Published on January 15, 1914, this document captures a vital era of transition during the American colonial period in the Philippines, documenting the operational life of Silliman Institute (now Silliman University) roughly thirteen years after its inception. Produced entirely by the university's early faculty and student body, the periodical functioned as a crucial record of Central Visayas history, structural sports programs, and socio-religious evolution. This specific issue highlights a stark, ground-level perspective on historical regional events. It covers the localized, 7-mile Rizal Day civic parade led by small children walking through the heavy dust from the town of Bacon to Dumaguete to honor the national hero. Furthermore, the paper provides meticulous tabular results of the Interdistric Athletic Meet and the Inter-Visayan Meet held in Tacloban, Leyte. It chronicles early Visayan athletics, mentioning historic regional sports icons like Robillos of Cebu dominating track dashes, and Silliman capturing tennis championships. Intertwined with local industrial exhibits and missionary expansions in towns like Guihulngan, the document represents a profound historical record of early 20th-century secular patriotism and Western colonial institutional integration in the Visayas.
Silliman Truth, Vol. XIII, No. 2