Fourth Year in Ateneo (1875-1876)

June 16, 1875- He became an interno in Ateneo

Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez

He won five medals at the end of the school term.

He returned to Calamaba for his summer vacation (March 1876)

Last Year in Ateneo (1876-1877)

Rizal turned to Manila in June 1876

He was the pride of the Jesuits
He obtained highest grades in all subjects.

1872- 1873
Arithmetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
Latin 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
Spanish 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
Greek 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
1873-1874
Latin 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
Spanish 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
Greek 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
Universal Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
1874-1875
Latin 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
Spanish 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
Greek 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
Universal History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent

History of Spain and the Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent

Arithmetic and Algebra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
1875-1876
Rhetoric and Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
French 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
Geometry and Trigonometry . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
1876-1877
Philosophy 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
Mineralogy and Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
Philosophy 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent
Botany and Zoology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excellent

Graduation with highest honor

March 23 1877- Commencement day
Prayed at the college chapel: to the Virgin so that when I could not step into
that world, which inspired mw with so much terror, she would protect me.
Rizal who was 16 years old, received from his Alma Mater, Ateneo Municipal
the degree of Bachelor of Arts with highest honors.
Extra-Curricular Activities in Ateneo

Marian Congregation- secretary: devotion to Our Lady of Immaculate

Conception
Academy of Spanish Literature and Natural Sciences
Father Sanchez- Literature
Father Jose Villaclara- Practical Studies

Agustin Saez- painting

Romualdo de Jesus sculpting

Tio Manuel- gymnastics and fencing