Growth and Beauty Underthe Bureau of Forestry

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1917-1936

Filipinos Trained as ForestryPensionados in US Universities

hen Major George Ahern retired on December31, 1914, he was succeeded by Mr. Forsythe Sherfeseeas Director of Forestry. However, Mr. Sherfesee leftthe position on December 31, 1915 to serve asForestry Adviser of the Chinese Government.9

Mr. Arthur F. Fischer who joined the Division ofForest Investigation in 1911, and became Chief of theDivision in 1916, was appointed the Director of theBureau of Forestry on January 27, 1917. He was astrong leader and manager of the Bureau.20

Act No. 2578 created an independent “ForestSchool” under the University of the Philippines.However, the law provided that the Bureau Directorwould serve as the ex-officio Dean of the School. Thusstarting in 1917, Fischer was recognized as the firstDean of the Forest School. However, because of thedistance of Los Baños from the Bureau of Forestry in

W Manila, Dean Fischer had to designate a Forester-in-Charge of the School in Los Baños. Forester Otto W.Pflueger was the Forester-in-Charge of the School from1920 to 1925. Forester Harold Cuzner, who transferredfrom the College of Agriculture to the Forest School in1921 as Professor of Dendrology, took the place of Pfluegeras Forester-in-Charge beginning 1925. 8, 9

D irector and Dean Arthur F. Fischer, just like DeanBaker, strongly felt the need to train Filipinos to sooner or later takefull responsibility for running the Bureau of Forestry and the ForestSchool. For this purpose, enabling them to get the BSF and Master ofForestry (MF) degrees in U S universities would be highly advantageous.15

• Felipe Amos – MF (Yale University)• Eugenio dela Cruz – MF (Yale University)• Juan Deprosa – MF (Montana State University)• Nazario Peñas – MF (University of Washington)

Arthur F. FischerDirector, Bureau ofForestry and first Dean,School of Forestryeffective January 27, 1917

Forsythe SherfeseeDirector of the Bureau ofForestry with responsibilityfor the Forest School fromJanuary 1, 1915 toDecember 31, 1915

SOME FILIPINOS GIVEN TRAINING IN US UNIVERSITIESAS FORESTRY PENSIONADOS OR SCHOLARS

Luis AguilarCamaligan, Camarines SurEducational attainment:Ranger Certificate,U.P., ’19; B.S.C.E.,N.U., ’37; B.S.F., U.P., ’39;M.S., Syracuse, ’40.

Felipe R. AmosSan Narciso, ZambalesEducational attainment:Ranger Certificate, U.P., ’15;B.S.F., University of Washington, ’22;M.F., Yale, ’23.

The first Filipino to avail of the opportunity as forestrypensionado to the USA was Florencio Tamesis who obtained theMF degree from the University of Washington in 1921. The otherFilipinos who followed were:5

• Felix Franco – MF (Cornell University)• Alejandro de Mesa – MF (Cornell University)• Antonio Racelis – MSF (University of Michigan)• Calixto Mabesa – MF (Syracuse University)• Felipe Salvosa – MS (Harvard University)• Carlos Sulit – MF (Yale University)• Cecilio Maneja – MF (Yale University)• Placido Dacanay – MF (Yale University)

Felipe Salvosa of Polilio was the first Filipino forester toobtain the PhD degree (Harvard). He was best known for hisbook “Lexicon of Philippines Trees.”11

Professor Harold Cuzner Forester-in-Charge,

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Choice of Narra as the National Tree

I n 1934, a committee of four foresters from the School of Forestry and the Bureauof Forestry selected narra (Pterocarpus vidalianus Rolfe) as the mostsymbolic of the Philippines. Its popularity, utility, aesthetic value, hardiness, and tolerancemade it a unanimous choice of the committee. The durability of its wood and beauty ofgrain in the finish make narra one of the best cabinet woods in the world.2

Placido DacanayBacnotan, La UnionEducational attainment:Ranger Certificate, U.P., ’14;B.S.F., Montana, ’20; M.F., Yale, ’21.

Juan DaprozaSta. Maria, Ilocos SurEducational attainment:Ranger Certificate, U.P., ’19; B.S.F.,Montana, ’24; M.S.F., ’25.

