The morning call., 1890-06-05
SANTA CLARA COLLEGE.
Celebration of the Thirty-ninth
Anniy ersary.
Conferring of Degrees ard Medals-scisntifc
Lectures Illustrated by Dazzling
Experiments.

Santa Clara College celebrated the thirty
ninth anniversary of its incorporation on
last Tuesday evening by An entertainment
highly enjoyable in its arrangements and
details, and at which the large audience
taxed the capacity of Exhibition Hall to its
fullest limits.
Not only were the adjacent cities and
towns represented at the assemblage, but
many whose homes were many miles dis
tant from the locality were present to con-
gratulate their sons on their success, and to
encourage the younger students to closer
application with better results for the
future.
The college brass band welcomed the
audience with an instrumental selection
and
OPENED TIE EXERCISES
OF the evening, which were of a scientific
and literary nature-a series of lectures
made interesting by practical experiments.
The subject selected for the opening was
under the general title of Physical Forces"
The first portion of the same was de-
liyered by 1. Cereghino, S. B., who outlined
the special objects of his address by detail
ing those remarkable forces which govern
the physical world, and also explained
where our ideas of force originate. The
results of such forces as gravitatlon, heat,
electricity and magnetism were especially
defined and made clearer by successful eX-
perimentS with philosophical apparatus,
while the excellent delivery of the young
speaker materially assisted in the unquali-
fed success of his lecture.
j. Y. Hannah, b, delineated the sec
ond portion of the scientific entertainment,
and the pleasing manner in which the sub
ject was presented won many compliment
tary comments from the audience. The
speaker specially described the action of
those forces whose power originates In
heat, chemical affinity and electricity. The
nature of the subject treated afforded
! dazzling
DISPLAY OF EXPERIMENTS,
! Which increased the attraciveness of this
| portion Of the lecture. the clear eXplana-
tIonS accompanying the phenomena adding
a special interest.
The valedictory of j. Y. Hannah, A. B.,
| was praiseworthy for its intrinsic merits of
| arrangement and production. The happy
memories of bygone events, the pleasant
associations of the present, the bright out
look Of prosperous future were all touched
upon, and while the spirit OF gratitude and
affection urged the acknowledgment OF
many favors yet the parting from hallowed
associations would always bring sentl-
ments less cheerful in their nature. In the
future the welfare of alma mater would al
ways be paramount, and the speaker closed
his address not with a final farewell, but
with the happy hope that ths future might
vouehsafe him the comforting thought OF
renewing former happy associations.
CoNFERRING DEGREES.
The comforting OF degrees followed the
valedictory. that of Master of Arts being
of Arts on |. Cereghno, 5. B.; Bachelor of
Sciences on c. c. Coolidge, j. OT0ole, l..
Archer, j. E. McEIroy, l.. Boido. Thomas
F. Fox, j. ". Shea, Joseph j. Trabqcco.
~ H.. a
Byrne. The commercial certificate was con-
ferIed on f. Estuditlo, I. SpIllane. james
z. Morrisey and J. j. Barrett
The first announcement of the extra prizes
was the NObili medal, an annual prize,
founded in 1876 by Joseph A Donohoe
President OF Santa Clara College, Rev.
Father John Nobili 5. j., to be given to the
student who shall be deemed frStin morals,
obedience and general application TO study.
This medal was awarded TO Charles Walsh
OF Vallejo, next in merit having been John
O'Gara and Francis V. Long.
The ArchbishOp'5 medal, awarded to the
student who should write the best essay on
the subject The Divinity Of Christ was
awarded TO |. CeTeghino, A. B., of Petaluma,
next in merit being j. McElroy, L. Bauer,
| Joseph PierSOn.
The Donahue medal. an annual prize
| founded in 1888 by p. j. DODahue of San
| Francisco, to be given to the student who
! has made
| THE GREATEST PROGRESS
|. In the Latin and Greek languages during
| the session, was awarded to John OGara of
| Stockton, next in merit being Joseph Con-
| way.
For the best poem on the subject "The
| Founder of Santa Clara College, Rev. Father
| J. Nobili, Sd" gold medal, the gift of
Thomas L Dillon of San Francisco, was
| awarded to C. II. Jessen of San Fran
| cisco, next in merit being James z. Norris
sey and Ed Coolidge.
For the best paper on "Orthography,"
| gold medal, the gilt of the Owl Association,
| was awarded to Francis V. Larry Of Oak
| land, next in merit being A. Dueto. Hon
| orable mention-L. A. Payen, Eugene
| Kelly, d. j. MeKinnon and r. j. RIM.
Glass medals and premiums were awarded
| to those who had been successful in their
scholastic duties during the past session,
| and awards for application and department
| were distributed among those who had
| merited them during the scholastic year,
this final distribution closing the exercises
| of the occasion.
| Among the clergy represented were:
| Rev. Fathers Crowley. Campus, Larkin, OSull-
| van and Mckay, from San Jose, Father Me-
| Nance of Santa Cruz, Father Comfort OF San
| Francisco Father McNally of Oakland, Father
| RiOrdan OF MEMO Park, Father Judge OF Spo-
kane Falls, Father Carraher OF Mission San Jose,
| Father Guida OF Denver, and many others.
The laity was not wanting in representa-
| tiyes, the following named having been
| present:
| Hon. L. Archer, Hon. C. T. Ryland. DIR. G. NJ.
| SeIfert; MessIs. Alexander YUeil, n. B0wden,
| NJ. Kelly, J. Hicks, n. Phster, j. Schoenfelder,
| Stoesser, s. Haskins, G. LOngan, c. Jones, }.
| Speilane, J. OConuor, j. Culiman, Z. Martlnelli,