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J3nuary 14, 1938, at the post
Entered as second clan matter
office in San G-ermán, Puerto
Rico, under the act of August
l poLyGRApH
J AN U A R Y
ISSUE
24, 1912.
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POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PUERTO RICO
San Germán, P. R.
J .\~T.\ RY
DDHNG HALL NEEDED
A tall·ateel conatruction tower be·
5ide an
unfiniahed dinlnsr; hall
through se,·eral ¡:renerationa o( stud·
ents it hns symbolized a la11k wellbegun, bul never cnrrie•l to com·
pletlon.
One unit was fini11hed nnn ha!l
served after a fa!lhion na n dining
hall. ln fact, it !l:t>emetl quite n slep in
ad\·ance over the rucle structure it
replaced. The cooking equipment was
installed in n ba!!ernPrtt ~to~ room.
What w:ts intended to be the k\t(.'hen
serves 8!1 a dining room.
Hetore the enrollmcnt reuched it~
present numbers, the arrangement
proved fairly satisfa,·tor)·. But the enrollment hu been growing year by
year. Thc indications are tbat it will
continue to gTOW. Thc embnras,;ment
o! thc matron grows apace.
One problem is how to prepare the
food and get it 11en·ed on thll tnble11
before it gets cohl. A greater problem Í!l how to sent tht> hungry buys
and girls. Every posslble arrangement o[ the tables has been triefi.
Even 110. there is no wur to gel them
all in. Between fiftr 11nd aixty are
accomoduted in a bn~~cment room below. On the Cloor abo''~'• the t.'lbles
are 11till so crowrled thnt oflcn thf'
students al one tahle hnve lo stand
until thn~e at the ulljoining table hnve
aeatt'd themsdn·~ and drawn their
chaira uncomfortably clotte to the
table.
The rnatron is heroically tryi ng tu
inculratc good tablc nuumera as u
part of college training. lt ia uphill
business. Tbe crowderi cundltion nf
the hall does not lentl iurlf t tJ thP
cultiYation of gracious tuble manners.
The dining hall thia year is crowded to capacity. It ls physirally im·
po!lslblc tocare ·f or more. \\'hat about
the increa!'ed enrollment o( next year
and t.he years to come! A re t.he doora
of the lnstitute to be- closed in the
face of man}' worthy nnd aspiring
young men and young womcn of
Puerto Rico? That will surely be the
case unless the meana are forth·
coming to complete our dining hall
thie )"ear
BEN EF ACTORS OF THE
LIBRAR Y
Much credit. belongs to lhe friends
of the Behool who have tacilitated the
growth or the librar)' by thrir güts.
Tbe total number ot auch contributions is much too large to ~
publicly acknowledged here, but a few
examples of recent )'eart have been
chosen at random.
The Class oí 1931 presented four
large t.ables for the reading room ~~
ita gift to the school. The splendid
mahogany cbarging duk at tbe en·
trance was a gift ot tbe membera of
the Faculty Women's Club who have
also made very aubstantial contri(ContinuH on paJe 3, Col. l .)
20. 19l2
Friends and W ork Call Again
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Askt-d by our reporter to give thclr
rirat Imvressions of Puerto Rico, our
newly nn-iYed faculty tnembers were
rnur.t eloquent and enthusi · • · lhclr
praise ot the island. Mr. 5HYHH gav~
U!'! the foiJowing Stntement:
\VHAT IS A COLLEGE PROFESSOR ?
Tt all depends on the \'lew point as
to whl\t is a College Profest~or.
The average student would prob·
ably say, "He is one of those
Know it Alls who mnke life more or
lesa miserable for atudents."
The well wom spinater whose life
has been "enriched" by years of teach·
ing would res pon d: "He is a
peraon uained and consecrated to
the task of ~ting the youth of the
nation along paths of culture, refine·
ment, morality. and usefulness."
However, when war comes, as now,
and we see college studenta rushing
forward to help defend the rights and
honor of their country, many will be
inclined to think of the professor as
the builder of ideals of altruism and
public aerviee.
In the technkal field he might be
d<!Cinetl as "Rathcr aour once in a
while, but he sure doea know his stuff,
nnd that'a what it tAkea these days."
During Christmaa Holidays wlten
the t>ersonnel of a group of campus
cnrollers becomes known we may
think of the profeasor as "Almost a
human being."
Well, what is a college professor~
1 think we rnay be safe in stating that
he or she is a per110n at least Iairly
well trained in sorne academic field, a
person whom sorne inatitution has
seen Cit to employ, and who then set
about to make hia own little world
go aa well as he can. Sometimes be
IIUCceeda fairly well. Sorne fail, but
in moat cases do not know it. In that
respcct they are about like the rest
of mankind.
Charles A. Leker.
"Tt is now thc S(><:ond clnr of our
life here in Puerto Rico, ancl as 1 :reflec:t back on the lirst twenty-four
hours, 1 fínd lhat thcy han) had tor
u' the troe qunlity of l\d\"enture. The
unknown has un!oldc<l bcfore U!l. We
ha\·e becn thrilled by the scenes ot
your b<"autiful lslnnd with ita undulating mountains and grcen valleys.
with your fine roads that now "ind
up and through the ntounbin passes
and now- are laid in long stretches
under a\·enues of noble trees. 'We ha,·e
bcen chnrmed by thc Spnnish archiléeture and by aights of quaint houses,
by the narrow atreets and the re·
freshing open plazas of your towns:
nnd we hnve been transportt'd back
in imagination to the ages of thc real
ndventurers by whosc daring and :Cor·
titude the life and thc greJ\t traditions
of Spanish ch·ilizatlon were brought
lo this !stand. At the urne time wc
hnve been sorry to note lhat there are
stíll conditions oC ignoruncc and poverty.
"You are a fri~ndly people, howe\'er. rendy to help lhotte in necd, and
responsi,·e to advances of genulne
friendship. 1 am sure you ha\·e great
capa"ity for friendship. l should illUI·
gine. too, that you are a pcople more
than usually bless~d with Cine artistic
st'nsc and mo\'ed by high arti~tic lmpulst'a. No doubt many eouls among
you rise to heights of creative insight
and splritual asplraúon. 1 come to you
""ith a sense or revcrencc at "'hat
God has made you to be and at what
you are yeL to bt.~ome. 1 ha'-e many
things that 1 want to leam from all
o( you. 1 hope thnt 1 mar be able
gracioualy to be helped by you and
that in ca!l:es where I am under misa¡»prehension, 1 may be willing to be
shown the truth. 1t is a prh·itege and
honor to come to a &ehool ";th a record and a function such as l'ol)··
technic has. 1 look forv•ard to great
days ahead, in which l ahall make discoveries in friendahip. Together we
must press forwurd inlo the realm of
righteouanesa, wisdom and líght.
" 1 aee that here in Puerto Rico a
fuaion or severa) racea has been going
on. Despite that, I am given to und~
stand that there is a minlmum of
feeling a b o u t rAda! disllnctiona.
\Vhatever a man's rac:ial background
may be, he is regarded, I take it, as
a Put>rto Rican. If my underatanding
ia c:orrect, then in a world that haa
been largely robbed ot democratic
ideals. you are orrerin~ an unuJU&I
demonatrarion of democracy. Perbapa
the ploneer splrit you have received
from your forefathera is being worked
out toT this generatlon In prec~l)·
(ContinuH on pare 3, Col. 3.)
POLYGRAPH
2
Polygraph
Published for the students, faculty, alumni and friends of the
Polytechnic Institute.
Managing editor this edition, Mr.
Luis Santullano and Mrs. Laura G.
de Bover with volunteer student
help,
The President's Column
For every thousand times that we
hear a reference to "victory", "winning the war," "ultimate triumph,"
etc., we hear about one reference to
"PUERTO RICO EVANGELICO" PRESS, PONCE, P.R.
"winning the peace," that ";11 follow
the war. All of us realize that though
"winning the war" i~; our all-out effort now, the real purpose of winning the war is in order that we
Dr. Andrew Hammond, educational coordinator for our neigh- might "win the peace." If the war is
boring islands, the British West Indies, upon rus recent visit to our won and we allow hatred and re,·enge
be written into the pe3ce treaty,
campus made the statement that he thought the present war ha~ to
we will sow seeds for the next war
been a good thing for the youth of Great Britain.
that children and grand-children will
He explained that prior to the war, a feeling of futility and have to fight. We must win the peace!
I am not, however, completely
hopelessnes prevailed among the younger generation. British satisfied
with what most of us think
youth thought more in terms of material gains than in terms of of when we use the phrase, "win the
moral values. When unable to cope with the difficulties presented peace"........ Let us look at the VerTreaty, for a moment. Presiby a confused social and economic order, the great majority of sailles
dent Wilson did all he could to make
young people would soon capitulate to a feeling of frustration and it a juRt treaty: he asked for no war
defeatism, to an attitude of "what's the use." This war, however, reparations for the United States,
for no territorial or colonial posseshas awakened them to the realization that there is something sions
and for no commercial or milimore significant to fight for than the automobile, the social tary concessions, but he was a realist,
pleasures, and the material comforts of life. There is the British for all hiR idealism, and he asked for
tradition of seven centuries of affirmation of individual freedom a League of Nations which would have
a level head, a warm heart, and some
based on Christian ethics. There are two thousand years of Christ- prominent teeth, a League to imple·
ian civilization which are in jeopardy. There is British culture \vith ment the treaty and prevent further
all that it means in art, literature, religion, and home life. All of outbreak of war. But, the American
people who had given the blood of
this is worth defending. British youth has discovered that he can fifty thousand of their choice sons to
forego many of the luxuries of life, bul that he can canot survive "save democracy" pulled the teeth
without being driven by those forces of loyalty and idealism with from the League by refusing to enter
it and ever again to "send ther sons
which man is endowed.
to shed blood on foreign soil." We
As Dr. Hammond e-xpressed these views we could not help but would not back the League with a
realize that this feeling of despondency which prevailed among "poHce army," so now Pearl Harbor
is violated. We would not. back the
British youth, was also characteristic, to a large extent, of the Lytton Report and send our sons to
Manchuria, so now they die in the
youth of our own land.
Van Wyck Brooks, in an article entitled "Fashions in Defeat- Philippines. We won the last war al-~
right; there is no doubt about that,
ism" published in the Mat·ch 22 issue of the "Saturday Review of but we certainly lost the last peace,
Literature" asserts: "A mood of desperate unhappiness reigns in for even before Munich, Warsaw,
the world, and this is marked especially in most of the write1·s...... Flanders, nnd Pearl Harbor, you re·
members there was a Depression, a
The temperamental cards of our time are stacked in favor of Recession. a civil war in Spain, and
despair, a somewhat sterile despair."
ills too numerous to mention. Even
College youth, who inevitably comes in contact with the the two cars collided in every garage
and the two chickens in every pot
brooding melancholy-and at times cynicism-of moody intel- fought
each other.
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EDITORIAL
As I finish this columl'l at the Lord
Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore, President Roosevelt is talking about the
same things over the national hookup on his "State of the Nation"
message before Congress, January 6,
(12:45 E. S. T.)
I say, I am not satisfied with the
general ideal o! "winning the pell('~"
- I think we must "win our enemies"
and "win the world" by establishing
that kind of peace that is founded on
complete brotherhood and the ideal
of Christ, a peace that shall be justas just, fair, and merciful to one
group as to the other. We must
have a peaceful world not dominated by any nation, not even by
ourselves. This means freedom of
speech, press, worship and commerce
all over the world. There must be no
barriers to trade and commerce, no
monopolies to supplies. There must be
a lowering of our standards of living
in order to aid others to raise theirs
to a common level.
The only way to really win an abiding peace is to win our enemies into
friends. We have tried all kinds of
schemes to make this abiding peace,
but all have failed to date. There is
only one way left, the only way yet
untried, the way of good neighborliness and Christian fellowship. ThP
"Good Neighbor" policy must &tretch
around the world, beginning with the
Americas.
The responsibility to bring this to
pass is upon us, the Americans, !or
we have both the power and the faith.
The responsibility rests particularly
upon the colleges and churches of
America for they represent the .vay
of enlightenment, service, and sacrifice. I call upon every Polytechnic
student to keep hatred from his
heart, to put. his mind to work on this
peace that is to be, and to liil his
heart daily in prayer for this new
world that rests so much on Christian college men and women.
J arvis S. Morris.
lectuals, can easily fall prey to this feeling of frustration and defeatism. And let us bear in mind that Spanish and Spanish-American writers, for reasons of temperament, are more than others man. A clever lawyer may use his legal skill to protect
criminals. A trained engineer may use his mastery of mathegiven to these moments of intellectual depression.
The Polytechnic is doing all in its powe1· to help the student matics to cheat his client or to rob his government in the consform sound and lasting moral and spiritual convictions. In fact, truction of a b1·idge. Moral integrity, a sense of justice, social resthe institution is noted for its sincere efforts in this direction. ponsibility, and loyalty to spiritual values constitute the only
We are persuaded that these deeper values do not just happen as framework on which a lasting civilization can be built.
This last semester a score of students had to be sent home for
n byproduct of academic training. We purposely place in the curri- '
culum, therefore, courses and activities geared to this objective; failure to meet the minumum standards of achievement required
and we try as fa1· as it is humanly possible within our limited re- by the college. However, the majority of these students who
som·ces, to include his daily living practices in the final evaluation failed could have succeeded if they had acquired the driving
of his success or failure as a college student. The opportunity is power of loyalty and idealism to which we referred above.
Let us profit by the experience of British youth. Let us not wait
here for the taking.
Now that we are involved in a war that demands the greatest until the crisis is about to O\'erwhelm us to e>.."]>erience an
sacrifices of a11 of us, it is pertinent, therefore, that we should awakening. There is always the danger of being too late.
Democracy must have well trained men, experts and technicurge students to be on guard, to fight against the temptation of
yielding to dangerous pessimism, and to cultivate those deeper ians, but with it she must have brave, righteous citizens:
values which make for the moral stamina necessary to face the
"Men whom the lust of office doth not kill,
hardships of life and war with cheer and determination. The
Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy,
Men who possess opinion and a will,
mastery of knowlege and techniques alone may be very dangerous.
Men who love honor, men who can not lie."
A trained chemist may use his knowlege to destroy his fellow
POLYGR APH
LAS BELLAS ARTES EN EL
POLITECNICOI
VISITA A MEDICINA
TROPICAL
SERENATA DE LOS
GRADUANDOS
Es altamente encomiable y hnlaga·
dor el crecimiento que ha tenido el
Instituto Polltecnico en sus pocos aiios
de existencia en todos los ramos de
su programs. Sin embargo, por paN'·
cernos el crecimiento m:is notable, si
cabe, en el departamento de las be·
lias nrtes, pintura y música voy a re·
ferirme a estas en mis nnotac1ones.
Aunque han pasado apenas treinta
ai'ios de su fundaci6n, el Instituto Po·
litecnico, como s1empre c:olegio de ar·
tes liberates, ofrece cursos de aprecia·
cion e historia del arte, principios de
disei'io y su aplicaci6n, dibujo, pinturn
al óleo, artes manunles. trabajos en
metal y joyeria, a cargo de maestros
competentlsimos, dire mas, de artistas de reconocida fama mundial. De
mane ra que si alg(ln estudiante posee el talento y Ia constancia requeridos para ello, puede, sin trasladarse n
otro sitio, especinlizarse en Ia materia
y llegar a !'er un verdadero arlista.
El programs musical no es menos
varindo y rico. He ahi algunos de sus
cursos: elementos de musica, apreciaci6n e historia musicales, armonia,
composici6n. canto, piano, etc., etc.,
tarnbien a cargo de maestros bien
competentes.
Da gusto observar a nuestros estudiant~>s en sus clases de pintura, dibujo y nrtes manuales, y ex.aminar las
obras que llevan a cabo; oir los discos 'fonogrnficos para In apreciaci6n
musical y los diierentes ensayos del
coro e individuales.
AI contemplar este panorama artistico no puedo menos que forjnm1e al
Instituto Politecnico como un peque·
iio conser\•atorio. el unico por des·
gracia en Puerto Rico, donde puede
uno aprender a dibujar r n pintar hasta llegar a ser un pintor acabndo; donde se enseiian todos los rnmos de la musica, bagaje mas que
suiiciente para hacer del aprendiz un
cantor, un pianists o un compositor
consumado. Y sin embargo. nos faltan muchas cosas para llevnr a cabo
felizmente nuestro hermoso programs.
Gracias al espiritu altruist~ de la
Corporacion Carnegie, tenemos una
~electa y nutrida colecci6n de discos
ionogruficos, requisito indispensable
para In cultura, historia y apreciaci6n
musical pero nos falta un Auditorium, para que Ia audici6n no
sea patrimonio de unos pocos, sino de
un gran numero de estudinntes y profesores y otras personas invitadns.
Un Auditorium adecuado servma
para multiple:- fines; para los concier·
tos peri6dicos de discos Conograficos
y los de Ia Masa Coral, para repre~entar obras dramaticas, oir conferencinntes visitnntes, dar asnmbleas, graduaciones y otros actos academicos.
Bartolomé Bover.
El dia 22 de diciembre le close d"
Bacteriologia visit6 los laborntorios
biol6gicos del Departamento de Sam·
dad y Ia Escuela de Medicinn Tropical. I nterrogados algunos de los estu·
diantes he aqui lo que nos dijeron:
"Hay lantas anorn1alidades del fun·
cionnnrienlo fisiol6gico como hay in·
dividuos en el mundo, es indudnble·
mente nuestro comentnrio al ver los
laboratoriot~ llenos de tubos de ensayo
con muestras de todas clases esperan
do ser examinadas. l. Quicn sabe lo
que elias revelaran! Se ha ensanchado
nuestro concepto sobre lo complica·
do que es el problema de las enfer·
medades. Asi mismo hemos tenido lu
oportunidad de apreciar el inmenso
trabnjo que se lleva a cabo en l'uer·
to Rico para contrarrestnr Ia invasi6n
de nuestros cuerpos por los enemigos
microsc6picos. Solo el interes cientifico prevnleciente en esta ~poca. siempre en aumento, seri capaz de quitar
el veto del misterio de las enfermedades."-Pura P. Leker.
''EI Dr. Jose Rodriguez Pastor,
fue objeto de una entrevista. gn ella
nos explico con palabrns autorir.adas,
los sintomal', el tratamiento ~ Ia propagaci6n de Ia tuberculosis. Luego
puso en nuestras mano& unos cuantos
folletos, los cuales ponemos n In dis·
posici6n de cualquiel' estudiantc inte·
resndo."-Jo~>~ R. ~antingo.
"Prefiero el monumento de 62 pulgadns que conocimos en Saniduu, susurre nl oido de Dr. Velet, al ver In
Yanqui sonriente que se nos acercaba
al entrar al departamento de nutrici6n
en l\Iedicinn Tropical. Creo que c!sta
explicnra mejor, me contest6 el. Efec·
tivamente, desde que aquella Arist6·
teles de las vitaminas. comenz6 a ha·
blar, quedamos todos maravillndos.
Su trabajo sobre vitaminn "E" es una
de las cosas mas bellas que he tenido
Ia oportunidad de conocer. Nos explicnbn las cosns en una formn tan cia·
ra y agradable, y con t:mta autoridnd. que sentiamos verdadero placer
en escucharla. Con cientos de rntoncitos blancos estudia ella los ef£'Ctos
de Ia ausencia de esa vitamina en Ia
dieta.
"Lo raro de esto. decia ella, e,; que
en los ratones causa inhabilidad de re·
producci6n y degeneraci6n de ciertos
musculos; en los pollitos, degeneraci6n del cerebro, etc. Su cxperimcnto
mas reciente es con monos, el cual
se hace mas facil en Puerto Rico que
en Nueva York, porque aqui los monos no sufren por el clima. Es una
verdadera cientifica: esta enamnrada
de su trabajo."-R. Guzma n.
"Me inleres6 mucho Ia visita a los
nnimales experimentales, en :\Iedicinn Tropical, cuidndosament<' atenrlidos
pam ser usados ayudando n salvar a
Ia humanida•l.-)1. . \ . Pereira.
"Son animalitos incomprensibles,
pero que sin saberlo estan ayudando
al progreso cientifico. Todos ellos estaban contentos y dispucstos a dar
sus vidas por miles de seres humanos.
jQue vnlientes! Los ratones no sentian
Ia nostalgia del campo; los giiimos se
sentian como en su casa. Los caballos,
ovejas y cabros dan con gusto sangre
para los sueros. Vimos a una joven
inyectar 11na cantidad de orina a un
gtiimo para averigunr si en dicha orina habia el bacilo de tube· ·ulosis."-M. Torres.
Ismael Velez.
Dedicada a Ia CluAe del '42.
BE~EFACTORS OF...............
butions to the book collection. Miss
Fannv Cnrllon, former librarian, gave
the librarian's desk which matches the
chargtnf(' desk. The bust of Shakes·
peare was a gift of the English Club
of 19:39-40. 1\lrs. Palmer and Miss
Akers sent a collection of books from
the University of Illinois. During the
summer Mr. Frank Campos of the
Department of Education contributed
some books from his personal library.
Mrs. M. Frnncisco Lluberas sent a
group of books from her father's
library. For these and all other gifts,
the patrons of the library are very
grateful.
I
Los dias de colegio van pasando;
En breve nos tendremos que marchar.
La lagrima furlivn enjuganno.
Unnmonos en un postrer cantar.
0 noble Alma. Mater generosa,
Tus glorias t quien podra enumerar?
Jrradias una luz esplendorosa,
Antorcha de virtud y bicnestar.
Los dins de colegio apncibles
Volados son; mas nunca volveran;
Empero sus valores indecibles
Por siempre en sus hijos vivinin.
0 noble Alma ~later generosa,
Tus glorias t qui6n podrn enumerar?
Irradias unn luz esplendorosa,
Antorchn de virtud y bienestar.
Los dias de colegio nos han dado
Enlaces de amistad r puro amor.
El ausentnrnos boy del muy amado
Nos sume en abismo de dolor.
0 noble Alma Mater generosa,
Tus glorias l. qui en podr:l enumerar?
Irradias una luz esplendorosa,
Antorcba de virtud y bienestar.
Nathftn Harlan Huff man.
FlRST DtPRES~ IOX S ......... this way. You are thus showing the
people of other lands how race pre·
judice may be overcome by a superior
spirit of mutual esteem nnd de\•otion
to a common purpose."
::\liss DuUet was equally effusive
in her praises. Her statement follows:
"Clear shining beacon lights guided
the San Jacinto into the harbor. Dawn
slowly broke upon the mountains re·
vealing the stately ::\1orro Castle. It
majestically towered against the sky.
"Casu Blanca" rose the cry and there
stood the Governor's home. Palm trees
sheltered liltle Sp:mish homes.
At n very interesting gift shop we
found dolls made from shells, hand
woven rugs. numerous buttons, paint·
ings und Puerto Rit·o Dolls.
Our trip through the island wa~.<
the most interesting one l have ever
experienced. It seemed like a refined
and cultivated jungle. The thick green
growth of plants :1nd trees seemed to
have n sense of order and benuty.
The old Spanish homes in their own
environment ~eemed much more attractive than those scattered ones in
northern latitudes. \'arietr seemed to
be the order of lhe day. We went
from beautiful homes to poverty
stricken ones along side of the 'lUgar
fields. The tall straight sugar cane
seemed to be the chief product of the
island. We saw it growing with its
tufted tip. We saw it eaten by rambling children, and more of it was
curried to the mills by large trucks
which dropped cane everr few fl!et.
"What a Garden of Eden this island is-with so many kinds of plants.
trees and flowers. with birds singing
and water falling. Who could believe
it was the second of January 'I It
seemed as if I had been transplanted
into n new world. Indian corn and a
Cew ferns were the only recognitable
features. And yet. the hearts of
Christians are the same the world
over. The warm friendly feelinA" or the
people I have met helped alleviate the
feeling of sLrangencss. ll seemed so
like a dream. and 1 wondered why I
was here, and ret you, friends, give
purpose, meaning and reality to my
position in this beautiful land. lt
seems to say, 'Grow, Here is life and
beauty and friendship.'"
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NEW I"ACULTY MEMBERS
This semester the Faculty h.1~ bt·en
enlarged. We are happy to we:Come
to its membership two new membe rs,
Mr. Warren B. Reeve &nd Mis \'irginia Duffct.
Mr. Reeve was born in Princeton,
New Jersey. Whl'n he was 1:! years
old his family moved to l'hilatlelphia,
where he attended the West Philadel·
phia High School, from which he
graduated in 1918. He then entered
Princeton UniverRity, rl'ceiving from
this institution the A. C. c.ler.:-ree in
1922 and the A. 1\1. in Philos1•phy in
1925. During the latter inten·al he
o.lso attended Princeton Theola!{ical
Seminarv nnd received his Th.B. nt
the snm"e time he was srranled the
A.M. degree.
He recer ved the award of the :\Iutchmore ~kholarship of the Board of
Christian Educatian of the l'resbyteriun Church and studied durmg the
academic year of 1925-26 at Cambridge University, Englnnd. Ouring
the vacation peri<His he had the opportunity for travel on lhe continent
of Europe. After returning from
E u r o p e he mas ordained as n
Presbyterian minister. Ris pastoral
experience included mission work
on the C a n a d i n n prairie, the
pastorate of a C o n g r e g a t lo n a I
Church in the state of )Iaine. nnu
from 1926 to 1927 the pastoral~ of
the PennsidP Presbyterian Church oi
Reading, l'ennsyh·nnia. Being appointted a missionary by the Board of
Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian
Church in the U. ~- A .. he sailed for
Japan in the summer of 19'-Z'i. After
some years of study of the Japanese
langua~e. he bt>came engaged in
student work in the city of O!'akn.
During a year of furlouA'h in the U.
S. in t9:32-3:t. he studied for onP term
in the Biblical Seminary in New York
City and for one term in Syrncuse,
N. Y. He marril'd Mi~l' G. Joan
Pritt> of llfrucombt•, Devonsb.ire, F.ngland, at that time. Together they returned to Japan in the autumn of
193:J, spending a month in England.
visiting Mrs. Reeve's home and then
travelling to Japan by way of Suez.
This gave opportunity for a side-trip
through the Holy Land.
From 19:i:{ till l!HU i\1 r. anti '\lrs.
Reeve were engaged in e\'aJJgclistic
work ln the outskirts of O"nkn, living
in a rented .Japanese house an•l developing a •·hurch through the home.
In l!l:l5 their little daugther, Evelyn
(the first "E" pronounced long. :1$ in
"Eve") was born. Mr. and )Irs. Reeve
and Evelyn returned on regular furlough to the united States in November, HI·HI; but a~ world conditions
make the t•<mtinuonce or missiouary
work in Japan impossible, they were
obliged lo seek a new field of l:1bor.
As n result the Polytechnic won their
services.
We are also happ>' to wdcomo into
our family Miss Virginin Duffett A.
U. Elmira College. M.R.E. Oiblical
Seminary in Xew York. .Miss Duflett
was born in Niagara Falls, New York,
where the scenic grandeur of the Falls
in\"ites many honey-mooners. ~he
taught Religious Education there. was
Lender of a Girl &out troop, and was
an Air Raid Warden in the X:ltional
Defense Program. She also tnught
gym classes at the Young Women's
Christian Associations.
In Elmira College she majored in
History and French, and went on to
theological seminary in the desire to
become n missionary.
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4
CHRISTMAS WITH THE
FACULTY
The holiday !<ea on found the
varioas faculty members ready with
plans and prcpnrations for the long
\'at"ation which musl nclurlf' three
IJX't'ial dnys,-ChristmM, Nrw Yt'ar!l,
and Three KinA"II' (.lnnuary !lixth).
Honor must b.· pnid alike to Ranta
Claus and the Thrr~ Kings; nnd tr:tditional t'Ustums of both Americnn
and Puerto Rican observance prevail.
Wreath!! of nntive pine mndf' thrir
appearance on front doors. and Chrismas tree lights <ihone from many
windows. ThE> trrel'l them~Pives WN<1
generally nalim thorn tree" cut from
the wo(){ls on the C'ampu~. They main·
tain their form and ('olor for 'lllilP
some time. Mr. l'nlmer found a trt>f!
beanng red hcrrif!R, Tlr. \'~lt·z lightf'd
the' pine trees in his yard.
On Christmall !by probably few
turkeys appearP-d on dfning tahlcs
since they are not plentiful in Puer·
to nice>. But if the royal birJ wa,.
absent, its plan• was nmpl~· filled by
chic•ken from lh<' l nRtitute Jwultry
farm or roast pig.
!\'ight t"arollng, both Amllrkan
(which lulls the sleeper into sweetel'
slumber) and Puerto Rican stylP
(whkh incites him to join the re\·el·
IerR) contributed to the seasonal en·
joyment. The Puerto Rican c11rols 11re
alwAys accompanied hy native rhythmic instrum<'nts such a11 maracas
(round gourds \\ith scecl~ inside to
rnttlc) and gulcharo!l (elongated
gourds with indentations scraped by
metnl prongs) 110d hard wood sticks
and hlocks for striking.
Jo'ullowing lhl' Spanish cusl•>m of
obRen·ing ~oche Buena (Christmas
r:,•cl with a late supper, Dr. and 1\tn>
Bartolome Do\·er were hosts to a
group of frienrls in their home De·
cembPr 2~th. Traditional refreshmc'lt!l
were t~en·ed: nllho, 11i11cP few if nny
ship!! come from Spain nnw, the
SJlanish candiE's rame frnm Cuh:1, and
lhe Spani;~h olives came from Cali·
forn la.
On December 2fith Dean and Mr11.
Ollt'llr n. lriznrrv entcrlainccl about
sixll~n guests in' their home with a
picturt! t::how.
A group of twelve gatherer! nt th••
home of Mr. ancl ~In:. Uoyd n. Palmer
the e\'ening of Den•mber twentyninth to enjoy a 1\Piection of concertos
ancl other musical compositions hy re·
cording. Mr. ancl !\ln. Palmer were
host~ al a small dinner on January
third.
Sunrlay afternoon, January fourth,
Miss Mary Alice Lamar received the
fat"ultr and their children at tea in
Borinquen Hall to present the new
members of the fnt"ulty, Miss Virginia
Duffet. and ~tr. and )Irs. Warren H.
Reeve and little ~liss Evelyn Reeve.
Many residents of the campus wt-nt
away for a!: or part of the vacation.
Min Gloria Zt>ngotita went to her
home in Guaynabo. Dr. and Mrs.
George :\f. Robison and Mi11~ Grace
Gamble spent a week m San Juan.
Miss Wilma Mosholder, Miss Helen
Huffman, and Dr. and Mrs. Luis A.
Santullano enjoyed several days of
cool weather in the mountain!! of Ai·
bonito. 1\fr. and Mrtt. Francillt'o Castillo were in Ponce and Guayama.
Mr. and Mrs. Marciano Avilb and
sons Carlos and 1\larciano, Jr. spent
four days in San Sebastian. Mr. and
Mrs. Felic:io Torregrosa went to San
Juan and Guayama. To San Juan also
traveled Mr. and Mrs. Crist6bal Ruiz
~UESTRO
CAMPUS
LA Qeil\fiCA EN EL
POLITEC'NICO
Cuando llega n nuestras mnnos por
vez primera el cat61ogo del Alrna
El Dr. Fred R. Whaley, al ofrcct>r
Mater nos Rorprende el numero de edifi<"ios que hay en E'l Campus del l'o· el primt"r curao de qu!mica en el Politecnico. Diecisiete. f::S muy cit-rto, si litecnico en 1933, empet6 con un grucontamos las re~idencias de Ia Farul- po de 22 e.studianth. Cuando yo ini·
lad y demas construC'ciones. Mas un cic mis cla11es de qulmica aqui en
"fre1.1co," de imap:inat"l6n , ·iva, CJUE' 1939, ln matricula a11eendla a 511
jamas haya visitado estas lomas, pue- j6vene11 en E'Rtos c:urRos. En el seme!l·
de di11tribuir esos cdificio~ de otra tre pnsado, el numero de Cl!lludiantell
manera. Durante sus aiios dP estu- en el Departamento clc Qulmica Cue
diante en Ia Escuela Superior ha oiclo de mti!l de ochenta.
Comlidernndo Ia !lituaci6n mundial,
hahlnr, rcpetida~ vel·es, de lo que es
un Colf'gio o una Uni\'ersidad, de Ins no es difidl explicar este rapido
diferenda!l entre• unn y otra vida t'!l• aumento de t•asi 400 [>Or ciento en cl
tudinntil : por lo cunl 'es posible que numero cit- oyrnte!t P.n quimira, pU~.il
al llegar a Phraner o a Borinquen o, el inU1rcs en t(){las las den,·ltts exacsi se quiere, a SciE>nrc Hall, se ncrr· ta.s ~e. hn multiplicadn. ~in embargo,
que n uno de sus nue\'o~ compaiieros el aumento enonue de estudiante;:;
(alguno a quien Crt':\ tan 0 rna~ "fro'S• que trnbajnn t>n el l11boratorio planco" que i-1) y lc haga vnrias pregun· tea serios problt'ma• al profesor a
cargo cle c•slos cur ;oR: el problemn,
taR ........
no solamente de adnptnr las facilidn·
;. Digame, d6nde t'sta el edificio d<• des del lnborntorio u un grupo t.nn
Ia Uibliotct"a? ;. Cual es e) Teatro 1 numeroso de alumnos, sino tambien el
;. D6ndc esui Ia Capilla? En !IU mt-nte problema cle ofr«er mayor \'ariedad
ha ralitatlo una operac1on aritmeticn. en la n!th,rnatura para satisfacer los
Son clicri11icte. Estoy 1m Science llnll. dc.seos de los grupos c•<m distintos pro·
Alii donde se lt'vantn nquclla te-rre p6sitos \'ocacionales tales l'omo los
dicen que estti el com<'dor. El de mfls premedicoR, los futurns macst r >3· c!c•
arriba, nqucl que tiene un reloj mar· cicncinl'l, etc., incluyendu et:~te I>roblema
cando las nueve, es el domitorio d11 Ins de aiiadir nuevos cursos avnnzados de
nina;:;. A Ia izquierda despuc~ de cru· modo que nuestro>' grnduados scan
zar el lngo, apnrecc el "Clarence preparadns al igual que los: ell! grande!!
Harris." Mas a Ia izquicrda aun. sobre universitlnclt-!1 y colegim• del Conti·
unn lomita, se yergue muy majestun· nenle.
so el "l'hraner," que fie me antoja lin·
La e~·nl't'Z de fondoa en el Tnstitumario "el ca!ltil!o de Ia dcsolnci6n." to y Ia lnrga distancin que :<epara a
Son cinco. Aim nccesito ,·er lo); otros Ia Isla de los centros eliuratinls indusdoce. ;. E11tartin localizndos en el otrn triale3 del Continenti', han contribul·
extremo de San German 1 ;. Quien sn· do a aumentar las difkultade;: en In
he'! l'odria ser. La mitad de In Uni· Mluci6n d!' estos prohlemn!l. A pesar
versidnd rsta en Ma yngiiez.
de esto111 ob!llliiculos, e:e han herhu
El e.~tudi:mtc. a qulen el "fresco" progrel>Ofl I!UStanciales en )os ultfmos
de nuestro cuento ha inte rro~~:ado. tic· do!> aiios. GTa('ias a la gent-rol!idad del
ne dos probabilidades. Que jamiis es· ~egociado I nsular de ;\linu. se obtu·
tudiara el cat:ilogo con detenlmiento, vo una colecci6n de los minerales de
hastn iijarse en detalles como t-1 que Puerto Jtiro. l'or In amnbilidad de
comentumos, o que unn Ronrisn se hn· compaiiinM comcrcialNI que noll <lieron
yn nsomado a ~Ul't labio11 at recordar muestras de las piedras que ul'an como
ese mismo momento en su ano de no· , materia prima. mediante regal01; y
vato.
compras. se ha ido C'Oillpletl\ndo In
&m como fuerc. Juan ~abra a Ia colecci6n ha~ta contener mucstras de
largn cu6ntos son y dondc estan to· los elemento); miis imJ>ortnntcs en su
~:stado natural. Aun <'ontinunmos aiia·
dos los Nlificios en cl l'nly y c6mo M
!IRma t"ndn uno de p.IJo~. Y si Mr. diendo material y agrnclt-t"emos a to·
dos los alumnus y amigos del Institu·
Lek~r llcga a pr.•guntarlc el numrru
de t"olumna~ que hay en el pasillo .flpl to que nns ayuden en estn tarca, conScience Hall, el como muy ·•aguzao'', tribuycndo con mue,-tras de los mine·
se aprentleni cunnto nombre hara en rale); y piedra.. ori~:1narias clel sitin
estn11 lomas........ Goodyear. \'eve, (;iJ. clonde vivcn.
lcspie y otros que yo mismo no he
Tamhicn hal·ia fnlta en Ia en·
mt'mori1:ado.
senanza de Ia qufmica )teneral e
l'asaran cuatro aiios Csi Ia plaga tie inorgamt·n una serie de modelos
mortalidad estudinntil no lo hace vic· de las \'ariada;; estructuras cristali·
timR) y yn en visperns del inoh·idable nas. La construcci6n de t-stos mode·
episodio de Ia et~enlem hist6ricn, vol- los fue t'Oillenzada en el semeatre pavern a recordar su pnocupad6n de sado, y ya tenemos un grupo de es·
"freiiCo." Yn no lo desilusionan1 In au- los, que ell muy util en el estudio tic
las !eyes fundamentales de Ia cristalisencul de aquello~ edificios ) awni
das que en su mente 1de mozalhete di· zaci6n.
Los eefuerzos para aumentar el nubujara. Ahora diri: "F.I colegio es
mas que los edificiol<. Son dieci11iett!. mero de objetos para demostraci6n no
Podria scr linicamente In vieja casoua se limita a Ia enseiiam:a de Ia quimi·
de It\ que R61o nos qucdn Ia escnlern, en inorgnnica. Modelos nt6micos que
dondt> un dia el Dr. Harris finc6 una sirven para Ia expllcaci6n de Ia iso·
esperanza. Ahora me parece que el meria en el espacio y dP Ia reacci6n
Poly es infinito. ~t anana me voy y 6ptica representan solamentc una de
conmigo llevo los recuerdos r las e.x· las mejoru en este cur~o. Tambicn
perienciaa de tanto!:' momentos vh;dos aqui las compaiilas comerciales de Ia
entrt' estaa lomas que "unas vt>r<'l\ no11 Isla y del Continente han contribuido
hablnn de historin y otrns V(.'('E'S no'! enviando rompuestos y productos qui
micos pan1 nuestra colecci6n de suahnblnn de amor."
tancias orgunicas. Ht>mos utilizado,
Jorge l\ehemias Cintron.
ademas de esto, Ia cooperaci6n de los
estudiantes adelantados en quiruica,
los cuales sintetizaron algunos de los
and Mr. and Mrs. Hafael A. Cruz compuestos necesitadoR en sus ejerci·
with their children Rafael Jr., Nelida, cios de labontorio. Agradecemos aqui
and Julie.
Ia generosa ayuda de la industria del
pals, que permiti6 numerous ns1tas
a sus fllbricaa de productos orgluticos.
