The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-05

Forty-one candidates for various de !
grees received houors at the twelfth an
uuaI graduation exercises of the Catholic /
University Of America this morning Car
GfnaI MartineIH presided over the assem- /
bIage. which might have been termed in
ternatfonaI in character The Diplomatic
Corps was well represented. the German
Ambassador. and the Mexican and Japan
ese Ministers being present with members
of their suites, while amonS the graduates
were students from several foreign coun-
tries Many Of them had already been
awarded high scholastic honors-
In the absence Of Cardinal Gibbons.
Chancellor of the University. Nonsiguor
Conaty. the rector. conferred the degrees
NcNahon Hall was decorated with ma
tional CoIOCs and the ColOTS Of the uni
versity. gold and white In the assembly
hall where the ceremonies were held the
flags of the university and the nation
were hung above the windows ana doors
and draped the rostrum, where sat the
members Of the graduating classes
MonsignOr Conaty opened the exercises
with brief address, in which he cordially
welcomed all to the exercises He spoke
of the work of the scholastic year, and
said that the schedule Of studies as pre-
scented in the Year Book had been faith
fully followed, with the exception Of those
studies which depended upon the three
professors who had been stricken with
serious Illness Much anxiety he said
came to the university through fear for
the lives Of these valuable men. but there
was ROW every reason to feel that their
condition warranted a speedy recovery
and return to work the coming year
Continuing he touched on the financial
condition Of the university. and said that,
while the total endowment, about 100000.
was safely invested. the income was
scarcely enough TO meet the current eX-
peuses Of the institution. During the past
year gifts aggregating $4,000 were receiv-
ed Monsignor Conaty said. showing the
friendship and interest felt in the univer-
sity. He closed with a reference to the
death of Miss Kate Andrews, Of Baltimore
a generous friend Of the Catholic Univer-
sity, and paid a high tribute to the mem
ory of Monsign0r Mcmahon, whose death
few months ago brought TO a close
life the Accommodations and the latter years
of which had been devoted to the inter
ests of the institution His princely bene-
factions. MonsiEnor Conaty said. resulted
in the erection Of the hall named IN his
honor
Among the candidates who received de-
grees were a number from Washington.
The degree Of Bachelor of Science was
conferred upon but one student, StaEislaus
Won Prusinewski. of Washington, who
was presented by Prof. D. ". Shea, Di-
rector Of the School Of TechniIogicaI
Sciences Monsignor Conaty conferred the
degree upon him.
The ceremony attendant upon the con
ferring Of the degree was simple, con-
sisting merely of a few words Of common
dation by the rector and the throwing over
the shoulders Of the candidate of the eIab-
crate hood Of satin, the various colers Of
which designated the degree conferred
Prof. w c Robinson pesented eight
candidates for the degree Of Bachelor OF
Laws. one for th1t of Master Of Laws.
three for the higher honor, Doctor Of
Laws They were:
Bachelor of LawS-Frank Alovsius Bra
dy, Baltimore, Nd; James Arthur Con-
~, Wichita, Kan; William Henry Kelly
a b, stanton, Va James Emmet
King. A. B.. ST Louis, Mo: William
keene Naulty, 4. B. Carthage NO;
Thomas Bernard O-NeIH. A B. Evans
ton, Wyo-; Abner Cloud Richie 4. r.,
Washington. D. c.
Master of LaV-s-CIarence Eugene Mar
tin, IL 3, Martinsburg, ". Va, disser-
tatIOn, Corporations: Their probable
origin and subsequent Development
Doctor Of Laws-heukichi kodera. IL.
=, LII N, Kobe. Japan, dissertation,
dy, IL b, Ii NJ. EewburypOrt Mass.
dissertation, Limitations Of the Law Of
Expert Evidence FukusabUrO YamaTa.
Ii 3. Yokohama. Japan, dissertation,
a Comparison Of the Succession to the
Headship Of a House IN the japanese Law
with Legal Succession in the Roman Law
and PrimOgenituTe in the English Law
To the Rev. Arthur AdOlph Vascflade.
c s. 5 T. L, Of Sandwich, Canada who
was granted the degree Of Doctor Of Phi
ioSOPhy- MOnSiguCr Conaty paid high
tribute in his closing address, stating that
he had conducted Investigations IN the
field of Semitic languages. and is the au-
thor Of the Unpublished Letters Of Phi
loEeTliS, which he edited in Syriac,
translated and commented Elmer Jer-
ONE Murphy Lit b Of Bellevue, Iowa,
received the degree Of Master Of PhiIOsO-
ply; his dissertation was ON the Ground
for Development in English Drama
seventeen candidates for the degree Of
scented by Prof G. ?. Grammar,
5 7 D, dean Of the faculty Of theology
They were
Rev Thomas Joseph Brennan. Arch
diocese OF San Francisco: Rev. Joseph
Francis DangelZeT. s. NJ. Washington. y.
g Rev Joseph Louis DuclOs, s. N,
thew Farrell, A 3, A NJ, Diocese of
Albany. Rev. Thomas Joseph Gaffney,
Archdiocese Of Chicago; Rev Yves Marie
He!iietr ;. NJ, Washington d. c. Rev.
Nicholas Joseph Hengers, s N Wash
iagton. D. C. Rev Cornelius Joseph HOl-
land Diocese Of Providence, Rev. Joseph
Francisco Rev. Francis Joseph MuIlin,
Archdiocese Of Boston; Rev John Thomas
0'ReilIy, Archdiocese Of New York; Rev.
Ernest AloysiEs Pieger. s NJ. Washing
ton, .. c; Rev George Stephen Rapier.
S. II. Washington. d C: Rev. Alfred
Joseph St. Martin. S NJ. Washington. D
C.; Rev. Michael Joseph Walsh, Archdio-
ccse Of san Francisco Rev N-chOlas
AIoysiUs Weber. 5. M Washington D.
c and Rev George William Welch Do
CesE Of Springfield
The following were confirmed as HCGn-
tate in Sacred Theology:
LiceHtiate in Sacred Theology IS T D j.
Rev Thomas Leo Barry. 4. 3. \ NJ. 8
T B. Diocese Of Pittsburg- Rev John Jo-
eph Burke. c. s. P. A B. S. T. b. Arch
diocese Of New York: Rev. Andrew Joseph
Burns. a. 3. a N, :. T. b. Archdiocese
Of Chicago; Rev Patrick Leo Crayton. Phi.
=. s T B. Archdiocese Of Boston: Rev
Francis Frederick Formaz. 4 B. A 81.
E. T 2, Diocese Of Alton: Rev Francis
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