National University Legacy and Dynamic Filipinism

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the lineage, education, and legacy of NU founder Mariano Fortunato Jhocson, along with the principles of Dynamic Filipinism formulated by Camilo Osias.

Commercial School of Barcelona Pattern

A school model after which a Manila institution of mercantile accounting and modern languages was patterned, inaugurated on July 15, 1840.

Hoc-Sung

The progenitor of the Jocson clan in the Philippines from Amoy, China, according to family oral tradition.

Tomas Jocson

The ancestor of Mariano Fortunato Jhocson traced back four generations, likely born in the late 18th century, who married Juana Francisca de los Reyes.

Feliciano Jocson

The son of Tomas Jocson and Juana Francisca de los Reyes, who married Florentina Velasco on February 28, 1824.

Remigio Jocson

The son of Feliciano Jocson and Florentina Velasco, who married Marta Papa on February 15, 1846 and was the father of Crispulo Jocson.

Crispulo Jhocson

A sculptor and wood carver born in Manila on June 9, 1850, who received honorable mentions from the Ministerio de Ultramar and Jurado Internacional de Premios, and was the father of Mariano Fortunato Jhocson.

Mariano Fortunato Jhocson

The founder of National University, born on October 14, 1877 in Sta. Cruz, Manila, who dedicated his life to educating Filipino youth.

Atoy

The affectionate family nickname for Mariano Fortunato Jhocson.

Bazar Filipino

The business establishment where Mariano Fortunato Jhocson worked as a bookkeeper and librarian.

Bachiller en Artes

The secondary education degree obtained by Mariano Fortunato Jhocson from Ateneo Municipal de Manila, equivalent to today's high school diploma.

Perito Mercantil

The certificate meaning Expert in Business (equivalent to today's business administration courses) earned by Mariano Fortunato Jhocson in 1897 with a grade of Aprobado.

Aprobado

The passing grade received by Mariano Fortunato Jhocson for his Perito Mercantil qualification in March 1897.

Consuelo Luciano

The first wife of Mariano Fortunato Jhocson from Cavite, married in 1901 and died in 1908, who bore two children named Domingo and Ramon.

Miguela Martin

The second wife of Mariano Fortunato Jhocson with whom he had eight children, who took over as NU comptroller after his death on March 17, 1928.

Rafael Palma

The former UP President who described Mariano Jhocson as an untiring worker, bold but prudent, with an energetic and appealing personality.

Doña Miguela Martin Vda de Jhocson

The widow of the founder who managed NU as comptroller, closed the school during the Japanese Occupation, and reopened it in 1945 after liberation.

Dynamic Filipinism

A concept coined by Camilo Osias in 1921 defining internalizing all that is best in the Filipino with time-honored values and deep spirituality, compatible with global progress, kinship, intense nationalism, democracy, and evolving internationalism.

Camilo Osias

The first president of National University who introduced Dynamic Filipinism during his 1921 inaugural address and compiled, edited, and wrote the 7-volume Philippine Readers.

Philippine Readers

A 7-volume set of reading excerpts for elementary and high school students compiled, edited, and written by Camilo Osias while serving as president of NU.

Internalizing all that is best in the Filipino

A pillar of Dynamic Filipinism acknowledging that Filipino culture is inherently diverse due to European, American, and Asian cultural streams.

Collectivism (Tayo Concept)

The behavioral progression where a Filipino's sense of tayo originates in the family, expands to the nation, and ultimately reaches the world.

Policy of Nationalization

The supreme guiding principle in the administration of NU that reshapes educational philosophy to maintain increased solidarity, democracy, and republicanism.

Utilization of both local and foreign literature

An educational method by Camilo Osias of comparing local folklore (like a Sulu folktale) with foreign mythology (like Theseus and the Minotaur) to pluralize education while honoring local culture.

Predatory Foreigners

The phrase used by Camilo Osias to describe external entities that would victimize Filipinos if world brotherhood were pursued without a firm foundation of nationalism.

Age of Internationalism

A 20th-century period emerging in the early 1900s where the world sought a freer, happier, and more efficient existence, requiring citizens to adjust to modern conditions.