La parte mns importante •lei trabajo del quimiro es el experimento en
los laboratorios. Asi ,;e procur6 dar
enfasis al desttrrollo del lnboratorio
y del equipo quimico. l.oR p~riodos
df'l trabajo en el laboratorlo fucron
prolongados huta 4 horas. En quimicn org:inica sc requieren ahora dos
perlodos ~emanales de laborntorio, en
Iugar de uno. Otrns mejora!l matt'riales en el laboratorio inclupm reparacion del alumhrado, Ia susUtuci6n de
lnR viejos frcJ{acleros po: frt'gndt'ros
de cernmit•n y la adquisici6n de una
nevern. AI lahoratorio analitico ""
nfiadi6 un equipo para procesos electrollticos y para determinadone!; del
nltr6geno )'!'gun Kjehlahl. Con Ia compro de un aparnto pum el elltudio de
Ia 011m6~is s!' hnn iniciaclo !'sfuerzc,s
encnminudos n con;:eguir el equip• r>ara un cur"o de quimica fisir 1 SP ts·
pera que. a pcsar de Ia es a.,t'Z .1c·
tunl en materiale,: de construccu)n, ;;ea
posible cnmprar este equipn •.m un futuro proximo r ofrecer un l'Urso en
cste ramo el niio que \':ene.
La adlcl6n dt• este rurso n nue.•tro
pruln'amn de cnsenanza c1ulmica e!<
nece.!'ario, no solamt-ntt• para acomo·
dnrse a Ins direct"ione!l de In American
Chemical Society respccto a Ia aprobnci6n •I"' loll "creditos" en quimica,
sino por Mr muy deseada !'n Ins me·
jorcs escuelas dl' medicina de Io.s Est.ados Unido!';, Ins cuale;: aconsejan a
todos los E':<tudiantes de lllfltlicina tomnr un curso de esta indole antes Jp
graduarst: de colegio.
Cumpli<'ndo con los requisitns dr Ia
American Chemical Society nl eft-'Cto
de que z;e den cursos adelantados en
qulmica, st' ofrt.'!.'i6 un cunw en Historia de Ia Quimica por \'Ct primera
el SE'mestre pasado. Ayuda a este fin
el numento de la bibliotct·a del de·
pnrtamento, nwdiante In atlquisid6n
JlOr 10 alios del "Chemical Ahstracts"
y Ia serie de "International Critical
Tables:," adema\s de numerosa11 monogrnfial'.
Sin embargo, el progre11o mcncionado no repre:;t•ntn mi1s que cl primer
pnso de los murhos que tenemos que
dar para completar Ia enseiinnza de
In quimica dt- manera que nos pemlita igualar la labor a Ia de C'OIE'gios
t·onocidos del Continente. A !'ste fin
nos haec falta, ademas del curso dtquimic.a fisica. otro curso avanzado
como el de sinlesis orglmicn r un aumt'nto considerable en Ia colecci6n de
nuestra biblioteca r de nuestro equipo
de laboralorio, de modo que at fin sea
posible e11tablecer tambien un pcqueno
departamento de investigaciones cien·
tificas, departamento uti! tnnt{) para
el progreso de Ia enseiianza como para ~~ estudio de los muchos y ,·ariados problemas cientificos de interes
que ofrece Ia naturaleza en uta isla
tropical.
No cabe duda que el desarrollo de
este programa necesita cierto tiempo.
Sin embargo, en primer plano esti
Ia necesidad de conseguir fondos suf1c1entes para Ia realizaci6n rapida de
utas ideas. l'or eso he expuesto aqui
el progreso del Departamento en los
ultimos aiios a fin de llamnr Ia atenci6n de los amigos y graduados del
lnatituto y del Departamento de
Ciencias especialmente acerca de Ia
labor realitada y de Ia nect-sidad de
seguir adelante : cosa que solamente
podemos hac:er con Ia ayuda de quienee sientan verdadero afcc:to hacia el
Polit~cnico.
Fritz Fromm.
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January
14,second
1938, class
at thematter
post
Entered as
office in San G-erman, Puerto
Rico, under the act of August
24, 1912.
1p0LY GRApH
FOUNDERS DAY
ISSUE
-
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PUERTO RICO
San German, P.R.
VOLl1ME VAl:-
FEBRl An\ 20, 19i2
L ake Gilstrap
'
2
"FOUNDERS DAY"
El Instituto Polilccnico l'Bpera ver a
sus graduadoa, a .!IUS amtyos }' a los
estudiantel' ausentes, en tas celebraciones de febrt'ro 28. AI igual que
en alios anteriore,!l es el momento de
volver a encontramos unldos por un
interes comun en nuestra Almu Mater y vivir junto ul recut>rdo de la
fundacion de nue:~tro Colegio y del
rt'Cuerdo del Dr. y Mrs. Harris. Es Ia
hora (mica del aiio en que el pasado
de Ia vida estudiantil puede refrescarae al calor del presente. La eeremonia
tradicional se repite: a Ins diez el paraninfo de Ia instituci6n abrira sus
puertas para r<'dbir a SU!I estudiantes
)' a sus amigos. El comitc Clrganizador
no.; ofrece el sigui"nte bosquejo del
programs:
1. Ave Marin, dt' Yictorin, por Ia
Masn Coral <M Politecnico.
2. Palnbras de bienvenida por el
Dr. Jan•is S. Morri.~.
8. Lectura de lo!; diferentcs mensajes de amigos del Politecnlco y del
Dr. Harris,
4. (a) "Qui S' y Frotte S' y Pique·•
dP Orlando Di Las!!o, por Ia Masa Corsi.
FOUNDERS DAY-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28
''*"
Celebrated
da)S earl) Cor benefit or graduates.
Assembly. Address by \amiI Galib.
Dedication o( Clarence Harris Hall. Addre~s by Dr. Angel
Archilla.
Noon. Luncheon by the lake side for all students, faculty, and
lll:OO A. ~1.
11:00 A. :\1.
12:00
l :00 I'. :\1.
2:00 P. :\1.
graduate~.
Dedication of Lake Gilstrap,
Alumni :\leeting in the Science Hall.
Plea;;e notify Mrs. Bartolome Bon!r whether or not you will be pre1.1ent
at the luncheon.
BENEFACTORS OF THE
LIBRARY
During the thirty years of Polytechnic growth, ita benefactors have
been numerous and often unknown
to the general public. A recent incident reminds us again of our indebtedness to the countless friends of
the school whose interest and sacrifices have made possible the continued
progress of the Institute.
The letter !rom which lhe following excerpt is taken was addres~;ed to
Dr. :\!orris, then sent to the librarian:
"I've been following with interest
the progress of the school aa •portrayed in each issue of "Polygraph"
and realize that it takes money to
keep up with the present standards.
Since I am not regularly employed,
there is a little material aid for me
to offer. However, the enclosed small
amount will at least provide a book
for the library.
"May you have success in your efforts to raise funds for Polytechnic
and, with Cod's help, may the spirit
of the school live forever."
WE DO APPRECIATE
We do appreciate indeed the girts
that friends give to ua and send to us
!rom time to time. Most of these are
designated for special funds, but some
are undesignated. One friend writes,
"l cannot give much, but the $2.50
enclosed will be enough to buy a book
for the Library." Another friend gave
us two sets of usable Encyclopedias
and another a used saddle. Another
has given us a grand piano...... the
interesting thing about our program
is that it is so broad and has so many
Ceaturea that we can use many
strange gifts. The piano will look and
sound beautiful in Dorinquen Saln, the
saddle will be used either for business or for pleasure horse-back rides
on our campus. Our farm manager
sometlmes uses a riding horse ten
hours a day in his work. We need
more good books for the library and
since they can be sent for 1~ cents
per pound by book post, we ln\'ite our
renders to send them to us. We
would like a copr of any of the follow-
ing: Roget's "Thesaurus of English
words and phrases," Harvey's "Oxford companion to English Literature," Thomas Mann's "Joseph in
Egypt," Werfel's "Embeuled Heaven ," "The Doctors Mayo" by Clapesattle, "Young man of Caracas" by
Ybarra, "Leaf in the ~;torm" by Lin
Yutang, "Out of the night," "Language in Action" by Hayakawa, or
Remarque's "Flotsam." Good fiction
nnd good non-fiction are both acceptable.
We wish to thank in particular our
friends who have sent us the following glfta since the last issue of the
Polygraph.
Chapel Fund: Amount needed,
$75,000.00.
Fonner gifts already, announced
$12.20. A friend in Lambertville, N.
J., $100.00. A friend in Norwood, Pa.,
$5.00. A friend in Larchmont, N. Y.,
$10.00. A friend in Maitland, Fla.,
$10.00. Friends in New York City,
(Continut>d on p&J"t' 3, Col. 3.)
(b) "Estrellita" de A. Pons, por Ia
i\Iasa Coral.
5. Dl,curao por el Lcdo. Yamil Galib, graduado en el aiio 1938.
Del Edificio de Ciencias se pnsara
a celebrar unn ceremonia de inauguraCI6n del edificio "Clarence Harris,"
donde esperamos que el nr. Archilla
nos habit' de Ia labor de Mr. Clarence
en el Politecnico y donde cantaremos
el hinmo "We would build the WoriJ."
Junto a este edificio se sen•ira el almuerzo, al cual invitamos n los graduados, a los estudiantea Cuera del
Colegio r a Ia Facultad. A las doa de
Ia tarde nos proponemos hacer Ia entrega del Lago Gilstrap. Para vosolros va nueatra mas cordial invitaci6n y ni un solo graduado debe !altar en nuestro "campus" y dejar de
oir el mensaje de nuestro qucrido Dr.
Harris.
PARADE AND RECEPTION
After five months in New York,
Dr. ~orris returned by Pan American
plane on February 11. As soon as the
students knew of his arrival a parade
planned aforetime formed at Borinquen and charged upon Dean Irizarry's home with posters of welcome.
They arrived at breakfaat, between
the oatmeal and the egg.... ao Carmen,
a~;ed nine, ate the egg. Dr. Morris
went with the group to the Science
Hall and was welcomed informally,
responding with a stirring extemporaneous address....
During his stay on the continent,
President Morris gave nearly a hundred addresses be f o r e chun:hes,
schools, and civic groups, and ga.,.e
!our radio broadcasts to Latin America over stations of the X. B. C.
system and the General Electric Co.
On his way back he stopped in Cuba
(Continut>d on pagt' 3. Col. 4.)
P OLY GRAPH
2
Polygraph
Published for the students, faculty, alumni and friends of the
Polytechnic Institute.
Subscription, 50 cents per year.
Managing editor this edition, Dr.
Oscar B. Irizarry with volunteer
student helpers.
"PUERTO RICO EVANGELICO" PRESS, PONCE, P.R.
E DITORIAL
)!uch has been said of democracy's failure to produce discipline
and efficiency. The Polytechnic students, however, have not lost
faith in the philosophy of human cooperation born of self-imposed
discipline and responsibility. The order and p1·ecision displayed by
the student body in the performance of air raid protection drills is
evidence to themselves of what democracy can do wh<!n its constituents are intelligent, responsible citizens.
The students organized fire fighting squads to police the
evacuation of buildings, put out fires, destmy incendiary bombs
and do rescue work. The evacuation of the Science Hall, for instance
has been effected in one and one half minutes, in perfect silence,
and with almost military exactness. The return to the c1assrooms
has been carried out with the same orderliness. Buckets of sand,
water hoses, spades, and "machetes" have been assembled at
strategic and accessible places. Plans for the evacuation and protection of other buildings are being worked out. Large groups are
taking instruction in first aid, and the students are continuously
devising means to speed up the darkening of buildings during blackout drills, and improving the vigilance against possible negligence.
There is no doubt that this performance constitutes a splendid
demonstration of efficiency and evidence of what cooperation can
do when there is "esprit de corps"; but there are still greater sacrifices ahead to put us through the acid test of cooperation and
devotion to duty. We shall be called upon, for instance, to do with
less clothes, to eat only what is barely necessary to maintain a
normal standard of health, to drastically curtail automobile
transportation, to prepare our lessons in less time and possibly
without the facilities now at our disposal, and to donate of our
money and labor toward the war effort.
When that time comes, shall we be ready to comply?
We shall. But there is an imperative need to start hardening
our nerves and will power to meet the situation with unflinching
determination.
There are many ways in which we can make a good beginning.
Clothes can be protected from unnecessary wear and tear. Shoes can
be repaired in time to avoid discarding. Food can be served sparingly in the plate to avoid waste-it is unpatriotic in times like this to
leave food in one's plate to be thrown away. One's taste can be
trained to a simple nutritive diet requiring no unnecessary relishes
and expensive food stuffs. A student can wisely use every minute
of daylight to prepare his lessons and thus save much needed
electric power. Much economy can be effected in the use of paper
to help the munitions industry. Attendance at shows, and the purchase of drinks, candies, cigaxettes, and other luxuries can be
curtailed to a reasonable minimum. The hours devoted to industrial
work in the campus can be made to produce the maximum of productive labor. Promptness in expediting business with teachers, the
library, and college offices will effect a great savings in time and
money to students and the college administration. Week-end trips
and joy rides can be limited to official ho1idays ........
Now is the time to start. Will Polytechnic students respond to
the call with patriotism?
The President's Column
En route to Miami to take the plane.
Things haYe happened so swiftly in
the last few days that I can hardly
believe I am actually on my way to
Florida, Cuba and Puerto Rico. The
night before I left New York, my
wife and I celebrated our wooden wedding anniversary and were entertained
at dinner by Mrs. Roswell Miller, Sr.,
whose interest in the Polytechnic goes
back fully twenty years when she
made a trip to San German with Mr.
Mitchell, the late editor of the New
York Sun, and Mrs. Mitchell. It was
a delightful evening, for Mrs. ?\.1itchell
and Miss Edgar and another friend,
all very interested in Puerto Rico,
were there. We talked Puerto Rican
History, Education, Politics, Religion,
climate, strat~gic importance, products
- in fact, almost everything about the
beautiful Caribbean isle. And of
course, the Polytechnic was right in
the center of the conversation, for
Mrs. rt1iller has been a very helpful
trustee for fifteen years and buiit for
us Roberts Cottage, ( lhe home now
occupied by Dean Irizarry) as a memorial to her mother.
These four months in the United
States have been very helpful ones,
but one of the experiences I bave
valued most has been the privilege of
better acquaintanceship with our
trustees. At the meeting on January
20, every trustee of the New York
Area was present. Dr. Keigwin,
our beloved vicepresident, made a
special trip from Ashville, North Carolina, where he is spending the
winter' in order to be with us. The report of the Finance Committee was
most encouraging, the dinner at the
home of Lieut. Com. and Mrs. Roswell
Miller, Jr. was delicious, and my review of the year's work was received
with heartening interest. The Trustees
voted unanimously and enthusiastically to name the new building (now
called Coste 1 I o Annex,) Wilson
Cotta~e, in honor of Dr. E. Graham
Wilson, who has served the Board
of Trustees as Secretary so efficiently and willingly, and to have a.
special dedication of the building on
the first occasion that Dr. Wilson can
be present. The Trustees aproved the
appointment of new teachers and the
program of agricultural advancement
in this time of war. They were happy
to receive into their number, and regretted his inability to be present,
the new Alumni Trustees for the calendar year 1942, Hon. Samuel R. Quinones, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico and son
of one of the pioneer Presb)·terian
ministers of the Island, Don Francisco Quinones.
I cannot close my short column
without a word about the Polytechnic
in the present war effort. We are not
only planting all available land in
food crops and pushing production all
along the line, but we are giving all
the students along with their meals
,;tamin B tablets, since that vitamin
is particularly scarce in the usual
Puerto Rican diet and we are emphasizing in all our teaching those Yalues
worth fighting and dying for, real
Christian faith and true democracy.
More than ever before we believe that
the greatest need of Puerto Rico (and
the world, for that matter) is a dedicated moral leadership. In the U.
S. A. onlr 14 % of the young people
are pri,· ileged to go to college and yet
8<V' of those Usted in '"Who's Who in
America" are college men and women.
The 14 % produces 867'(' of our leadership in all walks of life. How absolutely essential is it, therefore, that
our college youth catch ideals and
high moral purposes from their
studies and their associations! The
Polytechnic renews its faith in its
original purposes in this hour of
world need!
J arvis S. Morris.
I NTRODUCING 1\ffiS. REEVE
Students all over the world suffer
from extreme attacks of curiosity
and "gossipy" inquisitiveness-this is
perfectly natural. Many are asking,
"What is the nationality of Mrs.
Reeve?" "It she French"? "Her
English is so quaint." We shall satisfy
your curiosity. Meet Mr11. Reeve:
Mrs. Reeve (nee :\I iss G. Joan Price)
was born in llfracombe on the north
coast of Devonshire, England, and at
the age of 6 weeks was taken with
her parents to India, where they
were missionaries. When she was five
years old, sbe was brought back to
England and with her brother went
to Jive in the home of friends of her
parents, who felt that they must
carry on with the work lo which they
had given themselves in India. They
finally retired to England when Mrs.
Reeve was 13 years old, and her
father took a pastorate in Devonshire.
Mrs. Reeve studied at the University
of London from which she graduated
with honors in Mathematics, receiving
the A. B. degree. After a rear of
training in the London Day Train-
ing College, she taught school for a
time, then entered a missionary training college, and in 1927 was sent to
Japan as a foreign missionary under
the Church of England. On account
of the death of both her parents, she
had to return to England, via Siberia, in 1930, but went again to Japan
the following year, traveling out via
the Red Sea, Khartoum, and the Nile
valley to visit her brother who was a
missionary in the southern Sudan
under the same missionary society;
and thence overland to Kenya in British East Africa to visit other relatives. before taking ship at Mombasa
on the east coast to go to Japan. m
health made it necessary for her to
lea,·e Japan again in 1932, but in
1933 while in the United States, she
was married to Mr. Reeve. Recovery
of health made it possible for her t<>
return with him to Japan later that
year, and now that the war drove
them out of Japan, they have come
to Puerto Rico to continue their work
as teachers.
POLYGRAPH
EN LA BORA DIFICIL
El aiio 1942 tiene que ser para no pocos estudiantcs del Po!it{ocnico un incentivo que los mueva
a una mejor conducta escolar. La leecion propia, que hayan podido reeibir
de sus calificadones en las diferentes
materias, debeni aer un estimulo para un cambio a mejor. El ejemplo, el
mediano ejemplo de aquellos compaiieros que ban sido obligados por Ia Adminiatracion a suspender indefinidamente los estudios, podrti. ser el espejo
nada brillante en que miren su pon·enir, si se abandonasen todavia mas
que en el semestre anterior.
Todos hemos de lamentar-la Adminiatracion y Ia Facultad antes que
nadic, antes que las mi11mas Camilla.;
-Ia decision tomada respecto de esos
alumnos, cerrandoles Ins puertas del
l nstitulo. No cabfn hacer olra cosa, ya
GUe ellos no hubieran obtenido provecho alguno con su asistendn meramente corporal a Ins aulas, ni los profesorl!s debfan consentir esta remora
l'n Ins tareas de las c:laaes, debida a Ia
la.xitud de esos escolares para el esfueno, a su preparacion insuficiente, a
un rcndimiento mental insntisfactorio
por motivos que en nada nfectan a Ia
bondad de las pel'l!onas. Cada aiio la
Administracion y Ia Facultad encuentranse ante el problema de estos
ca!'OS dificile..«, que pueden ofrecer un
interes de orden social su!ic:iente para que quepa pensar en In organizacion de enseiianzas espcdnlmente destinatlas a Cbtos estudiantes inadnptados o pasajeramente desaplicados, con
In seguridad de que murhos de ellos 1
podrian reincorporarse un dia a los
estudios normales en Colegios y Universi•lades, y que todos. cuando no
exista falla psicologica, acabarian obtcniendo una instruccion suficiente para Ia vida. No debemos olvidar que
en Ia soc:iedad actual no prosperan
siempre los que lodo lo hnn nprendido en los libros, sino los que aciertan
a sarar mejor partido de las circunstancias y afrontar serenamente las
ndversidades.
Precisamente nos hallamos ahora
en In encrucijada de los mundos que
luchnn fieramente por gobernar a la
humanidad, conforme a In respectiva
ideologla: el mundo de In tirania opresora de los hombres y el mundo de Ia
libert.ad respetuosa de los espiritus.
Inglaterra y los Estados Unidos han
decidido dar Ia batalla a Ia barbaric
que pretende sojuzgar a los pueblos
en plcno civilizado siglo XX. Y es
principalmente Ia juventud de Ins fabricas, de las tierraR y de las aulas
Ia que luchu en los campos de bntalla
y produce materiales en loa talleres,
en las minas y en las granjas para
salvar a! mundo. Sin duda es esta una
tri~te manda que nos
ha. dejado el
nrio anterior y que el aiio actual hare
!luya, con Ia decision de llevnrla, dentro de au mismo ciclo, a t~rminos de
victoria o, si esto no fuern posible,
con In resoluci6n de asegurar en el
aiio proximo el triunfo definitivo de
Ia libcrtad y Ia democracin, ~eg\in han
proclamado solidarin y rl•cientemente
el Primer Ministro Winston Churchill
y el l'residente Root:evelt.
Ahorn bien, puede ocurrir que algunos estudiantes se venn precisndos
a interrumpir los estudioa para acuclir a Ins urgencias de Ia Defensa. Ello
les obliga a superarse en el actual
Semeslre, de modo que no hallen dificultad al reanudar, el dia de manana,
IIUS cursos academkos. Otros escolares mb afortunados por raz6n de edad
SENIOR CLASS
F or the third time this year the
Sentor Class has elected a new pres1·
dent. Rafael de Guzman, the president
elected at the September election, had
to resign becau.!le of the many demands with prior claim upon his time,
and Jorge ~letendez \'ega, who suc·
ceeded him in office, hall given up the
post for reasons of ill health.
Juan Orlando Herrero, former pres•
dent or the Athletic ARsocintion and
debonaire all-around mnn in the campus, is the senion:' new select on to
pilot the class. The new roster is as
follows:
Prel'ident. Juan Orlando Herrero;
Vice-president, Alfredo Archilla; Secretary, Genoveva Velez; Trensurer,
Hilda Rivera ; Sponsor, Mr. Hoyd Palmer.
The Polytechnic extends to these
new officers best wil'hes for succes~
and better luck in their tenure or
offirt-.
DR. MORRIS TIIAl'IKS
STUDE;\TS
The following lettet· wns !lent to
the Rtudents by Dr. ~!orris last month
berm~ leavmg ~ew York. We are
glad to publish it even at this late
date. It v.·ill interest our graduates as
much as it has interested our present
student body.
To the Students:
Thank you for you r gracious cable·
gram. I am glad you liked the nddress.
For almol't five years now you and
your immediate predf:(·esoors have
been an inspiration to me in all my
work. The chief reason for mr great
enthusiasm about Puerto Rico and the
Polytechnic I nstitute is the quality of
character that we fmd in our ~;tudt>nts.
The next broadcast will be Wednesday, J anuar y 21, at 10:15 r. l\1.
(your time) and T hope Marfa Esther
v.·ill be able to sing. Yesterday she
was In bed with a cold when 1 called
to make the final arrangements.
J an ill s. ltort i~.
3
PARA QUE DIGAN
EL IDIOMA
F.ste aiio podemos notar claramente
Ia diferencia, tanto en el orden ms-
teriul como espiritual, <1ue existe entre
el Poly de 1942 y el de 193!1.
Los
estudiante~
estamos de place-
roes con los nuevos e interesantes cur-
introducidos: todos elloa contri·
buyendo a ampliar nuestros conocimientos v a interesarnoa en continuar
e!ltudios ·post-graduadoa. Pero "como
mientras m!1s tenemos, m{ls queremos"
-he pensado en In posibilidad de ha·
cer una peticion n Ia r'acultad para
poder tener el proximo aiio un curso cle Granuitica Castellana, que tan·
ta falta nos viene hacienclo.
A mi ~· n murhos nos han disgu~­
tado Rie~pre los estudios grumatica·
les: los encontramos tUicile.· y sin
atrartivos; sin embargo, cunndo vn·
moll a e!leribir una pequeiia oracion
nos damos cuenta de Ia (alta que nos
hare. tanto en Ingles como en espaiiol.
l'ersonalmente slento que el espaiiol es nuestro idioma y debemos preocupnrnos por saberlo bien, tanto ul
esaibirlo como a! hablnrlo. para que
no se nos tache de no suber siquiera
espmiol.
Claro que es exrelentt• poder conocer utros idiomns, pero ese en que
nos han hablado nuest ro11 padres, por
el que hemos conoc:ido la historia
nuestra y por el que ronocemos Ia
palnbra de Dios es digno de todo
nuestro respeto y veneracion, que
consu;te en usarlo rorrectamente y no
trntnr de forma r otro idiomn dentro
de ~1. niiadiendo inm.ocellurinmente frases extranas.
Alicia )tejia.
~os
I
I
THE FADELESS LIGHT
~tonsoons and sand cover the trail!'!;
Wise men of old search out the way.
Long is the quest; couragl' ne'er fails;
They've seen a Star, expect n new
day.
Brave men again ride through the
night,
Blackouts below, dange r hard by.
One hope remains, one fadeless light,
Bethlehem's Star, fixed In the sky.
Xa tha n 11. Huffman.
y en general el alumna4lo femenino,
rontinuarti.n tranquilamente sus tareas
basta Ia graduacion. Mas no crean We Do Appreciate........
por uto que las cosas van a series
ventajo11as tras Ia victoria final de los !55.00, A fr end in Ph 3delphia, $10.
Aliados, si no se aplican Bobresaliente- A friend in IndeJl('ndence, Kansas.
mente; pues los tiempos que vendran $5.011. Friends o C Bridgehampton
habrlm de !!er muy duros para todos. Chun·h. L.l .. $25.2/i. A friend of Bay
y.;J reajuste de la paz, para desmontar Shore, L. 1., $100.00. Frit>nds of ~ton­
In gran maquinarin guer rern, y Ins as- roc Church, New York, $12.7:1.
tronomicas cifras de millones de d6- Friends in South Side Church. Sy
lares gastados impondrt\n enormes racu~e. ~. Y., $27.00. Total, ;:-:l72.18.
eronomias n los pueblos y grandes di- Dalanre still needed for Chapel fund,
ficultades a las actuates generaciones $74,t:ns2.
~tudent Rotary Loan fund needed,
ju\'enilel', cuando pretendan situarse
en In vida. ~o se necesita ser muy $5,UOIJ.OO.
zahor i para adivinar que en 1944 y
Former gifts alreacly announced,
anos sucesivos solo triunfnnln en las $55.25. A friend in Montclair, N .•J.,
nc tividudes profesionnles aquellos mu- $!UIO. A friend in Huntingdon. L. 1.,
chachos y aquellas muchachas que $50.00. A friend in Schenectady, ~. Y.
tengan una preparaci6n destacada y $1U.fl0. Friends of Christ's Church,
se hallen en condiciones eminentes pa- Bayonne, X. J., $22.11. Friends in
ra nuevas e incruentas luchas.
West io:ttd Church, Xew York City.
De aqui Ia obligaci6n moral en que $5.00. Friends in Light St. Church.
se hnllnn los alumnos de e!lte Semes- Baltimore, 1\td., $411.00. Other friend~.
tre, mii~ particularmt>nte que en nin- $5.00 Friend~ of Walbruok Church.
g(ln otro curso acaMmiro, de rendir Baltimore. $15.00. A friend of Humptodn Ia posible aplicaci6n en los estu- den Church, Baltimo re, $fi.OO. A friend
dios, con la esperanza de que asi po- of Wilkes Barre, Pa., $11l.llll. Total.
dr&n afrontar las aeriaa ~ituaciones $221l.3ti. Balance still needed for
que inevitablemente traern Ia post- Student Rotary Loan Fund, $4,689.64.
Again we v.·ant to !<a)' ''• e do apguerra.
1 prl'<'iatC' thi!l help :
Luis A. Sanlullano.
I
En el roes que menos se habla a parerc por vez pr imera Ia columna joco-serin "PARA QUi-: DlGAN.'' Sus
rednctorel' proc~en del pequeiio mundo politutense donde todos no~ conocemos y cada uno cr•··· conOl'cn<e a fi
mlsmo.
Alentamos el prop6sito de recoger
aquellas palpitariones propias de Ia
vida estudiantil del mt'i& sano espiritu de compaiier ismo. gaperamos de todM Ia nuis alta expresion de "sport~i p " " Pe1 a que Di~an"........ traur{l de decir algo agradable para todos, todol' los m,.~;es.
Empezarcmos a.~l
Melendez de Ia Vela y ~chemias
jurgan a las pr(·sufenr ,as. El primero
substituyc a Fali en In prc!-idencia
de Ia Clase toea del'42. Jt'nli renuncia y
hny "caucu!l" entre los dos ·•politicians". Cintron nomina :t ~Ielendez
para In presidencin en Ia reunion ell'
lo:. ""eniors." Se retine cl Club de
Espaiiol )" ~ehemfas ~ecunda Ia re·
nuncia de Melendez como presldente
de Cllf> circulo. Inmedinlnmentc Melen·
dez t1ene un candidato: XehP.mias.-•.•
Lo snca triunfante. LQue ocurre? Por
rnz.one!' personates M<•lenllez renuncm
Ia di&eutida presidt>ncia de los "eniorl'.
Le sustituye Herrrro. Ho)' el bigotudn
~1dendez de Ia Vela es hombre ~in
cartera...... Parecc que yn ensaya malnbnrismo criollo......
(;rnduado, (al lin) nuestro vnte Berrios, estundo Herrero en retraimien·
to forzado y Fnli mur preocupudo con
sus depo rte!l, nos pregunta una chien:
4 Qui en es el Tenorio •lei Cum pus!
Contesten ustedes ...• pero recuerden a
~1araii6n.
Tete Fabre~as le pldi6 a los reyell
un "Ramito de Flores."
Despucs de prolonga•lns conversaciones Fali r ~akl han 1lecidido fundar una cooperativn cm1 sede en uno
de los cuartos de esqulnat~ del tercer
piso. Alii se ensayan OJJCras pura canlane sobre el puente del !ago a! filo
de Ia mad rug-ada....•.
El trio Bertoldo, Bertolclino y C.acaseno estaba incomplcto este aiio.
Nos referimos a \'icens, Marcano y
Modesto Rivera ...... Pero ya no"' visit6
el ft>liz imitndor dt'l Dr. J:o;ngle.
En Botlmica.- Dr. \'clez pregunta,
;. Que es una flor?
Un estudiante dl' literntura contesta: "Una flor es el pensamiento de
una planta.-.. .''
Bonilla se levnnta todos los dias
cantando "El cuento quP en mi \'ida,
fue el numero c:ien."
Ll'or que le prohibierun el UliO de
In hibliotecn a Rarnela?
Alguien dice que "ella bal·e mi1s
ruido que una Herreria Pn el Pnufo....
Hector Luis Loyola (Tobi) P.Xhibe
en su cuarto una fotogmfia del fu.mo110 bcso de Clark Gable y Lana Turner. Diariamente el haltiano Jean
Jacques de SalinnC" Sot::\ va a comparar su rostro con el del fnmoso
viudo de Holywood. "Ti que Margatitn
lo estuviese mirando.
Ligia.-Tengo mucho coraje, demasiado......
Hit.la: ;. Por que, Colora?
Ligln.-La oficinn no me ha complacido. Yo <tUiero Child Psychology_ ,
Parade and Reception ........
for a few days to v1 -it the University
of Havana and pri\'nte 8Chools.
A formal reception by faculty and
students v.·as held on the e\'ening of
Februar>· 12.
POLYGRAPH
4
THANKS FOn THE PIANOS
::'olorr;a returned from
New York via Miami and Cuba on
Februar~· 11, just about the time the
pianos arrived. They arc all gifts
f rom friends in the United States, as
follows: Uprights, given by Mrs.
Jenn1e B. l'ulham, Baltimore, l ld.;
Rev. and Mrs. Euclid Phillip~;, Daltimon·, ~1d.; and Mrs. 0. J . nrown,
East Orange. ~- J. A parlor grand
was given by 1\tr. nnd Mrs. Curran, of
the Madison Avenue Church, New
York.
The uprights will be used in our
growing musk department for
practice and the grand will grare the
social room of norinquen Hall. Mr.
Heth, of the music: depnrtm<!nl, is
particularly grateful to these friends
for their hl'lp, und thft Polygraph
conveys a h<•arty thank you from the
studer ~" .. · I ~ac ;· ·' .
Pr•···den~
WEEI\ OF RELIGIOtlS
E:\tPH \ SIS
Appropriutr to the Lt•ntem period,
which brings to U;l ncres.~arr reminders of God's love :for the worltl
and of the ~tuff('rings which Jesuit
Christ Pndured for it. a !<Cries of
special religious meetin~s "ill be held
each clay, t>X<'ept ~aturdny, in the
mornings al 9:30 and in the evenings
at ; :no o'rlock. l>t>trinning Sunday
evening. Mareh Ill, and continuing
throuJ·h Sunday, March :!2.
One or two distinguished speakers
from outside will probably be st-t·ured
for certain uf the meetings. ll is
~amestl)' hoped tltat this week may
be n time nf unique inspiration for
the whole coliPge community, but real
success in this entcrpri:<e depends on
the wny in which each one throws
himt:l'lf heart and 1111UI intn the effort.
We count or YOL"
DEL ·'('JRCULO GA UTIEH
BEl" ITEZ"
Bnjo Ia presidrncia dP.I estudiante
J orge !'\. Cintron ha romenzado el
Ci~ulo Gautier Gt•n[lez P.US actividades dt>l segundo semestre. Como en
ocasiones anteriores, seguimos celebrando nuestras rcuniones en Ia residencin de loll espo~:os Ruiz.
Las actividades para el siguiente
afio son las siguientes: HomenaJe a
J ose Gautie-r Reniter. ; Ia Fiesta de In
Lengua r \'arias confp~ncia!l por
miembros de Ia Facultad.
El jueves li nos dict6 el Dr. Luis
Santullano una conferenda sobre el
interesante tema de "La Guerra Ciril
Espaiinla." La dirN'ci6n del programn
utuvo a cargo del estudiante Ismael
Fernando Zapater, 'H.
SOPHOMORE PICNIC
Tht• Sophomore rlass has been trying to :fu,fill sucressfully the wide
program of activitie.o; whirh it set out
to acromplish at the beginning of the
year. · Through the diligency of our
president, .Mrs. Rosita Rndriguez, the
wise counselling of our 11ponsor, Dr.
Luis Santullnno, and the cooperation
of every sophomore, the cla~s has
attained many of its goals.
This semester, a clast~ picnic will
inaugurate the semester's activities.
The president arranged to have this
pa rty in on~ of her father's farms
near San German. The group is
highly enthusiastic about this event
which wit hout. doubt, will prove most
atimulating toward greater efforts
and closer :fellowship among Sophomores.
INFORMAL PARTY
The "Cirr·ulo Dr. Harr.s"-a l'ocial
organization of nonresident students,
initiated ita activities for the second
semester w1 th a lively informal party
in the home of Professor and Mrs.
Charles A. Leker.
:'\pxt in the program is a picnic to
La Parguera, the sea-side picnic
grounds fo1· many of our student arth·tes. A formal dance w:ll follow
later in the spring. To halanre these
11ocial activities, the Club agrt>cd to
sponsor an as.scmbly program, at
whlrh time a sp<!aker of note will be
brought to nddrellt~ the !ltudent!l.
FRATERNITY ACTIVE
COl\11\IUNITY
I~
The E\'ungel.cn: Fl'ilternil'\' was
organized for thp purpose of ~niling
all the , ·udr11t members of the
f:,·angdical rhurchc11 in Puerto Riro
in u 11inglr group. The uim11 nf this
organization arc to create a spirit
of wor~hip in our clllllJIUS, tl' :foster
do!IC'I' conwrt among the Christian
student:- in the Rehnol, nnd to heiJI
other chun:hc~ in their work. A group
from the J•'ralernil \" viRits 11Pnr·b\'
communltir.s carr)·ing the me!l~ll" o'r
the Gospt>l whenever lhcy go.
Th<" Frntrmil \' m«>ets e\'!!r\ Sun
day morning after brenkfast, F1
now on lhe orgnnizalion "; n meet in
the hasemt'nt. of the Pining Room
Building-. The ~roup consist:< o:f forty
members.
E~GLIS H
CLUB INITI ATES
At their lnst mf'eting, the English
Club planned srwral 11ctivitirs for
this semester. On February 25, twenty students will he informally initiated-sevent£>en of whom are !!ophomores, lhe rest upper claasmen. The
formal initiation wos set for the first
Wednesday in Mart·h. After the ceremony, whit"h will be held in the
Science Hall Building, the Club will
go to Mrs. l'almt'r'11 home to welcome
the nrw members. The pled~res are:
Socorro ::\lari, Ang"lica Rogers, Carmen l>iez, Rosita Hc)driguez, Afda Jon~. Ethel Sepulveda. Carmen Gloria
Zengotita, Josue Cnslillo, Rafael Alvarez. Bob Mowry, Jenaro Rodriguez.
A play will be pre,;l'nted around
the middle of April. A commitlee wa);
appointed to select the play and to
organize "try·-oot practices" to select
the playen.
Plans :for the traditional annual
banquet were also lnitated.
JOIN Y. W. C. A.
The Your.g Women's Chr !!lJan
Association of our campus is the only
organization of it!! kind in the l !!land.
The aim of the organn:auon 1!1 to
develop the three basic phases of a
woman's life: namely, the !lpiritual,
the mental and the physical. All the
activities of the organization are directed toward that goal. Among these,
are religious sen·ires, campfires, recreational games and social functions.
The organization meets on Thursday, twtce a month, at the Basement
of Horinqurn Hall. Th<l group has
about forty membera and three
spon!!ora.
Our chapter is affiliated with the
national organization of the Young
Women's Christian Association. There
is a great. oppor tunity fo r service in
this organization and we urge all girl
students to seriously consider joining.
PUERTO RICO BEFORE THE
GENERAL ASSElfBLY
We are glad to publiRh in our
columns the brief but forceful address
of Revered M. A. Valentine before the
General Assembly which the l'rrsbyterJan Church held last Ma\' in St
Louis, M i~souri. The text foilows:
Mr. Chairman, LadiPs and Gentlemen:
It is an honor a!'ld prh·ilege to
speak to you nt thi11 moment, on thi!l
special oc:ca!<ion. 1 thank you for your
courtesy and kindne.,s m extending
me this privilege.
As you know, l'uerto Hiro ill a little
island with an area of onh· smo
Rqunre miles, but a populntio~ of almo't two million P• , ·pie. This, in it·
self, is a prob1em. for overpopulation
makrs it nlmost impossible for u
great majority
to secure an adet]U&te standard of lh·inf:". This economi~ problem
brings ahnut o t h c r
problems sut"h a;: moral, religious
nncl health malarljustment.
I am 11ure that in this group you
will be primarily interested in hearing
nbnut the religinus nspHrt of the
Jlrobl<>m in l'uPrto Hko. This i!! vr.n·
im1lnrtant, because our Island is the
l•nk bel\noen the two .\merica.--thc
'\forth atlll the South. Don't forget
Kl"'p it in mind nnd tT)' to make
of l'uerto Rit•o a gr!'at bulwark for
the <:ospPI.
I· ,.. · 'ue that the Church has grown
very rapidl>·· hut its members are
poor and finant'ially unable to t•rovide
:~dequate :facilities. \\'e 11re in need of
largt-r buildings to accommlnte the
~rowing congre,:tslion!l. We need alSG
equipment for religious educational
work. The people are anxious to hear
the preaching of the Gospel and there
arc not enough ministers. We could
have ten timeR the number of peoplE'
in our sen•ires every week if we had
an adequate number of place~ of
worship and buildings large enough to
nccomodatc nil who desire to comE'.
