Rizal Province directory, Volume I.

AUSTIN CRAIG ADOPTED BY PROVINCE FOR INTEREST
IN RIZAL RESEARCH
No other writer or historian, per-
haps, in the Philippines has been re- i
sponsible in the popularizing of Dr..
of the great Calamban. He has published most of his works in books and
in newspapers. He ha ae Rizal the in a l of Ah
best embodiment of Filipino patriotism
Philippine history. He has given lifeg.
to the more remote past of his te race and
ing researved to give impetrces to the inew a l
historical philosophy in the Philippines _
of the great Calamban. He has pub-afte
In recognition of his work, the provincial board of Rizal passed a rd
resolution reads thus:
"WHEREAS, we have, as the finest example of American scholarship, Dr. Austin Craig's "Rizal's Life and Minor Writings" in the line of
sustained biography;
Besides his writings about Rizal, Dr.
"WHEREAS, Professor Austin Craig has given most of his valuable
time and resources without stint to the making of a national hero for
the Filipinos and his to bring to light events little known in Philippine history which reflect credit on the Filipino race;
"WHEREAS, to recognize and appreciate the historic services of this
foremost author of the life of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal after
whom this province is named, and to show to the peoples that, in our
march of progress, we have not forgotten the role played by Professor
Craig;ned biography;
"NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
"RESOLVEDs withat the province of Rizal adopt, as it hereby adopt,
through thi s Provincial Boar, a events this province the Rizalist, Austin Craig, whose researches into the life and lineage of our national hero
began in the towns of Biinan and San Pedro Tunasan, Laguna, and whose
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