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    Rizal entered the University of Santo Tomas in 1877 to study philosophy and letters, though he later shifted to medicine. As a student at UST, he faced racial discrimination and hostility from Dominican professors. He fought for the rights of Filipino students and founded a secret society to combat insults from Spanish students. Despite obstacles, Rizal produced several important literary works as a student and won prizes for his writing, though he remained unhappy with the outdated teaching methods at UST.

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    Rizal entered the University of Santo Tomas in 1877 to study philosophy and letters, though he later shifted to medicine. As a student at UST, he faced racial discrimination and hostility from Dominican professors. He fought for the rights of Filipino students and founded a secret society to combat insults from Spanish students. Despite obstacles, Rizal produced several important literary works as a student and won prizes for his writing, though he remained unhappy with the outdated teaching methods at UST.

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    Medical Studies at the University of Santo

    Tomas (1877-1882)

    • Administered by
    Dominicans and rival
    educators of the Jesuits

    • Rizal remained loyal to


    Ateneo

    • During his time in UST, he


    fought against Spanish
    students who insulted the
    brown Filipino students
    Mother's Opposition
    to Higher Education
    • Rizal had to go to the UST for higher studies

    • The Bachelor of Arts is equivalent to the high school and junior college
    today

    • Both Don Francisco and Paciano wanted Jose to pursue higher learning but
    Dona Teodora opposed the idea
    Rizal Enters the University of Sto. Tomas

    • In April 1877, Rizal who was then nearly 16 years old,


    matriculated in the University of Sto. Tomas.

    • Philosophy and Letters

    Why Philosophy and Letters?


    1. Don Francisco liked it.
    2. Uncertainty on what course to take up.
    3. Failure to solicit the advice of Father Ramon

    Pablo, Ateneo’s Rector who was then at Mindanao.

    3
    Medical Studies at UST
    • Shifting from Philosophy and Letter to Medicine

    Why did Rizal Shift to Medical course?

    1. Father Pablo Ramon, Ateneo Rector, advised him to


    choose Medicine

    2. He wanted to cure his Mother’s failing eyesight


    Spanish Brutality
    • Happened during his 1st summer vacation in
    1878 at Calamba, when he was a freshman
    medical student at UST

    • Failure to recognize a lieutenant of the Guardia


    Civil due to darkness that night and was beaten
    for failing to salute him.

    • He reported the incident to General Primo de


    Rivera but he did not obtain justice.

    5
    Important Literary
    Works
    as a University Student
    (UST)
    To the Filipino Youth
    (1879)

    ▪ Literary Contest by Artistico Literario de Manila


    (Artistic-Literary Lyceum)
    ▪ It expresses Nationalism
    ▪ 18 years old Rizal submitted his poem entitled A La ▪ “To the Filipino Youth” is
    Juventud Filipina (Sa Kabataang Filipino) a message primarily to tell the
    importance of one's love and
    ▪ First Prize, he received a silver pen and a feather appreciation to his dialect or
    shaped decorated with gold ribbon language, for it is the bridge and
    intermediary connecting people's
    ▪ In the poem, Rizal beseeched the Filipino to rise country to each other. In the poem,
    from lethargy, to let their genius fly swifter than the Rizal praised the rising generation.
    wind and descend with art science to break the
    chains that have long bound the spirit of the people.
    The Council of the God’s (1880)

    • Literary contest by the Artistic-Literary Museum

    • To commemorate the fourth centennial of the death of


    Cervantes (Spanish and Author of Don Quixote)

    • Rizal submitted an allegorical Drama, El Consejo de


    los Dioses (The Council of the God’s)

    • It was based on Greek Classics

    • Rizal was aided by Father Pablo Ramon, Rector of the


    Ateneo in securing the needed reference materials.

    • He won the first price, received a gold ring engraved


    with bust of Cervantes.
    Other Literary Works:

    Abd-el-Azis y Mahoma (1879)

    Junto Al Pasig (Beside the Pasig) (1880)

    A Filipinas (1880)

    AL M.R.P. Pablo Ramon (1881)

    9
    Champion on Filipino Students
    • There were frequent brawls between Filipinos and Spaniards.
    - Filipino Students, are insultingly called “Indio, Chongo”
    and as revenge they called the arrogant Spanish students
    as “Kastila, Bangus”.

    • Rizal founded Compañerismo (1880)

    • The Comradeship is a secret society of Filipino UST students.


    - It’s main purpose was to combat against the Spanish students
    in various street fights.

    • Members were called “Companions of Jehu”

    • Rizal as Chief and Galiciano Apacible as Secretary (Rizal’s cousin and a


    Batangueño)
    Unhappy Days at the UST

    • Hostility of Dominican Professors to him

    • Racial discrimination against Filipino students

    • The method of instruction was obsolete and repressive

    • Rizal failed to win high scholastic honors due to the attitude


    of his professors
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