It was not until the year 1898 lhat
Pu<!rto Riro b<!gan to enjoy the advantages of thp Gospel of our Lord
Jesus Chri5t and of Democrac\· a.s conceived by the Evangelical ,;orld. In
those fort.y years our people have
learned to love American in~tilutions
and our liltle country will fight to the
last ditch to retain the principles
inculcated by thest> institutions.
The Presbyterian Church m the
United States of America should feel
proud of the work it hal< done in
Puerto Rico in such few years.
We have the best hospital in the
West Indies. We have the be.st college
(the Polytechnic Institute) in the
West Indies. Both are substancially
supported by the Presbyterian Church.
Our Institute ranks next to the University of l'uerto Riro, which is entirely supported by the GovPrnment.
The best religious paper on the Island is partially supported by our
Board of ~ational Missions. The
Puerto Rican mini11try is very proud
of our Seminary, an institution which
has b.·en conducted for more than 80
years by n P resbyterian minister,
and this ministry, which is conductinsr splendidly the work of the Presby-terian Chu~h in the island of Puerto
Rico, is in its totality Native.
;\tan)' leaders in the public a!Ca•rs
of Puerto Rico arc P resbyter ian. Hear
this: The president of the University
of Puerto Rico-who ts one of t he
most distinguished lawyers of t he Is-
land-is an elder in my church; tho!
Commissioner of Education and his
family, are faithful members of m\·
church; the President of the Civil
Service Commission of Puerto Rico
is an elder, a teacher, and the organist
in the Sunday School; the Speaker of
the House of Representat•,·es is the
son of a Pre~;byterian minister: the
judge of the Night Cowl't of our Capital City i~ al!<o an elder of our
Church: and one of the Commissioner
elders to this General Astwmblr, who,
unfortunalely, could not be here, is
the Mayor of )layagiiez, lhe third
largest city in the island. ~o. as you
s~. the work of the
l'resb\'terian
Church in Puerto Rit•o has man"ifested
steady progress.
Dut we are jul't bt>~rinning and we
are in a Yery gootl position lo assume
great(.'r ttnd more important r<!Aponsibllities. We need and ask for your
aid in e\"err way; but your mos;t effective help run be rnliz('(J thorough
financial a~sistance.
I ha\'c just mentioned the g~at
work which our Presbyterian Hospital i;; doing among all classes over the
islan•l. X C\'ertheJess, it rnill is true
that the hPnlth conditions of our
little cc>untry are \'Cry ~~eriou;;. On
thi!< point, the situation is tragic.
Puerto Ril'O still ha~ inadrquate merlical nttention. We need 2.:t:!7 physidan;; and we have onlr 497. There
nre Hi lllUOil·ipalities whil·h have no
met!icnl ~:e.rvice of any kind. For that
reason we must not be ~urpri!'cd to
find twire the mortality found in the
United States prop~r. Our percentage
o:f mortality ill grel\ter than that of
the Phillipine Islands, Hawaii, Canada. Argentine, Barbados, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Jama;,·:t, £1 Sah·ador.
Trinidad, Uruguay, Venezuela, Sweden, Portugal, Palestine. Australia,
Xew Zeland. and South Africa. After
carefully considering this situation,
we ha,·e reacht>d the ronrlusion that a
school of me1ficine in the Universit,·
of Puerto Rico must be established a~
!loon as possible.
Beheve tt or not. the t:niversit\' of
Puerto Rico is the only State 'university in the World whirh has both
prcparatnry and po~ot·graduate schools
but does not. have n school of medicine.
Such shock. ng condit10ns m a
country which is part of our g reat
Nation, makes it deserving of the
sympathy of every good ChrL~tian. We
need a nd ask for your prayers, your
influen<"e and your material help to
bring about the standard of life which
every Christian citizen must have
under the GosJ)f'l of J esus Christ and
under the flag of the Unitrd States.
MUSIC NOTES
At the request of several students,
a Musk Club has recently been or~:ani%ed wilh weekly Monday afternoon meetings in the library under
the sponsorship of Mr. Heth.
Looking toward eventual affiliation
wtth the National Federation of ~lu11ic
Clubs, the members have proposed
many activities similar to those of the
Federation. Such plans are intended
to promote the cultivation of interest
in good muc:ic through such means as
sponsoring concerts and recitals, conduc ting "mu11ic identification contests"
emphasizmg Music Week, and encouraging serious music study.
Membership in the club is open to
an)·one who can g ive e\·idence of
serious interest. in its acti vities.
l p0LY GRApHl
l'
January It, 1~)38, at the post
- Entered
sl't!on----'..1
class Puerto
matter
office inasSan
German,
Rico, und•·r the act of August
24, l:H2.
ALUMNI
ISSUE
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POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PUERTO RICO
San Genruin, P. R.
VOLUME V~
;:\'• 3
'1 ,\HCII 20, 1912
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"FULLY AI>ULT,'' SAYS
PRESIDE~T MORRIS
CLARENCE HARRIS HALL, dedicated March 2, 19-12
In his nddrt>as of welcome on
Foun•lcr':< n R y. President Morris
state•l thnt people become fully adult
nt the age of 30 nnd now thnt the
f'olytec·hnir iR fully au y~ara old, it
ran •h•dnre itl'lelf fully grown. He said
"The Polytechnic is fully IJreparcd fo;
its Christinn sen·f,,e to the world. Our
Lonl wns 311 years old wl11m He began His public ministry. He had always been cloing good, but at 30 He
begau ~otubllcly and with power to do
good to shape the world. May this
lK, a new dny for us, a great dnv of
far re~ching ser.•ice to Puerto Rico
and Lntin America. Mn\' v.·e read our
destiny in the .stnrs ~t shine above
the flares dropped by bombing plnnes
and speak their lnngunge abo,·c the
roar of ca'!non><. Mny we be w~lling
to be bnptazed, tempted, misunder·
~tood. and even abused, as Jesus was,
In or.lcr £hat we might acn·e to our
fullest capacity!"
In summing up the histon· of the
in;;titution \t!ry briefly, D~. Morris
' rem.inded the large and interested
nudaence that au years of ser.·icc can
be broken into :lfi2,!1211 hours of
· BPn·icll and li2.584,QOO students hours
of life, .study, work, and phw on these
beautiful 1\)lls of St. 1\lnrlhn. When
•
the PQiytechnic was 15 \'ears old it
dropped its gmdt! 6Chool -;.nd when it
was 21 it dropJ>NI lt11 high school. The
INSULAH TRUSTEES 1\lEE'f
life of the indi\'ldual student seems
H ..morable Jamee R. BeH:r:ey. Presi· to be repeated in the history oi the
•lent of the lloard of Trustees, enter· college. It will graduate t.:his year its
talne•l at the Hotel Condado on Tues- 16th college class and at lthe fu II age
day eveninl', l\larch 3rd, the Adminis· of 30 )'ears considers itself no'lll' full)•
trativr. Committee of the Trustees matured with its 13 departments, Jts
contJXJSCd of those who Jh..,. in Puerto. 2t faculty members, and a student
Rico, namely, Judge Emil 11 del Toro body of 300 selected young people
Cuebaa, Chief Ju~tice of the Supreme studring for the Bachelor's degree.
Court: )Jr. Charle" R. Hartzell,
TORRES SCHOLARSHIP
of Hartzell. Kelly and Hartzell; Dr.
Angel Archilla Cabrera. Director of
A~' !\OUNCED
the Presbyterian ~Ii~sion; and
Hon. Samuel R. Quinones (Alumni
Dean Irizar~· is plea!ted to announce
Trustee), Speaker of the House of Re- that ~Ir. Carlos Torres of San Juan
presentatives. The immediate occa,.ion has offered a loan ~holar&hip of
for the meeting was the presenre of $100.00 per year for the ne~t four
Dr. E. A. Odell. repre11enting the years nccortling to the following
trustees in r\ew York, and the M.'tum plan. E.ach year, for the next four
of President ~lorris from Xew York. yl!ars !\lr. Torres will contribute
Dean triznrrr atli>nded the meeting $lOO.UO to the Rotary Loan Fund to
also and reported on activities of the be lent to a worthy and necdv stud·
lust few months.
ent, who ~·ill r~pay the.loan as
A deli~thtlul evening was spent soon aa he as eammg after graduation
discussing the present program and and the n1oncr will be lent to another
future plans or the institution. Action student and so on indefinitelr. In this
was taken to request the Evangelical way Mr. Torres will help not one, but
denominations of Puerto Rico to pro· many students for man)· years to
\'ide echolarships for young people come--helping them that they mav be
•
or their number so that they might able to help others.
The philosophy of the Polytechnic
be able to develop a stronger leadership for their churches. Other matters is "to help studen~ to help themof business were dit~eussed, the most !lel\'es," as Dr. Irizarry expresses it,
important of 'lll'hich "'as the plan of a so that the)' may become responsible
continuing finance campaign on the citizens in a democracy. To quote our
Island to secure funds for the further energetic Dean further, "We need
!l'ore philanthropic friends to help us
de\·elopment of tlhe institution.
The trust~ea were so interested in m our program of student aelf~elp
recent developmen~ and future plans and we are very grateful to Mr. Tothat the meeting lasted until 11 rres for setting the pace for other
philanthropists in P. R. to follow."
o'clock.
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I
Drawn and cut by
Uomin.~eo
l. Jtm;ado '41.
The followi11g greetings were re·
ceived on Founder's Dar from Mrt<.
Harris, Dr. Harris, and Mr. Clarence
Harris. These were all read in th~
course of the program. A special
communication !rom Doim )lary to
the graduate!! is printed among the
Alumni Xew11 in St>anish.
To lh~ Stu d~nl
Pol) teehni( ln'llitu l~
With you "e walk the campus path;;.
W.i th you we hear the morning bell;
With you we plan the dail)' routine.
With you exalt the Poly yell!
With you we dream of deeper trend.
With you we long for service wide:
With )'QU we climb to rose hued
heightsWith you in storm we dare to bide.
With you we share the eventide,
With you enjoy the 11etting sun;
With you we feel the night come
downWith you we leave our task undone.
Love,
.\~OTHER .
F eb. 12, 1942, Dilley, Tuas.
The above expresses exactly my
own !~ling so d~pl)' and well I asked
Mother to include me in the greeting
to all my children and now grand·
children and faculty of Poly.
Cordially yours,
J. Will Harris.
Dear Friend,.:
NMrly three year!l havP gone by
<~ince 'll'C )eft )'OU. f suppose there are
none of the students who know us.
And yet 1 am sure that all of us think
of Polytechnic as our home. We nrc
a part of a great school. and I hope
that we will always be proud of her.
lt seems like only a fev.· months ago
uilen Gen·asio. Ismael, Alvaro. Her·
minio, Lorenzo, Felix, ~ito. FcliJle,
Tomas. Eugenio. Ste\·e, Juan Domingo, <:eaar, Antonio, Popo, and a lot of
other students built the boy'll old
dormitory. 1 belie\·e that It occupies
one of the be!!t spots of the campus.
There is a leaning marit•ao tree on
the edge of the terrace near the old
building. When it was a young tree it
was bent, almost to the ground. One
day, Lorenzo pushed the tree up into
the air and held it on his shoulder
until 1 braced it with a forked pole.
After a few years, the prop was re·
moved but the tree continued to grow
up in the air. So it is with our lives.
After a few rears the Faculty leaves
us to go alone. But. we continue to
live on a higher plane than we had
been on before. I hope that tree will
be named. "Casiano Tree."
Dona Mary is doing well here. She
has many friends. She is teaching in
the city of Dilley. She also has -450
beautiful chickens. She is working
very hard. Some day we hope to visit
you at San German.
Sincerely,
(Signed) Clar~~ Harris.
PO LYGRAPH
2
Polygraph
Published for the students, faculty, alumni and friends of the
Polyte<.-hnic Institute.
Subscription, 50 cents per yenr.
Managing editor, Oacnr D. Irizarry with volunteer faculty nn•l
student helpers.
"PUERTO RICO EVANGELICO" PRESS, PONCE, P.R.
E DITOR I AL
- -W ANTED-T HE SPIRIT OF I N DUSTRY--
II
The President's Column
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ll is good to b~ back on the hills of po11itivel;.• evil abou~ it. I have no
Santa !\lartn. There are new face11 words str1>n1r enough to expresa my
among tht> student!' who entered at humiliation.
the seconcl S('ttH•ster and freshmen
J anrs R Morri~.
bees that I have not completely
connected with names like Goclofredo
Since his return Dr. Morris has
Rodrfguez nnd l'nrisAtide Ramfrez de mndt• thrrt• addresses on the subject
Arellano. There arc new '1\·orkers on "Puerto JUco in a World at War"-an
the staff, new men on the fann- February 1" at the Union Church in
e,·en new calves :md piggie:> to get San Juan, on Februan· 23 to the
acquaintrcl with also. But the harde.>t I.a.tics ~ight of the I.ions Club of
thing to get llt'(!Uaintcd with is this San GermAn. anti on Mol'l.'h 2 before
world at wnr or which l'uerlu Rico is the l.ionR Club of Ponce. He urg('s lhe
a vitnl purl. It cines something to tht> people of l'uert•l Hico to remnln loyal
inside of yuu to look at the asn~mhlcd to the democratic ideal, to cling to the
student boclr anti sar to yourself. Christian way d life, and to use
"Doubtles 11ome of thPse handsome C\'Cry means to produce more foodboys will gh·e their lives for their stuffs on the Is:and in order to recountry and some of the:>e be:tUtiful lensc more boatn for dcJ~:nse acth·ity.
~rls will become widows of the fight
for democracy-••...'' That hurts and
R OTAUY LOA:\' FU .!'\D
hurts.
GHOW S
After being away fi"e months I find '
~!nee
the
last
i~--ue (1 1 "'the Polymany impro\·ements in the Jl]antweed patchell turnf'd into lawns by grnph.'' graduates of ~everal years
;\lr. Palmer's industrial group, the ago have pni41 up old accounts to
newly equipped nrt department office apply townrd this fund to the amount
and work rooms, Wilson Cottage., of $91.00 nnd !ril•nds have sent gifta
completed and occupied br our new a~ follows:
The Aisquith Ohurch, Baltimore.
minister and hill family, (nan1t'd for
Dr. E. Graham \\'il!'on, St>cretnn· or Maryland. ns.oo. A frienu-I>etroit,
our Board of Trustees and G~eral Michigan, $111.00. A Trustee. ~an Juan
Se. 'etary of the Board of Xational $20.00. A friend. Alton, Ill. $100.00.
){.::;,ions of the Presbyterian Church). Lions Club of San Juan, $100.00.
new livint:"·room furniture for Phrancr Total , 339.00.
Counting all that graduates ha\'e
Hall, fjsh gro'\\'ing rapidly in Lake
pail! towartl their old notes (15 years
Gil~trap. new oil·burning range inor more olu) the Rotary Loan Fund
~;talled in the cnllt'gc kitchen, ne\\'
fields of banana trees nnd papayao has now rcnched the sum of $2,·173.57.
(thc melon that groWR on a tree). Our goal is S6,000.00 by Septt•rnber
new mu~k room equipped ...... and 1!l-12. Balntwc needed $2,526.4a. We
thank both our gl!nerous friends and
many more.
our loyal L'Tftduatcs!
1 find a spirit too. an intangible
something that is \'cry rl'al, a ,.-pirit 1
AND T HE LIGHTI:\G FU~D
of deeper de,·otion to moral and
In spite of blal'k-out- en•ry few
spiritual \'&lues. In seven months of
school on))• two students have been nights, the campus needs those lights.
expelled for misconduct. A >'Jiirit of While Mrs. Morris has bren gh•ing
gootl-will and eagemeRs to cooperate )e('tures on Puerto Rican Art in and
near Xew York to help the fund, some
can be observed everywhere.
friend& have been sending gifts direct
(This parngraph for students only) to ~an Gurman. On Founder'!! Oay
But, for Ontl thing I praise you not
somf' visiting graduates gave $9.00 toand find nl)'Relf nshamed for you ...... ward the ·fund, bringing the total rcthere are also new names scratched ceivt>d to S587.2l. Total amount neednnd rnl'\"etl on the new mahogany ed-$1,200.00. Balance to in11tnll the
arm chairs in the classroom! If t;wear-lights. ~612.i9.
in~ would help, J should be tempted to
:.trs. ~!orris can be reached in Xew
"cuss" and if tears would help, I
York at 9!.1 Claremont Avenue, Telewould certainly weep. Why, oh why, phone 1\lon. 2-ilOO. Exten;.ion 321.
do t'OIIege men and women re~pect She nnd the )!orris children. Janet
beauty and order so little tney try to and ~hlrley, expect to remain in ~ew
destroy them? Why do the future York until early June.
leaders of l'ul'rto Rico seek the fame
of the six )'l'ar old-leaving signs of
When the intercollegiate track meet
vandalism on our beautiful furniture?
It is a disgusting kind of longing for at Marngiiez on )[arch 14 was rained
fame. God pity us. Carelessness alone out nftt'r Nl•ven <'V('nts, Poly wn11 in
Fecond place.
canno~ explain it. There is something
In other words, what we want is the \\-i ll to work. The g(!nius
himgelf said that what other men called genius wns only two percent inspiration and ninety-eight percent perspiration.
''A little ~Jeep, a little slumber.
A little folding of the hands in sleep," the wise men of old !'..'lid
would bring poverty upon us like a 1:ohber.
Whcrl•as a mere remnant of a cnptiYe people wrought a grent
building, a city, a wall, a temple, "for the people had a mind to
work."
Whntcver greatness America may possess goes back to those
that worked .............. .
"-Courage was a part of it.
-Foresight was a part of it.
-Ingenuity was a part of it.
But nine-tenths of the job was
Work.
Work.
The will to work.
And then more work. ·•
America's success in lhe prl'~ent ~truggle of life and death
will lJc won more by working than by fighting, more on the
fanns and in the factories than nt the front, more in the kitchens
and in the mine~ than out on thP sen. And here is where Puerto
Rico can do the most. but we fear is doing the least. It could be
said to thousands. ''Why stand ye idle nll the day?" Some answer.
''Why should we work when we can get relief'?" and others, "We
don't feel like working......" and .still others "We belong to the
Union ............ ..
For the fir~t we have nothing but disgust, for the second nothing but pity, and for the last very little hope. It seems a little
undemocratic, but if we can draft men to fight and die for the
country, why can't we draft labor to work, earn and live for the
country? The food short.'tge in this island grows dnily more
critical and still there are long lines at relief stations. Why
aren't these men planting and cultivating vegetables?
And if we can wipe the cattle ticks out of Puerto Hico, then
why not hook-worm? There is a medicine now that kills hook
worms in one dose and it is not toxic. In some tests that w~.; have
run recently we find approximately one-third of our college
students hnve either hook-worm, trichuris or ascaris. lf thi!'. is
r. true of college students then the percentage must be higher
among the laboring people. One dose can cure over ninety percent
of the infected without the nece:-;~ity of their mh;sing a meal or
a day of work. 1 repeat, if cattle can be dipped for two yeat·s to
v.ipe out the ticks, why can't one dose of medicine be ginm to ing more in Puerto mc.·m labor than the old fa:;hioned, wonderevery person in Puerto Rico to rid the island of the~c parasitic fully \'ictorious "will to. work."
Shall we work or shall we starve? We ought to ''On bendcd
scourges'?
knees
thank God for work," for it is through our labor that each
And the unions ......... : no one denies labor the right to orof
us
can
fight for liberty, truth, and democracy.
ganize. but the purpose of unions seems all too often to encourage
men not to work. At least it works out that way. Good workLet us turn relief lines into relief gardeners, the parasite
men get organized and become poor workmen. We know it should ridden into the healthy, and the unions into organizations to teach
not be thus, but it is! The virus of negative unionism is work- men how to produce better and work harder!
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POLYGRA P H
ALUMNI NE\\'S AND NOTES
3
WHAT DO GRADUATES
OUADOR
THINK?
F.l I.cdo. Yamil Galib, graduat!o del
1'he following graduates were pres· la vida, nuestros hogares, nuestra es·
Tnatituto Politecnico r fiscal interino
ent on Founders' Day:
cue Ia; y ;. que son estos sino Ia pat ria
At the meeting of the Alumni
Laura Irizarry de Bover. Dr. Jsmael mi"ma ~ i .l::!'e peclazo dP. tierra acari· Association on the afternoon of de Ia corte d~ distrito de !\tayagiiz,
Velez, Dr. Jose Rodriguez and )frs. ciado por las tibias olas de nuestro Founder', Day, a very lively dis- diserto en los ejercidos conrnemoraRodr(gul'z, Jose Martinez, Luis Mur- mar Caribe! Luchemos nmigo~. por It• cusl!ion dl'veloped on the subject of th·os tie Ia Funclaci6n del l'olitecnico
the day of Founder's Ony. The Fa- que tu,·ieron Iugar durante In mnilnphy, Laura Emmnnuelli. Selenia Pon· mas l!ngrado en Ia vida, el hogar, Ia
culty had decided to celebrate it Sa· na (1\ t'l r•arnninfo del CO~I'gio. Rus
ce de Lc6n, Sebastian Cabrer, Rev. escuela, r asi tldentlemos In patria.
Muy cercn l'l!tnre de vo~:otro.,; en l's· turcla~'. Februar)' 2Sth. witll the palnbras fueron ffiU)' interesantes
Lui!l Angel Toro, Rev. Juan Bidot,
R.e\'. Diego Rico, Rev. Era!llliO Seda, te dia. Tan claramente con los ojos umlerstanding that tlle Jrraduatt'.S porque ella:: desbordaron los sentiRev. Remigio Perez, Rev. Alvuro Mo- del nlma, contemplo IM verdes coli· would be requested to decide whether mlentos mntluros y fonnndns de liD
rale!', Lcdo. Yamil Galib. Jose A. Pl'·· I naS, las majestUOSilS paJrneraS, )OS ar• to celebrate the clay nn ~lurch 2ncl, estucliunte, yu en las luchns <'c Ia virez. Frank E. FoumiPr, Amanda Mar- boles copiosos de ,ombra prote<:tora. no matter what da\· of the week that da, que hn poclido cereiorarEe d" lo que
day occurs or to relebrute it on the han clejado en cl cuatro :tfios d.:! estu·
ti de Pi'rez, l\Iariu Guzmin, Consuelu Toda esa belleza es el Poly y nlgo mn
dios en el Politc!cnico.
nun; algo indecible que Oprime eJ l'O•
Saturday nearest to )tnreh 2nd.
~ azario, .\tnrio ~tilfm. ~ cstor RodriEl joven oraclor :;eilal6 !'Us emocio1'11c discu~sion was so livelv indee'l,
guez Escuclero. Ana Zel rna Arce, lsn· raz6n de gozo r penn a In vez.
Quiero, aunque pobremente. expre· and opinions so e<!Uallr clhrl;led, that nel:l 111He un din como el que ce!ebrnbel Joaquina ~aznrio, Leonor Nazario,
Angel !\1 . ::'llattos. \'fetor Irizarry, sar mi gratitud por el alto honor con· the group decided to submit the mat· bamos, emndones acopladns en un
Raul Lara. Efi~enia Agruit, Osnldo ferido a mi e!'J)oso al dedicar un edi(i- ter to the wh(lle Alumni gl'OUII senticlo de tranquilidad, de p~enitud
cio a su nombrr. Como bien todos le through the pagcoR of the l'olyf.fl'uph. dr obra y librcll clel retintin del clesMartinez, Rosario Rih·a.
Whnt do you think? ~encl us a contl'llto natural en un ••studlante en
All were welcoml' and enjoyc.-d the conat·rn. el es en e:'<.tremo scndllo y
day- but where are the otller 99!1 humilde. f:,;toy segura que mu}' poco \'Ote immecliately on a penny post formnci6n. Su deuda con el Politecni·
grat.lunte11 '! Hold l\lny 1fi for Alumni les habra es<'rito acerca cle su !lentir card! Shall we celebrate Founcler's co sc encuentrn ,;ujetll a d o.-. cxtrc·
Day! Write it in red on your calendar en cuanto at honor que ~c le ha('t•. Day always on Murch :.!nd e\·en if it mos: unu el de 1:\ justicla y toleran·
and be !lure to come back on thnt day. Permitidme aseguraos que !'e siente I falls in the middle of the Wl'ek. or ci:t (iltruda en 11u esplrltu; otro, In
shall we celcbrnte the Snturclny mitxirua virtud de Ia ju;;ticia. !-ie le
The chtss of l!l:li will celebrate its muy orgulloso.
Cunndo
recibio
Ia
carta
de
l.aurn.
nenrest to :\larch 2nd? Send us b ocurre <JUl.! para muc:ho Ia to!ernncin
15th nnniver!lary on llay 16, the class
emptYr.o a anorar aquellos dias penli· post card and \\rite us a comment nnda significa en Ia hora de guerra
of 19:12 its lOth anniver,.;ary, and the
que \'ivirnos, peru es d rnumrnto en
class of l!l!J7 its 6th. The adminis· dos Pn el rrcuerdu. "Ese t>dificio," nw that we can quote in the next issue or que se siente miia Ia tlet'esidnd de In
decia,
"repre!'enta
una
grnn
cosa.
Aun
the
Polygraph.
tration offers prizes to the class which
While you arc sending us the post toleorancia para dar:e un sent:Jo moIs present in ( 1 l the greatest percen· veo aquello!' muchncho!', J>opo, Loral ul . ervicio nccesitullo por Ia pa·
renzo,
FcliJC,
Herminio
Don
l'epe,
y
cnrtl.
plea~e indit•ate any change in
tnge and (:l) the largest number o(
tria )' por cl mundo en general. AI gn·
otros,
forcejeando
y
Juchnndo
COil )os
~·our
at.ltlre!'!;:
nnd
tlle
names
and
individuals.
nnr Ia guerra, hay unn ohm grande
pesados bloques. Hloque sobre bloque,
Dr. Jose M. Rodriguez, )Jario :\lihi.n segiin levantaban cl edificio. constru· addres:tcs of any other grnduatf!ll ~n Ins mnnos de Ia juventutf: cstrucwhom you know to have C'hanged their
and Amanda Marti de Perez are a
ian sus propias ,·idas. Lcs anlmaba un nddres-es. The Polygraph has a hard turar Ia obra del nue\'o orden. Alli,
committee for tlle class of 1927 which noble prop6sito-com;eguir su educa· time keeping its ncldresses up to date. I'll csn ebra, coluca Ia misi6n del lnshad 2:1 members. Frank F.. Fournier is ci6n. snlir de Ia ignorancin y el nu•·
t!t~lto, pues ''?lnntin, lnl••rnncia y jus·
Plea~e help us.
chairman of the t•ommiltl'e of tht• dioambiente que les oprimill. Hoy me
t1c1a se neces1tar6n pam lntegrar ele1 mentos suclto.s )' dispersos.
class of '32 which had 39 members. and I satisfnce pensar que esas vidas son
FV~DER'S DAY 0~
Nestor Rodriguez Escudero nn•l Se· Utiles Y ejercen innuencia COn!ltructi·
1. lle d6nde 1111ce e,<;:t fucnte cfc tolenin Ponce de Leon form the com- va en Ia socieda.t. 1Cuanto me nlegro
MAUCH 2.
lerancia r de justicia en In educnci6n
mittee of the clnss of '3'i which had que el viejo edifirio no fuera derriha·
I object to the cel~brntion nf de nuestro t·olegio '! :\'~«:c, nos rlke cl
20 memben.
do! Es grato pensnr que aun presta Found,.r'!' on anv da \' other than jovl'n Yamil, •lei fundnmento rcliglo·
servicio."
)larch ~ purely !o~ sentimental so. <lc Ia orientaci6n ddinida bacia
Felicitncioncl1 de los gradu~dos:
E,..tos son los sentimientos cic Oln- rea!'ous. [( the founders themselves una cspiritualidnd. cosn nl'ceS3ria en
"Tr:~bajo impreviRlo hoy llunco im·
renc~> l.'n ('ttnnto n Ia ocusi6n que cr·
did not dtange it. why shuuld we, tail'· Puerto Hit•cr, put's no huy C»cucln en
posibilltanos ir aniversar o. Saludos lebran ustecies hoy.
comers change it? As one of the old· IM islu donde se uunen rcligi6n }' tole·
Facultnd ~ estu•liantes. E.xJto.
;Culmto de..'<eamus estar entre uste· est student:: anfl most distinguishc"l rancia. 1-':s obra. por ]o tanto, unicn en
des! Admirur el a\'ance Jet Instiruto. almni has put it: '':\obody celebrates estns nuln~. y si fuese una cos<1 loHufnt>l (:nrdu Figut>roa,
escuc·har Ins charlus amenns, hahlar de his birthday a day after or before." l gratia en otras instituciones, dejnrla,\ngt'lica n oble..."
1 mos cle lcner una misi6n. Entru el jo"Lnmt>nto no estar ho,· en el Poli- triunfos }' hasta clc penas <1Ue cuando For those who trulv ln\e their AI· ven cc•n unn ideolugia dcCini.w en po·
son
compnrtidas
cesan
de
ser
tan
pe·
rna
:'!later
any
week
dny
I;:
ju1't
nl!
tecnico como en aiios anteriores en lu
~ood
a~ S1turln)'
or Sunday for ' Utica )' en religion y aunquc co.ltrncelebracion del anivcrsario de su fun- sad:u.
rm n In sustentndn por el colt.o;to, sa·
i Que este din sen feliz paru todo;;!
Homl.'coming.
dnci6n. Para el lnstiluto mis mejoli6 cun eso11 idrules refinad11A y perI<:xito
siempre
para
el
Institute
PoliVMez.
lsmarl
res deseos. Hoy me uno nl cucrpo de
fecclonudos nl cnlnr de Ia tolernncin
estu1linntes y compaiieros del Alumni teenico y su Facultad que tan habit·
El esfuerzo y In energfn espiritunl r de Ia justicia rccibidns del ambienpara descnrle a csa nuestra eseuela mente le ·diril::'l'. ::;atudos cnrii'ioso;; pa· de cacln uno dA los grnduados es lo t!' clel profesuratlo y del est11diantado.
aiios de continuo progruo y desarro- ra el e!lludinntndo, Ia A11ociacl6n de que eren Ia si~mificacion del dos de .'\.nalizo cl estadu <le las democracias y
Grndundos, )' para mi queritln cla:-e en
llo.
de Ins podere.s nh,..olutus, exhortamlo
particular. ::\landeme aunque sea. esc marzo. Si para las \ elehruciones dl'l
(.'armelina Capo."
aroma espL•c:ial del nuestro lech6n a;;a- dia de Ia fundad6n es factible reunir, a los 11ircctores del lnstltuto l'olitcc·
Recibimos tambi~n una tarjetn mur do, a trnv~s de las brisas borinqueiias. en Iugar de cinco, veintiseb gradua· nico a afianzar csos principios de \'ados, no hay satisfacci6n mlui finn qut> lentin (ntegra, y de justicin y tole~
bonita y sujesti\'a de un grupo de exHasta Ia vista.
adelnntnr In fet·hn, ya qup e::r un din
estudinnte!l y grndundos que actualrnncin, y sobre lndo d~ fl•ligi6n.
Cariiiosarnente,
ferinclo exclusinu11ente ll:lra nosotr11s,
mente cstudian en Ia Unlver~idad de
.1::1 joven orador recibi6 aplausos
)la r y Harri,,
los que pertenecemos at lnstituto. E~ mU)' merecidos, y tanto los grnduadcs
Puerto Rico que dice:
materia sentimental que sln graclua- como &Ull antiguos 11rofe~ores nos
Anniver11ary Congratulations
RECOUDANDO
do!! no hay 2 de mnrzo. y de los qut> sentlmo.s agradecidos a Ynmil }' orguAnolht>r Annlversar\'!
nos visitnron el dia 28 de ft>hrero. so- llosus de haberlt• nyudndo n ufirmar
A prop6,.ito dl'l Ani\ c.-r..ario.
Another wish si~cere
lo lreR tienen pusicionu indcpc•n·
For happy hours,
;. Sabras tu. estucliante del presente, ' dientes. l'or lo tanto, nada dl'be tur- I sus p:tSo!l futuros.
not just tQday.
o recuerdas ui, cstudiante del pa:;a· bar nuev ro:; espiritus si gam,., • ~ r•·
But through another ::t·ear!"
do ............. .
asistenda at alterur Ia rt•1·ha oportu
Que en un liempo :\1r. Leker era namentP. Y solo vuestrn pre,t·n· .'
..\hlgail Ortiz, ':15. the first child of
)largarita Rhera. Olga Irizarr), Ana ) f aria Ramirez, decano del colegio, decano de ,·aron~s pueue crear Ia scnsacion intcnsa ante a Pulytcchnic 11tudent to ~duatc
J ulie Micht>li, &ther Garcia. interino, principal de Ia escuela su· el estudiantado de lo que fuc r es nr. from the College. and incidentally the
perior. director interino del coro, ins· Harrill.
daughter of the very first student en·
Amt'rica llt>r nandez.
tructor atiiWco, r maestro de psico·
rollc•l in the Polytechnic on )larch 2,
Laura c:. BoH•r. It ,\ . '27.
logia y eduraci6n 1
1912, don Leopolda Ortiz, marri~d )1{1Felicitaci<mes do dona Man· Harris
Que l\lr. \'elez era en un tiempo
ximo Lucena on October 2~1. 1939 and
al lnstituto Polite<-nlco y a I~ Asocia· mae.!\tro de biologia, principal, instrurbian
y bajaban por un lado y los j6· becam~: the mother of ~h1ximo Leocion de Graduados.
lor allHico, registrar, y t•onsl'jt•ro de venes por otro '!
polda (numPtl for- Cather und gran•l·
Amigos mfo~:
los Seniors. todo de Ia escuela supeQue en el comcdor separahan de father) on last August 25. Abigail has
En este dia tan significnth·o para rior"
mesa n do!' tan pronto como &e gus· been working as a teacher in Yauco
nueslra Alma Mater, de:;eo estnr cerQue el !ado norte del pon:h de taban 1
until this year, but is now at Coamo
ca de ella y de vosntros. Nuestro:> es- Science HaH era exclusivnmente para
Que Ia calle San Juan era "girls where her husband is a Rurnl f:lenlth
piritua se sienten agitados e incierto!l las senoritas y el !ado !!Ur para lOll campus" y los \'Drones I!Olo, pasnban
lnspc<'lor with the Sanitnry Depart·
en esto::o tiempos turbulentoa de caos varones?
por alii cuando habra llovido?
men!.
universal. Sentimos paz y consuelo
Que Ins escalerns no se comunica·
Que Don l'opo ern el orndor indisl'oly is proud to ba,·e n grandchild
cuando nos acercamos a lo basico de ban por el medio y las senoritas supensable de todos los anivt!rsarios!
in the family.
I
I
P OLYG RA PH
4
PRESIDE NT OF TRUSTEES
SEN DS GREETINGS
INAUGURACION DE
''HARRIS HALL"
THE SCIENCE CLUB
DE LA VIDA DEL CAMPUS
Es una tarde del Poltt&·nieo. En la
pequefia sala de la biblioteca hay. un
Uno de los aetas que tuvo mayor silencio extraiio. Grupos de estudaanlucidez durante la reciente celebraci6n tes trabajan con ahinco y empeiio.
del "Dia de los Fundadores" fue Ia DetrAs del mostrador la bibliotecaria
dedicatoria del nue,·o dormitorio pa- obser\'a mientras atiende a sus clien!tte:-<;:l~tt> for Founder'11 Day, 19-'2.
ra varones al Sr. Clarence Harris. uno tes que llegan, ya a solicitar una node los fundadore:; y ex-,;cepresidente vela para distraerse du t1::tte el "week
~ On this thirtieth anni~·ersar~· of
del lnlltituto Politecnico.
:, t.be !oun.iing of l'olytechntc lnstatute
end" o en buscn de alguna informaE!tte edificio fue el primer dormi- ci6n. Por Ia ventana que da a la
of Puerto Rico, we may. we.II . be
torio de varones, construido por los huerta cercnna entra una bri~n fresproud of the fact t.hiH the mstttutto~
estudiantes bajo Ia direcci6n de "Mr. ca que invita al sueiio mas que al eshas justified the hopes and dream."
Clarence" ,. ultimamente reconstruirlo tudio.
of its founder;< and thP fai~h. and toal
bajo los a~spic ios de Ia Administruthey puL into it. It hns justafaed those
Antes de decJclirme a ~uh:r las emd6n Xadonal rle Juventud (N.Y.A._) pinadas escaleras CJUC contlul·en a Ia
things through sen·i<·c· to l'ucrt~ R_lEl Dr. Angel Archilla Cabrera, arru- biblioteca he sentido el llamado de Ia
co and to the youUl of Puerto l~a~o Ill
go pt'rsonal y ndmirador de "Mr. cama que desde Phraner llc~a envue_lboth the f'ducationnl ann .the sp~rtt~al
Clarence". disert6 brillantemente sa- to en tentacione!'l de vngancaa. AI fm
influen.:e it has hnd mad 111 contmumg
bre la personnlidad, humildad, lateran- pospongo Ins d<'liriaR de una si~stll
to have in our community. The greatcia y demus virtudes que adorna!' para acaririar los lihros o las p{tgmas
est hope of Puerto Hico is in the ho~:s
nl hmnennjeado. Record6 el Dr. Arclu- de algunn revil>tn.
and g'rls who nre gc>ing out of lht!!
lla su celo por Ins intert>ses de Ia esinstitution year nfler Y<'ar.
.
l\1 i mira tin se dt•nama t:ohre loN macuela, su cariilo paternal hacia los es- gazine!l. Busco algo dt> t"tltimn hora
Our na ticm is ensrnge•l today an a
lucliantes
y
Ia
tlevoci6n
hacia
su
holife an•l death struggle with the most
que a Ia vcz ~en intP-resnntL•. A~n n~
gnr. Es un curaz6n todo lealtafl r
powerful and brutal forces the world
ha llegado La ~111 \'ll Democmc1a, 111
amor, todo snntidad y sencillez. Men- el Renertorio Amc·r~~nnn, ni Ia R<!\'ishas even :-ecn, prcci~ely to save t.he
dono
\'arias
an{'Cdotas
de
":\lr.
Clakind of life that we stnnd _for _hen.~
ta Tberoamr.ricana-mis predilectas.
renCl'" que a,·iyaron el recuerdo t!~} Alla Mhre una mP.s:-a han nhandonarlo
freedom of the indlvirlual m hts relt.JU:\IOR CLASS
amigo, que como todos saben. deJ.o el uniro cjemplar ce l'ucrtn Rico
gion, in his S[IN~ch, in his work
nuestro colegio en el 193~ para ret1- Ilustrado. Miro Ia portnda, leo el ed1·
and in his thoughts : the kn~wledge
The Junior Clns;; began its 11rogrnm
that government is the c.rcattmt .anti of !'econd semester nctivitic:. by rarse a .,;u rancho en Tejas. Junto a torinl........ he suspendido ln lecturn,
servant of the citizen, not the ~llt~cn sponsoring at the l'arCJue '!hf'ntre. on !m esposn e hijos.
I habin que ~uspenderln. Una chien cle
La audiencia aplaudi6 sinreramente ojo!' alti\'oS que se p:errlen en Ia lethe slaYe of t.he government. \\ e and Februarv lRth. the ghowm~ of the '
al
Dr.
