▁Ab el ardo ▁N ú ñ ez ▁Te acher ▁Training ▁School ▁in ▁Santiago , ▁Chile . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Te acher ▁Training ▁School , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Ped agog ical ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chile ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁he ▁obtained ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Cast ilian ▁professor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Con cep ción , ▁Chile ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁teacher , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁ 1 9 ▁years . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁university , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁General ▁Secret ariat ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁then ▁elected ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁G over ning ▁Body ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ▁A ten e o . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4 0 - 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Ped agog ical ▁Institute ▁of ▁Car ac as ▁in ▁the ▁Depart ments ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁Ped ag ogy . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Chile ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Con cep ción ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Santiago . ▁In ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 1 - 1 9 5 2 ▁he ▁obtained ▁the ▁National ▁Prize ▁for ▁Liter