The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-23
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ST. PETERS HONOR men.
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Bishop Wigger Presents
Prizes at the Annual
Commencement.
ABLE AND ELOQUENT ESSAYS.
Tho Graduates Argue Forci-
bly, For the Existence
of God.

The twentieth annual commencement
exercises CT st. Peters College were held
last evening in the Academy of Music,
and standing room was the only hope OF
those who came after eight O'Clock.
AS the curtain went up the thirteen
graduates of '9S and the graduates OF "a,
who were to receive their degree of Mass
ter of Arts, were seated on the left hand
side OF the stage, and on the right sat the
member of the faculty. In the centre
the Ri. Rev. Bishop Wigger, and on the
left the Rev. Father Harpes, President OF
the College, and the Rev. Father OsNelil
Vice Chancellor of the diocese After the
orchestra a played an overture. Yer
nal Equinox" and a march. Ihe
Spirit of Liberty the young students dis
cussed the question of the Existence OF
Cod Mr.. James A. Hamill, A. b., W.
was Salutatorian He welcomed the Blsn-
op, clergy and the large audience IN a
charming manner. and then dweit on
Atheism. He said. We would hardly ex-
pect at this late stage of our existence
to find Atheism still a living issue IN the
form of religion. The venerable age the
world has attained, and the wonders IN
learning and Industrial rogress achieved
in the present era might seem to imply
that such like absurdities had come 10
an end. but they had not, and thesyouhg
man showed clearly that even IN THESE
DAYS Atheism still exists, and to a GER
tain extent is vigorous and hourisnlng.
The metaphysical argument was well
handled by Joseph F. Fitzpatrick. HE
showed that modern atheists follow a
different and highly ishones method OF
procedure. They concentrated all their
energies In an effort to fool their readers
or listeners into the belief that Gods ex-
istence has no solid argument in its favor
The speaker the concluded by SAYING
that anyone with a head on his shoulders
| and blessed with the smallest amount OF
mental energy to follow a process Of
reasoning from start to finish could easily
| ~onvince himself that there is.a God.
Francis J. McCauley came next with a
physical argument. He stated that the
energies of nature are blind forces ana
unless applied and managed by some SUI
| preme intelligence would plunge the world
| into ruin n make the earth a wilder
ness. Because blind they derived all the
| regularity observable in them from a
| source extraneous to themselves and this
| source is none other than the Supreme
| Being we call God.
Patrick J. Hamx1 had for his part OF
the discussion the moral argument, n
he made a very good impression during
his address. The existence of God, he
| said. had been demonstrated by the
| speakers preceding in such a way that
| doubt was impossible. The patent facts,
he showed, had been given to all. not
to convince but only to remind them of
the truth, for in itself it stood pre-emi-
nent over all others. Continuing, he
showed plainly the difference between the
man with a clear conscience and the
one who always had trouble and feared
something.
The Rev. Owen Hill announced the prize
winners. and as the students came upon
| the stage they received their prizes from
the hands Of Bishop Wigger.
The prize winners and the studies they
received their prizes for we're
SENIOR CLASS.
Philosophy-Gold medal donor, Dr.. Ben
jamin Edge, James J. Smith.
Physics-Gold medal donor, Mr.. Robert
Davis, Arthur J. Wiele
calculus-Gold medal donor MT. Pat
| rick Craven). Richard j. Lauterbacn-
JUNIOR CLASS.
Glass S~tanding-Silver medal donor, Mr..
Michael Riordan), John H. Schalk; prize.
John J.. Moylan.
Latin and Greek and Oratorical Studies
John II. Schall1 and John j. Moylan.
SOPHOMORE CLASS.
Glass Standing@Silver medal {doncr,
MI. Hugh coyle), Paul F. Guterl; prize
"English Joseph P.
Latin and Greek-Prize, Walter c. Ten
ney.
Philip e. Martini, Henry A. Harris:-,
| First Prize. James A. Donovan; secol.d.
Joseph. r. Ford; third, John 7 Deylin;
fourth. John F. Hartye; fifth, Conrad E.
kurpick; honorary mention, Edward P.
Duffy.
SPECIAL PRIZES
English Composition-John +. Hartye.
Latin and Greek-James A. Donovan
christias aa DSeSTlneMR9h mM E Fltzpa'rick.
Glass Standing-Silver medal fdonor.
Mr.. John J. O'DonnelD, John J. ore
gan; William M. Sullivan. first prize; Ed
English Composition-John J. o'Regan.
Latin and Greek-John J. o'Regan,
Christian Doctrine-Michael R. soden.
prize.
THIRD GRAMMAR.
Glass -standing-Silver medal, donor Mr..
lanes F. Cannon. Edward p. Duffy; first
prize. Michael E. Farrell; second prize,
/ Leo A. Gibbons.
English compassionate T. Farrell,
prize.
Christian Doctrine-George ]. Kelly,
prize.
SPECIAL LATIN.
Glass standing-Silver medal donor Mr..
| Philip Kelaher), Frank B. Hart; first
prize, Joseph d. Lynch; second prize, john
j. Culliney. third prize, w. Aloysius Gil
| len: fourth prize, ex aeQuo, James j.
Brody and James w. Hague.
English composition-James J. Brody,
prize. e
LYNCH and F. B. Hart.
Christian Doctrine-Prize, ]. D.. Lynch.
FIRST RUDIMENrS.
Glass Standing-SiIver medal donor Mr.,
Henry O'Rourke). James J. Young; first
John e. Wunner; third prize, Felix p
T11rn.iltv prize, Thomas f. CAVITY
/ fifth prize, Edward j. Kane.
Enalish eompesition-Prize ex aequo.
W (. McGlennon and James J. Young.
Latin and Greek-Prize, John =. Wun-
ner.
prize.
SECOND RUDIMENTS.
Glass -Standing-First prize, John ]