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Sagada
Saturday,
March 6, 2004
The Sagada Postboy #9 January 1, 1953
by
The Sagada Postboy
Number 9
January 1, 1953
A
H A P P Y N E W Y E A R T O E V E R Y B O D Y
Julian Magalgalit and Leonard
M. Aclop are doing
the work for this special issue of the Postboy as Mr. Piluden is in Tabuk
and Lucien is in Abra.
The thirty-fifth Annual
Convocation of the
Missionary District of the Philippines will be held at St. Luke’s
Compound, Wednesday through Friday, January 28 – 30, 1953.
The Consecration of the
Reverend Lyman Cunningham Ogilby
as the Second Suffragan of the Missionary District, will take place at St.
Luke’s Pro-Cathedral on the Feast of the Purification, Monday, February 2,
at 9:30 am. This is the same date as the fiesta in Sagada, which makes it
rather difficult for delegates from this place to attend.
Christmas at Sagada
begins with the solemn midnight mass at which most people made their
Christmas communions. The other services on Christmas day were low mass at
6:30 am, sung mass at 8:30 am and Vespers and Benediction at five in the
afternoon.
St. Theodore’s Hospital
had their pageant Christmas morning. From the announcement to the flight
to Egypt the story was shown beautifully. The packed social hall of the
hospital was a very appreciative audience. Then Santa Claus came for the
children and other patients.
St. Mary’s School Christmas
program was held
in the Lyceum in the evening of Christmas Day. Nearly every section in the
school had a part and all the items on the program showed the result of
the careful preparation of Miss Tomlin and others on the Committee.
Especially good were the fifth grade play “Welcome the New Year” and the
Tagalog play coached by Mr Ullocan. The hit of the evening was the “Night
before Christmas” translated into Igorot by Mrs. Killip and recited by
Roberto Omengan who showed remarkable skill as an actor. Then came Santa
Claus with bags of peanuts and candy for 700 guests. The dance which
followed completed most enjoyably the celebration of Christmas day.
Clean-up.
When the students of St. Mary’s School left for their Christmas vacation
on the twenty-sixth, the boys in the dormitory cleaned the classrooms and
the boys’ dormitory. The bell rang and it was twelve. We had not yet
finished our work. One boy went to cook our food and others continued the
work until it was time for dinner. When other students of this school come
back, your classrooms will be ready for class work.
The orphans had a good time
during the holidays and also gave a large group of Sagada children much
pleasure. This year, for the first time, their pageant was given
out-of-doors. After the program, Santa Claus was seen his wobbling way
down the hillside, and presents were distributed to all. Sunday evening, a
repeat performance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was given for the
benefit of the Mission staff and other guests. Today, the orphans are being treated to a
party in Besao by Mr. and Mrs. Henton.
Picnics.
On December 28th, ten girls and six boys left in the dormitory,
picnicked under the pine trees above the girls’ dormitory. We enjoyed it
very much especially as David Bacayan of St. Andrew’s Seminary was with
us. Today, we had another picnic at the Latang River where it comes from
under the rocks. We sat around the fire and roasted Vienna sausages.
Having finished lunch, we played different games.
Many guests visited Sagada
during the holidays.
Sam Diman, home for his last Christmas vacation before entering college in
America, brought a couple of boys with him. Also from Brent were Miss
Weizer with Florence and Raymond Loh. From the National Council of the
Church, there was a photographer taking pictures of the people coming out
from church and of village scenes. From the University of the Philippines
came Miss Hassel and the McIntyres. Professor McIntyre is a Fullbright
lecturer on geography. Ruth Dale, a recently appointed nurse at St. Luke’s
was much impressed by the fine work the hospital here is doing. Today, the
US Ambassador to the Philippines, Admiral Spruance and Mrs. Spruance are
expected and will stay with the Diman’s. Mr. Pacyaya from Baguio Colleges
and Mr. Busacay from UP were among the many Sagada people returning to be
with their families for the holidays.
Some of the landscapers have
been doing useful word
and earning a little money since school closed. They graded the town
basket ball court and built a grass covered seat on the far side of the
court, and under Mr. Daoas’ supervision, rearranged the library. They also
made good paths to the graves at the foot of the Mission gardens.