Archilla
por
su
amena
charla.
the thousands o( schools like ours, amu:;mg. movie "ln the .:-\a\y," picture
jania, h3: llegaclo n n~e~tro lado: ~le
frorn Puerto Uico ncrnss the brea•lth in which Dick Powell. Lou Costello.
es
conocrda. En ocaswne:< untenores
of the continent and to Hnw~lii, ha,·e Hud Abbott. anrl the Ancirew gisters, DE LA PRATERNIDAD DE hemo!! enhebrado finn tertulin. Ya me
ESTUDI
A~TES
EY
.
.
~~GE­
done our part as best we knew how ponl their hurnor and actinA' t~lent nt
es grato su dr.cir stta\·c ac:ompaiiado
for the pnst. The spirit arul fait~ we their best. The profit~ from thr~ t>how
LICOS
de gestos expre,.ivos. En sus palabrns
have tried to inculcate will he e\·rdr-nt went to the iunrl for the water cooler
l.a Fratemidad continti~ su lat5or demuestra honda pT<'ocupac:i6n por
in t.hc present conflkt. With God's which hns been installer! in the Science dentro v fuera tiel Campus. Xos reu- las "cosa~ mas puras, mas nob:es. miis
help we cannot fuil.
nimos t'o•lus los domingos por Ia ma- finas·· como rcpetia ~larrero XavaHall.
Dut we must look forwurcl to the
The dass also initialed ancl organ- nnna para Ia celebraci6n de un ser- rro. No, no t'e put•cle continuur In Teegreat problems that !Jf':t<'C ''•!II hring ized a parade which met Dr. 1\~orris vicio dl! adon\ci6n. Ademiis seguimos turn. Ella nos ha mostrnclo uno;< pento a wnr-weary world. We wall all ~r upon his arrival from the Contment. visitnndo las iglesias cercanas par_a samientos de Constnncio Vigil-nutor
us suffer from the rel'lult8 of t.h~s As frienrls know, Dr. Morris was gone colaborar con elias en Ia obra reh- de El Erial-que sintetizan su filosowar b•Jt we muRt bewnre of the l'Jllrrl for the first half of Lhe year on giosa. 1<:1 domingo 1 de Iebrero ·dsi- fia de 'l.'ida. Ya t<'nrmos un pretexto
of hopelessness, rynicism an~ disil- business for the colleA'e and to h~>lp tamos In Primern Iglesia Presbiteria- para volver sobre algunos temns que
lusionment that ton often 1nvadell l\1 rs. Morris and the t•hllclren get na de Aguadilla. El dla 15 visitam~s antes quedaron trun('os. J<;n udclante
~oples after great wars. WI' will bn ~ettled in 1'\ew York for a year's va- Ia Iglesia Presbiteriana de Cabo RoJo. Ia charla ha sido amena (siempre '\'icalled on to hc>ld fa11t to the faith cation.
En nuestra secretaria tenemos invita- gilando a Miss Mosholder). Lu tardl!
that is in us-faith in U'e BrotherThe time when the Juniors must ci6n de Ia Primera Iglesia Evangelic.a se ha ido con Ia rapidez de un pensahood of :\Inn and the Fatherhood of formally bid farewell to the parting Unida para estar con ellos en fecha! miento. A Ia hora de despedimos haGod: we will be called on to work Senior ~lass is drawing near; th~r<'­ cercana.
cemos recuento. JY que co~a! Sin dar!or thost> things.
nos cuenta, !rente a una ventana que
fore, plans for the annual Junror·
Founder's Day is a day of me_mo- Senior banquet have been started. ~t
mira a In campifia, nos hemos reafirSOCIAL
PROBLEMS
OF
ries. 1t is also a day of resolu~rons is our hope that from now on thrs
mado en creencias ya casi relegadas:
PUERTO RICO
for the future. May we re-dedrcate farewell banq_u~t will become an e~ ­
un soplo de optimismo inund6 nuesThe class in Social Problems of last tras almas mientras hurgabamos Ia
ourselve!' this day to the tasks before tablished tradillon.
semester has presented to the library conciencia de nuestro tiempo y busus, whether great or llmall.
a neatly bound copy of theses wTitten cabamos los tesoros escondidos del coJa mt>-. n. lleverle).
OF THE
by me~1bers of the class. The !nfor- raz6n huntano. Desde el amor, (tema
San Juan, I'. R., Feb. 28, 1!!42.
mation contained in the theses 1s the ineludible entre estudiantes) Ia ami!<COLLEGE BOOKWORM
result of clippings from the Puerto tad, Ia politica, y Ia religion, y tantas
BOOKS AND BOOKS
The Polytechnic library is doing its Rican prel's for the year 1941. The casas de las cuales sabemos muy poDo your book .:;helves contain book~t be,;t to keep up with the rapid trend object was to give a picture of the co hasta la broma sutil que va enwhich have outlived their usefulne~s of world events. Many of the new problems that were con~idere_d _of vu'elta en delicadezas espirituales.
for you and which now. are merely books deal with developments in the sufficient interest to mer1t edttonal contribuyeron a hacer una tarde fecollecting dust? There 111 an opp~r­ international scene. John Gunther, a and feature article comment and dis- liz, a espaldas de ese tirano que e~ el
tunity for them to. still h~ve a. Wtde reporter with a well established re- cussion. Besides the theses there is a reloj y de esa enemign que. es Ia prtsa.
use. The Polytechntc l nRtatute 111 !11- putation, has recently publis?ed his dedication by the instructor of the
Me dirijo a Phraner medttando. penways glad to receive u~e.d books ';htch lutest book, Inside Latin A mertca. The class,~ Or. Nathan H. Huffman, a pro- sando en nuestras limitaciones. Nos
a re still in good condttton. The~ can library has received this one, as well logue by Alfredo Arehilla and a domina el tiempo, el espacio y Ia
be sent by "book pol'Cl" for a cent and as his others, Inside Europe and In- photograJ>h of the class taken by misma gente. Y nosotros tan d6ciles.
a half n pound (t.hree cents for ~he side Asia. Each is a vivid and readable Professor Chas. A. Leker. The bind- Por eso no me arrepiento de haberle
a verage !li~P. book). Any good frciton interpretation of the people. and ing was done by Jose Eligio VcHez, a robado Ia tarde al estudio, ni de hnber
and non-fiction is acceptable. Follow- politics which shape the destanaes of member of the class.
hablado en In biblioteca, ni de haber
ing is a list of suggestions:
the world. As background reading for
This is a very novel and interesting escrito estas Uneas tan tontas. Pero al
developments in the Far East, the way to preserve for future classes the fin tan humanas.
Van I'assen. DayH of Our Years.
library offers: J a pan tlnma~ ked by fine work done by this class.
Fisher. Men a nd Politi<'!'!.
Ahara, una advertencia: usted pueHallett Abend and Orphans of the PaGlasgow. In ThiR Our Life.
de hacer lo mismo pero no se acoscific (the Philippine lslands) by FloWain. Reaching for t he gta rs.
tumbre. Pues un dfa puede recibir. el
and scientific exploration will enjoy siguiente mensaje: "We gladly mnte
rence Hom.
Sheenn. ~ot Peace but a Sword.
Recently acquired biographies are Caribbea n treasure and Living trea- you not to return."
Hemingway. Farewell to Ar mR.
X. Y. Z.
He rnan Cortes and Christo pher Co- s ure by Ivan Sanderson, who has- both
Gag. Growing Pain!!.
lumbus. Both are the work of the written and illustrated these books
Herring. Good Neighbors .•
As the Polygra ph goe' to press, the
eminent Spanish man of lett~rs, ~1- about his expeditions in the Caribbean
Goetz. ~ei ghbors to the South.
Alegria. Broad a nd Alien Is the vador de Madariaga, who wntes wtth area. A reprint edition of Audubon's annual Week of Spiritual Emphasi~ is
equal skill in both Spanish and excellent paintings of Birds of Ame- being observed with full co-operat1on
World.
rica ought to stimulate an interest and great interest on the part of both
Me rejowski. Romance of Leonardo English.
students a nd faculty.
Those who are interested in zoology in the birds on the campus.
Da Vinci.
We were delight<'il to receive from
our beloved president, ~I.r. Beverley,
the following greeting whtch wls read
to the As~embly on Founder's Day.
On January 19th, the Scienre Club
elected new officers for the present
semester. Miss ~Iaria Leonor Quintana was re-elected President. Other
officers are: 1\lr. Andres Acosta,
Vice-President; Mrs. Pura P. L<>ker,
secretary: :\!iss Carmen Tuya, Tr:asurer; and 1\Ir. Rafael de Guzman.
)Jr. Miguel Angel Lopez, Mr. Juan
Acevedo, ex-officio board members.
At the last meeting, on February
2nd Mr. Bo:vd B. Palmer gave an in' ter~sting talk on the work th~ Sdence
Clubs all over the Americas nre doing
in coopernlion with the Nation":) DPfcn!'e Program, and gave us l!lfortnation about new prohlenu; sctenre
has :-olved and is trying to soh~ to
aid the civilian population of naltomr
at war. After his lecture, the group
appointed a committee to draw-up
plans for one or more proje('ts to be
developed by the Cluh.
New mem.bers who desire to belong
to lhe Club will soon be presented and
, initiated.
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OBSERVAT~O~S
January
14,second
1938, class
at thematter
post
Entered as
office in San GermAn, Puerto
Rico, under ~~ ~~~ of August
2 9
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MID.SPRING
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·-ISSU;;._______,~E
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PUERTO RICO
San German, P.R.
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APRIL 20, 19-l2.
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" ....... en plena y esplendida naluraleza."
IMPORT.\!\T EDl C \TJO'.; AL CO~FERE'\CE
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)DfER ~CHOOL:->
\ '.; '.;01 "\'CED
To ans~ er the call of the
nation for more College
trained men and womt>n the
Polytt>ehnic i.l> offering two
summer l"l.'"sion-;.
l. E'-peciall) for school
teacherb, Ci'e ~eel-s. June 1
to July 4.
2. F~peciall:y for reg11lar
-,tudt>nb. si'\. ~eel-:-., July 6
to August U.
High :..chool graduate., of
1942 may enter at either
bession and graduate in three
calendar ~ear.... Pol.) technic
entrance requirement« are 16
units of High School " orl.
with a grad~ ind~:\: or 2.2:>.
counting 2 for C and 3 for B.
Write for sum m ~r bulletin
,.ith full information.
On Saturday, April 11 , o''er
twenty of the lending bu'!ine>~il
and professional men of Puerto Rico gathered for a "pn'ladia" nnd a conft>r<'nCI.' on thl.'
theme "Education for Thill
Hour."
The group was enthu~;ia ... tic
over the program of character
education at the Pol)"technic,
and urged still further de,·elopment of the indu ... trial
program. 11 famred the democratic ideal!> and pradice<~ of
the college and suggested
strengthening the program in
,·ariollS fields of education.
lt is our !"incere hope that
these men will continue to
give us suggestions. and that
they will interest other<~ in
our program.
"El ambiente invita aJ es tudio y al reposo veraniego.''
PHRANER IMPROVEMENTS
MUSIC NOTES
RELIGIOUS WEEK
SUMMER COURSES
"It's just like home now," said one
of the boys, as he looked over the improvements in the dormitory. "When
I first came into this building, it
seemed so cold and cheerless: but
now it is different."
A little paint makes a big difference. The entrance and reception room
were first painted. That called tor
work on the first flight of the stair~
and side walls. There was no good
place to stop and the hallways and
east and west entrances were gone
over. It did not seem fair to give the
roomers on the first floor a clean
hallway and leave those above without attention. So the work proceeded
up to the third floor.
Four mahogany chairs with carved
leather seats and backs give a touch
of elegance to the reception room. The
leather carving was designed by Miss
Carmen Archilla. Students in the
craft department executed the design. The chairs were made in the
carpenter shop under the supervision
of "Don Popo."
Mahogany benches supply additional seating. Two fluorescent tights were
installed. The tiled floor was dyed and
waxed.
The feature that attracts major
attention and calls forth exclamations
of admiration is a decorative pannel,
stencil technique, with tempra paints;
subject matter-tropical plants around
Casa Maria. This pannel was designed
ad executed by Catalina Hernandez,
:Mstagritos Sierra, Zaida Ramirez and
(Continued on page 4. Col. 4.)
1\lusic Week is a national event celebrated during the first week of l\lny
throughout the United States. Howe,·er, the festh·al at the Polytechnic
lnstutite will begin this year on Saturday, ~fay 2. in order to coordinale
with the an'lnnl May Day Festival of
Music and Drama.
The Program for the week is to in ·
cludP. a \'llr'ety of events begi nnin~~:
w th a concen by the \\lasa Coral. On
Sunday. May 3. will be presentee! the
F irs t Annual Festi\'al of Sacred l\Iu~'c
at the Presbyterian Church of San
Gem1iin. ParticipanlS will include
choirs and invited guests Crom surrounding towns as well as the Polytechnic Motet Choir and the choir of
the host church. The following afternoon a group of music students will
give a recital in the Borinquen Hall
Salon. The event for Tuesday will
be a music identification contest for
all students who wish to participate
and a prize will be awarded to the
winner.
Mr. and Mrs. Heth are planning to
give a recital on Wednesday evening
May 6. And on Thursday, the regular
as&embly hour will feature the choir
and soloists of the San German High
School developed by Mr. Heth. The
final event of the week wilt be an inter-dormitory sing on Friday night at
the close of the social hour.
The Music Club is assisting the
Music Depanment in the organization
and administration of these events,
and the students are showing marke;l
enthusiasm in preparing for the.oe
events.
Special religious services were held
daily (except Saturday) during the
w~ek of March 15 to 22. A number of
stirring addresses brought inspiration
to all, and the week was brought to
a fine climax by a candle-lighting
llervice held on Saturday evening.
l\tan:h 22.
Dr. Morris spoke on the subject of
"Light" and called for new consecration in the Christian Life. Students
then marched out each one lighting
his candle from light pro,·ided by the
pa!ltors and elders. All proceeded to
the roof of the Science Building where
the sen·ice was brought to an appropiate conclusion with the singing
of the hymn, "Follow Thl' Gleam."
At the other meetings during the
week the school had the pri\·ilege of
hearing addresses by Dr. T. G. Mowry
of Aguadilla, Mr. C. J. Hansen of the
U. S. 0 .• Aguadilla, the Rev. C. F.
Boynton, re<."tor of St. Andrews', MayagUez, Dr. Jose Rodriguez Quinones
of Arecibo, Dr. Angel Archilla Cabrera of l\layagi.iez, Dr. Huffman, some
members of the Faculty and some
students. A beautiful sunrise sen•ice
was held at Casn Marin under the
auspices of the Fratemidad Evangelica on Sunday morning, March 22.
At 4 on that Sunday afternoon the
Holy Communion was celebrated and
one student was baptized and received
into the membership of the Polytechnic Institute Church.
As a result of the sen-ices a class
of nearly thirty students was organized to study the meaning of the
Christian Life.
The necessity of accelarating the
college program so that students may
complete their training before they
:1re called to military service, has
imposed upon us the added responsibility of reorganizing the four year
plan. Public school teachers are also
faced with the requirement of summer school attendance. In order to
Ratisfy these new demands. we are
glad to announce that between June 1
and Jut~· 4th. the Polytechnic shall
offer a five weeks summer session
especially for teachers, and between
July 6 and August 15 a six weeks
session for regular students. At either
session, students completing their high
school training in May can enroll as
first semester freshmen, instead of
waiting until September to enter
rollege.
Expenses will range between $52.00
for teachers (5 weeks} and $66.00 for
regular students (6 weeks} including
tuition, general fees, and room and
board for the entire term. This amount
rioes not include books.
The Department of Education witt
accredit all courses offered on the
same basis as those taken at the University of Puerto Rico or colleges on
the Continent.
The following are the offerings
listed: Methods of High School Teaching; Secondary School Administration;
Histor)' of Education; Interior Decoration; Leathercrafts; Integrated
Science; General Botany, Literatura
Espanola, Romanticismo. Fitologia EsContinued on pag~ 3, Col. 3.)
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POLYGRAPH
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Polygraph
Published for the students, faculty, alumni nnd friends of the
Polytechnic Institute.
Subscription, 50 cents per year.
The President's Column
Managing editor, Oscar B. Irizarry with volunteer faculty an•l
student helpers.
LESS RAI N, LESS GRASS.
San German is sufferinf( the largest half, three fourths-Sure, ~he will eat
and harde!\t drouth the older residents it!"
have seen. :\lany sugar planters have
~ot one cow in our dairy ever
"PUERTO RICO EVANGELICO'' PRESS, PO:!\CE. P. R.
suffered heavy losses from cane fires tasted, smelled, or heard of pickled
and from dried up cane. Cattle are glass before, but all are being edugrov.~ing thin for lack of grass.
cated. Yes, it is working. As this is
In NoYember 1940 we decided to ' written the mixture is hal! and half,
build a large trench silo and fill it for the milk production has held almost
an emergency. Now that the emer- to normal and the four beautiful
TO HIGH SCHOOL SE NIORS AND COLLEGE FRESHl\lE!\
' gency has arrived the silo is opened calves born last week are enNow that there is a shortage of 50,000 nurses and 10,000 and lo, the word comes from the "va- couraging their mothers to increas the
queria" that the cows are temper- production of the whole dairy by at.
doctors in the nation in addition to an almost equal shortage of amental. They don't like the pickled least 25"(.
engineers, ministers, laboratory technicians, phy"icists, chemists, grass of the good year 1940. Now, if
So goes college life. We had to
electricians, and teachers-the U. S. Office of Education has re- the studl·nts won't eat carrots, YOU can educate the oxen to the electric fence
reason with them, "~ee here, 'carrots -but we do not have to educate the
quested the colleges to accelerate their programs so that students are strongest in vitamin A: their pigs to eat mangoes! From the way
can graduate from college in less than four years. The Poly- mineral content exceeds that of they go for them, they must have
technic has answered this ca11 by offering this summer two summer squasll, potatoes, and iiame. Many been born with mangoes under their
people like carrots, becau1:1e they learn- tongues. In a week or two there will
sessions (June 1 to July 4 and July 6 to August 15) so that students ed to eat them. Did you like your first be a big crop of mangoes for the
may do four years work, by this plan, in three years or less. If the olive! Of course not. but you are very 110 Poly-pigs.
We are trying also to educate the
two-summer-session plan is successful this summer, it will become fond of olives now. You are missing
somethmg by not eating carrots.......... boys of San German to the proper use
a regular part of the Polytechnic program.
Now take some of your plate...... eat of Lake Gilstrap. Afternoon after
There a1·e several strong reasons why high school seniors a few bites. The next time they are afternoon we pass by the "ole
and college f1·eshmen should make the sacrifice to finish college as served, eat a little more than this swimmin' hole" and repeat, "never
time. Before \'OU know it vou will swim unless there is an older bo~· who
early as possible. The first reason is a patriotic and altruistic one. ha\·e adde·i one more pleasure to your ran rescue you ...... the water is ~·enty
Their nation needs them! Their nation needs hundreds of thousands eating...... that's right, carrots''!
feet deep. Do not try to kill the fish,
But ~·ou can't reason with a cow... .. they eat the mosquito larvae. Get
more college men and women to take places of responsibility and
"1 tell you they won't ent the sour proper bathing suits, keep language
leadership, not only in the armed forces, but in all the other lines grass! You can't even reason with clean, don't swin with any skin
of defense, auxiliaries, food production, civilian defense, mo1·ale, etc. Reina that give twenty quarts a da~· eruption, etc., et<:.'' On the surface it
It would be selfish of high school seniors and college freshmen to or C:trmen that is such a pet. They looks as if educating cows and oxen
just don't like it.''
would be much more difficult than
say, "Well, I'm going to take it easy and have a good time in college.
"Ah. bu· ~enor, we can educate the educating little boys, but even though
I didn't start the war...... " This is no time for a good easy time; this cow! Why, out in Idaho chickens rows can't talk, they respond more
is the time for sacrifice! If many can give theiT lives for us, we can won't eat corn at first-they have generously sometimes than the boys.
been raised on wheat and will just I wonder why.
give our strength and energy to our nation in this crisis!
look at kernels of yellow corn and
It could not be (could it?) that this
But there is another reason fo1· finishing college as ~oon as walk away...... that's right! ~ow, we is like the tramp with the trained dog
possible that is fairly selfish-just good common ~ense. !:\o one must mix a !<mall quantity of ~ilage s:•ving advice to the kennel fancier
in with the fresh chopped grass and who was having difficulty teaching
knows just how long the war will last, but most authorities prophe~y let the cow eat her fir~t olive (so to tricks
to his blooded Spitz, "you see,
a war of three years or more. If the war last only a year, the be- speak) by accident. We can increa~e to teach a dog tricks, you've got t.o
ginning student who has studied for the whole twelve months has the mixture...... a fourth, n third. u know more than the dog does.''
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lost nothing; if he wishes he can shift to a slower pace and gradE~JOYS POLYGRAPH
uate from coUege in 21 ~ years more. If the war lasts three year:;, 1
The Polygraph is del .ghted to reor so, many boys will reach military age and be called into sen·ice
ceive letter:; like the following. Our
before they can graduate from college unless they accele1·ate their answer to Miss Jason was that the
Polygraph i~ sent free to all graduprograms and graduate in three years or less.
ates
and ea<'h year we request each
Although the military does not call girls, jobs do. And ungraduate to make a <'Ontribution to the
less this war is different from e\'ery other so far. there will follow school for !<ome special cause. Since
it a time of 1·eadjustment which will make jobs scarce for the new our present project is the campu~
college graduate. Again it is just common sense to graduate as soon lighting fund, we have applied. her
contribution toward thn l fund. Her
as possibe and get started at one's job before the period of recon- letter reads as follow!'.
"Polygraph
struction comes.
Po!vteC'hnic Institute
A thousand college presidents meeting in Baltimore the San' German, P. R.
first few days of this year agrf'ed that the college course should Gentlemen:
Inclosed you w:ill find a check for
be cut in time, hut not i n <tuali1 y. The only short cut recommended
rive dollar:; ($5.00). Please use it to
to high school senim·s and college freshmen is that of time in pay up my !lubscriptions to 'Tolyutilizing the \'acation periods for college work. Xo ~o-called ··short graph," and if there iP. some money
coUt·:-es" will produce the leadership needed by the nation. Any left, plea!'e add it to the campus light
' fund.
l">hort cut that Jowers the slmHiard of the work at this time would
The 1.1chool's paper brings back
be both a mistake for the indh·idual and an injury to the nation. memories of the days when there
_The need now is not for partially trained doctors, dentists, min- I were only two boarding women students in the high school senior class.
isters, and teachers but for more of the well-trained type we and ~lr. Clarence would give us a
have had for years.
rose to wear to church every Sunday.
High :school seniors and college freshmen should face Thank you for continuing to send
it to me on credit.
these facts squarely, discuss them with theh· pm·ents, and deYours truly,
cide.
Grace _-\, J ason, '21."
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ALIVE WITH ART
It is amazing how much is being
done in Art...... Don Crist6bal Ruiz
1\Iiss Huifman, and Mrs. Castillo ali
had e."<hibits of their students' work
on Founder:;' Day and all were truly
remarkable. Scores of charcoal sketcheJ> of students by students and for
students not only look like the subjects, but in some cases improve on
the originals! Crafts and De~ign show
unusual talent and leaderRhip.
With so much of color, light, form,
and movement on these busy, beautiful hills, it is no wonder thnt: students
are inspired to draw and paint.
The three exhibits were on Design,
Sketching and Painting, and Arts and
Crafts.
HER~.\~
,\ L\. \ REZ ADDHEs-.Es
CLASS
The class in Rural Sociology had
the great pleasure of a visit and most
interesHng address b)· a consistent
friend of the Institute, el Sr. Don Hernan Alvarez. His frequent e-xcursions
to the rural "barrios" and h1s intimate
contacts with the country people
qualifies him to speak with authority on the social conditions of the
rural zone.
POLYGRAPH
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CIRCULO GAUTIER BE~ITEZ
LAME~TO ANOXDIO
MASA CORAL
The morning of Thursda\' April 9
Con el prop6~ito de ir hac1endo JU!'· (Copiado de un cuaderno olvidadu en
Los numeros y las fechas de lo!' me- ticia a nuestro!\ ''alore:; literarios y a
the .:'\lasa Cural boarded th~ 'train
Ia terraza)
ses en el calendario son letra muerta Ia \'ez como demostracion de reconocic::tn; for a busy week end in the Capisin significado que cobran vida espi- miento a Ia fi~tUra intelel'lual cuyo l ''Por vngo me pasa tudo
tal City. lincler i.he direction of Or.
ritual nl asocinrse a nuestros recuer- nomb~e prest gia a nue:;tro Circulo, Ya frncasado cstO\'
llover and arcompalned b~· ,\I rs. lleth
do!l, nuestras experiencias non gmtas sus m1embros presentnron un homena- Lo umco (JUl me. !alta
thf'y h:u.l a hea"y progran. inging at
o gratas y a los acontecimientos diver· je sencillo a! poeta Jose Gnutier Be- Es que me bot••n hoy!
t~c Ca11mo d(~ Puerto Rico Thur11clny
sos de nue~tras vidal! y las de los de- nitez, en Ia a!IRmblea correspondiente "De ingles no Jli ni un pito
n1ght. at the Univer!lay Auditurlu m
milt~.
f.'ri~ay n '!ht, and over broadcasting
ul ultimo jueves de mann. En esa
De quimica no hay que hablar
stat1ons \\: .K.A.Q. and WS.F..L. early
DO~ OE :'\IARZO no guarda rclaocasi6n \'arios estudiante!l clisertaron El ~spaiiol, me tiene al cuello
Satu;tla~ Hf'n ng. Later Saturciay
ci6n ninguna con aquellos que nunca sobre algunos aspectos de Ia \'ida y Ia • La botanica me va a matar!
abrev,ron en Ia fuente prodiga cle obra del ilustrc ·cantor de nuel'tra tieen~mng they ~a\'C a c:oncert at the
nuestro amado lnstituto l'olit&-.nko rra. Sc recitaron algunos de sus nuis "Heconozco que soy bruto
Ca:::a de Espnfiu and completed the
pero para aquellos que aprendimos a
tour by 11inging at the l!nion Churth
hellos poema,- y se coloc6 en Ia Biblio- AI menos consuelo eB!"... w . . .
formamo!l y cultivamos alli, que sa· li..'Ca un cuadro del pc•cta dibujado por ( Hasta aqui llego cl au tor,
on Sunday mornin~. Soloists with the
dnmos un poco de nuestra !!ed inte- Oomingo Ro:;ado, bajo Ia clirt!<'ci6n de Y perd6neme el lector
~l nsa Coral were Gladys Castniler,
Carlo:. c;artia, Rina de Toledo, nnd
lectual y que fuimos neogido.!! con hos- don Crist6ba! Ruiz.
Que a los versos del chamaco
~I rs. Eclwarcl L. Beth. Judging by th~
pitnliducl magna en el seno del nlma
Yo le !'Ume con nrclor:)
Certa men Lilt' ra rio
mater, clos de mano no es dfa mils u
enthuain11m with which all the pcrfnrmnnc:el! were received the tour was
meno11 g~>melo a los demas en el en·
:-.uc!ltro Circulo esta auapiciando
most suc:ce!'!sful.
lendnrio: DOR DE MARZO es el din un Certamen Literario como parte del Que no fue cosas de 1mbios
en que vi6 lu1. por vez primera y co- Homenaje a Cervantes. I.os en!'Jl\'O!I El. no pnder razonar.
S l 1 '\f.\11-:R CO l RSES............
noci6 Ia \'idn nuestro querido Poly y sobre el tema "La Dulcinea clel To.boSi
no
perdiern
mi
tiempo
p.
mota. Ethics, Far f :.!tlt!r lsrucs l..acste do~ de marzo no es posible susti- 110 en el espiritu del Quijote y en Ia
ti~ America in Wo:ld Politics. F:n~lish
tuirlo P<•r ningun otro dia: pues nin- obra maestra de Cen·antes" se estan En ch3rlas r enredos tontos
l.1terature, Comed1es of Shakespeare
1{'\in otro din traeria las evocacione!! etltudiando para Ia acljutlicacion dt> Y no faltara a las clases
Y 'lla:: ntencion prestara .......,
College Algebra, Public School )J usic'
que este trae a los que nutrimos nues· premios.
)lusit• Appreciation, Educational l'sy~
tro inteleeto niH: porque ning\in otro
~· a estudiar mb rnc dedicara
lmitacion
chology, l'rindples of Sociology, f~lu­
din tiene atado a sus horas el bagaje
Y usara Ia blblioteca
Llegue nuestra invitacion para unir- Y mi tiempo aprove~·harn
cntionnl Sociology. Rookbimling, Drawde recuerdos y aiioranzas que este tie·
ing ~n~l S_ketching, General Zoology,
ne y porque llobre todas las denuis l'le n nuestro Clrculo a todu11 los estu- En lecturas y C<'unciones......... .
ClaslllfiC'Btlon of Gra!'.•es. R••nncirn!encon!lidcradonell 00~ DE MARZO v nn cliantes que teniendo aprobado- dos
to, r_ntrnductwn to PhiloSOJlhy, l ntrootro fue el verdndero ilia de In fu~du­ nf1os de espaiiol con promt·clio de no Quiz:is el Ingles me entrara
meno!l de C, quiernn colaborar <·on La qu(mira In (lasnrlu
durtwn to World Politic!!, Child l'llycl6n de nuestro colegio.
chology, Frl',hman Orientation, Adl'or el sentimiento de unidad que nosotros en las actividades culturales La botanica me gUfltarla
Y el espnilol ........ i \'aya, ha!iltn me enn- vanced Orgamc Chemistr\', nnd ~oclal
siempre anima los corazom•s de los que nuspiciamos. PuE.>den hncerlo memoraria!
Ori~nL
..
graduados en cse dia, ~iquiera !'ea, t·e- diante una solicitucl e!'Crita nl l'resilebremnll nuetltro anh·ersario de fun- clente o u Ia Secretarla.
hay mAs de cuatro hijo::: ' ·h·iendo todad6n en su dfa ~· no tratemos de ,·aIMPRESIONES DE INDIERA
dos en l'BsaR de dos habitaciones, una
riar las cosas que en el espfritu .:iem·
CL UB DE ARTE
En !a maf,.:~:::t de: !tone.; a de febre- de las cuales hace las veces de sala
pre pcrmaneccrin im·ariadas....... _ ..
En
Ia
residencia
de
los
E.>spo:;o!l
Cnsro
un jrrupo clc estudiantes de Ia cln- Y comedor durante el dfa y de dormil nt~z Ate\ edo de Campo".
tlllo tuvo Iugar Ia reuni6n del Club se de Sociologfa Rural, at'ompailndos torio durante la noche •
.Adjuntas. 1'. R., Marzo !?3, 1942,
de Arte, el dia 26 cle mano. La asis- del Prof. Dr. :-:. Huffman y los e:>(li) En algunos hogare!l de aqucllos
ten,.ia rue nutrida y reino gran entu- posos Brown 11ali6 rumbo al Barrio niiiitos hay (mcientes de tuberculosis
UN GRAOUADO ESCRmE
si~~mo por el proyet·to de embelll'ri· Tndiera Frfa, cle Subana Grande. Tra!!
que st• rl.'siRton a sufrir din~"ll6!'1lit·o y
El Dr. l\Iorrig ha recibitlo Ia .,f. m1ento <rue ~e esta llevundo a cabo en un intl're$8nlc viaje 8:\turado de ale- trntamicnto porque lm;isten creer ctue
guiente carla de Jo!l~ Arncelio Car· In sale, del edificio l'hraner. F.l efec· grin estudinntil, cont!lmplando las be- Ia enfermedad no e~ contngio,.u.
dona, un graduado de Ia clase de 1936 to dE'corath·o que han de surtir el co- llezas naturales, nRombriindonos unte
(7) Los nli1os son hijos rle "ngre~ados.''
y posleriormente graduado del Semi- lorido clc Ia pintura y Ja, guim:tlda~ Ia profundidad de los precipicios v conario E\'ang(:lico en Rio Piedras. La dt! .semillas que adornan Ina pan'cles mentando las varindones de Ia 'tem(8) l.a nctitud de los pnclres hacla
peratura, llcgnmos a Ia humilde es- j In escuela ell de cooperal'i6n dcntro
beca a que Cardona hace referenda scrn muy agradablE.>.
es una (JUe otorga todos los anos el
Se dccidio iniciar lo-; miembros cl ,.·uelit., rural, que bajo Ia direcci6n de de sut1 limitadas po«ihilidades.
"Union Seminary" a alg\in estudiante martes i de abril a In!! 5 de Ia tarde Ia Sr·a. Aida Pietrl se levanta en '
(91 Aclcmlls de Ia escueln rural hny
extranjero. I-:1 lnstituto esti siempre en cuya oca!<i6n se celebr6 una fics- aquella-. montniiatl como llimbolo de do'l iglesias: una cat6lica y otra episcopal.
buscando Ia oportunidad de :ayuclar a tecita y se di~utieron otras ncth·ida· chiliznci6n r progreso.
IUS gTncluados. Durante lo!l ultimo!:\
( 10) La.- unicas ncth·idatles recrcndes en perspecti\'a.
Como nuestro intunis m{IJtimo con·
th·M cle lu comunidad sc limitnn a
aiio;; trcs graduado!l b a n recibido
~istia en conoccr cle certa los difebet·as de cambio con colegios nnwrirente;; aspectos {le In vida rural puer- bnlles. jugntlas de gaiJ(l, \'clorios, etc.
A solicitucl ,Je !lU maestra los niiiicnno!:l y uno rc•cibi6 una de In FunduCARTA DE UN ANTIG UO
torriquoiin, l'!tpecinlmcnte rn Ia montos cnnlaron nlj.,runns cancinnPS en inci6n Roc.·keft•Jier para estucliar cientana, despu6s dt• hnber intf'rrot:tndo a
A LUlfNO
cin~ hibliotecnrin!l.
\'arios cnmpesinos qulcmes contestaron gles y espanol. Xosotro!> le contclltaEstimndo Dr. )!orris:
~uevamente Luis A. Graulnu ha e!lnuestra;; prcguntns c·un mut·ho intc:m?s mos cun los hinmos de nuestra Alma
Ocsco expresnrle mi rna>' profundo cd : ·· • uno de los profesores del Po- Y tnaY<•r ~inccriclad, solicitamo:> de la 1\tuter. Uno de los muchat·hns exprcs6
agradccimicnto por todns aquella::: htecnico. En esta carta Grnulnu hnbla jo\·en profesvra nos permiticra inte- nuestrns irnpre>ioncs sobrc Ia obrn
gestiones que usted realizara en pro cle !'U ,·ida en lm: E<:tados Unidos. He rrogarln en tomo u lo::: puntos mas que In escueln realiz.'l en Ia comunide mi candidntura. lo cual bizo posi- nqui algunos parrafos de su carta:
importantes clc Ia vida social en ac,ue- dad.
AI llnlir de aquella escucla observe
ble l:\ t>ontinuncion de mis estudios en
"Yn ve usted que estoy en In costa lla comunidad: en Ia que ella realiza
cste ~eminario de Uni6n. Muchas grn- oeste del continente. A:-i><to a In Uni- su obra con paciencln franclscana. De Ia impresi6n profunda que en nos·
cias por 611 considernci6n.
verliidad de Los Angeles aunque me sus bnndadosus contcstaciones rcco~i­ otros hubin clcjado esta 'isita. l'cnse
Lleguc n Xue\·a York de:::pues ile imagino que no ser:i por lnrgo tiem- mos aiJ.":"una informacl6n que con mas en lo mucho que nos quedn por reahaber comenzaclo laR clases, pero ya
po pues espero que me llnmen n ller- o menos exnctilucl rcvela Ins condi- lizar en Puo'rto Rico en bene.Cicio del
me estoy ajustnndo a! medio nmbiente. vir en el ejercito pronto ya, c1uc esto\· ciones de vida en In zona montniiosa hombre de ln n'Zadn. Por :n11 t•tunentnrlos cle nuestro grupo cornpr~ncH que
He tcnido unn cordial bicnvenicla, clnsifi~·ndo en Ia se~·ci6n 1-A. Yo m~ de Ia isla.
en los cstudiantes de estn gencrari6n
ya que todos eslos j6\·enes me han clis- d.cciJlrc por Ia armncln yn c1ue cl mnr
He nquf Ia informacion:
no tod11 e:- Irivolidnrl .r diversi6n sino
pe.ns:tdo todn clase de atenciones. )le lllempre me ha gu!tlado.
(1) l.a profesora ascgurli que todos
que aclemils hay preocupaci6n serin
nll'gro em·ontrnrme entre estudinntes
"Estoy
muy
a
guRlo
ron
el
dimu
tilos
GO niiios sufrinn tie uncinarial'i:;.
del mundo entero y me pnrece que se
por nuestras ungustins socinles y que
Sus rostros lo a!irmahan por Ia exre- lie usfucrzan por conOC'er las cnusas
realiza nctui el dicho bfblico de que en blo de cst.e e.stado y he guzado mucho. sh'B
palidez.
Cristo no bay jutlios. ni griegos, ni El '\iaje lo hic:imos en coche v 'isite
de nuestros fiUlles para algU.n din ha(2) Solamcnte .1 nlnos estaban cnl- ccr su contribucion junto a aquello~
b6rbaros. AeA se vh·c en feliz camarn- junto con los otros dos nmhios, tre~ zados.
pueblos
de
indios.
Son
muy
interesanderia : csto es, una gran familia.
que lut'hnn por un orden social donde
tes sus modos de vida r ''erlos tnlba(3) Todos reeibt>n su almuerzo en
Con una certeza inquebrantnble que jar es una delicia pues tienen un gus- el comedor cln Ia escuela. Casi nunca 11lc:unns no sigan \iviendo regalndan•entt' mlcntrns miles \iven muriendo.
he de Ullar mi tiempo para aprovechar- to exquisito para con su trnbajo nr- pueden traer el centavo que deben
No cludo <1ue para toc.los esta glrn
me de mayorel! conocimientos para Ia tistico.
pagar.
IIO• 10iogica fuc grata y de inoh·iclables
obra del Senor y reiterandole las gra"He conocido unns cuanlas artistns
{4) Estudinn basta el tercer grado
cxpcricncins en contacto con el dolor,
cias por su gentilezn.
de Hollywood pues por ser de Puerto y mur pocos puedrn continuar estu- In mi~<cria y las esperanza11 de nue!·
Quedo fratemalment.e,
Rico pude obtener un paso para \'isi- dios en el pueblo.
tro~ h(•rmanos de Ia montaful.
Ju...e A . Cardona.
tar los estudios."
I (5) En Ia mayorfu de sus hogares
J . N. C.
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POLYGRAPH
4
FELICIDADES
COSAS QUE DAN GANAS DE
LLORAR
Ji]lato d~larandos~le a Gladys de
esa manera: "Tu juncal figura es
fuente de mi in..:piracion, rauda madys."
Tobi (Burrito) Loyola tratanclo cit'
.,.. mantener In amist~cl cl~ Carn1en y Fi" na p:tra........ por s1 aca!'o.
La lnli('ti(ICion que le \'an a rcga'ar
a todas las pareja10 del l'ol) que dice
en letras de "fuego r oro": Remember
J ean Jacque~."
,
El libro que publico Jl.lundo CasliiiCJ
titulado "DoC'e maneras rle pa~ar un
Black Out" o "\'o sor hombero pero
no apago fueJ:;os."
El telegrama que rccibio J ipato que
decin: "Impm;ible nceptur e~luche que
en momento de romanticiAnw pt'liagudo me en"insl<>. Si no !'lahe!l rcmar,
aprende y DESA I'ARJ<:CETE.
