1. a.

Joya Oil Painting

Upon looking at this painting, I was not able to see any images or meaning in
it since it is an abstract. However, upon reading the text beside it, I was then able to
imagine how the shapes and colors was used to depict the different fields of study
offered in the College of home economics back in the sixties. I guess that the
random rectangular shapes can represent the textiles made by students under the
Department of Clothing, Textiles and Related Arts (DCTRA), the dark brown figures
serves as mother and child in relation to those under the Department of Family Life
and Child Development (DFLCD), the triangular shape inside a circle stands for the
Department of Home Economics Education (DHEed), and lastly, the other colors
represents the Department of Food Science and Nutrition (DFSN). However, the
Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management (DHRIM) was not yet
present back when the painting was made since it was later established in 1970s.
b. Ansel Day-ag Wall Installation
This wooden sculpture is much easier to interpret that the Joya Oil Painting
since the main figure, which is a family, is quite obvious. The challenge comes in
deciphering the other four sculptures on the background since they all look like
different houses to me. However, I might be partially right on my assumption,
because according to the text beside it, it may be interpreted as having the family
as the focus of the discipline of Home Economics with the four dwellings
representing the four departments in CHE during the sixties.
2. Based on my perception, I think that the CHE logo symbolizes family at the
center, inside a home that is further influenced by the environment. I came upon
this idea since I saw that a mother and child figure inside a house is at the center,

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which I think, emphasizes that family is the main unit of society. The environmental
meaning just came from the color, which is green.
3. Teodora Alonzo is the mother of Jose Rizal. The CHE Main Building was named
after her because she is a great example of a true home economist since she
applied home economics in uplifting the quality of life of her family and that of the
community. I think that it is an appropriate name for CHE building because Teodora
Alonzo embodies the whole core and ethics which the College of Home Economics
believes in.

References:
CHE Catalogue 20016-2010. College of Home Economics, University of the
Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 2005.
Dela Paz-Guzman, M. Home Economics Programs: A Historical Perspective. College
of Home Economics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, 1982.
Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management. Retrieved February 3, 2016 from
http://www.che-up.com/26/HOTEL-RESTAURANT-AND-INSTITUTION-MANAGEMENT
Teodora Alonzo. Commemoration plaque of College of Home Economics.

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