The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-29

Took place on Tuesday and was
liberally attended. At night the
general commencement exercises
we're held before a large audience at
Kastner's hall. Prof Soliga's Star
Orchestra furnished excellent in
strumental music for the intcrludcs.
The graduates, four in number,
each delivered well prepared ora
tons, and were greeted with APP
Iplause. They were Joseph Sermer-
sheim and Leo Jain, Of Jasper
John j. sum, Of Washington; and
Mark Weedman, Of Clarendon, Ark
The prize oratory contest was q
very interesting part Of the exercises
Very Rev. Dean McBalron, Of the
church Of the Assumption, Evans
vile, Rev. +. h. Fitzpatrick, Of thu
Sacred Heart church, Evansville
and DIR. +. j. Kempf, physician al
the College, acted as Judges Of the
Oratory, and awarded the con
testants the following percentages
Edward Landers "a 44-Sl; +. \.
Habig 80 1891; Geo. Kraus 80 63'
Isl; Philip Schneider Sc POSI-
Frank Schtefers "a 4l-Sl; August
Krieg SO 39-54; JOS. Scrmershein
ISL 41-S1.
At the close of the exercises Rev
Fitzpatrick delivered the diplomas
of the College, and, also, number
of gold medals for merit to stu
dents, as follows:
Good Conduct, donated by Col
|lege Faculty, awarded to Philip
schneider, Jasper.
l General Proficiency, by DR.. +
u. Kempf, to Joseph Serme.sheim,
Jasper.
Christian Doctrine, by 1T. Rev
President of College, to Leo Jahn
Jasper.
English, BY Very Rev. Dean Me
Barron, to John Sum, Washington,
Ind.
i Mathematics, by Hon. Michae
Sweeney, to Edward Helfrich, Ev
ansville, Ind.
i bookkeeping, by Siege & Cold
|eway, Louisville, Ky, to join
Backer, Troy, Ind.
/ Debating, by c. l.. & II. Society
of Jasper College, to August Krieg,
indianapolis, Ind.
il Oratory, by Rev. friend, t
Edward Landers, Nashville, Tenn
| A Gold Watch, for Merit, by Col
lege Faculty, to Gus. Gramel
spacher, Jasper, Ind.
!, An address was expected from
very Rev. Dean McBarron, but he
did not feel well enough to under
take it, and Father Basil, Of st
Anthony, apologized for him in ;
few remarks that kept the audience
: laughing.
Father Fitzpatrick, noted for hi
earnestness and eloquence, made
Ishort address, commendatory of ed
, lucation and the efforts Of Jaspe
! College, and earnestly inculcatet
, the duty Of all Catholics to be pa
sItriotic lovers Of their country, lib
city and education, each assisting
to build up and make the other
strong and liberal.
I, The Crescent Quartettc" adde,
{ to the pleasure OF the evening b
their exquisite vocal renditions Q
/, beautiful songs. The quartctte i
!, composed Of two young ladies wit
/ sweet voices, well trained, Mise
: Flora Vollmer and Mavme sender
! mann, and Mes-r.. Vim. .,hulcr am
Andrew Berger.
The commencement wa honorr'
. by the presence Of several visitin
clergymen, whose good Offices fl
6 the College il is hoped To enlist IL
!, the next year, beginains Sept. ]
The visiting clcrgymcn present wer
Very Rev. Dean McBarron, churc
ofthe Assumption, Evansville, Ind
l. Rev. +. X. Fitzpatrick, Sacrc'
$ Heart church, Evansville, Ind.
Rev. Basil Henslcr, .. ). b., 81
g Anthony, Ind. Rev. Jos. Heggel
e Schnellville, Ind. Rev. Simon Bar
y Der, o. $. b., Tell City, Ind. Re,
! Augustine Falley, o. $. b., Hunt
ingburg, Ind.
A horse kicked II. :. Shafer, Of III
Freemyer House, Middleburg, n. ", O
n the knee, which laid him up in bed an
/. caused the knee joint to become stiff.
friend recommended him to use Chan
berlain's Pain Balm, which he did, an
= in two days was able to be around. NJ
Shafer has recommended il to many otl
~ ers, and says it is excellent for any kin
= Of bruise or sprain. This same remed