The Christmas program of the
Sagada Central Elementary School
was held on Friday evening, December 19, at the Civic Center. All the
grades had a part. Particularly good was the Pageant of the Nativity by
the Grade V1 and Grade 111 pupils. The many carols that accompanied this
pageant were sung in parts. Ambasing Elementary School had an equally
elaborate program at the same time in their school building.
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The Sagada Postboy
Number 11
January 15,
1953
The Fourth
Marking Period ended on
December 24th. There were thirteen students who made the
honor roll (Average Mark – 90 or above) for this period: - Fourth
Year = Estelle Diwayan – 92; Maria Aligmayo – 92; George Tamking –
91; Oscar Montoya – 90; Eduardo Zabala – 90, Third Year = Robert
Longid – 95; Cristina Batore – 94; Caroline Buteng – 93; Elizabeth
Agpad – 91, 11-A = Inez Killip – 90, 1-A = Rosaline Suloen – 92;
Aurora Taguiba – 91, Grade 6 – Maria Antonio – 91
Winners of
the pocketbooks for the
greatest improvement during the period were: Grade 5 – Rose
Chugsayan; Grade 6 – Florence Bangogan and Paul Loyosen, a tie; Prep
C – Fernando Akilit; Prep B – Aurea Malidong; Prep A – Jose Siaed;
1-B – Arthur Bacolong; 1-A- Francis Buyagan; 11-B- Julia Lawana,
Jose Buclay, a tie; 11-A- Elsie Laeyan; 111- Julia Bing-il; 1V-
Lucien Mangusan
Delegates to
Convocation from Sagada
are: Mr. Teofilo Killip, Mr. Matthias Bawayan and Miss Rosaria
Yoshikawa. Fr. Diman will leave on Monday, January 26th.
He will stay for the Consecration of Bishop-Elect Ogilby on the 2nd,
the Feast of the Purification. Fr. Ogilby has asked him to sing the
Litany at this solemn service. Mr. Norton will leave on the 24th
and will be back in Sagada on the first. During his absence, Mr.
Piluden will be in charge of the school.
On December
26, 1952, an outdoor
party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norton. Almost all of the
children of the Mission workers were invited. Miss Weizer, with 2
Brent students joined the party. The children enjoyed the delicious
drinks which Mrs. Norton prepared. When they were through eating,
they played a game called “The Secret Treasure”. The big ones were
selected to play it. Mr. Norton distributed three different colors
of cards to each of the three leaders. Each group had a card. The
first card gave instructions where to find the second card and the
same thing with the rest until the sixth card was found.Each leader
with his group searched for his own color. The cards were hidden
near the shop, convent, operating room, stable, and home economics
building. The pink group found theirs first and won the first prize.
After the game, the children went inside and everybody received his
gift. Mr. Lucien Mangusan was Santa Claus. The children went out
with gleaming eyes full of joy. – by R. Abeya
Sagada
Milestone. Awaw-a, 80,
the grand old man of the Lusban Dap-ay of Demang died at his home
after more than a month’s illness of suspected stomach ache. He died
at 2:00 last Tuesday afternoon and was just taken to the caves this
afternoon following the pagan burial customs. Surviving are his
wife, 2 daughters, 6 grandchildren, and 8 great grand children.
Lucien Mangusan
celebrated his 25th birthday anniversary which fell on
the 15th of January in a simple and quiet party with his
dormitory room mates and a visiting friend, Crispo Batnag, a Sagada
boy studying in Manila. Let us all wish him the best of everything
all through the coming year.
Mrs. M. Dewey
announced the birth of a baby girl, born last Friday afternoon at
3:00 o’clock. The baby weighed 5 ½ pounds. Both mother and baby are
fine. The Postboy wishes to send the new father who is at present
studying in St. andrew’s Seminary, Quezon City, the good news. The
hospital reported four other maternity cases during the past week.
They are Mrs. Binbinen of Bila who gave birth to a baby girl
weighing 7.4 lbs on the 11th; Mrs. Bagongon of Takkong
had a baby boy weighing 6.12 lbs on the 13th, Mrs. Lopez
of Sagada a boy weighing 7 ½ lbs also on the 13th and
Mrs. Atiwag of Antadao who just gave birth to a baby boy weighing
4.9 lbs this morning. All mothers and babies are doing fine. – by R.
Longid. (Incidentally, Eleanor Dewey and
Pascual Lopez were classmates at Sagada Central School batch 1965.
