The times., 1899-06-23

acteristics of the Father of His Country
were given. and glowing tribute paid
to the foremost and most distinctive
American. Mr.. Cauthorn, after dwelling
upon the growth of love for Washington,
said:
Mr.. CauthOrn's Address.
I'VE admire and love Washington not
only because of his brilliant achievements
as a general; not only because of his far
sighted acts as statesman, but only be-
cause of the grandeur and nobleness OF
his character as a man. AS soldier Cae-
sar, Alexander. Napoleon, are as famous
as Washington: as statesman Demosthe-
mes, Burke Catham, command our ad-
miration as much as does the writer Of the
farewell address But as a revolution
ary leader, having all the virtues of
great man with none of the vices. which too
often accompany greatness, Washington
stands alone. Neither popular applause nor
popular criticism could make him swerve
from the path OF duty. With an intellect
free from the shackles of ambition, hatred,
or jealousy, he saw the course that must
be taken, and with fearless soul he fol-
lowed where duty led the way.
He tells his loved ones that war is the
greatest of evils and that the sword must
never be unsheathed except in self-defence
or TO protect ones country and her rights
Such was the man whose services and vir-
tues we today commemorate. Such was the
man whose name was 'loadstone, attract
ing to itself whole peoples confidence, a
whole peoples love, and the whole worlds
respect
Francis H McCauley. a. B., of New
York, spoke of Washington, the General,
! his remarks being preceded by selections
by the Columbia Theatre Orchestra. Mr..
McCauley thought that God had given the
weak and struggling American Army an
ideal leader in its first Commander-in-
Chief who never for a moment had devil
ated from the path he considered TO be
| the best for the cause for which he gave
up the best years OF his life. He also
dwelt upon the services Washington rem
dered in the French and Indian wars. and
the skill which. shown then, marked him
as the only leader of the people when the
war with the mother country broke out.
/ Napoleon and Alexander had everything in
| their favor, but the speaker thought that
no other military genius had ever been
confronted with the conditions which sur
rounded Washington. When all looked
dark and gloomy his marvellous foresight
showed the way for overcoming the diff
culties.
THE thoroughness of his plans at Bos-
ton,' said Mr. McCauley, reminds one
| of the skill of Frederick the Great: his
I
of Washington; his victory at Yorktown
showed that he was a leader and COM
| mander. The most that can be said of
the great generals was that they used to
advantage the many means that were
| placed at their disposal. Can we say
Washington's achievements were limited
to the extent OF his means? That can
hardly be said. He was one Of the great
est generals, in whom the many elements
| xpnra har blended
Washington, the Statesman" was the
subject of the oration delivered by Louis
! J. Potts, 4. NJ, of the District of CO.
lumbia, and the same sentiments of the
abilities Of the great American were ex-
pressed. During the most critical times
| in the history of the young Republic. the
speaker thought. the wisdom of Washing
ton saved the country from many mis-
takes which would have proved fatal had
man less statesman been at the guild
ing wheel of the Government At the close
| of the last address the degrees were an
nounced by Rev. John Conway. S j.. the
| vice rector. The degrees of bachelor of
arts and master of arts and doctor of phi
losophy were conferred as follows. amid
| the applause Of the people in the audience:
List OF Grnduntes
Degrees in course-Doctor of phi oro-
ply: Maurice Francis Donegan. Iowa;
Philip Joseph Dougherty. Pennsylvania;
Daniel William o'Donoghue, District Of
Columbia; Louis Joseph Potts, Distri-t of
Columbia; Thomas Walsh New York.
Master of arts-Thomas Joseph Caikins.
a. B. (Fordham). Ohio; John Walker.
Healy Corbett, 4. b. (Fordham). Ma sa-
chusetts; Daniel Joseph Mccarthy, A. B.
(Georgetown). Massachusetts: Francis
Harvey McCauley, A. B. iSt. Peters, Jer-
sey city,, New York Erwin Plein Mem
mers. A. b. (Marguerite). Wisconsin:
Paul Joseph Somers, 4. b. (MarquetteD
| Wisconsin.
Bachelor of arts-WiIliam Francis Ap-
plegarth, ir., Maryland: John Mi hatl
Barrett. New York; James Francis Bell
Pennsylvania: Francis Joseph Byrne. De-
aware; John Thomas Casey, Massachu-
sets; Robert Gabriel Cauiho!n. Indiana;
Livingston James Cullen. District OF Co.
lumbia; Thomas Francis Cullen, Rho le
Island: Herman Francis G,oetzner. Dis
tTict Of Columbia John William Hal'a-
han. Pennsylvania; Leonardo Francis
Jerrin. District of Columbia: James
O'Reilly Kuhn, District of Columbia; Jo-
seph Lobit, jT., Texas. Thomas Jeremiah
o'Neill, New York; James Aloysius
o'Shea, New York.
The awards of prizes were made as fol-
lows:
Glass prizes-Graduate School: Cash
prize of SIS (given by the college for the
highest average in the courses of the
Graduate SCHOOL,, awarded 10 Erwin Elein
Nemmers. a. b.. 9S. Marquette: average.
-. Cash prize of S25 (giyen in memory
of Bernard y. Kengla, Ii. b.. 10 the stu
dent of the Graduate School gaining The