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Learning Unit 4 Activity 2

Activity 2

Name: MARCHIE H. PEROCHO

Course: BSHM3A

Class Scheduled: 1:00-2:00 (MWF)

Direction: Compete the table below.

You may refer your answers on the book of Rizal (by Gregorio M. Zaide) or in any
access you can

Summary of Rizal Higher Education

Ateneo de Manila University of Santo Tomas

The Ateneo de Manila University began Jose Rizal, having completed his
in 1859 with three Jesuit priests and a Bachiller en Artes at the Ateneo
brother taking over the Escuela Municipal, was now eligible for higher
Municipal, a small private school for 33 education at a university. His mother,
children of Spanish residents. The Doña Teodora, had second thoughts
Escuela eventually became the Ateneo about sending her son to school
Municipal de Manila in 1865 when it because of the previous incident
became an institution of secondary involving the execution of friars Gomez,
education. In 1901, the American Burgos and Zamora. However, it was
colonial government withdrew Don Francisco who decided his son
government subsidy for the Ateneo. Fr. should to the University of Santo
Jose Clos, S. J. decided to drop Tomas, a prestigious institution run by
‘Municipal’ from the Ateneo’s official the Dominican order. Rizal, upon
name, and it has since been known as entering the university, was not certain
the Ateneo de Manila. Jose Rizal, the which course of study he wanted to
Philippines’ national hero and the pursue. The Jesuit priests who had
Ateneo’s greatest student, graduated been his former mentors had advised
with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the him to take up farming, or to join the
Ateneo Municipal. He was one of nine order and be a man of the cloth.
hailed as sobresaliente in his graduating However, his tastes went towards law,
class of twelve. Lux in Domino (“Light in literature, or medicine. In the end, he
the Lord”, the Ateneo’s motto, is not the decided to sign up for Philosophy and
school’s original motto. The Escuela Letters during his freshman year
Municipal’s 1859 motto was Al merito y because of the following reasons:
a la virtud (“In Merit and in Virtue”). This
1. It was what his father would have
motto persisted through the school’s wanted for him.
renaming in 1865 and in 1901. 2. He had failed to seek the advice
of the rector of the Ateneo,
Father Ramon Pablo.
As part of the course, he had to
complete units in the following subjects:

 Cosmology and Metaphysics


 Theodicy
 History of Philosophy

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