The Washington times., 1894-06-20
sr. JOHNS COLLEGE,
Three Classes Celebrate the Completion 9
the Years Work.

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Three Classes Celebrate the Complstion oi
the Years Work.
Parents and friends of the pupils Of 81
Johns College gathered last nightin force In
the hall of that institution on the occasion oi
the close Of the years lsbors Of the second
,, and third academic classes and primary class
Of the college.
guests met with enthusiastic appreciation.
The programme was opened with piano
overture by Ed Degrain, and fifty voices
swelled in chorus to the song of "Where are
the flowers we gathersd?" Recitations wert
| delivered by Arthur May on "Antietam'i
| BRIDGE" and by Frank Rainey on 1.-The sol
| dier's pardon" BERTHE Bentley sang solo
entitled ''The Scout" and the stirring lines oi
''The Picket Of the Potomac, were recited by
Dan Murphy.
Another solo was sung by George Conrad
Reid. and Ernest Smith rendered "Come to
me in cherry time"
The story of Benedict Arnold's treachery
was dramatically recited by Edward Scanlon,
| and it was followed by recitation on "Ths
bells of Zamora," by BERTHE Bentley.
Preceded by banjo selections, rendered by
Thomas G. Homiler, Very Rev. DIR. Hogan,
S. J., delivered the address to the pupils.
At the conclusion of the address the chorus
of fifty sang Glover's ''Music of the waves"
Then Rev. E. A. Williams distributed med
| ais and prizes as follows:
Second academic class-Gold medal for excel
in merit, Thomas OConnor; honorably men,
toned, Harry DAILY and Frank Kearney.
Glass prize for highest number OF weekly testi.
monials of excellence, Thomas OConnor and
Harry DAILY.
Class prize for elecution, BERTHE Bentley: next
in merit, John Hartnett: honorably mentioned,
Thomas UConnor, Harry DAILY, and Frank
Raney.
Premiums were awarded to the members
OF the class whose general averages in the annual
examination ranged from 100 to 90, as follows:
Thomes OConnor, Harry DAILY, Frank kear-
ney, Bertie, Bentley. Sprigg Blandford, George
Hartnett, Frank Rainey, John keane, John
Hartnett, Edward Sheehy, Charles johnson, and
Archie L. Donohue
For commercial studies in this division, Mar
tin Walsh, Americus Dunn, William McGrath,
and Victor Brunette,
Third academic class-Gold medal for excel
lence in class studies, George c. Reid next in
merit G.. Eddie May; honorably mentioned,
Arthur j. May and Dominic Murphy. Class prize
for elocution, Dominic Murphy; next in merit,
Arthur j. May; honorably mentioned, George +.
Harbin- Glass prize for highest number OF
weekly testimonials of excellence, G. Eddie
May, Arthur May, and Ernest Smith; next in
merit, George +. Harbin; honorably mentioned,
Walter Dunn and Augustus Smyth.
Premiums were awarded to the members Of the
class whose general averages in the annual
ing order:
George c. Reid, Eddie May, Arthur May, DOM
inic Murphy, Walter Dunn, Ernest Smith, Ray
mond Forney, George F. Harbin, Augustine
Smyth Edward Greer, Richard Walsh, Bernard
Offutt, Joseph West, Michael Clarke, Michael
Curtin, Bernard Diamond. William Cantwell,
James F. BatterS, stephen Sheehy, William kel-
ley, Wade Moreland, Jacob j. Riehl, John w.
Hile, and j. Arnold Gillis
Primary class-The Post" gold medal for.eI.
cellence in class studies, Antonino LAMA; next
in merit, Harry Mooney; honorably mentioned.
Thomas Varnell and Malcolm VarnelL
Prize for highest number of weekly testi-
monials of excellence, Antonino LAMA, next in
merit, Harry Mooney; honorably mentioned,
Francis De Sales Butler and Leo Callaghan
Premiums were awarded 10 the members of
the class whose general averages in the annual
examination range from 100 TO 90 as follows:
Harry Mooney, Thomas Narneli, Malcolm VAR
nell, Joseph Richards, Joseph IL. Fiske, James
+. Crown, Francis De Sales Butler, Arthur Glen
nan, Leo Callaghan, Thomas Williams, and
Kenneth Glennan-