National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-28
ST. JOHNS INSTITUTE.
Brilliant Commencement Exercises at
Ford's Opera.House East Night.

Brilliant Commencement Exercises al
Ford's Opera-House Last Night.
Ford'S Opera-House was crowded last
night by the friends of ST. Johns Collegiate Insti-
tute, the occasion being the annual commence
ment exercises of that institution. The stage was
handsomely decorated with flowers and plants
Among the distinguished people who occupied seats
on the platform with the students and faculty were
| Signor Zamacona, Senator Charles w. Jon es, Hon
| Sayles ]. Bowen, General w. T. Sherman Colonel
Robert 1. Fleming, DR.. P Wales DR.. Newman, DR.
| Lincoln, Mr.. J. c. G. Kennedy the Spanish Minis
ter Mr.. John SAUL the secretary of the Spanish le-
| CATION, DR.. Groat, and Dr. Morrow.
The following programme was rendered to the
entire satisfaction of the audience:
Preparatory OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, college
| Songs" Suppe; gavotte Kaiser Stadt," Morley
chorus, Come Forth, Ye Hunters" preparatory
| classes; "Papa's Letter." Ed. II. O'Connor; THE
Suliote Mother" Edmond MalIett; "The Wreck
! of the Hesperus," Charles E. OConnor; xylophone
solo, Sounds from the Ringing Rocks Smith,
performed by Mr.. F. W. Lusby; Edinburgh After
| Flodden," Joseph A. O'Hare; caprice Turkish
Patrol" Michaelis; The Gamblers Wife," Wads-
worth R. Smith; "An Appeal for Ireland" John
McFaul.
Collegiate department-March, Wolverine, u
Sousa; The Gladiator" X. f. De Lacy; Count
Candespina's Standard" John G. Tanner; cornet
solo, Home Sweet Home" Hartman, performed
by Mr.. William Jaeger: The March of Mind -
George F. Finn: The Heroines of Limerick"
Richard ]. Donnelly; galop, THE Wooing
of the Storks," Fahrbach; essay, Prog
ress," William H. De Lacy; valedictory,
James F. Shea; selection, "Trovatore," Verdi.
Comforting of degrees. Address to the graduates,
hon. Charles w. Jones, Senator from Florida
Awarding of medals. Finale, Tout la Joie,"
Fahrbach. Music by Marine Band, J. P. Sousa,
conductor.
The degree Of bachelor of arts was conferred on
William II. NJ. De Lacy and Joseph P Fallon. The
degree Of bachelor of science on James F. Shea
Medals and premiums were conferred as follows:
Commercial diplomas were awarded to George F.
Flynn, Richard ]. Donnelly, Benjamin ]. Eslin.
The gold medal for philosophy was awarded to
James F. Shea. The gold medal for excellence in
the second collegiate class was awarded t5
George F. Flynn. The gold medal for
photography in the second collegiate class
awarded to Benjamin J. Eslin. The gold
medal for excellence in the third collegiate class
was awarded to Lee B. Mosher. The gold medal
for Latin in the third collegiate class was awarded
to William A. Foy. The gold medal for geometri-
cal drawing in the third collegiate class was
awarded to Joseph T. Byrne. The gold medal for
elocution in the second collegiate class was
awarded to Richard J. Donnelly. Commercial
Sid>S-bOIu lHSudI III SACClISllSS, "IIIldlu Wal
lace Colne; gold medal for mathematics, John
Joseph slattery; gold medal for book
keeping John F. Moran; gold medal
for elocution, Richard F. De Lacy;
Second commercial-Gold- medal for excellence,
Wilfrid H. Edgar; gold medal for arithmetic,
Edward NJ. Cleary; gold medal for grammar,
John L. Mangan. First preparatory-Silver medal
for excellence, John W. Glennan; silver medal for
penmanship and drawing, John P. Walter; silver
medal for elocution, &c stquo, Charles E OCon-
nor, Edward H. O'Connor, Edmund ]. Mallet,
premiums for elocution awarded to John G. Tan
ner, John McFaul Joseph A. OHare, and Wads-
worth r. Smith. Third collegiate clasS-A pre-
MUM for mathematics awarded to William F.
OBeirne; premium for photography, Stephen B.
Clements. Commercial class-Premium for eX-
cellence, John P. Gibbons; premium for book
keeping, John G. Tanner; premium for algebra,
Charles E. Fenwick; premium for history, Vim
cent E. Lynch; premium for arithmetic, Francis
B. Walker; premium for photography and
penmanship, NJ. Vincent Moran; pre-
MUM for geography, Patrick I. Moran.
First premium for general improvement, John
McFane; second, Edmund De Lacy; third,
Thomas Dougherty; fourth, John Ryan; fifth,
Thomas J. Sheridan; sixth, John Stanton; seventh,
Wadsworth R. Smith; eighth, John Sullivan;
ninth, John Lynn; tenth, William Maloney; elev-
enth, Joseph o Hare; twelfth Robert White; thir-
teenth, John Maloney fourteenth, Cornelius AShea.
First preparatory-First premium for excellence,
Matthew Donnelly; second, John ]. Sheehey.
first premium for department. Charles A. Dunn;
second, Howle Young first premium for Chris
tan doctrine, John A. Butler; second, Michael F.
Brennan first premium for grammar, first class,
George T. Petty; second, --; first pre-
MUM for grammar second class, John E Dunn
second, Thomas Sweeney; first premium for Or
biography, Joseph Kelly; second James B. Green;
first premium for geography, Aloysius NJ
Menke; second, John E Mccarthy; first
premium for history, Eugene ONeill; seconds
John S. Moran; first premium for mental arithme-
tic, N. Fitzgerald second John W. Small; first
premium for practical arithmetic, John NJ. Hay
den; second, Louis n. Began; first premium for
penmanship, Louis Du Fief; second, John A. Nc
Mahon; first premium for drawing William Har-
vey; second, J. F. Mccarthy. Second preparatory
First premium for excellence, William F. Walter;
second, John Mccormick; first premium for Eng
lish grammar, William J. Borbeck; second, Martin
]. Deponei; first premium for penmanship, Charles
Homiller; second, John A. Kelly; first premium
for department. John A. Barnett; second, Thomas
F. Latimer; third, Aloysius MCGOWAN; first pre-
MUM for history, Andrew J. Cockrell first pre-
MUM for Christian doctrine, Thomas Keliher:
second, George Boswell; first premium for arith-
metic, StanislauS Smith; first premium for geog-
raphy, James De Wilton Taylor; second, John
Miller; first premium for photography, Will
lam Hughes; second, Carl Tegethof; first
first premium for reading, Joseph Crown; second,
Liguori Lowe; first premium in general improve
ment, William Dunn; second, J. Fenwick Young;
Third preparatory-First premium for Christian
doctrine, E. Slattery; second, William Hanlon
first premium for arithmetic Charles Began; Sec
ond, James Keliher; first premium in reading,
Martin Brennan; second, j. Kelly; first
premium in department, H. c. Alexander;
second, Maurice Alexander; first premium for at
Frank Moran; second, Thomas Byrne;
third premium for department Raymond Harvey;
second premium for orthography, Robert Bor- |
beck; third premium for penmanship, R. F Car
yer; first premium for general. improvement, |
Charles Braendle; second, David Flynn; third, |
Louis Selke; fourth, Louis Lawrence.
The address to the graduates by Senator Jones, |
of Florida, was replete with good advice to the /
young gentlemen, and was well received by the |
audience.