALSClJRE rrnsT GA\IE S111 l.:u 11 1 ~· 71 Cosmnpolil au Collo!!C -47 \I. Ab'!lln-·-17 E. Orrgas-- 17 \1umar __ _ ,,-, Rald1;c;w - -17 Frrnan1l;.-z- l:i :\lanic:;.ic -- ;') H:is - -12 N 1 :1lcz - ,I Corle• -·- 12 Pt·fofe - 2 R. Abi?lla - '.:! \'o dcnzucb -· 2 \'ctoso - 0 ~,Iartm -- 0 Zaputa - 0 Rt·yrs - 0 Jose Esmcro, CSC's hesl l1t'l in Lennis, came home holding high the bunncrs o( Som Carlos after mowing do\\'n :ill his :ulYcrs<irics in a tennis tournament lll'ld rcrr.nll\' nl R:1c«lod City. Last· Jun. HI, 1017, cOmplimenling the invitation rcceiv~d from lhe City of Bacolo<l, ~an Carlos sent Joe Esmcro to play a series of tennis matches in connection with the Hcsta celebration of that city. First to suc<'11mh lo Joe's lrchnicp1c was Bob de Pas11ra L ou• time intc1scliol:1slic l'hampion. Dc· l'asuC'al's plan of i:ulliug Esmt•10 off halanrc to a Sl'o·n~ was hl:1st;•d when lw foiled to slcip the u1rnsu:il and dcudty ch~ · p driw~ c1f fasl-playiug Joe Esmero. _Esmero gave de Pa~111·;1\ a lickinl--! to' a straight scl rcc'ord ur' {i- 1 1; (i :~. · As w;_is :trrauwtl h~· the (Conlinun/011 111uit \'I ) 21'\D (;i\\IE s~111 Carlos--·l:-, F ~1 r E :is lrrn l"nin~ i s itv-3.") F,·rnar.dcz- ·lfi Aranda-=.. JO :\I. Abella- - 8 Cruz - 7 Has - - fl Duq~c·s - () Mum:1r - 7 Nt-j~tl - ·I Cortes - 5 Tab11<'na - .-) Chiong -·- 0 Dimalnnta-- 2 · ' M. Arancta- 2 Go(h 111gco- 2 Ciawat - 0 Tuason -· U :n~ D Gi\l\1E (Chnmpionship) San Carlos--'rn Cebu Trdt-:Jti Momnr - 21 ,\. Alcndia-11 1-\·rnnndcz --12 i\ran:.1 - - 7 Ras - !I Yhunnn - 7 Cortes -- ~~ Fcrnnnd<'z-- ti '.\I . Abell::- 2 B. Alt-11di:1- :~ Du - 2 Ebr::<lrc - 2 Veloso - 0 Jncn - 0 Solon - 0 Ceniz:i. - 0 Guzman - 0 12 I\fother Eve rcrlninly gol herself into a lot of "robbing" when she decided to keep house for Father Adam. The going mustn't have been verv bad at first, only that she didn't have much chance to write her memoirs about the male of the species lhen, there being only one glorious specimen foot-loose thereabouts that she knew of. But things have come lo a prcttv pass since then, so lhal Mother Eve's progenies can write down theirc impressions and more often than not, lake a gentle poke al t'bc ribs of Adam's sons, too. With the present-day scientific craze of making cve1ylhing clear for the sadly darkened human inlcllcct, even g~ing to the extent of dassifying the last butterfly, hug and worm to class, genus and family, such lrealmcnt to "homo sapiens" himH•lf would certainly go far towards female enlightenment. Pie<'ing logctll<'r results of wide·C'yed obscn·a1 ion and just plain rude •·stare campaigns" in pla<'es \':her<' lhe men nre lik<'I\' to S:10w themselves: glean in~ rather very amusing drtails of male mentality from ovcrhrard snnlchcs of converSa1 ion marked "DEFINITELY STAG O:KLY" the following I \"[Jes are presented as the more interesting or droll ones (Lhe way you look at ill :\Iodern Ews are likely lo (•ncottnler. All of you know that proc<'ss by which a man hoists himself up from a miserable little comma into fl hi~h­ class bracket b~· pulling Certain golden strings. It is social climbing and undeniably l\lr. sorial Climber falls 1mJ.tnunT\" - Frhrunn· i!'J17 TllE CAROLINIAN der it. Ile is immediately recognized as he is conspicuous m his dress-lo-climb outfit. His suit is immaculately spotless and comouflage the nauseated aroma of stale laundry starch, he pours sister's favorite perfume on his glorious self. I Iis nails are mcliculously manicured and his "porcupine quills" are slicked down with that greas)', smilly stuff labeled "Solid Brilhinline". Ugh!! His next step on the s'ocial ladder is to wheedle introductions from established big bluffs (formerly like himself) to spoiled society "dollinks". By a series pocket - book - staggc:·in~ expenses on movie datCs, ire cream treats, jeep rides, pi<·nic and dances complete with a dozen chaperons, Mr. Social Climber is initiated into society by a deluge of photos aulhograpcd with love from the luscious ladies. Then .... "Bye-bye,now. It was glorious knowin~ you. "Ka plunk !Down falls i'vlr. Social Climber! Next in line comes the lover type. "Ah ... my Julid ... your eyes, your lips, your cheeks, your hair - belong lo me, my dear." (Sigh!) The Great Lover! Isn't he divine with lhal intriguing nrnsla<'hc those soulful (ulp!) cHs and that romantic persOnalih·. (Land sakes! Did r ~nv rOmantic? Conridenliallv·, he looks more like a dch\"C!rated mouse.) He has sl1l'h a lovable personality - he Ions the_ world and lhe world (<'specrnllY women) loves him "" ;. q. (he thinks!) His lovemUking .. ah, his lovemaking ... smooth, suave and er... stale. The weaker sex is h~lµlessly surrendering to his &::allanlly memorized Jines. II is charms arc so irresistible lhat alas! We, women simply scrath, kick and bite our way-out from him and I mean-Out!! Here's to a lhird novel personality, The Whiner. Oh, no, he is not the notorious, commonplace, howling, whistling, Cassanova. Aflcr all, I h