The Worcester spy., 1899-06-23
DEGREES AND PRIZES.
Holy Cross Distributes Honors to Favored
ns-Undergraduates Prizes.

For the past few years it has been
the custom of Holy Cross to award va
rious degrees in letters or sciences to
it's graduates, and yesterday eight hon
ored sons of the college were given
additional degrees to those they al
ready possessed.
The degree of LII. D. was conferred
on Hon. Joseph D. Fallon, A. B., '5S, A.
NJ, "a, of Boston, and on Hon. John
w. Corcoran of Clinton.
The degree of master of arts was
conferred ON Albert A. McCauley, A.
b., NJ. D., Brighton; Dennis f. OCon-
nor A. b., NJ. D., Worcester; James F.
Ryan, A. B., Worcester; James A.
Treanor, A. b., Pittsffeld; James I.
Connolly, A. b., Ii. B., Worcester;
James H. OConnor, A. B., M. D., New
York CITY, N. Y.
The awarding of prizes in the col
legiate course for excellence in work
was next in order, and gold crosses and
medals distributed among those whose
work has been most proficient.
The Flaherty gold cross of honor for
philosophy was awarded to Francis A.
O'Malley; premium to j. II. Gainor; next
in merit was W. H. Leahy.
The, Nugent gold cross in physics was
awarded to w. II. Leahy; the premium to
]. F. Donnolly, and next in merit was
c. A. Rolfe
The Savage gold cross was awarded
to j. F. Donnelly; premium to John Fl r.;
Wickham and w. H. Leahy,. eX equo, and
next in merit was j. H. Gainor.
In the junior class division AZ the cross
of honor was awarded to j. j. Mccarthy;
premium to J. p. Coleman, and next In
merit was J. W. Fitzpatrick.
Cross of honor in analytical chemistry
division Al was awarded to Terrence
McNulty; premium to M. J. McDOnnough
and ]. A. Sullivan, eX equo.
In division 3, cross of honor to A. j.
Brennan, premium to f. E. Monahan.
In sophomore class the cross of honor
was awarded to j. E. Dignan; premium
to L, II. King. In general chemistry the
cross went to ]. E. Dignan and premium
to L. II. King.
Al was awarded to w. p. Lawler; preml-
UNI to Z. f. Sullivan In division B,
cross to w. F. Smith; premium to j. M.
Burke.
was awarded to J. P. Coleman; premium
to j. j. McGuinness In second mathe-
matics, cross Of honor TO J. e. Dignan; !;
Mathematics division Al the cross went
to w. j. Baldwin and the premium to
". H Pooler. Division B, the cross went
TO w. F. Smith and premium to }. III.
Kendrigan.
The special prizes awarded. were. as
follows: Cross of honor, gift of the right
reverend bishop of Portland, Ne, for the
ment" was awarded to John E; Dignan,
'01; next in merit, w. H. Leahy, '99.
Gold cross of honor, founded by George
Crompton, Esq, for the best scientlhc
essay on "The electromagnetic and its ap-
plication," was awarded to James F.
Donnelly, '99; next in merit John P.
Moriarty, 90.
Flaherty for the best essay on THE Sis
sers of Charity" was awarded to Michael
J.. Costello, 90.
liam j. Scanlan, S. j., of Georgetown,
D. c., for the best essay. on Gladstone,
the champion of home rule was award
ed to James p. Moore, 'O0
A purse of $50 in gold gift of Rt. Rev'
Matthew Harkins, D. D., bishop OF ProVl-
dence R. l.. for excellence in elocutlQn,
senior department, was AWARDED 70 j. ".
Fitzpatrick, 90; a purse OF S2O IN goIu, glmlt ~
of Rt Rev. Matthew Harkins, next IN
merit was awarded to w II. Leahy, W.
A special prize of $40 in gold, in memory
of Thomas II. O'Connor M d. 81, TOT
the best paper in Latin prosody and Latln
verse, in freshman class, was awarded to
William P. Lawler. r.,
A purse of $25 in gold, presented by Eu-
gene L. Bickford, g6, for the nesI essay
Contributed to the Holy Cross Purple, was
awarded TO John e. Wickham, 99
A purse of S25 in gold, presented by the
Rev, John F. Rediean, 1S, tor the pes pest
story contributed to the Holy Cross Fur
pie, was awarded to James w. FitzPat-
A purse of $40 in gold, presented by Rev.
John r. Murphy, Is, for the best poem
contributed to the Holy Cross Purple, was
awarded to Joseph F.. x. Murphy, 'W,
The b. ]. r. gold medal for the best
debate on the question, Resolved, that
full and complete autonomy should be
granted to the FiIipinos as soon as they
are canabIe of its exercise was awarded
to Colin F. Shea, 100; next in merit, Timo-
thy H Houihan, 80.
The philomathic gold medal donated by
. the best debate on the subject, Resolved;
that the time has come for. the gradual
disarmament of nations was awarded to
, Augustine P. Commit, O2; next in merit,
/ 4ohn F. Murphy, 'Ol.