Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-16
G0NZAGA BOYS FETE
CLOSING EXERCISES OF THE COL
LEGE LAST NIGHT.
Elocution Contest Feature of the Even
ing-Prizes Awarded Scholars
for Geodt;Work.

The pupils of thes preparatory and high
scnool departments Of Gonzaga College
were given certificates Of graduation last
night In Gonzaga College Hall, before an
audience which filed the cozy auditorium,
Inc occasion was the fifty-ffth annual
event OF the kind that has occurred in the
history OF Gonzaga and was appropriately
observed.
commencement exercises at Gonzaga are
made attractive always and last night 8
aHalr was one of the best of its kind that
mas ever been given there. The program
included junior elocution contest, the pre-
sentation of lively farce by the students
and the distribution of premiums. In adj
oliion to these features an excellent musi-
cal program was rendered during the even
ING by Samuels' orchestra, under the direc-
ton OF Prof A. Samues, who Is also the
instructor and leader of the Gonzaga Ca
diets band
The exercises were opened with the elo-
cution contest. The four candidates for the
prizes were seated on the stage when the
curtain rose. Charles A. Joachim was the
nrst contestant He recited THE Benedic-
ton in very able manner. Henry ].
Senay next came forward and recited The
Leper, and was heartily applauded. The
Iast TWO contestants, Francis x. LanSdale
and Thomas A. Cantwell appeared to be
the favorites with the audience. Lansdale
recfted THE Burial March of Dundee with
fine effect and Cantwell acclaimed 1.-The
Ride of Collin Graves with such express
sion as to merit the storm of applause that
greeted him.
The distribution of the prizes was next
on the program. In giving out the pre-
miums won by the students during the
year Father E. X. Fink, s. j.. president of
the college, took occasion to congratulate
the students on the work they had done.
He spoke of the value of the training re-
ceived at the college to the young men
when they entered the real duties Of life
and expressed the hope that many of them
would be able to complete their academic
education with a university course. To
those who would remain in the college,
Father Fink said he would only ask them
to equal their efforts of the past scholastic
year, but he hoped they would go i'm
proving in ability.
The names of the students being read by
Father John O'Hara, S. j.. Father James
NJ Cotter, S. j.. presented the prizes. con-
sisting principally of books to Father Fink
for distribution. The medals in the third
and fourth academic classes were won by
Charles Elliot Brodie and Raymond ]. Ma
Whitney, respectively.
The other prizes were awarded as follows
in the subjects indicated:
Freshman class-ClaSs standing, Edgar
Brown; Christian doctrine, Benjamin F.
Heron; Latin, j. Rockford Dwyer; Greek.
Edgar Brown: English, w. Carroll Gilbert.
First academic-Class standing. Francis
X. Lansdale; Christian doctrine. Thomas A.
Cantwell; Greek. Thomas Cantwell; Eng
ish, Thomas Cantwell.'
Second academio==Class standing. Leon
lie Buffe; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Francis Mars
den; Latin, Francis Marsden; Greek. Fran
els Marsden. English, Francis Marsden.
Third academ1c-Class standing. Barthol-
omew Costello; Christian doctrine. Barthol-
omew Costello; Latin. Charles Elliot Bro
die; Greek. Charles Elliott Brode; English.
James Devlin.
Fourth academic--Class standing, tie be-
tween James Becker, and Bernard .Ecklon:
Christian doctrine, Bernard Ecklof; Latin.
Raymond J. Mawhinney; Greek. James
Becker. -,
The results of the elocution contest Will
be made known tonight. 1t is understood
The judges were Rev. Edward Corbett 3.
J. of Gonzaga College, Rev. Henry Buell.. S.
]. of Georgetown University and Rev.
Harold B. Stickney of the tpapal delegation.
The cast of characters for the farce,
which brought the entertainment to close,
was as follows.
Mr. Tittums. G. Lloyd Sudwarth; Alder
man Slowcatch, Thomas A Cantwen; DR..
Clipper. Edward J. Hammer; Buzzard.
Richard c. Lawlor; Cummings, Matthew
Lepley; Thomas, Francis x. Lansdale;
First Gentleman, Charles A. Joachim Sec
ond Gentleman, Harry ]. Senay, and Boots,
Francis T. Marsden.