Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-24
GEORGETOWN COLLEGE.
Exercises Of the 5sth Annual Com.
uemeAAemt.


hali was handsomely and profusely deco
rated with flowers, evergreens, and fags;
the attendance very large. the main portion
Of the audience being ladies. Among the
prominent gentlemen present were Arch
bishop Bayley. of Baltimore; Senator Rob-
ertsoD, of South Carolina; Hon. w. NJ. Mer-
rick, of Maryland; Hon. r. 7. Merrick. OF
Washington; Hon. c. l.. Cobb, of North Car
DINA; ex-Mayor Crawford, of Georgetown,
aud Mr.. A. II. Herr.
At 1890 o'clock the students. to the num-
Der of 200, marched into the hall, headed by
the marine band, and took their places upon
the platform. Upon the entrance of the
4. F. Healy, s. j., president of the college
and several of the clergy, the band played
Hail to the Chief" and the students and
audience remained standing until the party
were seated in the main aisle, Immediately
in front of the platform. The programme of
exercises embraced salutatory by VIM. H.
Clarke; Orations on GENERALIZATION, and
american Science" by j. Caldwell Robert
son and Ansel Il. Cook, respectively; a poem
entitled Life" by Louis X. Than; and an
Grafton entitled Losses and GAINS OF Our
Civilization" by j. Percy Keating. The ex-
ercises were interspersed with music by the
marine band. The oratlons were of 81 high
order OF excellence, and were exceedingly
well delivered.
THE LIST OF GRADUATES.
The following degrees were then con fnrred
at the hands of the TT. Rev. Archbi shop
Bayley:
Doctor Of Dirjaiy-Rev. John McCloSkv,
burg. Md.
Doctor Of LG,cs-Hon. William NJ Merrick,
Nd; Hon. George w. Pasehal. DC.
MdsteT 9f Ar's-AlgernOn s. Garnett, VI.
H., Ark; Frank j. VI. Daily, b. ~, Pa; Ewd.
Docior n PhRosophy.-Prof VIM. p Tonry,
BacheEor Of Arts-william Allen. Va; Will
liam III. Clarke, II. c.; Ansel Il. Cook. Ga;
Walter A. Donaldson, Nd; J. Percy Keat-
ing. Pa; j: Caldwell Robertson, S. c.; Louis
n. Than. ID. G..
Mr.. VIM. Allen, jr., then delivered the
''valedictory" in such an eloquent manner
as 10 elicit frequent applause. Music by the
band followed.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES
then took place. The awards were as fol-
lows:
SENIOR CLAssEs-In the Glass of Rational
PhilOsophy:-The gold medal TO j. Percy
keating. Penn: premium, j. Caldwell RO-
beitsOD, $. c.; distinguished, Louis r. THAN,
ID. c. Excellence in English Essay:-Pre-
MUM, j. Caldwell Robertson. s. c. Phys
icS:-GOld medal, j. Percy Heating, Penn;
premium, j. Caldwell Robertson, s. c.: dis
Iinguished, Ansel b. Cook, Ga; Louis r.
Than. ID. c. Mechanics:-GOld medal, j.
Percy heating, Penn; premium, j. Caldwell
Robertson. :. c.: distinguished, AnSel +.
Cook, Ga; Louis f. THAN, ID: c. Bhetoric:-
Medal, John Carroll Payne, Va; premium,
John g. Agar. La; distinguished, Clement
Manly, n. G. English Literature and Com
POSition:-Premium; John G.. Agar. La; dis
tinguished. j. Carroll Payne, Va; Clement
tTy:-Medal, Arthur Hood, Ga; premium,
Patrick H Lynch, y. Y; distinguished
EnOch e. Abel, Md; Pedro i. Echeverri, s.
A; r. de Sales Jenkins, Nd. English Lite
nature and COmpOsitiOn:-Premiu m, Enoch
II. Abel, Md; distinguished. Arthur HoOI,
Ga: Jas NJ. Hagan, Ky; Frank de Sales
Jenkins, Md; Pedro L. Echeverri 8. \. First
Grammar Medal, Andrew ]. Shipman Va;
premium, j.. Sydney Mudd, Nd; distin-
gulshed, John Giltinan. Penn; JOhn Coo
ney, ID. c; b. Campbell McMeal. Penn;
IA fHsl4NV
\. Y; Frank ]. Duffy. y. Y. Excellence in
English COmpOsition;-Premium Andrew j.
Shipman, Va.
i. Merrick, Esq. LII. d. awarded to James
VI. Hagan, Ky. The Merrick medal was
cast IN Europe, but on account of some diff
Guilty at the cuStOm-house in New York, ii
has not arrived
TIE Morris Hi-.i.glcol IUeeial, given by Mar
tin I. Morris, ESq.,) awarded to j. Caldwell
Robertson. =. e..
tn Toacr Scjeafjric He,ial. given by Joseph
NJ. Toner, Esq, VI. d.. for progress in natural
science.l awarded to John g. Agar, La.
