Editing UP College of Engineering (section)

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In an interview in 1960 with Mr. Ricardo Nostratis of Cavite, one of the first enrollees (he graduated with degree of Bachelor of Science in 1914, and Civil Engineer in 1915), he reminisced that among his engineering classmates were Vidal A. Tan, Ricardo Paras, Aurelio L. Corcuera and Domingo Guanio. 

They used to trudge across Nazoleda Park (present Rizal Park) from Ermita to Intramuros for their drawing classes. Vidal Tan obtained a degree in liberal arts , took his degree in civil engineering at Cornell University, became dean of the College of Engineering (1940 to 1949), and later on President of the University. Ricardo Paras shifted to law; Corcuera and Guanio completed the bachelor of science degree in 1914 and civil engineering afterwards, the former becoming the head of the department of physics of the University for a long time. Only thirteen out of the original twenty-two came back for the second year engineering course in June 1911. Before the college was one year old, the Board of Regents decided to require a two-year preparatory work in liberal arts as a requirement for admission in engineering. The curriculum in engineering was for four years of purely professional studies after the two-year preparatory work. The preparatory curriculum was given by the College of Liberal Arts (then known as the College of Philosophy, Science and Letters). This change took effect in June 1911, thus there were no first year engineering students that year. Twenty-eight students registered in the first year of the preparatory engineering curriculum.

Of the thirteen second year students, nine switched to the new curriculum to obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree. In the revision of the engineering curriculum and in the preparation of the two-year preparatory work, the University secured the services of Mr. Clarence G. Wrentmore of the Bureau of Public Works, an engineer and a teacher from the University of Michigan. For the academic year of 1911-1912, Dr. Lawrence E. Griffin was designated acting Dean of the College; and Mr. Ambrosio Magsaysay was appointed instructor in graphics to succeed Mr. Katigbak who had been designated City Engineer of the City of Manila. On October 9, 1911, Mr. Wrentmore was appointed professor of Civil Engineering and Dean of the College effective at the opening of the school year 1912-1913.

A summer surveying course which lasts eight weeks and conducted during the vacation period following the second year of the preparatory curriculum, as required in the new plan of study, was held in Los Banos for the first time in 1912. The following year this summer surveying class was held in Baguio, the result was reported satisfactory and it was recommended that it be held there permanently.

For the school year 1912-1913, five students enrolled in the third year of the old five-year curriculum. These were the remnants of the original 22 of 1910. Mr. Roy S. Swinton was appointed instructor in surveying on July 12, 1912. (Mr. Swinton returned to the College as professor of civil engineering in 1941 until the outbreak of World war II.) On October 13, 1913, Mr. Herman W. Reynolds, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of California, was appointed Associate Professor to give instruction in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering to the Civil Engineering students. Also appointed was Mr. E.L. Driggs as instructor in surveying and later Associate Professor of Civil Engineering.

Three students graduated at the end of 1913-1914 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. These were the remainder of the original 22; they all enrolled for another year to obtain the degree of Civil Engineer. These were Aurelio L. Corcuera of Manila, Domingo Guanio of Nueva Ecija and Ricardo Nostratis of Cavite.