Dominga Benbenen came to SMS, stayed at the dorm during her high
school and graduated with Eleanor Dewey batch 1970 – alma)
A tremendous amount of service is being
rendered by St. Theodore’s Hospital Well Baby Clinic to babies in
and around Sagada. The clinic is held every Saturday morning.
Mothers bring their babies to the Clinic for check up and for
treatment. Three-month old babies receive injections against
diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus ( a series of three
injections). After that they receive a yearly booster dose. Every so
often, Mr. Kinsay, the Sanitary inspector vaccinates the babies.
Sick babies are brought to the Doctor. Cod liver oil is given out
free. The babies are weighed every Saturday. On a sunny Saturday, 70
to 100 babies come. In 1951, a total of 3, 235 babies were brought
to the clinic; in 1952 – 3,813. The clinic was opened in December
1950. At the start it was a Sick Baby Clinic because there was much
illness among the babies but now it is really a Well Baby clinic. As
a result of its work, the number of babies treated at the hospital
in 1952 was 2,000 less than the previous year. – by C. Batore
St. mary’s Intermediate defeated Sagada
Central School in a basketball game on the recently improved Civic
Center Court, Monday.
The Seniors
very much enjoyed a dinner given them by Miss Tomlin and Miss Reiley
Sunday evening. The radio furnished music. To be remembered was
William and Estelle’s exhibition waltzing, the blindfold pinning of
the donkey’s tail and presents for everybody. -By M. Tenorio
The Physics
Class had an evening
laboratory experiment to test the candle power of a lamp and a
lantern. Then the working of the film projector lantern was studied.
We really enjoyed the evening class because while we were studying
the mechanism, we were also viewing some beauty spots of Sagada
filmed by Franklin Aben. – by O. Montoya
O Buster,
Buster Brown
Who’s stupid as
a clown
You don’t even
know the meaning
Of the order –
“Buster, Down!”
You watch for
rats that rush
Off into the
tangled bush
But you can
never catch them.
Day by day you
keep on barking
At visitors who
come a-knocking
Upon Miss
Tomlin’s door
Day by day you
go to school
But you haven’t
learned a single rule
You only sleep
upon the floor.
Oh Buster,
Buster Brown
Why wont you
learn to mind?
When your kind
friends are away
Will you go to
church and pray
No, you wont,
Buster Brown
For you’re
stupid as a clown.
-
by R. Abeya
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Sagada
Saturday,
March 6, 2004
The Sagada Postboy #19 March 5, 1953
by
The Sagada Postboy
Number 19
March 5, 1953
Bishop Nakamura
is visiting, Bontoc, Besao, Sagada and Tadian. In an interview, the Bishop
said he is going to spend two months in the Philippines.
Bishop Nakamura arrived in Sagada with Fr. And mrs. Diman last Tuesday.
They rode up here in Bishop Wilner’s car. Yesterday morning he went to
Bontoc and in the afternoon went to Besao and was driven back to Sagada
today in a jeep. He plans to attend Mr. Hentons ordination in Besao on
Saturday after which he will proceed to Tadian. From Tadian, he goes to
Baguio to spend some days there. Mrs. Diman has invited members
of the Mission staff
to meet the Bishop at the Red House this afternoon at 3:30. The Bishop
said that in 1944, he became the Bishop of Tohoko, Japan, the former
Diocese of Bishop Binsted. We are very pleased to have Bishop Nakamura
with us and we hope that he will enjoy his visit to the Philippines so
that when he goes back to Japan, he will express our greetings and best
wishes to our brothers-in-Christ there. – by L. Mangusan
News about St. Mary’s pupils
now studying in Tabuk.
According to reports that reach us, they are doing excellent work in their
studies. In an oratorical contest, Roberto Omengan won second prize. He
gave a selection which he had learned in fifth grade here, about the
condition of the Filipinos under the Japanese. One day when the school had
a parade, Roberto was put at the head of the procession because of his
great height. A former teacher seeing him there thought he was one of the
musicians for he was holding a long piece of sugar cane which looked not
unlike a musical instrument. Jane Abeya is taking part in all the school’s
activities, games and folk dancing and in a recent play she took the part
of an aged aunt because she was the only girl in the class with long hair.
Our mountain boy, Hilario Bestoguey, is finding the heat of Tabuk almost
more than he can bear and is longing for the cool breeze of Sagada.
