Published in early 1915, this compilation contains successive wartime issues of Silliman Truth, the foundational periodical of Silliman Institute (now Silliman University) in Dumaguete City. Established during the American colonial era, the paper illustrates how a localized educational mission in the Central Visayas actively participated in global and national currents. The issues capture highly significant socio-historical phenomena from 1915. Nationally, it documents a massive, highly enthusiastic local Rizal Day civic parade featuring symbolic floats ("Float of Justice" and "Float of Prosperity") and civic groups traversing Dumaguete to pay homage to Dr. Jose Rizal. Globally, it highlights the establishment of the "Fund For European War Sufferers" by the Dumaguete Presbyterian Church, demonstrating a profound transnational solidarity where local Filipino families, university members, and provincial government officials pooled financial resources to send relief to orphans and widows displaced by the outbreak of World War I in Belgium and greater Europe. Additionally, local interest sections detail maritime accidents in the Sulu Sea, regional epidemics, and indoor athletic interactions among Visayan teams, preserving a rich tapestry of early 20th-century secular and missionary integration.
Silliman Truth, Vol. XIV, Nos. 2 and 3