Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-21
IFS EiGH H-=TniR
Annual Commencement Exercises OF
Georgetown University
HONOR CONFERRED on SENATOR VEST
The Degrees Won and Award Of
Specia' Fries.
LARGE CROWD OF WITH ESSES

|
Tie eighty-tlird annual commencement of
| Georgetown University was held this morn
ing in the CASTOR Memorial Hall of the
| university. The exercises were to COM
nence at 10 O'Clock. but for some time be
tore that hour people began focking to the
| place, and AT the hour stated the large hall
| was we'll filed. The ladies predom!na ted
| il the audience. and in bright costumes of
| summer coors presented an animated
| scene
| The hall and stage were beautifully deco
! rated for the occasion. an excellent back
ground being furnished by two large Ameri-
| can flags. Potted palms. scattered here and
| there, and hydranecas in bloom. added to
| the attractiveness. About 1900 invitations
| were sent out and the responses were lib
| eral. Many prominent members of the
clergy, well-known business men and men
of national reputation We're among those
| present
Shortly after 10 o'clock the students,
| members OF the graduating class and the
| 81 eCial guests. marched into the hall
| The members of the graduating class oc-
| curied seats on the north end of the stage,
| while the invited guests were arranged on
| the south side.
|
| In presenting the honorary degree of doc
| tor OF laws on Senator George Graham Vest
of Missouri Rev. Father Pagan, vice rector,
| said:
| 1T is the privilege of Georgetown Uni
| versity to honor today man who. during
| his many years of usefulness in his own
| state and In the United States Senate has
| won for himself national reputation.
| George Graham Vest senior United States
| Senator from Missouri.
| Distinguished a lawyer and orator
| and a statesman, he is still better known
: to the country as a just, upright and fear
| less man. VINO has compelled the respect
| and admiration Of men OF all parties. q man
| whose fair fame no breath of scandal has
| ever dimmed.
| "Over and above these titles to reccgni-
| ton other stands out prominently one
| which Georgetown University, as The oldest
| Catholic university in the United States,
| cannot but consider 1t her special right to
proclaim Again and again. on the floor OF
| the United States Senate, Senator Vest has
| earnestly. eoquently and disinterested!y
| pleaded the cause of the American Catholic
| Indian and borne ungrudging witness to the
| self-sacrihcing and fruitful labOrs of the
! devoted priests and nuns who are laborinS
| among them. Besides this he has not hest
| tated tC raise his voice TO advocate the
| claims Of charity in the case of the Cath
| Ole orphans of the District of Columbia
| Moved. therefore, by a gratitude, as
| much by admiration for his qualities as a
| man Of culture and statesman, the rector
| and faculty of Georgetown University have
| conferred the degree Of doctor of laws upon
| him
The degree was conferred by Rev John
| ID. Whitney, s J.. the rector Of the school,
amid great applause.
Other degrees We're conferred as follows
| Degrees in Course.
| Doctor of philosophy-Francis Xavier
Boden, A. B. Marquette), a. NJ. George
town. Erwin Plein Nemmers, A. B. MAR
| quette,. A. N. (Georgetown).
| Master of arts-Wiliam Arthur Brown
| A. B. holy Cross, Massachusetts: WI
liam James Coad, A. p. (Creighton), Ne
| braska Edward BroadnaX Colgin, a. b.
| (Springfield,. Louisiana; Thomas Charles
Downs. A. B. tMarquettey Wisconsin: John
| William Hallahan, A. b. (Georgetown).
Pennsylvania; Henry. Victor Kane. A. b.
| (Marquctte,. Wisconsin; John Adam Kath-
| man, A. b. (Springtield) Louisiana; Leo
| Camille Lennon, A. b. tSt. 1snatius. S. FL,
| California; Hilary Herbert Lyons. A. b.
Spring HID, Alabama; James Aloysius
| O'Shea, A. b. UieOrgrtOWn). New York.
Bachelor of arts-Charles Louis Donahue.
Maine; John Joseph English, Illinois; David
| Joseph Flynn, Massachusetts: Christopher
Joseph Hagan, New YORK; Paul Jones Head,
| Pennsylvania; William Joseph Helmck
| District of Columbia; John Edward Laugh
lin. Pennsylvania Thomas Joseph Mac
Mahon, jr.. Virginia; Joseph Leo McAleer,
| PENNSYLVANIA; Edward Anthony Mccoy,
New York; John Edward Moore. Massa-
| chuse;ts; Maurice James OGorman. New
| York: William Meredith smith, Maryland;
| Thomas Vincent Sullivan, District of Co
lumbia; William Kurtz Wimsatt, District
| of Columbia.
| Subject of OrntiOns.
The subject Of the orations was the Dis
| trict of Columbia. The bachelors GRAFTON
was delivered by John Edward Laughlin of
| PENNSYLVANIA who dweit on District His
tory" He prefaced his address by stating
that as the centennial celebration of the
| District was about to be celebra ted George
| town University deemed 1t her duty to take
1t as a subject of discourse. The speaker
stated that washington was an ideal city
| for a capital.
In 1880, he stated Mr.. Butler of South
| Carolina introduced a bill in the federal
| legislature providing for the establishment
OF a permanent seat of government near the
| Anacostia river. The bill, the speaker stat
ed, passed the Senate without opposition.
and in tho House was champloned by Je1ler-
son Hamilton and others well known.
Washington appointed commission to
survey the site and the subsequent work Of
laying out the streets began. The speaker
spoke of the trouble between Washington
and the obstinate Mr. Burns.
The beginning of the construction of the
Capitol was referred to by the speaker, and
its progress traced. He also spoke of the
upon the humbleness of the other buildings.
The work of Mr. Alexander R. Shepherd
In identifying the city was referred to-
! Local Government.
The masters Grafton was on Its Govern
ment'' and was delivered by Edward Broad
max Colgin, b.. A. of Louisiana In his
remarks he stated that Washington was
not to be a seat of manufacturing interests,
but the center of political interests and the
home of learning. He mentioned the gov
eminent in 1902, when the President ap-
pointed the mayor, and referred to the
change in 1917. The people c.amored
for another change, and received form
similar to the territorial one In 1902.
| The present form of government was de
scribed as bringing order out of chaos. The
speaker highly praised the present form of
the District government, and said the bal
| lot is not needed.
THE absolutism of The present form OF