Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-07

can be found only In good men. Good citi-
zenship demands respect for law as (weu
as readiness to make Just laws. There can
be no respect for law and no true sense Of
the law-making privilege unless there be
knowledge of God and Of Gods law
College men a"e called to be leaders of
thought and eetion, to stand for the right
things, to de"elop society according to the
right ideals. Materia1lsm and irreligion
threaten society. and must be met by the
forces of right education through a leader
ship of mind and heart which finds it's
source in religion. and the spiritual force
which religion contains.
patriotism is based on unselfishness
The man who puts self before everything,
who does nothing in which self is not the
first principle, is neither u patriot nor a
good citizen, no matter how much he may
vaunt his patriotism. The education,
whether collegiate or intermediate, unfver-
sity primary, which does not combine
the love of God and insist upon the duties
of religion must fail in the essential de-
velopment of true manhood.
"A well-instruc1ed conscience is the
source of power in the exercise of civic
rights for it expresses the moral obiga-
ton which binds men to act not for inter-
est or prejudice, but for the common good
There is but one standard Of morality the
same for the private citizen for the
public official. Religion alone can train
conscience. If there be no religion there
is little conscience, and consequently no
true sense of moral obligation. The train
ing which ignores conscience which does
not train conscience right runs the great
risk of being curse rather than a bless
in.
Presence of Religion Demanded
The Catholic collegiate system, as all
other parts of our educational system. is
based upon the principle which demands
the active and constant presence of religion
not only as an atmosphere in which educa-
ton IS to be given, but also as teacher
to guide in all the searchings after knowl-
edge. 1t demands, above ALL that con-
science be trained according to the morality
of Christ taught to us by the church
which Christ established. 1t opposes the
theory that the college of the future is to
be a non-relgious college, for it sees in
such proposition the danger of the peoDle
becoming non-religious, drifting into ma
terialism and ignorance of Gods positive
laws"
Mgr. Conaty closed his address by an
appeal to history of the efforts made nv
Catholics for education according to their
conscientious ideas, and maintained that
the hope of free people is not only in a
knowledge of secular things and the high
est development Of conscience, but above
all. in better knowledge of God, closer
acquaintanceship with Gods laws. a more
perfect imitation of Christ who is the light
of the world, the Savior of mankind and
the Redeemer of society as we'll as of in
dividuals.
Comforting the Degrees
The comforting of degrees was next taken
up. Prof. Robinson of the law faculty pre-
scented the following, who received degrees,
as stated:
Baccalaureate in laW-Mr James Josepb
Igoe, A. B, Mt ST. Mary's Newcastle,
Pa: Mr.. William Charles Loeffier, A. B.,
Holy Ghost College, Pittsburg Pa: Mr.,
John Walter Lyons. Brandon. Vt: Mr.. Ar
thur David Mcguire. B. L., ST. Mary's Col
lese (MontreaD. Hamilton, Ohio; Mr. Thorn
as jeremiah O'Brien, A B., Rock Hill.
Lynchburg, Va; Mr.. Charles Francis Reid,
niger, Marquette, Mich; Mr.. Louis Carbery
R RtGf,e,, W Wash D c. Mr. Frank
Master Of laws-Mr. Owen William Red
dy, LII B., Catholic University. attorney
at-iaw, NeWburyport, Mass; Mr.. George
Joseph Twohy, A. B., Rock Hill, Ii. s.,
Catholic University, attorney-at-law Nor
folk, Va.
Decorate in law-Mr Brairerd Avery
Ii. b. Columbian), LII NJ. Catholic Uni
Herslty), attorney at-law, Rutland VT; dis
sertaton, Power of corporations organ
lzed under the general law of the District
of Columbia to acquire and hold lands in
Other states" Mr.. Theodor 'Papezoglow
lon. j. c. B. ard J. C. l.. PARIS attorney
at-law. Washington. D. c.; dissertation,
THE Eastern Question:
Doctorate in civil law-Mr. William Ans
ley Edwards, A. B. Emory). Ii. B. and
h1i>' VI. ''Itbi SetOWuJ. dCtOFney-af-
CoVington, Ga; dissertations The nfiu-
ence OF the Roman law on the law of Eng
land. Mr.. Taizo Okada. diploma in law
CIoklo University, Japan, LII. b., Oale),
attofn y at-iaw, Toxic Japan; dissertation
The theories of indvidualism and famil-
ism as affecting the development of polti-
cal science and law. with especial refer
ence to the empire of Japan"
The response on behalf of the law grad
yates was delivered by Louis C. Richie
LII. B.
Prof. Shea of the School of Technology
presented the following young men who
received degrees as bachelors of science:
Mr. Louis Grandin Carmick of Brookiand
ID. C.; Mr.. George Vincent Powers of Cen
trail Park, Long Island.
Mr. Powers delivered the responsive ad-
dress
school of Theology.
In the school Of theology the following
were presented by Rev. DR.. Shanan and
received their respective degrees:
Baccalaureate in theology Is. T. b.
Rev. Peter Joseph Beutgen. archdiocese of
Portland; Rev Roman Butin, S. NJ; Mr..
John Joseph Burke, c. S. p; Mr. Charles
Dubray, S. NJ; Rev. John Joseph Griffin.
A. b. St Johns Seminary, Brighton, do
Xavier Lechner, S. NJ; Rev. Timothy
Patrick O'keefe, archdiocese of Sante Fe;
Rev. John Henry O'NeiM diocese of Og
Dc nshurg; Rev. John Augustine Ryan, arch
diocese of San Francisco; Rev. William
Lawrence Sullivan, c. s. P, Phi. B., st.
John Seminary, Brighton.
Licentiate in Theology.
Rev. Victor Francis Ducat, ABB. and
AM. detroit College,, S.T.B. Catholic
University, diocese of Detroit. Magma cum
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: The Suspension Ex-
Imformata Conscientia as it Affects Or
dained Clerics."
Rev Stephen Charles Hallissey, Al
Holy Cross College,, S.T.B. (St. Mary's
Seminary, Baltimore), diocese of Spring
field, Mass. MaXima cum laude.-Disserta-
ton: ION the Orthodoxy Of Eusebius of
Caesarea, Father of Church History.
Rev. Patrick Joseph Healy, S.T.B. Cath
olic University, archdiocese of New York.
Maxima cum laude.-Dissertation: An In
quiry Into the Sources and History of the
Aliegorical System of Origen
Rev. William Joseph Higgins, Alb. u-a-
salle), S.TB. Catholic University, arch
diocese of Philadelphia. Maxima cum
laude.-Dissertation: The Canonical I'M
pedimcnt of Legal Cognation.'
Rev Florence Aloysius Lane, ABB. tMan-
haitian College,, S.TB. catholic Unlver-
sitD, diocese of Springfield, Mass. Magma