Editing Carillion (section)

== II. History ==

During the 1940’s, UP President Bienvenido M. Gonzales, Architect Juan Nakipil, and Conservatory Director Ramon Tapales talked about building a Carillon Tower in the campus. Unfortunately, World War II occurred, making the project impossible to execute.  However on September 18, 1948, the plan was re-envisioned during a meeting of the board of directors of the UP Alumni Association, after the school was moved to Diliman.

[[Image:Carillon 1.jpg|300px|thumb|left| The U.P. Memorial Campanille in the 1950s]]

The budget goal for the tower was around 90,000 Php and 21, 706 Php was accumulated by April 1952. President Elpidio Quirino donated a thousand pesos and Professor Juan Nakpil, the architect for the tower, donated five thousand pesos in memory Dr. Ariston Bautista Lin. Other donors are Vice President Lopez, Eugenio Perez, the 1949 graduating class, inter-fraternity council, the UP Student Council, UP Alumni Chapters Laguna and Tarclas, Former regent Jose F. Zamora, Juan Carlos, The College of Forestry Alumni, Philippine Alpha Chpater of Pan Xenia, an anonymous donor, and many others. 

[[Image:Carillon 4.jpg|250px|thumb|left| An areal view of the campus from the side of Balara]]

Dutch Carilloneur Adrian Antonisse, Jr. delivered the bells on behalf of Van Bergen Bell. Chimes and Carillon Foundry Company on June 1952 and the last bell was placed on July 11, 1952. The 45-bell carillon was the first of its kind in Southeast Asia and they cost seventy thousand pesos. Finally, Elpidio Quirino inaugurated the Carillon Tower at August 1, 1952 and the entire structure was dedicated to Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon. The UP Conservatory of Music also presented Antonisse at a Carillon concert on August 3, 1952 and he was also given a farewell concert on August 14. Carilloneurs Eva Gonzales and Wesley Tubuyoyong took turns in playing the bells at the tower that same year.