Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-26
LOCAL NEWS.
Georgetown College Commence.
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| sive new college building was greatly admired
lor It's majestic proportions and unique architec-
ture. There we've, as usual, many ladies' pres
ent.
The exercises took place I'm the spacious ana
airy hall In the new building, which was
crowded with a brilliant audience and notwith-
standing lhe heat IL was pleasant. Among those
present were President Ilayes and Attorney
General Devens, " no occupied prominent places
upon the stage; also Generals Lawler and Rob-
inson; Fathers Walter, jenkins and Ryan:
Messrs. NJ. +. Norris I. A. Lambert ex- Mayor
| SrawfoTd; era DIS Grafton Tyler, klelnschmidt
speak well for the health OF the District The
| lawyers were also well represented A large
Iulnoer ,a s OF o.d graduates also had seats upon
The order OF exercises were as foll,xs-
Salutafory, V. Howard Brown: bryant Among
| Ine PoetS" Thomas G. Blake: s'Our Current
| Literature" Thomas c.. Lawler: "Tniyersify
| Prospects." Edward o. Russell valedctory.
francis Duty: conferring OF degrees and distrf.
| outlon or prizes. The declamatlons were up to
| the usual high standard OF this institution and
| were well delivered.
The salutatory by y.Howard Brown, OF Mary
| land was delivered In graceful and easy man
| ner and with distinct enunciation' The
| speaker congratulated himself and class upon
oelng the first graduates from the new hall and
| pfedcted glorious future for the colle,e He
suggested that all graduates and friends give
tangible proofs OF their affection for the institu.
Uol. The next speaker, Mr.. Thomas c. Blake,
OF New York, took for his subject Bryant
among The Poets, and IN q pleasing manner
spoke Of Bryant as poet. giving him the honor
OF being The founder OF American creative poe
Try. The speech was carefully written. and its
sentences well worded. AT its conclusion the
speaker was congratulated by President Hayes
Thos. 9. Lawler. OF Wisconsin spoke upon 'sOur
current Literature" speaking mainly OF Amerf-
can newspapers and periodicals fn the moral
aspect. He made some caustic remarks upon
newspapers intruding into homes and sending
abroad private misfortune, &C., aud feeding the
sensational appetite OF the times. which he
thought the press was In a measure responsible
lor. His remarks were especially severe upon
t.sx-
theme OF Edward o. Russell, OF West Va ana
displayed much thought and good sense He
spoke OF the difficulties In the way OF a univer-
sty education. American people want the
most education in the least time, aud want its
value In dollars and cents stamped upon It.
Mr; Francis Duffy, of N; Y. delivered the vale
dlctory, and was greeted with much applause.
DEGREEs WE'RE CONFERRED
on the followfng:-Master OF Laws.-Richard
Mott Dyer, DC; John Thomas Fallon, DC;
Eugene F. Arnold, DC.
Bachelors Of Laws-Howard c. Clagett, ID.
c.; Thomas Flatley, Mass; John Howard Hick-
COX, Jr., NY; George w. Salter, NJ.
Howard Brown, Md; William b. CarviIle, NIB;
Francis Duffy, NY; j. Hamilton Parish, No.:
Thomas c. Lawler, Wis; Albert j. Laplace, La;
w. CASTOR Payne, Va; Edward o. Russell, w.
Va.
Bachelor OF science.-George c. oxnard, Pa.
THE AwARDs
Senior claSseS-Rat1onal Philosophy - The
Morrison medal given by MIS- j. ID L. Morri.
son, OF st. Louis, No., Thomas c. Blake N, Y:
premium, Edward o. Russell, w. Va PnyHcsr
s. Chapman Neale, Alexandria, va). Edward o.
Y. Mechanics Medal, Edward o. russell % ". "
r1c-The Gon medal given by Geo. p Con, esq,
Washington, ID. CO, Daniel w. Lawler Wis:
premium, james Roane, ID. C. English litera-
Lawler, Wis. Poery-Medal. George Don.
worth, Me; premium, James H. Sloan, Nd.
English literature and composition
No.
tnguished Louis A. Kengla, ID. C: Denis A.
Shsnahan, Va; Henry Hall, Ala; Joseph n.
