The morning times., 1896-06-23
CONFERRED W sITOLLI
St. Johns Graduates Given
Their Degrees.
FIVE SPLENDID ESSAYS
Gold Medals and Diplomas Awarded
the Successfai Stndents-laeceptio
10 the Csrdisai Followed and Closed
the Interesting Exercises-Distin
gutstsed Clergymen Present.

Cardinal Satolli presided over the com
mencement exercises Of st. Johns College
which were held last night In the lecture
room OF that ve0eFable Institution. The
present was the tiirtieth annual return
of the occasion and it was marked by the
gathering at the college of oonspicCousiy
large and appre ciative number OF its
friends The reception Committee was
| composed OF members of tine Alumni As
| sociatiou.
The stage was decorated principally with
the United States flag, which was however,
big and broad enough to drape the entire
rear wall OF the bail Gu the platform
| sat Cardinal Satolii, his right being Rev.
Brother Fahricia0, president or the college.
on the left heing Rey. Mr.. Garngan, vice
rector OF the Catholic Unirersity Others
on the stage We're Mgr. Sbaretti, Rev.
Father Gross OF st. Paui's, Rev. Brother
Dens, president OF Calvert Hall College,
Baltimore; kev. Brother Maurice, president
OF Rock Hill College, EIIicUtt CITY; Rev.
Joseph MCGEE OF St. Patricks Church,
Rev. Brother Christian Provincial of the
Maryland province and the graduates
Five OF the Graduates delivered addresses,
4eesrs. Joseph b. Freund. "The thinker
aud the worker" John ]. Brosnau, .Life.s
| conflicts. Btrnardip F. Rover, The Maid
OF orieans:" Leo p. Harlowe. .Pere Mar
| qsette: Edward ScaAlon, ..Benediet Ar
| nold.' 'f
FIVE EXCELLENT ESSAYS.
II is seldom that there is such unifs,rm
excellence In delivery as marked all OF
these essays. There was also asnplc evil
dence OF drigibaiity OF Treatment. Mr.
Scanlon was very huppy in his dramatic
eiocutioai. An Of these young gentlemen
| have won The medals offered by the patrnns
OF the College.
Mr. Harlowe IN quite a graceful orator
| and appeared TO be very popular with that
better Ealf of the audience In summer
costumes, which is said 10 be born elo-
ctItionists. Mr.. Rover had an extrenely
popular subject nowacars, .AJoaB OF Arc"
which he handled with god effeS.. The
address OF the ctrnmeno enient was n,ade
by DIR. Garrigan. His theme was ..Eauca-
tion viewed from the staDdpoints OF the
development Of lie hedy. the Intellect,
and the WILL" He dwelt on the VIII as
the maker Of oharacier and uf the suhordi-
nation 81 the will To the intellect and hence
the supreme value OF the cultivation of
the mind.
Dr. GarrigaD said some very happy things
about st. Joea's College, the capacity OF
its faculty and the grand results IT had al
ready achieved. He efnpa sized its relations
TO the Catholic Church. whose pontiffs were
always men of leaning and progressive
thought. In passing be briefly ealogized
Pope Leo as one Of such poniiffs, OF whose
zeal iD the cause of education in America
the speaker mentioned the founding Of t-.
Cathelic University and the interest mani
tested by Cardinal satoili, the delegate Of
the pope, in the institutions OF learning IN
this country Dr.Garrigan closed with some
practical advice To the graduates in which
he made prominent the thought that God
the Creator. mast be the heart and soul OF
all true intellectual CT moral achievement.
GIVEN THEIR DIPLOMAS.
ThedipiOmas wefetAen bunded 70 Ca ryinal
Satolh who delivered them. the graduates
kpeeling for their reception. The presi-
dent announced that. as this would pos
sibiy be the last time the car1iDal wpuld
.yisit, at. Johns, The audience would be re-
cciyed by him IN the college parlors, where
the whole assembly fepaired Inter and was
presented individually.
There was excellent music as part OF
the very interesting program. The follow
iBE announcement OF prizes, which were
attached by Cardinal SatelH. was read:
Commercial diplomas in tire Bureau OF
Commerce to Aioysius T. Cavanaugh. John
.a.sa.,ir,,ti. ~ih,am Aahoney. Dipl mia for
photography: Aioysius T. Cavanaugh.
Bishop Keane gold medal for the study
OF religion. awarded to Edward Scanion.
mentioned, Bernarlin T Rover. The scope
OF the examination FOR the Bishop Keane
medal covered: ta} God in His Perfectious,
tb) God the Creator; tc) God the Re-
dcemer.
The Gait gold medal for Latin and Greek
awarded tn Edward scanlon. The Alumni
g,ad medal for English essay, awarded to
Leo p Harlowe. Next in merit, Edward
Scanlon.
Mr. Justice Morris goli medal for oratory,
awarded to Leo P. Harlowe. Next in
merit, John Hartnett, Joseph B. Frernd.
Honorably mentioned, John j. Rrosnan,
Bernardin F. Rover.
Frank Hume gsli medal for mathematics
in the freshman class, awarded to John
] Brtsnan. Next in merit, Bernardin F.
Rover. Hororabiy mentioned, Joseph b.
Freund.
The College gold medal for Latin and
Greek in the freshman class, awarded to
Berpardin F. Rover. Next in merit, Alloys
ius X. wiggin. Honorably mentioned, John
j Brosnan, R. b. Cavanaugh.
Gold medal for excellence in the studies |
az the Bureau OF Commerce, awarded to
Aleysias T. Cayanaugh. Next in merit, |
John McMahon. Honorably mentioned, |
william Mahoney.
A prize OF twenty-five dollars for the |
highest general average in English studies, |
awarded by Or A. J. Faust, TO Leo p Har |
lowe. |
Prize for chemistry in the freshman class, |
John j. Brosnan; next in merit, Richard B. |
Cavanaugh; honorably mentioned, Ber-
nartin F. Rover. Prize for English essay |
In freshman class, Bernardin +. Rover; |
next in merit, AlOysius r. wiggin: honor |
ably mentioned, Richard B. Cavanaugh. |
Prize for linear and architectural drawing, |
Joseph B. Freund. Prizes for general |
average in class marks, Richard B. Cava- |
nauga and Aloysius R. Wiggin.
Any student who fails to be first In any |
one branch, but attains general aver |
age Of rs per cent or over, is entitled to |
a premium. Mr.. Cavanaugh and Mr.. wiggin, |
whose averages are respectively S1.2 and !
1911, are accordingly entitled to prize.
Premium for the highest number of |
weekly testimonials in the Bureau OF |
Commerce, Aioysius T. Cavanaugh; next !
in merit, John McMahon; honorably 1nen-
toned, William Mahoney and Augustine |
Smyth. Premium for penmanship, William
Mahoney: next in merit, John Mem ahon; |
hoaorabiy mentioned, Augustine smyth |
and Pierce Britt. Premium for Christian
doctrine bookkeeping, arithmetic and Eng |
lish essay. to John Mcmahon; next in merit,
william Mahoney; honorably mentioned, |
Pierce Britt and Augustine smyth.