Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-22
H0NORING SCHLEY
The Admiral Given a Degree and
an Ovation.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES TODAY
The List of Graduates and Winners
Of Prizes.
THE ADDRESSES DELIVERED

| The eighty-second annual commencement
| of historic Georgetown University was held
| this forenoon, commencing at 10 O'Clock
The exercises were held in the CASTOR Me-
| mortal Hail. the walls of which have looked
down upon similar events for many years
| though no previous commencement, prob
| ably was interesting. The presence upor
| the platform of Admiral Schey, Rear Ad-
| mira George w. Melville U. s. N; ex-Rep-
resentative Bourke Cochran and others gave
| to the occasion a greater distinction than
| usual.
| The hall was decorated deliberately. The
| rear of the stage was hidden by large
| American flags draped in graceful folds
| The stage itself was filled with people. The
Rev. John D. Whitney, S. j., the rector,
| occupied the central seat on the pla form.
| To his left were seated the members of the
| graduating class, in their caps and gowns.
| To the right were the invited guests, mem
| bers of the clergy, representatives of the
| diplomatic corps and persons from all walks
| of life.
The audience completely filled the hall
Even the gallery was crowded. and the
bright colors in the dress and hats of the
feminine visitors, who seemed to be in the
| majority, added to the brightness of the
scene. cool breeze circulated through
the hall, which delightfully."- tempered the
| atmosphere of the place.
The Columbia Theater Orchestra, which
! furnished the music for the occasion, was
| seated in front of the stage. A few min
| utes after 10 O'Clock Rossinis William
Tell was played as an overture, followed
| by paraphraSe from Rubinsten. While
| the orchestra was playing the graduates
marched into the hail. Admiral Schley IN
| the lead, and the distinguished hero was
given an ovation.
The honorary degree of doctor of laws
was have been conferred on
| Wheeler, but at the last moment he was
| called away from the city, after announc-
| ing that he would be present at the aXer-
cises to take the degree. Daniel Roberts
Brawner, NJ. D., of Illinois and Thomas
| Herran of the United States of Colombia
were to have received similar degrees, but
they We're unable to be present TO accept
| the same.
The regular exercises began soon after
! the class Was seated.
Father of His Country.
The masters grafton, by Robert G. eau
thorn of Indiana followed, the subject be-
| ing washington, the Man." lone hundred
years have passed since the death of Wash
ington, said he; "a hundred years of the
most wonderful changes-the most incredi-
BILE advances. A hundred years that
have seen the world make tremendous
strides in science, in arts, in commerce, in
humanity, in all that relates to the civilza-
has shattered many ideals, has only shown
forth more strikingly the noble character
| of Washington.
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 a statesman, but also be-
cause of the grandeur and nobleness of
| his character as man. AS a soldier Gaze
| Sar, Alexander Napoleon are as famous
as Washington; statesman Demosthe-
| mes, Burke, Chatham command our adj
miration as much as does the writer of the
| farewell address. But as q revolution
| airy leader, having all of the virtues of a
| 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 a 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-defense
| or to protect ones country and her rights.
| Such was the man whose services and viz
| tues We today commemorate. Such was the
| man whose name was a 'lOadStOne, attract
| ing to itself a whole peoples confidence, a
| whole peoples love and the whole world $
| respect"
| Washington, the General.
| Francis H. McCauley, A. B., of New York
| delivered the masters Grafton, being pre-
| ceded by selection of orchestral music.
| His subject was Washington, the Gen
| eral.''
| God gave the American army an ideal
| general in Its first commander-in-chief,w who
| never deviated one moment from the path
| he believed the Almighty had marked out
! for him, said the speaker. He then dwelt
| upon the services performed by Washing
| ton in the Indian and French wars The
| sacrifices which he made he said, were
| hard to be appreciated. Washington was
just man, and his whole life demon
! strated this. When the King of England
| proved to be no longer a father by his
| acts and deeds, the immortal hero broke
| off the ties which bound him to England.
| Had personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT been the OBJ
| ject when he assumed charge it would have
| been dispelled at the sight of the colonial
| army of 10000 undrilled men from all walks
| of life.
Washington knew no such word as fail
| 1t was for him to supply the army with
! food, besides leading it in battle, and
| well he did both He referred to the mill
| tary genius of Alexander and Napoleon,
when they had everything in their favor,
| Shall we expound the military genius of
| Washington when everything was dark and
| gloomy-when he took charge of the colo
NAL army? No other military leader said
| the speaker. ever had such a problem as
| that confronting Washington. The quail
| ties of the man Were fully shown. The
| speaker dwelt on the struggle of the army
| under Washington.
The thoroughness of his plans at Boston
reminds one of the skill of Frederick the
| Great; his opportune victory at Trenton
| was worthy of Washington: his victory at
| Yorktown showed that he was a leader and
| a commander. 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 Wash
| lngton's achievements were limited to the
| extent Of his means? That can hardly be
| said. He was one of the greatest generals
| in whom the many elements were harmo-
| niously blended.
| Washington, the Statesman,
| Washington, the Statesman" was the
subject of the doctors grafton, delivered
by Louis j. Potts, A. M, of the District of
| Columbia. He said in part:
we who have recently, with all the odds
| in our favor. hung breathless upon the out
| come of a single battle, can appreciate the
| joy that thrilled the hearts of our fathers,
| fighting as they were for their lives, their
| liberty and their sacred honor when the
| glad cry of the Waterman broke upon the
midnight stiffness OF the old Quaker city
| with Two o'clock and CORVALLIS is taken.
| But proud as are the laurels Washington
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