Eugenio de la CruzLingayen, PangasinanEducational attainment:Ranger Certificate, U.P., ’18;(winner of Ahern’s Medal); B.S.F.,(magna cum laude) University ofIdaho, ’26;M.F., Yale University, ’27.

Calixto MabesaHinigaran, Negros OccidentalEducational attainment:Ranger Certificate, U.P.;’15; B.S.,Syracuse, ’23; M.F., Syracuse, ’24.

Carlos SulitSta. Cruz, LagunaEducational attainment:Ranger Certificate, (Medalist) U.P., ’15;M.F., (cum laude) Yale, ’25Observation trips in the UnitedStates, Europe, India, and Federated Malay States – 1925

Gregorio ZamucoAguilar, Pangasinan(He studied in the USA on his own.)Educational attainment:Ranger Certificate, U.P., ’21;B.S.F., University of Washington ’21;M.F., Yale University, ’29.

A narra tree showingcrown development

Flowers and fruit of narra

Twig of narra showing leavesand floral development

President Manuel L. Quezon, an ardent tree lover,plants narra in Malacañang on Arbor Day.

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Birth of the Makiling Echo in 1922

Glorious Celebration of the School’s 20th Anniversary

T he School of Forestry celebrated its 20th anniversary onJune 14, 1930 which included the dedication of its new forestrybuilding constructed with P 30,000 allocated by the University. Noless than 5,000 people attended the celebration. About 30 tentswere pitched to accommodate visitors.17, 18

The celebration included a parade , one of the best ever seenin Los Baños, with many units, including the elementary schools ofBay and Los Baños, the Laguna Institute, Laguna Academy, Veteransof the Revolution, Timber Licensees of Laguna with float and band,provincial officials, and the College of Agriculture and College ofVeterinary Science floats.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OF THESCHOOL IN HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING

In 1936, the 2-year Forest Ranger course was phasedout to enable the faculty to focus more on trainingstudents in the BS Forestry course.From 1910 to 1930, the School had turned out 646alumni, of whom 16 took the straight course (BSF),and 630 received the ranger certificate. Twenty-threewent to the USA for advanced studies. Except for theDirector of the Bureau of Forestry and two professorsin the School of Forestry, all the staff members of theBureau and the School were Filipinos!15

F or the first time, Makiling Echo, a mimeographedquarterly publication by the Division of Forest Investigation withForester Otto W. Pflueger as the editor-in-chief, came out in 1922.This journal recorded results of scientific and technical investigationsin forestry by the technical staff of the Division, and the faculty aswell as students of the Forest School. Reviews of forestry newsfrom abroad were regularly included. The alumni serving as forest

rangers throughout the country greatly appreciated receiving copiesof Makiling Echo.1

Technical information from Makiling Echo that the alumni founduseful were many, including tree species suitable for reforestation inabandoned “kaingin” areas, and the propagation of Cinchona, amajor source of quinine, a medicine against malaria.

Forester Otto W. PfluegerHe served as Chief, Division of Investigationof the Bureau of Forestry and Forester-in-Chargeof the School (1920-1925). In 1922, he initiatedthe quarterly publication of the Makiling Echoand served as its Editor-in-Chief

Reforestration project in Arayat, Pampanga established in 1919,showing seedling nursery (Vitex parviflora and Pterocarpus spp)

and result of direct seeding on an abandoned “kaingin” site.

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School of Forestry buildingCompleted in 1930, this building was inaugurated during the School’s20th anniversary. It housed the library, offices, and classrooms of the School.

A lumbering class under Prof. G. Zamuco

Forestry students doing fieldworkand making forest observations.

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Stages of growth of Cinchona legeriana,source of quinine alkaloid, the activeprinciple for treatment against malaria.

A plot of 4-year oldCinchona succirubra A 4-year old Cinchona legeriana with flowers

School of Forestry students in nursery work

Forestry students constructinga log bridge (1930).

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“FLANGING” TO INCREASE TIMBER UTILIZATION

Preparing to fell a High stump typical in High stump before thetangile tree logging areas “flanging” process

Two views of a tree after it has been flanged off.The tree is ready for cutting at the base.

Foresters, like those in Class ’28 as shown below,have to be strong, rugged and committed to be equalto the demands of work in forestry.

