The Washington times., 1905-06-13
Georgetown Graduation Ex-
ercises Last Night.
BONAPARTE MAKES ADDRESS
Discusses Americans and American
ism"-C1ass Banquet Held After
the Exercises.

nencement exercises of the law school
and TO witness the presentation by the
Rev. jerome Daugherty. president of
the university, of the diplomas to those
who were graduated.
Ninety men took the law degrees,
eighteen graduating as master of laws.
and seventy-two with the degree of
bachelor of laws.
The address of the evening was deliv-
cred by Charles J. Bonaparte, of Mary
land. who, on July 1st, will succeed Paul
Morton as Secretary of the Navy. The
prizes were delivered by Chief Justice
Ciabaugh, of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, member of the
law school faculty.
Eulogy TO the Dead.
The exercises were opened by Presi-
dent Daugherty. who made no formal
speech, but took occasion to refer feel
1ngly to the death OF Judge Charles c..
Cole, a member of the law faculty. who
died last winter Father Daugherty
praised highly the work that Judge
Cole had done for the university. and
spoke OF the great loss the university
The subject of Mr.. Bonaparte's ad-
dress was Americans and Americans
ism He was introduced by Justice
Glapaugh, who said Mr.. Bonaparte was
as good an example OF an American as
ne had ever known. Taking up the first
&ppucation ut the name American :
s Mnicn, ne sad was to the North Amer
use OF the name down to the presen.
Jay and Its modern application.
English Language.
In speaking Of our language and of
the European idea of government Mr..
Banaparte said:
We should remember that q real ma
ton must have one, and only one nation
al language. Community in feeling and
action among great bodies of men pre-
SuDpoSeS community OF opinion &c r.
some fundamental principles of econ
think alike unless they think In The
same 1dfom. Now. the American nation
IS and always viii be a people of Eng
n l'sa. speech; l am not concerned to dis
Suss now FAR this may or may not be
fortunate. simply assert it is a fact
10 feel himself an American and nth
ing else man must have Eaaet.rets the
tongue IN which are written our consti
tuition and laws, and all the great Goc,1-
mentary milestones Of our pational
progress; no one whose life is q uernet
cerely at home.
rlnaiiy, as / have already intimated
q nation IS community whose mem.
. nsIs Ieei patriotism What is patriot
GO
made by Prince Bisma rex as an ,1ltra
conservative member of the Prussian
iandtag, he drew an original and strik
~ - eo snatf between the people and
tne nation To his mind the former
vas mere chance assembiage of those
human beings who happened to live ar
a particular time within certain terri
tory, with no rightful corporate author
lIy and no capacity for its exercise
speaking and acting through the least
Discreet. the most presumptuous of their
a,,,titsa, nose Whom conceit and vulgar
ambition made self-appointed leaders in
attempting an impudent usIIrpation-
ana finally, for practical purposes, a
oenasmpGole and disgusting, but dan
ways, to be held with bayonets and
prisons IN its normal state of discipline.
h n1 opsdlence The nation was a
composite. spiritual entity. made ND of
All those who on earth had lived of ali
those VINO hereafter should live as well
~ u nose VINO ived when he spoke
uIder the sway of that line of princes.
VINO, by divine appointment. discharged
toward II the function of the brain TO-
ward the body This being was not, in
ueeo, immortal; 1t had q beginning. and
through unworthiness of its mission or
rebellion to Gods will it might merit
ana suffer death; but the span of it's
life was measured by centuries. and
while IL lived it should live. 1t fol-
lowed out, from generation to genera
ton, a destiny fixed By God, under the
mad Entrusted the miraculous power of
seeing, hearing, feeling, deciding, speak
lnS; ana acting; in short, Of living, az
and for the whole"
Prizes Awarded.
The prizes for the year were awarded
by Justice Shepard of the Supreme
Court OF the District. The winners were
as follows:
Tyson Kinsell. Pennsylvania, $40 for
best essay. third year class; Morris
HirscEman, Maryland, $40 essay, fourth
year. class, and set of books for best
essay. third and fourth year classes
combined: John 7. Reeves. Maryland.
Edward Thompson prize; William RAN
dali Owings, Maryland. American Law
Book prize for best law thesis Honor
able mention, Michael F. Mangan,
Cyrus S. Nillien. and Morris Hirsch-
man.
Those WHO received class prizes for
work during the year were Charles S.
Hiliyer, District CT Columbia; George A.
Finch, District of Columbia: Rudolph
II. Yeatman District of Columbia: Dan
iel John Wilson. Texas: Charles James
Houston. California; Edward ]. Fegan,
Massachusetts,.
Degrees Conferred.
The degrees conferred were as follows:
Bachelor of Laws-Raymond Abba
ticchio. J. A., NJ. a, Pennsylvania: John
G. Alice, North Dakota: Richard r An
derson. New York: Joseph A Began,
District of Columbia: Hubert L. Bolen.
Virginia: John Cooke Brooke, B. s..
Virginia. Barrett j. Carter. Virginia;
James T. CIeary, Nebraska; Charles
Ernest Coliifiower, jr.. District OF CO.
lrrnbia: William G. Collins. Virginia;
Charles A Crawford. Indiana; Joseph
j. Curran, Massachusetts; Henry y.
Davenport, New Jersey; Edwin r.
Davidson. Massachusetts; Clarence
Dodge, District of Columbia: Walter 4.
Donaldson, District of Columbia:
Francis p Dougherty. Massachusetts:
Augustine III. Downing. Rhode Is
land; Charles Henry English. Penn
sylvania; James b. Faulkner
Kentucky: Edward Fcgan. J., A NJ,
Massa chusetts; Clarence Z. Frey, Dis
trict of Columbia, William r. Fuchs.
Missouri: William S. Gregg, Pennsyl-
vania; Henry III. Ham. Missouri: Rich
ard E. Harvey, Maine: Austin Harvey
cutter. District Of Columbia; S. Mcco-
mas Hawken. District Of Columbia.
William A Hopkins, Indiana. Charles
c. L. Horsey, A. B., Maryland: Charles
James Houston. B. l.. California
Thomas Jones, Texas: Theodore M.
Judd District of Columbia: Tyson Kin
sell. Pennsylvania; Thomas Kirby jr
District of Columbia; James Barbour
Kitch District of Columbia, Norman
T. Kopmeier Wisconsin,; John M
Lougllran, District of Columbia: Louis
Lowe, District of Columbia: Charles F.
Mcguire, Jr, New York: Joseph T.
rFay,,fra Mo sacb1,Soffs- William Mafb