a v e absolutely nothing against this timid, harmless, bewildered lamb behind a Jer,rinf!, hungry wolfish front. The whiner, I'm talking about is a hrpochondriac, but contrarv lo that morbid inclividUal, he has a rolund figure' a short neck, round shoulders and even a round herid. His face is soft and flabby and he gives a general impression of blandness. He mutters, "oomph" as he sinks down on a comfortable, overstuffed chair and his favorite hobby is ealing ... Lhe obese chowhound! Anvhow, all this uncecessary description weaves a background scenery for the whincr . ._He thinks he has m·ilarial T.B. \vhatewr it is) because he has chills at night. He belie\'es he has insomnia and lulls himself lo :>leep hv counting lhcballs of fat on his body. Ile has sto~~ach ulcer, appendicilis, arthritis, and all the other "ilises". His whine of woe simplv warms the l'O('k)cs of my ~rnderstandiog heart to a burnmg ruge. The exaspiraling bore! Ever been transported to an C'Xq11isile state of complete hankrupky by lhe Optimistic Sponge? He is a gay, Conlinur<l od n:1g(' (.I ---------~THE CATIOLINIAN WOMEN, WOMEN, WOMEN. "V frr~.~~~1~! s~i1;.~n;P!~~s~ c.•pccially a m o n g women. From the cradle to lhc gra...e, a woman undergoes a metamorphosis as varied as the rlassifie<l ads section of a newspaper and more confusing at each stage of development than a jig-saw puzzle. Mulliplv that one and a half billion times and-~rou get a hazy ~dca of what ma~ters of psn•hology are up against. Before we proceed, let me warn vou that these arc not the seif-asserlivc opinions of a conrirmed misogynist or lllosc of a keen connoisseur of women. Nor is this an attempt to dissect the divinely made feminine mechanism ralculalcd lo confound the staid and reputable psychologists. Rather, let il he taken as a light-minded attempt at classification of lhat magnificent specimen called wOman. in the vain hopt>- of establishing a w11rking crilc1ion by which one can s1)rt out o u r omnipresent !'Upplcmt>-nls. Hough\y speaking, there arc four abstract tyres of women: (a) thr. intf'l\eclual type, (h) the homely type, (c) the despotic type, and (d) the goody-goody type. These however, should not be regarded as comprehensive. Type A, or the intellectual type, is conventionallv pictured as a bespectacled, sclfconfidenl, ultra-efficient femme who uses those ten-cent, five-syllable words which she '''raves like a spider's web around you so that, before vou know it, yon arc lripPed and trappPd, feeling like a nameles~, blubbering urchin whose ignorance is really astounding. She is the type who is more interested in tracking down such things January - Frhru::iry l!H7 as the n lo m lhron· rind split moll'ellll'S lhan a husband. She ('onsorts wilh Plato, Aristotle, and Ilomer. You'd think she should be dressed in a Iona loose white robe with sand~lls and carrying a lute or whatc,:N il was f ~11~l~~r~a~~~e~l~~n c~·l~::\ ~~~~ lo feed Ciirislians !11 Hie lions. ~fhis type i~ _really frighlen1na~but defm1!c! Type B, or the homely type, allhough no less predatory tl1an her sister C is, in my opinion, the most human of ~~>!El88!<:i!888i<~~~'>188!11< The Unwanled Guest He is everybody's foe, Y ct the most gentle. No une inttiles him in, Still lw enters everywhere. His voice is soflcr than !he breeze; His smile more penetrating; Ile dissofor.~ worries with a secret gracr ;'\fl(/ conso!rs an afflicted racr. J/is name is Deaf/1; Jfr knocks b11/ once llis decision is final. --'-By Leoncio P. Abarquez ;im::~~>!888!<>!8m<>!888!<>!888!<~ the four. She reacts more naturallv lo a woman's destiny. ,\,hich is lo found a home. She dreSsf's simrly hut wilh taste, reads the paper~. studies dili~cntly, go cs lo church regularly and carries her dulif'S cheerfully, and with purpose. There is little or no nonscn~e in her; absolutely no ntlgarity. She has a n:1lural rapacity for assimilating what could be of use lo her, cultivating her mind and conversational powers. : Type C, or the despotic type, calls for plenly of charms. 4 Af. R . .21. will power, good looks, fine fca~hcrs a n d evervthing whwh an ordinarv Suckel· can't gel away fr-om. This type treats men roughly and avoids scnlimentalily. 1-1 er voice is charming and soft, but her chin is firm and her jaw almosL square. She knows how and when to fight, but she' does not know how and· when to compromise or give up. She is more determined than Hannibal and likes to direct and inslruct those around her. She seeks complele<lominancc over her man; then works on him until he is h'ioked and can be reeled in. She's an A-1 expert in the art of wrapping people around her little finger. However, her type is a failure with a man who has a bullncck or a square jutting chin beeause he's just as stubborn and ran nnvtimc give her the "Skip il" signal. T~· pc D, or t h e goody~ goody. lq)c is a predatory lilllc animal. Propelled b~· an N!O I hat is disjointed, she fulfil's hothing but her own foolish desires. Lo u d of mouth, dress and manners, she always slands out among I h<' crowd, the target of all tulle And yet, she has such a thid; protcdive coating of hraz<'01wss Lhat insults and f'rilic-isms hurled at her jnst hounre off her hide like rain nn a Lin roof. Baf'k of her Jillie hrad-shc pictures herself as the movie sirrn slw ]ms set out lo be a cheap imitation of; copying her way of talking-and tnclks. Iler main concern is her looks, and her main Jrnsinrss is to dr.ceive men with her wiles. She likes lo imagine herself as a swc>cl. clean and decent young thing and oflen puts on an air of innocence when 1.ContinucU on p:igc 20) 14 n-TF: 'cA~~o-~~~~!