Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-23
GEORGETOwN PREP.
Brilliant commencement Exercises in CASTOR
Hall Last Evening.

| The commencement exercises Of the prepare
tory department. of Georgetown College took
| place in CASTOR Hall last evening in the pres
| enee of a large number of the friends of the
| pupils and the time-honored institution. After
/ a few pleasant Introductory remarks by Father
Donnelly, the vice president of the college, in
! which he showed that the study of the classics
| so disciplined the mind of youth that it enabled
them to appreciate the noblest thoughts Of the
greatest minds and fitted them to assimilate the
highest type of the true, the beautiful and the
good, the following interesting program was
successfully carried out:
THE PROGRAM
Overture, Home Circle, Schlepegrell. Selec-
ton from Strsdela, Flowtow. Orchestra of
students from the preparatory department
assisted by Prof. Donch and pupils. Part l.:
speech Of Clearchus to His Army" original
translation from Xenophon. Jos. W. Blanchard.
The contention of Ajax and Ulysses for the
Arms OF Achilles speech of Ajax. original
translation from Ovid -E. Vincent Smith; speech
OF Ulysses, original translation from Ovid. Chas.
Ewing. Orchestra, Mine Own Waltz, Scheiler.
Scene de Moiere. LIE Bourgeois Gentilhomme
NJ. Jourdain, Charles e. Roach; Maitre de Phil
osophie. Outerbridge Horsey: Maitre d'Armes,
LUIS Nevraumont; Naitre de Danse, Robert
de la Forest Kelly; Maitre de 1Iusique. Mark Z.
Bayly. Orchestra, song. I'm Leaving Thee,
My Mother Dear, Barker. Part 2: Debate:
should the Americans Subsidize Their Mer-
chant Marine?" Affirmative, John p. Catchy
negative, John C. Gavan. Orchestra. medley
Boyer. Orchestra, galop, In Dulci Jubilo,
Zikoff.
All the young gentlemen acquitted themselves
creditably. those taking part in the play devel-
oplng good acting ability, while the arguments
OF both the disputants in the debate were well
arranged and forcibly presented. The music
was furnished by an orchestra composed Of the
students and the excellence of the playing evil
denced the careful rehearsals that had been
given to this work.
MEDALS AND PREMIUMS.
The medals and premiums were then dis
tributed by Rev. ]. Ravens Richards, the presi-
dent of the college, and each young man was
loudly applauded as his name was called.
Those who received rewards we're as follows:
Junior classes - Second grammar-Distin
gulshed, John W. McGrath. Tennessee; hon
orably mentioned. Vincent +. Smith. Virginia;
Francis J. Hegarty, Washington, DC; Albert
q. Joyce, Ohio, and John Deviue, Washington,
ID. C.
English mposition-Premium, Matthias NJ.
Iunis. Maryland: distinguished, j. Malin Craig.
New Mexico; William T. Burch. Washington,
d. C.; John p Gately Massac husetts. and Jo-
seph Blanchard. New Jersey. and honorably
mentioned. j. p. Manley, Pennsylvania.
Stephen Fleming. Maurice +. Kirby, Charles
from special classics to this class after the mid
year examinations.
Third grammar. division A-Premium. Chas
p. Roach, Dakota; distinguished, Kenneth d.
Turner. Kansas; honorably mentioned, Marc E.
Bayiy. Mexico.
English omposition--Premium. Charles E.
Roach, Dakota: distinguished Kenneth b. Tur-
ner. Kansas; Marc Z. Bayly. Mexico: Henry f.
HUGH. Illinois; honorable mention, W. Outer
bridge Horsey, Maryland and Stanly NJ. Healy,
Idaho.
Richard j. Watkins. James Toomey. Herman
GIoe'zner. William Xander and William Roach
were promoted to this class from first rudi-
ments after the midyear examination.
Third grammar, division B-First premium
Richard Il. Viuson, Maryland; second premium
Ilcbard Chazaro, Mexico; disting pushed. John
L. Ntzhugh,. Iowa; Howard l. Kelly, Pennsyl-
wanna; Robert w. Ninson, Maryland: John
Sheehan. Maryland: honorably mentioned.
