Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-24
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
Georgetown College. Classical Depars
ment.

The sixty-ninth annual commencement OF
Georgetown college, classical department, class
OF 'S6, took place this morning In tie lecture
hall of the university, which was tRstefuIly
decorated for the occasion. The hall was
thronged with the friends and patrons OF the
tme-honored institution.
Among those present were Senator Conger,
State Senator McIirath from Missouri Hon,
cavalry, U. S. A., and Dr. Faust. The President
was unable 10 be present, IL being cabinet day.
The exercises were OF "A character worthy OF
the high reputation and dignity OF the old col.
lege. The orations evinced careful training In
| elocution. as wei as rhetorical skill. The ora
tors were Mr.. Chas. III. Roche, whose theme was
political Ambition Mr. Leslie W Kernan.
who spoke OF 1.-The Necessity OF Navy" Mr..
VIM. u. Lynch. whose subject was Anarchy"
1.-The Magnitude of the Present Crises" The
valedictory, delivered by Mr.. James r. McEl-
hone, son OF Mr.. John ]. McElhone, CHIEF OF the
official reporters OF the House of Representa-
tives, was excellent, both i'm matter and man.
ner, gracefully composed and finely delivered.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
Rev. Father james A. Doonan president Of
the university, conferred degrees as follows:
Doctor OF laws, Joseph ]. Darling .on, ID. c.
Master of arts John j. Stafford, NJ. d., ID. {.
Bachelors OF arts, Alexander A. Gull nen, New
Brunswick; Joseph Nj, Dohan. Pa; Leslie W.
McEihone, b. c.; Charles H. Roche. Mo-; Tho..
j. Shea ID. G.; Calvert Wilson, ID. c.
MEDALS AND PREMIUMS.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Senior Classes - Rational Philosophy The
Golf medal, Edgar Kidwell, ID. &C.; premium,
Joseph NJ. Dohan, Pa. Physics-Medal, Edgar
kidwell; premium, Calvert Wilson, ID. c. Me-
chanics-Medal, Edgar kidwell; premium, Jo-
seph VI. Dohan. Rhetoric-Medal, l.. BUSH Al
lain, La; premium, Francis W. Sullivan. Pa.
English Literature and compostion-I'remiun,
Francis W. sullivan Pa. Poetry-Medal Benz
lamin Tureaud, Ontario; premium, George
kearney, Va English Literature ana Compo-
fIsar II bt.an altts,a Man rf.. -
First Grammar-Medal, Thomas Is. Llutry, y.
y; premium, Thomas NJ. Harvey, u. e. Eng
l rsa, Literature and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Mathematics First Mathematics - Medal.
Francis w. Sullivan, Pa. Second MathenaticS
Thomas Nj. Harvey, u. {. Third Mathematies
Medal, William j. McClusky, n. u; pre-
MUM, AleSander Kearney, Va. Analytical
mium, Thomas j. Craven, ID. G. General Chem.
istry-Meda, w. Paul ID. Moross, Tenn; pre-
Medal. George h. French, ID. g.; premium,
Guslave Z. Beauseigneur, Pa German-Medal,
Charles NJ. McNally, Pa. Christian Doctrine
Medal, james Il. McEinone. ID. g; premium.
Joseph NJ. Dohan, Pa. Elocution-Me,lai. John
b; McFaul. Va; premium, Calvert Wilson, DC.
The MerIick debating medal, founded by the
late X. I. Merrick, Ii. d. Joseph NJ. Dohan,
Pa. The Toner scientific medal, given by
Joseph NJ. Toner, NJ. d., A. Nj and tue Hon-
w. Hoffman, LII. d., were hot awarded. The
Morris historical medal, (given by Martin r..
LIZ ~ Joseph M DOnal. LIE pDliO-
demic prize medal, given by the Philodemio
society, James +. McElhone, ID. Z. TIE Philo-
nomoslan debating medal, given by the Phiio-
JUNIOR tClasses-Second Grammar--I remium,
James L. Martin, Va. English Composition
William f ]. Tressy, Ky. THIRD GrsmmsrG
Premium, William X. Rogers, Pa. English
Composltion-Premium, William X. Rogers,
Fenwick Stewart, ID. g.; second John p. Snee-
han, n. Y; Algebra-Division B-Premium,
sarns T
premium, Jefferson L. Chandler, ID. z. Book
Keeping-First premium, William {. Shanely,
First Frencn-FirsI premiam~c Albert
White, ID. c. Second FIench-Hugh Fran
S @ium eS aeauo. A. Clifton 5 Th%mpsos
ONO William J.,McClusky. Christian Doctrine
Premium ex aequo, Mariana Mora n. u;
Ernest b. Smith, Va.
Preparatory Ciasses-First Rudiments-Pre-
position-Premium, Edward j. Sheshan. n.
4. Second Rudiments-Premium, John l..
Waggaman, ID. Z. English Composition-Pre-
mium, jerome Monheimer, DC. second Arith-
metic-First Premium, Frederick Lee, Pa; sec
ond, Robert D. Driscoll, Texas. Third Arithme.
,ic-Premium, Charles r. Mitchell. DC. Gaze
chard, NY; James ii. Power, Va. Music
Piano-Premiun, Z. Albert White, DC. Me-
chanical Drawing-Premium, Anthony a.
Siewerd, La.
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI
The Georgetown University Alumni associa-
tior met last evening in the college hall, Martin
+. Morris presiding and L. ID. f. Brady secre-
tary. DIR Hoffman was elected treasurer An
place OF Father Doonan, resigned DIR. James
Southern, DIR. Richard =. Hawcs, Mr.. Thomas
j. W hite, and the whole graduating class OF
this year. TO the number of ten, were admitted
members oil the society. Alter the business
meeting the alumni sat down 10 u banquet.
Judge Merrick 1lled the Office of POSTMASTER.
MIR. 4. A. Lambert responded 10 1.-The Academic
Department" Prof. kleinschnit TO 1.-The Medi-
cal Department" Justice Merrick TO ''rhe Law
Department" and Father Doonan 70 George
town College and the Alma Mater.