Unit 1 - Lesson 1

Question 1

Student publication was introduced in the country as an _____ in public high schools shortly after its wide adoption in American high schools.

Answer 1

extracurricular activity

Question 2

The first regularly printed high school paper was the _____ of La Union High School. It was published in _____.

Answer 2

La Union Tab; 1923

Question 3

The first significant regulation governing the putting out of high school papers was Circular Letter No. 34 s. 1929 issued by the _____ signed by Director _____.

Answer 3

Bureau of Education; Luther B. Bewley

Question 4

On October 22, 1945, Acting Executive Officer _____ of the Department of Instruction and Information sent a letter to all division superintendents stating that school papers should consist chiefly of articles about school activities.

Answer 4

John H. McBridge Jr.

Question 5

The first school paper in Manila public high schools was born in the school year _____ and named _____. It was a mimeographed paper from the old Manila High School (now Araullo High School) edited by _____

Answer 5

1911-1912; The Coconut; Carlos P. Romulo

Question 6

Second in line was the _____ of Torres High School. The maiden issue made its bow in September _____.

Answer 6

Torres Torch; 1930

Question 7

Torres Torch’s birth was followed by the _____ of Mapua High School and _____ of Arellano High School, both in _____

Answer 7

Mapazette; The Chronicler; 1940

Question 8

Formal classroom instruction in high school journalism began in _____.

Answer 8

1952

Question 9

_____ in high school journalism began in 1952.

Answer 9

Formal classroom instruction

Question 10

_____, an American teacher at Mapa High School experimented with teaching journalism.

Answer 10

Mrs. Sarah England

Question 11

Four other existing schools followed: _____, _____, _____, and _____. They offered journalism as a _____ subject held on a daily double period.

Answer 11

Araullo; Torres; Arellano; Abad Santos; vocational

Question 12

in 1964, _____, then Head of English in Araullo High School, was appointed Journalism supervisor.

Answer 12

Mrs. Clehenia San Juan

Question 13

Journalism remained a _____ subject in the second year, an _____ subject in the third year, and an _____ subject in the fourth year.

Answer 13

vocational; optional; elective

Question 14

In Journalism classes, _____ were trained to write various types of news, feature stories, interviews, speech reports, editorials, editorial columns, sports stories, critical reports, interpretative and depth news, development news, and other forms of journalistic writing.

Answer 14

writers