FOUNDATION DAY IN PHILIPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY

A FOUNDATION DAY IN PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY

NOVIE JOY R. ARIZO

 

The yearly celebration of September 1 as foundation day was accepted as a ‘tradition’ of the institution until it reached the present generation. Thus, going back to the discussion on the foundation day of PNU, the researcher would assume, with the current knowledge of the University’s practice; some people took the date of the formal opening of classes as the school’s foundation day and may have committed a historical oversight.

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The event was celebrated with grandeur and a long and colorful parade was participated by the alumni, students, and the faculty during the second day of the Jubilee. This activity was well attended that (t)he procession was formed at the old site of the Normal School on Padre Faura Street and was so long that when its head had reached the College grounds the rear had not yet started. The graduates marched in their class groups carrying placards for each year. A single graduate marched for the first graduating class (1903) and led the alumni (PNC 1951-52, 17).

There are many dates that could be considered as the foundation day of PNU. Initially, January 21, 1901 could be regarded as the school’s founding being the actual date when the Philippine Commission enacted Act No. 74. Its historical accuracy and significance can’t be denied. The emergence of the school was motioned by this Act. Funds were given due to the provision stated in the law. Likewise, even the markers installed by historical agencies clearly state this date as the ‘foundation day’.

 

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There are many dates that could be considered as the foundation day of PNU. Initially, January 21, 1901 could be regarded as the school’s founding being the actual date when the Philippine Commission enacted Act No. 74. Its historical accuracy and significance can’t be denied. The emergence of the school was motioned by this Act. Funds were given due to the provision stated in the law. Likewise, even the markers installed by historical agencies clearly state this date as the ‘foundation day’.

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