Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-21
ST. JOHNS COLLEGE
The Years Work Closed With Exercises
and Awards
HOnors for Successful Students-Dis-
The Various Addresses.

The Various Addresses.
The twenty-eighth annual commence
ment of st. Johns College was held last
night in College Hall. The hall was dense
ly crowded with spectators and tastefully
decorated with plants and bunting. Rev. Bro
Fabrician. president Of the college. presid-
ed. On his right sat Rev. Father Richards,
president of Georgetown University, while
on his left was DIR. O'Gorman of the Cath
Ollie University Of America. Others on the
platform were Rev. Brother Romuald Of
Ammendale. Rev. Father Williams. as
sistant pastor Of St. Matthew'S Church;
Rev. Father Quill of Georgetown Univer-
sity. Mr.. A. J. Faust, Phi. D., and mem
bers OF the graduating class. The program
embraced several original orations on cur
rent themes. clever Rotations and good
music. The overture. Zum Volksfest, was
played as the hall filled up, and the exer-
cises were opened by Rev. Brother Fabri-
clan. who alluded to the happy significance
of the occasion to the interested parties
He also spoke of the crowded condition Of
the hall and Of the time not SO far in the
future when the college would have wider
accommodations for the large audiences
which always attended entertainments and
ceremonies at st. Johns College. The first
grafton on the bill was a eulogy on Brother
Azarias. by Edmund NJ. Power. Brother
Azarias was at one time president of
Rock Hill College. and died not so long
ago at the Catholic Sunday School at
Plattsburg. n. Y. Orator Power paid the
dead brother a rich tribute Of praise
The second address was by Mr.. Joseph
]: Murphy on Industrial Agitation. Mr.
Murphy dealt some rhetorical blows at The
nationalistic trend OF the tines said scr.e
y:
crate harshly on the ear Of CoXey; advised
strict adherence to the Constitution because
OF the perfection OF that document: de
clared that We should follow presidents and
look backward at traditions, ara disposed
OF the perplexing problems Of production and
distribution In free-hand manner. He al
luded to the new plans of economic salvat ton
as Insane vaporings of visionary dreamers"
The orchestra struck VI tun efui, frivolous
wang. and the program was continued as
follows:
Recitations-"Bravery of Horatius. "steph-
en- Giusta; Joan OF Arc In Prison." An
drew j. Sheridan. Orchestra-"Heart and
Hand" Oration-"Joan of Arg the Mar
tyr" Harry X. Bentley. Baccalaurcate
oration-"Territorial Extension" VIM. ].
Cronin. LIB. Cornet solo-"In Happy Mo-
ments. Comforting of degrees, granting
of diplomas, Rev. Brother RonuaI1 presi-
dent OF the board of trustees. Orchestra
Post March" Address-Rev. Thomas
OGorman DID. Awarding CT medals ami
prizes. Rev. Thomas S. Lee Orchestra
Electric Galop." Diplomas were con-
ferred as follows: Commercial diplomas
Charles Weams Boyle. John Michael Ga;.i,
John Joseph Brosnan. Juan Enrique Ma
cias Edwin Andrew Ryan, Oliver c. Sabin,
Edwin Newton Bowman. Graduates I'm
phonography-J. Edward Bullock Charles
Weams Boyle. John Michael Gatti, John
Joseph Brosnan. Master o; arts-William
Bernard Cleary, LIN. Bachelor OF arts
William Joseph Cronin, LIB Reception
committee-Members of IL. Alumni So
eiety, assisted by Thomas Z. Homiller. W.
Carroll Diamond, John a Rover, Noblct
Thomas. Frank Romaine, Joseph B. Fruend,
Cornelius Clarke.
- HOnOrs Conferred.
Honors conferred were as follows: The
degree of master of arts, William Bernard
Cleary, LII. NJ; the degree of bachelor OF
arts, Prof. William Joseph Cronin, LII. b.
Diplomas for commercial studies-Charies
Weams Boyle. John Joseph Brosnan John
Michael Gatti Edwin Andrew Ryan, oliver
c. Sabin. Edward Newton Bowman. John
Henry Macias
Diplomas for phCnography-John J. Bros
nan. James Edward Bullock, John Michael
GATH. Charles Weams Boyle.
AwardsEThe. alumni gold medal for the
best English essay. w. Carroll Diamond;
next In merit Harry r. Bentley, J. Ste
phen Buista; distin suished. Joseph ]. MUIR
ply, Louis P. McKenna: honorably men
toned. Edmund Murray Power.
The college gold medal for oratory-
Joseph J. Murphy; next In merit, Andrew
J. Sheridan; honorably mentioned Harry
X. Bentley; medalist In lS93, Joseph j.
Murphy; medalist in 1892, Edward s. Fitz-
gerald. Donated by Rock Hill College
The college gold medal for dramatic re-
citation-Charles Francis Johnson; distin-
Gu!shed, ]. Edward Bullock: honorably
mentioned. Perry Johnson.
The Calf gold medal for Latin and Greek
}. Stephen Giusta; next in merit, W. Car
rell Diamond. Harry X. Bc2tley: honor
ably mentioned. Joseph j. Murphy, Louis
=. Mckenna; meialist in 1913. Charles
Francis johnson.
Note.-Mr johnson has held a foremost
place ir all class studies during the year,
but was prevented by sickness from taking
up the closing and medal examinations
The Frank Hume gold medal for math-
ematics-Edmund Murray Power; next IN
merit. j. stephen Giusta, Harry X. Bent
ley; honorabiy mentioned, w. Carroll Dia-
mond; Iledalist in 1873 Thomas G. Ho-
miller
The bureau of commerce. the college gold
medal for verbatim reporting.-John J.
Brosr an; next in merit, j. Edward Bullock;
honorably mentioned. John VI. Gatti Chas
w. Boyle; medalist in 1888 Harry X Bent
Leg; medalist In 1872 John T. A. Rover
Donated by The Evening Star.
The gold medal for excellence in CONNER
cial studies.-Charles W. Boyle; next In
merit John NJ. Gatti, John j. Brosnan;
honorably mentioned, Harry Macias, Ed
ward ~ Bowman. Donated by Mr. Isadore
Saks.
Art department. the college gold medal
for mechanical drawing. Stephen Giusta;
next in merit, Harry X. Bentley; honor
ably mentioned. Edwin A. Ryan. j. Edward
Bullock. Donated by Mr.. G.. L. Hamilton.
The gold medal for excellence in studies
Of the first academic-Edward NJ. Scan
lon; next In merit, J. Russell Cain; distin-
guished, Bernard f. Rover, Frank w. Ro-
maine. Cornelius Clark: honorably mention
ed. Chas. McAvoy. Noblet Thomas. Do
mated by Mr.. Josiah Pierce
The academic gold medal for elocution-