~~----------~ NIN-NllNS -----i -Boy: I could sing on like this forever. Girl: Oh I'm sure you don't mean it. You'1e bound to improve. Soph: Do you think you can handle the English language? Freslr: I'll tell the world I ran. Soph: Good. Take this Webster Unabri<lge to the library. Studrnt: (Translating Spanish) Juan, er.got-er-up-er. Teacher: Don't laugh, bc.ys, lo err is hum.~n. Old Stud en/: Where do you live? Nem Student: San :\:I .tco Old Student: Oh, that's one of lhosc towns that don't need a cemelcn·. New Studen.t: What do you mean? Old Student: The dead wulk the streets. Maria: Say, Priscilla, what do you expect to be when you graduate? Pre-War Baby: An old maid, Clerk: This book will do half your work in r\'lalhematics. Student: Give me two of them, please. Classroom Occurrences Student Poet: Say yes to me, mv love, and I'll be faithful to vou unto death. (,irl Reahst: You're too abstract for me, mister. I simply can't materialize you. Jess: Will you attend graduation exercises, Ting? Ting: Not me! I've got no dough !or a diploma. Mv fath'er is broke, my mother is flat and I am busted. .Janu=iry - Fcbruory Hl.li Jerk: (lo a dimpl<'d librarian) H1~y. :vliss, can I borrow a book or a great IOYC'? J,ibrarimr: (seriuu!>ly) What's the till(', sir? Jrrl;: I love you, Beautiful! BolamJ Professor: Question nurTiber 1--A tree is standing in the middle of a field. \\'hat will you do to make it slrong and growing'? Smart Aleck Student: (on his iinswer sheet) I'llguard closeIv so that it won't be chopr}cd down for your firewood. Some men are like the stump the old farmer had in his field.--loo hard lo uproot, too knotty to split, and loo wet and soggy to burn. I/int: Plant around the stump. IN LIBRARY HALL Lena: Keep vour mouth shut. Carie: Why? Lena: Have you not seen that big sign, "Silence"? Carie: Drive slow, please! Lena: Besides that, this is a "Study Hall'', not a "Conversation Hall". Carie: Well, I'll just study "Her" silently. Pito11:Why do you look so sad? E.<iteban: "l1nfortunate!" Pifn11: How come? Esteban: I have heard such a slatement. .. "One word is enough for a wise girl". Pi1oy: So what? Esteban:But Ieneountered one who needs more than one word. Slill she is "Wi~e". BEST PLACE Young man: t think this is the best place to live in. Old man:. Certainly, nobody ever dies here. Young man: But I saw a funeral, a mile away. Sport , . , .. {Conlinue1 from paae II) committee Esmero exchan~ed tlri•..-es wilh Rivera who was considNed then as the second ranking tenilis star ofB::icolod. Outplayed.andattacked by Esmero's hard strokes Rivera bowed to a score of 6-2; 6-2. Displayin~ his wares for the third time after the committee arrangerl a return bout.match against Bob de Pasucat, Joe Esmero once more proved his superiority by giving him another overwhelming defeat to the score of fl-3, G!2. Ah ... You Wo11derful Men (Conlinued fro111 page 12) light-hearted fellow oozing goodnaturedness. You know, all that, lop-of.the-world feeling, slaps on the back, exuberant bursts of ·•Hallo-Ok· boy - rippin' day, eh, What? Could you lend me yo111 coupe, huh? Yessiree!" At other limes it is a couple of glasses of beer, cigarrettes, complimentary tickets and movie treats. Sur<', you are so captivated by this radiant character that your exchequer is held captive by him, too. I'll end up with just one more personality before my poor scalp is at your mercy. That's the Hardened Sinner er he presumes he is. He.goes about in a disgustingly dirty suit, his hair is unkem t and pshaw! never mind the prelimin3.ry blah! His admirable vocabulary is so vulgar it smells. He makes it a fashionable pastime to get Lioiste· rously drunk. He is incapable oflove and res peel so that he has lost count of lhe broken heBrts behind him--yet, this C'ad is pitiful--e....