Bonifacio Bangaan was in Sagada for the fiesta and it was good to see him
and hear more than letters can tell us about Tabuk. Jane, Bonifacio and
Hilario are studying in St. Theresita’s School, and Roberto is at Tabuk
Institute.
Willis Ryan Henton, Deacon
will be ordained to the Sacred Priesthood by the Rt. Reverent Lyman
Cunningham Ogilby, Suffragan Bishop of the Philippines, in St. Benedict’s
Church, Besao, Saturday, march 7th at 9:30 am.
Last Monday, the Senior
Sophomore boys
defeated the Preps in a close thrilling volleyball game 31 – 25. The score
see-sawed until it was 25 all.Then the Senior-Sophomore went all out to
win. The Senior Sophomore girls also won over the Preps in two straight
games 21 – 15 and 21 – 11. Tuesday was another thrilling day for games.
The 1V-11 used Sophomore players in the first half of their basketball
game against the Preps and the score was close, but when the Seniors took
over in the 2nd half, they were too tough for the Preps. The
1V-11 players after reaching the 50 point mark in the last quarter,
delayed the time by “freezing” the ball. Total score – 50 – 28. On
Wednesday the Preps were really good in softball game against the 1V-11,
winning 8-1. The Preps showed the result of Mr. Ullocan’s careful coaching
for the fiesta contests. Also on Wednesday, the 111-1 girls won from the
Preps in basketball, 4- 0. These small girls played very hard but couldn’t
find their baskets. – by O. Montoya
Plans for the Diocesan
Women’s Auxiliary
meeting in Sagada, in early May were being made at the meeting of the
local branch, Sunday afternoon. One hundred delegates from all over the
Diocese are expected. They will be given a warm welcome in Sagada.
The dormitory henhouse
for 50 hens is all complete – thick cogon roof banked with back cogon
sides, large windows in front. All we lack are chicks.
Plans for Commencement week
in Sagada are
taking shape. Tentatively, a schedule is as follows: Thursday, April 16,
Mr. And Mrs Norton’s reception for the Senior class and the Faculty. On
this same evening, the Ambasing and Ankileng Elementary Schools will have
their Commencement Exercises. On Friday Morning will be the St. Mary’s
Intramural Track and Field Meet. In the evening, Sagada Central School
will hold its Commencement exercises., followed by a song contest between
the fifth and sixth grades of nearby elementary schools. Saturday morning,
certificates will be given to St. Mary;’s Intermediates, who this year
will have separate commencement exercises. It is proposed on Saturday that
there will be an invitation track and field meet for six-year elementary
schools in this district. Saturday evening will be the Seniors’ play and
Seniors’ Dance. Graduation for the Seniors will follow the custom of many
years, and will be held in the school quadrangle, Sunday after the Choral
Eucharist.
Dr. Aoanan, who with Dr.
Geser gave anti-TB
inoculations here writes in this newsletter about their work in the Mt.
Province. They came to Sgada from Besao. “Through the foggy veil and to
our right was a sight I shall never forget. Below was a green, peaceful,
fertile valley bathed in sunlight and warmth. My feelings were too mixed
for words. I just stared and looked. Rimmed by tall, craggy hills, cut off
from the outside world, reposed Sagada (in the words of my companions),
the Beautiful. It was named after something connected with fish which
certainly is not romantic. I remembered John Hilton’s novel “Lost Horizon
and Shangri-La. Such beauty as I saw ought not to be hidden from tourists’
eyes. Outside the town, the sun lighted a strange scene. Mountains crowned
with waves on waves of primitive terraces and tall pines caressed by
clouds stood watch over the serenely resting town with the modern
buildings of the Anglican Mission that looked transplanted from another
world. A curious point of similarity between the novel and this valley was
that none of the people we saw appeared to be old. The women. Too, were
exceptionally pretty. The people are educated and cultured and their
English put to shame some lowlanders’. The people go about their tasks
leisurely although, again, the women do most of the household work. They
frequently would gather in little groups and talk, just as we find ours in
clubs (perhaps of intellectual topics) over a cup of wine. At least, one
of the children (usually the eldest), must have an education. I regret
that our mission had not given us more time to seek other attractions of
Sagada. We tuberculin-tested and BCG-vaccinated as easily here as in the
other villages.” |
