The herald., 1897-06-24
ST. vlNCENTS COLLEGE
TWENTY-BI0HTH ANNUAL COM
MENCENENT EXERCISES
Degrees Conferred and Diplomas Be-
slowed Upon the 0raduates-Sev-
eral Interesting Addresses

The twenty-eighth annual commence
ment exercises Of St. vincents college
were held at the Los Angeles theater
last evening in the presence of large
number of the friends Of the graduates
Of the institution. Music was furnished
by an orchestra under the leadership Of
Prof. Gardiner, the musical director Of
the; college.
After an overture the salutatory was
delivered by wilfred Brown. Music fol-
lowed. after which Edward S. Dillon de-
livered an oration. "The Study of Sci
ence." in a dignified manner. The ora
tion and valedictory, .'The Study of Phi
losophy." was delivered by Fred L.
Reardon, who acquitted himself very
creditably.
The project, Rev F. x. McCabe. then
announced that the degree of bachelor
Of arts had been conferred on Frederick
L. Reardon of Los Angeles and the de-
gree of bachelor of science on Adam c.
Durham, Edward s. Dillon and Louis ].
Mesmer of Los Angeles. when the d.
plomas were handed to the young men
by Father Myer.
The prefect then announced that the
following had completed in an approved
manner the studies required for gradua-
tion from the commercial department of
the institution, and therefore were enti-
tied to diplomas: Joseph P. Amestoy,
Rosecrans; Francis A. Bell Robert L..
Bell, Charles C. Bergin, Charles c. Con-
roy, Lawrence S. Fitzwilliam, Philip
]. Kerr, George A. LIE Deux, James A.
Reardon. Edward T. Stanton, Los An
geles; Henry NJ. Borchard, Ell Rio; Be-
nigno ]. Gutierrez, Santa Barbara !;
Floyd A. Stroud, Phoenix, Ariz. The dd-
plomas were conferred by the president.
The address to the graduates was de-
livered by Thomas d. Mott, jr. 1t was a
finished, scholarly grafton setting forth
the benefits of a liberal education and
its influence on the life of the nation,
and was we'll received.
The prefect announced the special
prizes and the medals were conferred by
the president.
The gold medal of 1896 and 1897 for the
highest averages in all his classes was
awarded to George A. LIE Deux. Los An
geles, Cal. Donor, Rev. W. Cullen Of
New Bedford. Mass. Next in merit,
Matthias Hugo. Los Angeles, Cal.
The gold medal in the competitive con-
test for the English prize essay was
awarded to Edward T. Dillon of Los
Angeles, CAL Donor, Rev. j. A. Linn,
c. M, Cape ,Girardeau, Mo Next in
merit, Charles C. Conroy of Los Angeles,
Cal
The gold medal In the contest in
Christian doctrine was awarded to C.
Urban Mandis, Los Angeles, Cal. Do
nor, Very Rev. P. Harnett. V. G. Next
in merit, Peter C. Manile Los Angeles,
Cal.
The gold medal in the public contest
of oratory, December 20, 1896, was won
by w. Elmer Booth, Los Angeles, Cal.
Donor, Very Rev. A. j. Meyer. c. NJ.
Next in merit. James A. Reardon, Los
Angeles, Cal.
The gold medal in the public contest
of oratory June TO- 1887, was won by
Frederick L. Reardon, Los Angeles, Cal
Donor, Rev. Clement Malony of Los
Angeles, Cal Next in merit, Floyd A.
Stroud of Phoenix, Ariz.
This concluded the exercises, when
Father Myer thanked the audience for
their kind attention and paid a high
tribute to Mr.. Mott, who was a graduate
of st. Vincents and who, he said, had
afterwards graduated with the highest
honors from the University of Wash
ington.
The fall term of St. Vincent's will be-
gin Monday, September 9Th.