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== '''University of the Philippines Sundial''' ==
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The Sundial is one of the earliest devices used by man to tell tiime. It is a device that measures time as an effect of the earth's movement with reference to the position of the sun.
''The present sundial along G. Apacible Street.''[http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2286/2151810532_fda8d20ca6.jpg]




The Sundial is one of the earliest devices used by man to tell time. It is a device that measures time as an effect of the earth's movement with reference to the position of the sun.


== History ==
== History ==


In the early days of the University, a floral sundial stood by the corner of Taft Avenue and Padre Faura streets in the 1920's. When the old Villamor Hall (now the Supreme Court Building) was constructed, a new and much larger one was built in the middle of the Ermita Campus.  
The UP sundial’s history is closely linked with that of the College of Engineering, for wherever the college
went a sundial followed.


It was designed by Edward R. Hyde, an American Civil Engineer and the dean of the College of Engineering that time, with the collaboration  of Professors Alejandro Melchor and E. P. Angeles.  
The first site for the college was a residential house of the O’Brien family in Ermita. On September 1910 it moved to where the Philamlife building currently stands. They had a small sundial then at the corner of Taft and Padre Faura. Upon moving in 1930 to Maria E. Orosa, now the current building of the Court of Appeals, a much larger sundial was built. This sundial was in the middle of the Ermita campus.  


The Sundial was at the time considered one of the largest sundial in the whole world with steel arches and a gnomon 60 feet long. It wass bedecked with flowering vines and the surroundings were abloom with flowering shrubs making a very romantic ambiance.
The dean of the College at that time was Edward R. Hyde. He had first come to the college in 1920. Mr. Hyde was an American civil engineer who had previously taught at West Point. Aside from being the Dean Mr. E. R. Hyde is also attributed to the designing of the engineering building and the huge sundial which was bedecked with flowering vines and had a gnomon of 60ft in length. Professors Alejandro Melchor and E.P. Angeles, were said to be seen tramping across the campus to inspect the construction of the sundial project which the three of them collaborated in designing. It was said to be one of the largest sundials of its time. However, it was torn down during the commonwealth era to provide more space for military training which was emphasized at the time.<ref>"The Third Decade." College of Engineering. Engineering Web Team, 2010. Web. 6 Mar 2012. <http://www.coe.upd.edu.ph/?q=profile/history/1930-1940>.</ref>


However, it was sadly torn down the following decade during the commonwealth era to give way for the ROTC Parade grounds to provide more space for military training which was emphasized at the time.
Before the end of 1948 the seat of the UP System began transferring to the Diliman Campus. In 1951 the current engineering building, Melchor hall, was constructed. In 1958 the UP Alumni Engineers (UPAE) built a Sundial on the front lawn of Melchor Hall, by the corner of Osmena and Roces Avenues. It is where the new digital sundial now stands. It was made of steel on concrete moorings with a gnomon in the shape of a slide rule, at the time the symbol of mathematical skill. <ref>''Sites and symbols : UP Diliman landmarks. Quezon City : Office of the Chancellor, University of the Philippines, 2000. p38-41.''</ref> <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2--HxXvmXqU</ref>


When the seat of the UP System transferred to the Diliman Campus, several alumni engineeres built a testament of loyalty to their Alma Mater in the form of a giant sundial. The UP Alumni Engineers (UPAE) of 1957 built the UP Sundial on the front lawn of Melchor Hall, to the west side by the corner of Osmena and Roces Avenues in 1958. It was made of steel on concrete moorings with a gnomon in the shape of a slide rule, at the time the symbol of mathematical skill.
Unfortunately in 1968 Typhoon Yoling passed Manila and caused destruction of campus residences and buildings. In the College of engineering, the new east wing and the engineering theater were partially unroofed. This typhoon led to the dislocation of the sundial. The gnomon was wrenched from its foundations and was displaced toward the street. [http://www.coe.upd.edu.ph/?q=profile/history/1970-1980]
 
Unfortunately, the disastrous Typhoon Yoling dislocated the steel engineering sundial from the west front of the building and carried it some distance away towards the street in 1968.
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<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:sc0000.gif|The first sundial at the Manila Campus during the 1920's.
Image:sc0000.gif|The first sundial at the Manila Campus during the 1920's.
Image:sc0001.jpg|Sundial at the west lawn of Melchor Hall
Image:sc0001.gif|Sundial at the west lawn of Melchor Hall
</gallery>
</gallery>
<ref>''Sites and symbols : UP Diliman landmarks. Quezon City : Office of the Chancellor, University of the Philippines, 2000. p38-41.''</ref>


== Present ==
== Present ==




After four years since Typhoon Yoling destroyed the sundial, the UP Alumni Engineers started the construction of the present-day sundial in 1972. It is a sturdier, all-concrete structure designed by Quintin R. Calderon during his UPAE Presidency from 1971-1972.  
After the destruction of the sundial in the front lawn of Melchor hall, in 1972 the UP Alumni Engineers started the construction of the present-day sundial. It is located in G. Apacible street, now at the center of the engineering complex. It was Chato Calderon(CE’72) who was the its supervising engineer. Following in the footsteps of her father, Quintin A. Calderon(CE’36) who was UPAE president 1970-1972, she was the first lady president of the UPAE. <ref>"Alumni." College of Engineering. Engineering Web Team, 2010. Web. 6 Mar 2012. <http://www.coe.upd.edu.ph/?q=ice/alumni>.</ref>
 
The current sundial has a design similar to the one destroyed by Typhoon Yoling. At the base of its gnomon is the year 1947, which signifies the founding year of the UP Alumni Engineers. This shows how closely related the sundial is to the college of engineering as well as the great importance that the alumni of the college have given it.
 
