Xavier University - Ateneo De Cagayan

xavier university - ateneo de cagayan was founded in 1933 by fr james tg hayes sj, superior of the philippine jesuit mission and first bishop and archbishop of cagayan de oro. in the next 11 years, the two-storey wooden building along burgos street that schooled 17 high school male students mushroomed into several buildings on corrales avenue with 614 students. this studentry came from the existing high school, from the college department that was added in 1938 with course offerings in liberal arts, education, and commerce, and from the grade school established in 1940. all these were brought to the ground during the outbreak of world war ii which forced it to close on december 9, 1941. the chemistry laboratory was at first used to extract quinine for the government forces. later on, the campus was used as the northern mindanao headquarters of the japanese troops after they entered cagayan de oro on may 2, 1942. soon after cagayan de oro was freed from japanese forces, the school was r