The Huffman Mathematical Medal. (given by
Charles W. Hoffman, Esq. law librarian OF
Congress awarded To Philip Ruiz, Cuba.
r6'lodemte Coz ne,tdt, awarded TO j. Cald-
JUNIOR CLAssEs-Second Grammar
Medal. Thomas c. Blake, y. Y; premium,
Thomas Leonard johnson. ". Y; w. CASTOR
Payne, Va; Edward o. Russell, Va; Paul
j. Arnold, II. c. Excellence i'm English Com
positiOn:-Premium, Paul j. Arnold, ID. c.
Third Grammar Medal, Albert Laplace
La; premium, Walter =. Clarke, y. "; dis
tinguished. James G. johnson, y. v; Pros
per THAN, ID. e; Ignatius =. O'Neill, s. c.;
James ROane. II. C.. Excellence in English
mposition:-Premium, Ignatius p. O'Nein
:. c.; distinguished, Harry Walsh, N. j.
Special ClassicS.-Medal, John DOnlOn, y.
y; premium, Thomas Ribon, n. Y; distin-
guished, William Means, Md. Excellence
in English compOsitiOn:-Premium Frank
]. Darr, n. Y.
PREPARATORY DEPARTNENT-First Ru-
diments:-Medal, Louis kengla, ID. G.: pre-
MUM. Boris lie BOdiscO. Russia; distinguish
ed, Harry Evans. ID. C.; Jas. ii. Sloan, Nd.
Improvement in English Compost tion:-Pre-
MUM. Boris de BOdisco, Russia: distin-
eT. d. C.; Harry Evans, ID. G.. Second Rudi-
ments:-Medal, VIM. Kengla, ID. c.; pre-
MUM, Thomas MulIigan, Pa. Improvement
IN English mpOsitiOn:-Premium, VIM.
Kengla, II. G. English Class:-Premiuia
Charles Walsh. Nj. improvement in Eng
lish Observation-Disclosures, Chas. Walsh,
Nj.
Christian Docfrire-Senior Class-Medal. ].
Carroll Payne, Va; premium, James NJ.
Hsgan. Ky; distinguished, Clement Manly,
y. C.; John |. Griffiss, Md; F. de Sales Jen-
Class-Medal, Albert Laplace, La; pre-
MUM, Prosper Than. ID. c.; distinguished,
Joseph Il. Johnston, Va; f. Sydney Mudd,
Md. Elementary Catechism-Medal,J James
petit. ID. &.
MGthe,aofics.-First Mathematics:-MedaI
j. carroll Payne, Va; premium. Philip RUIZ,
Cuba: distinguished, William j. Wilcox,
Pa; Thomas p. Herman, NY; a. Thomas
Harvey, ID. C.; John G.. Agar, La; r. de Sales
Jenkins, Md. Second Mathematics:-Medal
Pedro p. Echeverri, Columbia, $. A; pre-
MUM, Arthur Hood, Ga; distinguished,
ri Andrew j. Shipman, Va; William +. Smith
Md; James VI. Hagan, KY; Patrick H.
Lynch, Pa; Enoch Il. Abel, Md. Third
Mathematics, first division Medal. eE
0ptIO, Hamilton r. Price, Md; Thomas c.
Blake, y. Y; premium, John \. Giltinan,
Pa: distinguished, Charles II. Glennan d.
G.. Third Mathematics, (secOnd divisional
Medal, Dominic Sweeny, Pa; premium
John O'S. Lynch, y. Y. Algebra:-MedaI
T.. sydney Mudd. Md; premium, Edward O.
Russell, Va; distinguished, Albert Laplace
La; John VI. Fleetwood, La; Frank J. Darr
y. y; John Boyle, u. c.; John DEMON. y. Y
First Arithmetic:-MedalT Thomas Leonard
johnson, n. Y; premium, Pleasant h. Pat
terSon, Ga. BOok-keeping:-Medal, Pleasant
T. Patterson, Ga; premium, Thomas j.
Ribon. y. y. Second Arithmetic:-Medal.
Hugh v Conrad, y. Y; premium, Boris de
BodiscO, Russia; distinguished WaIdemar
lie Bodisco, Russia; Thomas Mulligan, Pa;
Louis kengla. ID. G..
SCIENCE Organic Chemistry: Medal,
John Carroll Payne, Va; premium. Joan @.
y gar, La; distinguished, \. Thomas Har-
Etheridge, Tenn; Philip Ruiz, Cuba. Inor-
premium, Patrick III. Lynch. Pa: distin-
nfGfad 10 Col 10, ySK,- a A II