Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-24
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
Georgetown College, the Oldest Institu-
ton OF Learning in the District.


tion OK Learning In the District.
INTERVENING RxrRcIsEs At IHE sEyEyrY-THIRr
ANNUAL CONGRATULATIONS CONFERRED
n MEDALS AND PREMIUMS AwARDED-PRE
PARAroRY DEPARTMENT
The absence Of flags or other decorations Of
the seventy-third annual commencement Of
Georgetown College held in CASTOR Hall. in
the university buildings this morning, had the
effect OF making the hall look cool and pleas
ant, but did not prevent the constant plying Of
fans by the ladies present and the hopping o
brows by the gentlemen. Upon the platform
were Rev. Fathers Richards, McGuirk. Clark,
Barnum, Ciampi and Stafford, and the
Peruvian minister, F.. c. c.. Zegsro.
At about 1880 O'Clock the exercises
were begun. They were as follows:
Overture, Vaudeville, Koppitz. Fest overture,
Leutner. American Catholic literature, VIM.
G.. McKechnie. Mass. Gavotte, May Queen,
Czibulka. A Plea for an Universal Scientific
Language, Charles Albert White, District of
Columbia. Lied Ohne Worte, Mendelssohn.
Russian Misrule in Siberia. Dominic F. Know
Ian, Pennsylvania. Idyl. The Mill in the
Forest, Ellenberg. Socialism According to its
Latest Exponents, Edward ID. O'Brien, New
York. Patrol comique, Hindley. Prize Trans
lation OF Horace's ode, Cello 1onantem (Book
iii, ode 81, J. Stanislaus Easily Smith, Alabama.
Selection, Lucia di La-mmermOor, DOniZetti.
Comforting of degrees. Barcarole, Schubert.
Valedlctory, Francis Joseph Semmes, Alabama.
Mein Liebes Heimathsland, Jungmann. Dis
tribution Of prizes. March, Philadelphus,
Wiegand.
The delivery by Mr.. Joseph semmes Of Ala
bama Of the valedictory was frequently inter-
rupted by hearty applause.
THE GRADUATES.
The following degrees were conferred by
Rev. Father Richards: Doctor of divinity-Rev.
Dennis ]. Stafford (periculo facto). Doctor Of
philosophy-Frank Baker, Md; Swan NJ. Bur-
nett, MD. Master of arts Fl. hawkes. M.
D.; Joseph NJ. Spellissy, Md; Calvert Wilson,
LIN; Eugene 4. Arnold, LIN. Bachelor Of
~ar,s-Charles Edward DurOss, New York; DOM
inic Francis Knowlan, Pennsylvania; Joseph
Francis McKaig, Washington, DC; William
George Mckechnie, Massachusetts; Edward
Murphy, jr, New York; Edward Denis O'Brien,
New York; Francis Joseph Semmes, Louisiana;
Charles Albert White, Washington, DC.
THE MEDALS AND PREMIUMS
were awarded as follows:
Senior classes-The Golf medal for rational
philosophy, given by George P. Golf, AN,
awarded to William G.. McKcchnie. Massachu-
sets; premium to Charles Albert White Wash
ington, ID. c.
The McGrath medal for physics. given by
William V. McGrath, B.. s., Philadelphia, Pa,
awarded to William q. McKechnie. Massachu-
setts; premium to Charles E. Duross, New
York.
The Kidwell medal for mechanics given by
Edgar kidwell. M, ME-, of Washington, D.
c. awarded to VIM. G. McKechnie, Mass. pre-
MUM to Charles L. Duross. NY.
Rhetoric Silver medal. Raymond A, Heis-
kell. Nd; premium. James Z. Duross, n. Y.
English Literature and Composition-Premium,
j. Stanislaus Easily Smith. Ala. P~oetry-Silver
medal. Edward L. Reyes. NY; premium, Z.
Carroll Shipman, Va. English Literature and
Composition-Premium, b. Carroll Shipman,
Va. First Grammar.-Silve medal, Mark Nc
Neal. Md; premium. Francis Il. Sheehy. Wash
lngton, DC. English Literature and Compo-
sition-Premium. Patrick J. Carbon. NY.
