Professional Documents
Culture Documents
and
School Paper Management
TODAY
On a 4” x 6” sheet of paper, Samuel Fickle
Fox penned the first issue of The Students
Gazette on July 11, 1777 at the William Penn
Charter School in Philadelphia, USA. Published
continuously until August 1778, when the
British soldiers closed the school, The
Gazette is recognized as the first student
publication in the English-speaking world.
In the Philippines, The University of the
Philippines started publishing its magazine
College Folio in October 1910 and printed
the works of the first promising writers in
English. In 1912 the graduates of Manila High
School published their English writings in The
Coconut. In the same year, the Philippine
Normal School introduced its publication, The
TORCH.
The UP Writers Club which was organized in
1927 had its literary organ, The Literary
Apprentice which became the most
prestigious college literary publication in the
country. At about this time UST’s Varsitarian
began to see publication.
The Bill of Rights of the Philippine Constitution
Article 3, Section 4:
No law shall be passed abridging the
freedom of speech, of expression, or of the
press, or the right of the people peaceably
to assemble and petition the government
for redress of grievances.
Thee constitutional provision prevents
censorship and prior restraint.
1. defamatory imputation
Professional secrecy