Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-14
AT ST. JOHNS COLLEGE
CLOSING EXERCISES OF THE
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.

The closing exercises of the academic de-
partment OF ST. Johns College were held
last evening In the assembly hall OF the
college. 1225 Vermont avenue. There was
a large attendance OF friends and relatives
of the students and each was heartily ap-
plauded upon receiving a certificate of pro-
motion. Rev. Joseph I. Mcguire. pastor OF
the Church of the Holy Comforter. pre-
sided.
The exercises were opened with a piano
and violin selection. Test March," by Miss
Eugene de Guerra and Miss Katherine
MacReynolds. The choir. composed OF boys
Of the school. then sang when Life Is
Brightest" Five youngsters reclted greet
ings. when I'm Big Like Papa" was
sung by seventeen boys of the preparatory
The Nations Banner" Twelve boys OF the
primary and preparatory department then
marched in with American flags and recited
The Banner Betsy Made" Mid tho
Green Fields OF Virginia" was sung by
twenty boys of the fourth academic class
Michael J. Callaghan recited II Remember
Remember" A concert recitation,
Somebody's Mother" was given by tho
fourth academic class. The choir sang
Miss Liberty"
The third academic class delivered a con-
cert recitation. "Our National Banner" 4
dialogue entitled. THE First OF April" was
II. Gibson. medley OF national airs was
sung by the third academic class. The sec
ond academic class gave concert recita-
ton. "Washington's Farewell to His
Army" A sextet composed OF Francis Il.
Cannon, Charles H. Clark. VIM. L. Yates.
Joseph Robinson. John j. Murray and
Francis j. Becker, sang Sing, for the
World Rejotceth." Charles p. Maloney
Columbus" '"The Fireman" was delivered
by John ]. Callahan. Aselect choir sang
'Merrily / Roam" Rev. Father Mcguire.
assisted by Brother Germanus Of the Chris
scented the certificates. The exercises were
closed with a piano and violin selection by
Miss de Guerin and Miss Mac Reynolds.
Award Of Certificates.
Certificates were awarded to the follow
ing students of the second academic class:
William L. Yates. Milton Trumbull. Philip
Huck John F.. Lynch. Charles Maloney.
George ", Boyd. John ]. Callahan, Samuel
A. Grown Francis ]. Becker. William J..
Yates. John ]. Murray, Charles H Clark,
Grover O'Neill. Lawrence T.. Hoover, Ed
gar ]. Orme. Joseph Robinson, John J. Bah
bington. Francis p Cannon. William J,
Ryan, Charles Dugan and Thomas J. Long.
For excellence in studies OF the third
academic, certificates were awerded To the
following:
Mortimer Carroll. John p. Daily, Jerome
y l.
Brennan, Charles Streeks. Bernard Clark,
Grover Leech, Robert O'Neill Francis $.
Parks. Leo Hughes. William Bronson. John
Carroll, Gardner p. Orme and Robert NIL
burn.
The following students were awarded
certificates In the fourth academic class:
Michael J. Callaghan, Thomas II. Crow
ley, William p. Burke, Charles s. Bailey.
Francis A. Boyd, William +. Shea, Charles
H. Trotter Clifford G. Cleborne, John Il.
Bellinger. Charles d. Ebel. Edward Mullin.
Leo r. DAILY, Heth Wharton. Edward @.
Brosnan, Hiram ID. Musgrove, John maher
and James r. Curtin.
Students of the preparatory department
received certificates of promotion as fol-
lows:
George Marmion, Frederic Bellinger. Day-
Id wfdmayer. Francis Gaegler and Louis
Burke.
Primary department - Dufour Brown.
Philip Pepper. Paul May, Eugene Barry.
Thomas Fitzgerald. jeremiah o Leary. Leo
Madigan. Vivian Fatt. John Rhoades. Jo-
seph Crowley, Realino Zeh, Du Val Cle-
borne, Gregory Finucane and Robert Dono-
van.