Life, Works and

Writings
of
Dr. Jose P. Rizal

CHAPTER IV:

TRIUMPHS IN THE
ATENEO
1872-1877
Hold high the brow serene,
O youth, where now you stand;
Let the bright sheen
Of your grace be seen,
Fair hope of my fatherland!
- Jose Rizal

SAN JUAN DE LETRAN - Dominican owned

college and a rival of Ateneo de Manila
ATENEO MUNICIPAL - formerly known as
Escuela Pia, a charity school for poor boys
in Manila which was
established by 1817
and later became Ateneo de Manila.

Rizal took and passed the examination in

COLLEGE OF SAN JUAN DE LETRAN but he
enrolled in ATENEO when he came back to
Manila.

RIZAL ENTERS ATENEO

FAT H E R M A G I N F E R R A N D O (college registrar)

refused to admit Jose Rizal because ;

He was late for registration

He was sickly and undersized for his age

M A N U E L X E R E Z B U R G O S nephew of Father
Burgos; Rizal was admitted to Ateneo because of
him
R I Z A L - surname used by Jose Rizal because
Mercado became under suspicion by the Spanish
authorities.
M E R C A D O surname used by Paciano

JESUIT SYSTEM OF EDUCATION

Reasons why Jesuit System was advance than
other college

It trained the character of students by rigid

discipline and religious instruction.
It promotes physical culture, humanities and
scientific studies.
Aside from academic courses leading to AB, it
offers
vocational course in agriculture,
commerce, mechanics
and surveying.
They were given splendid professors.
They acquired prestige as an excellent college
for boys.

TWO GROUPS OF STUDENT

Roman Empire

(internos/boarders) -RED

FLAG

Carthaginian Empire
(externos/non-boarders)
-BLUE FLAG

5 RANKS
I. EMPEROR
II. TRIBUNE
III. DECURION
IV. CENTURION
V. STANDARD BEARER

RAYADILLO official uniform of Ateneo students

FAT H E R J O S E B E C H first teacher of Rizal in

Ateneo
Rizal was placed as an externo but a week after he
showed his progress and after a month he became
the emperor.

SANTA ISABEL COLLEGE where Rizal took his

Spanish lessons during recess and paid it for Php
3.00
Rizal returned to Calamba for his vacation.
Saturnina brought him to Tanawan to visit their
mother to cheer him up. After the vacation he
returned to Ateneo for his second year. He is now
living at D O A P E PAY , an old landlady with
widowed daughter and four sons.

SECOND YEAR IN ATENEO(1873-1874)

He again became an emperor; he also

received excellent grades in all subjects and a
gold medal. At March 1874, he returned to
Calamba for his vacation.

PROPHECY OF MOTHERS RELEASE

D o a Te o d o r a was relea
sed in the jail after 3 months like what Jose Rizal
said.

St. JOSEPH Rizal was comparable because

of his interpretation about his mothers release.

TEENAGE INTEREST IN READING

TWO FAVORITE NOVELS OF RIZAL

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO by Alexander

Dumas
TRAVEL IN THE PHILIPPINES by Feodor Jagor
UNIVERSAL HISTORY by Cesar Cantus
he wishes to buy

THIRD YEAR IN ATENEO (1874-1875)

He only got 1 medal in his Latin subject, then

on March 1875 he returned to Calamba

FOURTH YEAR IN ATENEO (18751876)

JUNE 16,1875 Rizal became an interne in
Ateneo
FAT H E R F R A N C I S C O S A N C H E Z Rizals favorite teacher
Rizal won 5 medals and topped in all
subjects and on March, 1876 he returned to
Calamba.

Rizal became the pride of the Jesuits and he

obtained highest grades in all subjects. He
received the degree of Bachelor of Arts with
highest
honors
during
commencement
exercise.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN ATENEO

He was an emperor and a campus leader
outside.
Secretary of the Marian Congregation
Member of Academy of Spanish Literature
Member of Academy of Natural Sciences
FAT H E R J O S E V I L L A C L A R A advised Rizal
to
stop communing with the muses but to pay
more attention to practical studies.

Rizal studied painting at A G U S T I N S A E Z

and sculpture under R O M UA L D O D E J E S U S ,
a Filipino sculptor.

SCULPTURAL WORKS IN ATENEO

THE VIRGIN MARY - he carved an image with Batikuling (Phil.

Hardwood) with his pocket knife
FATHER LLEONART requested Rizal to carved an image of
SACRED HEART OF JESUS

POEMS MADE BY RIZAL IN ATENEO

D o a Te o d o r a was the first one to discover Rizals
poetical talent while Fr. Sanchez helped Rizal to develop his
talent.
Poems made by Rizal:
Mi Primera Inspiration (My First Inspiration) - dedicated to
Rizals mother
Through Education Our Motherland Receives Light
The Intimate Alliance between Religion and Good
Education
To the Child
To the Virgin Mary

DRAMATIC WORK IN ATENEO

Fa t h e r S a n c h e z requested Rizal to wrote

a drama based with ST. EUSTACE THE MARTYR and
on June 2, 1876, Rizal had finished the drama.

FIRST ROMANCE OF RIZAL

SEGUNDA KATIGBAK a 14 yr. old Batanguea

from Lipa whom Rizal first fell inloved with but
Segunda was already engaged to Manuel Luz.
MARIANO KATIGBAK brother of Segunda
LA CONCORDIA COLLEGE where Segunda and
Olimpia
(Rizals sister) studied