Julie Ar E.

Sibala
BA Communication/COM2A

Jose adopted the surname Rizal took private lessons in

“Rizal” at the Ateneo
because their family name
Jose was sent to Manila to “Mercado” had come under
study and enrolled at suspicion of the Spanish
Ateneo Municipal. authorities.
Timeline of
Rizal’s Ateneo
Experience
Father Magin Ferrando,
college registrar of Ateneo
Municipal, refused to admit
Jose because: He was late for
registration and; He was
sickly and undersized for his
age (11 years old). Upon the
intercession of Manuel Xeres
Burgos, nephew of Father
Burgos, he was admitted at
Ateneo.
Santa Isabel College during
noon recesses to improve his
Spanish language
payingthree pesos for those
extra lessons.
Rizal’s first professor in
Ateneo was Fr. Jose Bech.
Rizal was placed at the
bottom of the class since he
was a newcomer and knows
little Spanish.
He was an externo
(Carthaginians), occupying
the end of the line. But at the
end of the month, he become
emperor of his Empire.
 Rizal described this Jesuiot
professor as “model of
uprightness, earnestness,
and love for the
advancement of his pupils.

After summer, he returned Rizal became an interno in

to Manila and now boarded the Ateneo. Padre
inside Intramuros at No. 6 Francisco de Paula
Magallanes Street. Dona Rizal grades remained Sanchez- a great educator
Pepay, who had a widowed excellent in all subjects, but and scholar, one of Rizal’s
daughter and 4 sons, was his he won only one medal—in professors who inspired
landlady. Latin. him to study harder and to
write poetry.

Rizal didn’t enjoy his summer
because his mother was in
prison so Neneng(Saturnina)
brought him to Tanawan.
But without telling his father,
he went to Santa Cruz to visit
her mother in prison. He told
her of his brilliant grades.
At the end of the school year, At the end of the school
Rizal received excellent year (March 1875), Rizal
grades in all subjects and a returned to Calamba for
gold medal. The Count of the summer vacation. He
Monte Cristo by Alexander himself was not impressed
Dumas- the first favorite by his scholastic work.
novel of Rizal which made a
deep impression on him.
 He was an active
member, later secretary,
of Marian Congregation a
religious society. He was
accepted because of his
academic brilliance and
devotion to Our Lady of
Immaculate Conception,
the college patroness.
He carved an image of The Virgin
Mary on a piece of Batikuling
(Philippine hardwood) with his
Rizal- The most brilliant
pocket-knife. The Jesuits fathers
Atenean of his time and
were amazed. Father Leonard
was truly ³the pride of the
requested him to carve for him an
Jesuits Graduate with
image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Highest Honor.

He is also a member of the Rizal topped all his

Academy of Spanish Literature classmates in all subjects
and the Academy of Natural and won five medals at
Sciences. He studied painting the end of the school term.
under Agustin Saez, a famous
painter, and sculpture under
Romualdo de Jesus.