The morning call., 1890-06-05
ST. sMARY'S COLLEGE.
Successful Graduating Exercises
i'm Oakland.
Residents of That City Delighted With the
First Commencement Of the Brothers
There - The Programme.


The graduating exercises of ST. Mary's
College, Oakland, were held last evening in
the Oakland Theatre.
1t was the thirtieth annual commence
ment of the college. but the first since ST.
Mary's moved across the bay, so the people
of that city were last night treated to an ex-
hibition which was perhaps the most sue
cessful and pleasing entertainment yet
given there by school or college.
The spacious auditorium and gallery of
the theater we're crowded with represent
ative fashionable audience Of Oaklanders,
who appeared to enjoy the mead pleasure
presented by the students, at least one hun
dred of whom were on the stage.
Many OF the audience were agreeably sur
prised at the perfection attained by the
boys, who showed remarkable proficiency
in music, elocutiOn and the arts and
sciences as well as careful and Intelligent
training. So true was this that the broth
ers were highly delighted with their success
and the display made of years teaching.
A higher plane was reached than is uSu-
ally observed in college graduates across
the bay, making the performance very
creditable one and novelty there.
A portion of the theater was reserved
for the Faculty and staff Of teachers of the
Christian Brothers colleges, and about
forty seats were occupied by the brothers.
In the boxes were: Very Rev. Father Cal
lahan, o. p; Father Serda, Temescal;
Father Lally, Dixon; Father Sullivan, So
noma; Father Jones, Benicia; Fathers
Scanlan, Cummins and Ferguson, San
Francisco; Father Aerden, Martinez, and
Rev. Brother Gennebern, President of st.
Mary's College.
THE ENTERTAINMENT.
Shortly after the hour named for the
exercises to begin an overture from
"Fatiniza" was rendered with SO much
harmony and good execution by the college
orchestra that an encore was played Ill
response to the applause. Then the fol-
lowing programme was presented in attrac-
tive form, several numbers arouSlng en-
thusiastic applauSe-the essays for their
cleverness and spirited delivery, the songs
and musical entrees for their delightful rem
dering:
Essay. " Archbishop Carroll" Joseph A. Nc
Aulilte; barytone solo. My Beautiful Ship" D.
" NeS wids o6e RpS Gas esssy A
John A. Cooney; quartet, The Bugle Horn,
Of bs sups f. BSon essay
"American Patriotism" Charles t. Hughes;
inIrrlude, ST. Mays" professor schorehp,
orchestra essay Queen Isabella william u
Sc6orc6t Jr., o. CurtaZ, c. S. Mcguire, &. Camp
bell; essay. "DigutIy OF Labor" Charles s; Ma
gure; vocal quartet, The Battle" 81. CecilIans;
essay, The Irish in the Revolution" William
j. Deeney; vocal trio ocean Spray" choir;
essay, "Our Navy" Daniel NJ. Wardei music.
fessor +. Schorcht, Instructor OF music atthe col
lege, directed the musical portion.
"PAPAL ARBITRATION"
The essay of the gold medalist of st.
Mary's, Thomas T. Burns, was received
with rounds of applause: lie delivered
the article he had prepared on Papal Ar
bityation," and his views aud interesting
details were quite pleasing. In the course
of his essay he read
In virtue Of his divine appointment the Pope
may claim the right TO interfere between ma
tionS, especially In regard TO such important
matters as waging war. Christianity Is re-
ligion OF peace. The first object OF the church
Is 10 secure the happiness OF man in the next
lie; the second, 10 better his condition in this.
Tue accomplishment OF The hrSt Involves the
reconciliation OF God and man, should not
the first step in the accomplishment Of the other
be the reconciliation Of man with his nelghbor?
Both ends VIII be better attained, while peace
and harmony reign throughout the earth. The
piOus Christians OF the middle ages kings as
well subjects, recognizing In tie Sovereign
POntiH the representative OF Chrlst, willingly
yielded 10 Him much more than be ever claimed.
temporal as well as spiritual authority, and when
he offered 10 mediate between cOutending pow
ers lis words were generally lis9ned to With re-
spect.
STILL HOLDS POSITION.
