The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-27
ST. PETERS GRADUATES
Thirteenth Commencement
Of the College at the
Academy Of Music.
BISHOP wIGGER PREsIDEs.
Eloquent Speeches and Fine Musi c
The Prize Winners and
Honor Men.


ment OF the College, and the exercises
were the most enterestIng the College
has ever held. The discourses Of the four
graduates, Joseph A. Nevin. John j.
Treacy, Cha ries A. Smith anu John p.
Murray, were well written and delivered,
aud ref ected in high degree the splen-
did training the young men had received
at the hands of the college professors.
The pro gramme was interspersed with
elias ical Gams of music rendered by an
orch estra OF twenty pieces, under the
efficient direction OF Professor John b.
Ferry, choir master and organist OF ST.
Peters Church. The glees and choruses
were sang by St. Peters Church choir.
The pupils of the college were seated in
tiers upon the stage. The Right Rev.
Bishop Wigqer presided, and the Rev.
Father Peter Cassidy. S. j.. president OF
the college. conducted the exercises. The
faculty, including the Rev. David G..
Daley, S j., the Rev. Hubert J. Heiden-
rich, s. j.; the Rev. Thomas A. Reid. s.
Rev. Patrick Quill, S: J.;, the Rev. John
Z. Keveney, S. j.; the Rev. John
Denis Lynch; s. J. the he Revs @
Jos eph Foeller and Christopher
j. Birbeck. occupied seats on
diRnitaries were also seated upon the
stage, among whom were the Rev.
Thomas J. Campbell. S j., Prov; the
Rev. Thomas Cannon S. j., Soc. Prov;
The Rt. Rev. Mgr. Seton, the Rev DR..
Braun, the Rev. John IScully, S. j.,
W: the Rev. John Mooney, Ii. d.;
the Rev. Ralph O'Connen, S. j., Pro-
fessor of Philosophy in the Jesuits' Home
of Studies at Woodstock, Md;
the Rev. Samuel Cabill, S. j., ex.
President of Holy Cross College.
Mass; the Rev. Francis X. DeLac.
s. j., Professor Of Physics IN ST. Louis
University; the Rev. Father Smith, of St.
Joseph's; she Rev. G. H. Mackel; the
Rev. Frank Power, 5. j., Principal of
Preparatory Department in st. Francis
Xavier's College; the Rev. Father
catnedrai; ad1 Professor '"' Owen a'""lA 4.
Hill, Professor of Mathematics
in St Johns College, Fordham, N. Y;
Editor Joseph Smith, of the FordhaHl
Monthly n. Y: Prof. Thomas 4. White,
Professor of English Rhetoric. and the
leze, Fordham. n. Y; and James Braun,
Esq.
THE DEGREES CONFERRED.
The degree OF A. b. was conferred upon
each of the four graduates, and the de-
gree OF A. NJ. on the Rev. Paul I. Carew.
tie Rev. Charles II. Mankel and Charles
l.. Nagle.
The programme opened with an over
ture by the orchestra, Mozart's "Magic
Flute" Joseph A. Nevin was the first
speaker. The subject of his discourse
was Moral Philosophy" His theme
treated of the philosophy taught in
Jesuit colleges. He insisted that ethics
has not an utilitarian nor an altriustic,
but rather spiritual foundation, as the
ultimate standard of morality, he de-
elared, was the ethical idea of right, duty
aud obligation.
SOCIAL PROBLEMS DISCUSSED.
The choir sang" With SheaLhed swords"
Costa and then John t. Treacy with
splendid oratorial effect delivered a we'll
written discourse upon Modern Engi-
neering," in which he demonstrated that
in no other profession was there to be
gained a truer idea of the value Of little
things. After the Dance of the Dryads
from Waldo" (Raff) was given by Pro-
fessor Ferry's orchestra, Charles A. Smith
intelligently discussed '.The Rights and
Duties of Poverty" In which he paid
glowing tribute TO the men who have de-
voted their lives to the reformation of
the working classes.
Haveps ''And the Glory of the Lord"
was next rendered by the choir, ana
John p. Murray, a roung man VINO looks
every inch student, discussed fiuently
aud intellgently upon ''Social Prob
lems.' He deduced the true iuea of free
dom from observations OF the abuse of it.
and repudiated the idea of government
by the masses. IL this, however, he went
only SO far as to say 1t was necessary for
the masses to select representatives upon
whom to confer executive power.
The orchestra rendered Mendelssohn's
"Midsummer Nights Dream in a man.
ner which won applause for Professor
Ferry.
THE PRIZE WINNERS
The distribution of prizes and medals
next took place. The prizes We're mainly
IN Of
Some OF the students captured several
prizes. In such instances they were given
works in several volumes. The prizes
were passed from the hands of several
members of the faculty to the Bishop.
AS the students, stepped forward to re-
the ring on the Bishops hand. Each
one was greeted with applause. The
prize winners and those who received
honorable mention were:-
Gold Medal for Mental Philosophy
John p Murray, '01.
Gold Medal for Moral Philosophy
John p. Murray, '9l.
Gold Medal tor Natural Sciences-John
J. Treacy, '91.
Gold Medal for Elocution-John j. Sui
livan, Glass OF 'S2; Thomas +. Monaghan,
Glass of 'y4
Silver Medals for Class Standing-Rhe-
toric. Michael W. O'Gorman; humauities.
Charles 4. x. O'Bnen; first grammar.
Joseph A. Duffy.
The donors of the medals for this year
are:-The Rt. Rev. Mgr. De Consilio, ID.
d St Michael's Church, Jersey City; the
Rev. Henry A. Brann. ID. d., st. Agnes
Church, New York; Michael Boyle. jersey
City.
COLLEGE COURSE.
Rhetoric, Glass Standing-Honorabl
mentioned, Patrick J. Dooiey.
English-Prize, Michael w. O'Gorman;
honorably mentioned, Patrick j. Dooley.
Oratorical Analysis-Prize, Patrick j.
Dooley; honorably mentioned. John J.
Sullivan.
Latin-Prize, Michael W. O'Gorman;
honorably mentioned, Patrick J. Dooiey
Gieek-Prize, Patrick j. Dooley; hon
orebly mentioned, Michael w. OGor-
mau.
History-Prize, John T. Fitzpatrick;
houorabiy mentioned. Michael w. OGor-
man.
Humnnities, Glass Standing--H -Honorably
mentioned, Peter Lill-
Religious Instruction = Prize, Peter
LII; honorably mentioned. Charles Z. X.
OBrien-
English-Prlze, Charles +. x. O'Bnen;
honorably mentioned. Aloys ysius r. Kane.
Literary Analysis-Prize, Patrick f.
Pinder: honorably mentioned. Charles +.
K. O'BrIen.
Latin-Prize, Peter LII: honorably
mentioned, Charles 4. x O'Brien.
Greek-prize. Charles b. x. O'Bfien;