The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-23
DEGREES CONFERRED.

DEGREES CONFERRED.
The exercises of the centennial celebra-
ton closed this afternoon with solemn
academic session in CASTOR hall, at which
honorary degrees were conferred by Presi-
dent Cleveland, who said:
In the moment l shall occupyI will not speak
of the Importance, ia general sense. of a
liberal education, or refer to the value of uni
versitiss like this as q means for acquiring such
education. nor VIII | remind you of all the
causes for cOngratulation which this centennial
occasion affords These things have been pre-
sented to you in all that you have seen and
heard mere in the days just passed and they are
suggested by the atmosphere all about US. | am
thinking Of this college as an alma mater, and
calling to mind the volume of love and affec-
ton when has been turned toward her from
the great outside world OF her alumni, during
the hundred years OF her life, and at this time
especially awakened To-day the young grad
uete whose alma mater occupies a broad place
in his life, turns to her with warm enthusiasm.
The midde-aged graduate to-day pauses in the
hustle and turmoil OF business activity to give
loving and affectionate greeting to
his alma mater, The aged graduate of to-day
in memory passes over scenes and events of
more recent cate, TO recall through the mellow
ing light Of years, the Incidents Of college life,
while he breathes a ferveut prayer for his alma
mater. If dead graduates are not with you to-
day in spirit, the loving bands which attached
them to their alma mater, though broken by
death are here, hallOwng the place where they
are kept and max .ng at this honored institute
sacred shrine.
COLLEGES AND CITIZENSHIP.
Another thought, born, 1 suppose, OF the
solemn trust which have held for the American
people. prompts me to say word concerning
the relation which such an institution as this
should bear to American citizenship. Men of
learning at all times need; but we also need
good citizenship. There should not be that self
ishness in education which leads its possesSor to
live within himself and to hug his treasure with
sordd satisfaction. The least educated man
should do is 10 make himself a good, true
American citizen; and he fails to do his duty il
he does not also improve the citizenship OF
others. His love of country should be great,
his interest in public affairs should at all times
be great, and his diScnarg. of the duties of
citizenship should be guided by all the intelli-
gence he possesses and aided by all the learning
he has acquired.
GRoRGETowN's HONOR ROLL.
Georgetown college should be proud of the i'm
press she has made upon the citizenship of our
country. On her roll of graduates are found
the names of many VINO have performed public
duty better for her teaching, while her alumni
have swollen the ranks of those who in
private stations have done their duty as
American citizens inteigently and we'll can
not express my friendship for your college
better than to wish for her in the future, as she
hes had in the past, an army OF alumni, learned,
patriotic and useful, cheriShing the good of
their country as an object Of loftieSt effort, and
deemlng their contributions to good citizenship
have acquired within these walls.
THOSE HoNoRED
The President then conferred degrees on
the following: Doctor of Laws. Thomas f.
Bayard, Secretary of State Honore Mer-
cier, Prime Minister Of Quebec; Augustus
H. Garland, Attorney General; Emiliode
Ardruaga, Envoy Extraordinaryand Minis
ter Plenipotentiary of Spain; John Lee
Carroll, Nathan Golf, w. s. Rose
Grams, q. Montgomery, John Gill
mary Shea, John DOYLE, of Cal
ifornia; George Hamilton. Alex
aEder H. Laborough, of California; John b.
Hamilton, NJ. D., Thos Dwight, John Boyle
O'Reilly, Maurice F. Egan.
THREE GOLD MEDALS
Three gold medals were struck in honor
of the centennial celebration which were
awarded as follows: One to John Culinary
Shea. LII. D., the historian of the Catholic
church in America, for his work, THE
Life and Times Of Archbishop Carroll"; a
gold medal, struck by the alumni associa-
ton. presented to His Eminence James
Cardinal Gibbons, for the arch-episcopal
see of Baltimore, and gold medal like pre-
ceding to President Grover Cleveland for
government of the United States