La retirada l'Slratrgica dl' Fally
Guzman.
Jean Jac,,uer- saltundo ul lugo e imi·
t.ando a Tarzan .... en lo del grito.
Canncn Tuya y ~acky y .M other
r Ferrer en un "cloble l'Oillprotni!lo."
~ehemia:o, ,:\feiC:ndez \ 'ela, Art'hilln
y Joi'uc Castillo como "life !:avers''
en el lago.
Los rebuzno~ (le Marcano en In rnasa.
":'iempreparado" Znpater hnciendo
lindberg:< de care en el kiosko.
El optimbmo JII'ATTL en materias
de amor r Ia corresponclcnciu que lie·
va con Frank pidicnclo conscjos.
El llbro que recicntcmcntc publicaron CarlO!' Garcia, Gil Casanova y
Victor Rodriguf.'z que se titula "Las
Tristczas de un Restriction."
El "proximo-futuro" matrimonio del
"chavo y medio" con "nickel Barreto."
La lluvia que impidi6 Ia conliuaci6n de los ju~gos atleticos intcrcolegiales.
L Que le dijo Tobf a l\lu l<'l? -Quitate tu pa ponerme yo.
;, Que saben ustedes tie las llamadas telef6nicas entre Gil y Noelia '!
i. Que dijo Gladys a Jipato'
-B:ijale el ruego a los zapatos.
;. Que le dijo Fina Diaz a Carmen
Arch ill a 7 - j i l Socorro, que me aho·
go!!!!
;. Saben ustedes <tuicn es tre!l bases
Coimbre 7 A ,·er i~enlo.
;. Que le dijo Colberg a Muiiiz Coim·
bre 7-Rateo "single," nena.
;, Que le dijeron WI CaFBnova y Car·
los Garcia a Mr. Torrcgrosa cuando
les dieron Restriction, ..
-jQue descansada vida Ia que huye
del mundanal ruido!
'-Sa ben ustedes qui en es lsolino?
-l'regiintenle n Gladys Castniier.
;. Que It> dijo Flavio a Josefina Fa·
Tage? -Sin tf Ia vida es nada.
L Que le dijo Chegi.ii n Gladys cuando ella le pele6 por sus viajes a Ma·
yagiiez? -1 Le vas a crt-er iniis a In
gente que a mi!
Quien dijo: ''Lily quicre decir Margarita t-n espafiol ?"
1. Que le dijo Elving Mendez a Li·
llian Dusigo! -Te quiero el doble de
lo que tu me quieres a mi.
1. Que dijo Jose!ina Rivera cuando
su mama le neg6 el permiso para ir al
baile dPl 7' -Mami, nunca me habin
parecido tan interesante ni habia pen·
sado tanto en el como ahora.
;. Saben ustedes que Melendez le tie·
ne prohibido a Nehemias venir a interrumpirlo cuando habla con Ana T.
Fabregas! M i~tras tanto ella sus pi·
ra por un flor6n.
z
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lleg6 un miembro de Ia facultad y cuAB ABSURDO
Despues de haber estado en el Poly riosamente le pregunt6 In soluci6n.
por el espacio de dos afios he podido AI encontrarse ante el dilema de exver que aquf, como en todas partes, presar su estrategia militnr o incuexist!.' lo que en ingles se llama "social rrir en Ia burla de sus oyentes. dijo
que para sacar a los alemane!l, italiaim~ility," o tonterias, tanto en los
nos y japone!:es de su $itio ~erfn nevarones como en las mujeres.
Son innumerables las veces que he cesario "caerles a tiro limpio." j\'avisto a un estudiante lanzar la coli- ya con Ia estrategia de f.'ste tipo!
Otro tipo, tambien ilogico y estiilin, alin encendida, sin preocuparse si
esta puede ocasionnr un fuego que pido, es el que se distingue. o se quiere distinguir del grupo .:;iendo au1laz
destruya alguno que otro edificio.
Son muchas Ins veces que he oido e indisciplinado con el fin de ganarse
n compaiieros expresarse en el senti· Ia adminraci6n de los timidos. Son
do de que "es de hombre el embria- pocos. por suerte, pero vnr 1 o ~ los que
~tarse" )' que, quien no lo haga con Ia 1 faltan el respeto n una companera con
fr•·qucncia qut> ellos creen razonable, , palabras gro!'era,; y estupidns, para
reflcju caracteristicas propins de mu- que de cl se diga: "1Ese si qut> es un
PARA QUE DIGA~
''a1·6n!"
jer.
En fin, bastan los ejemplos pnt·a deAunque no sea del agrado general es
Se tnmbicn de muchos que sienten
necesario que unos estudiantes digan cierto placer morboso r estupido en mostrar que son mucha~< las imbeciliahora desde las columnns del Poly- ~'1linr un nutom6vil a velocidad peli· dades. idioieces y boberiaa que t·omegraph, lo que tantas veccs ha repetido gro!la porquc "eso es de \'arones", sin temos diariltmentc, n pesut· de que soDr. Morris durante cuatro aiios-"Qut• lcne1· en cucnta que los viandantes 11on mos estudiantes de C'olpgin con preno destruyan Ia propiedad del colegio padrl's de familias y que muchos de suncion de rl!prt>sentat· In rremn de Ia
incrustando sus "preciosos" nombr!'s ellos son merecedores de nuestra mas cultura.
Glad)-. Ca~taiier.
Pn las sillas y en las palmas qui.' em- alta estimncion y cariiio. Son muchos
bellecen el Campus. Si por nueo.trn lo:; que ~e exprP!"an en el sentido de
cond icion de estudiante~;-por deiini· que ,·er "saltar a un caminante,'' con
UN PADRE ESCRIBE
cion-"seres arrancados''-no pode- Ia Forpre,;a y el susto retratados en el
La
admmistracion del Politccnico
mos contribuir al progreso material y I rostro cuando supnan In bocina en
se
regocija
al recibir Crase~; dl' aliento
estetico de nuestra Alma Mater, tam- forma ~ubita r estrepitosa, es un
de los padres de nuestro~ estudiantes
poco debemos insistir en perjudicar ...!'port."
bienes donados por personas bondado·
Ot ra~ !levan Ia boberia, tonteria, y mll)· particularmente a~radecemos
~as que estan interesadas en el bienimbecilidnd o estupidez al extremo de una carta que hemos recibido del pa·
estar de nuestra ju~ventud.
plantarse ante un espejo y estar hora:: dre de dos jovenes que cursan l1U pri·
Comprendemos que ese af:in de ~ra­ contemplando~e. peinandose o hacien- mer ano en e!':te pJanteJ r que lee CO·
bar nombres e iniciales puede re~pon­ dose bucles. conscientes de sus atrac- mo sigue:
"Ha sido una grata :sorpresn PI sader a un deseo de atraer Ia atenci6n tivo!l fi:;icoR. He \'i::oto casos df.' "nar·
de los demas o tambien al noble fin cisismo exngerado" en nuestro plan- ber que se encuentrn usted nuevami.'nde perpetuarse en Ia memoria de Ia ' tel, en cuyo caso mas se ha ocupado te entre sus mu~:hachos que tant_, lo
posteridad. Para lograr tales objeto~ el indh·iduo de su apariencia fisica quieren y estimnn, y para nosotros, lc;;
padres. mas grato nun.
hay variadas formas de activdad hu- que de loR mismos estudios.
Reciba usted, en uni6n n los suvos,
mana que ofrecen recompensas mayoTambien se de muchos que, a Ia mi mas cordial saluda.
·
res a quienes a elias se consagran.
\'OZ de "baile," pierden los estribos y
Tengo
entendldo
que
en
su
ausl!n·
Ademas recuerden lo que decia son capaces de romper una "restricShakespeare de los que incurrian en tion" impuesta por el decano para cia, el Dr. Irizarry hizo una labor
practicas de tan mal gusto y de Lan asislir al citndo bailecito. Y hay mu- meritorin y le congratulo por habetlo
seleccionado para sustituirle en tus
escaso refinamiento.
chos que irian todns las noches de Ia vacaciones. Personalmente ful muy
scmana a bailes, a despecho de su es:
•
cordialmente atendido por el en mi
Llegue hasta los miemhros de Ia tado de salud, del cansancio y de sus ultima y reciente visita al plantel."
Clase Senior nuestra felicitaci6n por recursos econ6micos.
Otras personas manifiestan su vani·
Ia feliz idea de iniciar un fondo proDR. W. 0. BROWN
Secci6n de Libros Puert.orriqueiios en dad aparentando grandes conocimien·
grandes
despliegues
de
pedantetos,
Dr. W. 0. Brown, of Howard Uninuestra biblioteca. Es necesario reunir para las generaciones estudianti· ria, injustificados e il6gicos, con el versity, with his wife and child, has
les del futuro las diversas produccio- unico fin de impresionar a los oyentes been a guest on the campus for a
nes nativas. Ya nadie duda de que !t' de hacerse de cierta fama que les month. He is on leave of absence from
his university duties with a ,;ew of
en Puerto Rico se esta formando una distinga del grupo.
Otro tipo muy peculiar en el "Cam- making a research in relation to the
literatura. A reunir pues, es<ts obras,
apro\'echando el paso inicial dado por pus" del Poly es el que llamamos "es- social conditions of the island. He has
tratega." Este resuelve todos los pro- lectured various times to a number of
Ia clase del 42.
blemas, especialmente los de Ia ac- sociology classes and addressed the
tual guerra, con muchisima facilidad, assembly March 5 on the subject: The
Sugerimos que los estudiantes se sobrepasando con su habilidad los co- Present Interest in Latin America.
interesen por ofrecer colaboraciones nocimientos de "estrategia" de Sir
para el Polygraph. Lean los canjes Archibald Wave!, Adolph Hitler o
que se reciben de otros colegios. Tra- McArthur. El otro dia, oia a uno expli- PHRA NER .............
ten de imprimirle a nuestro peri6dico car, con lujo de detalles, Ia forma en Dolores Quetell, under the direction of
un espiritu colegial. Vengan opiniones que se "acabarfa Ia guerra actual en Mrs. Maria P. de Castillo.
The committee charged with the
de los estudiantes.
el termino de dos semanas." En eso
responsibility for designing and executing these improvements was comTertulias........ Nadie duda que alposed of Edward Heth, Mrs. Maria
guna parte del presupuesto de tiempo y los j6venes a Borinquen. Marcano, P. de Castillo and Miss Helen Huff.
quien
respnlda
!a
idea,
dice
que
es
de los estudiantes es dedicada a terman. The Administration most gentulias. Aunque algunos las crean in- para que hagan ejercicios y Vicens erously and enthusiastically has supnecesarias, nosotros opinamos que alega que es para que no se ahoguen ported the committee, without which
pueden convertirse en un medio de en el lngo.
support, the improvements could not
•
divulgaci6n de cultura y conocimien·
have been realized. Mr. Rafael Cruz
lo. Para que nadie tenga que ver con el
Prensn Disociadn.......... Los Seniors supervised the painting and repair
merito de estos "bull sessions" reco- estaban todos en Ia parada. Como work. The boys rooming in the buildmendamos que los estudiantes se pre· siempre muy puntuales. Entre los pre· ing are showing nn increasing interest
ocupen por asuntos de interes gene- sentes est.aba el Trio de los Gabanes. in the landscaping about the building.
ral y de provecho publico. Esos coWith their cooperation, Phraner Hall
• • •
rrillos del "porch" pueden ser Ia cu·
bids fair to become one of the most
Perdonen
la
seriedad
de
Ia
columna de una gran idea ........
na, pues acabamos de recibir un attractive spots on the campus.
"please see me" de Tesoreria r no
The committee takes this opportunSonando............"' La noche antes de estamos seguro de poder seguir es- ity to thank all that have cooperated,
Founders sone que Ia Facultad habia cribiendo para ustedes en mayo.
both those above named and many
decidido cambin las ninas a Phraner
E. S. y X.
others, for their generous cooperation.
Jacobo Calder, Jr., Senior de 194041 y quien fue llamado al sen•icio en
dicho ano, nos escribe desde el Campamento Tortuguero r nos informa
haber contraido matrimonio con Ia senorita Hilda T. Lopez de Lares en no·
viembre de 1941.
En mayo de 1941 Calder fuc ascendido a Segundo Teniente r tenemo~
entendido que ha sido recomendado
para un nue,·o ascenso, a primer Teniente esta vez.
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Mucha.<; felicidade:; desf.'amos a Jacobito en su nuevo estado \' mucho
cxito en su cauera militar. ·
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office in San Gcrmtin, Puerto
Rico, under the net of August
24, HH2.
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POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PUERTO RICO
San German, P. R.
VOLU.~I E \~
~lAy
20, 1942
Who
Can
Remember?
1.
*
When Poly had military
t raining'?
X
2.
When Ha rris Hall
first built '?
was
IC
:3. This
h a nd~om e
base-ball
team ?
4.
NEW DATES FOR SUMMEH
SESSIO~S
Since the last i.-suo.: O• the Polygraph. new l nform:~tion from the De·
partment of Educntion hnR III..'CC9·
sitated new date;; for the summer
sessions. The first se:<!'ion has b<-en
moved up to May 25-.Junt> 27, and
public school teachers have been gi\·cn
permission to excuse thcmsE>h:e~ from
the final few day11 uf school to enter
the summer se!'~icm. Hes.ri~;tralion may
be on Saturday, May 2:l, or br mail.
High School Seniors muy also enroll
to begin their college course br special
permission from their principals.
The second session of five weeks
begins June 29 and end!\ August l ,
in time for teachers to take up the
new year's work. Teachers who wish
to attend this session will need permiSSion from the Department of
Education to substitute ::! u m mer
School for the month of activities.
There are reduced tuition rates for
teachers at both sessions.
There are good selection~ of courses
offered for both sessions: public
school teachers rna): complete as many
as 12 semester hours in the two sess ions, and regular stucients may
hasten t heir graduation dates br at·
t ending school in the summe r.
CO:\Dl E~CE)IE~ T
This band t hat makes us
a.shamed toda) ?
PROGRAM
The S.xteenlh Annual Commencement Program will be held on .l\lonciav. M:w 18, at 10:30 A. ~r.. at the
m~nume~tal steps, with the Re,·.
Charles Boynton, Rector of ~t.
Andrews )Ii~sion. Mayagliez, as the
speaker. Thirty seniors will receive
their diplomas and four others will
graduate at the end of the summer
!'cssion. At the same program, the
Hon. James R. Beverley, ex-governor of Puerto Rico, will receive the
honorary Doctor of Laws degree. This
will be the fourth honorary degree
granted by the Polytechnic in its
entire history.
The Baccalaureate Service will be
held Sunday, May 17, with the Rev.
Enrique Rivera. pastor of t he Santurce Presbyterian Church, delivering the
1 sermon.
Alumnj Day will be celebrated,
Saturday, l\tay 16, with th ree classes
in special r eunion&-the first college
class ('27) will celebrate its fifteenth
anniversary, the class of '32 its tenth,
and the class of '37 its fifth. Class
dinners are to be held in the e,·ening
and the annual alumni meeting in the
afternoon at 2:30. The annual Heyi( Continued on Page 2, Col. 1.)
FACULTY ;\lEMBER
HONORED
In a poster contest open to th~
nrtisti of Puerto Rico and sponsored
by the Committee of Education and
Propaganda of Ch·il Defen~e fifty
posters were submitted. Of this
number the two submitted bv ~I rs.
Maria Luisa Penne de Castiilo, instructor of Design and History of Art.
rec·eived second prize and honorable
mention.
One poster, featuring the key
workers for defense, was executed in
!!palter technique on a red background
wilh the words " El Esfuerzo de Todos
Para Ia Victoria de Todos." (The
effort of all for the victory of all) .
The second poster featured a farm
with plantings of native vegetables,
in pictorial technique, illustrating the
phase " lntensificar el Cultivo es Defender Ia Pntria" (To intensify planting is to defend the countr')'.)
The Polytechnic I nstitute is proud
of the triunmph of one of the mem-
bers of its growing art department.
The Polygraph extends to Mrs. Castillo hea rty congratulations.
Helen Huffman.
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GIFT TO THE H \!'\ DI('RAFT8
DEPAHT:\IE~T
The Handicrafts Department i!<
pll'ased to announce thl' reception of
the ~:tift of a Jar$te loom. The rinnor
is Dr. Nathan H. Huffman. Plans :for
the loom were submitted to a San German cabinet maker who execute•! them
to the entire satisfadion of the de·
partment at a cost of thirty tiollars.
A loom of this size brought from the
Continent would have cost at lea~t
eighty dollars. It i~ quite sturdy and
well finishtJd and will serve for mnny
years. The six pedals give infinite
possibilities of pattert1 variation. It
is onlv within the lMt few weeks
that students have begun to use the
loom. Thev are thrilled at the di!1covery of the possibilities represented
by this craft. Weaving is one of the
most ancient of the crafts and after
being neglected for two or t hree generations is being revived. During the
commencement week there will be an
exhibition of the first finished products of our new loom.
In t he name of Dr. ;\forris and the
Faculty, the Polygraph wi!'hes to
express a hea rty thank you to Dr.
Huffman for his generosity and
thoughtfulness.
POLYGRAPH
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Publillhed for the students, faculty, alumni and friends of the
Polytechnic Institute.
The President's Column
~Ianaging editors this edition,
Jorge X. Cintr6n and Jorge Melendez Vela, seniors.
We draw to the close of another is producin~~: a fair crop of vanilla
school year-only to begin school beans, and the increa!'ed enrollments
again after a week in order to answer of three and four years ago have
our nation's call for an accelerated expressed themselves in the largest
"PUERTO RICO EVANGELICO" PRESS, PONCE, P.R.
program. This program- is to permit da!':s the Polytechnic has graduated
students to graduate in three calendar in ten years, the largc.>~t cla!'s since
years and begin their productive the education\\! law of 1932 which all
service one full year sooner.
but killed the little struggling college.
It has been a good year and, in spite
All graduates seem to be employed
of the unsettled world conditions, a and many are rising rapidly into
Las despedidas todas son tristes porque en elias tratamos year of steady progress. Although places of responsibilit:r' and leaderde evoca1· todo el recuerdo de un pasado. Quisieramos alterar Ia the Polytechnic is well represented in ship. Out of twenty-five faculty
the armed forces, only a few stud- members, only thr('C nrc not rc.>turning
marcha del tiempo. VolYer atras por las rutas del calendario. Gus- ents have dropped school before the next
year. These thrE'e will be retar y gozar de todo lo grato que ya pertenece al ayer. Sin embar- end of the semester to enlist; the placed and there will probably be, at
go, el momento que vivimos, la bora del mundo, pide ~crificio young men seem to realize that the least, two new uclditions to strengthen
nation needs well prepared men in the 1 existing departments.
de emocion y afirmacion de voluntades. Ante una parbda, ante service
and that the highest patriotAs the year nears its end, our
un terminar no vamos a asumir poses romanticas. Mas bien, he- i!lm is expressed in continuing to pre- greatest problem seems to be edumos de imprimir al instante un sentido de comienzo, de continua- ' pare themselves until the nation calls 'l cational supplies and equipment. Ship' them.
ping gives priority quite properly to
cion.
Jt has been a year of progress foodstuffs, but students must have
Ya esta fuera de Iugar aquella expresion de que al graduar- along several lines. Wilson Cottage textbooks and lahoratorr supplies. We
nos salimos de Ia Yida de Ia escuela para entrar en la escuela de has been built, Lake Gilstrap and a r e exceedingly furtunate t h at,
Hall have been dedicated. although we are far from the source
Ia vida. Xunca hemos estado fuera de la \'ida. Como estudiantes Harris
Phraner Hall has been re-decorated of supplies. we have the tropical outhemos asistido durante cuatro afios a las aulas del Instituto Po- and beautified by the addition of doors for a Biolog)' laboratory and
litecnico de Puerto Rico con Ia conciencia de que no eramos seres portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Phraner the people of Puerto Rico for Psypainted by Don Crist6bal Ruiz. A chology and Sociology laboratories
aislados en el pequeito mundito intelectual de estas lomas. Sino Department
of Music has been launch- and we have teachers who are original
que a diario asociabamos Ia conferencia o la recitacion del salon ed with fine bt>ginnings and hopeful enough to conduct their clas!'es "\\ith
de clase con la vida circundante en todas sus manifestaciones. prospects, the Art Department has limited supplies. We must fight the
been expanded, the library has ndded war with our imaginations and our
Esa actitud de estudiantes vitalmente interesados en los grandes about
a thousand new volumes, the initiath·e, our courage, and our firm
problemas de nuestro tiempo, preocupados poT los val~res eter- food producing program has been will. We shall fight it. with all we
nos, prestos a solidarizarnos con las causas mas justas, fue abo- pushed, 550 tons of cane have been have.
J arvis ~. Morris.
nada fecundamente por las orientaciones de nuestros directo- harvested, the newly purchased farm
Subscription, 50 cents per year.
E DITOR I AL
res espirituales, quienes por encima de las limitaciones de credos
y doctrinas robustecieron nuestra fe en la vida y sobre todo en
Ia vida abundante, creadora y victoriosa.
Por eso al terminar nuestros afios de colegio, al recibir unos
creditos, un diploma y un titulo, no sentimos sorpresa alguna en
nuestro espiriiu. No nos ha extraiiado el reto del momento a todas las juventudes que valen. Estamos preparados para la vida
fatigosa que requiera esta hora de Ia humanidad. N'o sabemos
mucho. Comenzamos a aprendet·. Quizas sabemos en parte donde
buscar los conocimientos; demasiado poco para hacer una contribuci6n efectiva. Sin embargo, hay algo mas. Llevamos fe creadora. Fe en el Cristianismo como doctrina 6nica que puede ensefiarnos a vivir. Fe en Ja democracia como panacea a los conflictos de esta
humanidad sufrida ...... en Ja democracia en sus aspectos politicos,
economicos y sociales. Fe en Ia Democracia como Ultima esperanza
de justicia autentica y abundante paTa nuestro pueblo.
Llevamos fe porque somos cristianos-eatolicos y protestantes-y como tales confiamos en las posibilidades latentes que
hay en la personalidad humana. Cada compafiero de esta clase del
42 es depositario de todo lo bueno y lo bello que Dios ha creado.
En unos mas que en oiros. En iodos hay cltispa creadora. Chispa
que sera antorcha de nuestro ideal por Ia vida.
Compaiicros, al leer estas lineas ya estaremos camino de nuestros hogares. Leedlas recordando los momentos de alegria asi como los momentos duros. "En el dolor nos hacemos". Vayamos a
los nuevos combatcs del diario vivir peleando valientemente, cayendo del !ado de la verdad y de la justicia, para que asi Ja esperanza que nuestros maestros y nuestra Alma Mater ha depositado en nosotros sea fuerza creadora que nos impulse a Ia victoria.
(Continued from Page 1.)
man Oratorica
. 1 contest will take place r friends are cordially in\·ited to attend
the same evening at 8:15.
the special programs of commenceAll graduates, fom1er students, and ment week.
PARENTS HELP
PRESIDENT IS ADOPTED
We are most grateful to the
The Webb Horton Memorial Church
parents of the students for the of Middletown, New York, has voted
splendid manner in which they have j to adopt Dr. Jarvi!! S. Morris as their
responded to our call for help. Due to missionary and to pay an extra
the present war situation, the cost of $500.00 this fiscal year to the Board
food has increased so that it has been · of :-Jational Mi11sions to appl~· toward
difficult to meet e..xpenses in the Dr. Morris' salan·. This makes the
operation of the dining room. Un- fourth church to ·take a special inwilling to raise the student fees at terest in the Polytechnic in the form
this late date, we appealed to the of support for Dr. Morris-West End
parents to help us with a gift Church, of :1\ew York City; Rye
of ten dollars per student. The re- 1 Church, Rye, ~. Y., Hollis Church,
sponse has been most generous. One Hollis, L. I; and now Webb Horton
parent writes as follows:
)Iemorial. More than two thirds of Dr.
"Dear Dr. Morris:
Morris' salary is now being paid by
Some weeks ago I received a letter these churches and the Polytechnic
inviting me to cooperate by sending can apply just that much of its
a check to the Polytechnic Institute, a limited funds toward other helpful
little check which might go far if parts of the program.
added to many other little checks.
The Rev. Harold C. DeWindt, PasI was not in a position then to send J
tor of Webb Horton Memorial Church,
any money; but to-day I am very and Mrs. DeWindt, had all thc.>ir plans
pleased to be able to help, even in the
made to visit l'uerto Rico and the
minute way in which I am doing it.
Polytechnic when the war broke out
Enclosed you will find a check for and made the trip impossible. Mr.
ten dollars, which, though a small DeWindt, one of the most brilliant
quantity, you may be sure, is sent young ministers in the Synod of New
with the utmost interest and with the York, is active on the Committees of
noblest purpose.
the highc.>r courts of the church and
I shall be very happy to hear news is leading his strong congregation
that you have been successful, very into greater growth and service.
successful, in thi~; worthy campaign
-as successful as the Polytechnic 1
GRACIAS
has always been in its achieYements:·
The following is the list of parents
AI terminar el aiio, los editores del
who have contributed to this date:
''Polygraph'' pecarfnmos de ingratos
Lcdo. Luis Antonio Rosario, Jose si no expresaramos nuestro sincero
H. Ace,·edo, Rafael Aguilo, Felipe agradecimiento a los volunt.arios que
L6pez Lugo, L u i s E. Iturrino, todos los meses nos ayudaron a preDomingo Cummings, Lorenzo !\Iu- parar el peri6dico. Sin su ayuda no hu(Continued on page 3, Col. 2.)
biera sido posible hacerlo. Gracias.
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MUSIC WEEK
CO~GRA TULATIONS
The week of Mny 3-9 wns filled with
numeroUB events in celebration of
)!usic: Wei•k. Thl" first day marked
the inau~n~rntion of the Annual Festival of Sacred Music with a ma11sed
choir of over a hundred ain.ll'erl' from
surrounding towns participating nt
the Presbyterian Church of San Germlm. The event was rect>ived v•ith
much enthusiasm. and promises to become a strong force toward the development of music in the·e\·angeliral
chur!:hes of Puerto Rico.
On ~londay a group of music
students gave a recital which included,
in addition to piano and vocal !IO!o:;, a
group of original rompositions prepared by the ciRf;ll in Music Theory.
On Tue!lday evening a number of
students took part in the Music
Identification Contest. The winner
was Robustiano Snntiago. The )1n~ta
Cnrnl gave a concert on Wednesday
night at the Parque Theater, and on
Thursday morning the newly orgnnil.f'<i choir of the San Germ!n High
School. and also the Polytechnic Vel"t'e
Speaking Choir performed during the
aas•·rnbly hour.
Ouring the social hour at Borinquen
Hall the students entertained themselves with music by partiripating in
the "Everybody Sing." On Saturday
the Music Club celebrated with a pirnic a!l a fitting dose to an active
week.
We were glad to receive the wed·
ding announcement of :\Ii~s Carmen
H. Cardona '39 to Mr. Adam D. Heffelfinger, J r. The wedding took place
in San &!bastian last April 18. The
Polygraph and Faculty joinll Carmen's many friends in wishing her joy
and happiness In the renrs to rome.
THANK YOU LADIES
The f'arulty Woml•n's Club at itll
last meeting voted to contribute
$76.00 toward the redecorating and
equipping of the Social Hall, a large
room in the ba~· · rnenl n( the un!inisheli portion of the Dining Hall. A good
social hftll has long bcl·n nce•led and
the ladies have chosen a worthy work.
All lhe campus family will receive
benefit from their generosity.
Parents Help .......
AL UM~INEWS
In \'isitlng the JLgh ~hools. President )lorrill and Dean l rizarr)' have
· seen recently the following graduates
and former students, busily engaged
in high school teaching and super'islon.
Clmdida Rosa Mel~ndez, '32, who
is now Mrs. Alfonso Suro, teaching
Soc1ftl &ie11res in Conm<l High School;
lRrnel Pinnell, '32, Principal, Ponce;
High School: Octavio Rodriguez, '22.
Principal Salinas High School: Pedro
P. Cnsablnncn, '27, Principal Dayam6n
High School: Jose Gonzalez Cardona,
'2i, and Jua.n 0. Jarbon, '33. teaching, ~tanati High School; .Maria Diez,
'38, teaching at Vega Baja High
School: Rosa Aviles de Oli\'er, '21,
teaehing Arecibo High Srhool; Aidn
!\lejf:~,
' :J5, teaching, Yauco High
School: Jose D. Ace\'edo. '29, (High
School) and his sister Armida T. Acevedo, '32, teaching in the elementary
~hool in Barrio Obrero. Sanlurce:
Charles Miner, Jr.. '36, teaching, Humacao High School.
J UDGE TRAVIESO
IMPUESSED
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let. )1. A. Gonzalez. Eduardo Tuyu,
Dr. R. Hivera Aulet, Lcdo. l<'ernantlo
Zapater, Rafael Ranllrcz TorJ'<'!I. Kf'·
tt) Benwnutt., Octavio Rodriguez S.·
rra, Julin G. Mnestre, Hosalinn G. Vda.
tie Platti. Jos~ Pilar <:onzalcz Castr'l.
Joz>c A. Fabregns. Dr. Antonio Mmi1z,
Federico Rodriguez, Aur·ora C. \'da. dl•
Cnlrler6n, Merretles Velez Vda. de J o·
ve, Antonio Slin~·hez, l>r. Carlos M.
Garda. Cesar A. Palmer, Jose Blanro,
Jo~e Rnm6n Perez. Charles A. Leker,
Tomas Tirado, Angel Velez, Rclo. M.
K ~tartfnez, Lui11a :'tfartinez, ~Iatt•u
Orraca. J uan M. Herrero, S. ~1ornlcs
S:~lgado, Joaqufn Are\·edo. Emilio
Dlaz, Dr. Laureano Trclles, Oscar Hiwra To rres, Juana Quinones de Perez. Hedor F. Honda, :\lanuel G. Ma·
tto:;, Antonio Jimenez, Candido Alon·
llo, Yanucl T. Guillan, Herminio Gon·
znlez. Cicio Cordero de Ramirez, Er·
nesto :\tari, Angel E. l'cgnrra. ) t onsc·
rrnte Rosado. Ctlrmelo Quetcl, Franclaco Lugo, Joaquin Diaz, J os(. Secundino Ramirez. Manuel ~untos. Domingo Soto, Luis Rn~adn. Guillermina G.
Vela. de Armn•r.. Eduardo Alvarez
Lenndri, Ht1nt6n S. Torres, Damian
{'.l>rdero Hey, ~hria L G. de Archilln,
Gabriel Reyes, Anton:o Gonzalez.
Quinlin Rnmirez, Jr., Domingo Colin·
:· ·, Ana Luisa T·•rn \'cb. Ah·nrez. Jose Couto, J. A. Antungiorgl, Pablo
Bonilla, Margarn Figueroa \'da. dc
Luyo, Aurelio Hnmirez Quiiionell, Ritn
Ac.1. .a Ortiz. Lcopoldo Toro, Angel
Ortiz St·pulveda, Jaime R Perit'lis, Alfonso Quinones, Adolfo Grana, Gonzalo Gonzhlez, Erasmo C. ~antiago,
Bartolo nlaz, Domingo Ace\·eclo, Her·
minio Flores, Pedro Hivera Molinu,
Ana :\larfn J. de Gonznlez. Sara Sflnrhez, Martin Mnldonado, Miguel ~o­
riega, Frnnci!.'CR ::'\forma, Richurd Torre!; Acosta.
The total amount collected ill $900.00. We are hoping that more contributions will come in to rallle the
amount to $12110.00.
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Friends of the l'olytet·hnic will be
interested in what n dilltinguishcd
Puerto Rit'an like Judge Tra\icso says
about the school. The folluwlng letter
Wll!l written in reply to Dr. Morris'
expression or thanks !or hill !'plendicl
address at the unveiling of Oon Crls·
t6bal Ruiz'!l painting at the College the beauty or at~ campus, its build·
ingll anti the fine work you and the
Allsembly Hall. The letter reach:
members of your fnc:ully nrc doing
''Dear Dr. Morris:
l thank you most cordially for your Cor our boys nnd girls-for l'uerto
very kind letter of the 16th. in!>tant. Rico. But what impressed me more
It hns m:uic me feel very happy and deeply ill the feeling of freedom,
proud to h<'ar that my oratoricnl lienee. anti idenli1un which one experefforts received the approval or llUCh iences while visiting the institution,
men as your goodsel!, Judge del Toro, and which one sees reflectetl by the
and J im Beverley. All that 1 can say Ctu:es of teachers and eludents.
With best wishes !or the sucress ot
is that whatever I said to the Students
and friends of the Pol)·technic cnme your work and (or your personal wel1 fare.
from my heart.
The Pol)·technic made a great imSincerely yours,
~lartin Tra' ieso."
proaaion on me. 1 had no idea about 1
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CIRCCLO GACTIER
BENITEZ
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La YMCA ha ofr!!cldo durante el
Fie-.ta de Ia Lengua. El 23 de abril nile- un t•umero variado de actividades
(aniversario de Ia muerte d·· Cenan- j n sus mlcmbros. Varios prof'e~tore~t han
les) el Clrl·ulo Gautier Benlte~ celebr6 dictado ronfen•ncia:; llobre problemas
Ia Fiesta de Ia Lengua en h"nor a: in- tie Ia ju\·enturl ofreeiendo lal! soludomortal autor del Qu:Jot•·· Con Ia coln- ncs cristiana~. Uemos celebrndo doa
boruci6n de Ia Mnsu Cural que canto "~·amp-rin•s" lJUe rel'lullaron muy divarlos roman\·es ;. de algunos estu· \'t•rtidoll. Adem:is noll rcunimo;; dudiantes prescntamos a"'tfl el estudinn- rante varios jueves en el domtitorio
tndo un sencillo progrnn1a que aspira· pnra celebrar algunos flcrvi\•iuM devoba conmemorar tan impurtnnte Cecha cionales.
de Ia literatura espanola.
1':;; nuestro deseo que al regrc.o de
~l eda lln Cervante'l. La ~tedalla Cersus bugnres ludus los so\'ios \·engan
vantes enviada por el lnstituto de las tlispuestos a luch:tr por que nue. trn
Espnnas para ser entregadu al estu- organizaci6n sea mas fuertt! pam que
diante cJe espaiiol que e~ribieee el me· asl puedu prcstnr m{u; sen·ido.
jor ensayo sobre aiSttiO ASJX'clo de Ia
vida o de Ia obra de Cervantes, cuY. W. C. A.
rrespondio al joven Jor!(e N. Cintron
curo trabajo Cue prernludo pur el juDurant£ est~ I!Cmestre nuestra orrado.
gunizari6n ba l'Umplido con su plan
'ueva Directi,a. Con el prop6sito de activiclades, el cual result6 del
d• a· • ierar ll\:; actividades de nuestro agrado tie totlus. Hl'lllos ten'd:> los
cin·ulo desde el print'ipio del pr6:-.imc trallicionules "t·:unp-fires." Allenu\s
cul"t'o procedimos a elegir Ia nueva varias confere.ncias 50bre temas relidirecth·a. que finalnwntc qucdo inte- giosos y •le cultura general.
grntla de Ia manern siguiente:
La nueva diret'livu clecta en Ia ull're!!identa, Ro!la .1\I, Agui16: \'ire- tima reunjon es Ia siguiente: Prcslprcllidente, Rafael Alvarez: sccretaria, denta, Ethel Sepulveda: Vicepre'<idenLucila l'ericlis; tesorerus, Catalina tu, Eleonnr Tirado; Serretnrln, Ma rin
Hernandez ( Uor in<JUen). Joa<Juln IIPr· Adela Gonzalez; 'fesorcra. Gloria Marnandez ( l'hraner). \'ocales, Rafael a tinez.
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Rive ra. Elving Mentll'z, Carmen Av\•Los nucvos di t·l•ctort>s de In organillanet. J osefina Dlaz. Consejeros, Sru. zaci6n son miembros ncth·os que seguLaura G. Bover, Sra. Maria de Santu- 1 ramente colocarnn en lu1,'11r de distinllnno, Dr. l,uis Santullano. Miembr~>ll i ci6n el numbre de Ia Y. W. C. A. Atlehonorarior;, Don C. Ruiz y csposa.
1 mns exhortamos a tO<IOS los j6vencs
que deseen gozar de \'Crdadera E'Jtp:ln·
CA~JES DE LAS ESCUELAS
ai6n espiritual n Ia vez que beneficinrse con nuestras artividadcll recreuSUPERIORES
ti\·as, a que se afilien u Ia Y.W. lnduUnsta nUt!lltra mesa d~: redacci6n dnblemente sus convicciunes sc afirhan llegado \'arias rC\'illtas de tliferPn- marlin y luchnrlin ron j6vcnes que
tes e~uelas superiores de Ia i!lla. l'or SUI!fuut con un orden de vida t'rilltia·
su fuctura r por los interesante!< es- no en lo lrulividu!tl y en lo !locial.
critoll que traen podernoll meclir el cs·
.ha Per ..ida Jusino.
Cucrzo cultural que estan realiznndu
nuelltros cornpaneros.
="OTA DEL CLUB DE An'fE
l.n publicaci6n de un peri6tlico o rc·
vibtll c.studinntil es tnren dura y difl1':1 Club tie Arte cerrad. su tuio de
cil. l':s necesario obtener las simpatin!l actividutlcll con un banquete. Dos inlde Ia facultad ~· luego la cooperaclon cinciones para nuevos miembroll se
economica del comercio de lu comuni- hun llevudo a cabo durante el aiio.
dad, para cntonces di~ttribuir los ejem· .\t ucho!' dt' los miembros inicin\los se
plarc:: casi gratuitnmcnte. A eso se han retirado del srupo )' otrnll \"ecea
suman Ius aprietos de un •lirectur en no han rumplido con lm1 debcrcs del
bu~a de coluboradores cunndo solo
Club. Contrario n lo que esta nctitud
faltan minutos para que la edici6n en- haec SUJJOner, es el l'olitknit'o uno
tre en pnm11a.
tie los pocos sitios en Puert•• JUco
Comprendiendo el significado tlr. tlonde ron maynr esmero se <'Ulth·a el
e.sas nventurns del periodismo estu- nrte. Si p:1san1os Ia '·lsta por el decJinntil, nos complacemos en dar ror- Jirtrtamento de Arte cncontramos a
dial bienvenidn a nuestros colega11. Don Cristobal Huiz con sus mnJmifi·
Entre otros mencionaremoll Ia re\·ist.a cos paisajcs y retratOil. a lliu Huff''Jurnacao" publicada en la escuela su· man haciendo mara\·illas en Handiperior de Humacao; "Ho~tos" de Ia crafts y n ~tr11. Castillo eoscnando Ia
escuela superior de ~tayagiiex, y "Nos- lllswria del A rte y hat•iendo magnifiotros", tl'! Ia e5euela superior de Cabo cos trabnjos·en olros ramos.
Rojo.
l.a ultimn reuni6n se celebr6 en Ia
Exitos les de11eamos a nuestro:. ~·o
tcrraza de Costello Hall. Alii se dis1 IE>gns de las c~uelns superlores ~~~ cuti6 algo sobre Ia influt>ncln tie In
I Puerto Rico.
guerra en el arte. En los alrcdedoJ'C!I
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MINISTEIUAL UETREAT
que invitan a dibujurlos y si no se
Th·· l;> "t.~pal clergymen of Puer- puede, a admlrarlos. Llevados por esto Wcu will hold a retreat on the l'ol~·­ to se hicieron algunos dibujos de difetel·hnic Campus from May 26 to May rentes a~tpectos, del p:~isaje. Los dibu29 with Bishop Charles U. Colmore joll pasaron a un jurado para ller juzdirecting the program. The con- gados siendo la ~rta. Gcnoveva Hnmfferences will be held in the logia of rez Ia que mejor y mi111 rapitlnmente
Casa .Marla, above the t'lllnpus. and logr6 captar Ia realiilad ~· bclleza del
the clergy will have rooms in Harr:s paitaje.