Mathematics.-The Dahlsren medal for cal
culus (recently founded by John Vinton Dahl
gren, ABB, of Boonsboro, Nd }, will be awarded
next year. First medal,
James E. Duross, MY. premium. Guy Laffoon,
Ala. Second Mathematics-Silver medal, Ed
ward L.: keyes. NY; premium. Stephen Q.
Hayes, Washington, DC. Third Mathematics
Silver medal, VIM. s. Deneen, NY; premium,
Mark McNeal, Nd. Analytical Chemistry
Silver medal, Fenwick j. Stewart, Washington,
DC; premium, Charles p. Neill, Tex. General
Chemistry-Silver medal, Stephen @. Hayes,
Washington, DC; premium, Edward L.Keyes,
NY.
Modern Languages. -First Fronch-Silver
medal, Mark McNeal. Maryland; premium,
Thomas J. Filming, New Hampshire. First
German-silver medal. John Des Garennes.
Washington, DC. Christian Doctrine-Gold
medal, William G.. McKechnie, Massachusetts;
premium, j. Stanislaus Easily Smith, Alabama.
The Brennan medal for elocution, given by
the Rev. p. II. Brennan. 81, of Providence.
RI. awarded to Patrick II. OrDonnell. Indiana;
premium, Patrick J. Carbon. New York.
The Merrick debating medal, founded by r.
/. Merrick. esq. LID, awarded to Charles A.
White, Washington. DC.
The Toner scientific medal, given by Joseph
NJ. Toner, MD. Pho, for the best collection
of specimens in some branch of natural science.
awarded to Charles f. Duross. New York.
The Hoffman mathematical medal, given by
Chas. W. Hoffman, LID, awarded to Edward
L. Keyes, New York.
The Morris historical medal, given by Martin
T. Morris. LID, awarded to Charles p. Neill,
Texas.
The philodemic prize medal, given by the
Philodemic Society, awarded to Edward d.
O'Brien, New York.
A gold medal of the value of 800. given by
an unknown friend through the Rev. j. j..
Murphy, Sd, for the best metrical translation
OF two Odes OF Horace, one of which was pre-
scribed to be .'Celo Tonantem.' Book iii,
ode 81, awarded to j. Stanislaus Easily Smith,
Alabama
Special Prizes-A prize is awarded to Ed
ward l.. Reyes, New York, who passed an ex-
animation on all the odes and epodes of
Horace, in addition to the matter read by the
class. A prize Is also awarded to Patrick II.
ODonnell, Indiana, who passed an examination
on the whole of the Had, i'll addition tC the
authors read by the class.
The medal for the best translation of Horace's
ode, Colo Tonantem, is massive and rich in de-
sign. The College Journal of April contains
the prize translation.
THE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
The preparatory department of Georgetown
University held its annual commencement last
night in Castor Memorial Hall. A large num-
Der of the friends of the young students were
present. and the evenings exercises passed of
most successfully. The faculty OF the school
were present in a body. and Rev. Father Rich
ards, the president, was assisted in distributing
the premiums and medals by Rev. Father
Welcl.
The literary part of the program included
the chariot race from Ben Hur. translated into
Latin by j. Francis Smith: a Greek dialogue
after q symposium from Plato, by William A.
ODonnell, Michael I. Gavin and John ID. Lam
non; a translation from Apulcias, by William
i. Seger; defamation by Paul w. Evans and
Hubert A. Dodge; two scenes from Der Neffe
ais Onkel," by Schiller, Jean des Garennes, NJ.
Manly WhedDee, William j. Brooks. Joseph L.
Weller. Francis G. Kavanagh. and "A legend Of
st. Edward, the Confessor, King of England
by Charles p. Lynch.
Premiums were awarded to the following
students; Vim. T. Seger. Pennsylvania: Jean
des Garennes, Washingt ton; John Deyine.
Washington; Michael j. Gavin, Tennessee:
Samuel b. Gregory, North Carolina: William
A. ODonnell, Pennsylvania; Charles Z. Roach.
North Dakota: G., Cutlbert Powell. Virginia.