How well do you know Baguio's history?

Here's some Baguio Trivias for you. This is in connection to the upcoming Baguio Centennial Celebration of the city.
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IT IS exactly 266 days before the Baguio Centennial on September 1, 2009
How well do you know Baguio's early history? Here are some milestones: Kennon Road was formally opened for regular service on March 27, 1905. Also that year, the Baguio Country Club, starting off as a crude, grass-roofed shed made of pine slabs was established.

In February 1907, the Baguio Country Club Corporation was organized with a capital stock of US$5,000. On May 28, 1906, the first sale of residence and building lots in Baguio was made in accordance with the Public Lands Act.
In 1908, a modern hospital was established in Baguio and the governor-general's official residence was constructed to the tune of US$15,000.
In April that year, Teachers Camp officially opened to admit American school teachers from all over the country. One hundred fifty tents were set up in the Camp to accommodate the visitors. Also that year, the Bureau of Lands initiated a move to send employees to Baguio for the summer.
Other departments followed suit, such that in 1909, more than 2,000 employees trekked up to Baguio. To help further develop Baguio, William Cameron Forbes, then secretary of commerce and the police, set the example by building a handsome residence at Topside. He advocated the establishment of government buildings alongside a mess hall and a number of small cottages which were to be rented out as transient houses during summer.
The religious orders that sent missionaries to Baguio at that time include the Sisters of the Assumption, the Belgian Canonist Missionaries who established a recuperation center and a school for girls, and the Belgian priests called "Missionary Priests of the Church of San Patricio." In 1914, the Philippine Constabulary school building was established at what is now known as Camp Allen.
The first election of city councilors took place in 1916 with three councilors appointed.
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The Baguio Centennial Commission last week also joined in the launching of the Orchid Garden and Arburetum at the Baguio Orchidarium. The garden was initiated by Dr. Julie Cabato of the committee on ecology. She also led other orchid growers to come up with a Baguio orchid collection on exhibit at the Orchidarium until next year.
Plans are being finalized to rehabilitate, improve, and develop the city orchidarium as an alternative tourist destination.
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The Baguio Centennial Commission is calling on all young and aspiring artists to participate in the pre-Centennial Art Contest spearheaded by Camp John Hay on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the Baguio Convention Center lobby and parking lot.
The contest, which is also the 15th staging of the John Hay Annual Art Contest, is one of the biggest and longest-running art contests in the country, boasting of an annual attendance of 300 to 500 students.
The contest has served as a launching pad for numerous young artists who have gained popularity in local, national, and international art events.
The contest is open to students, out-of-school youth, and differently-abled individuals not more than 21 years of age. It is divided into three categories: Category A for participants 7-11years old; Category B for 12-16 years old; and Category C for 17to 21 years old. For Categories A and B, illustration boards shall be used, while canvass shall be used for Category C.
Registration is on-going until December 6 at the Marketing office of CJH Development Corporation, across the Filling Station at Camp John Hay. Participants shall be required to present identification cards and duly certified birth certificates. Prizes include cash, trophies and certificates.
For inquiries, please call Matthy Berania or Von Vargas at 442-7902.
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The Baguio Centennial Commission is sponsoring a song-writing contest that dwells on the theme "Fostering A Culture of Caring" which shall be popularized for the purposes of the Baguio Centennial year next year. A cash prize of P30,000 awaits the first prize winner, plus the glory and distinction of being the winning composer, writer, or lyricist of the centennial song.
Entries have to be wholly original, written in English, Tagalog or Taglish, with duration of 3 to 4 minutes, and performed as a single voice.
The songs should not have won as finalist in any other song writing competition, or published or recorded in the country and abroad.
Deadline for the submission of entries is on January 10, 2009. A pre-qualifying round shall be done and finalists shall be announced January 16. A performance night and final judging shall be held at the Baguio Convention Center on January 31.
For more details, please visit the Baguio Centennial website (www.baguiocentennial.com), the Baguio Centennial office at the Baguio Convention Center, or see posters, flyers, and print advertisements.

SOURCE: http://www2.sunstar.com.ph/static/bag/2008/12/07/oped/gerry.evangelista.sr..centennial.updates.html