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Chapter 4 PDF
Triumphs at
Ateneo de
Manila
CHAPTER 4
INTRODUCTION
4
Ateneo Municipal
Formerly,
Escuela Pia
Supervised
by Spanish
Jesuits
Bitter rival of College of
San Juan de Letran
Now known as Ateneo de
Manila
They
Jose
He
first boarded in a
house outside
Intramuros
Boarding house
owned by Titay who
owed Rizal family
P300
Jose boarded with
her in order to
collect part of debt
advanced than
the other colleges
Train students by rigid
discipline and religious
instruction
Classes in every
subject are opened and
closed in prayers
It
Students
are divided
into 2 groups:
" Roman Empire
consisting internos
(boarders)
" Carthaginian Empire
composed of
externos (nonboarders)
Students
ranks
Emperor- best
student
Tribune- 2nd best
Decurion- 3rd best
Centurion- 4th best
Standard- bearer5th best
uniform
Consisted
of:
Rayadillo-
coat
material
Adapted as uniform
for Filipino troops
He
Rizal
jail
He cheered her up with news of his
scholastic triumphs in Ateneo
He interpreted Doa Teodoras dream
Barely three months, Doa Teodora was
released
Rizals prophecy came true
is interested in
love stories and
romantic tales
Rizals first favorite
novel
The Count of Monte
Cristo by Alexander
Dumas
The
reading habit
helped him enriched
his mind
He
Later
Rizal read
Travels in the Philippines by
Dr. Feodor Jagor
A German scientist-traveler
became an interno
Inspired by Fr. Francisco de
Paula sanchez
Considered as best professor
Desrcribed as model of
term
age of 16
With the degree of Bachelor of Arts ,
with highest honors
*grades in the book
Cultivated
Sanchez
Fr. Jose Vilaclara advised him to focus
on practical studies
Studied painting under Agustin Saez
Studied sculpture under Romualdo de
Jesus
Engaged in gymnastics and fencing
Sculptural works
Carved
of Rizals
contemporaries in Ateneo
was Felix M. Roxas
related that Rizal was hit in the
Another
related by Manuel
Xerez Burgos
Helped Julio Meliza to recover
the kite
skills
It was Fr. Sanchez who inspired him
most
First poem in Ateneo at 14 was Mi
Primera Inspiracion which was
dedicated to his mother on her birthday
* Other poems in the book about
education and religious