Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-01
ROCK HILL COLLEGE COMMENCE.
MENT.
Honors for District Bows.

Especial Cores poAdence of the Star.I
ELLIcoTT CITY, ND, June 3ath, ls6s.-The
exercises at the annual Commencement of Rock
Hill College at this place to-day were of an in.
terestine character. and attracted 4 large crowd
OF the residents IN this part Of Maryland be.
sides many citizens Of Washington and BaIti.
more. As a number OF the students are Dis.
trlct boys, the following brief account Of some
ton Of the readers Of the STAR
Rock Hill College is pleasantly situated on
one OF the picturesque hills in this romantic
neig ighoorhood. Its condncsed by the Brothers
OF the Chrlstian Schools-Brother Betteliu,
President-and, although only established in
1907, mas already an enviable reputation as a
nrst class institution. The exhibition hall was
hlled to-day with the friends OF the College and
Rev. Dr. Coskery, Vicar General of Baltimore
Rev. Father Mccarthy. OF Washington: Rev
Bishop elect Given, of South Carolina; Rev
pstners toley and McColgan, of Baltimore;
Rev. rather Cirlfnng, OF ST. Charles College, Md :
and Judge Merrick, formerly of the District OF
COLUMBIA courts. The exercises consisted of
essays and declamations, plenteously inter.
spersed with vocal and instrumental music by
the students. The songs by the bows though
not in the highest style Of art, Were novel and
decidedly pleasing feature OF the occasion. and
me hstr 9mental music by the College band,
cnoir, and orchestra, embracing solos on the
piano and yiolin,) was very good The ESSAYS
were, In subject and delivery, excellent. com.
Prising the following Mary, Queen of Scots,
~ .onSAS - 1uC DcTtuOC- NO.. i he CruSades,
by Thomas A. Whelan. Nd: Charles Carroll
OF Carrollton, by w. H. Collins, ID. O.; The
Lanes IN Ireland, by ]. W. Lynch, va: and
college Life, by VIM. q. Heuisler, Mo The
sluon, delivered in a natural and easv styie
Inc deciamations by j. Howard BushIell. D.
Joseph = Dyer, d. C.; r. S. Mitchell, Nd;
~ 'mes ~ - Z. Mehenny, Va; and w. H. Collins,
~, were all lar above the average of such
enofts; and the valedictory, by j. Jerome Nc.
M Hhaaus, ~. u, was a feeling production, delIv-
eieo with simplicity OF manner, and touches
OF sympathy, which made it very effective.
The degrees were conferred and the pre.
NUNS awarded By Rev. DIR. Coskery. The
degree OF Bachelor OF Science was conferred
Master of Accounts was CON ferred on Francis
:. McDermott, Md; Charles +. Fusting Md:
Joseph I. Dagger, Md: ]. Jerome McNanus
u; Joseph q. O'Neill, Nd; John w Lynch,
y a.. ceiuncate for proficiency in Applied
Matnemaucs was given to Justus A. Russell.
"a. certificate for proficiency in EugIisb
There sre WAS aS, given to Joseph T. Dagger, Md.
students at the college, of whom twanyy ara
from the District Of Columbia A ereat nnms
per OF premiums were awarded, and the Dis.
ton OF ibs S SOre on the following large proper
.Ioh VI 'ne hOnors j. Jerome McMauus three
medais, Ior History. Latin, Greek, and French.
cccesserunt for Christian Doctrine Rook Sae,,.
ing, ing fphhm'anship. phn'p. EIocution, English Litera-
lure, hnetoric, and Vocal Music. j. Howard
Bushnell, medal for good conduct: three mr.
mlums Tor composition, Elocution and French.
dcceSserunt ior Latin, Book. keeping, Christian
DoctTine and Geometry. W. II. Collins. the
me1ai m ior excellence in his class (the secondI
In Matnematics; premium for Elocution: occes.
serunt for English Composition. p. a YonnS
aecesserunt, English Literature, Geometr ? and
Irigonometry. Joseph E. Dyer, four premiums
Tor Bookkeeping, Christian Doctrine SIrthoc
raphy and Composition: dcce,seruuf good Con-
auet, or, - EioSnIon, % Arithmetic. Charles A. Sew.
metic: dccssserunt, Book. keeping and Histnrv
Jonn L. Eliot, premium for Composition; ae.
&C essssrnm, Sna h renmanship and Orthography. W.
=. Claoaugn, two premiums for Memory Les.
sons and GeogIaphy; aeeesserunt Ortbography,
Arltnmeuc and German. Hugh Caperton two
premiums for Elocution and Penmanshin. w.
e1ss,srunt, &C orthography and Oomposition, R.
p. MosneL, Tree premiums for Reading, Arith-
metic and Vocal Music. John Fagan- two
premiums for Penmanship and Grammar: ac.
esss.runt, Christian Doctrine, Orthography and
At the close Of the exercises Rev. DIR. Cos.
xery MADE a lew remarks complimentary to
the institution and students, saying the facnItv
would grace any college in the country He
referred particularly to the defamation OF the
Students. which he w ~