Evening star., 1898-06-22

Va AcyoiSAtf8s kOE tsilIc aS 8H uHQefCUTTsNk
Of sadness In our thoughts "a sorrow
which mingles with JOY.
This DAY witnesses the successful ac-
conpishment OF years CT study and years
Of discipline. The hiynest mark of sue
cess, in the course which we have follow
ed, is the approval which has just been
given by our alma mater, with all the
solemnity of academic ritual; an approval
which carries with 1t the sanction of her
honared name aid which bears the in
dorsement of her autaority-she who has
given to this country so mlny .liustrious
sons-scions worthy of such a mother"
Reference was then made to the honored
line of graduates, from the earlier one 10
the iliustrious childrei. who still represent
her in the halls Of legislation = in the
courts OF justice-yea. even in the van of
armies and on the ships which even now
are vindicating the honor of our country.
Our alma mater has g1yan us the prin-
ciples, and It is ours To apply them and
prove the success of her teachings. We
stand upon the verge of life in its fullest
sense, and though, while we gaze, hope
gilds the towers and dolne< of the distant
world, still lie .nea1s action and life
means labor. If the principles here taught
have sunk deep Inta our hearts, let us then
be up and doing, reaiia:ng that each one
OF US is a fact ,r in stlis great world. that
each ONES work Is esSenciu to progress;
that a failure IN the part of any one i'm
pairs the or.1er and harmony which pre-
walls in the system of the worlds ccono-
N.Y.. realizing. moreover, that each enc of
us is a world in himself, bounded by the
horizon of his own personality, and that
from this little world. light and warmth
and joy must go out 10 all the other
worlds by which he is surrounded.
But the thoughts of the future must
not crowd out those of the present The
unpleasant task of the moment is to bid
farewell to our alma mater. Our graf
ltude to her and our appreciation of her
KIND fosterage We cannot now adequately
show. The words which we speak in her
hOnOf, like a wreath of fraiI fls,1ra VII
adorn her but for the moment and then
fall unheedad from the brow. Fellow class
mates of eS, we part today, and all the
ties of friendship which we Have been
years in forming are severed at a blow
Our class spirit has been 10 us A guiding
genius, to which we have sacrificed our
selves and our private interests for the
common good-a spirit whose shrine has
been decked with many a token of LOYALTY
and devotion. Let the memory and the
spirit survive to the end, While one last
loving, faithful hand still lives to feed its
altar name.'"
Award OF Prizes.
The awarding Of prizes followed the
lucky students being as follows:
Class prizes-Graduate school: Cash prize
OF $40 given by the college for the highest
average in the courses of the graduate
school, awarded to Stuart Mcnamara, A.
B. 81, Georgetown, average 966: cash prize
of $50 (given in memory of Bernard A
Kengla. LII. B., to the student of the grad
uate school gaining the second highest av-
Milton Byrne Lennon, A. B. '97. St. Igna-
thus, San Francisco average S23
Undergraduate classes-Senior: Medal
for rational philosophy tgiven by the Rev.
Cover, District of Columbia; premium,
William J. Fitzgerald, Pennsylvania; the
physics medal (given by William " Nc
Grath, B. s.. of Philadelphia, Pa.), award
nd fn Tlllt 1r1,
um, William Carroll Diamond Maryland:
the kidwell medal for mechanics (given by
Edgar kidwell, Phi. D., NJ. E., professor of
mechanical engineering in the State School
of Mines, Houghton, Mich.), awarded to
Harry r. Cover, District of Columbia pre-
MUM, Augustine L. Carroll New York
Junior-Silver medal, James OReilly
Kuhn, District of Columbia; premium, ex
oequo, j. Livingston Cullen District of Co
lumbia, and Thomas F. Cullen, Rhode ISL
and; English literature and composition,
Frank ]. Byrne, Delaware.
Sophomore-Silver medal William Kurtz
John E. Laughlin, Pennsylvania; English
literature and composition, William Kurtz
Wimsatt, District of Columbia.
Freshman-Silver medal, Michael ].
Ready, District of Columbia premium, Asa
c. Oracle, Arkansas; English literature and
composition, Edward ]. Smith, Tennessee
Modern languages-German: Silver med
al, Edward J. Smith, Tennessee; premium,
Observation-Disclosures: Silver medal.
Robert G. Cauthorn, Indiana; premium.
John Casey, Massachusetts. Analytical
geometry: Silver medal. Edward ]. Smith
Tennessee; premium. Thomas w. Smith,
Tennessee. Advanced algebra (section Al:
Silver medal, Cortland Herman New York;
premium. Harry Weitzel, Kentucky. Ad-
vanced algebra (section b: Silver medal,
Michael j. Walsh, Pennsylvania; premium
Winfield r. Jones, Virginia.
Chemistry-Analytical chemistry: Silver
medal, ]. Livingston Cullen, District of Co
lumbia; premium; Edward J; Doyle, vir-
ginia. General chemistry: Silver medal
David Flynn, Massachusetts; premium,
Thomas v. Sullivan, District of Columbia.
Bachelor of arts-John Savage Bates,
Maryland: Walter Joseph Boggs. Maryland:
Edward Joseph Brady, Maryland; Joseph
Henry Cahiil, Connecticut: Augustine Lev
ins Carroll, New York: Anthony j. Antelo
Devereux, Pennsylvania; William Carrell
Diamond, District of Columbia: Daniel
Fitzgerald, Pennsylvania Harry Ryan
Cover. District of Columbia; Norris VIM
Head, Pennsylvania: Maurice Brown Kir-
by, District of Columbia; Paul William
Arthur MacMahon, New Jersey; John Hugh
McAleer. Pennsylvania: William McAleer
Jr., pennsylvania: Francis Bernard Mean
cry. New York: Michael Francis O'Connor
District of Columbia: Herbert Stewart Pat
terson, District of Columbia; Thomas Muir
ray Pierce. Tennessee: Abner Cloud Ritchie
District of Columbia; Edward Maurice
SHed, biStTict OIL Columbia, J0nn joseph
Sullivan. District of Columbia Samuel John
Waggamen. District of Columbia; julius
Sylvester Walsh, jr., Missouri.
Open to General Competition.
The Christian doctrine medal, awarded to
Thomas ]. O'Neill, New York; premium.
Edward A. Mccoy, New York
Gold medal for elocution Gift of Mrs
Eleanor Martin, San Francisco -CaiD.
awarded to Maurice B. Kirby, '9s, District
of Columbia. Next in merit, j. Livingston
Cullen, District of Columbia
The Merrick debating medal bounded by
Richard T. Merrick, LL.D.), awarded to
Thomas j. O'Neill, New York. The aues-
ticn discussed was that it would be expedi-
ent fer the United States government 20
establish national university having con-
troll over all collegiate degrees.
The Toner scientific medal (giyen by the
late Joseph M. Toner, M. D. ,Ph.D, wash
ington, D. c.. for the best collection of
specimens in some branch of natural
science), awarded to Joseph J. Noeker jr..
A. B.. '97, Detroit College, Michigan. Sub.
ject-Insects of the District of Columbia
The Morris historical medal (founded by
Martin +. Morris. LID, of Washington
y. CD, awarded to Stuart McNamaPa. A
B.. 37, Georgetown. Subject-Are the mid
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