Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-27
LOCAL NEWS.
Commencement Exercises of George
town College.

Inc SAty-nrSt annual commencement
OF Georgetown College took place this
morning at lcl@ a. m. The audience hall
was so densely crowded that MANY failed TO
get In the room and went away. The long felt
want OF a large and airy auditorium will be
supplied 10y next commencement day, as the
new college viii be completed by that time.
Promptly at the set time this morning the stu.
dents marched into the hall which was TASTE
FULLY decorated with iagS and garlauds, aud
the exercises Immediately began. Upon the
platform were seated Father Healy, the preSi-
dent OF the college; Martin +. Morris, Rich
ard I. Merrick, c. w Hoffman, DR. Grafton
Tyler and Mr.. Jos. A. Rice. Among the au-
dIence was eN- Mayor Crawford, Mrs J u. /.
Morrison, of 81. Louis; PrOfS Theo l. King
ana Clal ke Reynolds, Mr.. Geo. Gon and Hon.
;. [. Neate, of Alexandria, and many promi-
nent citizens Of Georgetown and Washington.
lhe order of exercises was as follows: Salu;a-
tory; Eugene SemmeS Ives; Christian Knight.
hood, Redmond II. Walsh; Scientific Mate
rlallSm. ChaS. 4. DeCOurCy; Communism i'm
the United States, Mm. +. Smith; valedictory.
nos. T. herman. The oratlons OF the grad
uateS were all well presented and showed
much care and study i'm their preuaratioD
each one being greeted with prolonged ap.
pause. The degrees were then conferred and
me prizes distributed by Father Healy, as FOL
lows:
THE DEGREES CONFERRED
were as follows:
Doctor of Diviniy-Rev. John A. Waiter
son, president of Mt. St Marys College, Em-
mittSburg. Md.
Bachelor Of Laws-R. \. Dyer, Ne. : J. T.
n. -. -, u. d. 4.
son. Pa. -. 7. SimoDston, Ny. K. III. Thorn
ton, DC.
Bachelor of Arts-John X Bradford, Del;
Charles A. peCourcy, Mass. Charles r. Glen,
nan, DC; Eugene Semmes Ives, Va: Thomas
p; herman, \; Y; Joseph l.. Morgan, SC;
Charles L. OCOmnor, 5. c.; Charles O'Dono-
van, Md; Charles S. SchoOlneld, Md. !; Andrew
J.; shipman, Va; William f. Smith, Md;
Thomas j. TimminS, Pa. Redmond ID. Walsh,
ID. e.
AwARDs-sENIoR CLASSES
Rational PbilnSnnhN no
Eugene SemlneS Ives, Va; premium, ThOm lS
?. Herman, Ny. PhysicS.-The Chapman
Neale medal Charles 0Donovau, Md; pre-
chanicS.-Medal. Andrew J. Shipman, Va
premium, Eugene 5. Ives, Va. Rhetoric-The
Con medal, Thomas &. Blake, \. Y; pre-
erature and ompOSitiOn.-Premium. Edward
o Russell, W Va. Poetry-Mcdal, Joseph l..
oBlien, Ienn.; premium, James Roane, ID. &.
English Literature and Composition.-Pre-
MUM, Daniel W. Lawer, Wis. First Gram
mar.-Mcddl. James NJ. Wilcox, Penn. pre-
MUM. James IL. Sloan, Md. English Compo-
thSt Mathematics.-Me Joseph + % Brien,
Seccnd Mathematics james Rcane, ,s,
j.. G.; premium, James Callahan, I'M. Third
MathematicS-Medal,e ex acqu0 George Don
worth, Me: Prosper +. Than. ID. G.; pre-
MUM, Charles T: McGahan. $ &. Organic
C,hemiStryIT,Medal EdwardQ: Russell, viva.
premium, IhomasC: Blake, y. y. Inorganic
Chemistry.-Medal, Alexander de BodiSc6. \.
y; premium, Henry V. Turner, Miss. First
fTench,CMedal James L. Morris, Penn ; pre-
mlum, George {. OXnaTG, Penn. Christian
Doctrlne.-MedIl, Thomas c. Blake, n.
premium, Ih0maS [. Lawler MIS-. Elocu-
.ion.-Ihe Gold Cross, Ghas. 5. SchoOlfeld,
Md; premium, Harry C.WalSh, Pa.
SPECIAL MEDALS.
- ne MerrIck debating medal, (founded by
II. l. Merrlck, esq, Ii. d. awarded TO Ea-
gene SemmeS Ives, Va.
The Toner scientific medal. (given by JOS.
M Toner, M ID, Nj. A awarded 10 Charles
ODOnOyan, Nd.
The Hoffman mathematical medal. (giyen
by Charles w. Hoffman, esq, LID awarded
TO Andrew j. Shipman, Va
The Morris historical medal, (given by Mar
I'm +. Morris esq, LL.D,) awarded to WIN.
The PhilOdemic prize medal Cgiven by the
Phllodemlc Society," awarded TO Thomas p.
Special Tennyson prize, awarded to Red
mond ID. Walsh, District of Columbia.
JUNIOR CLASSES.
premiums were awarded TO William L. Nc
LiaughLlh, wyoming Ter; Dennis A. Shana-
han, "a; Claude q. Higgins, KY; Henry
Hall, Ala. Joseph a. PujOS, La. Maurice J.
clagett, ID; C; Joseph F. Herman, \. Y; VIM.
nj. Greenwich, ID. e.. Albert }. Lagarde La
James ID. Morgan, ID. c.; Edward p Farrell
Ny; James ii. Sloan, Md. AntOnia G. TOuce-
da, Cuba.
The PhionOmosian debate medal, (giveu by
the PhilonomoSian Soclety,) awarded TO Denis
A ShaTahan, Va.
The college journal prize, awarded 10 An
drew j. Shipman, Va.
PREPARATORY CLASSES.
Premiums TO Louis d. LAWYER Wis James
Marrow, Pa; William {. Chayes, ID. e.: los.
Z. Collins, Pa
MUSIC AND DRAWING.
MuSlc-dlstlngulshed, Rene CouturiG La
GUStayO PadrO, ID. c.; Antonio TOuceda'
Cuba.
Drawing-Object Drawing-Premium. Chas.
w. Theurer, La. HonOrably Mentioned, Rene
COUTURE, La. Mechanical Drawing-HonOr-
ably Mentioned, Alexander de BodiSco, N. Y:
Charles I. McGahan, ). c.