The times., 1901-06-18
CLOSING EXERCISES HELD.
Made to Students of 81
Johns College Classes.


Johns College Classes
The closing exercises of the academic
department of ST. Johns College took
place last night, and brought to its as
sembly hall a large audience of parents
and friends of the young students. The
hall was decorated with palms and cut
flowers. and the Stars and Stripes and
class colors Were conspicuously displayed
in all parts of the hall
The following programme was pre-
scented:
Overture. orchestra, Prof E. L. Scharf,
director: hymn, "St. La Saue." Fourth
Academic and Preparatory; recitation,
Words OF Welcome" Lawrence DAILY;
recitation, "Johnnys Pocket" John Shu-
grue song, Merry Sunshine" Fourth
Academic; concert recitation, "Bugle
Call" Third Academic; recitation,
"Grandma's Spectacles," Edgar Orme;
recitation, "a Boys Complaint" Frank
Cannon; song, "A Boys Best Friend"
Preparatory Department; recitation,
Wreck of the Hesperus." ]. Bowden
Duryee; recitation, Lost Tommie,"
Thomas H Ridgate; concert recitation,
Echo Dell,' Preparatory Department;
song, Strike Up the Band" Third Acad-
emic recitation, Naming the Chickens"
" imam -AdolSdHJ RECITATION, i WISH L
Was a Grown Up Robert Cannon; reci-
tation, The Dandy Fifth" Michael w
Flynn; solo, 'Dowr in the Cotton Fields"
Sidney V. Bingham; recitation, United
at Last" Virgil Regan; recitation Bruce
and the Spider" +. Dudley Yerby; solo
and chorus, THE Fatal Rose of Red J.
II. Dierken and Class; concert recitation
Barbara Fretchie." Fourth Academic:
violin duet, H. Zitkolazi and Q. Chaffiot
recitation, Baron's Last Banquet, Ros-
COG A. Ridgway; recitation, Our Dog
John Nidmayer; recitation, The Fearless
De Courcy," John j. Drury; concert reel
tation, ''Sandy's Romance" Third Acad-
emic.
The, awarding OF medals and prizes fol-
lowed.
Third academic class-Gold medal for
excellence, Michael ". Flynn: distin-
guished, Roscoe a. Rideway, Charles IT
Orme, John A. Croghan w Edward
Cannon, Francis Howell Arthur Dele
Ningne; honorably mentioned, Thomas
9lcLucas' Raymond s. Donaldson, Her
bert ZitkOlazi, Albert d. Esher, John ].
Drury. John j. Curtin, jeremiah J.
Quinn. George y. Leger, William J. Cur
tin, Joseph Fl. Dierkcn. JoseTh J. Sullivan.
James Ryan; premium, Charles H Orme;
certificates Of promotion Michael w.
Flynn, Roscoe A. Ridgway, Charles II.
Orne, John A Croghan, w Edward
Cannon, Francis Howell, Thomas Nc
Lucas, Raymond S. Donaldson, Herbert
Zitkolazi, Albert d. Esher, John j. DrlIry,
John j. Curtin, jeremiah J. Quinn, VII
liam j. Curtin. Joseph II. Dierken, George
n LeEer, Joseph j. Sullivan. James
Ryan, Felix Daily James A Smith, T.
Albert Cannon William Hoover, Arthur
Delevingne. Oswald O'Neill.
Fourth academic class-Gold medal for
excellence, Sidney '. Bingham; distin-
guished BOwden J. Duryee, John Quinn
and Leo DeIevingne; honorably men
toned. .,Aloysius A, Baidus. Edward
name. Victor J. Golibart. and Vernon A
Dorsey; premiums for the highest num-
Der Of weekly testimonials. awarded TO
BCwden J. DUryee Next in order Leo
Deievingne and John Quinn
Medal for elocution, r. Albert Cannon;
next IN merit, w. Edward Cannon and
Joseph II. Dierken.
Certificates of DrOmOtion-Siduey Y
Bingham. John Quinn, Bowden J. Duryee,
Leo Delevingne, Carlos NJ Vicuna Victor
J. Golibart, William Cullinane, Aloysius
4. Baldus, Simon r. GoIibart Edward
Roche, Alfonso Hughes, Maurice Bros |
nan. Augustine Julien John Sweeney,
and Vernon a. Dorsey.
Preparatory claSs-Gold medal for ex-
ceIlence. Everett d. Yerby; distinguished |
Virgil Regan. Francis Madigan. Maurice |
May; honorable mention, Rene Ruiz, Law |
renee Widmayer, Edwin Chapman and |
Joseph Mcdonald; premium, Virgil Regan, |
Francis Madig8n. Maurice May Rene |
Ruiz, Lawrence Widmayer Edwin Chap |
man, Joseph Mcdonald, Bernard Eek |
stein, Charles Smith Frank Cannon |
Michael Cannon. Emmet Bateman, Yer |
non Heath, and Thomas Ketcham: Ger |
tiiicates Of promotion. E. Dudley Yerby |
Virgil Regan, Frank Madigan, Maurice s. |
May, Rene Ruiz, Lawrence Widmayer |
Edwin Chapman, Joseph Mcdonald. Ber- |
nard Eckstein, and Thomas Ketcham
Primary Class A-Premium for excel
lence, Lawrence DAILY; distinguished John |
De Sales Wheeler. William
Boyce Bolton; honorable men
tion, Thomas Ridgate, Robert Cannon
Robert Mcdonald, Edgar Orme, and Leo |
Hughes; premium. John Shugrue next in
order, Lawrence DAILY, De Sales Wheel
er, William Madigan. Boyce Bolton
Thomas Ridgate, Robert Cannon, Robert
Mcdonald. Edgar Ornc, Leo Hughes
George Bowman, Gloyd Baldus. Mark
COlibart
Certificates OF promotion awarded to
Lawrence Daily. De Sales Wheeler, VIII
liam Madigan. John Shugrue, Boyce Boil
ton, Thomas Ridgate. Edgar Orme, Rob
ert Cannon, Robert Mcdonald, Leo
Primary Glass B-Premium. Gardner
Ormc: next I'm order, Walter Morse Leo |
Daily, and George Howell.
Certificates of promotion, Gardner Orme
Waiter Morse, Leo DAILY, and George
Howell.
The awarding OF medals and prizes was
followed by a violin solo by Herbert j.
after which the Rev. George |
of st. Augustne's Church, de-
iyered an address full of good and prac-
Lical advice to the students.
The exercises wound up with everybody |
rising and singing Columbia" ."
The Reception Committee consisted of |
D. +. Connell, L. f. ConrOy, J. p Cook
A. i. Dreka, w. A. Finkeistein, d. r. |
'iensler w F. Kirby, A j. Iix NJ II ,
The closing exercises of the college de-
partment of st. Johns will take place
next Friday afternoon. at 4 o'clock at |
he Lafayette Square Opera House.