DJPR EDUCATION

1.
The quality of education in the Ateneo was more advanced than that of other colleges in that
period
It trained the character of student by rigid discipline and religious instruction
 Students heard Mass in the morning before their daily classes. And, classes in every
subject were opened and closed with prayers
Rizal was an externo or a non-boarder student and lived in a house owned by a certain Titay
(an old unmarried woman) who has a debt of P300 on the Mercado Family.
 Titay let Jose live with her as way of paying his debt
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 The Spanish Jesuits that supervises Ateneo de Manila
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 Students were divided into two groups: The Roman Empire and the Carthaginian Empire.
 Each empire has its ranks. The best student in each empire was the……………
 Two groups are in constant competition for supremacy
 Have distinctive banners: RED for Romans & BLUE for Carthaginians

2.
2nd year in Ateneo
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Prophecy of Mother’s Release
 Doña Teodora was even more proud of his son whom she likened to the youthful Joseph
in the Bible and his ability to interpret dreams
Teenage interest in Reading
 *READ* – As a normal teenager, he became interested in love stories and romantic tales
 His first favorite was The Count of Monte Cristo
 And he have also read the Books: *@ the PPT*

3.
POEMS WRITTEN IN ATENEO…
 It was Doña Teodora who first discovered the poetical genius of her son, it was also she
who first encouraged him to write poem
 FIRST POEM: Mi Primera Inspiracion
 In 1875, he wrote more poems
 In 1876, Rizal wrote poems on various topics – religion, education, childhood memories
and war
 In 1877, he wrote more poems on his last year in Ateneo
DRAMATIC WORKS…
 Father Sanchez, requested Rizal to write a drama
FIRST ROMANCE…
 Shortly after his Graduation- Rizal, 16, experienced his first romance. He referred it as
“That painful experience which comes to nearly all adolescents”
 He first saw Segunda when Rizal went to Trozo, Manila to visit his maternal grandmother.
Segunda was the sister of Rizal’s friend, Mariano, who accompanied him on his visit
 The guests knew Rizal’s painting skills so they urged him to draw Segunda’s portrait. He
complied reluctantly and made a pencil sketch of her. “From time to time – she looked at
me, and I blushed”
 Rizal got to know Segunda more during his visits in his sister Olympia’s boarding school,
La Concordia College. Olimpia also happened to be a close friend of Segunda