Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-25
IN THE OPEN AIR.
The Commencement Exercises of St Jobu's
College-An Attractive Program

The Commencement Exercises Of st. Johns
College-An Attractive Program.
There was pleasant crowd Of people gath
| cred yesterday afternoon on the parterre of St
Johns College, on Vermont avenue, the occa.
| sion being the annual open-air commencement
exercises OF that popular educational institute
In the ceuter of the grounds was erected q
handsomely draped platform, and on this the
| speakers stood and executed their share of the
program. In the rear an orchestra was sta.
| TONED and rendered sweet music at intervals
during the afternoon.
Brother Fabrician presided and among those
present were Rev. Brother Baldwin of De Ia
Sale Institute, New York; Rev. Brothers Thu
rian and Edmund of the Ammendale Novitiate;
Hon. NJ. F. Morris, Rev. s. F. Ryan, Rev. ]. NJ.
Magee, Rev. Father Williams, Rev. Richard
Mccarthy, Rev. Brother Romnald, provincial
| Of the Christian Brothers. and Rev. Brother
Dennis of Rock Hill.
The program was well carried out and in
! ciuded a number of Rotations, The Dying
| Hero, by Frank Romaine; parody on "Ex-
celsior," by Kenneth OConnor;. THE Con-
quered Banner" by Chas. Moran; "A Russian
Victim" by Chas. Il. Johnson; "Horatius at
the Bridge" by Louis P. McKenna: The Hero
of a Fire." by Edward G. Fitzgerald, and a
| banj 10 solo was well given by Joseph Cullen.
The awards of premiums were made by Mr..
Maurice Splsin, editor of the Sunday Herald
\ 'Fontenoy was recited III chorus by dozen
| Of the younger boys, after which an essay on
| ''The Influence Of Religion on Character was
delivered by rennis v Murphy; The Bard Of
Avon" by Ias. f. Icnng. and Three Military
| Heroes by VIM. Garland
The medals were awarded by Hon. NJ. F.
Morris N an earnest address. and Rev. DIR.
Ctapelle of st. Matthews delivered an eloquent
discourse TO the graduates.
MEDALS AWARDED.
The awards we're as follows: Medals in the
first Latin ciass-Chris.ian doctrine, Joseph T.
DAILY; next in merit, Edward s. Fitzgerald.
English essay: William Garland next in merit,
JOSEPH 7. Daily, with honorable mention for
John Psloni and Thomas Fealy.
The Hume medal for mathematics-Joseph
T. DAILY next in merit, William Garland. Latin
and Greek: Edwsrd S. Fitzgerald: next in
merit. Joseph i. DAILY. Elocution: Louis p
McKenna; next in merit, Edward s. Fitzgerald.
French: John Poloni.
Commercial csss-Commarce, George T.
Black; next in merit. John D. Rland and Harry
K Bentley. Composition, Harry A. Bales; next
| in merit, F. y. tiowsns and Aioysius Horigan.
Phonography. John L. Rover; next In merit.
John ID. Bland, with honorable mention for
Harry X. Bentley and James Z. Young.
Second Latin class-Gold medal ex &quo for
general excellence, Francis y. Waitemeyer and
W. Hampton Rabbit Latin. Charles /. John
glish composition, Louis p. Mckeuna, next in
merit, Patrick Kirby.
Second commercial ciass-General excellence,
Matthew Camalier next in merit, John Hannah,
Michael OConnor, Joseph Clarke and John
Brosnan.
Grammar class-Generale xcellence. Bernard
inc F. Rover; next in merit. Charles Moran and
Francis Romaine: elocution. silver medal,
Charles Moran; next in merit, Kenneth OCon-
nor.
Dit. oil
Sprigg Biandford; next in merit, Charles Nc
Ayoy.
A work on books and reading was presented
to each member of the first Latin class for tes-
timonials of merit received during the year
as follows:
Joseph r. DAILY. William Garland. Stephen
Giusta. Edward S. Fitzgerald. Thomas Fealy,
Denis " Murphy and John Poloni.
THE PREMIUMS.
Premiums were awarded in the first CONNER
cial class for testimonials received during the
year as follows:
First premium to John T. Rover; second.
John ID. Bland; third. James Z. Young. fourth,
Harry h Bentley; fifth, George L. Black; sixth,
James V. Clarke; seventh Jeremiah CAVITY and
Frank y. Gowans; eighth John Crown; ninth,
Harry Bales: tenth. Felix Martin: eleventh. Ed
win LawtOn: twelfth, John J. richardson; thir-
teenth, bartholomew O'Dounell.
In the second Latin class premiums were
awarded TO the following:
For general high standing, to Francis X.
Waitemeyer and Wade Hampton Rabbit; Latin
and English, Louis r. Mckenna and Charles Z.
johnson; history. geography and English COM
position. Patrick Kirby; arithmetic, John j.
Daily; history and English composition. Edward
Bullock; Christian doctrine. Latin and penman-
ship, Charles II. Duffy; typewriting and geogra-
ply. +. Carroll Diamonds excellence in English
composition. Joseph J. Duffy: English studies
and arithmetic, William S. Sullivan; Christian
doctrine. photography and punctuality, Charles
Maxwell; Latin and English, james Archer: his
tory and geography, Charles Boyle; Christian
doctrine, il. Francis Wynne; general improve
ment in study, James McKernan, Thomas G.
Homiller and Eugene Kelly, and typewriting,
Hume Smith and Gilbert Cannon.
Premiums were awarded In the second com.
mercial class as follows:
For reading to Joseph Clarke and Edward
Bowman; for spelling to John Hannah. Bernard
Cannon and Joseph Balderston; for writing to
Thomas Clarke and Elmo Giusta; for compost
ton to John Gatti and William Brown; for
geography toJohn Brosnan and Thomas Kengla;
for arithmetic to Arthur Smith and John Nc
Ney.
Premiums were awarded to the members of
the grammar class for proficiency in the studies
Of the class in the following order:
Bernardine Z. Rover. Charles Moran, Francis
Romano. Francis OConnor, Francis Murth
William killeen. Frank Leane. Peter Duffy
Perry johnson, Frank Weller, Harry Sinclair
Aloysius Leane. Kenneth O'Connor, Charles
Small, Harry Miller. Charles Specht, John Nc
Aiahon, James Sheehy and George Miller
Premiums awarded in the primary class were
in the following order: First premium to Archie
L. DOnohOe. Thomas Sullivan and Charles Nc
Avoy, Charles Columbus, Richard s. Hill and
4. Sprigg Blandford, Edwin =. Goodwin and
Frank A. Rowley. Henry Auth, Stephen Sheehy,
William McGrath. Harry Callahan. Edward NJ
Shelby, James +. Crown, Michael Clark Harry
L. Roach. Martin j. Walsh and William n Bow
man, William Mcmahon. Louis Rupert and
Hans GloetZner. John Halloran and William
HallorGn, Allie S. bowman and Bernard Nc
Keever.
SCOTTISH RITE MASONS.