The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-23
BACHELORS OF ARTS
St. Peters College Con-
ferred Degrees on Thir-
teen Graduates Last
Night.
MEDAL AND PRIZE WINNERS
Morality Of Today Ably Discussed
Clergy and Laity Crowd
the Academy.

The nineteenth annual commencement
OF st. Peters College took place last
evening at the Academy of Music. The
theatre was rowde to its utmost ca
paclty and in the lower part it was inn
possible to pass along on either side.
NJ thousand tickets had been issued for
Tie entertainment and they must have all
been used.
An overture opened the exercises and
as the curtain rose there were seated on
tac stage all the priests of the college
ana a lumber of visiting prelates. The
orchestra struck up a march and the thir-
teen graduates marched upon the stage.
IN single file and took their seats on the
right hand side, the priests being on the
left. Tremendous applause greeted the
students, entrance.
When all had been seated and the or
chestra had ceased playing, Mr.. Joseph
f. Brandt introduced the speakers and
the graduates discussed the question:
'sroday's Morality"
MI Bannon ably set forth the different
attempts made by ankind to solve the
difficult question and settle forever some
grand standard calculated to divide off
right from wrong. He contended and ad-
yanecd strong arguments to prove his
contention that conscience is the remote
standard OF man's moral conduct;
that Gods Church, the Catholic
church, Is the p~roxlmate stand
ard. tie standard ready >at hand. Mr..
l1amin ellowet} with an a~rraignment of
the pseudo reformer NordaG, and made.
plain 10 his listeners that Materialists
like Nordau are simply incapacitated for
work in he field of morality: that every
movement they make. every doctrine
they advance every word they utter, are
rather h~indranceS 10 the good cause of
God tEan otherwise. He portrayed the
blessings that would accrue to the world
II only the Catholic Church or some other
pow er were able TO forever stamp out Of
the schools ari cut of modern thought
the banefut lessons these gnorant n
iniquitous men teach. Mr.. Sullivan had
ably laid dawn the lines along which the
work, to he a success. would hdve to be
pursued. \ return Of ali the nations to.
the fold OF the Catholic Church was the
remedy suggested fog tcday's evil. and
the remedy was proved possible and eff
fectaai: Mr- carlin. the valedictorian,
urged his comrades TO go into the fight
conscious of the preparation they had
undergone for the struggle. and enuilcr-y
ates: some of the advantages of a good
Catholic education The Rev. w. Mackcl
dwelt ar some length on the danger be-
setting young men of today, proved that
loyalty to 0 Church was the steutest
y la EfGGN Chit 6liC > ttl4dC1ckt
~cathoheity's three centuries of misfor-
tune in the matter of education. and
urged the young men To push their
their chances to the best possible adyan-
taces-
The young debaters were heartily ap-
plauded when they had finished their
The Rev. Charles H. Mackcl, who ad-
dressed the graduates, was frequently in
terrupted with applause. The young men
who graduated this year and on whom
the degree of R3cE6lOr of Arts WAS con-
ferred on by the Rev, Father Harpes.
are:-James Joseph Bannon,. Thomas
William Joseph Carlia. Hugh Justin
Coyle,. Joseph Francis Dolan. Joseph
FRANCIS Finn, Jr.. James Alphonsus
Hamill, Edward John K~avanagh. Joseph
Francis Moran. James Francis Mullin,
Michael Francis Mullins and Mark AM
tony Sullivan.
and the Rev. Owen A. Hill announced the
winners and the donors of the medals,
and the Rev. John Harpes gave the prizes
special prizes were:-Gold medal for evil
deaces Of religion. by Michael Doyle. to
Michael r. Mullins; FOR the best English
derts), 4 gold medal. by Miss Mary Hope, |
to Joseph p. Egan: gold medal for elocu- |
ton in the senior division. by w. T. Sui
first prize for the best English eompo-
sition Competition open to members of
Literary Society only, to ex aeauo
<,1dt2tdEt L. III dltd sille - Ddl
The prize for ~elocution. Junior Division.
awarded to Edward ?. Duffy. and
the prize for reading in the same division
went to Peter a. Smith
Senior Glass. philosophy, gold medal, Mr..
Nelson J. II; Edge, to James A HamiIi;
to Mark A. Sullivan, calculus. gold medal.
Miss K. N. Corrigan, to Thomas j. Bax-
Junior elass-silver medal for class
standing. by W. IT. Sullivan. to James j..
Smith; English composition, .exz aequo
Arthur y Wiele and James J. Smith;
Smith; oratorical studies, gold medal,
Arthur ]. Wiele.
Sophomore class-class standing. silver
sition, prize. John H. Schalk; Latin and
Greek. gold medal, by Hugh Cassiday, to
John II. Schalk.
medal Walter {. Tenney; first prize:
Joseph p. Esan;. second prize Richard
L. Behan; third prize, George E Cutley;.
Latin and Greek. prize. George r. Cutleys
Christian Doctrine. gold medal. by. Mrs.
james Kilmeade. to Edward F. Phillips:
medal. John A: .Donovan: prize, Edward
p. Duffy. English composition. prize, Ed
ward P. Duffy; Latin and Greek, prize.
prize, James A. Donovan.
Third Grammar-Silver medal; Peter
P. MeDonough; English ~eomposition
VI lLC. L l. 4 M L<tlA J8 A1AA
Greek. prize. Peter P. McDonough; Chris
tan doctrine, gold medal. by William A
to Edward A. Glennon. special
Latin silver medal. Watson S.. Anthony.
Fourth m Class-English COM
position prize. John = Daley; Latin. and
Greek, prize, Watson S. Anthony Chris
tian doctrine. prize, John Hartye;
prizes for three or more distinctions, John
Devlin, four distinctions; Henry A..
Harris. three distinctions; James j. Tyr
reIl, three distinctions.
First Rudfments Class-class standing
silver medal to Joseph NJ. Kelly; English
composition, Joseph M. Kelly, prize;
Latin and Greek prize to Joseph NJ Kei-1
"; Christian doctrine. gold medal by
Hugh Keenan,. to Edward p. Maher.
prize. John 2: Wunner: English compost
lion, prize. Timothy J. Keleher; Latin,
prize, John E. Wunner; Christian doc
trine. prize. John E. Wunner..
Science Course-First Glass of Chemis-l
tryasilvsr W pedal by Mr.; W J; Moran,
second Glass Of chemistry|sfver med.
al by Mr.. P. e. Martin, John FL. Sehalk;
prize. John J.. Moylan.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and AM
alytical Geometry--Silver medal BY Mr..
Geometry-SiIver medal by Mr.. C.. /
Smith, Arthur J. Wiele; first prize. Ed |
ward ). McClary; second prize, John 3.
First Algesra4silver medal " Mr. !.
5 J; o'p STssst, 5am Asnns !; T Iseded aT flTst
Daniel ]. Griffin; third prize John J.
Duffy; fourth prize, Henry A.. Harris.
Second Algebra-SectiOn A-Silver med
al by Mr.: W. H. Norton, John r. Hartye;
prize, John J: Daley.
nv Mr. H1feh Eoy1a Holm II DpT1jp- first