~:n vlspe ras lie un nuevo uno, el
Hall and take their meals in the lowe r
Club de Arte imita al estudiantado a
dininf{ room.
The Polytechnic v.·elcomes to rtll una mayor compreosion en su lnteres
campus these representatives of the nrtfstico ya que tan buenas oportunlChurch and trust!! that their retreat dncles nos ofrece el t'olegio.
~lanuel .M artin.
will be all they hope.
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~LAB H AS
J>ensando en In~ ]tOCtltl th:b que le
a los Seniors ~:n e:;tos lugares,
11 alguno~ •le ellos t•ara
itar su,; palnhra,; de oespedidll
parn el Alntn Mater y lo' compaii1~ro!'
'91e se quedan. Algunos--duro es decirl0-6e ncgnron n complncer mi
petici6n. Quizlls su curiiio por el colel(io S"ol tanto que no pue<i:ln I'X pre•rse en unns lineus. Otros, muy ge:Derc-::ns, me entregaron olt':Unns Hn<'aS
que expresan cl afecto n In lnstituci6n v n los f·ompaiicros.
A•1dr&! Acosta: "J>cspu1>s de trc.:;
aiio e <'stud;o en Pl lnslituto l'olit.ecn: o. Mlo puedn pensnr rn la In><·
tituci6n que uclem ~s de haLl'r cle~(ler­
tado mb inquietudes !•ulturnlcs, PS
ta.Jn:,·('n rt~spunsahlt• de Ins fuctort!S
mils lmportnlllf'll dt> 111 l c·nrlit'lel'.''
Joscfina FnrngP: ".S'cmpre n•rvrdare el Pvly. En el hP pm:ado parte cle
mi juventud y ya cuandu se~ viejn n··
cord 11~ acjuellos bucnns tiempns jun·
to R lis profesoreS r compni\eroll.''
1'"1 i:'!( Angel Ro.iriguez: ·•Jnmas 110·
d~ tlhidar nucstrn Aim!.\ Mater. JlUf'S
en ella he pnsario los dins mits felices
de mi ''ida, junto n mis compniiero!l
de ('Studios que siempre recordarc con
eariiio."
Hoberto l'ernltn: "EI Poly me hn
abi<'rto la brechn de un huen pon·enir. L!evo cl recucrdo de ln ~lnsa Coni y de ntis nctividmles dcpurtivns. Y
me my con mil }JUntos.''
H:dn Rivero: "Tcrmino para cmpezar. Ahora mr. voy a tratar de apllear tantas lecciones tle voluntad y dl'
bellezn espiritunl que lll'rnos aprcndl·
do en cuatro tdifls de vidn politutcnsc.
Solnn1cnte digo: )luchnchos, l1n&tn el
2 de mn r :w."
L'gia QuliioJH•a: "lie PSiudirulu lo
necc ;:'l!'lu, rnra '••z 1111' l'l'rdi una jira,
nun ·a h1.' fnltuclo al c·int• lu!l viernes me llc\'n d"s rlt•chitnK y mm·hi~i­
mos rcrut•rdos ........''
Alfredo y .llruni: El l'oly nos ha
enseiiado aquelln lel'cion del misti('(t
esp:liiol- j Que descansadn vida Ia ric!
que huye del mundnnnl ruido! l'or ,,so
nosotros harcmos un nid11 tlc amores
para recordar r scgulr vlvienrlo como en lo.:; dias del Poly.''
Fla\•io Ah·nrez: "Aunqu~ al terminar mi bachillerato me pensnba ir para Sirin, he decidido fJUCdarmc en
Puerto Rico para ,·olwr el 2 d~> mnrso a revh'ir los momentos del l'orch y
denuis instantes de nuestro proJtra-
ma.''
PARA QCE DIGAN
DE DESPEDIDA
Juan 0. Herrero: "AI dejar el Poly
solo digo-Si sc estaran recordando
elias de mi como yo de elias...". No
confundnn, me refiern a In!: usijl'natura.s .•.....•'"'
•
Genoveva Ramirez: "EI l'oly contribuyo a que yo gul\tase m{u; del arte y de la1:1 cienciu~. Jlrometo 1wr un
graduado leal a mi Almu 1\tat<•r."
Genovcvn Veler.: "1<:1 l'oly hoy !lignifica mucho en In edurnri6n tie nue~­
tro pais. Maii.ana sera lo que sus graduados de:~een. A nosotros tot·a poDer ~n alto su nombre."
Eligio \'eJez: "Me parN·e que lo que
sintamos por nuestro colcgio debE'mos
expresnrlo a tran!s de nuestras actuac:iones en Ia vida proft'sional y en las
actividaoes de nuestra comunidad. El
tiempo dini.''
Jorge N. Cintron F igueroa: "Conor.co el Poly de~;de sus cafetales r cai'iaftl'ales hasta Ia biblioteca. Desde primer ailo vengo saltando de sitio en
aitio, al extrerno de conocer bastante
DE ESTUDIANTES EYANGELICOS
FR ATE R ~ IOAD
Reguramente ya hay por esos lugares del Poly \'arios estudinntes haciendo uso del paiiuelo para l'ecar las
la~rimas que produce Ill partida. Termina un aiio mas de vida escolar. Un
grupo de jovenes recib<on un titulo
de Barhiller en Arte~ y c'errnn un
periodo de su educacion. El Politccnico Ianza por el mundo una nue,·a clnse
gratiuada. Conocemos n to1los lm;
miembro~ que Ia integr:m.
J,os hay
muy talentosos y rt!lipunsnhle~. l.o~
hav muv indinados a In \'ida facil sin
muchos. :mcrifkios. En conjnnto ofreccn e::peranz.llii de grande:~ r.·:-tli:r.ncione:.. Todos llevan el optimismu y cl
entusinstno de Ia juventud.
"Pttra que Dignn'' les dire IJUP al
g-ruduur:;e comienzu !!U n•sponsabiliclad para con el t·oledn. El diploma nu
autoriza el olvido. El emplen no jusli fica Ia aus!'ncia. Es justo r de JH'r·
snnas de espiritu noble SPguir hll'han·
do JJur cl engrandecimiento cit• h\ lnstilttci6n que rlurnntc cuatro aftoll oriento todos lo.- momt·ntos de su ,;,1:1,
"Para que dignn" sale por ultima
\'CZ. ~i alguien <JUiere ~l!guir dicicn lo,
el Polygraph cede gust ..samcnt,. Ia
columna a quien qu iera sacrifirnr nl~'11nos minuws y dedicarlos a nuc!'tro
peri6dico.
• • •
T.a Cla~e Junior h:ibilmcntc presiJit!a por el c;otu•liante lsmael F. 7.a·
pater e:<tablet·e un prccedcntc honroso
en Ia historia del Poly. l'or prlmcrn
,·ez una clase graduanda tie nuestro
colegio recibe la dh;tind6n cle scr dcspeditln. con un banquete que en su
lwnt•r ufrece In Cla,;e Junior. L:1 illPa
es feliz r mcrE'I:e que H' c1m1mgre cnmo una trauicion en el Campus. ~ues­
tra felicitacion J•ara Zapater y !1U tlin:'unica gente.
l
Al lt·rnLnar el quinto aii.o de vida
Ia F. F.. E. ,:e siente satisfecha por
Ia labor que ha poclido realizar dentro
y fuera del Campus del Polih~cnico.
Hemo11 continuado las reuniones dominkales para rulti\·ar Ia de\·ocion y
el espiritu religiMo enirc los estudiantes. Ademas visitruno:; como en aiim;
unteriores, vnrias iglesias de Ia parte
occidental cle Ia bola.
I::speranws de nucstros miembros
Ia mayor <'nntiriad rie cnoperacion parn sus iglesial' locale!! durante las vacnciom•:-~. Demuestt·en n sus congye){lll'ioth~h IJUC en el l'oly adem:i.s de ret•lbir una l'tluead6n lib,)ral. los estudinnles nus relnciunamo!l con los prohlernn~ sodales y religiosos de nuestro
pu••hl11. \' que Nil'mpre podemos llevar
clt•l Alma l\lal!·t' algo 11uevo y bueno
que t·on!l'ihuyn al progreso rlc: Ia Cau-
* * ,
F:thel ha rcnunrindo a Ins ~lh•iones
l't•dagii~it·as. Ahora rolaborn con Artiga~ Pn estudios profundos de malcnuiticas avanzadns.
..
..
..
Arrhilla esta gordito..........
"'
En lo~ uli.imos oias hemo:< salutlatlo
a los jovenes \\.illie Santana-hoy todo un ~argento--<:asndo. y a Jorge
Arbona de Ia Torre quien volvern a su
,·ida de estudiante durante el curso cle
verano. Arbona trabajaba hnsta ahora en Aguadilla.
• • •
Los Seniors Iegan su espiritu riinamico, su amor al colegio r su retahila de presidentes a los Juniors.
bien estos lugares tan privilegiados
por Ia naluraleza. AI partir llevo In
esperanza de no ser mal ngradecido
<·omo algunos que olvidan todo el bien
que aqui recibieron. Y salgo con los
mil puntas, como Peralta .......''
Jorge Melendez Vela: "Llevo impresiones muy gratas del l'olit~niro. AI
partir no quiero decir adi6s, .s ino hasta luego. porque se que imperativos
espirituales me traeran por estos sitios frecuentemente. Por el camino
de Ia vida s'empre me acompaiiara
inP~pirandome, Ia hermosa
vision de
estas colinas donde radica el Alma
Mater, forjadora de caracteres integros y de voluntades inflexiblE's."
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DESDE UN RI~CO~ DE LA
CANCH_\
1. Plegaria de Carmin ~anto" al
acostarse: "Dio~ mio, te pido de todo
rorazon que no haya Jlasajes para lo~
Estados Unidos."
2. i. I.e!< ,g ustarra l'ahcr quten es
:\lau ~ Dirijase a Jo~!!finn Hivera 30;>
B.
:t Pablo Gu:mlin:a ,. Andre~ Aco:"·
ta son muy nfines E';t sus preferencia_c;. Asi lo <'anfirmn Ia !::;rtn. U. ~1. 0.
4. :\uestro reportern cle !:: Mal'a nos
informa que la nusendn con m(lti\'O
de los cnndt!rtos en la Cnpital trajo
varios "make-ups". Que •'Ntt;;sten
Cummings y Cnlladtt.
5. F. I>. tlic:e a 'T'oby: "En mi \'ida
hay tan solo un amnr, y esc :unnr
eres lu". ~~n cl r.spndo H• ngita el espiritu de ~ymcuse.
li. ;\largarita Alvarez tii<'•': "De la~
~a.
cienciaH he aprendidn Bllul'll{• tie c1ue
"BLO<.'J\: P" DINl'\ER E~ EL en la \'ariedad esta el gusto."
7. Coimbrc clio un hataz(l dcsocuPOLITEC~TCO
pando
las tres baSI'S........
Los muchne,ho!< nt](·ta!l que tan alto
R. C. A. Je cants a Finn Diaz..........
pu!!:cron el nnmhre del f'nlitccnico en
las justn~ intercolef!ialc,; pa:.aons r ''Odi11r tl, ,,a,la importa, bdiame.''
9. (.. ~. h· dire a Dnrian: "Accrcate
en In~ olimpiad11s de Ia "Victoria."
junto a los otro~ que romponian los miis, y :: .<\" y mfts. Pero mucho m{ts."
l'quipos de pelnta y lmloncesto reci111. Oe G. C. a Chegiii: ''\'en, mi
bi<'ron los trofeo!' r.reditivos t.le sus coraz6n te llamu. i ay! descspernda·
trlunfos rieporth•os en el "Block P" mente.''
Dinner que como en nftos :mteriores
11. De :;\lis~ Dt'JIOT 11ara Fall ........
celcbro ln instituciiin el sabado 9 rle •·Te quiero y es imposible segulr villlll\'(1,
,.i~ndo ::in tu qucrcr."
r;l banquete que ya sc e:;t:i. hacien12. ()e Orlanclo n L. P.: "Ohiclame.
clo t radkonnl en cl l'olit~··ni··o rue rie<licn•lo ul Sr. J. 'P. Ja:<on cuyo amor yo bien Fe que no puetlo. no puedt•
pur t•l Dcporle le ha !Je,·a•ln a reali- quererte, olvit.lnme.·•
1a. Gil Cnsnno,·u 11 su X ........ "Iluznr sm1 m;~yorc!' esfucrzo,- en pro del
jiLo a! oido: "Sitbt•lo bien, que ;;in ti
mi~mu.
El Sr..Jusnn nl hacer uso de Ia pa- pereceria el lutir del cornzon.''
luhra t~vn frafCR de reconocimiento
11. Fla\'io nl partir hacin EE. UC.
n:ua el I 'olit~cnico por su labor tle- le dice n Fofi: "Yo me voy pero \'uelporli\':1 y t'Xhorto ,1 nuestros mucba- vo otru \'ez, a huscar lo que dl'jo al
l'hnr a jugar ..:iempre caballerosa y partir."
IHIIJ'ianwnte.
15. Roun• hn vueltn una vez rnrrs.
El J>r. Santulluno que actu6 mu:-· Que hnble Hnydee.
hahihnente d" maestro de ceremo16. Despucs de presencinr n Ia d!snins, present6 a otros oradores, entre
tancin
una prolongadn di~cusi6n-sin
el!os a Dr. :,\lorris. RAez Garcia. Pre!!illentc rlc In Al<ociarion Atlctica, Dr. oir nat!a-nuestro corre!lpon~ul se
Irizarry. Sr. -'f. Aviles, e Ismael Za- acel'l'n a David y a Lidia y le,; dire:
pater. quienes pre!'entaron sendos tro- ;, T ienen algunas mnnifestaciones para
el Poligrnph? ~Ju;.· l'impati<·o~ nos
feos a diferf'nte~ atletas.
El diS<"ur,.o de clausura e!\tuvo 'l uicen: "Xo nada, nada; ~61o una amiscargn del Lcdo. Amador Ramirez Sil- tad."
17. Carmen Tuyn entre sucii.os deva ctulen hizo una peroracion muy inl:ipirada en torno a los Deportes des- cia: "Gladys, Gladys ......... Ia del Matacanoo la importancia de estos en el tienzo."
ciesarrollo ric una sociedad sana y
18. Aida Jovet cambio el bate por el
bal6n.... lliaggi.
llllla.
Hecibicron trofeos especiales por su
19. Axa Jusino dire: "De todos los
labor deporti\'a de este aiio, Antonio libros, In Biblia; y denlro de csta. el
\'itzqUE'Z, Humberto Sainz, Flavio Al- libro de ~chemins."
varez y Cabanas.
20. El Presidente de los l'residentes.
Desput)s de la comida hubo una ja- Don Marcos Cruet de Cayey, quien se
rann en Uorinquen Hall. como dispone a substituir a Melendez en las
rulminaci6n brillante del "Block P" pr6ximas eleccionell, espera outener ...
Dinner de 19·12 que auspiciara con "A" plus en lng!Cs........... .
tnn rotunda exito In W. A. A.
21. Herminia Arce Re dispone n publicar varios ncr6sticos que le inRpira
N. Y. A. h npresiona Visitante.
una musa de Ia Mass........ T. A. T. A.
DeRpues de una visita reciente a T. A. T. A.
los tallC'res de ln N.Y. A. Don Antonio
22. T'or prescripci6n medica Mulet
.:'lfatos, se expres6 asl: "La visits me se pintani el pelo de colorao: Camouprooujo ~ran satisfaccion, pues soy flage, Mimetismo o Adnplacion ......
un fervoroso creyente en Ia suficiencia
23. El tiburon de Carlos Garcra tiepropia. Un problema que confrontamos
hoy es Ia rarencia de esa suficiencia. · ne tiburoncito!l.
24. M. C. A. dice a l\1. S.: "Vamos
Creo que cuando un hombre no puede
ponerse de pie, debe darsele Ia mano: a separarnos, Ia vida lo quiere asi.''
pero una VE'z puesto de pie, debe de25. A Ia nina de los "ojos peneja~e ·que siga solo. Celebro que Ia
trantes que se pierden en Ia lejanfa"
labor de estos jovenes se encamine a le sugerimos que se decida. Son tres,
y dos se graduan.
ese fin."
J anuary 14, 1938, at the post
EnteredinasSan
se&n-d
clau matter
office
German,
Puerto
Rico, under the act of August
24, 1912.
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p0LY GRApH l_
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SUMMER SCHOOL
ISSUE
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PUERTO RICO
San GermAn, P. R.
YOLl L'! E \1Zt
J ULY 20, 19 12.
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Who
Can
Remember?
'
1.
The fi r~t class room building where the carpenter
s hop is now?
2.
These stalwm·t fellows h~­
fore t h e n ew science
Hall?
:l. The impres...;ive offi ce of
the
v ice- pre~ident ?
&iJ.
•1.
One of the first boys'
dormitorit':;'!
'
P LEASE USE Am MAIL
WE ARE SORRY.
BUT
IT'S THE WAR
The war gets blamed for all
kinds of things.......... some people
even blame their bad dispositions
and their bad colds on the war.
B~t it really is the truth that the
Polygraph appears this time on
this kind of paper becaul!e of the
war and the shortage of 1.1hipping
space to get paper to Puerto Rico.
W hen we realize that some of the
noblest. words of history were
written on rough, old papyrus and
that that flimsy writing material
endured for centuries, we are not
ashamed to offer our humble
l··j ournalistic efforts on this paper,
far superior to that on which wu
written. "J esus saith, 'Raise the
stone and thou shalt find me, cleave
the wood and there am I' ". ( From
papyrus fragment found at Oxyrhynchus, Egypt.)
,
A g:oud many sh;pments for which
we waited in vain can only serve the
fillh now. A hundred fifty sacks of
cattle and poultry feed, four barrels
of dishc,.; for lhe dining room, colored
slides of student activities, and 10,000
reprints from ''Women and l\Iissionll"
of a short article, these and several
other badly needed items are now at
the bottom of the sea. The Library
has a growing list of current maga·
zines that have' just never arri\'ed.
We try to imagine a hammerhead
:;hark rE-ading our Atlan tic Monthly
somewhere in the Atlantic while he
takes his breakfast of Michigan
State Ration N• 2 from one of our
green band dinner plates, and we get
cold comfort from the picture.
lt jolts us a little •to know that
many first class letters have also been
lost and when we get to thinking that
in them there may be some checks and
money orders that can do no octopus
or sea-urchin a bit of good, we are
made bold to urge you to send all
important communications by air
mail. Air mail to Puerto Rico costa
ten cents Per half-ounce, but a pretty
big check with its accompanying letter
may weigh less than half an ounce.
We once receive a check for $25,000,
yes, we did, and it positively did not
weigh mo re tan ·half an ou.nce!
POLYTECHNIC ACCELERATES PROGRAM
At the call of the nation Polytechnic
has accelerated its program by of·
fcring two summer sessions of five
weeks each. Because of the difficulty
in predicting enrollments, the faculty
generouslr agreed to teach on a sa·
lary scale based on the actual number
of 1.1tudent:; enrolled. The, war it has
worked out . with 116 student." in thCJ
Cirat session and 150 in the second,
the faculty w i II receive slightIr larp;er salaries than in former
summer sessions for about double the
teaching. Faculty members feel that
this is their contribution to the war
effor t of the nation.
By having the two summer sessions
twice as many students are being
served as in former years and a great
many will find it possible to graduate
at Chr istmas 1942 instead of in May
1943. W ith the two session plan it is
possible for the average student to
finish college in three calendar
years and the bright student to complete his work in one semester less
than three years.
Of the 160 enrolled in the second
summer session, 53 are public school
teachers, and 47 are Polytechnic graduates or former students who returned only f or the s ummer.
FALL TERM OPE NS
AUGUST 17.
,
Large Enrollment Expected
The Polytechnic will begin its
twentieth year of college work with
the Freshman registration and
orientation program on August 17.
Other students will register on
August 19. From the advanced reg·
istration in the Registrar's orticc
it appears that there will be a
larger enrollment lhan in former
years and a probability that well
qualified studenta shall have to be
refused admission fo r lack of room.
We sug&'est that all who are in·
terested in the Polyte<:hnic tor next
year apply at once in order not to
be eliminated for lack of room.
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POLYGRAPH
2
Polygraph
Published for the students, faculty, alumni and friends of the
Polytechnic Institute.
Subscription, 50 cents per year.
Blanche Kellogg·--Rest in Peace
Editor this edition: Mrs. Lydia
Quinones de Gregory ·with the help
of olhers.
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"PUERTO RICO EVAI'\GELICO" PRESS, PONCE, P.R.
•
NEW STREAllLINED
CATALOGUE
SEED Al\1> ,PIG BUSINESS
Stewart Farms of the Polytechnic
have been having conspicous success
in raising Puerto Rican sweet corn.
a variety developed at the Federal
Jo;xperimental Station in 1\layagUez a
few years ago, and in raising papaya
with seeds from selected plants. The
farms have also developed its own
strain of hardy. well-dispositioned.
Hampshire pigs; Mr. Aviles. the
manager, a n d President Morris
thought that these products ought. to
be shared with others farmers and
gardeners of Puerto Rico and therefore. advertised seed and little pigs
for sale in the local paper. So many
orders began pouring in that some
customers have had to be asked to
wait a few weeks for the supplies to
·
be replenished.
None of the favorite northern sweet
corns like Country Gentlemen and
Golden Bant.am produce well, if at all,
in Puerto Rico for the curious reason
that the tropical days are not long
enough. These corns, like caulifower
and potatoes, like the sL'{teen and
eight.een hour days of the far ~orth.
The Puerto Ricnn sweet com, however
produces excellent crops here in about
80 days, since it was developed out of
the acclimated field corn. The seed
are offered at fifteen cents a packet
or fifty cents a pound.
For sPveral years the papayas of
Puerto Rico have suffered n. scourgE>,
, known as . "bunchy-top:• from which
FUNDS KEEP GROWING
the plant begins to die at the cr0"\"\'11.
::\Ir. Frnncisco Castillo. the Bursar, The plant pathologists have not gotreports that through small gifts of ten to the botton or it yet, but think
alumni. churches, faculty members, that it is a ''irus disease scattered by
and friends. the special funds con- an insect. For several years the Polvtinue to grow. The campus lightinp; technic lost 98 per cent of its papa)·a
fund for which $1,2HO was needed has plants from this disease, but one plant
reached $G24.46. This will be held showed strong 1·esistance to it. Sec(!
until the war is over when electrical from that one were planted and more
equipment will no longer be so vital than half of the resulting plants produced heavily without contracting .the
in •lefense.
The Chapel Funcl hns grown by U1e disease. Seeds taken from this second
same means to $179.98. A chapel is generation, . resistant to disease, are
one of the most urgent needs of the being sold at fifteen cents a packet or
growing student body, but again it forty cents an ounce. It is the hope
would be impossible to build until the that ultimately a completely resistant
war i~ o,·er. F-riends may, however, mriety will be developed. So fa.r the
continue to send gifts for that day of trees that haYe resisted the disease
peace and reconstruction.
have also produced very aromatic and
The Student Rotary Loan Fund ha~ ,·cry s'>veet. fruit. Papaya is becoming
reached $3,342.82 of the goal of $5,000 so popular a fruit for ice ('Teans.
set last year. This is urgent now and drinks, and condiments in the United
cannot wait until the war is over. The States, that the scientist who could
very fact of the war makes training purify the strains and develop true
for· vouth more nece~sary and college types that would resist this destructcour'ses more expensive and more dfr- ive "bunchy-top" would make a great
ficult for the bright but poor students. contribution to society.
The N. Y. A. has withdrawn itS
scholarships entirely and althou;;h
there have been run)ors that Congress
'~ill appropriate
funds to be dis- students and therefore appeal to all
tributed through the U. S. Office alumni and former students, to all
oi' Education to poor and worthy friends and supporters to send gifts
college students, nothing yet has been for this very necessary fund in this
critical hour. Gifts of whatever dedone.
The Polytechnic must take care of nomination are welcome...... and please
ita present roll of fine, struggling use air mail!
The 1942 catalogue. just off the
press, has been reduced in siz~ by
the omission of the student regtster
for last y~.>ar, by a new system of
course numbers ami symbols to reduce cou~e descriptions, and by a
general shortening of all descriptiYe
material. Althou~rh il is not the full
catalogue the .Polytechnic usually
issues the offici.' is willing to ~end
copies' lO those who wish one for information or reference, knowing that
recipients will understand the necessity of every possible saving in shipping spl.U'e at this critical hour.
The catalogue lh•ts new courses to
be offered in Art, :\1usic, Health Education, History, Chemistry. Education.
and English. several of which are of
particular interest and value at the
present time such as History of the
Far Eal't, Physical Chemjl>try. and
Fir~t Aid and Home Nur~ing.
The faculty register oi last year
reveals niae teachers with the Doctor's de~ee, ei~ht with Master's,
:five with the Bachelor's plus advanced work toward the Masters, and
only two with Bachelor's degree only,
Total number of courses offered per
semester a1·e approximately thirty by
holders of Doctor's degrees, thirty by
holders of Master's degrees, and
twelve by holders of Bachelor's degree.
It is odd that the first reported
war casualty on Puerto Ri~o should
be the only Evangelical girls' high
school in the Island.
Blanche Kellogg Institute, for
twenty years a blessing to over a
hundred young women each year,
has been taken over by the Insular
Government, Department of Interior. and the Congregational and
Christian Board of Missions will
receive a reported $140,000. Where
dies the school, typewriters will
click and "politicos" will pass to
and fro.
In defense of government. it
must be said that if this he encroachment in the name of the
war. it was first suggested and
warmly courted by the Mission
Board, which failed even to take
the lrouble to answer several oU1er
offers from private individuals,
church agencies, and private institutions. This last is what we
cannot understand, we who merely
live here in ' Puerto Rico where
nearly 300,000 children can never
go to school, for there are not
schools enough, and where a Christian education is available .for less
than 2'1~ of the 6M,IlOO children of
school age.
When we heard that Blanche
Kellogg might close we offered to
operate it under co-operative control with lhe Mission Board, for a
20',{ budget reduction
from the
North each year until it could hecome entirely self-supporting. This
offer was put in writing and followed, up with several letters, hut to
this hour we have not received a
def~ite or official "yes" or ·•no."
The Doard can do what it will
with its own and who can say it
nay? But a school belongs to society quite as much as to a founder
or a supporter, and the constituency should be heard! Teachers,
:::tudents, parents, g r a d u a t e s,
friends, prominent educators, a
:former governor of Puerto Rico, the
FACULTY
After nearly a year in New York,
~Irs. Morris returned on June 29 via
Cuba. Haiti, Santo Domingo, and PanAmel'ican planes. She was "oii-loaded" (new word coinage, series of
1942) three times, but finally arrived
leaving the children to continue their
schooling in the States with relatives.
On June 26 Dean Irizarry left by
plane for .Miami with his son Kenwood to place him in the Reconstruction Home for Spastics and sufferer!'
from Infantile Paralysis in Ithaca,
N. Y. and to attend a meeting of a
committee of the National , Education
Association of which he is a member,
in Washington. Dr. Irizarry will also
interview prospective staff members
for ne.:\:t year and confer with Dean
Tyler of the UniYersity of Chicago
about the expansion of the Poly-
Commissioner of Education of
Puerto Rico, the Association of
Evangelical Churches, besides ourselves, flooded the Board with
letters, suggesting, offering help,
pleading, begging, not to let
Blanche Kellogg die. But .Blanche
Kellogg is dead. died oi that
strangest disease known to man,
the very opposite of contagion and
fever, namely, lack of contact and
cold, impractical tbeor,·.
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Everybody who spoke out in
Puerto Rico said Blanche Kellogg
should not die; they said it was
needed. needed desperately, that it
had served well and was serving
well, but the 1\cw York Board did
not listen. Blanche Kellogg died.
the first war ca ... ualty at the hands
of its own parents!
Vague suggestions of its resurrection in another place. at a
later unspecified time. in a different form (it must be "functional" and not "classical" the representatives of the Board say),
with a difft!rent staff...... cannot
satisfy. Something else, somewhere
else. some other time can be named
Blanche Kellogg, but that is not a
r~.>:'jurrertion; that is a namesake,
nothing more.
1\Iy personal indlgnat.ion rises
from the facts that (1) the Congregational Board never answered
my offer given in all good fnith.
and (2) that the representatives
of tlle ~oard reported to others
that we wanted to make of Blanche
Kellogg a school for "the aristocracy". For goodness sakes! Ave
Maria! Yes and, God forbid!
We want the friends of the Polytechnic far and wide to know th~t
we did all in our power to save the
institution. We do not know what
else we could have done. They just
paid no attention to us.
Blanche Kellogg, rest in peace?
Janis K
~lorris.
GOINGS-0~
techn1c's program in Education for
next rear. He expects t.o return the
latter part of July.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Heth of
the Music Depattment are spending
the summer at the Presbyterian
Fellow;;hip House in Aguaclilla de\'eloping choirs among the U. S.
soldiers stationed there :md assisting
with the valuable work of the center
among the American boys far from
their homes. They will be back ou the
campus for the regular year, beginning August 17.
Dr. and :\frs. George M. Robison
and Miss Grace Gamble left by plane
during the last week, of May, after
only one year at San German. Mrs.
Robison's health and that of her family in the North made the change
advisable.
JEntered
anuary as
14,second
1938, class
at thematter
post
office in San German, Pu.e rto
Rico, under the act of August
24, 1912.
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SEPTEl\'IBER
ISSUE
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POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PUERTO RICO
San German, P. R.
VOLU~lE
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SEPTE:UBER 20, 1942.
GREETINGS FROM
DEAN OF WOME ~
'VINNING THE WAR AT HOME
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Freshmen, whose brave new
beginning is also mine: Sophomores and Juniors. who rest
me from the guesswork of
strangeness nnd the anxiely of
impending loss;
Seniors, survivors o f the
tempests of adolescence and
mariners-in-waiting for stronger seasTo all of you, heart's welcome!
To all of you, my wishes for
your best achievements!
Mary Alice La mar.
Dean o! Women.
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Over one hundred boys are housed
in Phraner. •This means that some
rooms intended for t;\vo occupants
have three, and so.me meant for one
have two.
:'llevertheless, il is a happy family.
Especially are the students happy
during the last few minutes before
menls. It mav be that the thought of
something t~ fill a hungry stomach
is what puts them in a festive mood,
or !t mny be the thought of the social
hour to be enjoyed after the evenin~t meal in Borinquen Hall.
Of course, there are some moments
not so pleasant. There is the thought
of daily inspection. It is such a bother
to have to make one's bed. hang up
the clothes, ant! get the room ready
for Inspection every morning. Although s impa tica, the house mother,
at times, has a serious look on her
face. In conspiracy with the dean of
men, she might make life unpleasant
for a careless student. All in all, it
gives a better impression to have
one's room in order. Furthermore,
that "A" on the inspection slip looks
good.
Speaking of unpleasant moments,
there is nothing quite so annoying
as when a boy goes out without his
key to have the wind b1ows shut his
door. He begs a friend to report to
the house mother that he is locked
out of his room. She replies: "Well,
tell him, if he comes down, I will
give him a duplicate key."-"But
Miss, no puede."
A number of fathers and mothers
came to help their sons a rrange
their rooms, hang curtains over the
clothes-closet, and show the boys how
to make up a bed. Some of the beautifu l, band-embroidered sheets are
enough t o m a k e Miss Huffman
en vious, but to find no sheets at all
results in unpleasant interviews.
One of the articles required of the
student, by the Administra tion are
sheets f or the bed.
(Continued on page 2, Col. 3.)
DEAN OF MEN
Young men, salute. We welcome you.
The Faculty, and Seniors too.
The Junior~ all and Sophomores,
Our latch keys hang outside
our doors.
Ye Freshmen, Fresh, renew
our life,
You add more zest and sometimes strife.
But with it all we live anew
So once again, We welcome you!
Charles A. Leeker.
Dean of Men.
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LARGE E NROLLMENT
PHRANER HALL CROWDE D
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WE' LL EAT YOUR BANANAS
You Eat Our Potatoes.
Two stories come to us from the
U. S. A.-one is of four bananas
seen on a fruit stand wrapped in
celophnne and priced at 10 cents
each-and the other. of people who
stopped their car to stare al a whole
bunch of bananas in a store window.
What. is happening to make bananas
so scarce for our American readers
is happening to make potatoes just
as scarce for us. We found a few
potatoes in the market the other day
at sLxteen cents per pound and
bought them all, not to eat, but to
plant, in the hope that we can produce a few more down here where
potatoes do very poorly. The experts
tell us it is because of the short
tropical days and the warm tropical
nights. Potatoes like Maine and Idaho
weather with long bright summer .
days and chill nights.
But bananas do well here and they
are a standard substitute for potatoes. Ve.ry starchy when green, they
are boiled, mashed, fried, in fact
served in almost every way potatoes are. Cream of banana soup is not
half bad and green bananas do not
taste like ripe bananas at all. The
standard price for green ones here is
thirty-five cents per hundred and
choice ripe ones retail for a cent
apiece. There are dozens of varieties:
from the finger bananas t hat are
best f ried ripe to the eighteen inch
plantains that can be cooked in a
dozen ways.
The Polytechnic has large plantings
of plantains-Monte Cristo's, and
D·wa rfs, and some J ohnsons, and
other varieties. One three acre planting of August 1941 wit h a bout
eighteen hundred trees is producing
now and should produce about a
RECITAL PLANNED FOR
SEPTEMBER
Mr. William J. Hasselman, bassbaritone of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
now stationed at Borinquen Field,
will be the first artist to appear in a
series of musical recitals to be held
this year at the Polytechnic Institute.
1\Ir. Hasselman has selected a number
of familar songs which should be of
special interest to the students.
Among those to be heard are the
popular "Shortnin' Bread," nnd "Old
Man River."
The event is scheduled for late
September. We are eage-r to have Mr.
Hasselman ·with us and are anticipating his recital with much pleasure.
hundred thousand bananas an d
twenty thousand plantains. All of
these cannot be consumed in the
student dining hall and some will
have to be sold in the local market,
but a surprisingly large amount can
be consumed by the students, faculty
families, and workers' families. F'or
one meal in the dining hall they need
f rom two hundred fifty to four
hundred bananas and from a hundred
fifty to three hundred plantains. Ripe
bananas can be used for breakfast
and sliced with other fruits for a
dinner dessert; cooked ones can be
served in ronny ways once or twice a
day.
With rice {we use a hundred
pounds at a meal), the old Puerto Rican standby, worth nearly four times
what it cost a year ago, we are very
fortunate to have so good a supply
of bananas.
We do, however, miss the potatoes,
and wish we could trade places with
most of you about two da ys in the
week.
After two weeks of struggling for
passage on Pan American planes
l\11ss Viola Dunbar of Boulder, Colorado, arrived to take up her duties
in the Englisli Department. Dr.
Dunbar receivedt her Bachelor's degree from Illinois U n i " e r .s i t y
and her Master's and Doctor's degrees in English Literature from
Northwestern. During last year she
was Humanities Librarian and Assistant Professor of Bibliography
at the University of Celorado,
Boulder, Colorado. Dr. Dunbar is
teaching the Freshman sections of
English Composition, one course in
Preparatory E n g I i s h, and one advanced course in Romantic Movement.
Dr. Dunbar's home town is in West
Chicago, Illinois.
Miss Margaret Saliva, who graduated Magna Cum Laude at the University of Puerto Rico, has her
Master's degree in Mathematics from
Columbia University, and has completed all her resident requirements
for her Doctor's degree, is teaching courses in Algebra, Trigonometry
and Calculus. Miss ,Saliva is working
on her Doctor's thesis now on the
subject of "Mathematics Teaching in
Puerto Rico." She is the daughter of
Mrs. Blanca M. Saliva, matron of
Carlota Matienzo, the girl's dormitory at the University of Puerto Rico, and is a member of t he Saliva
family of Mayagliez.
SCHOLARSHIPS
A generous layman belonging to
one of the Presbyterian Chul'Ches in
Philadelphia offers ten schola rships
of $50.00 eaeh to those P resbyterian
students in Polytechnic Institute who
give proof of having mastered the
Westminster S h o r t e r Ca techism.
(This catechism is a concise statement of the belief of the Presbyterian Church.) Competitions are now
being held to determine who are to
be the recipients of these scholarships.
POLYGRA P H
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Polygraph
Published for the students, faculty, alumni and friends of the
Polytechnic Institute.
Subscription, 50 cents per year.
The President's Column
Editor this edition: 0. B. Irizarry with volunteer help from
Faculty and student body.
"PUERTO RICO EVANGELICO" PRESS, PONCE, P.R.
EDITORIAL
In his labor day address a few days ago, President Roosevelt
payed high tribut~ to the gallantry with which our men are giving
their lives on bloody battle fields across the seas. They are gallantly
dying because we at home are counting on them to save our property, our cultural heritage, and our way of living. Then he added:
"Have not these men the right to be counting on us? How are we
playing our part back home in \\-'inning this war? The answer is,
we are not doing enough."
As college men we should be the first to heed the President's
call for a greater effot·t. It seems that in spite of the shortage of
vital commodities such as rubber, gasoline, wheat, flour, meat, and
building materials, all of which are already interfering disagreably
with the routine of our daily living, we are still somewhat apathetic
toward the seriousness of the situation. Here on the campus we
still waste as much paper on classroom notes, we deface the .walls
of our buildings, we mistreat plumbing and electrical fixtures, and
we are careless about a great many items where economy should
be essential. Outside the campus, we still waste food. We spend even
more money than in the past for luxuries and amusements because
money is more plentiful through higher wages on war construction
projects. We make little effort to convert our farms into sources
of food supplies. Many individuals already engaged in useful occupations like school teaching, farming, and government service, have
rushed to national defense jobs attracted more by fatter
pay checks. than by a serious desire to sacrifice f o r the
country. There is an unhealthy opportunism in this matter of
working for national defense which will undoubtedly result in
dangerous social discontent after the war.
The cause of this apathy, opp01·tunism, and lack of appreciation
of the real issues involved, may be found in the absence, heretofore,
of some clear and honest statement about the purpose and objectives of the ·war-a statement which would be thoroughly
understandable to the common man: a creed which would fire his
heart and ideals to the extent of his being willing to die for it.
Fortunately, this need has been filled. On May the 8th., VicePresident Wallace delivered an address before the members and
guests of the Free World Association on the subject of "The Price
of Free World Victory." In this address, recognized as one of the
greatest utterances on the war aims of the United Nations, the
Vice-President succeeded in putting in simple, direct, impressive
language, a common man's c1·eed for victory and peace.
Mr. Wallace does not regard this war as merely .another imperialistic war. He regards it as an interruption, by the Satanic
ambition of Hitler, of the long march of freedom for the common
man which started 150 years ago with the American Revolution in
1775, and continued subsequently with the French Revolution of
1792, the Latin-American Revolutions of the Bolivarian era,
the German Revolution of 1848, and the Russian Revolution
of 1918. "Each," he says, "spoke for the common man in terms of
blood in the battle field. Some went to excess. But the significant
thing is that the people groped their way to the light. More of them
learned to think and work together."