-en miserable in his attempt to attract female attention by arousing: their "reformatorv" instincts, Now, men. ar'e vou convinced tha't you a1:e irresislibly wonderful?? Sour §:!rapes on my part? But really!!! THE CAHOL!Nl'-A'-N __________ _;l:;.:ii WHEN========= We .l!eoHOJI, l:>, SeHo Whal a grim realizalion she was up against now. Could tlwv live on like this? Bert was an introvert. As a municip~I clerk he earned lhrr.c limes foss limn his wife who was ih the advertising business. He begrudgingly nrq:iicsccd in her running of the family allhough he usually stood firm when there was a question of mol'alily at slake. He argued often with Lily though he respected and even loved her. And he Mrs. Reyes smiled al her· minute." Emphasis was on alw::i~·s lricd to keep peace self in the mirror of her the we. in lhP family. There was no boudoir. Her attire pleased Lil\' Iookccl al her hmband. gelling out of the birthday her complelelv from head to Strarlgr, she thought, lo have p:irly. But he didn't like the toe. Indeed, -she was tall, married this morose inlro- informalily of it--the few fagrl'lceful, and sophisticated; vert. Bul she was ver~· young vorill's. and her clothes enbnnced when she maclr. thd mistake. "A1·C> you ~wing or not?" her figure and personality.· Life Lhen was rosy, r.::ipti- she bl'okethe silence suddenly. "Of course, I'm going to vatini? as a cup of wine. "I am going." Mr, Barclay's birthday par- scintillating as the distant Bert couldn't very well let ty." She looked askance at stars, and seemingly bright. her i:!O alone. her husband as she conli· When they arrived, Mr. nued. ''Can't a married wo-1 Barclay, a middle .. aged m•n enjoy herself one• in Lament far Youth portly m•n. src•t•d them. a while? Can't a woman He introduced thr. pair to be a favorite of her boss By Leonor Ser'lo Ariadne, his niece. The two without her husband re--+--- women measured each mindini;! her of it?" 'T1111rt 11r.~lerda11, my drr.om.t wrre qifded; other susp1ciouslr. Tile clock on the m:.intel UJ..·rq11.t1111mrr 1h,.111Uinaed llirir 1va11. Lily took on a piquant :;~:dkit ~i~b~rl~ert Reyes T~\:hJ%a~11~;~~ ~~;f::.:J~7tf/:~ :::.cryitfll, ~lhwcer·lt~~u~hr x~~dc~!~~ "I suppose we must j!o. 'Tmns urdmlay inu fltn wai q11ick miud meanwhile had formMr. Barclay will be wait· Tn 1urif,. th1. 1h1111ahts that came to mind ed. An upstart, was her inf!. \Ve premised .... " Of'""'"· nf fri1.ndship, vic/nr11, zeal: conr.lusion. She bestowed "You promis~d without Of mrn andwnmen, kind and unkind, a cordial smile while dis1econsullini;i mP," L he mnn But Tim'- hai /Jrnuqht iii wintr111uea/her g:udinlol Lil~'. ~Jared at her frnm I he sofa. Thal r.hilltd tmrdinn.11 ont:l afire After dinner, Barclay He was lean, da1k, and l /111pe in vain for sprino In cnme, and Lily paired off lo stnn in his 1 uxedo. For trhn,, from a broken lure. clance. 11This ii;.n'l the lime to Wlll're u the niqht w•lh 1/s 111111/hful ollfter, "May I ha\"C n dance?'' quarr('l. Get ready! You Anrlthrmnnnlhol frrq1m1tlusl1one, Berl inq11ircd of Ariadne. forget we are dependent on w;~;,J%:'b::e{:'F1!1Ji':f'J'(f!~~/~ blmun? He felt Lily's eyes -?D Mr. Barclay for most nf them. Thev danced agam our iocom<'. I will go I even Where is the ~~nt or wnndland h11wers? and agnin. He did not dance if il'i;. the last thinQ I do." A.1.~ where ir_lhesnn1 nf.lhe niathtinoate? I with Lih·. "Do you hear? I'll ha,·e L~t is th11 lhrlfl nf cllana"!Y ieas~ns Liiv meanwhile was sa,•no wire of mine enjoy her-1 That come and oo as a vinta sail. ing, ·1' don't care. I don't self at my expense. Not Andlcansenstalonefushadaw, care!But did she really not while I'm alive!" Jlsfru:ing 11nice, ils trembli!'fJ l1Jnd.1, care? fh;~~~koeut.th5th~ac~l~~c~~a JuA~ ~h,~ ~e::,/~~!~e~t;~~:'J.~'ino ne~·~e !h:u1d~~r ~!~t,P~~~ he;,A~jn~s ~!~~~~;(· N'Oj!g':~~i~:Yh1tta1~e:!1and aa ~~~~i~~d 1AarY:J~:ei d:~o'I: ~hck:~;kl~he cab. Li~h!f';,'fii:li~~ J.~%de:J"Ei:J;::h1fae. charming debutante. "We are coming .. Just a (Continued on paoe 17) Januar)' - Februar)· J947 TJIE C.\ROLIN!Al' + + + Scout/119 111 c.s.c. + + + "From the Troop Log Book" Sinrc :\rr. Cardenas, our beloved Scoulmaslc1· tuok clrnr~c o( Troop :n, ~real ·and and remarkable 1>ro¢rcss has !wen madl'. \Yilh him lhc lloy Scouls circ striv ng hard lo be us ft:oocl if not bPltcr than l he San Carlos Troop before lhc wnr. ,\Her about three weeks of inslrurtions and lest, 25 of U!'\ passed the tenderfoot cxaminalions. Hight ~•rLcr our new Scoulmaslcr assumed <·ommand; we had ow first l" n iform Tnspcdion. This cvl'nl will he l'l'Jm•mhr.rl'.d hv nil Srouls of Troop :n for i.I was !'lp\<'ndicl anrl l'X(' tin!-( Lo us :1s \\'C stood in formation nil stiff al at1ention and l"<":td\" for onr first inspPclion, · A fow weeks lnlcr, wr had a rookin¢ :ind firn h11ilding lesl. \Ye roolwd swcr L po la tor~ and tn<'tl. The firl's nf lhc Scouts mad<• a bcnuliflll lighl. :\lore than lhaL, wr. W<'rc all proud lo say llrnl we were nlilc Loral so.me! hinl.! lhal wt• r<'alk rook('(! oursC!vcs. ~(,L loM after this. we IH'ld our rirsL patrol progrnm. E:wh patrol prcsC'nlcd vilrious numhcr!i !iurh as ma,:!ir, !iinf.,!in,g. dcdamalion, \·iolin and guiLar solos. During the Xmas \·nralion, we striwd to hcrnmc S<'cond Class Scouts. We had special scout ITI'!clings and lrarking and signalling 11.'sl::. All of us enjoyed the Lracl~ing lesl!i. II was exciting Lo /.!O through I he lhi(']~cts nf bushes. and Qo along Lhe creek. We found il quilr. hanl to follow Lhe lr:1ils made of slirk,., grasses, hushes and stones but ne\erlhelcss, we cnjowd the Lest. On .January first, we wcnL to the resid1.