Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-10
DOCTORS OF LAWS
Secretary CortelyouandJudge
Clabaugh Honored.
DEGREES CONFERRED
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY.
Three Graduating Glasses - Prizes
Awarded to the Success
full Students.

| Before an audience of thousand repre-
| sentative Washingtonians George Bruce
Cortelyou, Secretary of Commerce and
| Labor. today was accorded the honorary
| degree of doctor of laws.
The man who has been near and conf
dant to President Mckinley. to President
Roosevelt, received the highest degree
| that a great institution of that kind could
| give.
| Mr. Harry M. Clabaugh, chief justice of
| the Supreme Court of the District of CO.
| lumbia. received the same degree. They
| both stood on the platform of CASTOR Hall,
while Father Dougherty placed the hoods
over their heads, the hoods that for all time
! to come mean the degree that, they re-
| ceived.
The first intention was to hold the eXer
cises on the campus grounds. Canvas had
been placed in position and seats had been
placed for the accommodation of a larger
| number of persons than filled the audito-
| rum of CASTOR Hall.
The services were simple. Prof. Santel-
mann of the Marine Band was there. The
overture, William Tell by Rossini. and
the march, Thomas Jefferson, by Mr..
Santelmann. were played.
George Moore Brady gave the doctors
Grafton, discussing the modern university.
ne gave comparisons OF tIS university VI
today with those of half century and
century ago.
The masters Grafton was delivered by
Joseph Arthur Lemon, ABB, of Massachu-
SettS
Those who crowded CASTOR Hall were
pleased with the simplicity of the exercises.
Mr.. Frank Todhunter played on the cornet
THE Whirlwind Polka" by Levy, and his
execution was appreciated by the large con-
course.
Following the comforting of degrees came
| a musical selection, "a Southern Sketch,
| after which the valedictory was delivered
| by William Henry Burns, jr., of Louisiana.
While the prizes were being awarded the
| audience attested Its appreciation of those
who had been selected for recognition. The
| final address was by Mr.. Ernst La Place,
| MD, LID.
Prizes Awarded.
| Those who gathered at this ancient In
stitution of learning were interested more
particularly in the prizes that were award
| ed
| Father Dougherty awarded the prizes. In
the medical school, resident physicians,
Georgetown University Hospital, the prizes
| were given to S. Logan Owens of LOUIS
| lana and Horatio Ely Abrahams of Texas.
Other prizes We're awarded as follows:
| Graduate school-Highest average, cash
prize SIS, Edward John Fesan, A.B,' Mas Mas
| sachusetts; second highest average, cash
| prize, S25, Joseph Arthur Lennon, ABB
| Massa chusetts.
Rational philosophy-Gold medal first,
| William H. Burns, Louisiana; second,
| Frank A. Kane, Pennsylvania.
| Gold medal for Christian doctrine-Hal
| Stoneshuck, District of Columbia; prize
Francis Simpson District of Columbia.
| Gold medal for elocution-Don Carlos FL
| lis District of Columbia.
The Merrick debating medal-Awarded to
John Henry OBrien. MASSACHUSETTS,;
The Father Murphy medal for the best
metrical translation of three odes of Hor-
| ace)-Gerald NJ. Egan, District of Columbia
| The Morris historical medallion Carlos
Ellis, District of Columbia.
| The Philonomosan debating medal-Albert
! B. Ridgley, District of Columbia.
| Throughout the day friends of the George
| town University went to the institution,
walked about its historic grounds and en-
| toyed the pleasures of renewing acquaint-
ance and talking of days that are past.
Other Degrees Conferred.
Other degrees conferred were:
Doctor in philosophy - George Moore
| Brady, Phil, Maryland; Bernard Joseph
Ford, Phil, Colorado; Roman Jose Lacson,
Phil, Negroes, P. I.
Master Of arts-Vincent Aloysius Brem-
ner, ABB, Illinois; William Francis Con-
| don, ABB, Iowa: John Baptist Fay, ABB,
| District of Columbia; Edward John Fegan,
| ABB, Massachusetts; Stephen Sylvester
| Grogan. ABB, Wisconsin,; Joseph Arthur
| Lennon, ABB, Massachusetts,; Ignacio de
| Ycaza, ABB, Manila, p. l.
Bachelor of artS-William Henry Byrnes
| jr., Louisiana; Edward Bernard Dreaper.
| Alabama Sylvester Broezel Eagan, New
| York; Cyril Francis Ginther, New York;
| Frank Anthony Kane, Pennsylvania; Mich
olas Edward Herman, New York; William
| Patrick McEniry, New York: Bernard
Charles Mckenna, New Jersey; George LIE
Guere Mutually, Louisiana; Harold Alloy
siuS Kelley, New York: Francis Leo Rogers,
| Massachusetts; Murray Alfred Russell,
| Virginia; Joseph William Seitz, New York.
Medical schoeEDegrees of MD: Horatio
Ely Abrahams, Texas; Joseph Brecken-
| ridge Bayne, District Of Columbia; Caryl
| Burbank, District of Columbia; John u. j.
| Curran Maryland; John Henry Digges, Dis
| trict Of Columbia; Caryl Bernard Flynn,
| Massachusetts,; Robert Stanislaus Garrett,
! necticut; John Francis Gilluly, Rhode
Island; William Joseph Holland, Massa-
| chusetts; Stanton Wren Howard District
| of Columbia; Theodore Gilman Howe New
| York; Edwin Clarence Hunter, District of
| Columbia; John Patrick Hussey Rhode
| Island; Francis Joseph Kerns, Massachu-
| sets; William James Lamb. Pennsylvania;
| Francis McQuillan, Rhode Island; Bruce
| McVean Mackall, District of Columbia;
John Joseph Mundell, District of Columbia;
Stockton Keith Reeves Maryland; Oden
| Rochester Sudler, Phar. D., District of Co.
| lumbia.
Dental school-Degrees of DDS: Min
| ran M. Dolmage, DDS, District of Column
| bia Walter Patrick Desmond, District of
| Columbia Richard B. Leonard, District
| Of Columbia: John Linus Mccarthy, Dis
trict of Columbia; Joseph Ernest Smith,
| District of Columbia; Joseph David Sulli-
van, District Of Columbia.
| Committees.
The reception committee was composed as