They seldom dressed up formally, but when they do,who would say they were those who sacrificed workingin isolated forest areas?

Golden Book-Bureau of Forestry

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Discovery of Doña Aurora, Mount Makiling’sLegacy to the World of Ornamentals

About 4,000 Hectares Converted to the MakilingForest Reserve and National Park

A beautiful variety of kahoy dalaga or Mussaendaphilippica A.Rich was discovered in 1930 at the foot of Mt. Makilingby Prof. Hugh M. Curran of the School of Forestry. Botanical specimensof this variety were first collected by Prof. Calixto Mabesa in 1915at Tuntungin Hill, but the original plant was destroyed when the sitewas converted to a livestock pasture area.19

The mutant plant discovered by Prof. Curran in Boot valleynot too far from the School of Forestry was balled and transplantedto the Forestry nursery. A few living plants were obtained bymarcotting and planted in the gardens of Doña Aurora de Quezon,the First Lady of the land at that time. Through the recommendationsof Director Edgardo Quisumbing of the National Museum, and DeanTamesis of the School of Forestry, Mamerto Sulit described themutant as Mussaenda philippica A. Rich. Var. Aurora.19

In no time, plant propagators obtained samples from the UPgarden, multiplied the plant through asexual propagation and soldthem in the market at P20 to P25 per plant. Thus, with the possibleexception of very rare orchids, Variety Aurora more popularly knownas Doña Aurora became the most expensive and coveted ornamentalplant in the Philippines before the outbreak of the Second World War.

G overnor-General Cameron Forbes signed Proclamation No.106 on November 21, 1910, which set aside 3,767 hectares ofpublic domain in Mount Makiling covering parts of Laguna andBatangas as Makiling Forest Reserve and placed this under theresponsibility of the Bureau and the Forest School. In November1920, Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison changed theMakiling Forest Reserve to Makiling National Botanical Garden.But in 1933, Governor-General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. convertedthis to Makiling National Park.

Mutant Kahoy dalagawas named Doña Aurora.

Its profuse leaf-like whitish bractsagainst the predominantly green

background made it most popular.

Mamerto D. SulitLobo, BatangasHe named the mutant Kahoy dalagaMussaenda philippica A. Rich. Var. Aurora

Gateway to MakilingNational Park

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INTERESTING POINTS OF THE MAKILING NATIONAL PARK

Guesthouse done in bamboo and nipa

Drinking fountain

Visitors resting in theMakiling National Park

Mudsprings, the last gasping breath of an expiring volcano

A natural swimming pool in a setting of wilderness

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Beginning of Traditions: Celebrations of ForestryDay and Moving-Up Day

F or the first time, Forestry Day was celebrated on November30, 1935 under the auspices of Classes ’36, ’37, ’38 and ’39 of theSchool of Forestry. The celebration consisted of athletic games, amusical and a literary program, and a School of Forestry lechonada.President Jorge Bocobo was the guest speaker.16

Likewise, Class ’37 initiated the Moving-up Day in 1937, aday of celebration for the graduating seniors and the juniors whowere moving up.4 Moving-up Day helped in highlighting thesuccesses of graduating students and challenges to the junior class.It also helped in bringing the alumni together and creating opportunitiesto pass resolutions for the good of the service and the school.

Forestry Day and Moving-up Day became traditional eventsin the School of Forestry.

Faculty and Student Body of the School of Forestry in 1937

Augustine T. SpringerLeader of Class ’37 that initiated theForestry Day and Moving-up Day.

Moving-Up Day: Passing-of-the-Key Ceremony

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Tamesis Rose to the Top Positions in theBureau and the School

A fter completing 25 years of service to the Philippinegovernment, Arthur F. Fischer retired as Director of the Bureau ofForestry on December 31, 1936. For his splendid work in thePhilippines, he was conferred the degree of Master of Arts,honoris causa, by Yale University in 1939.

