SCHOLASTIC
TRIUMPHS AT
ATENEO DE MANILA
• J o s e w a s sent to Manila four months
a fntde rwthiteh
mD oa nrtay rTde omd orfaGsotilml
inBu rZa prison.
•
H e studied in the A t e n e o M u n i c i p a l ,
a c o l l e g e under the supervision of
the Spanish Jesuits.
• ATENEO MUNICIPAL
- Bitter rival of the D o m i n i ca n - o w n e d
C o l l e g e of S a n J u a n d e Letran
School)- Ffo rmp eo rolyr
bthoeysEsinc uMealaniPlaiae(Cstha abrlitsyhe d in
1817
- In 1859 the n a m e w a s c h a n g e d to
A t e n e o Municipal b y the Jesuits a n d later
b e c a m e the At e n e o d e Manila.
RthizeaAl
E n te r s
O n June 10, 1872 Jose,
a c c o m p a n i e d b y Pa c i a n o,
went to Manila to ta ke the
e nt ra n c e examinati ons o n
Christi an Doctrine, arithmeti c,
a n d re a d i n g at the C o l l e g e of
Sp anssJeuda tnh ed me .Le tra
n, a n d
Father M a g i n Ferrando , c o l l e g e registrar of
A t e n e o Municipal, refused to a d m i t J o s e
because:
1. H e w a s late for registrati on a n d ;
2.H e w a s sickly a n d undersized for his a g e
(11 years old)
BRizatu wl witha sthaed mheitltpe do f M a n u el
Xeres Burgos,
At e n e o w a s l o c a t e d in
Intramuros, within the walls of
Manila. H e b o a r d e d in a house
o n C a r a b a l l o Street , 25 min
walk from the co l l e ge . The
b o a rd i n g house w a s o w n e d b y
TPi3ta0y0,. w h o o w e d Rizal
family
Jesuit System
of Education
Jesuits trained the c h a ra c t e r of
the student b y rigid discipline,
humaniti es a n d religious
instruction. They h e a rd Mass
early in the morning before the
b e gi n n i n g of daily class.
Cc loasesed switehrep roapyenrs
e. d a n d
Students were divided into two
groups
R O M A N EMPIRE CARTHAGIAN EMPIRE
consisti ng of the consisti ng of the
internos (boarders) externos (non-
with red banners boarders) with blue
banners
1st Best: Emperor
2 n d Best: Tribune´
3 rd Best: Decurion
´ 4 th Best:
Centurion 5 th
Best: Standard-
b e are r
A t e n e o students uniform is consisted of
“ h e m p - fa b r i c trousers” a n d “striped
c o tt o n c o a t ”. The c o a t
was called
rayadillo.
Aa sn tdhew au sniafodr
omp ftoe rd Filipino
troops during the
dFirasty sP o fih
lipthpeine
Republic.
Rizal’s First Ye a r
in A t e n e o
(1872-1873)
• R i za l ’s first p r o fe s s o r in A t e n e o w a s
• FRr.izJaol swe a Bs epclahc e d a t the
b o tt o m of the class s ince h e wa s a
•
n e w c o m e r a n d knows little Spanish.
H e w a s a n externo(Carthaginians),
o c c u p y i n g the e n d of the line. But
a t the e n d of the month, h e
b e c o m e emperor´of his Empire.
H e w a s the brightest pupil in the
whole
aclass, a n d prize
religious h e wa s a w a r d e d a
• Rizal took private lessons in
Snao notna rIesac be sesleCs
otolleimg ep rdouvreinhg is Spanish
l a n g u a g e payingthree
pesos for those extra lessons.
•
H e p l a c e d s e c o n d at the e n d
of the year, at h o u g h all his
g ra d e s were still m a r ke d
Excellent´
Summer V a c a t i o n 1873
•
Rizal didn’t enj oy his summer b e c a u s e his
mother w a s in prison so Neneng(Saturnina)
brought him to Ta n a w a n . But without telling his
father, h e went to S a n ta Cruz to visit her
mother in prison.
•
Aft er summer, h e b o a r d e d inside Intramuros at
No. 6 M a ga l l a n e s Street. Dona Pepay , w h o
h a d a w i d o w e d d a u g h te r a n d 4 sons, w a s his
landlady.
Rizal’s S e c o n d
Year in A te n e o
(1873-1874)
• Rizal lost the class
leadership. But h e
re p e nte d a n d e v e n
smtuodreie bd ehcaardm
eer, eomncp ee ro r.
H e re c e i ve d excellent
g ra d e s in all subjects a n d
P r o p h e c y of his mother ’s r e l e a s e
• D o n a Teo dora told her son of her d r e a m the
previous night.
• Rizal, interpreti ng the d re a m , told her that she
wo u l d b e re l e a s e d from prison in 3 months ti me.
•
It b e c a m e true.
• D o n a Teodora likened his son to the youthful
J o s e p h in the Bible in his ability to interpret
dreams.
Teenage Interest in Reading
•
The Count of Monte Cristo b y Alexander Dumas.
•
His boyish imaginati on w a s stirred b y the
sufferings of E d m o n d D a n t e s (the hero) in prison,
his s p e c ta c u l a r e s c a p e from the d u n g e o n
of C h a t e a u d’If , his fi nding a buried treasure in
the rocky island of Monte Cristo, a n d his
d ra m a ti c r e v e n g e o n his enemies w h o h a d
w r o n g e d him.
Teenage Interest in Reading
•
Rizal r e a d non-fi cti on. H e p e rs u a d e d his father to b u y
a costly set of C esa r Cantus historical work enti tled
Universall History .
