Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-26
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DEGREES CONFERRED.
Commencement Exercises Of st. Johns
College-The Alumni Banquet.

The annual commencement exercises of St
Johns college were heldlast evening at Harris
theater, in the presence of o large audience
After an interesting program the following de-
grees were conferred by Rev. Bro. Tobias,
president of the college: Thos. Somerset Owen,
B. g.; Michael A. Keane, B. s., VIM. H. Lacey,
N. A. Medals awarded: Senior class-Gold
medal for excellence to Michael A. Keane.
Junior class-Gold medal for excellence to VIM.
J. Scanlon. Honorable mention-Francis De
Sales Moran, John Moran, Chas. f. Carusi
Freshman class-Gold medal for excellence to
Theodore r. Tyler. Honorable mention
Alfred Richards, Jos. Daily, VIM. Garland
First preparatory class-Silver medal for ex-
cellence to Jas. A. Toomey, Edward s. Fitz-
gerald Honorable mention-Clyde G.. Allan,
Stephen Guista, John Doran, John p. Brennan.
Second preparatory class-Silver medal for ex-
cellence to John J. Foley, Lawrence v. Gro
gan; silver medal TO- conduct and application
to VIM. A. Hill.
THE PREMIUMS.
Premiums were distributed as follows: Fourth
class: Christian doctrine and good conduct
Edward Young, Chas. Mcguire, Fred. v. Collins,
John Berger. Arithmetic, history, grammar,
geography, and orthography-Alfred Shaw,
Bernard Cain, Charles Saffell, John Rover,
Edwin Lawton, Joseph Sullivan, Jno. McGeary,
Henry Bales, Francis Berens, Charles Green,
Joseph Keane, Henry Taylor, Raymond Stat
ford, Norman Mcleod.
Fifth class: Premium for excellence-Chas.
Maxwell. Christian doctrine and geography
Thos. Clarke. Christian doctrine-Joseph
Deponai. Reading and orthography-Huber
Foley. Arithmetic-Wm. Louvalre Gram
mar and neutrality-suspicious. Mades. Penman-
ship-John Fenwick- Orthography and appli-
cation-Herman Gloetzner. Home studies and
experimentation Crown, Home studies and
attendance-Bernard O'Donnell, John Brosnan
Department and improvement-Oliver Perry
Johnson. Department and attendance-John
Walsh. Improvement and attendance-Thos
Kelly. Attendance - Francis Johnston. De-
pertinent - Thos. Kengla. Improvement in
writing and arithmetic-Edward Bowman.
Sixth class: Premiums for Christian doc
trine and orthography-Anton Gloetzner
Christian doctrine and reading-Robert Nelli-
gan. Christian doctrine and attendance
Willie Anderson. Arithmetic-Achille Sagra-
rid Penmanship and orthography-Samuel
Hill. Geography and deportment-Rudolph
Zegarra. Home studies and department
Charles Specht. Attendance-Harry Shelby
Application and deportment-Wm. Sheehy.
Deportment-Hans Gloetzner. Improvement
Rufus J. Newell. Improyement-Wilhe Bow
man. mprovement-Aleck Bowman.
Addresses were delivered by several Of the
students and graduates, that by William ii. De
Lacey, on Blessed De La Sale, receiving es-
pecial praise.
THE ALUMNI BANQUET.
The president of st. Johns college gave q
complimentary banquet In the college build
ing last evening Immediately after the COM
mencement in honor of the alumni society,
The hall was tastefully decorated with flags and
flowers.
After an elegant menu had been served and
discussed, toasts we're offered and responded
to as follows-AIr. John A. Madigan acting as
toast-master: His holiness, the pope" drank
IN silence; His excellency, the President" H.
]. Schulties: Blessed Della Salle," Rev. Bro
Tobias; The alumni society,"" VIM. H. De
Lacey; The medical profession" JAS T. Car
roll, NJ. D.; Our college days." Jas. F. Shea;
The Catholic press" Milton E. Smith, esq.,;
"Our sister societies." X. J. DonneIly; .'Our
host, Rev. Bro. Tobias" Jas F. DuHameL
About fifty guests sat down to the banquet.