The fact that the prOudest statesman on the
Continent acknowledges before Tie world that
lie may, without loss of dignity, submit his con
duct Ia an International transaction 10 the judg-
meut OF the Pope, Is an extraordinary proof that
the Pope stu holds In OuI modern skeptical
world an exceptional position. Without ter
ritOry, without soldiers, without revenues. with
out the right confer ed by birth, without material
forces, Christian Pontin is acknowledged b5
The master oi armies TO be bis superior III one
sense.
Most rulers, relying on the righteousness of
their intentions, were willing 10 submit their
disputes 10 the decision OF Ihs Holy See. Though
the Pope had practically no material force under
his immediate control, yet he had the power 10
exact obedience to his aecrees for TO the pious
Catholic the spiritual power OF accommodation
and anathema was far more terrible than the
sword.
One OF the most beneficial ordinances emanat-
Ing from the Holy Father is that known as the
Truce of God.' intended 10 check the barbarous
practice OF taking revenge aud OF carrying on
private war.
DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS.
Degrees were conferred on the following grad
uaies
Bachelor of Arts-WlIllam j. Deeney Thomas
f. Burns John A. CoOney
Bachelor OF Science = william Fl. Taylor,
Charles T. Hughes, Daniel NJ. Warde, Joseph A.
McAcfe, Charles S. Mcguire.
l.
Finlen, Edward j. Flanagan, Edward A. James.
The gold medal presented by his Grace,
Archbishop Riordan, was awarded to Il.
+. Burns for christian Doctrine" and
Patrick ii. Gallagher. '92, and Joseph f.
Grennan, '93, won silver medals in their re-
spectlve classes.
EARNEST STUDENTS.
Certificates OF proficiency in the course
prescribed for the third year, Collegiate De-
paTtment. were awarded to:
John j. Macdonald, Anselm I. Duffy Edward A.
Deane, Thomas +. Phelan, Joseph X. Strand
Edward j. Nolan, James j. Stanley, George IL.
Barron. Francis A. Mcmahon, Raymond 5. Barry.
Second years course-Artbur c. Collns. VIII
lam f. Fiizpatrick, John Y. Hughes. August j.
Henry John L. Kelley, Joseph r Mccormick,
Charles b. Sexton, Fred W. Noble, John f. B.
Ferry.
First years course-stepheu l.. Sullivan John
G. Nolan, Oscar II. CurtaZ, Herbert A. Yoel,
David f. Seby, Robert Blooner, Eugene OCor-
Tgan, Iimo1hy II nhl,. C. Coughlin;; Francis Randall
John +. Sullivan, Leonard " Tournie.
COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATES.
Certificates of proficiency in the course
prescribed for the second year, Commercial
Department, were awarded to:
Thomas b. Markham. Edward G. Dalton, Wilt
lam Z. Fiescher. Henry T. Krehe William I.
Grennan, Francis j. Setright, James F. Fentou,
James D.. MachomIcn, Alden l.. Hathaway,
Ta% Yssa Eassas sas'g Cushne Mm ws RSys Ha.
Henry j. BarcelOw, Francis w. Burke.
First years conrse.Joseph }. Green, Thomas
+. Sullivan. William IL. Quarney, Ernest A. Benz
merry, John A. Quill.
H0N0RABLY MENTIONED.
Testimonials for proficiency in studies,
emitting to promotion, and for gentlemanly
department were awarded to:
In the second commercial class-James F. Ag-
new Thomas f. Burke, John w. Dillon, John A.
GreDnan, Alden Machomich, Eugene IL. Nc
Aulife, Bernard McDermott. Raymond j. Whit
tar er, Clarence X. Mccormick, Edward D. Can
non, " illiam II. Esan, William j. Heney, Henry
II. Blackburn, Ernest Scbnable, Augustus A.
Watson.
In the fifth collegiate class-Bernard A. be.
nard. Augustus L. Bernard. Thomas Z. Bartlett,
James j. Corbett, Dennis L. Dimond, Hugh j.
Dimond 1gDatius l. Flores, Daniel +. Gallagher,
Francis A. Messner, Edward j. Murphy, william
j. Murphy. Marshall j. Roche. William j. Sa-
vile, Frederick G. SchOreht, Henry q. Tombs,
Iames Il Tnmhs Richard L "A illiaIna Hanru