Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-11
Columbian College Commencement.

THE EXERCISES AT FoRD'S OPERA HOUSE LAST
EyENING-PRIZEs AWARDED AND DEGREES
CONFERRED.
Ford's Opera House was well filled last even
ing, the occasion being the sixty-third annual
commencement of the Columbian college. The
audience showed much interest In the exer-
cises. which were in every way creditable to the
university. President yelling, Prois. Hunting
ton, Gore, Montague. Fristoe, Janus Halleck,
shute, Hodgkins, Wilkinson and King, Of the
faculty; Rev. Messrs. Cuthbert, Suter, Lodge,
steele, Wheeler. Greene and Meador, DIR. Robt.
c. Fox, secretary of the board of trustees, and
Messrs. Given, Duvall and Gordon, together
with the members of the graduating class occu-
pied seats on the stage: The exercises were
ward Roome. Of this city. who shared with Lee
Davis Lodge, of Maryland, the first honor Of the
such as to make it impossible to distin.
suish between them, delivered Greek salu-
tatory- The candidates for the Davis
prizes in elocutiOn and composition, then
delivered orations in the following order:
Rocks that Wreck Republics" by Lee nav:s
..Criteria OF TRUTH Edward I;oome; Classical
Studies Second honor, Frank Suter; 1.-The
Of hrak H. Vas
Law Edwards =. lIOsmer. MIR. Lodge CT Nary
land then delivered the valedictory, whic:, was
delivery The awards OF the two Davis
prizes based upon the Orations delivered at tie
commencement were then announced ty hev.
DIR. huntington, the first prize being awarded
to Edward Hosmer, and the second 10 Raleigh
sherman. The judym mt of the committee was
heartily approved b. the audience. Mr.. Hos
mer's grafton. which was characterized by care
ful thOI@ht aoi elegant diction was delivered
WIN ~. ease and Grace which would have been
credstah.e to Diucn Older and more expert
euced orator.
Other prizes were awarded as follows:
Elton prize in creek 10 Edward EOOme: Staugh-
tol prize in Latin 10 Franz Su:e.; Given prize
III metaphysics to Lee LAWS Lodge; first
Ru"gleS prize in mathematics to f. Eveleth
" iiIsiow, who has gone 10 Yves. Point; the
Enosinian gold medal for eN ,e,iS 0cy in debate
to- Raleigh sherman; the Gore prize Tor pro-
ficiency in parliamentary law to Harry w.
smith.
Certificates of proficiency n various schools
were given TO jesse ChriSty, w. S. RoOse, ir +.
Spalding, +. NJ. Colby. II. b. Hedrick, NJ. +. +.
SwartZell, +. T.. Winslow, W. +. Shute. G. b.
Hudson, {. Wellborn, c. Il. Began, I. Ulke, and
L. G.. Ravene.
Diplomas were awarded to l. T. Davis, jr, E.
s. Hosmer. l.. ID. Lodge o. NJ. Miller L. Roome,
X. sherman, +. I'll. stephens, T.. L. Sturtevant,
+. Suter, +. Spalding, E. 4. Winslow, H. =.
Hedrck, NJ. +. F. SwartZell and 1. Clke.
DR.. yelling announced that the honorary de-
gree OF DID. had been conferred upon Rev. AL
bert X. Stewart. of Georgetown. He then made
a pleasant address TO the graduates and con-
fcrred the degrees won by their studies iol-
lows: Master of Arts, Edward $. HoSmer, Lee
Davis Lodge, Edward Rocme, Frank II.
stephens and Frank Suter. Bachelor OF Arts,
|. Thomas Davis, ir., and o. NJ. Miller. Bache-
lOr of Science, Raleigh sherman and G. l..
SturteVant. The exercise we're closed with
benediction by Rev. Mr.. Lodge.