Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-19
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT
Honors and Awards to Georgetown's
Students.
An Excellent Program Marks the
Closing Exercises-Scenes i'm For
eiHn Languages Presented.

AHe preparatory department VI ocoiSS
town College closed last night with interest
ing exercises. CASTOR Hall was packed, as
is always the case on these occasions. The
DECORATIONS were elaborate and beautiful.
Bunting. plants and flowers were arranged
in al corners artistically. W. ]. McAleer
delivered the salutatory. Following him
came splendidly delivered selection, en-
titled DE Libra Carnis," after which the
main program was presented in, several
languages. including Latin, Greek, German
and English, and consisted of scenes from
Shakespeare's Merchant of enice." under
the title Of the Bond Story" preceded by a
discussion between two famous Greek
tragedians. in which they claim they had
reached the highest point of perfec ton at
tainable. Sophocles a philosopher, to con-
vince them OF their error. brings before
them these scenes. Those who inperson-
ated the characters were John S. Garvin.
Thos. j. Walker, Augustus DeI. Green,
James c. Foy, James O'Rlely Kuhn, Jas.
E. Alexander, w. NJ. Mccullough, Hugh
Mccain. H. b. Hoffman. ]. B. Copeland.
F. ]. Leonard. Sumpter Calvert. Numa
l.auye, Joseph De Young, A. g. Gross. A.
r. Kennedy. T. ]. Duffy. JOS o. Tobin. w.
Hoffman. Louis Lauve, Martin Sullivan and
Burial Hoffman. The program closed with
the Trial Scene" Thos. J. Duffy appearing
as the Jew, Arthur p. Kennedy as Portia
and Sumpter Calvert as Antonio.
The awards. made by the rector of the
university the Rev. Father Richards, were
| as follows:
senior Classes.
Second grammar, division A-First pre-
MUM, James C. SaDpington. Maryland;
second premium, Michael f. OConnor, Dis
trict Of Columbia; distinguished. Charles A.
Green. District Of Columbia; ]. Raymond
Stafford. District Of Columbia; Alfred q.
| Gross, District Of Columbia; Joseph J.
OBrien, New York; Charles b. Burke, New
York; James C.OConnor. kentucky; Will
lam j. OConnor, Kentucky; honorably men
tloned, William j. O1eary, New York,
John A. Fogarty, New York; Salvador Gull
| len, Nicaragua.
| English omposition-Premium, j. Ray
nlond Stafford, District of Columbia.
During the year Thomas J. Duffy and AL
| bert II. Ryan were promoted to this class.
Second grammar, division B-First pre-
MUM. Samuel ]. Waggaman. District Of
| Columbia: second premium, James E. Alex
ander, District Of Columbia distinguished,
John j. Sullivan, District of Columbia;
Richard Il. Wathen. Kentucky; Thomas NJ.
Pierce. Tennessee; Thomas J. Garland.
District of Columbia; j. Robert Perry, Lou
isiana; Duncan X. Brent, Maryland; F.
koerner Smith. Illinois: Julius s. Walsh,
! Missouri; William J. McAieer, Pennsyl-
yania honorably mentioned, Herbert S.
Patterson, District of Columbia; Abner G.
Richie. District of Columbia.
English composition-Premium, James e.
Alexander. District of Columbia; dis
tiI.Su Sauuel y. Ndggaman, District
| OF Columbia; A. j. Antelo Devereux, Penn
| sylvania; Thomas NJ. Pierce, Tennessee
During the year Daniel J. Ferguson and
| Francis A McCrca were promoted to this
| class.
Third grammar-First premium, James
O'Riely Kuhn, District of Columbia; second
| premium. Alfred G.. Geist, District of Co.
iumbia distinguished. William Helmick,
District or Columbia; Paul F. Alexander
District Of Columbia; Augustine Y. Green
District OF Columbia; honorably men
Edmund j. German, Rhode Island: John
Garvan, Connecticut; Joseph o. Tobin Cali
| fcrnia; William F. Applegarth ir Marv-
| lard.
