The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-07-09
COM N ENCEMENT
At st. Johns University. Col
legsville, This State.
A Very Successful Year and
$50 Prizes Awarded.

st. Johns university at Collegeville,
this state, has closed another most
successful school year. The final ex-
ercises began Wednesday evening,
June 22d. With all the students as
sembled in the university hall at 7:3O,
the university quartet opened the pro-
gram with ''Hush, You Honey, Hush,''
by j. A. Parks. After a few prelim.
mary remarks by the. reverend direc.
tor, Father Leonard, the distribution
Of about $50 prizes, consisting of books,
was begun. Every recipient was
heartily applauded until he had again
taken his seat. The quartet closed
the evenings program with the selec.
ton: est. Johns Alumni March,
words by Rev. Richard Simmer, leader
Of the quartet.
The real commencement exercises
took place in the university hall on
the following morning at o'clock.
For the occasion, the hall was taste.
fully hung with bunting, and potted
plants in profusion added to the
beauty of the surroundings.
The degrees were awarded and
handed over by the Right Rev. Abbot
president Of the university. Those
given in the philosophical and scien.
tific courses are:
A. M.-Joseph Janousek.
PHI. B.-Fr. SEVERN Gertken.
A. B.-Wm. Klinkhammer, Elias LIE
Mire.
B. Sc.-Hildebrand Zoeller, Julius
Doerfler, Henry Parker.
The commercial students who fin.
ished the prescribed course and sat.
isfactorily passed all examinations en-.
titling them to the degrees of M. A.
are:
Frank P. Goodman, Gerald E.
Thompson, Alfred Capellen, Joseph H
Homan, Otto H. Schiller, George N
Meyers, Clarence ]. Boardway, Ray.
mond A. Heising, Frank Mallick
George Kiefer, Alois sauerer, Charles
F. Forester, Edward H. Callahan
Charles T. Coyne, Sylvester J. Smith
Luke Meuwissen, Joseph Simmer
Joseph Wertin, Frank Fandel, Lee
Rademacher, Emil Desautels.
The shorthand and typewriting de-
partment awarded degrees for pro
fciency to Frank P. Goodman, Otto H
Schiller, Joseph J. Helm.
This department., as speciality, is
comparatively new, but the enrolment
shows that 46 pursued the typewrit
ing, IS the shorthand and 33 the com
bination notwithstanding course
The gold medals were awarded to
the following lucky captors: Martin
Unser for department in the senior
department; John Funk, department
medal in the junior hall; John CHS
moski, Christian doctrine medal; Jul
Illus Doerfer, medal for higher mathe
MATES; Henry Sausen, medal for eX
cellence in elocution; Frank Goodman
the bookkeeping medal, and Charles
Coyne, the law medal.
Rev. L. j. Vaughn, of Altoona, Wis
consin, the speaker of the day, was in
troduced by the reverend director Of
the university. Father Vaughn needs
no introduction to the public, as he is
a famous lecturer, having prominently
forged his way to the front. That he
is a thorough and popular speaker is
evidenced by the fact that he has IS
dates for lectures during the summer
length, and delivered an eloquent an6
highly appreciated lecture on the his
tory, elements and ideals Of a true
Christian education.
All the vocal and musical selections
were highly appreciated as the pro
longed applause testified. The or
chcstra closed the program with the
Hydropaten waltz.
The present school year was a pro
nounced success from every point OF
view. The enrolment for the entire
year shows that 3O1 pursued studies
at the university.
The students left for their respec
tive homes on the noon trains, an(
complete quiet again reigns in the col
, lege quarters.