The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-02-23
GEORGETOwN UNIVERSITY.
President Cleveland Confers Honorary De-
grees and Delivers a Speech.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-The President
and Mrs. Cleveland attended the centen-
NAL celebration of Georgetown University
this afternoon. They were received with
the usual honor and were given prominent
seats on the platform. The honorary de-
grees were conferred by President Cleye-
land, who said:
In the moment shall occupy shall not speak
education or refer 10 the value of universities
like this as the means for acquiring such educa-
@ %6eS Sf Ts
affords. These things have been presented 10
you in all that you have seen and heard here, in
the days just passed, and they are suggested by
the atmosphere all about us. / thinking OF
this college an alma mater, and calling TO
mind the volume of love and affection which 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 graduate whose anna mater !s
warm enthusiasm. The middle-aged graduate
to-day pauses in the hustle and turmoil OF busi-
ness activity TO give loving glance ana az
fetionate greeting TO his alma mater The aged
graduate to-day in memory passes over scenes
and events OF more recent date. TO recall through
the mellOwing light OF years the incidents or col
lege life, while he breathes a feryent prayer for
his alma mater. III the 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, halo wing the place
where they are kept and making at this honored
institution a sacred shrine.
Another thought. horn, suppose, OF the SOL
emn trust which 1 have held for the American
people prompts me to say a word concerning
the relation which such an institution as this
should bear TO American citizenship. Men or
learning eat 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 10 hug his treasure with
sOrdid satisfaction. The least an educated man
should do is to make himself a good, true
American citizen, and he fails 10 do his
entire duty If he does not also improve the citi-
zenship of others. His love OF country should be
great his interest in public affairs should at all
times be active, and his discharge OF the duties
of citizenship should be guided by all the inteli-
gence he possesses, and aided by all the learning
he has acquired. Georgetown College should be
proud OF the impress she has made upon the citi-
zenship of our country. On her roll of graduates
formed public duty for her teaching, while her
alumni have swollen the ranks OF those who. i'm
private life, have done their duty as American
citizens intelligently and well.
L cannot express my friendship for your COL
she has had in the past, an army OF alumni
learned. patriotic and useful cherishing the good
OF their country object of loftiest effort and
deeming their contributions 10 good citizenship
supremely worthy use OF the education they
have acquired within these walls.
The following gentlemen received honor
airy degrees:
Doctors of Law-Thomas F. Bayard, Sec
Prime Minister of Quebec; Hon. Augustus
III. Garland. Attorney -generaI; Hon. f. ID.
Murarge, L. f. and II. p, of Spain: Hon.
John Lee Carroll, Hon. Nathan Goff. Gen.
gomery. Hon. Culinary Shea. LII. D.; John
T. Doyle. California; G. T.. Hamilton, Alex.
ii. Laughborough. California; John b.
Hamilton. NJ. d.; Thomas Dwight. John
Boyle o'Reilly and Maurice +. Egan.
Three gold medals were struck IN honor
of the centennial celebration. which were
awarded rs follows: One 10 John Culinary
Shea, LII. D., the historian of the Catholic
Church in America. for his work. The