The Washington herald., 1907-06-13
CLOSING DAY AT ST. JOHNS
Commencement Held by Academic
and Preparatory Departments.
Certificates Are Awarded TO SChOl-
aFs in the Four Grades by Rev.
Edward &. Fitzgerald,

The annual commencement exercises of
the academic and preparatory depart
ments Of st. Johns College were held
last evening in the assembly hall of the
college. I225 Vermont avenue, in the pres
ence Of a large number Of relatives and
friends Of the students.
Rev. Edward c. Fitzgerald. o. p, pro
fegsor Of apologetics at Immaculate Con
ception College. Catholic University. and
/ former pupil Of ST. Johns, presided and
presented the certificates. assisted by the
president Of the college.
4 piano and violin selection, Festival
March," opened the exercises. The choir,
composed Of boys of the school, sang
Hail to the Flag" and the minims en-
tertained with songs and speeches. THE
Mountain Lads Invitation and Might
Is Not Right"
Rounds Of applause greeted the boys Of
the preparatory class in the imitation
song. "Choo Choo Car and their recita-
ton of jamestown and the Fair" a
select choir rendered sail Ho.' The
Picket 0f the Potomac was recited by
David Widmayer with much feeling. The
select choir sang 20 Tell Us Birds and
. "The Spirit OF I6" Henry Ashburn gave
recitation entitled People VIII Talk. 20
Gerald Drury recited The Little Shoes
/ Did It."
Honesty Is the Best Policy" an inter
/ estfrE dialogue. was participated in by
/ the following students of the third aca-
demic class: George RundIett, Gerald
Drury. jeremiah Downey. Michael Cal
/ ilaghan. Charles Bailey. Walter Kleczew-
Ski John Rudy. and William Shea. San
Antonio was sung by the pupils Of the
second academic "A Scene from William
Tell was presented by the following
/ bows of the second academic: Raymond
/ I.uc5ctt. Grover Leech. Louis Howard.
Jerome Crowley, and Rudolph Brennan.
Louis Howard interpreted the part of
William Tell very Creditably.
/ Interspersed through the programme
were many patriotic songs and recita-
/ ti1ns I'm honor of Flag Day, which occurs
June a. The singing was especially fine,
and great credit is due 70 the Brothers
Of the various classes for the splendid
/ success of the entertainment
/ Certificates of promotion were awarded
/ TO the following students Of the second
academic. Rudolph Brennan, John Car
/ roll. Bernard Clark. Jerome Crowley
/ John DAILY, George Bateau, Andrew Fen
/ tress. Mortimer Carroll Milton Collins
/ Joseph Gibson. Louis Howard. Raymond
/ Holden. Leo Hughes, Grover Leech
/ Gardiner Crme, Francis Parks, Francis
/ Streeks. Raymond Luckett Adolph
/ Schafhirt.
The boys Of the third academic who re-
ceived certificates are: Gerald Drurv
/ Thomas Kane. Walter Kleczewski, VIII
/ lam Shea. Michael Caliaghan, Charles
1 Bailey. George Rurdlett. r. McGee Leo
/ DAILY. Ed Mullin. John Rudy. Charles
| Ebel, Paul Parks. Y. Isemann. T. Boyd
William Burke. jeremiah Downey, Will
. lam White.
The following students We're awarded
certificates in the fourth academic: II
/ Ashburn. u. Widmayer, L. Rouleau, Ed
. Madden. c. Barnes. J. Lynagh. r. Head
/ A. Denham, q. Marmion, Z. Brosnan, l.
Burke. J Dillon. J. Curtin.
In the preparatory department certif-
/ Gates Of promotion were awarded to J
Philip Pepper Q. DufouT Brown. Pau
s May, jeremiah OLeary, Leo F
Madigan. Emmett Halugan, Eugene
/ Barry. Vivian Fatt
Primary class. Emmett Collins. JOSEPH
Crowley. John Roads Felix Richards
Bernard Diller. Leonard Gawley. JOSEPH
Rafferty,. Henry Spalding Realino Zeh
I Daniel Ralph. Joseph Madden, Edward
Roche Maurice Roche. Gregory Finu
/ cane, Robert Donovan. Jerome Allen.
The closing exercises and cOnferring ot
T degrees I'm the collegiate dpnartrnant viii
be held in Columbia Theater tomorrow
at O'Clock. Rev Father Schmidt. pasto,
OF ST. Josephs Church. will preside.