Matthew W. Coleman. Pennsylvania.
Special classics-First premium, Paul Gala
han, Illinois: second premium, Hugh Callahan
Illinois; distinguished, Edward L. Condor,
Tennessee.
English mposition-Fremium, Hugh Gala
han, Illinois: distinguished, Walter Priddy,
Washington. ID. c.
Bayly, Mexico; second premium. William A.
U Donnel, Pennsylvania; distinguished Z. Vim
cent Smith, Virginia.; Thornton Cropley, Paul
W. Evans and Raymond Gioetzner. Washing
ION, u =; hohoraDly mentioned, Maurice A.
Kirby, Washington. u. G.
Algebra, division B-Premium. Matthew
Coleman. Pennsylvania; honorably mentioned
James Myer, New York, and Patrick H. Oar
rell, Washington, d G..
First arithmetic-First premium. Daniel ".
Donoghue, Washington. DC; second pre-
MUM, VIM. n. Roach, Dakota; distinguished.
VIM L. Quaid, Anacostia, DC; honorably men
toned. John ODonoghue. Washington, DC.
and David J. Cotter, Washington, DC.
Bookkeepins-Firstp premium. Samuel Tilden
IcGowan, Washington u. C.: second premium
Edward u. Herman, Kentucky; distinguished
Vim. II. Groves. Texas. and Geo. II. De Tamble
Illinois; honorably mentioned. VIM. Herman
kentucky, and Augustine ID. DAILY Georgia.
Second arithmetic-First premium, Jos. NJ
keefe. Washington, ID. c.; second premium,
Francis X. Hunter, Washington. ID. c.; distin-
guished. Theophile Felter. Washington. u. c.:
honorably mentioned. Beuning p. Cook
Georgia, and r. Bennett Darnall Maryland.
Second German-Premium, j. Malin Craig,
New Mexico.
Washington. ID. D.; second premium, Vincent
Smith, Virginia: distinguished, Francis j.
Hegarty, Washington, D. c.; honorably men,
TONED, Joseph blanchard, New Jersey, and
William /. Burch. Washington. ID. c.
Third French-First premium. Charles E.
Roach, Dakota; second premium, Mare f.
Bcyiy, Mexico; distinguished. Raymond A.
Gioetzner, Washington, ID. G.; honorably men,
toned. ". Outerbridge Horsey. Maryland.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures, Joseph Mar
tin. Louisiana: honorably mentioned Richard
Chazaro, Mexico.
Casechism-Silver medal, ". Outerbridge
Horsey, Maryland; premium Raymond A.
Gloetzner, Washington, ID. c.; distinguished,
J. Malin Craig. New Mexico, and James G. Cook,
Georgia; honoraDiy mentioned, Augustine ID.
Daily. Georgia, and John Des Garennes. Wash
ingtoa. ID. Z.
Elocution-Silver medal, Vincent Smith, vir-
ginia; premium Richard J. Merrick. Washing
ton, ID. C.; distinguished, John C. Gavin,
Georgia, and Augustine ID. DAILY, Georgia.
First rudiments- Joseph F. Ives
New Jersey; distinguished, David J. Cotter and
Daniel ". ODonoghue. Washington, ID. G.;
honorably mentioned. Arthur A. Alexander and
Frank Cole Baker, Washington, ID. c.
English Observation-Disclosures, Arthur A.
Alexander, Washington, ID. c.. Wm l.. Quaid
Edward u. Herman. Joseph Sullivan, H. Am
brose Marsden. Francis Il. Hunter. Claude Z.
Cooper, j. Raymond Stafford. Patrick II. o. Far
rel. Andrew j. Sheridan and VIM. Herman
were promoted to this class from second rudi-
ments after the midye examination
Second rudiments-First premium, William
II. Groves. Texas second premium K Bennett
Darnall, Maryland distinguished. Wilcox West
Dixon, Montana; honorably mentioned, Ben
ming p. Cook, Georgia. John Deviin, New
Hampshire, and Anton Gloetzner, Washington.
ID. G.
English mposition-Premium. William H.
Groves, Texas; distinguished, Benning P. Cook
Georgia.
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