The Washington critic., 1888-06-26
wAsHINGTON CRITIC
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON
Closing Exercises of the Georgetown
Untversity

Closing Exercises of the Georgetown
University.
The seventy-first annual commence
ment OF the Georgetown University took
place this morning at 1890 O'Clock, at
the University building, and was largely
attended The hall was beautifully dec
GRATED with flags, and upon the platform
was seated many visitors. Excellent
music n5 was furnished by the University
band, and the following was tile order
OF exercises Arbitration; its Necessity
and Practicability, James +. Montgomery
of California. The Tariff, James A.
Gray of Georgia. Integrity in the Re
public, Maurice g. Spratt Of New York.
lrelands Claims, Joseph w. Singleton Of
New York. At the conclusion Of the ex-
ercises the degrees were conferred upon
the following
Masters of Art--John G.. Agar, A. b.,
N. y. Frank Baker, NJ. D., ID. o.; w.
Sanders Carr, Md; Eugene S. Ives, A. b.,
N. Y; Henry d. Malone, A. b., ID. c.;
Charles QDonovan,, jro A. b., Md;
Henry q. Walsh, ~ j.
Bachelors of Art-Thomas Vincent
Bolan, Penna.; Alphonsus John Donlon,
N. Y. James Aloysius Gray Ga; John
Henry Junghans, ID. G.; George Kearney,
Va; Daniel Joseph Mclaughlin, Dakota;
w. Paul Dwight Moross, Tenn; Charles
Benton Power, Mon; Maurice Charles
Spratt, N. Y; Benjamin Tureaud, On
tario, Can.
Bachelors of Philosophy-Joseph Will
Der Singleton, James Aloysius Tay-
lor, N. Y. Bachelors Of Science
William Aloysus Dwyer, Mich;
Thomas G. Fitzpatrick, Mimi; James p.
Montgomery, Cal; Albert Edwin Shoe
MAKER, d. q. Bachelor of Art, honorh
cdMsd-Thomas b. Bailey, NJ. ID,
In1t t,f lty
Thomas V. Bolan of Pennsylvania, after
which the distribution of prizes was made
as follows Senior class Rational Philoso-
phy--the Goff philosophical medal
Alphonsus j. Dolan of New York; pre-
MUM, James a. Gray of Georgia, and
bonorably mentioned, Thomas Y. Bolan
of Pennsylvania and w. Paul d. Moross
medal, to w. Paul ID. Moross of Tennes-
see; mechanics, medal to Alphonsus j.
Dolan of New York. Other medals were
awarded as follows: Rhetoric--Jeremiah
NJ. Prendergast of Minnesota; poetry,
Edward d. o. Brien of New York; first
grammar, Raymond A. Heiskell of Mary
land: first mathematics. jeremiah Nj.
Prendergast of Minnesota; second mathe-
matcs, Vim. NJ. Tompkins of Missouri;
third mathematics, VIM. T. Donnelly of
the District of Columbia; analytical
chemistry, jeremiah NJ. Prendergast OF
Minnesota; general chemistry, Edward
ID. o. OBrien of New York; first French,
Domingo Cana of Chill; first German, Il.
Roy Johnson of Pennsylvania.
In the intercollegiate contest in Chris.
tian doctrine, the prize of 500, the gift
Of the Provincial of the province OF
Maryland-New York, was awarded to
jeremiah NJ. Prendergast of Minnesota
A special prize of $50, offered by the
faculty of the college to the student who
Sh xtit,t inf ata ,Nti1a
also awarded to jeremiah NJ. Prendergast
In the class of Christian Doctrine the
gold medal was awarded to jeremiah M
Prendergast. Elocution, gold medal,
the gift ofsRev. p. II. Brennan, S. j.. OF
Providence, r. l., was awarded to Daniel
J. Geary of Pennsylvania. The Merrick
debating medal Qounded by r. I. Mer
rick, LIDO was awarded to James p
Montgomery of California, subject
"Resolved, That it is expedient and in
harmony with the Constitution for the
Government of the United States to con
troll and conduct the telegraph service o
the country" The Toner scientific
medal given by Joseph NJ. Toner, NJ; D.;
A. M.,) was awarded to w. Paul ID
Moross of Tennessee, subject, "Chatta
nooga Mineral District"
The Hoffman mathematical media
(given by Charles w. Hoffman, LII. ID, ),
was awarded to Thomas b. Lantry oi
New York. The Morris historical medal
(given by Martin +. Morris, LII. d. wa
awarded to Thomas B. Lantry of New
York; subject, "The causes and results o.
the war between the United States an6
Mexico" The Philodemic prize media
(given by the Philodemic Society wa
awarded to J. Henry Martin of Nortl
Carolina; subject, "The three creates
prose writers Of the Victorian era" Th,
Philonomosian debating medal (given b,
the Philonomosian Society was award
ed to Patrick ii. O'Donnell of Indiana
subject, Resolved, That women shoult
have the right Of suffrage"
A special prize was awarded to Jere
miah NJ. Prendergast of Minnesota, wh'
passed an examination on three plays o
Sophocles and four of Eschylus. A spe
cial was awarded Stephen Q. Hayes o
the District of Columbia, who passe'
an examination on q selection iron
Ovid's Metamorphoses.
After the ceremonies the Alumni As
sociation met in the hall of the museum
The only business transacted was the sc
lection of an orator for the exercises G
the centennial anniversary of the col
lege, which Will be held February 81 an
90, 1889. The Mercier Centennial prize
donated by his excellency the Hon
Honori Mercier prime minister to tn
Province of Quebec, will be offered 70
competition in the centennial year.
The eighth annual banquet of the Sc
ciety Of the Alumni will take place at tn,
Arlington tonight at $ O'clock. Cover