•1icc o[ '.\fons. G1hriel Jfoyrs, Archbisho1S of Cebu, lo grccl him a Happy New Year. :\fons. Reyes was .l:1n11ary-Fl'hruriry, l!lli vt~rv !.!lad lo sec us. lie smilt•d thri)U'ghout our visit. Ilis l.:ilk was inspiring as well as rnsLrudi\·e. Ile Rlrr.ssc the fad Lhat as San CarJoc; stuclcntl'I, we should Im the livin~ examples of the communily; and Lhal as Roy Scouts, we should he more than mere Carolinians. Two da\·s artc1· I his, we had our FirsL Aid instructions and the next day m1r l<'sl. We arc now Ycry happy :incl pleased for we know how lo treat an injured person in <·ns<' of cmcr~enrics. I have great hopes that within a few· weeks, most of ns in ::=::::::z~JC::.:::2.z::=:::::c !.11 Bc,.ut tLe .f!e,.,. ~c::::::::::::::~x:::::::::::::: Troop :\7 will be S('cond, Cl.1i;s Class Sconls. This y"ar we expect more adi\·itirs. Our Sroulmasler h;1S srhcdulecl lo hold a Roa rd of Revi<..w, Cuurl of Honor, Palr •. ( Program. Contest. "C·unp - 0 Hall", etc. Our Part In The CEA Field Day .Januar\· 17th was a very su<·c,~ssfu·I dow for us. In Lile morning we joined Lhc Cebu Erl11ratinnal Assu1·iation lnnu. guru! Parnd1•. In the aflcrnoon w:is the Field Day. Our (1oop prescntNi a uniqnr, stunt, Lhc first or its kind shown in lhe cily of Cebu. We prcscnLcd a cr.mbinalion or air and 1:11111 exhibitions. Two aviat'lrs or the Acronautil' S<'l\Ool in Lahu~ (with Lheir Cub pllln<') und a patrol of Boy Sronls took part. Src1nling artivities s1•ch as ramping, sig:nalling: and. First Aid were shown as part of the show. The rare cq11ipmcnL used, the Rmoke gn~­ nadc. the :iirpl:mc show, the nmhulanrc nnd th1• whole vivid c~mp scene made everylhini:i: real and interesting. While the stunts were going on our Assistant Scoutmaster, Mr. V. Fria!i, made cveryLhiM clear Lo lhc public by lclliiig the sequence of the story over lhc mike. Our troop mnde a good nnme for San Carlos that day. The crowd thal witnessed the whole show was very much impressed for ii was beauliful, exciting' and cnjcyable. The show lhaL dav was made possible through lhc coCipcralion of Very Reverend Father Rector, Mr. Fernandez, Mr. Florilo, Mr. Car-den:is, Mr .. '\vilcs, Mr. V. Frias, Lhe aviators who took part, and the following Scouts: Oppus of lroop 38 and :\'ticiann, Delgado, De I.eon. Cui, TudLud, Blanco, Goyen<!thc and Mabilad of Troop :~7. Our Scoutmaster Speaks at CEA Conference During the CEA Conferences, our Seoul mas I.er, Mr. F<~­ lix. Cardenas, spoke on Scouting before a crowd or lcachrrs, principals and supervisors. He stressed the fact that Scouling plays an important role in character formation·· and C"ilizcnst,ip training for the youth Ile also !ilntecl that the Philippine youth should be lauahl the role they arc l?Oing lo play in the reconstruction of a ruined Philippines. Board of Review and Court of Honor A Beard or Review, and Court of Honor ha\•e been schednlecl to lake place this month. Tenderfoot Sconl will appear before the Troop Committee and will be reYiewed. Some Second class scouts will al:i:o participate. Afler the Board of Review, a Courl of Honor will be held. When We Were Yoong (Continued from page 15) When they reached home, Mr. and Mrs. Reyes were on edf'!e. That's what she was waiting for--to tell him a piece of her mind! "Who's having an affair now? With that doll-·faced niece .... " He stopped her with, "Are you jealous!'' "Jealous? I.. .. " Her heart beat uncotnfortably. "Re lly, it was stamped all over you--lhe ecstacy you were in ..... " She was staring at Bert's dilated face. ••Mv God, I smell smoke. The iiouse is on fire!" Berl exclaimed, then dashed lo the telephone and called frantically for the fire department. In ten minutes the firemen arrived. Bert and Lily tried to secure what things they could lay hands on; hut the flames, leaping up luridly, evillv, mockingly into the depth of niahl, roared on and left lhem only scarred remains of a broken home. Lily gazed at lhe scene ol wreckaJie. It could not be! Oh, this is a horrible dream. She was sobbing hyslerically, hearl-brokenly, jusl thinking of the lhings Berl and she ~~~ ~~~=~~e~:~r, b~~~l h~~~ rPco~nizable. Home--whPre was home? The chief fireman allribnted thP. blaze to combustion due lo discarded oily rags on lhe ground floor. "Darling." Bert said, .. Oo you remember when we were young, we had nothing but onlv e'lch other? We were in "love, nothing mattered, but only ear;h other? ..... " Lily stirrei:l in his arms, and smiled at him through ber leer . .;. •1Ye!', dearest, I remember.'' -END J11n1111ry- February 19'17 THF CAROLINIAN Capl. Benes ••• (C1111ti11urd from page .i) P. M. RE:"ES Manager And on the other side or the paper was scrawled in long hand: If you are broke or in need of cash, see me al this address. Your back pay as guaranlee. No interest. The five pesos is from the nptain to you. Good lurk. •·Well, how