He believes that the Four Freedoms enunciated by President
Roosevelt "are the very core of the revolution for which the United
Nations have taken ·their stand". "We who live in the United
ON FILLING THE BREACH
We came upon the charcoal pit in
the banana grove flaming vividly.
The "carbonero" had gone away for
a few minutes and the embers had
burst into flame through the mound
of earth. Two students passing by
saw the loss and began filling the
breach with earth. Soon the flames
were smothered and we went on our
way thinking of other breaches lhat
have been or must be filled.
A college on the way for lhree
weeks almost without textbooks was
cause for dismay...... no doubt about
that! But everybody realized that no
one was at fault but our enemies of the
A..xis,. The teachers, the library, and
the 'students themselves did everything possible to solve the textbook
problem. The office sent an appeal
to graduates and fonner students of
the last two years to sell their used
books to the bookstore. Fortunately,
just as this appeal began to be
answered a large convoy reached
San Juan bringing the first regular
mail for more than six weeks. It
took three trips of the station wagon ,
to bring the Polytechnic mail trom
the local post office, and most of the
books arrived.
But the laboratory equipment and
supplies for Biology and Chemistry
classes ordered more than six months
ago haye not arrived. Some classes
have had to be t:hanged, and some
supplies have been obtained locally.
For the time being this breach has
been filled ........ and we are fortunate
to have twelve months per year of
Puerto Rican flora and fauna to draw
upon for Biology classes in case no
more supplies come through for the
duration.
With the gasoline rationed almost
to nothing the ox carts become more
useful Everyday they are seen on the
farm and campus roads hauling
grass, wood, seeds, fertilizer, produce
garbage, everything for a community of over three hundred persons.
When the truck tires are worn out
and there is no gasoline, we shall be
fortunate to have a dozen strong oxen
and four or five carts to fill the
breach.
The enemy has made breaches
in our faculty, books, supplies, equipment, food stuffs. but so far we have
always been able to fill them with
first class substitutes. These are
small sacrifices lo pay for our part
of winning the war. To date, as far as
we know, none of our graduates or
former students have lost their Lives
in the armed forces, although there
are more than a hundred in the
service. Their supreme sacrifice wm
be a harder sacrifice for us to bear.
Jarvis S. ~lorris.
(Continued from page 1.)
This year, before enrollment day,
room assignments were made. Naturally, the students were not all satisfied with their room-mates. Before coming, many had picked roommates from their home town. They
were sure they could study "mejor
con fulnno." They were pacified, however, when informed that the assignment was only temporary, to as sure
them all a place to sleep the first
night or two. Eventually, they were
allowed to select their room-mates
and the shift was made with far less
trouble than had been anticipated.
The athletic program is a prime
example. \Vith so many men being
called to armed service we began the
year without an athletic coach, but
the students have not been dismayed.
Instead they have made suggestions
and are following them out with our
full approval. Each team, basket-ball,
base-ball, and track, has its captain
who is also serving as coach and each
has it.s manager who is taking care of
the equipment. There is a spirit of
cooperation and good will lhat will
probably result in just as good teams
as formerly and with the roung men
learning more than ever about re:;ponsibility and real team-play.
States," he adds, "may think there is nothing very revolutionary
about freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and freedom from
the feat· of secret police. But when we begin to think about the
significance elf freedom from want for the average man, then we
know that the revolution of the past 150 years has not been completed, either in the United States or in any other nation in the
world. We know that this revolution can not stop until freedom
from want has actually been attained."
If you feel the need of some clear-cut statement of war
objectives to quicken your sense of obligaton to fight at home for
victory over Hitlerism, read Mr. Wallace's address. You might not
agree with everything that he has to say, he may sound like another dreamer. But the fact remains that this is the time to plan
for peace, and in so doing, to exercise not only practical f1tatemanship and common sense, but also a deep sense of moral perception.
Mr. Wallace exercises the latter. As Dorothy Thompson says, he
appeals to the morality of mankind, not to "morale" ........ There is
a hard clear streak of Biblical righteousness in Henry Wallace,
greatly needed in this war. With it goes humaneness and mercy."
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POLYGRAPH
• ALU)INI NEWS
Ronaldo Sanabria, a former student
whom many of us remember is now
workins:: as a radio inspector for the
Western Electic Company in Chicago.
During the evenings he works as a
laboratory technician in the American Tele\;sior. Laboratiories, Inc., a
national research, manufal~turing, and
training organization. Ronaldo has
made quite a specialty of tele\·ision
and is rapidly becoming an expert
in the (ield.
Mr. Octavio Rodriguez '21, has
been promoted to tht> principalship o!
the Guayama High School.
Praxedes Norat ':38. has begun his•
medical training \\'ith a govornment
1:1cholarship.
Arturo Cintron •ao, graduated this
Spring from the Lnw School at Rio
Piedras.
Carlos 1\l. Finch' ·lll, hns just received a !:1Cholarshlp from the Government of Puerto Rico to continue his
medical training in MPharry ::\tpdical
College in ~ashville, Tennessct'.
Aida D'Andrea' 41, has returned
!rom Rollins College, Florida, and
has become an English teacher in the
Salinas High School.
Julie Michelli '41, is v.·orking with
the Department of Health, in Ponce.
Augusto Quinone!' '41, is working
in the office of the Department of
Labor at MayagUez.
Alicia Vivas '42, is taking additional v.·ork in thl' School of Educ·
ation at the University of Puerto Rico. She can be rE>ached by mail in
care of the Hogar Mas6nico.
Juan E. Acevedo '42, v.~ll soon
enter the laboratories at the School
of Tropical Medicine for premedical
training.
Andres Acosta '42, has begun his
studies at the Hahneman Medical
College under the auspices of a
government scholarship.
Fla\·io Alvarez '42, has joined the
staff of the Elementarv Schools in
Utuado.
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Carmen Archilla '42, has joined the
staff of the Junior High School in
Xaranjito.
Jorge Xehemias Cintron '42, may
be reached at ~e public schools at
Yabucoa. in care of Box 116.
Olga Couto '·12, Carmen Sanchez
'42. and .Mirtha Santana '42, have
been fortunate enough to secure
teaching positions in the ~ame
l'Chool. All three arc tcal·hing in a
Second Unit School in Yauco.
Alfredo Archilla '42, is stud>'ing
Law at the University of Puerto ~i­
co.
Josefina Calder6n '42, and JoRefina
Farage '42 are both complt!ling
courses in Education at the University of Puerto Rico.
Jorge Melendez Vela, '42, has joined
the office staff at Losey Field Air
Base, Ponce.
Roberto Peralta '42, ia teaching in
the Sabalos Second Unit School at
Mayagiiez.
Ligia Quinones '42, is ~·aching at
the Lapas Second Unit in ~:alinas.
liarfa L. Quintana '42, can be
reached at Orocovis, where she is
teaching in the public schools.
Hilda Rivera '42, is also teaching
in the Patillas Second Unit.
Jeafu; M. Rodriguez '42, has become a teacher in Patillas.
Clara Luz Saliva '42, now Mrs.
Julio Lergier, ia teaching integrated
sciences at Asenjo ' Junior High
School in Santurce.
"ALERS WRITES FROM
HOWARD UNIVERSITY"
Classmates and friends will be interested in reading the following
letter from Arturo Alers to Dr. ) lorris. We quote as follows:
"Dear Dr. Morris:
"Xearly two years have pns~!!ed
since 1 left Puerto Rico. During that
time I have taken ad\·antage of every
opportunity to further my experiences with the mighty civilization
of thiR country. 1 have come in contact with new ideas, new people, new
customs, new culture. I have observed
anrl learned a little of the North
American pattern of life. from g um
chewinll and blank s taring in the
~ew York subways to the inspired
speeches in the Congressional Hnll
of the Capitol at Washington; neverthPiess, my four or five years "en el
Poly"· still remain as the most satisfactory experiences in my life.
"\\'e are onlv four "Politutos" nt
Howard: one ~f us. 'Mercado, was
there only for one vear; but even now
he is complaining -of what he calls
"Ia mala suerte de haber estado en
el Phraner un solo aiiito." Quite often
the boys hold "bull session!!" and try
to discuss all sorts of problems..........
but if we "J>olitutos'' are present,
you may be sure that right in the
middle of the most interesting conversation. Pacheco will say: "Aier:::,
te acuerdas de aquella cacho de ma!<a
coral que teniamos y del Dr. Bon•r
enfogonado porque loR tenore~ no entonaban"? And then Braulio will perform an imitation of :\lr. Leker or
Or. Bover; and I arid: "Boy!, do you
remember our athletic field, ami that
hot sun. and Torregrosa nashing n
signal to "Finchito" to "bunt'' and
afterwards shouting to him-"Mano,
mano, Fincho. mano !" and Finchito
trying to run fast but staying
practically in the same place. while
mo\'ing his long arms at a dangerouH
velocity.
"0! course the other Puerto Ricans
(from the U. P. R.) and the Americans want to know what it i!' all about.
So we have to repeat in our "golet
English" all about the "Comite de
media noche," "las botellas de
Phraner.'' "las nueve argollas a Ia
tiniversidad" (the fellows from the
U. P. R. here at Howard still are
wondering bow that was possible), ''Ia
masa", "el plan industrial," "las muchachas bonitas." etc.. etc.
"Well. it is 7:50 P. ~I. and at eight
all lights will go out tonight for a
ten hour practice blackout, and I
need to mail this letter now ........
"My very best wishes for the
continous success of "el Poly'; and to
you, its director, good health and
inspiration."
Very truly yours, Arturo E. Alent.
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Teodolinda Perez '42, has joined the
staff of the Elementary Schools in
Lajas.
Sofia Valdespino '42, is working in
the Second Unit School of Arroyo.
She writes expressing her desire to
change v.;th any teacher now working
in Guayama. Her borne is in this city.
Bebin Velez '42, is teaching in the
Second Unit of Guardarraya, Patillas.
Cecilia Velez '42, is teaching in the
Junior High School at El Rosario
Second Unit, San German.
J ose E. Velez '42, has become a
teacher in the public schools of Lares.
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LETTER FROM ALICIA
JIMENEZ
Alicia Jimenez, (Yrs. Guy Cole)
writes of a pleasant journey to Olden, Texas, where !lhe feeb very
much at home with her husband'.s
family. She found friendly people to
guide her enjoymenL of New Orleans'
quaintness and charm, has lik~d
making new acquaintances, helping
them to know something of Puerto
Rico, and learning rapid!~· to understand and use English idioms. to mnke
woolen shirts and sweaters for the
'l'e.xas "blizzard!<," and to laugh with
those who are nmused at her speech.
Alicia expecls to study this year at
~orth Texas State Teachers College
in Denton. Her letters reflect the
happiness of her marriage, and her
gift for iriendshi p and adaptability.
UAI"AEL
GUZ)U~
WRITES
"As you already knllw, I was accepted at Georgetown ~tedical School
!or ne..xt March. Meanwhile I am
taking three subjects at the College:
Embriology. Comparative Anatomy,
and Human Physiology. Believe me,
they are making me work ..........
"I have a picture of you all (faculty) including Mother, taken by
.Mr. Lcker at Casa Maria. It is lovely.
There is something in its atmosphere
thnt makes it so real and human.
Maybe it was the tension of the
moment: a year's work just O\'er. the
saying goodb)·e to friends; the uncertainty of the near future-1 guess
every one of you must have felt
exactly the same way in~ide. It is an
excellent picture-{ love it- How
distnntly I see the dny in which I
can fill my lungs with the fragrant
air of the "Colinas de Santa Marta"
und sing a tune at the top of my
voice! And then hear it ring and
slowly die awn:v over the soft contour
of the terrain!''
Those of us who were here in
summer remember how Rafael made
"Auld Lang Syne" ring as a farewell to us.
Hafael may be reached at 3420 P.
St.. N. W. Wnshington. D. C.
NEHEMIAS CL~TRON
ESCRIBE
Reproducimos, por to interesante,
parrafos de Ia carta que Nehemias
Cintron escribe a uno de sus amigos
en el "campus.''
"1-:n cuanto a mi, qutzas sabras
que estoy "trabajando" en Ia Junior
High del barrio Limones de Yabucoa. 1-:nseiio aritmetica, ciencia general. tres claaes de Problemas Personales y de Ia Comunidad y unn sola
clase de espanol. Ya veras que he
tenido que quemur las naves de mis
sueilos. El trabajo no es dificil pero
sr demasiado. Ocho clases diarias que
requieren planes escritos...... y yo sin
metodos ni practi~. Por lo de metodos-tu sabes que nunca los he tenido. Mas ya veo que hay que organizarse. Sobre todo, estoy aprendiendo
a cumplir 6rdenes y a seguir direcciones."
"Durante los fines de semana me
voy a mi hogar. Muy cerca vive Bebin quien trabaja en Ia Unidad de
Guardarraya. Hilda Rivera y Colonia
estan en Patillas en otra Unidad. F ifa Valdeapino en Arroyo; Ligia Quinones en Lapaa, de Salinas. Aida D'
Andrea en Ia High de Salinas."
IT KEEPS ON
GROWI ~G
Thl' Student Rotary Loan Fund
continues to grow anti to tlate has
renched the total of $3,83fl.fl4, which
i~ $1.179.06
short of our goal of
$5,000, Every week, howe\·er, sees
!'ome gro\\1h in the fund. One profe~!lor and hie; wife decided to give
$5.00 per month so that a loan could
be ~iven to a certain 11tudent. A
vi5itor !rom another college staff
sent $61).110 toward the fund. A
trustee has been giving $5.00 or more
per month for the lnst three years.
A graduate is now helping a second
student to the e.xtent of $5.00 per
month by way or the Rotnry Loan
Fund and the l'olytechnic Institute
Presbyterian Church not only gave
$101l.UO last Yl'ar to the fund, but
budgeted another $lllli.OO a1h·unce
this year. One cines (1941) plans tc
give $1UO.OCI this year to huve a
scholarship of its own. The l\len's
Athletic As:.ocintion is contributing
to the fund so that some mone)' can
be lent to some worth)· nthlctes.
Thus fMulty trustees, graduntes,
"'isitors, and even student ors,.rnnizations are helping in the cause. We
in\'ite others to participate In this
nece~sary phllantropy a~d arc hnppy
to accept gifts of whntC\'Cr Size.
The fund is so planned and administered that the loans will be repaid upon grnduat,on and the money
thus be used over and O\'er again.
The notes. guaranteed by a responllible citizen, bear only 4% interest,
enough, it is estimated, to cover cost
of administration. To date 22 students
have been and nre being helped by
the fund.
THANKS
The Chemistry Department received
the following letter: ''At the suggestion of Mr. Juan Col6n Bonet. one
of your alumni who is locatetl here
at Syracuse Univer~ity, we are sending you by l'ureel l'ost a set of
samples representative or a number
of products manufactured by the
Soh·a}· Process Company...... We trust
that you will find them of interest
in your classroom work."
The Chemistry Department v.·as
indeed glad to receive this addition
to itt< collection. We wish to e..~press
our thanks not only to Juan Col6n
for his thoughtfulness and continued
interest in the development of the
Chemistry Department, but also to
the Solvay Process Company, which
makes the gilt possible.
We hope
that Juan will not be the last of our
Chemistry graduates to answer the
plea for assistance from our graduates which we issued in the Polygraph last Christmas Sea!'on. Let us
hear from others.
COl'GRATULATIOr-;s
We congratulate Lieut. Arcadio Torres '31 on his promotion to a
Captainc}· and Pedro Nestor Perez,
for his assignment to Fort Henning's
Officers Training School.
Sooooooicioo;i
idiiooioCCUS
"Ya hemos tenido Ia oportunldad de
reunimos en diferentes sitios. El tema ha sido el Poly. Estando en una
asamblea de maestros en Guayama,
!ormamos un grupo de 10 graduados
del Poly. Luego tuvimos un almuerzo. Todoa muy interesadoa en saber
el paradero de loa otroa. A Ia ,·erdad
que el Poly ae prolonga en el espiritu
de aus graduadoa."
POLY GRAPH
4
MISCELANEA DEPORTIVA
THE COLLEGE BOO~ORM
SPEAKS
Por B um berto Sainz.
I
A.o the college Bookworm (Lepisma, if you want a formal introduction). 1 am probably the best authority on the library of the Polytechnic
Institute. I've become acquainted
with more books and obset'Ved more
event:: than any professor or student.
During my years of experience I
have come to the conclusion that the
library is one of the most popular
pla('es (Jn the campus; at least everybody goes there. and the best students ore the most frequent patrons.
So let that be a word of advice to
the new student!':. In fact, I can go
Hl far all to say that lhe library is
the center of the acanemic life of
the school. a sort of "laborator:,:''
where you find your equipment con~<tantly at hand. I onl·e heard a librarian say that the purpose of a
library is "to supply the right book
to the right reader at the right time."
That is just what the pr.ople behind
the desk try to dn. From my clo:;e
ast'oci:ttion ·with librarians for many
year~; I found them to be very nice
people.
s:n('(l I am a rather aged Bookworm, I have :>een a Jot of changes
take r~ace in the Polytechnic library.
I've watched it grow from a small
colle~tion of books l'helved in store
boxe.. to the present library which
has really outgrown its half of the
thir,l floor of the ScienC'e Hall. Books
come in so fast that 1 don't have
time f(IT all of tht>m. Why, just this
tmm•ne1· a Jot of books came from
Blan!.'he Kellogg Institute. They were
most!~· fiction, but there was also an
A mt>rican Encyclopedia. It wasn't so
long ago that some friends of the
schonl sent two other sets of encvcloped:as. and I haven't even gotten
through them yet. My. this business
of getting an education never stops!
Ten years ago when 1 was a young
fellow I thought l had read all the
boob• there were. Sitodrepa Panicea,
one of my Bookworm friends, says
that he has lived in C\'en larger librnri.,~. lie must know everything!
Did you know that the Carnegie
Endflwment for lntemational Peace
ha!' sent as a gift u group of new
boo);~ for the "International Mind''
shelf? They're really good reading,
especially if you want to have an intelliz-ent approach lo world events.
The shelf is in a mo.ch better location
now-just across from the desk You
can't miss it.
Before 1 leave you this time, I
war.· to pass on a thought which
1 !'ound in a book by that ad~rable English writer. Aldous Huxley. "Every man who knows how to
read has it in his power to magnify
himself, to multiply the ways in
which he exists, to make his life
full. !<ignificant and interesting."
Well ~tated, isn't il-but you must
, know how.
-Lepisma.
Good-bye,
MISS DUNBAR GIVES
IMPRESSIONS
A sked by the Polygraph how she
enjoyed her trip to Puerto Rico and
to gh·e her impressions of the island,
Miss Viola Dunbar, our new English
professor, made the following statement:
Although this is supposed to be an
age of speed and a shrinking globe,
Este aiio por primera vez en Ia
historia del !natituto Politecnico los
estudiatJtes han asumido el • Jiderato
de Ia cosa depofliva. Ha sido digna
de loa Ia seriedad t'On que los muchachos han asumido Ia responsabilidad. La pregunta que intriga a las
huestes deporivas del lnstituto es
i. bajo el liderato actual, permanece.:
ra el Politecnico en el sitial que en
afios anteriores estuvo? Creo que si
lol't muchachos aceptan como buenos
"sports'' el liderato de las personas
a cuyo cargo estil el entrenamiento
de los distintos equipos y se someten
fielmente a las disciplinas impuestas
por estos, el Polittknico, como en aiios
anteriores, estara dignamente rcpresentado.
La organizaci6n tal y ,·omo ha sido sl'fialada es como sigue: Base Ball:
Antonio Vazquez, coneh; Miguel Angel Pereira. mana~ter. Rasket Ball:
Gil Casanovas, coach; Guillermo Armaiz, capitan: Jean Jacques Sosa,
manager.
En base ball, hemos present'iado
los primeros "try-outs" y practicas,
y ha sido motivo de satisfacci6n para
mi el ver en nuestro equipo, Ullo alin
"championable." Contamos este afio,
como en anos anteriores, con el mejor "staff" de "pitchers" y esta \'ez
con Wembi en Ia rereptoria. ~o es
mi deseo sentar plaza de augur, pero si deseo augurnr resonantes triunfo!l a nuestro equipo.
Entre los que se perfilan como los
mds probables candidatos a vestir
nue11tro uniforme se encuentran: Antonio Vaz.quez. Joaquin Becerril, Ram6n Cabanas, Guillermo Mullet, Antonio Aromi, Dorian Lugo, Amador
Alcover, Humberto Sainz. Victor Rodriguez, Jose Manuel Bayona, Hector
Lespier. Rafael Ramirez (Escambr6n), Chachi Chapel, Mundo l\Ialdonado, Prepa Avila y otros cuyos
nombres no recuerdo. .
En basket ball, si bien es verdad
que carecemos de los servicios del
hombre !lave de nuestro equipo, que
eru A.niceto Gonzalez, contamos con
los servicios de otras columnas que
son vitales. Este aiio. como el pasado, presentaremos dos equipos: "Varsity'' y "Junior."
En ambos equipos contamos con estrellas indiscutibles como lo son: Gil
Casano,•as, Humberto Torres. Ignacio
Ramos, Jintiro Armaiz, Lito Ramirez,
Amador Alcover, Guillermo Mullet,
Dorian Lugo. Chachi Chapel, Valenta
Guzman, y otros. Entre las nuevas
I
it took me over two weeks to get
from Boulder, Colorado, to the Polvtechnic Institute ·of Puerto Ric·o.
There were delays at Washington,
Miami, Santiago, and Port-au-Prince.
Sometimes I wondered if it were
really worth so such trouble, but my
doubts ceased with my arrival. J t is
stimulating to be in a place where
so much is new. The scenery, of
course,· impressed me at once. The
mountains are fantastic-! have
never seen any shaped like these.
The tropical flora is exotic. brilliant,
and more luxurious than in California or Florida. The different manners
and traditions represented here add
to the interest. I am looking forward
to seeing as much of the Island as I
can.
adquisiciones se encuentran : Arquelio
Ramirez, Pedro Hemlmdez, Sambalin Jr., Jose Hernandez (Criollo) y
otros.
Sobre pista y campo, tendremos algo mas definido que decir mas tarde.
Solo deseo en estas lineas exhortar
a los muchaehos a que participen en
las competencias de "cross-country."
En Cuanto a Ping-Pong, dest>.ues de ,-arios cambios de impre:>JOnes con los miembrM de Ia directiva tie Ia Socicdad Allctica, ocordamos celebrar un rampeonato e..xtramural. Solo habra una catP.goria y el
vencedor !'era declarado campe6n de
este deporte para el aiio 1942-43. Se
le adjudicara el premio "Charles A.
Leker." De este campeonato se scleccionar:ln los primeros cuatro miembros para automaticamenle formar el
equipo "Varsity," el cual sera el primero en participar en competencias
intercolegiales.
Fue n<!uerdo de Ia directiva incluir
una categoria femenina para Ia cual
recabaruos Ia cooperaci6n de In Decans de Senoritas. Mis~ Mary Alice
Lamar, quien, como siempre, 'respondi6 con simpaticb entusiasmo. Nuestras sinceras gracias a tan distinguida y altruists damn.
En cuanto a las priicticas del "freethrow," hemos estado muy ocupados
durante estos ultimos dias, recabando
Ia cooperaci6n de distintos entusiastas deportivos del Campus en pos de
una medalla para este deporte. Fina
Diaz ha ofrecido su cooperaci6n. Alia
vcremos. A su debido tiempo llamarcmos a inscripci6n.
La ''\VAA."
Hemos visto a su presidenta,
Rafaela Rivera, muy acth•a atendiendo 1 a s clases de Educaci6n
Fisica Femenina. Rafaela ha prometido toda su cooperaci6n a esta columna y no dudamos Ia tendremos,
pues conocemos ya por el pasado su
pujante espiritu como deportista.
Entre las miembros de la "WAA"
que mayor cooperaci6n estill} dando
al desarrollo y desenvolvimiento deportivo del Colegio, se encuentran su
Presidents, Rafaela Rivera. Ia siempre activa Gladys Byron, Finn Diaz.
Mirtha Palmer y varias pipiolas cuyos nombres no he, aprendido todavia
por ser nuevas en el "campus."
Rumores
Hace dias en el peri6dico semanal "La Torre," que publica
Ia Universidad de Puerto Rico, en una
de sus columnas deportivas, y con
gran sorpresa para mf, lei que se nos
ha tenido muy bajo en sus cillculos.
Deseo dejar claro, que a pesar de
que carecemos de un "coach" debido
a la emergencia de guerra, no vamos
a rehuir nuestra participaci6n en las
competencias intercolegiales. La Administraci6n del Colegio nos p:restara
todo su apoyo y ayuda.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ART
MAJORS
The Art Department is greatly encouraged by the success of some of
our students who received their
majors in art.
Geno\'eva Ramirez, president, and
Hilda Rivera, secretary of the a rt
club 1940-41, are teaching native
crafts in the town of Patillas.
Ligia Quiiiones has been given the
CLASSES ELECT OFFICERS
On August 27, the four colle~e
classes met in their appointed rooms
and elected their officers for ·t he
year, as follows:
T he Senior ClaPs.
President, lsmael Zapater, who distinguished himself last year as an
outstanding leader in the Junior
Class: \'ice-President. Marfa Teresa
Platti, who was widelv known for her
interest in club and 'class acti\'itie~;
Secretary, Justo Barea, Jr.. k11own
amon~ the students as a newspaper
sports reporter: Treasurer, Edmun1o
Castillo, known for his prominent
carreer as u trackman: and "voc~l."
Humberto Satnz, outstanding hurdles
and relay man. Dr. Velez was elected
Sponsor.
The J unior Class.
President, Josu6 Castillo, w h o
graduated from the I'once High
School, where he served a~ secretarv
of the Sophomere class: Vice-President, Jose Artigas, from Adjunt."ts
lli~th Rchool where he was vice-president of his graduating class: Serretary-trea!'iurer. Elsa Couto, from Fnsenada, who graduated from the
Blanche Kellogg High School, where
she presided over both the Junior and
Senior clal'lses; Honorary :\1embers:
Rafael Alvarez, from Ponce: Rafael
Yicens, from Jayuya; Carmen Diez,
from Las Marias; Aida Jove, from
Arecibo; and Rosa 1\1. Aguil6. from
Jayuya. Dr. Luis Santullano, was
elected Sponsor.
The Sophomore Claf'S
President, cesar F. Ramos Munet·
Vice-President, Joaquin Hernandez;
Secretary, Cal"lllin Santos; Treasurer,
Rosa M. Orrca; and
Honorary
Members: Raul Maldonado. Anarch
Agosto, and Guillermo Mulct. Professor Boyd B. Paln1er was elected
Sponsor.
The Freshman Class
President, Milton Pab6n, from Ponce High School, where he presided
over the Sophomore Class and was
outstanding in literary and dramatic
circles; Vice-J>resident, Emesto Veg~, from the Yauc<t and Mayagtiez
H1gh Schools, where he was president of the Junior Class and active
in literary circles; Secretary, Ana
Luisa Durand from Ponce High
School; and Treasurer, Melly Totti,
from San German High School, where
she was secretary of the Senior Class.
Dr. Fromm was elected Sponsor.
.. .......... .
opportunity to correlate art with
English and Spanish in one of the
public schools of Salinas.
Mirtha Santana teaches art in one
of the second units of Yauco together with her sister, Olga Couto.
Marla Cristina Lugo, Class Dec.
1941, shows progress and enthusiasm
in the Industrial Arts Department of
the Minilla; second unit school, where
she has a newly equipped room to
start her second year of native crafts.
Art had been a forgotten subject
in our pub1ic schools, but .i t is coming
to life aga..' with the need of a well
rounded edut..ation and the proper use
of leisure ti.rre.
We need mo ·re real art teachers,
to awaken the creative talent of the
youth of Puerto Rico, and the Polytechnic is leading the campaign with
our first art majors of 1942.
January 14, 1938, at the post
Entered as second cla11 matter
oUice in San German, Puerto
Rico, under the act of August
24, 1912.
VOL UME Yl =
1
---,
NEW CLASS TO BE
AD:\tiTTEU
To as
recc>nl high school
graduates and those who will
graduate at Chri11trnns this
year. the Polytechnic will admit
n section of (21i to :tO) fresh·
me.n on .January 7. Wllh the
present nccclcmtctl Jlrogmm,, •
which includo)S two summer
sessions, students who enter in
January 1943 cnn graduate in
December Hl45. With the present shortage of tt>ncbers, physicians, ministers, and technicians, nnd with the nge or military service be ng lowered, tl
is ad\'is:able Cor all young
people to finish college at th!!
earliest possible dutt'.
Those interested may ~·rite
for catalogue and npplicntion
blanks.
p0LyGRApH
OCTOHEU 20. 1942.
N• S
GOD BLESS THE AMERICAS
..
EL LCDO. CARLOS J. TOHUES
HACE DONA1'.1YO
•
La Fncultnd y ostudinntcs del MStituto Polit&nlco dcsenn expQillllr nl
distinguido amigo, l.cdo. Carlos J.
Torres. de Snn Junn. S\1 mns sincero
ngradecimil•nto por cl donaUvo de
quinlentos d61nres que con fechn del
28 de septiembre de 1942 contrlbuyern nl "Students Rotnry l.oan Fund."
1-;1 Lc:do. Torres escribe asf:
''l~stimndos amlgos:
•
En cl numero del Polygraph c.o1 rrespondicnte al 20 de scptiembrc de
1942, lcf In intcrcsnnte infom1nci6n
en relnci6n con el crccimlcnto del
"Student Rotary Loan Fund." Deduzco por dichn informnci6n que la nspirnei6n de cse Colcgio es que dic.ho
.fondo llBciendn a Ia sumn de $5,000.00
' con cuyo montnntc ustedes creen que
podrMI ayudar a una gmn cnntidnd de
estudinntcs pobros a sufragar sus
e-tudios, y que pnrn llcgnr n lu meta \de vuestrns aspirneioncs unic.amentc lcs fnltn recibir donacioncs asCut und drawn by It l glc~ia,.. ' lt.
cel\,dcntes a $1,179.06.
Como soy de los absolutamente
convencidos de que Ia labor renlizada
por eSt! Culegio cs de Ins' que ma)'O·
DH. THF.l.LES SPEAKS TO
res bencCicios apoa a
te P-1
STUDfo;~TS
les ncompnfio ndjunto mi cheque por Ia
sumn de $fiiiii,OO JIRrn scr cngrosndo
Dr. Laureano Trelles, resident en dicho fondo y nsf ll)'Udarles en In
11hrsician at the San Gcrrnnn Ho.spi- labor que rcprcscntn el :rcunir una
tnl, noltlressNI the students on the sub- ranlidaci mns o rnenos importnnte en
ject or "Common Tropical Disc:t<>es,'' un pals como cl nuestro donde sc
with special reference to 'Puerto Rico. haec tan dirtcll· el c:onseguir toda la
lie gtwe u vo:>ry grnphic de!l<:ription of cooperucion que unn instituc16n cothe nature, de,·elopment and spread- mo Ia ,·uestra neccsita.
ing or such discnses ns malaria, tuMu)' atentamcntc,
ber<'Uinsls, and S)'llhilis, which appear
Curios J . Torres!' ..
to be responsible for the highest
percentage or mortality among our
Sin·a el cjemplo del I.cdo. Torres
people.
como e~timulo:L a nucstros amlgos de
The student bod)' was deeply im- Puerto Rico. uomo sc deduce de dipressed \\;th the necessity for pre-• cha carta. neccsitnmos In suma de
\'Cntive measures and the need of n $679.06 pnrn completar los $G,OOO.OO
strong educational campaign in our que nos fnltn para este afio. Nuestra
schools to enlighten pupils and par- e,-pernnza cs que hn:rn otros nmigos
ents ns to the devastating oCfects que esten dispucl!tos a demostrar Ia
of these plagues.
misma generosidnd que nuestro buen
We tak~ this opportunity to ex- amigo Torres.
prei!S to Dr. Trelles, not only our
gratitude, but also our prniEe for the E~ BUSCA Dfl;l. GUA~ KHAN
masterCul presentation of the ,;ob.Dccla asi el Uiuri•• de Colon: "Jueject.
ves 11 de octubre. Navcg6 al Ouesuduestc: tu,•le.ron mucha mar m!s que
en todo el \'iajc hnblan tenido. Viewhich are, in part, embodied in the ron purdelas y un junco verde junto
budget of $..~35.1)0 which has been a In nao, y tomaron otro pallllo laudoptf'd. 0\'er and above the items brndo, n lo que pnrec[a un hierro, y
included in the ll('CClunts of the pre- un l~Cdazo de cnrla y otrn yerba que
ceding • )'eur tho .following increases Mce en tierra y una tnblnta".---·
are to be noted: $100.00 as our share Seiiales eran estos de hallnrsc proxiin paying for land for a camp ground ma Ia costn. El Almlrante ordena
for l~resbyterian young people, (every montar buena guarda y promcte a
Presbyterian Church in the island sus hombres un regnlo, que hoy nos
is making a sacriflcal contribution to hace sonreir: "nl que le dijese primethis rausc) and $100 towards a fund to ro que vela tierra le darla fuego un
provide Polytechnic .Institute with a jub6n de scdn." AI slguiente din, 12
new chapel. (In the meantime this de octubre de 1492, Col6n desembar$100.00 is to be lent to the Student ca en In isleta llnmada Gunnahani.
Rotary Loan Fund.) Increases re- Habla descubierto un continente igquired for the efficient maintenance norado, el Nuevo Mundo. Pero Criaof our locnl ,..·ork go to make up the t6bal Col6n no advle.rte la extraonli(Continued oa page 4. Col. 3.)
(Contlnued on pare 4, Col. 1.)
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· SL.'\GER HB CE IVI~.S: HEAHTY
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ISSUE
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PUERTO RICO
San German, P. R.
I
APPLAUSE
SENIOR CLA~S
PUESBYTERI\~
CHURCH
The re•·ital by ;:\lr. Willinm J. HasNEWS
selman, hnss-barltune, on SeJil•'mber
21, in the Assembh· Hnll, wns well
The Polytechnic ln., •• ;..ute PreJ;byallendt~d ROll Wll8 receivod wiih \'ig• terinn Chureh enle!'l; a new year of
on\liS IIJlpluuse and t>nthuoinsli<· ex- ,. l~fe u!1d nt·~ivit}·.. ':llger fo~ a. tlnepel'
pression!' or appreciation. The pro- smccnty m rehg10u.s thmkmg nml
gram begon with t1 gl'oUp or two for n faith that 11hall show Itself
sacred ..onge. followed by Wagner's vital by lhe way in whi,·h it purifies
The En•ning :-.tar, and 'l'he T•·,u nnd controls our attitudes anol conGrenadier::. b\' Schubert..\Irs. Edward <luct. The weekly chapel services are
Heth, who n"ssistecl as tl<'companist, being held, as formerly, on .:\Iondays,
then played three compositions from Wednesdays and Fridays. Sunday
the works of l.iszt, Chopin, nnd Rnvel. School clnsse~. in which a stu•ly of
The progrnm closed \\ith a group of the book of Romans is being made,
w-ell imo• n spirituals. As nn encore meet immediately after supper each
Mr. Hnssclmnn sang in Spanish the ~undny evening, alter which the
popular Canc:.ii•n de {'uba.
;.tudc.nts gather in the auditorium for
It was a rnrc opportunity for us to dhine worship.
During the yenr 1941-42, $G21.00
hcnr such a \'Oice nnd we wish to
express our appreciation to Mr. Has- were raised by the Church. or this
selman nnd to the officials of Borin- amount. $100.00 went into a •student
qucm Field for making It possible for rotary loan fund, whereby neetly
J<tudents received loans \\'hich they
him to come.
promise to pay back to the lnstitutc
Arrangements nrc being mnde to after graduation (these sums ·t hen to
have one special musical Jlrogrnrn of be lent again to other sturlents).
this sort cnch month. The next re- Another $100.00 was gi\"en to tho
citRl will be given by )tills Florenc-e work of the Presbyterian Church in
Da\·is, pianist from Washington, D. the U. S. A. for it:; program of be.ncC.. and following this we shnll henr \'olent and mil'sionari acthity at
in :-.;'ovember a program or violin home and nbrond. It is to be rt'cnlled
music pln)·ecl by Manuel L6p('z.
in this connection that Polytechnic
Institute came into being because
Dr. Hnrris and others had been sent
CONGRATULATIONS
to Puerto Rico as part of such a
proarram of national and world evanFin.~t Li('utenant Arcntlio Torres '31,
was promoted to a captaincy last gelization by the Presbyterian
April, acconling to the offical an- C h u r e h. Bene\'olent contributions
nouncement on promotions b)· the were further made to \'Rrious other
Puerto Rican Department. Pedro Nes- causes.
tor Perez, who "lll'as with us in 1939-·
Approximately $200.041 were spent
40, was selected to attend the Officers for the maintenance or our churc.h
Training School at Fort Benning, here and Cor the campus roli&ious
Georgia. where he is now undergoing program.
his training. Our hearty congratDuring the emuing year we are
ulations!
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imPelled to stri\"e for n.ew goals,
POLYGRAPH
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,
The President's Column
Editor this edition: The Clns11 of
'43, I!lmael Zapater, President, Dr.
I. \ic:'lez, Sponsor.
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"PUERTO RICO EVA~'lGELICO" PRESS. PONCE, P. R.
E DITORI A L
Busquemos paz y tranquilidad de espiritu, y meditemos por
algunos instantes sobre las cosas elevadas, nobles, y puras que
forman parte del mundo religioso, esfera inicial dondc se p~rificn
la grandeza humana.
En nuestras meditaciones encontraremos que, generalmentc,
para Ia juventud del presente, Ia existencia humana esta sujeta a
una bueM vida, a una vida de divet·siones: peliculas, bailes, programas de radio, etc. Ambicionamos una vida placentera, con el
menor sufrimicnto y esfuerzo posiblc de nuestras capacidades fisicas y mentales. Sin embargo, hay mucha indiferencia y degpreocupacion hacia lo espiritual, hacia todo aquello que em·uelve una
relacion directa o indirecta con Dios, Y es de lamentarse esa indiferencia, porque Ia actual crisis mundial requiere una gran dosis
de abnegacion y Ia mayo•· unidad espiritual posible, para asi sentir
un aliciente interno, que nos,cle fuena y valor para luchar frentc
al enemigo, fisica y moralmente.
Esta nctitud o filosofin religiosa, quiza, ha sido el producto
de Ia complejidad de la vida en nuestra 'era, o el residuo de una
revoluci6n het:erogenea en el orden ~ocial, industrial y politico.
No hay justificaci6n a)guna por pru·te nuestra, para que prevalezea en no~otros esa apatia fria como el hielo hacia lo espiritual,
porque de ln mismn mane1~ que aspiramos a la mejor vida material, asi mismo deberinmos cultivar en el e~piritu esa chispa de inspiracion dh·inn que ynce latente en nuest1·as ahnas. El doctor Carl
Jung de Zurich, uno de los psiqt.Uatras mas grandes de la actualidad, dice sobre este particular: "Every one of my patients in the
second half of life-that is to say, over 35-fell ill because he had
lost that which the living religions of every age have given their
followers; and none of them has· really been healed who did not
regain his religious outlook".
.Aunque parezca increible y raro, las democracias no han realizado ningun esfuerzo supremo para darle Ia importancia suficiente nl elemento espiritual-n Ia religion de nuestros conciudadanos. Sin embargo, Ia grandeza de un pueblo no consiste unicamente en sus bi~nes matcrialcs: su grandeza consiste en el scntido harmonico del progreso material. en los valores intrinsecos
de los id<'ales espiritualcs.
