Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-11
GEORGETOWN.
Cs,syfondsses OF Tas Sssr.


6EoRsErowN, July ~, ls6O.
The commencement exercises al Georgetown
College Yesterday drew together one Of the most
renned and intelligent alditories ever assembled
wlthln the walls Of that venerable and classic
institution. 1t Was truly a gala day, and one 20
be long remembered by the students aud their
friends, including their kind and dignihed pre-
cePtors The youthful orators were cheered in
their efforts by the approving smile of beauty
decided majority Of the audience being Of the
gentler sex. Many fair faces were recognized as
belonging 20 bellies whe graced the festive scenes
in the Federal Metropolis last winter Among
the dignitaries present we noticed Bishop McGiIH
OF Richmond; Senator Brown, of Miss Rev
Father McCaffrey, President Of Mount St Marys
College, and other gentlemen Of note.
The following was the order Of exercises the
music being furnished by Withers's band -
Music; st. Hugh of Lincoln-Henry L. McCul-
loughi Rise of English Power-P. warheld
Semmesi Influence Of Woman-Alphonse Ros';
music; Council Of Cleremont-Robert c. McCree
Liberty of the Prsss-Henry w Clagett; Dangers
of Political Agitation-Robert Y. Brown; music:
Joan of Arc-Joseph r Ome; Influence of Reli-
gion in Society-James II. Dooley; Constantine's
Nision-Tallmsdge A Lambert; music; Execu-
ton Of Louis NYl-John Z. Marion; The Course
Of Empire-James F Hoban; music; Valedic-
tory-Augustine w. Neale; music; Annual Ad-
oresS oil the Philodemlc Society-Harvey Baw-
tree, Esq music.
After which the graduation and distribution
of medals and premiums. The exercises were of
most interesting character, the subjects being
AS oratorcal efforts they were far above the aver
age an evidence Of which 10 that the audience
listened delightedly through four long hours
regardless Of the lapse of time. The valedictory
oy Augustine w. Neale, seeming TO come, as IL
did, right from the heart, and spoken with evil
dences Of deep feeling touched the souls Of some
among the audience, who recalled their own
school days, and moved many Of his fellow stu
dents to tears. The annual address of the Philo-
demic Society, by Harvey Bawtree. ESQ a tai
ented young gentleman, who graduated here a
year or two since, was one of the finest efforts we
have listened TO for long time past His sub
Ject was The Eighteenth Century as compared
with the Preceding Centuries Of Modern His
tory" He treated Ii in mastery manner his
address being rePlete with historical reminis-
cences ana allnsions, clothed in most beautiful
Imagery. and delivered in his own peculiar but
ornate aud finished style.
The students received their diplomas medals
and premiums from the hands of Bishop McGiu
The degree of A NJ was conferred on Rev Al
phonsus Heimler, o. :. B., Pa Emile Rost La
Edmund p. Zane, Va; William A Choice, =
c. James ID. Dougherty, Pa James NJ Mcleod
ID; e; Michael W. Baby, Canada; Jeremiah
Cleveland, :. C; Thomas Il King ID G: DIR
Reuben Cleary, ID. c; Charles A Hoyt. n Y;
Nicholas =. Hill, Md William I Ain. Md
and William Duncan, Ala.
The degree of A. b was conferred on James
III DOoley, Va Robert Y Brown Miss John
kidwell, d. C; Alphonse Rost, La Augustine
w Neale, Md; James F. Hoban. ID C; J. Is
cObar, Mexico; Michael X. Strong, Pa Angus
uls Nlisol, MD Andtole Landry, La Henry
w. Clagett Md Louis A. Buard, La; Placide
Bossier, La Paul Bossier. La James McI.augh-
lin, ID. g, and p. Warfield Semmes. d. c.
The degree of A. b. was also conferred on the
Following students of the College Of the Holy
Cross, near Worcester, Massachusetts Raymond
J. Hin, California; Lawrence Kenny, Mass, ana
William A. NJ. Walker, =. &.
IL Will be seen that there are sixteen reel pients
of the degree Of A. Il. this year greater number
of graduates than we remember TO have seen on
any similar occasion here. We viii give the
award of medals, premiums, &c, tomorrow
=" Mercury" this morning notices "a dialogue"
among the exercises which did not come off
The students last night, with Withers' band,
waited upon and serenaded their friends in our
city, discourSng sweet music until a late hour.
small child. only two or three wears old, was
badly torn by a large and savage dog near the
Twenty Buildings yesterday evening. The face
of the little one was dreadfully mutilated, and IL
was taken 10 DR.. Snyder for surgical aid. IL is a
great pity that the owners Of such animals can
not be reached by the law