RIZAL-MIDTERMS

JOSERIZ MIDTERM PROJECT
REMEMBERING
JOSE RIZAL

JOSE RIZAL’S
SECONDARY
EDUCATION IN
ATENEO
The Jesuits were considered the
best educators of Spain, and
perhaps of Europe, and so, when
they were permitted to return to
the Philippines, although their
power to administer parishes was
restricted except in the remote
regions of Mindanao, the
privilege of founding colleges,
they had to apply to the City of
Manila for subsidies. That is why
the college which began to
function in the year 1865, was
called the Ateneo Municipal.

Jesuit System of Education the system of education given by the
Jesuits in the Ateneo was more advanced than that of other
colleges in that period It trained the student by rigid discipline
and religious instruction. During that time, Jesuit Colleges were
established to stimulate learning and competition among the
students. Students were divided: one was Roman and
Carthaginian or Greek, constantly at war, and in which the
highest positions were won by challenges that were successful
when the opponent made three mistakes.
Ateneo Municipal A college
under the supervision of the
Spanish Jesuits Bitter rival of the
Dominican-owned College of
San Juan de Letran Escuela Pia
(Charity School), A school for
poor boys in Manila Established
by the city government in 1817.
Ateneo de Manila Acquired
prestige as an excellent college
for boys.

Jose was sent to Manila four months after the friars Gomez,
Burgos, and Zamora were martyred - after his primary education
in Binan. Jose's father had intended him to study at Letran, but
changed his mind and sent him to the Ateneo instead.
Rizal Enters the Ateneo Father Magin Ferrando, who
was the school registrar, refused to admit him for two
reasons:
1) He was late for registration
2) He was sickly and undersized for his age. However, upon the
intercession of Manuel Xerez Burgos, nephew of Father Burgos,
he was reluctantly admitted at the Ateneo which was located at
Intramuros, outside the walls of Manila.

RIZAL’S FIRST YEAR
Jose Rizal’s First Year in Ateneo (1872-1873).
Fr. Jose Bech - first professor in Ateneo - “Tall, thin man,
with a body slightly bent forward, a harried walk, an ascetic
face, severe ad inspired, small seep-sunken eyes, a
sharp nose that was almost Greek, and thin lips forming
an arc whose end fell toward the chin.”
Belonged to the Carthaginians in which he was an
externo.
Took private lessons in Santa Isabel College during the
noon recesses to improve his Spanish, which was actually
3 pesos per session

RIZAL’S SECOND YEAR
Second Year in Ateneo (1873-1874).
Once more, he became “emperor”.
Three of his new classmates were boys from Biñan, who
had been his classmates in the school of Maestro
Justiniano.
Received excellent grades in all subjects and a gold medal
at the end of the school year.

Third Year in Ateneo (1874-1875).
RIZAL’S THIRD YEAR
Rizal did not make an excellent showing in his studies as in
the previous year.
His grades remained in all subjects, but he won only one
medal—in Latin.
He failed to win the medal in Spanish because his spoken
Spanish was not fluently sonorous and was beaten by a
Spaniard who could naturally speak fluently and with right
accentuation.

RIZAL’S FOURTH YEAR
Fourth Year in Ateneo (1875-1976) .
Became an interno on June 16, 1875 Fr. Francisco de
Paula Sanchez, one of his professors, who was a great
educator and scholar that inspired the young Rizal to study
harder and to write poetry. He later became an admirer
and friend of the great Calamba lad. Rizal considered
him as his best professor in Ateneo - “model of
uprightness, earnestness, and love for the advancement of
his pupils”.
Topped all his classmates in all subjects and won five
medals at the end of the school term.
Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez

Last Year in Ateneo (1876-1877).
The most brilliant Atenean of his time.
“The pride of the Jesuits”.
RIZAL’S last YEAR
Obtained the highest grades in all subjects—philosophy,
physics, biology, chemistry, languages, mineralogy, etc.
Graduation with Highest Honors Rizal graduated at the
head of his class.

JOSERIZ
MIDTERM PROJECT
CREATED BY:
AMANCIO, ISABEL ALLEN
ARVISU, SABINA BEATRIX
BAUTISTA, JUAN MIGUELLE CARLITOS
BUENDIA, JEREMY CHRISTIAN
CERENO, JEMIMA JOELLE
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