National Republican., 1880-06-25
DIPLOMAS AND PREMIUMS.
Annual Commencement of George.
town College.
Tho Academic and Law Experimentation
orary Degrees Conferred 80 students
Who Received Prizes Closing Ex-
ercises Mt st. vincenrs school
st Ceoilia's Academy
and Carroll School
commencement of Georgetown College.

Commencement of Georgetown College.
The new commencement hall of Georgetown
college was used for the first time yesterday
ON the occasion of the sixty.thrl annual com
| mcncement of this time.honored institution
| Upon the platform were seated Mr. w. w. Cor
coran, esq, DIR. G. Tyler, DIR. J. NJ. Toner NJ
+. Morris LII. D., Charles w. Hoffman, LII. D..
Richard II. Clarke, LII. d., DIR. Joseph l.. Nor.
gan, Dr. ID. j. Kelly, DIR. Keinscbmidt, DR.
Antsell, f. a. Lambert Rev. W. J. Clarke
Rev. L. McGuik, president of Loyola college
Rev. G. X. jenkins, president of Gonzaga
college, and Very Rev, Dr. O'IIara, N. Y
Among other clergymen present were: Fathers
Ciampi, oKane, Bartlett, Fowler, Barotti
Tarro, Cunningham, Sheerin, Cahill, Manda.
Ian, Major, Keaiing and Southgate.
The hall was crowded with the friends Of
tho students, who paid tho strictcst attention
during the following order of exercises
Newspaper Influence" Joseph p. O'Brien
"Nihilism," William J. Herman; "Glory" an
ode, Conde Il. Pallon; Physical Culture in
Colleges" Francis p. McManus; Study of tho
Law" William +. Smith, of the law schools
Valcdictory Walter s. Clarke.
Degrees were conferred as follows: Doctors
Of laws-Hon. Francis Herman, N. Y; Thomas
j. Semmes La.
Master of Arts-Georgo p. Gof, d. c.
Masters Of Laws-Edward James Jennings
N. Y; William Perry Pierce n. Y.
Bachelors of Ltws-Joseph Francis Began
Ind; Frank Alvin FoutS, H.; james Bernard
Fullerton, d. c.; William Samuel Jackson
ID. c. Edward James Jennings n. Y; William
Claude Jirdinston, ID. C.. Robert Johnston
| Va: Charles Rider Newman d. c.; Jeremiah
d. O'Connell, n. Y; Patrick Joseph OConnor
Ga; James Dalton Power N. Y; Charles Ell.
ward Rice, Mass; Louis Pierce Shoemaker
ID. c.; William Francis Smith, Md; Philir
Crevcling Warman, n. j.; Douglass Willle
Ga,
Bachelors of Arts--Jamcs L. Callahan, Ill.
| Walter s. Clarke n. j.. Michael r. Donovan
| Mass; William J. Herman, n. Y; Ernest La
place, La. Francis p McManus, Pa; Joseph
p. OBrirn, Pa; Ignatius p. ONeill, S. C..
Condo b. Pallcn, MOI Henry " Turner, No.
Rev. P. f. Healy, president ot the university
distributed the prizes. The principal prize.
and fortunate contestants were as follows:
Tho Merrick debating medal founded by r.
I. Merrck, esq, LII. d.. was awarded to
Conde b. Pal!en Of Missouri
| The Toner scientific medal (given by Joseph
| NJ. Toner, NJ. d., A. NJ, TO Prosper E. Than
of the District Of Columbia.
The Hoillnsn mathematical medal (given
by Charles w. Hoffman, esq, LII. d., award,
ed to George Donworth of Maine.
! The Morris historical medal (given by Mar.
tin F. Morris, esq, Ii. D. awarded 10 Conde
b. Pallen of Missouri.
| The Philodemic prize medal given by the
Philodemie society, awarded to James T. Cal.
lahan of Illinois.
The Philonomosian Debating society medal
given by the Philonomosinn society, awarded
| to John u. Martin of PENNSYLVANIA
! The number OF students on the rolls from
September /, 1879, to July /, 1850, was l59
and from the applications already received i
is expected that nearly double that number
will be In attendance next year.