Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20
ANNUAL EXERCISES
CLOSING OF PREPARATORY DE-
5 PARTMENr, aoNzAaA COLLEGE.
Elocution Contest and Amateur Theas
tricals-Presentation Of Medals
and Testimonials-Winne

- The preparatory department of Gonzaga
College held its annual exercises last even
Ing in the college tfieater. Prizes and
premiums for students attaining excellence
During the past year were awarded by Rev.
E x. Fink. 81 rector of tho college. Fol-
lowing. the distribution of prizes and the
>elecution contest was the presentation of a
three-act comedy. The Indian Comedy"
by a talented cast selected from the menu
bership of the school.
The large audience which witnessed the
presentation of the play voiced expressions
OF heartfest approval of the manner In
which the play was staged and acted. The
Interpretation of the various characters was
wei nigh faultless and entities 1t to rank
high among amateur performances. A
striking and pleasing feature of the pro-
duetton was the costumes and stage set
lungs, which were carried out with eye
to the artistic.
= Rev. Ignatius Fealy, Dr. John J. Repetti
and Richard A. Curtin were the judges of
the elocution contest Those who appeared
in the contest and their subjects were as
follows: Charles A. Joachim, The Con-
test In the Arena" Thomas A. CantwelI
The Dukite Snake" Richard c. Lawlor,
THE Famine" (Hiawatha); Francis T.
Marsden, The surgeon,s Story" James ].
Becker, "A Relentng Mob The judges
decided that Thomas A. Cantwell won the
principal medal. Mention was made of the
excellence attained by the other contest
ants.
Testimonial to Instructor.
Mr.. Amabile Samuels. for many years a
member Of the United States Marine Band.
and for the past twelve years the instructor
of the lGonzaga College Band and Orchestra.
was presented last evening with a hand
some gold medal by the members of the
IN hah of he toll
was presented by Father Fink. and. in a
brief talk. he commended Professor Sam
uels for his highly efficient services as in
structor. Professor Samuels responded
gracefully and said his wish was to serve
Gonzaga for many years to come.
After the awarding of prizes in the differ
ent departments and the presentation of
medals. the three-act comedy The In
dian Comedy" was presented by the fol-
lowing cast:
Ebenezer Rockingham. from Kansas,
Thomas A. Cantwell; Charles Buckingham
Harvard. 'O6; Lloyd Sudwarth; Reginald
Rockingham. poet, Charles A. Joachim;
Jim Buckingham. his pops boy James ].
Becker; A. Little Shaver. theosophfc bar
Der. w. Carroll Gilbert; Archibald Van Bib
Der, of the 400, Richard c. Lawlor: Rev.
James Tweedles. an African missionary. ].
Rockford Dwyer; Tom Parker, an old
friend. Francis T. Marsden; Joseph. the
butler. peculiar, Frank Quay: Pat Flana-
gan. one of the finest, Bartholomew Cos
tellO.
Prize Winners.
The prizes were awarded by the rector of
the college, Rev. F. X. Fink S. j. the
names of the students being called by the
project of studies, Rev. John ]. Fleming, as
follows:
Freshman-Catechism premium, Thomas
A. Cantwell: Latin premium, Thomas A.
Cantwell; Greek premium, Thomas A.
Cantwell English composition premium,
Thomas A. Cantwell.
Academic Department-First academic:
Catechism premium, Francis T. Marsden;
distinguished. James ]. Lawlor Latin
premium, Francis T Marsden: Greek
premium, Francis T. Marsden: English
composition premium Richard c. Iawlor:
distinguished, Francis T. Marsden.
Second Academc-Premium for class
standing. James ]. Becker; honoraby men,
toned, Edward Healy, Edward Donovan:
catechism premium, Edward Healy, Ed
ward Donovan; distinguished, Bartholomew
P. Costello, James J. Becker; Latin pre-
MUM, Bartholomew p Costello. James !.
ward Donovan: Greek premium. Bartholo-
NEW P. Costello; distinguished, James J.
Becker, Edward Healy, Edward Donovan;
English English congestion position premium Arthur
ney, Edward Healy, Joseph Schladt, James
Becker
Third academic-Premium for class
standing, John j. Mccarthy: honorable
John A. Dore; catechism prem
ium, John A. Dore; distinguished John
J. Mccarthy; Latin premium, Harry
thy and John A. Dore; Greek premium,
Harry Brinkley;, distinguished John Nc
Carthy and John A. Dore; English COM
position premium, not awarded; diStn-
guished. Harry Brinkley-
Fourth academic-Silver medal for class
standing, Clarence c. j. Sprngman; prem
ium for class standing, Aleysius McCar-
thy; honorably mentioned. Robert E.
Holland, Ernest Byrne. Thomas Shea and
James McAllister; catechism premium,
Aloysius Mccarthy and Joseph P. Madi-
gan; distinguished, Clarence c. j. Spring.
man; honorably mentioned. Richard Ben
nett Andrew ]. Heard, Leo j. Nelson and
Patrick L. ODea; Latin premium Clar-
ence c. j. Springman, Robert E. Holland
and Ernest Byrne; distinguished, Alloy
sius Mccarthy; honorably mentioned,
James McAllister and Thomas j. Shea;
Greek premium. Aloysius Mccarthy and
James McAlliSter; distinguished, Clarence
c. j. Springman; honorably mentioned,
Robert E. Holland, Thomas ]. Shea, Pat
rick l.. ODea and Joseph p. Madigan;
Bennett and Clarence c. ]. Springman;
disting pushed, Aloysius Mccarthy; honor
ably mentioned, Ernest Byrne and George
Elmer Dom.
Analytical Seometry-Premium, Patrick
Sarsfield Madigan.
Solid Geometry-Premium, Charles A. Joa-
chin.
Plane Geometry-Premum, Thomas A.
Cantwell; distinguished, Francis T. Mars
den; honorably mentioned Edward Healy.
First Algebra-Premium Harry Brinkley;
distinguished, jeremiah NJ. A. Fitzgerald.
Second Algebra-Premium. Clarence {. j.
distinguished, James McAllis-
ter, Richard Bennett. Aloysius Mccarthy,
Leo Weide.
First French-Premium, Thomas A. Can't
well: distinguished, Francis I. Marsden.
Second Freneh-Premium, Bartholomew p.
Costello and Harry Brinkley; distinguished,
Henry Volken, Edward Donovan, Edward
Doc rar- hon nrgb
toned, Cornelius Shea.
The Grammar School.
First grammar-Prem for class stand
ing Rudolph Eichhorn; premium for cate
chism Aloysius Fitzgerald; premium for
reading James Fitzpatrick; premium for
spelling Rudolph Eichhorn; premium for
a IalI for