Culture and traditions of the Ateneo de Manila
The culture and traditions of Ateneo de Manila University (Filipino: "Unibersidad Ateneo de Manila"; ) is a private research university in Quezon City, Philippines. Founded as the "Escuela Municipal" in 1859 by the Society of Jesus, the Ateneo is the third-oldest university in the country. Among the several articles on the Ateneo, this article deals solely with its culture and traditions.
Ateneo Law School
The Ateneo de Manila opened its law school on June 6, 1936, with Ateneo alumnus Manuel Lim as its first dean. Freshmen and sophomore classes, and eventually, junior and senior classes were opened. In 1939, the first Ateneo law graduates took the bar examinations. In 1940, the Ateneo Law School produced its first bar topnotcher, Claudio Teehankee, who would eventually become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 1986.