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==Sources==
* Sites and symbols : UP Diliman landmarks. Quezon City : Office of the Chancellor, University of the Philippines, 2000. p38-41.
 
* UPAE 1980 Yearbook and Alumni Directory, UPAE, College of Engineering, UP Diliman, Quezon City.
 
* Ingenium 2008. UPAE, College of Engineering, UP Diliman, Quezon City, p 72.
 
*Beta Epsilon Fraternity, , prod. Sundial. Youtube, 2011. Web. 6 Mar 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2--HxXvmXqU>. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?


However, the sundial's location was moved from the front of the engineering building to the space between the engineering east wing and the UP Alumni Engineeers building along G. Apacible Street. At the base of the gnomon is a date, 1947, which marks the Alumni Engineers' founding year.
*"The Third Decade." College of Engineering. Engineering Web Team, 2010. Web. 6 Mar 2012. <http://www.coe.upd.edu.ph/?q=profile/history/1930-1940>.


With the National Center Building at the east side, the UP Sundial will be at the middle of the engineering complex in Diliman. The sundial and the UP Alumni Engineers are the tangible manifestations of Engineering alumni regard and loyalty to their Alma Mater.
*"The Seventh Decade." College of Engineering. Engineering Web Team, 2010. Web. 6 Mar 2012. <http://www.coe.upd.edu.ph/?q=profile/history/1970-1980>.


*"Alumni." College of Engineering. Engineering Web Team, 2010. Web. 6 Mar 2012. <http://www.coe.upd.edu.ph/?q=ice/alumni>.


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==See Also==
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* [[Digital Sundial]]

Latest revision as of 16:59, 12 March 2012

The present sundial along G. Apacible Street.[1]


The Sundial is one of the earliest devices used by man to tell time. It is a device that measures time as an effect of the earth's movement with reference to the position of the sun.

History

The UP sundial’s history is closely linked with that of the College of Engineering, for wherever the college went a sundial followed.

The first site for the college was a residential house of the O’Brien family in Ermita. On September 1910 it moved to where the Philamlife building currently stands. They had a small sundial then at the corner of Taft and Padre Faura. Upon moving in 1930 to Maria E. Orosa, now the current building of the Court of Appeals, a much larger sundial was built. This sundial was in the middle of the Ermita campus.

The dean of the College at that time was Edward R. Hyde. He had first come to the college in 1920. Mr. Hyde was an American civil engineer who had previously taught at West Point. Aside from being the Dean Mr. E. R. Hyde is also attributed to the designing of the engineering building and the huge sundial which was bedecked with flowering vines and had a gnomon of 60ft in length. Professors Alejandro Melchor and E.P. Angeles, were said to be seen tramping across the campus to inspect the construction of the sundial project which the three of them collaborated in designing. It was said to be one of the largest sundials of its time. However, it was torn down during the commonwealth era to provide more space for military training which was emphasized at the time.[1]

Before the end of 1948 the seat of the UP System began transferring to the Diliman Campus. In 1951 the current engineering building, Melchor hall, was constructed. In 1958 the UP Alumni Engineers (UPAE) built a Sundial on the front lawn of Melchor Hall, by the corner of Osmena and Roces Avenues. It is where the new digital sundial now stands. It was made of steel on concrete moorings with a gnomon in the shape of a slide rule, at the time the symbol of mathematical skill. [2] [3]

Unfortunately in 1968 Typhoon Yoling passed Manila and caused destruction of campus residences and buildings. In the College of engineering, the new east wing and the engineering theater were partially unroofed. This typhoon led to the dislocation of the sundial. The gnomon was wrenched from its foundations and was displaced toward the street. [2]

  • The first sundial at the Manila Campus during the 1920's.
    The first sundial at the Manila Campus during the 1920's.
  • Sundial at the west lawn of Melchor Hall
    Sundial at the west lawn of Melchor Hall

[4]

Present

After the destruction of the sundial in the front lawn of Melchor hall, in 1972 the UP Alumni Engineers started the construction of the present-day sundial. It is located in G. Apacible street, now at the center of the engineering complex. It was Chato Calderon(CE’72) who was the its supervising engineer. Following in the footsteps of her father, Quintin A. Calderon(CE’36) who was UPAE president 1970-1972, she was the first lady president of the UPAE. [5]

The current sundial has a design similar to the one destroyed by Typhoon Yoling. At the base of its gnomon is the year 1947, which signifies the founding year of the UP Alumni Engineers. This shows how closely related the sundial is to the college of engineering as well as the great importance that the alumni of the college have given it.

<googlemap lat="14.656337" lon="121.06809"> </googlemap>

Sources

  • Sites and symbols : UP Diliman landmarks. Quezon City : Office of the Chancellor, University of the Philippines, 2000. p38-41.
  • UPAE 1980 Yearbook and Alumni Directory, UPAE, College of Engineering, UP Diliman, Quezon City.
  • Ingenium 2008. UPAE, College of Engineering, UP Diliman, Quezon City, p 72.

See Also

  1. ↑ "The Third Decade." College of Engineering. Engineering Web Team, 2010. Web. 6 Mar 2012. <http://www.coe.upd.edu.ph/?q=profile/history/1930-1940>.
  2. ↑ Sites and symbols : UP Diliman landmarks. Quezon City : Office of the Chancellor, University of the Philippines, 2000. p38-41.
  3. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2--HxXvmXqU
  4. ↑ Sites and symbols : UP Diliman landmarks. Quezon City : Office of the Chancellor, University of the Philippines, 2000. p38-41.
  5. ↑ "Alumni." College of Engineering. Engineering Web Team, 2010. Web. 6 Mar 2012. <http://www.coe.upd.edu.ph/?q=ice/alumni>.
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