The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-27
ST. PETERS COLLEGE
A Long List of Honor Students
Dramatic Entertain
ment.

AAS
st. Peters College took place last night at
the Academy Of Music, and tho many friends
of the students filled the theatre to over
flowing. A large number of prominent peo-
pie were present. among them Mayor
Wanser, exSheriff Cronan, Nelson j. II.
Edge, Thomas II. Kelly, Michael Doyle,
John j. Nevin, President of the Alumni so
| ciety; Plowden Mclaughlin. M. D., John j..
Broderick, M. D., and the Rev. Fathers
Hogan, S. j., of st. Johns College, New
York; P. O'Gorman, s. j., and Eugene
Ryan, S. j., of Georgetown College, and
Fathers Kerwin, Smith and Maher, gradu-
ates of st. Peters College and the Jesuit
Fathers of the college.
The medals and prizes were conferred ON
the students by the Right, Rev. Bishop Cor
| don of Jamaica, West Indies, assisted by the
Right Rev.. Mgrs. De Concilio and Seton and
| Rev. Father Harpes, s. j., President OF the
college.
DRAMATIC OPENING.
The exercises began with the production OF
the beautiful historical drama, Sebastian,
the Roman Martyr" which is founded on
s:Fabiola, or the. Church in the Catacombs. J"
The drama had three acts and eleven scenes,
| and those who took part in 1T did so with
credit, and displayed careful training and
| comprehensive knowledge of detail such as
one would not expect from amateurs. The
parts were taken as follews:-Maximian, tho
Roman Emperor, John E. Mclaughlin;
Sebastian, the Roman Tribune, William F.
King: Pancratius, William /. Nc
Avoy: Zertullus, James A.. Hamill,
Corvinus, Alexander s. Hamili: Quadratus,
Mark A. Sullivan; Fabius and Proculus,
III II nI.~-.oz nofA1 .
Calpurnius, William j. Angiand; Fulvius,
William J. Carlin; Firmius and Jucundus,
Edward J. kavanagh and James G. Bannon;
Tranauillinus, Joseph F. Brandt; Marcus
and Marsellianus. r.; B. Lauterbach and
Arthur j. Wiele; Diogenes, Edward J.
Kavanagh: Nicostratus, John Il. McLaugh-
i lin: Claudius, John #. Boylan: Armenius,
Martin J. Breen, Decius and Majus, William
J. Sheehan and James f. Mullin; First
Priest, Joseph F. Brandt; Second Priest,
Charles J. Hennessey.
MEDALS AND PRIZES.
When the curtain fell at the close of the
last act, the faculty, headed by Rev. John
Harpes, S. j., President, took possession of
the stage and performed the pleasing duty
of awarding medals and prizes. There were
no graduates this year and for that reason
the pupils took part in no other exercises
than the drama and the reception OF prizes
which were awarded as follows
NClu tlttltti u Il o IASlloh OAhlOS
tion. a special prize, to Michael F. Mullins;
James A, Hamill, John J. Murphy, Thomas
j. Baxter and Mark A. Sullivan, honorable
mention. This prize was the gift Of the
Alumni Society.
Special prize for the best English compost
ton, competition open only to members of
the Literary Society. a gold pedal donated
by the society, awarded to Patrick ].
Hamill; Edward II. Kavanagh, William F.
King and John ]. Murphy, honorable men
ton.
Gold medal, special prize, for elpcution,
donated by DR.. Benjamin Edge, to William
F. King.
Silver prize for elocution, donated by the
Rev. Charles Mackell, to Maria. Sullivan
Edward j. Salmon, Francis ]. Finn, John
+! Mclaughlin and Francis j. Desmond, hon
orable mention.
Glass honors for the highest average for
the entire year were won ~aa q Dy the speclal
The prize for the highest individual aver
age for the year fell to Michael F. Mullins
Of first gramma class. His average was
G.3. Mullins also captured the prize for the
best examination. his average being ~.
The prizes for class standing in first
grammar were awarded as follows Silver
medal, Michael F. Mullins, prize to James
A. Hamill, Joseph F. Brandt, Alexander s.
Hamill. Mullins also got the prizes for
Latin and Greek, and for Christian Doctrine.
James A. Hamill and Michael F. Mullins
each received a class prize for English COM
position.
The prizes in the Second Grammar De-
partment were awarded as follows:-Class
standing. silver medal. James j.. Smith
English composition, Joseph A. O'Brien;
Latin and Greek, Francis j. McGuinness
James j. Smith and Arthur J.Wiele each
got a prize for Christian doctrine.
In the Third Grammar Department the
prizes were:-Class standing, silver medal,
john F. Boylan; second prize, Charles A.
Ezell; third prize. Peter A. Keegel; fourth
prize, Alfred A. Friedman. For English
composition the prize went to John r. Boy
Ian. Latin and Greek, Peter A.. Keegel.
Christian doctrine, William E. McAvoy.
Special Latin, class standing. silver medal,
John +. Murphy; second prize, Nicholas A.
Marnell: third prize. William McGonigls;
fourth prize, Michael Cashin.
English Composition, John j. Murphy;
Latiff and Greek, John J. Murphy Religious
Instruction, Nicholas A. Marnell.4
Special Latin Class, second section, class
standing-Eirst prize, Henry, ORourke; Sec
, ond prize. Louis !. Jennings: third prize,
Patrick Stock; fourth. prize, Henry Smith.
English Composition, Henry ORourke.
Latin1 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. J. Jennings. he
igioIis instruction., Henry O'Rourke.
Rudiments, class standing-Siiver medal,
Leo s. Sullivan; second prize, Paul F. Guterl.
| English composition, Andrew b. Horgan.
Latin and Greek, Leo s.. Sullivan. Chris
tian Doctrine, Andrew B. j. Horgan. Read
ing, Paul P. Guterl.
Rudiments, second section-Class standing,
William j. Sheehan: Latin, John A.. Cuddy
Christian Doctrine, William j. Sheehan.
The medals for class standing were all
donated by Michael Doyle
Mathematics-Silver medal, James F.
Brandt; prizes by james A. Hamill, William
J. Carlin, Tholnas J.. Baxter, Mark A.
Sullivan, Alexander S. Hamill aud Michael
+. Mullins.
Second algebra-Silver medal, John J.
McKenna; prizes, Richard b. Lauterbach
and Patrick j.. Haughey.
First arithmetic-Silver medal, John F.
! Boylan; prizes, Charles A. Ezell, Peter A.
Kugal and Alfred A. Friedman.
Bookkeeping, double entry, first prize,
Nicholas j. Faulhaber; second prize, Walter
v. McAvoy third prize, Patrick j .Hangley.
Single entry, prizes were awarded to
Arthur J Wiele, Joseph Fitzpatrick, Alfred
A.. Friedman, Henry Cronan, Charles A.
Ezell, James Kelly and Paul p Guterl.
Second arithmetic, first prize, Il. Rush,
Ranken second prize, Andrew jacob. Sec
ond arithmetic, Section B, first prize, Adam
. M. Wehmer; second prize, John j. Duffy.
Three medals we're donated by Richard Fl.
Duff. The medal for first arithmetic was
donated by John j. Nevin.
Modern Languages-First German, Joseph
J. Schneider. Second German. first prize,
Faulhaber. Third German, Francis Ell. Nc
and Joseph Fitzpatrick.
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