•
H e also r e a d Travels in the Philippines b y Dr. Feodor
Jagor , a G e r m a n scientist-traveler w h o visited Philippines
in 1859-1860. H e w a s impressed by:
1.J a g o r s ke e n observati ons of the d efe c t s of
Spanish colonizati on
2. His p r o p h e c y that s o m e d a y Sp ain wo u l d
lose
Rizal’s Third
Year in A te n e o
(1875-1876)
• June 16, 1875 Rizal became
an
• inFrt.eFrnraonc isc o d e P a u l a S a n c h e z ,
o n e of his professor, inspired him to
study harder a n d write poetry. Rizals
best professor in Ate n e o . Rizal
d e s c r i b e d him a s a m o d e l of
uprightness, earnestness, a n d love
for the a d v a n c e m e n t of his
pupils´.He returned to C a l a m b a
with 5 m e d a l s a n d excellent
Rizal’s Last Ye a r
in A t e ne o
(1876-1877)
•
Rizal- The most
brilliant A t e n e a n of
htrius lytim“ teh,eapnr
did we aosf t h e
Graduation with Highest Honors
• O n M a rc h 23, 1877, Rizal, 16 years old,
r e c e i v e d from his A l m a Mater, A t e n e o Municipal,
the d e g r e e of B ac he l o r of Arts, with highest
honors.
• The night before graduati on, h e c o u l d not sleep.
Early morning o n the d a y of his graduati on, h e
p r a y e d to t he Virgin “to c o m m e n d his life a n d
p ro te c t him a s h e step into t he world”.
Extra- Curricular
Activities in
A t e ne o
•
H e w a s a n a c ti v e m e m b e r, later
sae rcerleigtaioruy s, osof cMieatryia. n
C o n g re gati o n ,
• H e is also a m e m b e r of the
A c a d e m y of Spanish Literature a n d
the A c a d e m y of Natural Sci e nce s.
• H e studied painti ng under Agusti n
Saez, a famo us painter, a n d
sculpture under R o m u a l d o d e
Jesus.
• H e co nti n u e d his physical training
Sculptural
Works in A te n eo
•
H e c a r v e d a n i m a g e of The
Virgin Mary o n a p i e c e of
bati kuling (Philippine
h a rd wo o d ) with his
pocket-
knife.
• The Jesuits fathers were
• amazed.
Father Lleonart requested him
to c a r v e for him a n i m a g e of
the S a c r e d Heart of Jesus.
A n e c d o t e s on Rizal,
The
A t e n ea n
1. Felix M. Roxas- H e related a n
itnhceidAeten nt eoof
p a i n a n d forgiveness.
Rwizha ilc’ shscrehvoeoaldls athy es in
2. Ma nuel Xeres Burgos - his
hero’s resignati on to
a n e c d o t e o n Rizal illustrates his
predilecti on to helo the helpless at
the risk of his own
life.
Poems in
Written in
Ateneo
•
Mi Primera Inspiracion
(My First Inspiration)- first
written p o e m of Rizal,
wh ishimc ho twh ea rs
odne dh eic ra te d to
birthday.He wrote it w h e n
•
In 1875, inspired b y Fr. S a n c h e z , h e wrote
mo re p o e m s , a s such:
1. Felicitacion (Felicitati on)
2.El E m b a rq u e : Himno a la Flota d e
M a ga l l a n e s ( The Departure: H y m n to
M3. aY gEes l ElasnpsaFnleoel: tE) lc a no , el Primero
e n d a r la Vu e l ta a l M u n d o ( A n d H e is
Spanish: E l ca n o, the Fist to C i r c u m n a v i g a t e
the
W4. oE rl ldC )o mb a te : Urbiztondo, Terror d e
J o l o (The Batt le: Urbiztondo, Terror of Jolo)In
1876, h e wrote p o e m s on religion,
Rizal’s P o e m in
Education
• T hrough Education Our
Motherland Recieves Light-
e d u c ati o n plays in the progress
a n d welfare of a nati on
•
The Intimate Alli anc e Between
Religion a n d G o o d Education-
s h o w e d that ‘ E d u c a ti o n
without
G o d is not true
e ducati o n.
Rizal’s
Religious
P oe m
•
Al Nino Jesus (To the
C h i ld Jesus)- written w h e n
h e wa s 14 years old,
expressing his C at h o l i c
faith devoti on.
• A L a Virgen Maria (To the
Virgin Mary)
Dramatic
Work in
Ateneo
•
hFima t thoe wr
Eustace
S a nc the
h e Martyr.
z He
finished
r it e athat a m auon
r eq
d r request beaJune
sts
2, 1876 entitled San Eustacio,
e edd on
Martir (St.the prose story
Eustace, the of
Martyr).
St.
First Romance
of Rizal
• He experienced his first romance with
Batanguena
S b a k , Lipa.
e g u n d a K a t i gfrom a pretty 14 year old
•
One Sunday Rizal visited his maternal
grandmother in Trozo, Manila with his
friend Mariano Katigbak. One of whom
was a n attractive girl, wh o mysteriously
caused his heart to palpitate with strange
ecstasy was Segunda.
•
His g ra n d m o t h e r ’s guests u r g e d him to
d r a w S e g u n d a ’s portrait. “From ti me to
ti m e ,” h e r e m i n i s c e d , ” s h e looked a t m e
a n d I blushe d”
•
Rizal c a m e to know Segunda more
iCntoimncaot erdlyiadCuroinllegg wee,
ewkhlyevreisithsist osisLt aer was boarding
student. Olimpia a n d Segunda w a s a
c l o s e friend. Theirs w a s i n d e e d “ a
laolrveeaadtyfiersnt gsiag gh te”d.
B u t S eg u n d a w a s Manuel
