The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-15
ST. MARY'S GRADUATES,
Com menCement Exercises at
the Baldwin Theater Last
Evening.
Addresses Delivered by Vicar-Gen-
eral Prendergast and Bishop
Montgomery.

The Baldwin Theater was crowded last
evening by the parents and friends of the
young gentlemen students of st. Mary's
College who were about to bid farewell to
school to face the world, their brains we'll
stocked, their hearts all filled with hope.
Many were turned away and many were
forced TO stand in the aisles, but these lat
ter were well repaid for their pains in the
exercises which followed.
The Very Rev. J. ]. Prendergast, vicar
general of the diocese, opened the exer-
cises with a short address.
"The comforting of these degrees" he
said, "and the awarding of these diplomas
should mean more than that the young
men receiving them have reached a certain
point OF competency in the various arts
and sciences. If they have not recognized
and adopted something above and beyond
the truths of those departments of human
knowledge the purpose for which the col
lege was built has been defeated.
Morality is great end to be striven
for and the profoundest knowledge of
science is no measure of moral force.
Alone it will not offer adequate resistance
to the evil round about us. Christianity is
the great civiliZing power of the world, and
Christianity and Catholicity are one.
81 am filed with hope that these young
men will be true to the traditions of ST.
Mary's College, and that, as they enter
upon the perilous stage OF life. they will be
fortified by the eternal principles of purity,
honesty and integrity"
Bishop Montgomery of Los Angeles
opened a brief address with humorous
allusion to the time when the Valley road
will be completed and every body will go to
the southern city. He emphasized the
statement that system of education
which neglects either the physical, moral
or intellectual side of man may not be bad
but it is defective. "There are parts of hu-
man nature that should rot be educated
but throttled," said he, "but those are the
bad parts.
at is the system which fails to develop
the good elements that is defective. Ac-
tions reflect principles and the foundation
of character should reflect the principles of
honesty, integrity, truth and virtue
In closing he quoted Benjamin Frank
Inns advice to Thomas Paine, who had
shown him the advance sheets of his cage
of Reason" BURN it, Tom," said Frank
lin. If men are as bad as they are be-
lieving in Christianity, what would they
do without it?'
At the close of this address the following
programme was excellently rendered:
Overture, ''The Bridal Rose" davalle). col.
lege orchestra; "Education and Government"
Joseph L. Azevedo; vocal quartet, ''Massas in
the Cold Ground. Goster), J. W: solen, L. H.
OF Ireland's Bards," Daniel T. Cotter; double
quartet Wanderers Joy March" lBecker), L.
A f. wsod B. W s 1lsod W D. Psts zan
Swords, T.: NJ. Menihan; Corporations"
John L. Hannigan; chorus, "Hark, the
oTe1afe sese f ne aqsse cgs
orchestra; Bishop Manogue," Dominic A Fan;
vocal quartet, 1.-The Fond Hearts at Home"
(Thomasl, J. L. Jaunet, L. H. Ward, ]. A. Cooney
and I. NJ. Mcmillan: cornet solo, "Raphaela'
(Cox), G. II. Monnier;. Catholic Loyalty"
Louis II. Ward; vocal duet, master and
Scholar" Horn, Albert R. Cunha and John L.
Jaunet; Federation" A. s. Sehafer, ABB, 'S5;
march, Vienna Quickstep' (SchrammeD.
At the close Bishop Montgomery, Vicar
General Prendergast, Fathers Riordan
Hannigan, Seaman, Brady, Cullen, Curly
Kenneally and Casey occupied seats on
the stage while the diplomas and medals
were being distributed.
The degree Of master of arts was con-
ferred upon Augustus F. Schafer, NJ. D.,
A. B. 49, Tehachapi, CAL. Rev Joseph r.
Noonan, A. B. '87, Los Angeles. Cal: Ed
ward j. Nolan, A. B. '91, Oakland. Cal
The degree of master of arts was con-
ferred upon Daniel F. Cotter, San Fran
cisco, Cal; Louis Henry, Ward, San Fran
cisco, Cal; John Edward Hannigan. Oak
land, Cal; Joseph Leal Azevedo, Sacra-
mento, Cal.
Dominic Augustus Fan of San Fran
cisco, Cal, received the degree of bachelor
of science.
The Archbishop's gold medal for relig-
ious instruction. founded by Rev. P. w.
Riordan, Archbishop of San Francisco,
was given to Henry ]. Swords. Next in
merit stood Daniel l. Cotter, and Louis 81.
Ward held third place.
The Justin gold medal for the best COM
petitive examinations in ancient classics,
founded by the clergy of the Archdiocese
of San Francisco, was bestowed unon
Joseph NJ. O'Donnell, next in merit was
Maurice ]. Kelly. Daniel l. Cotter held
third place.
The alumni gold medal for the best Eng
lish essay, founded by the Alumni Assoc
citation of st. Mary's College, was awarded
Daniel I. Cotter; next in merit was Louis
ii. Ward and the third place was assigned
to John E. Hannigan.
Francis n. Rasmussen, Hum boldt; Charles
Vallejo; Francis NJ. Silva, Mana: Leo r
Tormey, Rodeo; Thomas A. Gianelia.
Honcut; Charles J. Lercari San Francisco:
William J. Murphy, Berkeley; Edward J.
Buckley, Alameda; Joseph NJ. Griffin,
San Francisco; Francis g. Raymond, San
Francisco; Harry II. Meyer, San Fran
cisco; William F. Peterson, Sacramento;
George H. Moore, Virginia CITY. New:
Julian P. Nichols, Salinas.
Special certificates were received bv Jo-
seph A. Heyfron and William Kasebere.
Certificates of promotion were received
by Joseph M. O'Donnell, Maurice ]. Kielv.
John L. Jaunet, William A. Kelly, George
NJ. Cesar, Francis J. Richardson, James P.
Sweeney, Henry J. Swords, j. Edward
Taylor, Edward F. McKeon, Louis v
Brignole, Henry ]. Long, John F. Sullivan.
Peter J. Soracco, of the third year course
OF the collegiate department..
John j. Greedy, William Murphy, Ber