The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-26
ANnuaL commencement Exercises of s,
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Xacter COlieDe.
The annual commencement of St. Xa
vier College took pace at the Gran,
Opera-house last night, before very
large and highly intelligent audience.
The exercises OF the evening were
opened Nv an overture from The opera
Mauritania" given by the Orchestra, un
der the direction OF Prof. Ii. Gerold.
Leo. Cloud delivered u brief and orig
inal Lecture upon 'Classic Taste and
Christian Eoquence," which was FOL.
lowed by an Que, "Spain," composed by
! Francis McCabe, and spoken by II.
Rowekamp. "Touch The Soft Harp
! Gently" rendered by select choir OF
| seven junior scholars, ELECTED great ap-
plause from the audience for the striking,
shading anG variation of their voices.
Next Il German speech was given by FL.
Feldnaus, his theme being "Cultur
Kanpfer,"
The POETS Dream was one Of the finest
productions OF the evening, and the ex-
cellent delivery OF the speaker, W.
y 'Brien, brought rounds Of applause
from the house.
After some music from Haydn's SYM
phony the junior pupils OF the college
entered into dialogue consisting in ex-
| tracts from Shakespeare. W. Overlook,
with masterly art, rendered "Macbeth''
| in the scene with Banquo's ghost. "King
john" with James Templeton as Ar
thur and W. Overlook as Hubert, was
the gem of the evening, and though given
| by mere children in size, affected the
audience exceedingly.
After an interlude of music, W. Nc
Carthy pronounced his speech on Home
Education, followed by Thomas Cogan,
A. B., who "bore off the palm OF victOry''
in his GRAFTON on "Catholics and Poll
Tics" IL. Brinkman gave the "Valedic
tory," which concluded the exercises by
the scholars.
MI. J. M. Navoni then dispensed some
fine music on the violin. This was fol.
lowed by the conterring Of degrees aud
distribution OF premiums by His Grace
the Archbishop. who made some remarks
appropriate to the occasion, and de.
nouncing especially the "blatant ed
itors" of the city papers.
The degree OF Master of Arts was con.
ferred upon Thomas Cogan, A. b., and
the degree of Arts upon Messrs. Henry
IL. Brinkman, VIM. A. Byrne, Herman
L. Feldhaus, Francis J. McCabe and
VIM. f. Mccarthy.
The following students distinguished
| themselves in the annual examination:
Collegiate Department--August Belle,
| John Blau, Charles Boen, Philip Cappel.
Richard Cleary, Leo Cloud, Patrick Cor.
coran, Philip Cosgrave, William Frigge,
Pierce Grant, Adolph GRIMM, Henry
Hornschemeier, Frederick Lamping, os.
Niehaus, Louis LuLkehaus, VIM. O'Brien.
Chas. Poland, Henry Rowekamp, Chas.
Schroder, Theodore .Sebastiani, Joseph
yerkamp, Ferdinand Wetterer and Jos.
| Wier.
| Academic Department - jefferson
Bettman, Daniel buckley, Richard Cor
coran, William Crow, Edward Enneking,
Charles Eveslage, Joseph Favrer, James
| Fitzsimmons, James Fiannery, Bernard
| Greifenkamp, Joseph Haliigan, Thomas
Hummel, Charles Jones, Louis KelIin-
ger, Edward Kelly, Nicholas Kelly,
Aloysius Kohmescher, Francis Kramer,
Joseph Kuebler, George Kuhlmann,
John Kuhlmann, Francis Lang, Francis
Lasance, Ledyard Lincoln, Francis
Mara, Peter Nc eigh, William Meehan,
Charles Molloy, James M0loney, VIM.
Nolan, James Norris, William O'Keefe,
William Oyerbecx, Herman Shockmann,
Joseph Skahen, John Sullivan, William
Tobin, Charles Worpenberg.
Commercial Department-Ott Arm
Ieder, Joseph Arzeilo, Aloysius Austing,
Victor Bravda, Martin Brown, Anthony
Buening, Joseph Cavanagh, Eugene Con-
ahan, John Connolly, Francis Doebele,
Lewis Dole, Francis Duttman, James
Faulkner, George Fay, William Forbes,
John Greiwe, James Hern, John Kelly,
Phillip Loos, John OKane, VIM. Preuef,
Eyerhard Sandheger, James schoenen-
berger, James Templetsn, VIM. Whelan,
Joseph White.
Messrs. Philip Cappel, James Fpitzsiu-
mons, Aloysius Austing, Henry Rowe-
kamp and Charles Schroeder, each OBJ.
tanned the highest number OF merit
marks, one hundred.
The EXERCISES were some of the finest
ever giyeK ON the stage by the scholars,
and added more renown to the fame Of
the Institution.
Connecticut still maintains its unen-
ylable reputation In regard to divorces.
,Ihe whole number granted IN the State
last year was 492-=more than in any pre-
vioqs Year, though the total has exceed
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