do vou like llrnt." Somebodv ·whistled Pvl. Sanchez was dancing up and down. "The captain was alwa~·s broke, where do vm1 think he ~ol all Lhis mone~·?" Sgt. Gas par ~sk<>d someboch·. "Ile won aboul six hunrlrNI pesos in lhe 1>0ker 1-f~'rne lasl 11i!.!hl from Major Navarro." CQr1>nr11l Naydas, lhe personal orderly of the CHplain, informed them. 11We'll I'll be-" Gaspar gasped•• "lkaw nang mag Company A!" Pvt. Sanchez shouted. E:-\D Surprise Visil .curilinuC'il rrom !l3!:!C' i) apathy lhat h ad slowlr 1leaclcn1•d his ~ensrs, ,,. e r e shed oH him like magic. I-le had found somebodv lo trust and live for. Soon ·~Cler the liberation, he h1d set out for thP cit~· in search of a decf'nl job. The thought that somewhere it woman was wailing for him made his life among lhe drab monotony of tools, machin<>. and grPase more endurable It was the same ston· lhe world ovrr. A man Wanders about, falls in love, struggles for a while, and finally seltles down. But he felt that hi~ love had ils c,wn distinct quality which made it different from all olhers. ll 17 was as though music had cre1>t delicatelv in lo his being and the meloclv was sweet. He went fasier now. Soon, he would pass lhe le:nienle del barrio's house, then the old moss~' well where ~ossips were exchanged, and rurlher on, the hous1• where Choling Jives. An impish thought made him put on his dark sun-~lasses and pull the brim of !us hat lower down his forehead. He fell a boyish thrill in doing so. Nong lndong, the old and !~'!~e~~t~i!e:;~~}epl~~~ ~tr~~~ window, Lino quickly supprrs;ed lhe desire lo call out a gret>ting to lhe old man. He was afraid that the news that he was here would reach Choling even before he could present himself. He knew thal news in this barrb Lravcled on wings. As he passed by the fronl yard nf houses, there were in his wake the hostile barking of d·•gs a n d undefinable sounds of exciled voice&. He seemed lo have caught some of Lhe cxdlemenl him~elf, and he was b<'ginning to feel uneasy and embarrassed. He purposely <'hose a narrow and seldom-used path instead of laking that which lead direclJy to the W<'li. Ile came then to a clearinu, and for a lime he stood about undccidedly. He was va1mely conscious of some kind of disturbance, but il sounded far away and he did not give it further thou~hl. For the momt.nl he was m""re concerned in conjecl uring how Choling would look af•er all these months, whelher she would recognize him instantly, and what I hey would say to each nther. In his letters lo her he never hinted about this visit. This was going lo be the surprise thal he had promised her. Suddenly, just as he was starting to walk again, a car(Continurd on 1mgf' 20) 18 TllE ·CAHOLI~L\N i~~~~>W<'.>0l8K~~>'8881(~~~~~-~~~~-:«0:>mc:~~)!88&1!:~~ ~j-- S-E C C I 0 N C A S T E L L A .~~-fl ~~~~~~~~>'8881(~'.»m:K-~>W&::~:«>0<~~~,~~~"818<)1881§(' CJito-.ial Las Prendas Latentes En Nosotros --+-l-1a diferencia que en ciencias acadf!micas media enlre el estudianle vu/gm 11 otro sobresr:lienle, no consisle a menudo mas que en el heclw de q1ie est(~ ilflimo sabe vafetse de los medias nalurales que aquCl no descubre. A ambos /es colm6 el 1111/or de la Naturale:a con las mismas farnllades. pero que Cstas se ha/Ian desenvueltris en uno, mienlras que en el afro esldn adormecidas. El genio lampoco posee mas fowlladFs inleleclualcs o morale.<> que c11alq11iera de nns1J/ros; ~1lto que (~/ ha podido cullivarla~ y desenvolverlas Pn 11n grado superlatioo. Aunque no lodos .rnmris {lenios, sin embargo, tem:mos.ciatas doles, cierta capacidad especial def mismo gCnero que las de los genios, para llevar a cabo ta! o cual fin a que nos proponemo~. Si uho es mediocrl' se debt' a qlle no ha lo,qrndo lodavia e.rleriorizar .11 dt>sarrol/ar en s11 plenilwJ las prendas que Dio.c; conr:edi6 a todos los hombres y (/lie se usumen en la expresi6n ·'qllid divinum". Para ser un C.rilo en las eswe!as yen la vida no basla lrabojar; preciso es tambien de,·c11hrirsr a si mismo primero. Convencion de Maestros La .'ierie de conferencias sobre temas educacionales q~e ha habido en los Ires d1as que d11r6 fa Conv~n.clOn de Afaes!ros en esfa ciudad, ha sido m1111 ~id~~~t'::as para lodos-para educadores y para eSEst~s conferencias deberian c~lebrarse con mayor f~ecuenct.a, P,orq1 1e, al par que 1luslran, manfienen vwo .el rnlercs de! pilblico por la educaci6n de nues.: Ira J£!Ventud y ~bren un parCntesis ionijicanle a nuestra v1da prosa1ca. Enero - r-'l'brcro HI Ii C:uarlillas ill Vuelo Por I. .\. '.\I. La inmensa muchcdumbre quc prnrcdcnl~~ de lodos los puchlo5 de la provincia, y aun de las pro\·incias limilrofcs, vino a la ciudad para concurPir a la tradicional fiesta dcl Santo Nifio, conSliluye un incli<'io r.onsolador de quc la fe quc hcmos hcredadr:i de nueslros antepasac\os no ha mucrto aun en la conr.iencia de ]:is masas. Y micnlras un pueblo conserva su fe, Dios no lo ab:indonar;°1. La fe mt1C\'C montafias; la fe rcdimc. Apcnas ha ccrrado sus puerlas t>l carnava[ organizado por la Liga de Abo!