The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-16
Ann ual COmmenesmgnr 04SU. JOAN u CAllcgf,
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The Annual Commencement Of this institution is al
ways occasion Of much interest to the Catholic por
ton Of community tits eleven years since the first
commencement held and the college has had many
difficulties TO contend against during that time but
through the energy Of its faculty and those who
placed in charge Of it. it has achieved beyond
that which its most sanguine friends anticipated Tho
number Of pupils at present in the institution
hundred and fy, and among them representatives
nom almost every State in the Unon from Mexco Cen
trail America and the West Indies
The eleventh annual commencement took place yester
day. and attended by the largest audience have
ever seen assembled at any previous occasion the kind
sent Of whom large proportion were friends Of the pu-
pills. Among the cergy-of whom there were between
fifty and sixty in atiendance-were Archbishop Anghes,
Bshop Mclaughlin of Brooklyn, and Rev. Dr. tarrs " q.
The exercises commenced at IL O'CLOCK the spacious
and beautiful lawn in front of the college. temporary
tent erected among group Of gigantic trees, which
afforded splendid shelter from the intense heat, and
der this tent gathered the faculty. the students the
visiting clergy and the audience From the top Of the
tent were suspended wreaths OF evergreens and consp
cuous among the decorations was the starry ag Of lib
ery The professors and such Of the pupils as parc
paed In the exercises seated upon platform with
in view of the whole audience At intervals some excellent
music performed by band which had been engaged
expressly for the occasion. The exercises commenced
with oration Progress, by Mr. p A. Hargous, Jr
Of the graduating class The object Of the orator
prove that the world has advanced only materially
but Intellectually morally and towards the attainment OF
human liberty. There could not, he rightly argued, be
true progress where there was morality goodness,
ofprogress The whole subject well consdere cd an
admirably put together aad the speaker acheveda
Cess that any youthful orator might envy As compo
Esston would compare fayorably with the best which
have been delivered at the exhibitions of some of the most
popular'institutons OF learning in hecountry.
The audience were next entertained with some fine
singing by the class Of Rev. Mr. II. Glackmeyer Profes
sor Of Rhetoric and Director Of Music. discourse on
"CathoctJ and Repubicansm, >, was then delivered by
Mr.. Henry +. Smith, OF Massachusetts, He contended
that Catholcity not inimca TO repubhcanism and
that the conservator OF true liberty The Catholic
church. said he gives dignity conscience, strengthens
feeling OF duty, promotes interior life, and encourages
free will; while her enemies ignore the and destroy
the ether.
The Grafton was listened throughout with much inte
ret and the orator himself received fair share OF the
honors OF the day
The vaedctory Of the graduating class was delivered
by Mr.. Thomas A. O'Connor of New York. Il alluded
eloquent touching language the many pleasant
associations they had formed during the term Just fin
shed and closed with appropriate farewell to the fac
ulty and their dear alma mater, which they should ever
regard with feelings Of lal affection
An address made by Professor o. A. Brownson 10
the grad the responsibilities Of the sphere
OF life upon which they had entered The object OF his
true Americans only in proportion as they were good
Catholics. When he concluded, the ArAhblshop fol-
lowed with few elctous remarks, amer which the de-
gree Of Bachelor OF Ar was conferred on the following
Students
Henry Il Smith, OF Boston, Peter A. Hargous, of New
York; Garret Byrne OF Middletown Point n j. Thomas
A. o'Connor Of New York, and James A. Rodrigue, OF
Fordham, N. "
The following gentlemen received the degree OF Master
tf s--Edmund Barnard, Three Rivers c. E.; Charles
Prendergast. Savannah, Ga; y. Powden Morrogh, New
York; Joseph Kerrigan, New York Michael kerrg an,
New York; George a. Rmse New York Richard Brcn-
nan, New York Philip Ktyeny, Hogansburg, \. y.
The honorary degree OF Ii. d. was conferred on l. B.
0'Callaghan, N. ID.
The exercises closed with the distribution Of premiums
and thus ended the eleventh annual commencement OF
St Johns College.