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ROTC
in the Ateneo > The
Unit > The Office
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| When
the Ateneo de Davao ROTC unit was opened in 1955,
it was given the requisite facilities -- including
the office / armory shown on the left. It was
situated where the present day Weiman building
is currently erected, as shown below in the red
circle; Canisius hall is in the foreground. |
Photo
courtesy of Shield '56
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Photo
taken from Shield '67
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The
office, referred to either as the armory, or simply
the "ROTC hut", had three sections:
the commandant's office, the armory, and the band
room -- when the Ateneo still had a band. |
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| ROTC
units of the period were provided with firing
pinless, but authentic, rifles.
These were housed in the unit's armory; situated
in the middle of the building. The main doors
to the armory are shown in the picture to the
right. Note the steel bars that were necessary
to secure the arsenal contained within. |
Circa
1972, photo courtesy of Edgardo Grandeza (shown
in photo)
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Photo
taken from Shield '70
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This
structure was home to the Ateneo de Davao ROTC
unit for twenty-two (22) years -- until it was
transferrred to the present
location in 1977.
For
a time it was used as the headquarters of the
123rd Home Defense Unit, and its armory used
for storage of the weapons of the Davao City
Standby Battalion.
The
building was destroyed in 1978.
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