Florencio Tamesis (Forest Ranger ’12), the Assistant Directorof the Bureau, was appointed by President Manuel L. Quezon inDecember 1936 as Director of the Bureau of Forestry to succeedDirector Arthur F. Fischer. As the Director of the Bureau, Tamesisbecame ex-officio Dean of the School of Forestry.20

Everyone in the Bureau and in the School hailed the elevationof Tamesis to the top position in the Bureau and to the top leadershipin the School. His record was very inspiring because of his rise fromforest guard to Director of Forestry, and from houseboy to Dean ofthe School.10

In 1909, Tamesis was one of the first students in the Collegeof Agriculture. He transferred to the Forest School upon itsorganization in 1910. After graduation as a forest ranger, he workedunder the Bureau in Negros Occidental as well as in eastern andwestern Visayas islands. He undertook reconnaissance andexploration work, got a good grasp of the lumber business, andenriched his forestry knowledge by actual field practice and contactwith lumbermen and forest users.10

Florencio TamesisThe first Filipino whobecame Director of theBureau of Forestry andEx-officio Dean of theSchool of Forestry.He rose from forest guardto Bureau Director, andfrom houseboy to Deanof the School.

Arthur F. FischerRetired and becameAdviser on NaturalResources of theCommonwealth ofthe Philippines

The Forest Songbirds (Left to right, front) Mrs. A. B. Tamolang,Ms. A. de Dios, Mrs. F. Pollisco, Mrs. N. Vergara, and Mrs. Ranit

Students performing “La Jota Moncadeña”

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The center of the campus viewed from Balong Bulo Hill in 1930.The Central Experiment Station is shown in the foreground.

Landmarks in AgricultureUnder B. M. Gonzalez

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1927-1938

Bienvenido M. Gonzalez, the First Filipino at theHelm of the College

O n August 27, 1927, the Board of Regents appointedDr. Bienvenido Maria Gonzalez as Acting Dean of the College ofAgriculture at age 34.

He first came to the College with advanced credits from thePhilippine Normal School as a freshman in 1910 and joined thestudents in carving the College of Agriculture out of the wilderness.After graduation, he was absorbed by the College as an assistant inanimal husbandry and sent to the University of Wisconsin as aUniversity Fellow (1914-1916) where he obtained the MS (AnimalHusbandry) degree.

In 1917, he was appointed Assistant Professor; in 1919,Associate Professor, and in 1920, Full Professor.11

Again, he was sent as University Fellow to the USA for PhDstudies. He obtained the ScD degree in Hygiene from Johns HopkinsUniversity in 1923.

Dr. Gonzalez had virtually been directing the Department ofAnimal Husbandry since 1916, and he built the unit into one of thethree largest and most important departments of the College, thetwo others being Agronomy and Plant Physiology. 11

Dr. Gonzalez was also the first President of the College ofAgriculture Alumni Association and the first President of theLos Baños Biological Club. He also served as the first Alumnus-Regent of the University from 1918 to 1921.

Bienvenido M. GonzalezFull Professor at age 26, and Dean at age 34

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The New Dean Expected No Less Than ExcellentOutputs from the Faculty and Students

Judging carabaos

Class in Plant Pathology studying coconut bud rot.

T eaching was a responsibility of the most senior professors ineach department, who had to combine theory and a lot of fieldpractice for students.

In research, exposure of researchers to field problems wasconsidered most important for them to appreciate the actualproblems encountered by farmers. Better research facilities wereprovided to enable everyone to undertake excellent research.

I want every product of this College, whether it be a student, a plant, a domesticanimal, or a scientific paper, to bear a mark similar to that of “sterling” in silver.

-Bienvenido M. Gonzalez

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Selecting corn plants for desirable traits at an early stageThe field is the principal laboratory.Students and faculty spent much of their timemaking soil surveys and mapping the soils.A party of thesis students as shown mappingKapatagan Valley soils.

Field class in Entomologyobserving insect infestation

College Ornamental Nursery,established by Mr. Vicente Dawisand his assistants in landscapegardening, located on a site nowoccupied by the ACCI dormitoryand International House –Graduate School. Thousandsof College visitors appreciatedthis Nursery.

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Creation of a Department of AgriculturalEducation and a Rural High School

Department of Agricultural Education main building constructed on a site now occupied bythe College of Development Communication building.