During the year R. Spalding speer was
| promoted to this class
| Modern Languages.
Second class Of French-FIrst premium,
| Samuel A. Ludlow, New York; second pre
MUM, James E. Alexander District OF Co.
lumbia; distinguished. Samue, J. wsgga-
man. District OF Columbia; Thomas j. Cart
land. District of Columbia: F. Koerner
smith. Illinois; ]. Robert Perry. Louisiana:
honorably mentioned, ]. Raymond Stafford,
District OF Columbia; James c. Foy Canada
Third class of French division A-First
premium. John H. McAleer, Pennsylvania;
second. Thomas j. Duffy. Pennsylvania:
distinguished. James c. Sappington, Mary
land; Thomas III. Pierce. Tennessee; Will
lam n. McAleer Pennsylvania honorab bly,
men TONED. Joseph H. Keane, District of
During the year r. Spalding Speer was
promoted to this class.
Third class Of French. division B-First
premium, Alfred G. Gest, District of Co.
lumbia; second, James ORiely Kuhn, Dis
trict OF Columbia distinguished Paul r.
Alexander, District Of Columbia; William
HeImick, District of Columbia; honorably
mentioned. Augustine Y. Green, District of
Columbia.
Second class Of German-First premium
Francis F. Gentsch. District Of Columbia:
second premium, Frederick L. Mclaughlin
Illinois: distinguished, Timothy WEIGH Con-
necticut; honorably mentioned ID. b. Clarke
Maggaman, District Of Columbia: Richard
Z. Watnen, Kentucky
Class OF geometry-First premium, Samuel
A. Ludlow, New York: second premium,
Daniel j. Ferguson. PENNSYLVANIA: distin
gulshec, Thomas NJ. Pierce, Tennessee; Sid
ney, j.. Tremoulet. Louisiana; J. Robert
Ferry. Louisiana; Alfred G. Crosse. District
OF Columbia: James G. O'Connor. kentucky:
John j. Sullivan, District of Columbia: John
H. McAleer Pennsylvania
Lower REORGANIZATION A-First premi-
um Thomas j. Duffy. Pennsylvania; sec
ond premium lex aequo), Edmund ]. Cor
man. Rhode Island; Salvador CULLEN. Cen
trail America; F. Koerner Smith. Illinois.
distinguished, Sidney NJ Henry, Maryland:
robert E. Henry, Maryland: Mateo CULLEN,
Nicaragua: Frederick l.. Mclaughlin. ILL.,
nois: p. B. Key Dangerfield, Virginia; Hugh
F. McGrann Pennsylvania; William r. ADJ
plegarth, jr.. Maryland; William j. O'Con-
nor, Kentucky: j. Lucas Turner. Missouri:
| Daniel F. Sullivan, Florida; Duncan X
Brent, Maryland; r. Spaulding Speer Geor-
gia; Hugh F. Taggart, District of Column
bia; honorably mentioned. Henry b. Hol-
way, Wisconsin; Francis A. McCrea. Ohio.
William J. Liant Pennsylvania
Lower DECENTRALIZATION B-First preml-
UNI. William r. Loughrani, Virginia: second
premium, Alfred G. Geist, District of Co.
lumbia; distinguished, Leonard Jorrln.
Rhode Island; Thomas F. Defiant, Mary
land: Paul d. Burne. New Jersey; John ].
Murphy, eNw York; Edward D. Loughran.
District of Columbia; James E. Alexander
District of Columbia; Eugene H. Mullan,
Maryland; Joseph NJ. Carr, Missouri: John
| s. Caravan, Connecticut Augustine Y.
Green, District of Columbia; William A.
Fleming Indiana; Don Morrison Carr. Mis-
| souri,: Arthur p. Kennedy New York: hon
| orably mentioned, William Helmick, Dis
trict Of Columbia; Thomas j. Garland,