-lados de Cebu, olro r.arnaval se <'HLtncia parn (') pr6ximo mes de Abril palronizado por la Asceiaci6n <lei Carnaw1l de esla pro\'incia. Quiz:J.o:; sin darse rucnta dt' el.lo, los P'·omolorcs de! fesliVQI pin tan UU.ftJLl'ato cabal d~ ~~I~~ l~l \ ?i~ ~ irirJW1; i1~~I ~~) ~si ~~I~~ elcrno carna·val C:i.da Vf'Z quc veo a una C'Ompal1 iota caminar por la ca Ile o monlada en un jeep. cruzndas las piet nas v eon un pilillo made in U.S. entrc !Os labios C'nlor rojo suhido, f'\ pelo nrl1firi:ilmfnlc crcspo, visli<'ndo trnjes a la 11 ollywood con cl rmtro dcsfigurado por Ins afeiteS quc la~ moda ha lanzado al mNcndo con prcdos al alcancc di:i todas las fortunas, sin querer siento una nostalgia inde-scriptiblc, por la tlpica mujcr filipina rnflada por Rizal: bella, humilde, recatnd1 y piadosa sin mojig.iterias. Sera verdad qlie la figura interesantc v simb61ica de Maria Clara ha desa parecido <lei escenario de nuestro p:ils para no volvcr ya iamas? Hasgos de lngenio Por I. A. El pccla espaiiol Francisco de Q11<':vcdo y \'illc~as era muy famoso po1· sus sii:liras y por la agud<"za de su in1.?enio qne le permilia salir niroso de las apuros m:is dificilcs. Se cucnta que en una ocasi6n cuatro ehic~s amigas snyas sc confabularon para ponNle en apriclo formulando :1 la VC'Z y de sopel6n cuatro prrguntas diforenl('s. AceC'h{ironle en una csquina, y cuando cl poela aparcci6 le enclil~aron a boca de jarro cstus prrguntas en verso: Oye, Quevedo: De d6nde viencs? Ad6nde v{ts? Que ticnes? C6mo csli!s? Quevedo, sin inmularsc, y r:lpido coma el rayo, contest6 lambien en verso: Amigas mias: Df!I campo vcngo, A casa voy, Nada len1.?o, Bueno csloy. Las bromistas se queclaron con un palmo de nariccs, N uc'3Lro Rizal tnmbicn era h1mosn por su ingenio y por la facilidacl y rapidcz con quc En las SPSiones ordinarias clcl pasado Periodo Lcgislalivo rl<'I Congrcso de Filipinas, cl Scnador Vicenlc Sot Lr prcscntl> un Bill que prescribe la cnS<'iianza obligator1a del Castellano en las higli schools de los centros docenlcs pUblicos y privados dcl ppis Como es naturnl, Bill cuenLa dcfonsores c imnu~nadorcs d<>ntro y tucra del Congrcso. Aunc1ue nosotrns no cortamos ni pinehamos en esla asunlo, cre<'mos, sin embargo, que si cl Bill sc aprneba, nuesli'a juvcnlud tendr{1 a su disposition olra fuenlc valiosa de «·ullura; cl idioma Espaliol. .Janu:iry-Fehrumr 1017 TllE C:ARULINIA~ EL Al1TE de Decir Bien y Alga mas .J. Badman: El infi<'rno <'S \'I pcraclo t•onlinuado mh a1U1 de ht Lumba. ?\Ions. Gabriel Hcv<'s: Xo hay fclicidad C'OntJil<'L:t. El cncumbramicnlo Licnr. sus humiliacioncs, cl matrimnnio sus disguslos. la piedad sus nrideccs, la :.imistud sus lrairionf!<;. Lope rlc Ycga: Yo p·ir:1 qnc naci? Para salvarme. Mi~uel Cervantes: Lclras sin virlud son perlas en cl mulaclar. San Benito: Si cs dnlee snfrir p-ua Dias, que es gozarle'? Dicho vulgar: MUs sabc el loco f'n sn casa quc cl cucrdo en la ajena· Tomas Kempis: l\'o es grnn \'irlud vivir en paz con una persona de lrato sua\'c y modcrado, pero vivir pacificamcntc con una perso1rn quc nos conlradice cs urucia de Dios, y unn virtud bicn her6ica. AlmirantP ~fontojo: (Durante la guf'r:-a de lu Bahi.t de log:raba salir de situacioncs comprometedoras. En cierta ocasi6n, hallitndosc en Ire los invilados n una reuni6n familiar, ali(unos saecrdotcs quc se cnrontraban en la concur1·eneia le pidicron una pcqucfia contrilrnci6n parn coslear los gastos de la fiesta de San Roqll<', que <"nt6nces sc iba a cclebrar. Rizril S<' ncg6 cortesmenl<' a dar su 6bolo. Los bnenos sacerdolcs. crcY<'ndo qne esta ronducta de Hizal nbedel'ia a sus ideas i1nlirrf'ligiosas, quisiernn ponerlc en aprielo tir{rndolc <le la lengua. -Pero, doctor,- le pre,J!untaron,- ustcd no <'rec c.1 San Ho<pll•? -Si, padres, crco en el-conLcsl6 Rizal. !\lanila) :\lcjor hnnra sin htir1ucs c1ue huques sin honra. J. Hizal: El lcnf:?uajc cs cl pcnsamicnto de los pueblos. Socrates: Una sola cosa sc y cs quc no sc nada. Fernan Caballero: Yo en tollos los lib.-os acoslumbro a leer cl prefacio, pol'que a vcccs suclc ser lo mcjor de la obra. :!\·Iig:ucl de Unamuno: Salamanca eslit Bena de mi. C11jal: La fc hace bicn en no razonar; es sentimienlo y no 16gica; cs amor que crca, y no analisis que deslruyc. l\lrncndez Pelayo: Mi ideal sobrc matcria de cstilo es no lcnerlo. Ap1>arisi y Guijarro: (duramentc alacado por untiipuh:.do) :Nom<'doy por ofcndido, p 1rquc cuando vicne una ofrnsa hacia mi, lcvanla un pocn cl c.on1Zon y pasa por d"l_>ajo de el, sin rozarlc siquieia. -Enlonces, porquc no ciuicr<1 nstcd clar al~o para la solemnidad de su fiesta? Porquc no quicro conlribuir al exito de un rival. El clia quc lodos los enfermos :H·udan a San Hoque, l'O, como medico. muero de hambre. Como toclos saben, Rizal C\rn un mrdit·o y San Roque <'S cl palr6n del e61era. Ayala y Echcgaray confundicron )ni, sombreros de copa. Don Jnse, al pnn'.!rse el quc habia cogiclo, vi6 con sorpresa quc le cnt1·aba mi1s de la c.ncnla. Obscrvado esto por Ayala, excl:tm6 cste: Ese somhrrro cs mio, rec.onoeer6. Ud. D. Jose ewe lcngo mas cabcza que lfd. A lo que conlesl6 Echegara~·: No; lo que liene Ud. C'i mas sombrero. ~---------- _____ !