Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-22
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
VIEWS OF REPRESENTATIVE W.
BoURKE COCHRAN.

"In my mind" said Representative VIII
| liam Bourke Cochran in an address at the
graduating exercises of Gonzaga College,
held in Gonzaga theater last evening. the
need OF the country is Christian education.
We see the Catholic Church preparing for
the future in spreading the influence OF
morality for the foundation OF the coun-
try The one church that does spread
Christian education is the Catholic Church.
Sometimes IT puzzles me as to the prejudice
and misunderstanding about this Christian
education.
The Catholic Church 10 non-sectarian.
We believe that all sects should be treated
alike We do object to taxation for the
maintenance of agnostic schools There
are two the Christian and the anti-Chrls-
| ton. One ignores Christianity The rails
| Ing OF child without religion Is death
blow to morality. 1t is the duty of the
state to see that all are educated. Each
| school should be paid for il its educational
standard Is above certain level.
The state now Is hostile to Christianity.
| Ii any one should suggest a state church
every Catholic would Immediately protest.
me education child Is to receive should
be left to the parent, and the result would
| De the best citizenship. 1 pay tribute to
these good brothers whose life is devoted
to education and who are unpaid The full-
est preparation should be given the man to
support this matchless government"
Love of Nature.
Seated upon the stage with Representa-
tive Cochran were the apostolic delegate,
Mgr. Diomede Falconf, and many of the
catholic clergy of the city. including MEM
pers or the faculty of Georgetown Univer-
sty. After an appropriate musical pro-
gram had been rendered the Love of Ma
ture In American Literature" was dis
cussed.
James j. Becker took as his subject Love
OF Birds" Henry j. voiker spoke upon
Love or Flowers and Raymond J. Ma
Whitney upon Love of Animals In Ali
of the addresses quotations were given
Wnich went to support the theme
Inc medals to the students who excelled
IN their various studies were distributed by
the apostolic delegate after the names had
peen read by Rev. Patrick J. Dooley I
the principal of the school. AS each stu
ueht came to the platform to receive his
iheuai ne Rneit before the apostolic dele
gate, who pinned 1t upon the lapel of his
coat - ms
The list of graduates included Edward
): donovan, James j. Becker Henry B.
Foiker. j. j. Schladt. Aloysius Mack Ed
ward {. Healy and Raymond ] Mawhin
hey. Ihose who received recognition were:
Academic Department.
standing. not awarded; distinguished. Ed
ward l. Donovan; honorabIy mentioned.
Raymond ]. Mawhinney: catechism nre
MUM, Edward I. Donovan; distinguished,
James ]. Becker, Raymond ]. Mawhinney:
honorabiy mentioned, Aloysus Mack; dis
tingulshed in Latin, Edward I. Donovan;
distinguished in Greek. Edward l. Dono-
van; honorably mentioned in English COM
position, Raymond j. Mawhinney James
Il U<llr
Donovan
Second academic-Silver medal for class
standing. John A Dore; distinguished, Jere-
miah Fitzgerald; catechism premium John
A. Dore: distinguished Maurice A Mudd,
Jeremiah Fitzgerald, Francis ]. Fealy;
honorably mentioned. Leo Weide: .distin-
guished in Latin. John A. Dore: honorably
| mentioned jeremiah Fitzgerald: distin-
guished in Greek. John A Dore. Jeremiah
Fitzgerald: English composition premium,
jeremiah Fitzgerald: distinguished Maurice
A Mudd Francis S. Quay. Charles p.
kraemer; honorably mentioned John A
Dore.
Third academic-Silver medal for class
standing. Robert E. Holland; premium for
class standing, Clarence C. J. Springman;
honorably mentioned. Ernest Byrne; cate
chism premium not awarded; distinguished.
Robert E. Holland. Clarence c. j. Spring
man, Joseph p. Mad:gan, Ernest Byrne:
Latin premium, Robert E. Holland. dis
tingushed. Ernest Byrne Clarence C. J.
Springman; Greek premium, Robert r.
Holland; distinguished Clarence c. j.
Springman; honorably mentioned Ernest
Byrne; English composition premium. Rob-
ert E. Holland; distinguished Richard T.
Bennett, Clarence c. J. Springman; honor
ably mentioned Ernest Byrne, Edward
Alderman.
Fourth academic-Silver medal for class
standing. Leland Anterior; premium for
class standing, Rudolph Eichhorn; distin-
guished, Francis Cavanagh. Joseph Fen
nell George Repetti, Frederick Donovan:
catechism premium, Leland Atherton; dis
tinguished, Francis Cavanagh Joseph Fen
NELL Aloysius Fitzgerald. Rudolph Eich-
horn. Daniel ]. Donohue, George Repetu,
Edward Fuller. Frederick Donovan; Latin
premium. Rudolph Eichhorn; distinguished.
Leland Atherton, Francis Cavanagh. Joseph
Fennell George Repetu. Frederick Dono-
van. Martin Huston. James Riordan;
Greek premium. Francis Cavanagh; distin-
guished Leland Atherton. Rudolph Eich-
horn Joseph Fennell. George Repetd.
Mathematics.
Plane geometry-Premium, Maurice A
Mudd distinguished, Jeremiah Fitzgerald.
First algebra-Premium. Clarence c. ].
Springman; hoEorably mentioned, Ernest
Byrne.
Second algebra-Premium. Leland Ather-
ton; distinguished. Frederick Donovan;
honorably mentioned, Joseph Fenneil,
George Repetti.
Languages.
Second French-Premium,f FRANCIS Jr ealy'
ward /. Donovan, Henry B. Volker.
First French--Honorably mentioned, Ed
distinguished, Maurice A Mudd. jeremiah
Fitzgerald honorably mentioned, Thomas
A Donoghue, Francis S. Quay.
German-Premiuni, Robert +. Holland;
distinguished Clarence c. ]. Springman,
Thomas Shea: honorably mentioned, Ernest
Byrne.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for class STANDING,
F. Gwynu Gardiner; distinguished l. Brl-
son Norris John Heenan, Archer Ward, j.
Chester Brady. Joseph Geier; honorabiy
mentioned Bernard Carney. John Donog-
hue Michael Downey. Francis German
premium for catechsm F. Gwynn Gardl-
ner; premium for reading. John Heenan;
premium for spelling. Bernard Garyey;
premium for grammar. ex aequo, L. Brison
Norris. John Heenan; premium for history,
F. Gwynn Gardiner; premium English COM
position, L. Brlson Norris; premium for
arithmetic, F. Gwynn Gardiner; distn-
guished. L. Brison Norris; honorably men
toned Joseph Geier William Aiken.
l. go s-nu