Noonan, n. Y. English literature and compos-
Nathemattcs-FirSt Mathematics. - Medal
Ernest Laplace, La; premium, James Roane, ID.
c. Second NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. George Dom
Third Mathematics.-Medal, Joseph M .Noonan.
n. l.; premium, Joseph r. Herman, N Y or.
gan1c Chemistry.--Medal, James Roane, d. c.;
istry.-Medal. George Donworth, Me; premium,
Prosper E. Than, d. c. First Frencn.-Medal,
John Penn Morris, Va. Christian Doctrine
s: Clarke, Nj: Elocution.-The gold cross,
Harry e; Walsh, Pa; premium-V. Howard
The Merrick debating medal. ofounded py r.
/. Merrick, esq, LID awarded 10 Daniel w.
Lawler, Wis. Sublect:-Is It right and expe-
dent to prohibit Chinese Immigration
The Toner scientific medal. given by Joseph
N. Toner, Md, AM awarded to Ernest La
place, La. Subject:-volcan0es and Earth
The Holman Mathematical medal given by
Charles W Holman, ESQ.,, LID, awarded TO
Joseph M. Noonan, NY.
The Morris Historical medal, given by Mar
| tin F. Norris, esq, L L. D., awarded to Edward
| o. Russell, W. Va. Subject:-The Church. the
European Powers and the United States, I'm
their % relatlonf % with the Barbary States.
Philodemic society, awarded TO William j.
herman. NY. SubJect:-The responsibilities
ana an duties OF educated Catholics In the United
Kernan, Alb, prose % contribution, Ss@ S conds % B.
Junior clsssessecond GTammaIE,F9st r. Masn, F pre
MUM, Joseph F. Herman, NY; second pre-
mium, Francis Mclaughlin, Mass Excellence
Mclaughlin, Mass Third Grammar Premium,
Charles Carroll, Md. Excellence In English
SSoppositio1. So o1.sPremium, 5p sr %gu9, Mason B: A.
First premium, William A. Hedrick, DC; sec
ond premium, James G. Oxnard, NY. First
Ar1thmetic.-F1rst premium, William A. Wood,
DC: Book-keeping.-Frst premium, William
NJ Moore, Ga; second premium, Allen j. Mo
Quillan, Mimi. Second French. First premium,
Mclaughlin, Mass. Third French Premium,
Austin Donworth, Ne. German-First Divt-
sion..First premium, Edward P. Farrell, KY;
Second Division.-Premium, Ashby Lee Shep-
herd, Md. Christian Doctrfne.-Denis A. shan
sha1 ws seSSnd %Ss PREMIUM e. g.o Francis
Ns
Elocutlon.-Premium. Francis Silas Hicks, Cal
The Philonomosian debating medal given by
tne Philonomosian Society, awarded TO Francis
j. Lawler, Wis.
Preparatory Classes-First Rudiments.-First
premium, Chas j. Helm, Ind; second premium,
Ladder Mackall, DC. Excellence In English
composition Anthony Hanlon, be
second Rudiments.-Premfum, Mortimer j.
Downing. DC. Improvement In English Com.
poSlt1on.-Premium, Allen j. McQuillan, MINI.
second Arithmetic.-Premium, Mortimer j.
Downing, DC. Catechism.-Premfum, James
Marrow, Marrow, Pa: Eiocution.-Premium, Frank
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Robert o. jenkins,
MO-; FRANKLIN h. Irwin, Ala.
=. Drawtng-object Drawing Premium, Frank
LIN h. Irwin, Ala. Mechanical Drawtng.-Pre-
mium, Chas. F. McGahan sc.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued Co John
Ihomas Ross de Havilland, OF Guernsey Eng.
Land. and Louisa Latham Young; Albert c. West
and Cora G. Knott; Ferdinand Ratney ana
Emma Brooks, both OF Alexandra, Va Aaron
Bradshaw and Mary e. Leech; Ludweu S. Par
ker and Mrs. Martha Jane King; Charles j. Cor.
nick ana JEANNE g. Griff1th, both OF Montgon.
cry county, Nd; Patrick Cahill, OF Manchester
n. d., and Emma +. Small, OF Cambridge Mass
augustus A. Nicholson and Katherine P Clarke:
Turley C0purn and Marie Z. Shalloo: Mathew
King and Catherine Spencer; John +. Wilson
ana Alice Hall; Ebert s. Maloney, OF Green
vile, Tenn, and Mamie b. Mills, OF Corsicana
TexaS Chas- 81. Collins and Sarah Virginia san.
let; Chas. Thomas and Annie White: James E