Daily national Republican., 1865-07-06
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THE CoMuEncEMEST oP GEoRGETowS COL
LEsR.-The hftleth annual commencement OF
Georgetown College took place on Monday last,
at the College building, before a large and fash
ionabie audience The exercises commenced at
nine o clock, a. m. The following was tho pro-
gramme; "Ths Disintsrment q Napoleon BY
samuel II. Anderson; The Triumph Of Reli-
gIon, q BY Stephen Douslasi ''The Drama, By
francis p 5. Laaerty; "Boadicea, the British
oueep,'' BY Julius sopcr; "Lay Payean du Dan
nbe an ssnat ROmsin,,' BY Harry Walters;
Potomac, y by Chariesf. Naily "A MeIioo, ;, by
Louis Puebla; Moscow by Hugh Kelly; "In-
nuence of woman,B by James G. Normie; "Je-
Return. Sy S James V. Coleman; "Reiision in
Society, =" by Il. Ross Porryj "Yalodictory," by
: James y. Fitzpatrick.
J The graduation and distribution OF medals and
Jpremiums followed, the announcements being
made by Rev. Joseph 0'Hagan; s. J. in his
usual felicitous manner, and the awards made
by the Most Reverend Archbishop spalding, as
sisted By the tho Rev. John Early, President Of
The degrees Of Doctor Of Music was conferred
on John caulReld, Of ireland.
dsTss w.% GSnsrTsS r. on A h'f'
s. A.; John H. Thompson, NJ. d., England; Cy-
priano Zargarra, A. u. Peru; Walter s. McFar-
land, A. b. D. .s-James II. Dooley, A. b. vir-
ginia
The degree Of A. D. was conferred on the fol
lowing stadentsi James y. Fitzpatrick, Alabama
Joseph Forrest, District Of Columbia John G.
(,
New York; Francis p s. Lafferty, Pennsylvaui
John A. PixIini, Virginia.
In the class Of. Natural Right, tho gold cross
was awarded to X. Ross Perry, A. D., Of Wash
ington, Tn' ...
At the close OF tho exercises Most Rev Arch i
bishop spaulding addressed the students and ex :
pressed great pleasure in being present. lie
bore witness to the studiousness OF the young
men present, and remarked that those trained
there would be a solace to their parents and or.
naments 10 society. He ineGlcatod In few word,
the duty OF religions obseryances, which would
lift them up towards the sphere Of the angels o
God "Be faithful,'' he added, ito the instruc
tions here received, and let tho memory Thereof
guide you, so as to DO ornaments to your coun
try and futurity, to which this is but the pre-
face -
Georgetown College is one of the Oldest in tn,
country. Its library consists Of 10000 volumes
among which there are 100 volumes printed be
written before tho. year 400, aud one in 1920
The museum contains an elegant and well AR
ranged cabinet.of minerals and many geological
specimens, besides an extensive collection o
shells. At the distance Of about four hundred
yards from the college Is the beautiful astrono
mical observatory, sixty feet long and thirty fee
wide, divided from east to west into three rooms
In addition to a hrst-class meridian circle,
telescope with q foAs.inch glass, two fine side
rial clocks, transit INSTRUMENT, an equatorial
telescope giving powers from % to 400, there ar
hve portable astronomical instruments, and
library Of 800 choice works on astronomy, math
ematics, and the physical sciences, the Who'll
being under the very erudite Director OF the OBJ
servstory and Professor Of Mathematics, Rev
James Curley, s. j..
Among the students there are several societie
and associations, among which are the Philode
mic, the Philonemosian, the Philistorians tn
Philharmonic, and tho Academic Societies, an
the Reading Room and Draxatic Association, til
latter OF which Is scarcely equalled, In the yari
ETY. Of its wardrobe aud scenery, by any theatre
America. ..
In the Senior Department OF the College thei
arc IS scholar; in tho Junior IS in tho Prepai
atory ia, and the Medical 1877, making total
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