Evening star., 1897-05-29
UNIV ERSITY NOTE S
Catholic.

Catholic.
Last Thursday solemn high mass was
held in Divinity Chapel. Father Havers-
trough was the celebrant, and Fathers
Deering and McGovern deacon and sub
deacon. Father Dunn was the master of
ceremonies. In the evening at o'clock
there occurred the solemn benediction of
the blessed sacrament.
Last Sunday the rector, DR.. Conaty,
preached at ST. James Church, Chicago.
and on Wednesday evening a reception
was rendered to him by the Columbus Club
Of that city.
Rev. Father Garrigan, vice rector, will
preach the sermon at the conservation of
a new Catholic church at oxford, Mass.
There will be a large number of gradu-
ates this year-thirty-five in all-twenty-
three in divinity, ten in law and two in
philosophy which is an excellent showing,
especially for the law school and the school
of philosophy. which have been in existence
but two years.
Next week will be an exceedingly busy
one for the students, as examinations are
being giver in all the departments of the
university.
The university closes its session for this
year en- Wednesday. June 8. when gradua-
ton exercises will occur. Cardinal Gibbons
will confer the degrees.
Howard.
The senior class holds closing exercises
| for the year today, when an appropriate
program will be rendered. ]. Talmage
Fox, president, and ]. F. Johnson, secre-
| tary, are the officers of the class.
Commencement exercises of the theologi-
cal department occurred last evening in
| Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel. The Sec
! retary of the Interior delivered the address
| to the class. and members of the class also
| spoke. One of the features was a general
| report of the work accomplished during the
! year in this department, presented by Rev.
! NJ Ross Fishburn.
The commencement exercises of the law
| department will occur at the First Congre-
gational Church on Monday evening. Major
Butterworth, commissioner of patents, will
| address the students
| cises will occur in Rankin Memorial Chapel
| Tuesday. Representative White Of North
| Carolina will be the principal speaker. and
the studeI is will also contribute to the
program.
Speakers have not yet been selected for
| the graduation exercises of the prepara-
tory school. which occur next Wednesday
| evening.
| Thursday evening will occur the COM
| mencement Of the college, Senator Thurs
| ton being the principal speaker of the
| evening. Addresses and orations by men,
| bers of the class will also be one of the
| features.
At the lest meeting of the Christian En-
| deavor Society the subject for discussion
| was: Pe3Ce-W men 10 Seek II anu 11oW
| The next meeting will mark the close OF
the term, and although the regular subject
| is Fruit Bearing" by Mr.. Murray, 1t is
not expected that it will be closely fol-
| lowed as most of the time allotted will
| be consumed in reports Of work accom-
| plished and experiences.
Last Friday evening the Alpha Phi Liter
ary Society closed its work for the year by
| banquet attended by number of the
| members.
| Columbian
A public disputation of the theses of the
candidates for the degree of doctor of
philosophy will be held in the hall of the
university Wednesday. June 2, at 10 am.
The catalogue of the summer course of
the university has just been issued.
Trial examinations In the Corcoran Scien-
| tiflc School began last Wednesday and are
to be completed by June s.
The Columbian Women have chartered
the steamer Manchester for Wednesday,
June 2, when they will give an excursion
to Marshall Hall, the proceeds of the occa-