_~J_E Ci\ROT.JNIAN ______________ _ Surprise Visit ,Conlrnncd from p<l\:C i) bine shol cam~ whistling lhrough lhe clean sorL air (_tirccll\" over his head. I-le sl1ffoncd in allcnlion, curious and alerl. Something was hapening. Or was lll1S a joke somebodv was lrying to play on him? Lino mGde 3 move lo tGkc orf his sun-gl;isses, but a 1wcond bullet. whining dangeronslv under his right elbow, m:idc him start running in search for con•r. IIP, found hiirneH crouching awkwardly behind a dead slump of tree noL more than three feet high. Ile could now hear subdtle-1 sounds of conspiring voices awl the restless movement of men at Sl)mc dis la nee from hi~ fl1m;y place of rcfu_ge. Ile dared nol mo Y c nor make a sound. Somewhere, a thronl\· \·oice shouted in warnin!..! lo :1 r·ompanion, "'"Ile has ti1ken cover. Carefully no,~·, .Julian, he is armed. Lino's thoughts r,1cC'd ahoul in panic, and he could distinctly hear his own blood gurgling at Lhc base of his Lhrual. I le must <lo something before Lhose .crazy bullels are let loose again. Lino quickly sloo<l, waving his right arm and yelling, "lley, I ... " ' Two shots in quick succession cul him short. One caught l'im right in Lhe abdomen, \Vhile the other went clear through his thro .• l. I Ic slood !:olill for a momrnl w1lh a slart led exnressi<Ht on his face, then fell down to carlh in a heavy thump. Six or seven men came cautiously f r om behind a clump of four hamhoos. The one in lhc lca<l held his carbine rneked before him; the others were each h•Jlding a club or a pi,,ce of heavy metal, A few paces from the body lh<>y all stopped and lhc man with the 1·arbine said ftrml~', "IL's uscle~s to resist, !\lanucl; there .Janu:ir~· - I"el.iru:i1y I !l ii are man\" of us her<>."' Not a· sound nor mo\'emenl i.o;rncd from the fallen body. A big lumbering man muvcd furward, pl.iced an e::ir dosl' lo th'.' hnch', ;:ind, in a voice Lhat lremblCd, addressed !he man with r:;irhin", ·•I Lhink vou have killed him. Julian. I lolrl you l(I shoot al his shouldeis or legs, just cnou~h to maim him. Now sec what ron have done." Julian, who was a member of the town police fore~ and who was not a little vain because of his reputation as the hrst shnt in four district!:, prolested hotly, "well. what do you expect from me? This man is wanted in five towns and in the '-;ity for having hc,~n a notoriously 1el· nth.·ss undcrco\•er! Bt>s'des, he w:1s m·1king a move to resisl. To hear you speak. Jnr.nito, one would think that You are in sympathy with lhis man." Juanilo bPcame silent, while the rest ll'·dd, d Lheir heads in onl ward show of :1pproval. Inwardl~·. howevP.r. thev had their misgi\·ings. The sight of that body with ils nPck twist1·d awry with riots of purplish b Io o d profusely scaltercd about was not a pleasant one. Before long the place was crowded wilh curious busy. hodics. The name of l\-1anuel, the undercover and spy, was on ~vcrybod~•s lips. Different ronJf'dures were whispered about. The old lcnientc d('I ~mrri(_l arrivrd, Lrying lo look 111lclhgent and authoritative. "Whal do we do now?" he asked helplessly. •·Why doesn't someone turn the body over, so we can gel a go.r~\ view of that sch1:iming, mali('tous spy who was directly ~csponsible for the slaughLenng of three of our men by lhe Japs?" SOtnl!body demanded. A murmur of assent was heard all around, althou,t!h lhe women ~oved further ol1t from the f~mgc of lhe crowd to a safer distance. As the bod,· wac:; !urned over, the hat· rolled off and the sunglasses fell from the dead man's face. E•:ervone stre1ched his neck to gel a distinct view of how an undercover looked in dealh. Immcdialclv I here were sounds of quick dismay nnd sharp intakes of breath. Some of the m e n looked questioningly about, and somebody started to say something b u t was afraid to go on. Sile~ce (JUivered tremulously m the warm s licky air. It was as though everybody had forgotten to breathe. Presently the hoarse, sh~ky voice of the tenicnte del barrio was heard to stammer, "An~ ... arc you s ... sure there has been no mistake, boy?" END Women, Women, Women (Continued /rom page 13) in the midst of Renlle folks. Ultimately, as time goes by, shr. hcr.omes impossible. As I said at the outset, this is just a rough gcneralizgtion based on my personal observation. I know that there's going lo be a lot of disagreement on 1.he views I have herewith set forth. But I have no axe to grind, and to the unconvincCd, I .say, "You are right there, sister." Th• [hallenqe ... (Continued from fJ(1,e 3) lhe onrush of crimes committed daily. Y e_l what we ar(' witnessing is but a shadow of what is to come should virlue altogeth('r vanish in the liyes. of men. 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