The Washington times., 1902-06-20
Georgetown Confers Ii.
D. Degree Upon Distin-
gulshed MaryIander.
CLASS OF 1902 GRADUATES
CASTOR Hall Scene of Annual Com
MISUNDERSTANDING Of War Root
Delivers Principal Add-ess-Washing-
ton Students Secure Valuable Prizes.

Georgetown University, from its state
- emincnce on the banks of the historic
Potomac, has tcen the home OF some
Inspiring scenes; but seldom during the
10 years of its existence has 1t housed
mere beautiful picture than that in
famous old CASTOR Hall yesterday morn
irg during the graduating exercises OF
The class of 1902.
CASTOR Hall. so often the scene of en-
thusIastic and inspiring gatherings,
rang. for the last time during the school
year Just closed, with the famous old
yells of Georgetown and echoed With
the applause OF more than 600 persons.
Statesmen of worldwide fame. cele-
brated clergymen, prominent educators.
rCted citizens of the National Capital.
and hosts OF pretty girls combined to
form an audience of unusual brilliancy.
Degrees of doctor of laws were con-
fcrred upon Senator Louis E. McComas,
Of Maryland; ex-Judge Charles C. Cole
of the Supreme Court of the District
and Hon. Bellamy Storer, United States
minister to Spain, while representatives
o. fourteen States and Territories of
;he Union received degrees OF masters
o. bachelors of arts.
Given Sound Advice.
The president of the university, Rev
Father Jerome Dougherty, presided.
Eon. Elihu Root. Secretary of War, de
livered the principal address. He said
in part:
Young gentlemen, there is another
prize. another degree. which may be
conferred upon you besides that which
you have just received. That degree
cannot be received until after you have
been out in the world and faced its
stern realities and have come back IN
after years to show the faculty and
officers OF this college that you have re-
fected naught but honor and dignity
and distinction upon this grand old in
stitution.
In order for you to succeed In life
you must do whatever you have chosen
as your life work better than it is be-
ing done today. You must be better law
yers, better doctors, better engineers
better men.
In the old days. when the me ethods
and principles of life were simple, gov
ernnent was simple. But since that
time the government of the nation has
become a great and complicated ma
chine. And in these busy days, these
days OF hustle and go-ahead, II is diff
cult for the average man to understand
the workings of this monster machine.
The duty of you educated and intel
ligent young men is to master those
workings and in a public address or
writings help your fellow-rnen to under
stand the machine.
Let patriotism and duty to your
country with allegiance to no creed or
church be your controlling motive and
lead you to hand down TO posterity the
spirit CT American liberty and a patriot
ic love for the good government of the
nation. We old fellows are obliged to
recognize the fact that you young men
going out into the world with undaunt-
ed courage and unlimited faith iH your
own powers contain within yourselves
the elements which may in time make
you the controlling powers OF this great
Government. / wish you all the sue
cess in your future work
Graduates Receive Ovation.
The applause attending the distribu-
tion of the diplomas and medals was
unbounded. Each graduate was given a
tremendous cvation as he stepped for
ward to receive his sheepskin. Rev
John A Conway, vice president OF the
university. conferred the degrees and
medals.
The following were awarded diplomas:
Master of Arts-George Thatcher Des-
lodge. st. Louis. Mo-; Hugh Joseph Fe-
gan, Washington. D. C.; Asa Creed
Oracle, Little Rock. Ark; James Ber-
nard Horigan Washington. D. c.; Henry
Joseph Mohrman, St. Louis. No; Will
lam Randall Owings, Gaithcrsburg Nd,
Tisdale Joseph Touart. Mobile. Ala;
John Loyola Wolfe. Clinton, Iowa.
Bachelor of arts-Paul Joseph Brown.
Watertown, Wis: Frederick Aloysius
Carlon, Indianapolis, Ind; Ignatius John
Joseph Costigan. Washington. D. c.:
Daniel Joseph Devlin, New Orleans. La:
jeremiah Richard Duggan. Norwich.
Conn; Preston Paul Edmonston. John
Baptist Fay, jr., Walter Schell Gilchrist,
and George Francis Harbin, jr.. Wash
ington. D. c.; Francis Thomas Kanaley,
weedsport, n. Y; Joseph Aloysius
Kuhn, Washington. d. c.: Joseph Thos.
Lynch, South Hadley Falls, Mass: Jas.
Aloysius McElroy. Bridgeport Conn;
Charles Vincent Moran. Washington, d.
c.; John Maxwell Murphy. Suburba.
Tenn; Thomas Joseph Nolan, Reading.
Pa; Edward Plus oDonnell, Heck