Remember Dr. Blas Rayos & Mr. Amado Ayson
Posted on July 28, 2006 - Filed Under Punch Forum |
Victoria N. Carrera
29 July 2006
Congratulations to the Nursing Top Board Placers from Pangasinan. I read the short life story of Gringo de Guzman San Diego. A story that seems familiar to mine and maybe to others. While I too believe that “it’s the person or students that makes the school and not the school that makes the students”, some credit should approprialtely be given to the school too where the student came from. During my years in the University of Pangasinan in the “60’s” when the University of Pangasinan was under the leadership of the late “Dr. Blas F. Rayos, so many poor students were given the opportunity to stay in school. Dr. Rayos and Mr. Amado Ayson were the only persons who can give the go signal for a students to take the quarterly exam. I remember the long line of poor students who can’t afford to make some payments on time during exam week. These students will be interviewed by either Dr. Rayos or Mr. Ayson. They were then asked when the payment can be possibly be made. The students had to sign a promissory note. With the compassion of Late pres. Rayos or Mr. Ayson, they would sign the students’ permit to take the exam. For 4 years I regularly visited Dr. Rayos or Mr. Ayson’s office for their blessings to sign my permit when I couldn’t make my payments on time. They never denied my request. They were always there to help students like me. This is one of the reasons why I have high regards and respect for the University of Pangasinan - because of my personal experience. I will be forever grateful and proud of my Alma Mater. They once called U-Pang “The University of Poor People”. The Administrators, the faculty, and all the people who held different jobs in the University were great and friendly people and those were all the riches I needed in my life. I am a retired U.S.-based teacher now and will spend most of my remaining days in Philippines. I will be forever indebted to U-Pang for enriching the lives of me, my family and all the lives “The University of Poor People” has touched.
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