University of San Carlos: A Commemorative History

By Resil B. Mojares, Erlinda K. Alburo & Jose Eleazar Bersales (Author)

Quick Overview

This books chronicles over 400 years of the history of the University of San Carlos, one of the premier academic institutions of the country today. Culled from the published and unpublished sources, interviews, official documents and archival material, the book traces the historical material, the book traces the historical development of San Carlos from its humble beginnings as a small Jesuit colegio named in honor of San Ildefonso in 1595 to a competitive higher educational institution today. In nine chapters, the book provides important information on significant events that propelled the University to a favored position in academia today. All told, the authors weave a narrative tracing the early project of the Seminario-Colegio de San Carlos as an educator of men for the priesthood during the Spanish and early American periods under the care of the Jesuit, Dominican and Vincentian orders, as the "Alma Matter of the Visayas" on the eve of the separation of spiritual and secular spheres of learning in 1931, and as a diamond in the rough polished in to the crown jewel of the SVD-popularity called the Divine Word Missionaries- in the Philippines today.With period as well as present-day photographs and memorabilia, the book is a treasure that the authors hope will be useful not only to any member of the Carolinian family of students, faculty, staff, alumni and SVD conferrers but also to anyone interested in the development of a sectarian educational institution.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jose Eleazar Reynes Bersales is an associate professor of anthropology and chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. the first editor of Today's Carolinian and a former Supreme Student Government president, Jobers is currently the editor of the USC Web News at www.usc.edu.ph.Erlinda Kintanar Alburo is the present director of the Cebuano Studies Center and professor of English Literature at the Department of Languages and Literature. A published poet in Cebuano, Linda currently heads the Literature section of the National Research Council of the Philippines.Resil Buagas Mojares is a Professor Emeritus of Literature and History at USC. He is also the founding director of the Cebuano Studies Center. A multi-awarded fictionist and cultural researcher both here and abroad, Resil has published numerous books, including biographies and company histories, as well as critical articles in history, anthropology, folklore and political life.All three authors at one time or another wrote under the by-line Ybarra for the Sun Star Weekend Magazine columned "Deja Vu", which dealt with facets of Cebuano culture and history.