Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-27

Georg town College was held this forenoon
The streets leading to the grounds wore a holt
day aspect, and inside the walls holiday pre-
vailed. Everybody looked happy, and
appearances were born out by the facts.
Everybody was happy. Hundreds of
girls radiant with summer smiles and
seasonable gowns passed in review.
Sunny glances lurked under every lash and hat
brim, roguish laughter rippled out in volleys of
delight 1t was great and gala occasion. and
CASTOR Hall was thronged with an audience as
brilliant as attentive, appreciative, as enthu-
siastic and as sympathetic any which it ever
before entertained.
The exercises were begun at 10 O'Clock.
Donch's Orchestra did musical duty. The
program opened with the overture from Masa-
niello, Auber. and then followed the class poem
by Patrick j. Carbon of New York This COM
position was based on "reminiscences Of the class
room, mess hall and campus selection from
Faust followed. Francis p. Sheehy of the Dis
trict of Columbia delivered the bachelors ora
ton and chose as his theme college Men in
Politics." After his exordium, he touched
briefly upon the characters Of Webster and
Calhoun, but gave the greatest space to George
town men who have made hits in the political
arena. He talked in this connection of Senator
White of Louisiana. Mr.. Mallory, Senator
North Carolina Mr. WASHINGTON of California.
Robert Walsh of Pennsylvania and several
others. The discourse was listened to
with marked attention and at Its
close was greeted with stirring ap-
plause. Next on the program was
French horn solo with flute obligato by Messrs.
Julius Schultz and Henry Jaeger. Tho master
GRAFTON was rendered by Edward ]. Mahoney.
A. b., Of Massachusetts, winner of the faculty
prize of S25 for the highest average in all the
classes Of the course. His subject was The
Ethics of the Hawaiian Question" He dis
cussed the question in its various phases, showed
clear understanding OF the possible causes OF
the recent revolution, talked of the sugar
bounty and the Spreckles influence. He
did not decide the case, but put forth the
points and left the verdict to the audience
The Palms. cornet solo. Faure by Mr.. Camille
ring of the degrees and the valeditory by MIR.
Francis d. Mullen of California. The distribu-
ton OF prizes concluded the ceremonies. and
slowly with shocks of handshakes and storms
Of congratulations the asseMblage dispersed.
CLASS orrrcyps
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collins, president; john +. Hennon, vice presi-
dent; Joseph l. Weller. secretary: Francis c.
Reyes, treasur er; John NJ Ryan, beadle.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
The Seorees con,errea were. uonorarv do
sfeee- Doo'oi vi oi'ini!' new 'onn .. iie
ney, A. NJ. vice president OK MI 81 Mary
College, Nd; doctor Of laws, Mr.. Denis
O'Brien associate Justice Of the court of ap-
peals. state of New York; master of arts. Mr..
James d. Lynch. New York.
Degrees in course-Doctor Of medicine, Aus
tin O'Malley, Phi. D.. New York.
Master of arts-Robert Francis Carmody. A.
B.. Fordham. Pa; John Augustine Coulterst.
A. B., Boston, Mass; David Marcus DYER A.
B., Georgetown. D. c.; Emmett Lee Farrell. A.
B., Mt st. Mary's, s. G.; Edward Joseph Ma
honey, A. B., Holy Cross, Mass; Patrick Henry
O'Donnell, A. b., Georgetown, ILL.,; James
Harry Power, A. B., Holy Cross. d. e.; James
Peter Schaus, A. b., Canisius. n. Y.
Bachelor of arts-Patrick Joseph Carbon
New York; John Francis Clark, District of Co
iumbia; William Joseph Collins, Massachusetts,;
John Francis Hennon. New Hampshire; Francis
Corey Reyes, California; Joseph Carbery Mat
tingly, Maryland; Francis Patrick McDonough,
Rhode Island; Mark McNeal. MARYLAND: Chas
Piquette Mitchell, District of Columbia; Francis
Drexel Mullan, California; William Henry
Ridge. Ohio; John McNulty Ryan, Illinois;
Francis Patrick Sheehy. District of Columbia:
Vincent Alphonsus Sheehy District of Column
bia John Henry Sullivan, Texas; Joseph Igna-
tue Weller, District of Columbia.
Bachelor of philosophy-Peter Patrick Com
erford, b. s. (Fordham), New York.
Post graduate classes, philosophy. faculty
prize CO. uNdTucu 10 LuNdru MauOuck,
A. B., Massachusetts,; average, 95.3 per cent
Next in merit. Patrick H. O'Donnell, A. B., In
diana; average. ss.04 per cent.
English literature, faculty prize of s25,
awarded to Edward J. Mahoney, A. b..
Massachusetts,; average, 95.3 per cent. Next
in merit, Patrick H. O'Donnell, A. B., Indiana:
average, 81 per cent.
French literature, faculty prize of sos
awarded to John A. Coulterst. A. B.. Massa-
chusetts.
History faculty prize Of SOS, awarded to ID.
Marcus DYER, A. b., District of Columbia:
average, 49, Next in merit. ex aauo, Edward
j. Mahonev, A. B., Massachusetts: James p
Schaus. A. B., New York: average, 926.
Faculty prize of S25, FOR the highest averagein
all the classes Of the course, awarded to Edward
j. Mahoney, Al Massachusetts; average. % a
Next in merit, John A. Coulterst, A. b.. Massa-
chusets; average. s64
Senior classes-The Golf medal for rationa,
philosophy (given by George p. Golf, A. NJ. J.
awarded to Vincent A. Sheehy. District of Co
lumbia. Premium Francis Corey Keyes. Cali
fornis. Distinguished, Francis Drexei Mullan.
California: Francis p Sheehy. District of CO.
lumbia; Mark McNeal, MARYLAND; John F..
Clark. District of Columbia: Bernard F. Nc
Grath, Massachusetts,; William ]. Collins. Mas
sachusetts Joseph /. Weller. District of Column
bia: John II. Sullivan, Texas; Patrick J. Carlin,
New York; William II. Rudge, Ohio. Honora-
bly, mentioned, John NJ. Ryan, Illinois: c.
Piquette Mitchell, District of Columbia; Joseph
Carbery Mattingiy, Maryland; John F. Hennon,
New Hampshire.
The McGrath medal for physics given by
VIM. V. McGrath, B. s.. Of Philadelphia, Pa. !,