T he creation of the Department of Agricultural Education in1929 highlighted a new dimension in the role and responsibilities ofthe College of Agriculture. The Vocational Education Act No. 3377had a provision requiring the College to train teachers for loweragricultural schools.8 Funds appropriated under Act No. 3377enabled the College to construct an Agricultural Education building.1

To turn out first class graduates to be teachers in farm schools,the College designed a one-year course over and above the BSAfor a Certificate in Agricultural Education.6

As a teacher-training department, the Department ofAgricultural Education organized the Rural High School.With an allocation of P 20,000 from the University, aRural High School building was constructed. It opened itsdoor on June 1, 1929. This enabled sons and daughters ofCollege employees to take secondary education on campus.

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Laboratory Research Facilitiesand Other Buildings Constructed

The big Bagtican treeThis was an imposing landmark and a silent witness to the pioneering years

of the College, that gave way for the construction of the Palma bridge.

The foothills of Mount Makiling showing Baker Memorial Hall and dormitoriesThe dormitories and Copeland Heights barrio nestled at the foot of Faculty Hill. Pili Drive bordered the orchards

of the Experiment Station. Baker Memorial Hall is partially hidden by the trees along Molawin creek.

D ean Gonzalez proved to be effective in the generation ofresources for the construction or expansion of laboratory researchfacilities such as those in dairy husbandry, soil science, chemistry,entomology and botany, and other essential infrastructures such as theInfirmary, student dormitories, staff houses, and bridges.1, 3, 4 He alsoraised funds for the construction of Baker Memorial Hall.

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Laboratory practice in farm machinery.Students operating a small rice thresher at the College Tool Room.

The Palma Bridge over Molawin CreekNote the “temporary building” at the center where the

parking lot of the Physical Sciences building now stands.

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Silo of the Department of Animal Husbandry This 52-ton silo for the preservation and storage of feed

to be used in time of need was the only silo in use in thePhilippines.

The InfirmaryThe center for medical, surgical and dental treatment for the faculties,

students and staff of the College of Agriculture and the School of Forestry.

The Animal Husbandry Bridge, constructedout of the income of the Department.

Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) building

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Baker Memorial Hall named in memory of the second Dean of theCollege, the late Charles Fuller Baker. This Hall served as auditorium, gymnasium and armory.

Soils building constructed on a site near the College gate. Student dormitory

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Construction of the College of AgricultureCampus Gate the Most Symbolic Landmark ofthe College for Decades

T he University Student Council set aside P 2,000 for theimpressive College gate composed of two imposing pillars toppedwith artistically sculptured heads of carabaos.5 The carabao pillarswere sculpted by no less than Guillermo Tolentino who later onbecame a National Artist.

The two massive and tall concrete pillars with carabao headsat the gate served as the most symbolic landmark of the College ofAgriculture campus for several decades until it was replaced in 1967by the present UPLB gate.

Campus GateThis College gate, a gift from the University Student Council, was the most symbolic landmark of the

College of Agriculture campus until it was relegated to the background when the present UPLB gate was constructed in 1967.

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“Hail College Dear” Sung Publicly for the FirstTime During the 1934 Loyalty Day

The College of Agriculture RecognizedNationally and Internationally as aScientific Center

Loyalty Day Parade-Circa 1938

“H ail College Dear,” a soul-lifting tune, wascomposed by Antonino Buenaventura who became a NationalArtist. The inspiring lyrics were written by Dr. Leopoldo B. Uichanco,Head of the Department of Entomology.

The hymn was sang publicly for the first time during the 1934Loyalty Day celebration with Mr. Buenaventura conducting.7

For several decades until 1972 when UPLB becamethe first autonomous university under UP, every student andalumnus on campus sang “Hail College Dear” as an openingnumber in college convocations, conferences or social events.

T he report of President Jorge Bocobo for the academic yearJune 1, 1935 to May 31, 1936 showed that out of a total of 583 on-going scientific investigations in the entire university for the periodunder review, 283 or 49% were in the College of Agriculture. Thiswas significant most especially if one considered that theCollege had some 70 faculty members, including assistants, whichrepresented only 14 percent of the University’s faculty of about 500.18

Moreover, 23 College alumni and seven others connected withthe College were listed in the 1933 American Men of Science, a

bibliography directory published in New York. Out of 50Filipinos in the list, 23 or almost 50% were alumni of the Collegeof Agriculture.10, 17

These, in addition to the fact that many Asiancountries were sending students to Los Baños and manyscientists from the USA and Europe were visiting theCollege of Agriculture, were substantial and concretetestimonies that the College had arrived as a vital center ofscience in tropical agriculture.