No dcbemos oh·idar que el l~mbre moderno no puede desviarse con impunidad de los principios cristianos. Su naturaleza es rcligio::>a. Todo aquel que hace el luibito de Ia oracion sincera, experimenta un cambio notol'io en su vida y en su yo interno. La religion imprime en no~otros tranquilidad, serenidad, satisfacci6n de
espiritu; enl'iquece nuestras Yidas, y nos dirige al mayor acercamiento a nuestro Dios.
La fe religiosa di6 a un Cr·istobal Colon valor ..Y esperanza
para uni.r a la historia universal las paginas gloriosas del descubrimiento de America. Nuestra fe sincera en los att·ibutos divinos
de Cristo y en el poder milagroso de su gracia, puede r·esultar en
el descubrimiento feliz de un nuevo mundo mas alla del horizonte
de nuestras vidas.
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Ismael Zapater Hernandez '43.
I DISCOVER AMERICA
H was not in fourteen ninety two, vice. 1\fy four years in a small Presbut in nineteen hundred two that I byterian College were a constant revfirst discovered America and, like elation t.o me, 110 much so that in
Columbus, 1 did not know it was spite of a great conflict within myAmerica at first and for some time self. J finally chose the mini;;try for
thereafter. America was an even a profession.
newer world to me thnn it was to
It took a year of liVing abroad to
Columbus; he had merely come from bring me to tht~ discovery or AmerSpain, but I had come somewhere ica as a nation of moralitv. The
from out of eternity and, as tradition strikin.r contrast between both ~ocial
hns it. 1 was the ugliest baby e,·er and personal morality in Europe and
born in the iamily. E'·en my grand- in the United States made me apmother could find nothing compli- preciate my country all the more.
mentary to say about me and fell
·And now it has takt'n a world rn·
back on "Well, he's a nice baby!"
ta11trophe to bring ml! and most of
That initial discovery of mine was m)' contemporaries to the discovery
the beginning of a long series of of America as the "Lnnd of the
personal disco,·eries. I remember FrE"e." \\'e ha\'e given n great deal
when I fir;:t discovered that it wa~ of lip sen·ice to democrac)· and freea competitive America ...... they cut off dom, but now we are discovering
my curl,; and sent me to school where
thut that is not enough. America
the older boys bent me and cha10ed me needs our hearts' sen·ice and we rchome with stones regularly. It was jokc to give it, kno'\\>ing for the first
cold comfort that I could outspcll tilnu really that, unless we combine
and out-figure them...... they were those dbcovcries of mine (and
many and 1 did not know how to yours): (1) the will to fight, (2) th~
fight. Dut I learned. One <lf the ideal of Un!'elfillh sen·ice, and (3) the
happiest days of my childhood was de,·otion to real moralit\·, into our
the one in which I overheard one bor r war effort, yea 'into all ~ur efforts,
sa)' to another in a whisper. "You'd i the \\'orld shall drift into another dark
better lea,·e that Jarvis ~lorrls alone. I age and those who choose to be inHe's a fighter!"
sects rather than m. en shall rule the
It was not until I reached college 1world. And thus shall freedom be
that I discovered that it was an al- t lost. unless we all discover tl!e Amertruistic America. People hnd always ica that ought to be, as well as the
been kind to me, but I had never America that is. worth working :for,
come under the influence of an insti· worth dring fvr, and worth· li\·ing
tution so dedicated to Christian ser- for.
Jarvi;; 8. ~Jorris
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CONFERENCIA DEL DR. CHARDON
El Dr. Carlos E. Chardon. Dirt~­
tor del lnstituto de Agricultura Tro·
pica!, dict6 una intere.sante confer;mcia al esturuantndo y Facultad del
In11tituto Polittknico, congregados en
nl!amblea el dia .1• de oc:tubre. Oi:;r:rt6 el Dr. Cbard6n alrededor de Ia vida del "celebre r mnlogrado naturalists neogranadino," don FranciS<'o
Jose de Caldas, presentandolo como
Ia ma11 grande figura cientlfica de
su epoca en Ia America del Sur, culminand,p sus trabajos en una t.eorfa
de Ia varinrion de las especies: animn·
le~ r vegetaJe.q d~>bido a la influencia
del clima, lo cual lo ~etiala como prcrursor del dan,·inismo.
:\uestro compntriota, don Jose Ju.
!ian Acosta, fuc uno de lo:< primero"
en recono<·er lor; valores en Ia \'ida
de Caldas y dcdico mucho de su
tiempo a "desagraviar su sombra
sublime," desenterrandola del olvido
,. dimdola a conocer al mundo.
• 'Encontrnmos en Caldas un ejemplo
del hombre de ingenio, que no DPcesita vivir en medio dP lo!l adclantos de
ln ciencia para adquirir conocimientos e ideas que resultarfan en el desarrollo de esa misma ciencia. En el
triunfa Ia "sed insnciable de saber,
el amor a Ia snbidurfa" sobrc las in·
conveniencias del ambiente y los
atrasos de la cpoca.
En su trabajo "Del influjo del elirna sobre los seres organjzados," publicado en 1808. Caldns sostiene que
"11e observa y se toea el influjo del
clima sobre Ia constitucion y sobre
Ia moral del hombre." Asi como cl
climu ticne su efecto sobre el cuerpo humnno, ejerce influencia tambien sobre su espiritu; "obrando sobrc
su espiritu, obra sobre sus polenciu;
obrando .>obre sus po!••ncias, obra sobrc sus indinadones, y por consiguiente sobre 11us virtudes v sus vicios." Esto lo e.scribia Caldas un afio
antes de ]a publicaci6n de la "Philosophie Zoologiquc" de Lan1arck, donde cste cxponia que "Ins especJes varian con la vnrinci6n de Ia~ influencias exlemas.'' Se titme constancia de
que no bubo correspondencia algona
entre Caldas y I.amnrck. Si bubo al·
guna influencia externa, fu6 quizas
por medio de las obras de Buffon,
quien en li61 sospechaba ya Ia trans!ormaci6n de las espccies por loa
"cambios en In tierra y el mar, los
favores o desfavores de Ia naturaleza,
Ia alimentacion, ...... el clima........ " Asi
vemos con1o Caldas presentaba, 51
afios ntrns, lo que Darwin luego proclum6 en "El Origen de las Especies."
Si Caldas fue algo relegado al olvido como hombre de cienda. ha pasado a Ia historia por su martirologio
al ser !usilado como traidor a su Jl:t.•
tria, tret:: anos antes de Ia libertad de
Colombia, al unirse nl rnovimiento libertador.
Queda Ia figura y ejemplo de Caldas vivo en nucstrn mente, como llabio y como patriota, y mas alin conto
hombre de espiritu de invcstigaclon
ereadora que se supo sobreponer a todo·ohsUiculo de orden material.
POLY GRAPH
AL U l\INI
Herminio Aree. who thumbed a
ride to l'hiladelphia on a Convoy
through the help of the Red Cross,
writes that he hns been admitted into
~he ~ledic:tl School of Temple univer~lty in the class that begins in
April. 1943. In the meantime. Herminio b working and getting acquainted with the queer ways or the l'hilndelphians. His address is 1912 N.
Park Ave., Philndelphin.
1\lr. and Mrs. Juun l'orez Cruz
announced the birth oi a daughter,
Ivetle Perez Chiesu, i lbs., 10 oz., on
July 12, in the Presbyterian Hospital
at ~an Juan. Mr. Perez i~ teaching
Industrial Work nt the University or
Puerto Hiro. (J. Perez. ·ao.)
.\ntonio Rin-nt, II. S .• '17, is l)ro·
fes~or of history at the UniverAity of
Puerto Rico.
Rafael Limeres, H. ~. '19, is the
Principal of the San German High
School.
F.dgardo Biaggi, H. S.. '22, is the
Principal of the Bajnclero Second
Unit in Arccibo.
~tavio R. Rodriguez, H. S. '22, is
thf' Principal of the Guuyarna High
Sc',•>Ol.
\ .llentina Rnhr Moustclier, H. S.
'32, i!' a visiting teacher in the l'nlo
Hineado Second Unit in &rranquitas.
Pedro 1'. Casablanca '27, is the
Principal of the Bayamon High
School.
;\lario ;\lillin '27, is the Superintendent of Schools in Marlcno.
Ildefonso Pratts Velez '27, is the
I'rineipal of th\! Asomanle ·Second
Unit in Aibonito.
Frnnciseo Leon Saez '28, is the
Principal of the Buc:u-ubone~ Second Unit in :'\tnricao.
Sergio Mendez neynes '28, is the
Principal ur the Juncal Second Unit
in San Sebastinn.
Oscar fi. Porrnta '20, is Assistant
I'rt•fessor of Education nt the. Un!,·ersitr of Puerto Rico.
Blanca Quilichinl '2!>, is teaching
in the Elementan· Model School at
the Unh·ersity or'Puerto Rico.
Uli:;es A. Toro '2!>, is a visiting
teacher in the l'ahnarejo Second Unit
in Lnjas.
Carmen I •. Garda de Hodrigucz '30.
is a visiting teacher in the Adams
Second Unit in Agun!filla.
Luis F. lturrino Brusl '30, is tho
Principal or the Hnto Arriba Second
Unit in San Sebastian.
•Juan Ortega Mendez '30, is n \'i.siting teacher in the Hnto ATriba S~· ..
ond Unit in San Seb.'lsthin.
Sarah \'idnl ':Ill, is u \'isiting teacheer in the elemc.ntnry schools of :'\In~
yagi:iez.
Mercedes Buyron ':ll, is the Principal of the Pas to Second Unit · in
Guayanllln.
Lolitu Lliniis '41. ill teaching in a
San German rural school.
Juan S. Bravo '31, ia the Principal
of the 'M ora Sl'l'ond Unit in lsabela.
Antonio Hernandez. '31, is the
Principal of the Borinquen Second
Unit in Ag-uadilla.
Laura :'\1. Luigd •:n, ill a visiting
teacher in the Angeles Second Unit
in Utuado.
Eulalia Mornles '31, is the Principal of the 'Monte Grande ~ond Unit
in Cabo Rojo.
Carmelina Cap6 '31, is professor of
Home Economics at the Universit..,. o!
Puerto Rico.
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NElVS .
Efigenia Pratts Velez '31, is the
Principal of the Pitahaya Second
Unit in Arroyo.
Matilde Torres '31, is the Principal
of the Sabana Eneas Second Uni\ m
San German.
Edio Rio~ Arcelay '32, is the Principal of the Santa Catalina Set-ontl
Unit in Coamo.
Rosa )1. Cesanf 32. is a visiting
teacher in the elementarr schools in
Aguarlilla.
Joaquina Figueroa '32, i.<: the J>rincipal of the Lapa~ &>\!ond Unit in
Salinus.
Cecilia Gonzalez de D!lviln '32, is
the l'dncipal of the Corral Yicjo Se·
cond Unit in Ponce.
Israel Pinnell ':J2. is the Principal
o£ the Pom·e Righ School.
Victor Raul Quliiones '!12, iA teach·
ing bi()Jogy at the University of
Put•rto Rico.
Mntilde Rivera Easterday •a2, is n
visiting teacher in 'Monte Grande Second Unit in Cnbo Rojo.
Ho!'B Adelina Quesada de Quevedo ';: :. s a visitinl!: teacher in the
Cocos Se<·ond Unit in Quebradillas.
Tomasa ~ledina '34, i;; a \·isiting
teacher in Borinquen Second Unit
in Aguadilla.
Ramon Ramirez LOpez '34, is instructor of psychology at the University of Puerto Rico.
Maria Luisa Garces de Lc6n '3G,
is n visiting teacher in the Yaurel
&>cnnd Unit in Arroyo.
I.uz La~sise de Sanchez. is a \'i;:-iting teacher in S!lbalos Second U11it
in ~lnyagtiez.
Carmen Y. Rivera ~a:1:ario '36, is
a \·isiting teacher in the elementarv
schools in Ponce.
·
Judith Acevedo Ufret ':l7, is a \'isiting teacher in the Sabana Eneas Second Unit in San <Jermim.
\'ictoria Rodriguez Forteza '37, is
a visitinp, ·.eacher in the Juncul Second Uni~ in San Sebosti:in.
Camelis Veva '38, is a visiting
teacher in the l'atillas Second Unit.
1-:figenia. Agrnit '39, is a visiting
teacher in the Piedra Gorda Second
Unit in Cnmuy.
Eu~enia D. D'Acostn '39, is u visitin~ teacher in the Annseo Second
Unit.
Lydia Velez '29, is a vi~<iting teach·
er in the Corral \'i~>in Second Unit
in Ponce.
Pilar Rodriguez Santana 'oll. is n
Yisitin~ teacher " tl·, Camuv Second
Unit.
·
Rnm6n Al~rty Ruiz. a former
stud.•nt. i~ the Principal of the Angelea SN-c>nd Unit in Utuado,
Francisco A. Becerrn, n former
student, is the Principal of the Isabeln High School.
Abelnrdo Diar. Alfaro, •:m, i11 n
vi~iting teacher in the BnYam6n Sc•
cond Unit in Cidra.
Blisa Fantauzzi. e.-..:-•:u is now Principal of the Montana Seconcl Unit in
Aguadilln.
'
l\laria Dolores Faria, n former
student. is the Principal of the Santa Rosa Second Unit in Laj;u;,
Angel R. Feliberty, a fonnl'r student, is th•' Sur•·rintend\!nt of Schools
in Cabo Rojo.
Rafael Marcano ex-'31, is the J>rincipnl of the Quebrada Honda Second
Unit in San Lorenzo.
Salvador Morales Salgado. a former student. is Sut)('rintendent of
Schools in San Germli.n.
zSABIA USTED ?
que al Caudillo le dieron el primer
"dropped"?
que a )lulet le dicen el "lindo de las
dos fo.ceta5!"
que Dorian se le\-ant6 a las sei:de Ia manana a "llorar'!"
que )fundo y l\tulet han encontrado
un nuevo uso parn Ins capas de
agua?
<tue Finn D!az lion) porque a Tobi
lo llarnaron para cl ejercito! ( Y eso,
que :fue ;;ulo para el examen medico,
que cuando............ )
que Eh.inf.! )lendez se atrevio a
builnr en Borinquen?
que Valento y Gogo no le hablan a
Elvlng, todo por el clicho:;o lunar?
IJUP. una Rerioritn llornba porque no
encontrnba un 1oven "nice" y que bailarn bien, para el baile de Ia sororidnd?
ttue hay trcs chittuitinas (de In m:is·
mn estatum) que bu!'<'nn un hombre,
pcro c>!'tilo "home type 'I"
que me informrm que en Borinqucm torlas las noches se "atacan"
\'arias morndorus del tercer pi so~
( ;.l.ns ronoccs. I•!C:tor?) J
que Jipato lc pidio "one finger out
of twenty'' n Gladys Barron? (El
pobre tU\'O que retirnrse como bucn
gitano.)
I)Ue luego, el mi~mo Jipato. firmo
un trntado de no &J.!l'e!li6n con Gindrs y Milngritos cle .. referee!"
que cierta noche el viejito Armaiz
se cny6 de Ia cnma?
que Chnchi Chapel puso un tele~rn­
mn H su cnsa para que lo vinieran a
ver jugar pclota, "caliente?"
que Chupcl jucga balonce!'lo, pelotn, y le gusta el "picolino ?"
que J>uig toda\·ia diseute que esw
"mellOR gordo" (y no mas flaco) <jUC
Jenn J llCtJUCS? ( l'obrc fresco, no sc
conforma con ~u finn nnatomfn.)
que JoRue. .Melender., \' Alvarez
fUtlrCIJl U 1\iuyagilez y :;e escribieron
unn cum cnrln uno. dirigida al Polv?
(Ave Mnrin!!!!!)
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tJUe a Artigns lc dicen "Hitler?"
C)UC ciertas senoritas de Borinquen.
se dispulan un hombre por apuestas?
( 1lluena y nueva tecnit•a!)
n quicn sc rc.feria Colberg cuando
clccln: "'l'ohi, yn amo a esa mujer?"
cu{mdo cs que "T'' le habln a •·F"?
que Sainz y Rllfael hnbian conseguldo lo que C)Uerf:m?
que Finn n!az prepnroba su ''trousseau"!
que n Jean Jacques lo "pande6''
el sol...... como a los \'olantine" '!
que Tobf ern despedido de soltero.
pcro sollnznba Jlor "Xnranjitos ?''
que Jipnto y el Caudillo se batian
por "In Dulcinea" con "tacones" de
lres pulgatia!l?
que Noelia soliclto ingreso en las
"ruerzas armadas?"
que Chnbe, l:tadys 13., l\lirtha, Finn y Rafnela son "futuras m.adrin:ts7"
c1ue har "Mn11a Coral de Hist~ri­
cns" en Horinquc>n ~
cJUe Ia W. A. S. era de toda!l ~
que Sainz. Dorian, Jipato........ ernn
el "sentir" de toclas?
que el Pol~·. siempre el l'olr. y
110lo el l'oly, era, es y sera nuestro
lema?
Franciseo Pag{m Romero, a former
student, is Superintendent of Schools
in Patillas.
Angela E. Soto. a former student,
is the Principal of the El Rosario
Sl't'ond Unit in San German.
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HISTOUY CL UB
On Saturday night, October 3, the
History Club celebrnted the initiation
of pledgees at the home of :Uiss Linda. l'eraiU!.. The festivities were in
charge of Miss Per a 1 t a, Miss
Aida Jove, and Mr. Pe,Jro J.;. Muniz,
who acted as master of ceremonies.
After the formal part of the program was over, the members shiff4!t]
their activities to an C\'enlng or social
enjo)•ment. The Initiation ceremonies
enclecl \\•ith a dance in whieh old
members und pledgees participated.
'I'he officers o! the Club wish to
express the.ir 11im•ere thanks to Mr.
and Mrs. l'eralta for their kindness
ancl ho~pit:tl'ty.
ENGLISH CLUB NEWS
The Eng:1j;h Club held nn inforor its twelve new
members on the C\'enin~ of September :111, at the home of Professor and
Mrs.. Palmer. After clisplarlng lheir
spccml talents and proviug that they
are up to the standards required by
the Engli11h Club. lht• follmving
student.:; were welcomed into the organization: Misses Isabel Oppenheimer. Gloria Silva, Delia l\1 artinez
Josephine Vazquez. Olga Santana:
Raquel Rodriguez, Gloria Noriega,
and Me.-:srs. Emmanuel Bcrr)', Enu;mo L. Bernier, Jean Jacques Sosa,
Juan A. Chapel, nnd Rafael Cruz.
The fomml initiation wus held
on October J 7 in the new Recreation Hall. •
mal initiatiun
EVANGELICAL
F lt ATEHNITY
At the I-egular meeting helcl the
twentieth of September, the E\'nhgclical t••rnter'nit)' cleclecl new officers. William llaclilln wns elected
President; Domingo I. l(nsado, VieePrraicient; E. Gonzalez, Treasurer:
and Gloria Sih•u, Aseistant . Treasurer. Juun l\larcano, Rnfacl Escudero nnd Josue Custillo were ar1pointed
e.~·officio members of the Board.
The Frnlf'mit)' initiated the year's
activities with n \'isit to the United
Brethren Church of Yauco. Due to
the rationing of gasoline many or
the activities will be limited this
year to churches in the surrounding
communities.
THA~K ~
The Chemistr) Oci1artment was
glarl to receive further donations.
Our :>incerest thanks go to the following :friencls: Miss Lamar, for several
dozens or l}ottles: l\lr. Montalvo, for
repairing the water still; Jorge Arbona '4a. for several pieces of chemirnl glns11wnre: \'il·tor ltodriguPz Cnbrora, :for two s:unples of minernls;
ancl to Juan .Acevcclo '42, for •a
sample nf pyrilo, for assistance in
preparing specimen~ for the collection of organic rhemicals, unci for
help in drawing a mnp showing distribution of organic ruw mntcrials.
ENTER SEMINAHY
Luz llerminio Perez. of this venr'a
graduating class. ancl Jose Daniel
Rodriguez Platn, who was n member
of the Junior Class Jut year, have
matriculatecl in the E\'nngelicnl Seminary at Rio l'iedras 1thls year ns
candidates for the Christian ministry.
The present senior class hns two
other candidates !or the Presbyterian
mini!"try, Franklin Montalvo and Pablo Fernandez.
PO LY GRA PH
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ATALAYA
ARTS CLUB
On Scptem~r !1, the Arts Club met
under th(' spon11orship of ProCessors
Huffman, Castillo, and Ruiz to plan
the nctivltie!' fur thf! year, electing
offlct~rs
and initiating the new
members.
The followin~ students were elected officers for the year: l're~ide.nt,
Carml'n Tuya: \'ice-President. Rafael
lglesb.s; Secretary, Carmen A\·ellanel: 'frea~;urer, T1ominp:u l. Rosadn,
and Jtepol'lter, Lino 1~. Rocldguez.
Giltn 1\lcorcu, 'fomnshn Cordt•ro, und
Emmr~ Collado,
were llppointed to
lend nr:d plan the social activities
for the year.
En Bu:oca del
narin novcclnd t•ntunccs y, aunque nos
oxt:roiit', tampocn le intcresahn. Con
ra?.l•n se hn dicho (]Ue el descubrimlcnto tic America fuc un nccidentc
glor O"O en el esfnrzado cmpefio de
Col6n, ra qne cl solo busenb3 r apetccfn unn ruta c1ue lc l!c\•asc al •'n 60iindo pars del Grnn Khan, con sus
riquc ..as mar.willosas en CSJlCCias, en
sedns. I'll htlo:l nunca gounlos por In
};spniia y In Europa •lcl siglo XV, del
alboreante XVl ......... .
Pur eso Colon, firtnc l.'n el prop6sito, :nsistc mfls tarde en nveriii;UOr
esc paso hnda el lej;mo Oriente: pero sc '•' ndelanta el ('81Jaiiol Hodrig(l
de Bnstidns, cunndo en 1501. desembnrt'n en Puerto Delio. Bnstidns---escrihen !<'rank A. Gnu!U' y Charles
Car) en "The Story of f'nnama""was. as were nthcr C.'>JIIorcrs of the
time senrdtil'lg for tlu~ sccn1t strait,
so h:q ,.:sit fits in with the conceit
thnt the early discoverers of the Isthmus were 't he fathers uf tlw modern
canal idea:•
l~sos otro~ exp!orndurc;;, a quienes
se n1urlc, crnn tamhicn l:'s(utiio'e~: :.e
llrunnbnn Ojeda y \'nsco Nunez de
Bnlbon.
ll:ilboa es el verdadcro y nnimoso
explorndor de Ins durns tierras del
Jstmo, que el vence .:on Un centenar
de hombre:' agucrridofl, cuando el 25
de t~cptiembre de 1518 se extasla, dellde Ins cumbro.>s de Cnlcdonia, ante In
magnifkf'ncia del Occrmo l'ncifico.
Cuntro rlias despucs. con un ge.sto ~o­
lo permitido en aquellos ticm}JO!l de
hc.r6 ens ambicionc~. Unlboa nlza su
CSila•la y toma posesi6n, en nombre
del Rey, de todns Ins tierra& banadas
por aquclJa-; aguas sin fin.
La ruta caledoni:mn, c.xplornda por
Hallma, ern Ia mas rortn para Ia
union dc los do!l mares, pero era tambien In mils dificultosa; .de ahi que
sc hayu preferido otrn trn1.ado para
la rea11U1Ci6n del €anal. Ello no quitn merito alguno a In 'isi6n y a Ia
no supcrada intrepldcz de Rquellos
hombres: risi6n aun aeentuada en
Heman Corte~, qul£>..n yn en 1523
proponia a Carlos V Ia conl:'truccion
de Ia importan te via, comunicadura
de dos o.~eanos.
Vemos as! eslrechamente relacionados el ayer y cl hoy. la clarividencia de los elipaiioles del sigfo XVl y
la renlizncion de sus sueiios en nuestra centuria, por obra del poder norteamericano. Yn el Canal de Panama
une los dos anchos mnrea; yn Ia America de!l('ubierta por Col6n ha reallzado In nmbici6n glorio!la del Almirante, nbriendo el camino bacia el
Oriente, hacia aquellos dominios del
Gran Khan, donde ahora brama Ia
guerra.
Lui• Santa1lano.
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TO~ITA ~L\RTI~ EZ WRITE$
Por B umber to Sainz.
Dear Dr. Morris:
Could you imagine the inseparabll!
El tiempo sigue su marcha, y al
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m:ugen del tiempo, lol! acontecimien- Player
F.G. 1-'.S. Pts. room-mates Gloty and me workirog
every da,.- on our daily clus plans,
tos deporti\'OS contintiun desnrrolh\n- Tintiro Armaiz
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an1l interrupting our work quite ofdosc pesc a los obs-u\culos que rnu- LitO Ramirez
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chns vecel! tenemos que confrontar.
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old times~ Well, 'it is so........
El sabaclo 19 de septiembre, en el Humberto Torres (Best
We both live at Cl\ll)''s. She works
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at Piedra ~rda, Camuy; and J work
una nutridn concurrent:in, quedo inau- Amador AlcO\·er
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at Cocos, Quehrndillaa. Cloty comes
gurncla la tempornda ric hrishul pnrn Dorian Lugo
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home every day in the big green bn~
el aiio 1942-~i. 1-;l'e dia, lo mas ~(·­ ChHt'hi Chapel
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lccto de nuestra~ bcllus damitas se (;(•ffO Rnmos
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di6 rita en nuestro jl81"1JUC para prcwhich consil'ts mostly of the tearhing
senciar y alent:lr n los nue~troJ::. Los
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"Tigres" del Poly sc enfrcntnron al
CLCU CATOLICO
students, besides general and ::ocial
magnifico conjunto sangermeilo "San l'unchito Chri~;tlan
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Gcrmlm Star;:." El cquipo ,·isitante, Orsini
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Ncr)·, Popeye y lleto. Nuestro Coach
With my best wishes for Mn;.
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l\lorris, I an~.
de nuestro~ lanudorcs, pars asi JlO·
Mann~cr Scorer en ambos jucgos,
Trul,.· yours,
ller cleterminar Ins dcficieneins que ,J, J. So.,a.
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poclrinn Sl'r fatalrs t•n Ia ~er:e ia-.
tercoleginl.
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high quality. Hosita Hodrlguez new:!
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as m»ster of ceremonies. C'nrlos B.
Ti6, promi»ing young pianist, opened
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the progr.1m with two selections by
PAR~!AGIA MARTI:\
l'uerlo 'Rican rompost:!rs. Gladys Cusdeportivo entre jugarlorcs cnmpeones.
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tigre!:', sc di;:tin~n~ieron rodos nue~- Junior
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trns mm·hnchos. Los que mayor nu·
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anot6 ln respctnblc friolcrn de '19 F. Ramirez
tnntos, y nuel'tro cspcctacular "cenJuan Marcano acted all master of
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ceremonies for the second part of the
Coach,
Paquillo
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mu~· arertado. llemf1s
esta .>enalar
Jlrngrnm, introdut'in~t to the audience
Es motivo de comcntnrio In decidi- musical numbc1·s by .lunn A. ChapP.!,
qut; todos los miemhros e.s tu,·ieron a
In ultura de ~u bien rncrecidn famn. da cooperaci6n tJUC tuvo del el'tudian- grncsto \'ega. and J .. rge Gonzalc7.,
tndo Ia ~ociedad Atletka en SD ulti- and himself imper:;onnung :;ome of our
l·~slo y las hazanas del pnsn.do han
conn•rtitlu a nuc.~tro cquipo "Vnrsi· ma actl\'idnd. De parte de In directi- faculty members. These boys disty'' en el orgullo de todos los estu- ,.a mo es grnto expre!larlcs nue.-.tro Jllnyed unusual talent in their perdinntes. 1-:n el juego preliminar nues- mns profundo ngrndecimiento a to- formance and the audienee rewarded
fn• cquipo "Junior" se cnfrento a! daB las personas que sin ninguna cor- them with entbusiastk applause recquipo de In "Guardia R·tadual." t:lp",;a <'noperar"ll a) exito de esta.
peatedly. The Polygrnphs' Staff conCuando t•l silbnto di6 fin al juegq In Ln ~ ueva Secr£'1aria de Ia Sociedad gratulates the W. A. C.
Atl•Hicn
nnulaciim ~e int'linal>n pesarlamente en
favor de los milit.arcs. Nucstra mli;;
En un cambio de lmpresion~ 11ue
CIRCULO DU. HARRIS
sinrern felieitaci6n 11 los militarc~<.
El vicmes 2 de octubre \·olvieron Ultimamente !IO!llUVil'ron ]OS mielll•
On the twelfth of ~eptcmber, Mr.
nuestros muchnchos n invadir la can- bros de la directiva, acordaron nom- and Mrs. Charles A. I.cker, \\ith their
chn du Ia Escuela Superior. Elita \'ez brnr pam Ia secretnrin a una senori- usual hospitalit)', offered their house
tu\•ieron como contrinC'antcs al po- ta. Dicha re~ponsnbilldnd :fue asig- to the members of the "Cireulo Dr.
tcnte cquipo marag{ieznno "Club Ca- nada a nuestra distinguida compafie· Harris.'' The number of students
lblico.'' Nuestros jugndores, !lin Iugar Ta l sabrl O,Ppenheimer. Le deseamos attending was unusually large, thus
a dudas, volvieron a haccr nlarde de ~xllo a Ia Srta. Oppenheimer.
lending to the festivities of the evensus comblnaciones t:ientificas que- se
ing the atmosphere of a real Spanish
caracterizan por el juego rapido, lo
"fiesta." The dnte for the initiation
(Cont inued from Jlage 1, Col. 3.)
mismo de defensi\'a como tie ofensiof the new members was set for ~p­
va. Como en Ia \'CZ anterior. vohi6 additional amount of our new bu,l~t••l. tcmber 26. The followin~ officer:.
el "Junior'' a enfrentarse a otro po- Any non-resident memberli or friends were elected to lead the group during
te.nte cquipo l'angermeiio que respon- who wish to be identified with us in the year: President. Hafael Guzman:
de al nombre de "Farmacia Martin.'' the ropport of these various causes Vice-President, Ann \'elia Rh·era:
Loa juegos de Ia noche tU\'ieron el mav write to the Treasurer of the Secretary, Dora Lugo: Reporter, JusChurch, Dr. Ismael Velez.
siguientf! resultado:
to Bar£>a, Jr.; Treasurer, Joffre Vivoni. Hilda Segarra, Gloria Bliez, Rosa
M. Orraca, and Aida \'. Rodriguez,
.A POL OG Y
were elected Honorary Members.
We regret that, due to lack of spaoc, it was not possible to print all Miss Maria E. L6pez was elected
articles and news items brought to the editors. They w ill be published in the !'resident Emeritus and 'Profes!'lor
Charles A. Leker, adviser.
No\'ember issue. We appreciate your splendid cooperation.-The Staff.
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CHRISTMAS •GREETINGS
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Published for the students, faeulty, alumni and friends of the
Polytechnic: Iutltute.
Subscription, 50 eenta per year.
Editor this edition: 0. B. lrinrry with '\'Olunteer help from Faculty and student body.
"PUERTo RICO EVANGELIOO" PRESS, PONCE, P. R.
EDITORIA L
In every violent crisis of human history youth has been in
the vanguard of the struggle. Possessed with physical vigor and
intense emotional drive. youth is the first to be swept into the
maelstrom at the crest of every wave of violence. But this daring
and audacity so easily ignited in times of war. for instance, have
the very opposite reaction in times of peace. Youth is cold and
indifferent toward those spiritual and moral values for which man
strives in his peaceful struggle to attain justice and happiness.
What is the cause of this frigid response to the cha11enge of
ideals? As educ.ators we may legitimately ask: Is it that education
has failed in its mission to sensitize the student to the wide disparities of human circumstance in the existing social order? We believe not; the evidence seems to indicate that progress has been
made in that direction. We have observed in the corridors of universities and colleges from Venezuela to Canada, and most eminently
in Puerto Hico, that politics and economics are the favorite subjects
of discussion of students in their serious moments of com·ersntion.
We believe, however, that we have failed to cultivate in the student
impulses to do something tangible and constructive about those
social deficiencies which appear to need immediate attention. ln
this connection, we have obsen·ed that these discussions in coN·idors
and street corners result invariably in a mere flow of words which
strain and unbalance youthful emotions, but seldom lead the
student to do an act of social welfare to better the situation.
Hundreds of street urchins around him may need help in theil' play
habits or hundreds of illiterate adults may need some one to teach
t hem hqw to rend and wl'itc, but he personally is not willing to do
anything about it. Be wants the government. his political advel'saries or his friends to do it-he has done his duty by voicing his
righteous indignation I
Unless youth learns to act and make the humanitarianism
he advocates his personal possession, the concept of social justice
will long remain just an interesting subjed of disc:ussion.
We are in the midst of the Christmas season. As a student
you have little money for gifts; but you have more to give in social
service than the average citizen. Are you ready to make SERVICE
your Christmas gift?
MR. AND MRS. HARRI S HA \'E......
posing view of the country side for
mnes around.
"Dimensions: enti re 27x76: lh·ing
room 25xl4: kitchen 14xl2; library
14xl2: two bed rooms l4x25: each bed
room has a private bath.
" Permanency can he envlslont>tl
when you consider the substance of
which it is built: steel casement
windows, tile floors, reinfort·ed concrete walls, reinforced concrete and
tile beams and slabs in the roof. The
oDly wood is that in doors and door
f rames; the house is ,.,·armed by three
heatilators, giving uniform heat ,.,ith
ample ventilation. The kltc.hen is
electrically equipped, and furni&hed
with steel cabineta.
"Within are at.ractive, apadous
rooma, especially the living room:
aide feature ia Dr. Harris' den,
with gun, boots and spurs: here he has
trophies of the hunt. wildcat skin,
deer skin with mounted head lying on
tile from Mexico, S)"tnbolic of his
active life."
The home is furnished with an·
tiques mostly from the West Indies
and Central American countries. It is
interesting to notice that among these
furnishings are included an old
fashioned cupboard of Puerto Riean
cedar, a painting of Lorna Vista (the
presidents' residence at the Pol)·technic Institute, where Dr. and Mrs.
Harris lh•ed for thirty )>ears), a paint·
ing of the historic Porta Coeli con·
vent in San German, and paper
weights made from wood of the recentlr repalced Martin Pefia Bridge
in San J uan. built in old colonial
days by Ponce de Le6n.
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The President's Column
SEE HOW THEY WORK ED !
therefore, breed mosquitos. &wersl
Elsewhere in these pages yow will thousands of nati,·e terms \\'ere plantsee a factual acoount of "Clean-Up- ed in four shaded areas that needed
Day" which we celebrated Saturday, ocautifying, about two hundred arml>ecember 6, but I wish to gh·e .some chairs in Marquis Science Hall were
I irnpre11sion11. Every faculty and staff I washed and sandpapered to remo'-e
I member seemed to ha,·e heen impres- mat ks and &cratches, and the fh'l!
sed by the spirit and good will with largest buildings of the campus were
which the students worked. In the re- given a thorough cleaining. In
ports that came to my desk on the addition several unsightly weedactivities of the day almost every patches \\'ere cut along the campus
grounp lender added: "They all did reads.
Something else was accomplished
excellent work". or some such word of
that cu·e cannot ~ppreciatlon of
praise for his group.
J.'ir11t of all: no single individual beauty and cleanliness engendered in
seemed to LT)' to shirk the respon- the students, pride in tho work ac·
sibility and the pleasure of the day. complished, sense of responsibility,
LesR than ten out of O\'er three both of the i ndividual and of the
hundred actually did not report and group, for the prupe,rtr of the instinearl)' all of thesc were excused be- tution, and practice in t'ooperati\'e
e(fort for which no mone)' was refore hand for some good reason.
As to what was accompli11hed. I ceived.
estimate that no less than fh·e million
Some remarked, "This Is something
destructh·e termites were destroyed we ought to do e\'ery year'' or
by fin'. At least a hundred nests with "el'err semester." All in all, the day
an estimated population of 50,000 was so successful it looks as though
"c01nejenes" on an average were an institution has been instituted and
burned. Probably a half million mos- a tradition has been established. War
quito lan·ae were destroyed and or no war. the good of ''Clean-Upbreeding places for millions more were Day" can readil)' be seen and most
eliminated by the systematic ~art'h certainly should be repeated at in·
for the t'ollection of containers that 1 ten'llls.
could hold a few drops of water and,
Jan is S. Morrill.
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Saturda)·, ~0\·ember 2 Dr. Xelson
Perea, and MessJII!. Miguel A . Garcia
M~ndez and Amador Ramirez Silva
sponsored n luncheon at the Ma:;al(liez Rainbow Club. at whkh time
1 President Morris and Il<'an l rizarr)'
were given the opportunity of explaining tu the guests the educational program that the Polytechnic is
trying to develop. The luncheon \'l.'as
attended by fourteen I>( the most
prominent citizens of the Ma)'llgiiez
region. During the discussion of
educational issues, it was e'ident that
the need of teaching youth, the ,·alue
of doing manual labor. the urgency
of reSJ)Onsibility, and the reality of
moral and spiritual values interested
them most. Many 'iewed the educatIonal problem of Puerto Rico as a
vital factor in determining a sane
attitude toward the true functions of
democratic go\'ernment. The feeling
of in~ecurity, confusion, and lack of
discipline which no,.,· pre\'ails among
our people was a souree of common
concern to these men.
Dr. :Morris was greatly encouraged
by their outlook on the present situation, and by the fact that the
group went as far as sugp;esting the
addition to the curriculum of the
Polytechnic an up-to-date course
specifically on current social and
economic problems of Puerto Rico.
The)' felt the need was so urgent that
a committee "·as appointed to study
the possibility of raising funds to
pa)' the cost of web a course.
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friends are happ:r to hear the good
news and wish Dr. and .Mrs. Harris
loag years of jo)' and contentment in
their new home.
CHRI STMA S i\ CTI\' IT Y..........
the studenttl gave of their time to decorate the Auditorium for chapel
ser.-lc:cs. The work was done by' the
Art Appreciation Classes under the
direction of Mrs. .Marla l'enne de
Castillo. Thi>! stuclents were divided
into group11 of three and each group
was nssigned to prepare an imitation
of a stained glas11 window. l'icturea
of famous cathedral windo\\•a were
studied and imitstions of these designs were reproduced. The panes
were made of colored cellophane
paper cut and strectched so carefully
that they gave the impression of real
glass windows.
It is remarkable to notice how
much these sim11lt• decorations have
contributed to create an atmosph~re
of worship in an auditorium which
was never intended for chapel ser\icea. We can not help but think that
a real church building "·ould improve
greatly our religious senices. If some
good friend would only make us that
gift!
r>uring the two-weeks period between December 7th and 18th the
devotionals were conducted by Mlaa
Helen Huffman and .Mrs. Morris. Mia
Huffman chose as her theme the
gro\\ing use of art as a medium of
expression of religious emoti(lnS. Domingo Rosado prepared a design of
the "Annunciation" which was moat
effective. Mrs. Moms ehose as her
theme the "Birthday of the King." In
the first sen·ice &he spoke on the
meaning and significance of Chrilt·
mas: on the second she took as her
text "Glory to God In the highest, ancl
on earth, peace, good will toward
men," and on the third day ahl
spoke on our greatest gift to oar
fellowmen as Christiana: that il,
service.