GENESOC RETRIEVES 1ST GENEWS NEWSLETTER DATED OCTOBER 1984
The historic document released on 5 October 1984 was provided by Prof. Celia Dela Viña who is a former professor of the Genetics and Molecular Biology Division of IBS and also a former junior adviser of GeneSoc during its early years.
The newsletter is composed of four parts: News, Editorial, Did You Knows and Literary. The News section contains 9 articles, the Editorial has 2 articles and Did You Knows and Literary have 4 contents each.
The 1st article of the newsletter is a headline about the recent formation of The UPLB Genetics Society. It was stated in the article that 20 students formed GeneSoc on December 20, 1983 at the Horticultural Science Lecture Hall. The constitution of GeneSoc was said to have been ratified on February 5, 1984. In the first year of GeneSoc, Dr. Liwayway M. Engle was the senior adviser, Prof. Celia Dela Viña was the junior adviser, and Mr. Paulino Daniel Cepeda was the president.
One interesting article of the newsletter is the editorial entitled, “Cornerstone of a Society” which reveals the philosophy behind the formation of GeneSoc. The writer notes that “it is the hope of the members that it will be able to contribute – even a little bit – to genetics in ways that will benefit mankind intellectually as well as in practical terms”. The writer also adds that GeneSoc looks forward in expanding both the knowledge and appreciation of Genetics.
The GENEWS Newsletter originated from The GENE NEWS which was the monthly news publication of the Genetics Group of UPLB (now Genetics and Molecular Biology Division). The GENE NEWS had its first release in February 1982. In 1984, it paved the way for the creation of GENEWS, now the official publication of The UPLB Genetics Society.