A lecture on "Dominican Legacy @ Work in the UST Miguel de Benavides Library" was held at the Conference Hall of the UST Library last May 4, 2016. It was the library's contribution to the 405 th Foundation Anniversary of the University with the theme " UST - the Enduring Legacy of the Dominican Missionary Work in the Philippines and in Asia. "
Rev. Fr. Angel A. Aparicio, OP, Prefect of Libraries, in his opening remarks, highlighted the noteworthy projects of the library, particularly the digitization and conservation of invaluable historical materials of the University.
The invited speakers were: Assoc. Prof. Augusto de Viana, Ph.D., Chair, Department of History, University of Santo Tomas; Prof. Regalado Trota Jose, archivist, University of Santo Tomas; and Prof. Mojarro y Jorge Romero, Ph.D., faculty member, Instituto Cervantes.
Dr. Viana's topic, "Enriching Philippine historiography: the contributions by the 20 th century Dominican historians," revealed that writing history is part of the duties of the religious, and it allows them to see themselves in time and as members of society. He also pointed out that the Dominican historians are part of the polyphony of historians contributing to Philippine history.
Prof. Jose showcased the rich and timeless collection of the UST Archives with his talk entitled: "The University of Santo Tomas Press, as reflected in the collections of the Archivo General de la Universidad de Santo Tomas." He began by tracing the spread of Western- style printing to the first printing presses in the Philippines - from the Dominicans, to the second press - Augustinian- Jesuit-Archdiocesan Seminary, to the third press - Franciscans, up to the University of Santo Tomas Printing House. He showed a number of detailed images and stunning photographs of the collections of the UST Archives including religious publications, earliest textbooks on sciences and languages and earlier traces on the development of Philippine journalism.
Prof. Mojarro, who talked about "Grammars and Vocabularies in the Philippines, the Dominican contributions," pointed out that Dominicans carried out the first grammars and dictionaries of Tagalog, Pangasinan, Ibanag, Isinay, Ivatan and languages. They left an outstanding legacy of linguistic works and constitute a priceless Philippine heritage. Furthermore, they invite modern-day scholars to preserve the current linguistic diversity of the archipelago.
The lecture was hosted by Asst. Prof. Anna Maria Gloria S. Ward, faculty member of the Department of English. It was attended by some UST Fathers, namely, Fr. Filemon Dela Cruz Jr. OP, Vice-Rector for Religious Affairs; Fr. Louie Coronel, OP, Director, Social Media Bureau; and Fr. Jesus M. Miranda, Jr., OP, Regent College of Education. Other attendees were Assoc. Prof. Ma. Rhodora G. de Leon, Director, UST Health Service and Mrs. Goolsby Maria Gonzalez, former director of the Corporate Philanthropy and Social Responsibility ( CPSR ) of UnionBank of the Philippines; some faculty members and students from the Ecclesiastical Faculties and Faculty of Arts & Letters; UST and the librarians.
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