Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-27
COLLEGE commandments.
Close of School at the Sacred Heart
and the Northwestern


The College of Our Lady of the
Sacred Heart closed on Tuesday morn
ing last, when the exercises were held
at Corby hall. An interesting program
was rendered, one of the chief
features being the Oration of the day
by the Rev. A. B. G. Dunno, of Eau
Claire, one Of WiscOnsin's most elo-
quent speakers. His address was very
practical and treated of the motives
and means of success. That man
through we'll directed effort and weary
toll will some day be crowned with
success, though many hardships inter
fere, was well shown. The exercises
were concluded with an address from
the president of the school, Rev. John
O'Keeffe, G.. S. c., and the cOnferring
of degrees and awarding of honors and
medals.
William Donovan, Menom inee,
Mich. William G. La Male, Mineral
Point, Wis; George O'Brien, of this
city; Leo Grutt, of Davenport, Wash. :;
and Joseph Mcfarland, of this city,
were given the degree of master of
accounts.
The gold medal donated by DR..
Edward johnson, of this city, for the
commercial course was awarded to
William Donovan, Menominee, Mich.
The gold medal for advanced Chris
tian doctrine was won by William
Luby, of Chicago; that for the second
course in the same branch was award
ed Edward Driscoll, of this city. The
medal for penmanship went to Richard
Collentine, of Monroe, Wis. The
medal for mathematics was awarded to
George O'Brien, of this city, and the
medal for junior athletics to William
Tobin, of Argyle. Wis. Joseph Brooks
and George Gormley, both of this
city, were awarded first honor medals.
The elOcution contest was won by
George Gormley, of this city. There
were five contestants, namely: George
Gormley, Thomas Pierce, John Brooks
Richard Salmon and George Casey.
The judges were: General Solliday,
Rev w. j. Houlihan and w. J. Foy.
Among the visitors present were
Revs. Eugene Reilly, Lake Geneva;
I. Dempsey, Monroe; H. R. Murphy,
Columbus; j. T. Campbell, Necedah; /;
J. Hogan, Oshkosh; w. Malone, Fond
du Lac; j. G.. Smith, Brodhead; P.
Hughes, Madison; j. Nevin, Lyndon;
D. Lovery, St. Paul, Mimi; and
Messrs. j. Luby, A. Cummings, j.
Malone and Mesdames Beardsley,
Schaeffer, Morgan and Luby, all of
Chicago.
The class of '99 of the Northwest
ern university was graduated last
Tuesday, the exercises being held in
the university chapel before a large
audience. There were six who fin
ished the course: William Schoknecht
and Gustave Water, of Milwaukee;
Hand Eggert, Of Ashland; Paul Do
widat, of Fond du Lac; Otto Kuhlow,
of Bay City, Mich, and Max Michaels,
of Watertown, S. ID. Following was
the program:
Overture, Welcome. Warren Beebe
Il. W. U. Band.
Hymn, Hallelujah, Lob, Preis und Ehr 49,.
Sung by the Assembly.
Prayef...-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Standardization. 80.
Octet.
Latin Grafton, Quomoda veteres scriptores
legendi sint quomodo interpretandi?
Max Michaels, Watertown, S. d:
Violin, Cello and Piano.
English Grafton, The Attitude of the Italian
and German Humanists to the Church.
Otto Kuhlow, Bay City, Mich.
Violin, Cello and Piano
| German Grafton, Die Aufgabe der Deutsch-
| Amerikaner in den Vereinigten Staten.
Paul Dowidat, Oshkosh, Wis.
| Abschied vom Walde. .... .......
Octet
Closing Address and Distribution of Diplomas.
Doxology, Praise God From Whom All
Blessings Flow.
Sung by Assembly.
Benediction ........... ....-... ...............
| Overture. Farewell ........... Warren Beebe
N. W. U. Band.