Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-22

were our relations abroad? Had the blow
which severed us politically from the moth
er country made us a nation in thought,
in feeling and in sentiment? Washington
appreciated the value and the necessity of
an honorable peace at this crucial time, SO
he set about the adjustment of the difficult
ties which surrounded him. He saw with
anxiety the storm approaching through the
revolution in France. The time for action,
prompt, vigorous action, was at hand, and
Washington, rising above the false senti-
ment of the hour. issued his neutrality
proclamation, declaring to the world that
the United States would have no concern in
the disputes Of Europe, and a corollary
thereto that she would brook no interfer-
ence from them with her own.
Such, in brief. were the policies; such
the man that enabled our newborn repub-
lie to realize the magnificent possibilities
of It's future
Degrees Conferred.
The degrees were announced by Rev John
Conway, S. j., the vice rector. The degrees
of bachelor of arts and master of arts and
| doctor of philosophy were conferred as
follows, amid the applause of the people
in the audience:
Award of HOnors.
The degrees conferred were as follows:
Degrees in course-Doctor of philosophy:
Maurice Francis Donegan, Iowa: Philip Jo-
liam O'Donoghue District of Columbia;
Louis Joseph Potts, District Of Columbia
Thomas Walsh, New York.
Master of arts: Thomas Joseph Calkins
A. B. Fordham), Ohio; John Walter Healy
Corbett A. B. Fordham), Massachusetts;
Daniel Joseph Mccarthy, A. B. George
town, Massachusetts; Francis Harvey Nc
Cauley, A. B. (St. Peters, Jersey City,
(Marquette), Wisconsin; Paul Joseph Som
ers, A. B. (Marquette), Wisconsin
Bachelor of arts: William Francis APP
plegarth, jr., Maryland; John Michael Bar
rett, New York; James Francis Bell, Penn
sylvania; Francis Joseph Byrne, Delaware;
John Thomas Casey, Massachusetts Rob
ert Gabriel, Cauthorn, Indiana Livingston
James Cullen, District of Columbia: Thos,
Francis Cullen, Rhode Island: Herman
Francis Gloetzner, District of Columbia
John William Hallahan, Pennsylvania;
Leonardo Francis Jorrin, District of Co
lumbia James O'Reilly Kuhn. District of
Columbia; Joseph Lobit, tr., Texas; Thos.
jeremiah ONeill. New York; James Alo-
ysius O'Shea, New York.
Prizes Distributed.
The awards of prizes made were as fol-
lows:
Glass prizes-Graduate School: Cash prize
OF $40 given by the college for the highest
average in the courses of the Graduate
SCHOOL,, awarded to Erwin Plen Nenlmers
A. b., '9S, Marquette; average, 81 Cash
prize of $25 Given in memory of Bernard
A. kengla, LII. B., to the student of the
Graduate School gaining the second high
est average in the graduate course)
awarded to Francis Harvey McCauley, A.
D., 9S, St Peters; average, So. Cash prize
OF so given by an "oId friend of the col
Iese TO the best student in Biology,
awarded to Samuel Aloysius Logan Owens
Undergraduate School-Senior: Medal for
rational philosophy given by the Rev w
.. Caushey), awarded to Livingston j.
Cullen, District of Columbia; premium,
John w. Hallahan, Pennsylvania. The
physics medal (given by William " Nc
Grath, b. s., of Philadelphia Pa, award
ed to James OR. Kuhn, District of Column
bla; premium, Livingston j. Cullen, District
OF Columbia. The kidwell medal for me-
chanies tgiVen by Edgar IlidWeii, Phi. D.,
M. r.. professor of mechanical engineering
In the State School of Mines, Houghton,
M1eh), awarded to Livingston ]. Cullen,
District of Columbia; premium, John W.
Hallahan, Pennsylvania
Junior: Silver medal w Kurtz Wtmsatt
District Of Columbia; premium, Joseph l..
McAleer. Pennsylvania. English literature
ana composition; Premium, ex oequo,
John f. Laughlin, Pennsylvania, and W.
kurtZ Wimsatt, District of Columbia
Sophomore: Medal, Edward j. Smith,
Tennessee; premium, Hugh J. Fegan Dis
trict of Columbia. English literature and
composition, Hugh ]. Fegan, District of
Columbia.
Freshman: Silver medal, Preston B. Will
Hanson, District of Columbia premium
Paul Brown, Wisconsin. English literature
and composition, Frederick Carbon, Indiana.
Modern languages-German Silver medal,
Clay Lynch, Pennsylvania; premium, Paul
Kelly, England. French Silver medal, Paul
Brown, Wisconsin,; premium, Preston P.
Edmonston. District Of Columbia.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: Silver medal, Ed
ward j. Smith, Tennessee; premium, Thos.
w. Smith. Tennessee. Analytical geometry:
Silver medal, Hugh ]. Fegan, District of
Columbia; premium, Paul Brown, Wiscon-
sin. Advanced algebra: Silver medal, Hen
ry Murphy, Wisconsin; premium, William
H. Byrnes, Louisiana.
Chemistry-Analytical chemistry: Silver
medal, David Flynn, Massachusetts; pre-
MUM, w. Kurtz Wimsatt, District of Co.
| lumbia. General chemistry: Silver medal,
Edward J. Smith, Tennessee; premium
Thomas W. Smith, Tennessee.
Open to General Competition.
The Christian doctrine medal, given by
Rev. William Seaman, S. j., awarded to
Livingston J. Cullen, District of Columbia;
| premium, Leonard Jorrin, Cuba.
Gold medal for elocution ygift of Mrs.
| Eleanor Martin, San II Francisco, CAL,
awarded to Livingston J.. Clillen, District
Of Columbia; next in merit, George L. Null
laly, Louisiana. II
The Merrick debating medal. founded by
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