Cadet officers with their instructors

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UPCA-Generated Technologies in the 1930s

Berkjala boar with resistance tohog cholera, age 2 years, weight 175 kg.

Berkjala weaning pigs, offsprings of ahog-cholera resistant stock.

T he College unraveled several new researches anddeveloped improved technologies.

Initially, gasanol was used, which was a mixture of 50%alcohol, 45% gasoline, and 5% sulphuric ether. The carran at a maximum mileage of 15.8 miles/gal.

With 10% alcohol, the car ran at 17.4 miles/gal.

The use of 15-20% denatured 193o proof ethyl alcoholmixed with gasoline exceeded the efficiency of puregasoline by 0.7 to 16%.16

a. Outstanding breeds of livestock and poultry producedby the College

The College, through the leadership of Dr. B. M. Gonzalez,launched a livestock and poultry breeding programbeginning in 1921, and after several generations, releasedBerkjala, a new breed of pig, and the Los BañosCantonese chicken, a breed that proved superior in termsof egg production.12, 13, 14, 15.

In 1939, the College also had Philamin, a superior breedwhich was a three-way cross of Philippine native cattle,American Hereford, and Indian Nellore.25

b. Elon-ram, an outstanding rice variety produced bythe College

The College made a cross between Elon-elon, a low-yielding but important export variety of rice with goodeating quality and superior milling recovery, and Ramai, ahigh-yielding imported variety with less than desirableeating quality. The end-product after six generations ofbreeding work was Elon-ram Strain 2.2

This variety contributed significantly in greatly increasingrice production in the country.

c. Gasoline with 15-20% ethyl alcohol was better thanpure gasoline as motor fuel

College engineers led by Dr. Anastacio L. Teodoro in the1930s made extensive studies on the use of ethyl alcohol(ethanol) as motor fuel. De Sotto de Luxe Sedan (1929model) was used, which performed very satisfactorilywhen ran for over 50,000 kilometers on alcohol fuels for aperiod of five years.16

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Comparing alcohol withimported gasoline asmotor fuel.The performances ofautomobile and truck fuelswere compared, using boththe modern dynamometershown at the right side ofthe picture, and extensiveroad tests with cars andtrucks. Gasoline with15-20% ethanol proved tobe more efficient thanpure gasoline.

Provincial Fair, foundation bull for a draft-beefbreed animal for the Philippines. The bloodcomposition is Indian Nellore (50%) andHereford (50%).

PHILAMIN: Rebecca, one of the foundationcows for a draft-beef breed animal for thePhilippines. The blood composition is AmericanHereford (50%), Indian Nellore (25%), andPhilippine native (25%).

A Los BañosCantonese rooster

A Los BañosCantonese hen

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Gonzalez Elected UP President

Aerial view of the College of Agriculture and School of Forestry in 1928. Noteat the center the Coconut Grove near the

entrance to the College where the two rows of Royal palms begin.

S hortly after the appointment of UP Pres. Jorge C. Bocobo asSecretary of Public Instruction on April 14, 1939, Dean BienvenidoM. Gonzalez was elected President of UP by the Board of Regentsat a special meeting presided over by President Manuel L. Quezonon April 20, 1939.8

Many opposed his appointment as College Dean because hewas a very strict Department Head. He “culled” personnel who, inhis opinion, failed to come up to standard.19

Some questioned his qualifications for the UP presidency, havingcome from a “cow college.” But Dr. Gonzalez’s rise to thepresidency seemed to be a divine fate. His appointment as UPPresident seemed to follow the footsteps of his late father, Dr. JoaquinGonzalez, who became president of the Universidad Cientifico-Leteraria de Filipinas, which was established by the AguinaldoGovernment. At age 46, he was the youngest so far to becomeUP President.

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Faculty of the College of AgricultureSeated at the center is Dean Gonzalez with hands on his thighs. At his right side is Dr. Espino, Head of the Department of AgriculturalBotany, and at his left side is Dr. N. Mendiola (with short arms), Head of the Department of Agronomy.

Student Body of the College of Agriculture, 1934

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