National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-06-26
eEonarTowN COLLEGE.
Academic and Honorary Degrees Con
ecrrcd ond premfun,a AxvarsIcd

Academic and Honorary Degrees Con-
fcrred and Premiums Awarded.
The commencement exercises Of the
Georgetown College classical department
attracted large assemblage to the uni
verslty building yesterday morning. The
honorary and academic degrees were con
ferred upon tho gentlemen whose names
were published yesterday morning. The
awards Of medals were 30 follows:
Senior classes Rational philosophy, tho
Golf medal, Charles w. Seawell, Virginia.
Physics-Thomas Norris Vincent, District
Of Columbia. Mechnnlcs-Henry j. Lat
shaw, Missouri Rhetoric--Edgar Kidwell,
District Of Columbia. Poetry-Louis Bush
G. Garland, Arkansas. First mathematics
Edgar Kldwell. ~ Third mathematcs--Ex
aequo, Alphonsus j. Donlon, New York,
and James A. Taylor, New York. Analytical
ehemistry--Edgar Kidwcll. General chem
istry-Charles ID. Rooney, Massachusetts,.
French-Benjamin Thread, Louisiana. Ger
man-Anthony A. Siewerd, Louisiana.
Christian doctrine-Charles W, Seawell,
Virginia.
The Merrick debating medal, founded by
the late Il. I. Merrick, LII. D., awarded to
j. Richard Slattery, Massachusetts. The
Tonor scientific medal, given by Joseph NJ.
Tonor, NJ. d., A. NJ, TO Henry j. Latshaw,
mlssOuTl. lHe hOHnhn mathematician
medal, given by Chas. w. Hoffman, Ii. D.,
TO Louis Bush Allan, Louisiana. The
Morris historical medal, given by Martin +.
Morris, Ii. D., to Ralph s. Latshaw, Mis-
souri,. The Philodemic prize medal, given
by the Philodemic Society, to Ralph 5. Lat
shaw, Missouri.
Junior classes, first premiums Second
grammar-Wm. NJ. Tompkins, Missouri.
English mposition-George X French,
District Of Columbia Third grammar
James L. Martin, Virginia. Excellence In
English composition = James l.. Martin,
| Virginia. Algebra - G. Claude Braden-
baugh, Maryland. First arithmetic--Wm.
X. Rog ers, Pennsylvania. Bookkeeping
Cornelius Tompkins, Missouri. Second
| Columbia. Third French = William G..
O'Byrne, Georgia. Christian doctrine
| Mariana Mora, New York. Elocution--
Daniel j. Geary, Pennsylvania.
Preparatory classes-First rudiments-
Emile Christ, Louisiana. Excellence in
English composition, ex aequo--William r.
Rogers, Pennsylvania; William NJ. McCaw-
| ley, District of Columbia Second rudi-
ments-Edward j. Sheehan, New York.
Improvement In English omposition-Wm.
f. Sands, District of Columbia. Second
| arithmetic-Emile Christ, Louisiana. Third
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Teieda, Peru. Cate
chism-Emile Christ, Louisiana; Thomas NJ.
Culbertson, Kentucky.
c-Piano-MichaelP p. Mccain, Penn.
sylvania. Orchestral Observation-Disclosures O,
Garland, Arkansas. Mechanical drawing
Michael Hynes, West Virginia.
The degree Of Ii. d. was conferred upon
Minister DENLY. The degree of master Of
arts was conferred upon Charles OBJ. Cow.
ardin, Of the Richmond Dispatch. The
members Of the Chinese legation were pres
ent to see Col. DENLY made doctor oil
| 1atu In Ia nIttn tnn oil n
Der Of young men from the southern states
and Thomas Il. Ransom, the son Of Senator
Ransom, Of North Carolina, delivered al
address on "The Southn The valedctorJ
was pronounced by Walter N. Herman, thu
son Of Senator Herman, Of New York.