Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-21
ST. JOHNS COLLEGE.
Addresses, Essays, Diplomas and
Awards Mt the Commencement.

A large and enthusiastic audience gath
cred in the Academy of Music last evening
on the occasion of the twenty-ninth annual
closing exercises of St. Johns College.
The literary features of the evening fur
nishcd by the pupils and graduates of this
popular institution We're of remarkably
high character For the most part they
consisted of the reading of essays prepared
by the students who have taken high
standing during the year in oratory.
The music of the evening was furnished
by the Marine Band and the selections
were all of an appropriate nature.
The diplomas and premiums We're award
ed to the successful students by Arch
bishop Satolli, who was present on the
platform. clad in the full robes Of his Office
With him on the stage were Mgr. Sbaretti
Rev. DR. Rocker, Rev Drs Shahan, O'Gor,
man and Bouquillon OF the Catholic Uni
versity: Father Richards, president of
Georgetown Coll ege: Brother Maurice,
Clementius, director from Ammendale, Md. !;
Brothers Cecilian and Victor, directors
from Baltimore; Brother Abraham, Father
Joseph Foley, from st. Paurs Church;
Father Magee, DR.. Lloyd Magruder Broth
er Thomas, director of the immaculate
Conception school, and Brother Michael
Albert, DR.. A. ]. Faust and Rev. Charles
Warren Currier.
Essays and Addresses.
Essays were read by the students as fol-
lows: Wealth and Its Opportunities, /"
Edward NJ. Scanlon; Leisure and the In
tellectual Life" Harry X. Bentley; 1.-The
Prince Of Archaeology and the Prince of
History" w. Carroll Diamond; Leo XIII
and Historical Studies" Joseph ]. Murphy.
The principal address of the evening was
delivered by Rev. Charles Warren Currier
on the subject, THE Church and Progress
in Science" The speaker took the ground
that the Catholic Church had never op-
posed learning, but had rather encourag ed
it, while at the same time opposing error
and preventing the teaching of it.
Degrees and Premiums.
The degree of master of arts was con-
ferred upon J. Hepburn Benson, NJ. D.,
and upon John Walter Glennan, LII. NJ,
and the degree of bachelor of arts upon
Joseph T. DAILY. A graduating diploma
in photography was given to F. B. Rover
and Edward Scanlon, and commercial d.
plomas to J. Blackburn Freund, Denis
O'Connor, James Sherry and J. Noblet
Thomas. A diploma for architectural draw
ing was bestowed upon Thomas P. Clarke.
The diplomas in the sophomore class were
awarded to w. C. Diamond, H. K. Bentley,
Joseph ]. Murphy, I. c. Homiller, c. F.
Johnson. Andrew j. Sheridan and Lee L.
p. Harlowe.
College gold medals were awarded as
follows: Christian doctrine, Edward Scan
lon; distinguished, j. J. Murphy; honoraoly
mentioned, F. B. Rover. Oratory, Edward
Scanlon; distinguished. L. P. Harlowe;
honorably mentioned, H. *. Bentley The
oratory medal was donated by Rock Hill
College.
The academic gold medals were awarded
as follows: For excellence in the studies of
the first academic, T. p. O'Connor; dis
tinguished, Aloysius Wiggin; honorably
mentioned, Harry J. DAILY. Second ac-
George F. Hardin; honorably mentioned,
Edward May, Stephen Sheehy, and b. Ma
gruder Third academic, George w: Lucas;
distinguished, Daniel Liz; honorably men,
toned, Antonine LAMA and James Batters.
Fourth academic, William d. Wheeler; dis
tinguished, F. J. Ready; honorably men,
toned, T. B. Kirby, w. K. Small and John
Kirby. Elocution, w. D. Wheeler.
Premiums were given to the following
students in the various classes: Harry K.
Bentley, ]. j. Murphy, w. Caro- Diamond,
L. P. Harlowe, Edward Scanon, Joseph b.
Freund Harry ]. DAILY, Aloysius r. Wig
gin, George f. Hardin, G. Eddie May, Step
hen Sheehy, William Richards, ]. Ernest
Smith, T. Sprigg Bandford, ]. Bernard
Diamond, Walter Dunn, Daniel Liz, An
TONNE LAMA, Thomas Green, Charles Ken
redy, Willie Cantwell, Willie Stevens, Ber-
nard Stevens, Raymond Forney, Willie
Wheeler Krank ]. Ready, Thomas B. Kir-
by, Willie *. Small, John Kirby, Herbert
c. Diamond, Joseph ]. Richards, Francis
De Sales Butler, Leo L. Callaghan, Willie
Orme. Clinton E. Daily, Harry E. McGill,
Leo Ccnroy, Thomas Hinckley, John Shea,
Charlie II. Orme, James O'Toole, Harry
Orme, James w. Orme, Rene Ranscher, w.
Stanley Mathews.