The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-20
SPRING HILL COLLEGE
THE sEvENTY-sEcoND ANNUAL
 COMMENCEMENT. V
Large Audience is Present at the Exercises-The Past Year Most Successful one-Degrees
 Conferred.

SucceSSful One-UegreeS Conferred. Mobile. June l9.-(SpeciaL) )-The seven ty-second annual commencement of Spring Hill College took place this morn
 ing at the college on Spring Hill. seven
 miles west of this city. The rain of yes-
 terday had tempered the heat of the past week. and the day was an ideal one. The exercises began at s:3o o'clock. and de-
 spite the earIiness of tine hour, there was | large audience gathered in the College hall when the exercises began. This was augmented as he morning wore on till the hal! was filled with the parents and friends of the boys and of the institution.
 many of the old graduates of Spring Hill
 College being inl attendance. The feature of the commencement was
 the performance of a five act drama,
 King Robeit of Sicily" which was ex- cellently done in costume with appro- priate stage setting by the college boys,
 who were frequently applauded. The music for the occasion was fur
 nished by the college orchestra under the
 direction of Professor Straub, and the
 several selections were most admirably
 rendered
 At ike comforting of the degrees ond the distribution of premiums Right Rev.
 Edward P. Allen. Bish,p of the Diocese
 of Mobile. presided. and in addition to | the Jesuit fathers. members of the facul- ty and prefects. there were present of
 the reverend clergy Fathers Kelly of Montgomery. Hartkof. Hogan. Kellogs and Mccormick of Mobile, and Very Rev. c. T. O'Callaghan, Vicar General of Mo bile. The exercises lasted until after noon and the majority of the college boys left for their homes on the afternoon trains. The year has been very successful one, and the Jesuit lathers contemplate dur ing the coming summer the expenditure of some $5o.000 in Improvements.
 Conferring of Degrees. + The Degree of Master of Arts was con- ferred upon Joseph l.. Danos. A. B.. Plaquem.ne. La; Justo P. DiaZ, A. B., Havana.
 The degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred upon William A. McAdam. New York; Buxton L. Layton. New Orleans; P Lestang. sarpy. New Orleans; James McKeon. New Orleans. The highest honors of the Graduating Class were won by William A. McAdam, New York.
 The degree of Bachelor of Science was conferred upon Amasa D. Stollenwerck. Greensboro. Ala; Joshua J. Brown. Crawford, La; Clarence Goette, Donald sonville. La.; Walter S. Klos. Belle He lene, La; Clarence A. Costello. Chatta-
 nooga; Robert Sandoz. Opelousas. La. Dennis o. Boudreaux, IIouma, La. The highest honors of the Commercial Course were won by Amasa D. Stolen l werck, Greensboro. Ala. Award of Medals. The Bishops Memorial Medal. founded | by the late Rt Rev. Bishop O Sullivan, !, D. D.. for excellence in Christian doc | urine and Ecclesiastical History, was | merited by Joseph M. Walsh, Mobile, Ala l Next in merit-Maxim D. Touart
 Joshua J. Brown. The Gold Medal for the best examina. tion in Cathechism. was merited by Da- vid w. Stafford Alexandria, La. | Next in Merit-George G. McHardy l John Dohe-ty.
 Donor-Rev. Ambrose Fontan. S. J..
 Selma. Ala. The gold medal for good conduct in tht
 senior division was merited by Jame! McKeon. New Orleans.
 | Donor-Rev. D. Beaudequin, s. J.. Mobile. Ala.
 Premium-Amasa D. Stollenwerck. Dlstinguishe6-Ciarenc Gotte. John E Hooper, Robert Sandoz, Ernest A. Bur guieres, Maximin D. Touart Joshua J Brown.
 junior division was merited by George
 McHardy. New Orleans.
 Donor-Rev. J. O'Shanahan, S. J.. Au gusta. Ga.
 Premium-Francis A. Guilt.
 Distinguished-Solomo H. Frederic
 James G. Rapier. Otis B. McAdam. Will
 liam H. villamil. Clyde N. Blanchette
 Thomas P. Norville. Edward J. Devinne> Thomas J. McGrath.
 The gold medal for the best compost
 ton in mental philosophy was merritet
 by William A. McAdam, New York.
 Donor-Rev. Thomas P. Cassidy, War
 rington, Fla.
 The gold medal for the best English
 composition was merrited by Maximir
 D. Touart, SummervIle, Ala. | Next in merit-Joseph M. Walsh, Will liam A. McAdams, Thomas H. McHatton
 John J. Kelly.
 Donor-Very Rev. c. T. o'Callaghan
 D. D.. V. G., Mobile. Ala. | Gold medal for the best Latin com
 position was merited by Joseph M. Walsh
 Mobile Ala.
 l Next in merit-Emilio F. Villamil, P. Lestang Sarpy, Jambes McKeon. | Donor-Rev. D. Savage, Montgomery
 Ala.
 | The gold medal for the best Greek composition was merited by Thomas P. | Norville. Mobile, Ala. | Next in merit-Joseph M. Wash, Will | liam Fl. Villamil. John A. Boudousquie Donor-Dr. T. A. Duggan, New Or leans, La.
 The gold medal for physical sciences
 was merited by Walter S. Klos. Belle Helene. La.
 Next in Merit-Joshua J. Brown, Anna sa D. Stollenwerck. William A. McAdam. Donor-Rev P A. OReilly Birming- ham. Ala.
 The gold medal for excellence in ma thematics first Krade) was merited by Francis A. Giuli Mobile Ala. Next in Merit-Maximin D. Touart,