The San Francisco call., 1907-06-26
ST. IGNATIUs COLLEGE
HOLDS COMMENCEMENT
Bishop de Silva of Lisbon
Is an Honored Guest
of the Occasion
DEGREES CONFIRMED
Medals and Cash Prizes
Are Awarded to Many
of the Students
DEGREES CONFIRMED

The forty-eighth commencement OF
St Ignatius college, which was held In
the Van Ness theater yesterday after
noon, was marked by the solemnity In
cident to the closing OF the first school
year after the disaster OF last spring,
which destroyed the proud building of
the institution on Hayes street An
honored guest of the occasion was
Monsigneur de Silva, bishop OF Lisbon.
Portugal. who. wearing the vestments
of his Office. occupied q seat on the
platform.
The honorary degree of doctor of
philosophy was conferred on James R.
Kelley. Father John J. Ford, prefect
OF studies, paid a warm tribute to
Kelley, who, he said, had been con-
nected with the church of St Ignetius
ever since ii first opened in the little
wooden house on Market street. The
degrees in course were conferred by
Very Rev. John P. Frieden. president
OF the college The prizes and medals
were presented by Afonsigneur de Silva
The introduction, DE Amino HUI
mano." was spoken by John P. Buck
ley OF the class of 'o9. John A Lennon
OF the class of 'o6 read his bachelors
thesis. which was on the subject THE
Nature of the Human Soul" Thomas
W. Hickey. who received the degree Of
master Of arts, read a thesis on the
subject OF Church and State in
France" He outlined the history Of
the controversy between church and
state from the time of the revolution,
when the government tried to abolish
by a decree all religion in France, and
argued that the spirit of the revolu
tionists still animates the leaders of
the antichurch movement In France.
After the comforting of degrees, fol-
lowing song by the college quartet
the program closed with an address by
Hon. Frank J. Sullivan. He spoke of
the self sacrificing activity of the
fathers of ST. Ignatius at the time Of
the April fire, and declared it a dis
grace TO the municipal and federal off,
cials that the college buildings were
dynamited
The masters degree was conferred
on Thomas W. Hickey, Eustace Culli-
nan, Edward f. O'Dea. Francis !. Bar
rett and Michael Nakamura The de-
gree Of bachelor Of arts was given to
John A Lennon, who graduated this
year, and TO the following members Of
last years class, who, owing to the
disturbed conditions, did not receive
their diplomas upon finishing their
course: Michael F. Nakamura, David
O'Keefe, Thomas S. Mangan, Richard
A Flanagan and Leo J. Flanagan
The gold medal given by Archbishop
Riordan for the best essay in phi
losophy Of religion was won by Robert
D. Rossi; a prize of $25, offered by
James r. Kelley for the best Latin
composition, was won by John P
Buckley. A prize of s25, offered by
James D. Phelan for the best paper on
physics, was awarded to Joseph L.
Sweeney, and one offered by Mrs
James B. Smith for the best paper on
elementary Latin and Greek to Joseph
D. Tohig- prize of $50, given by
James B. Smith for the best paper on
mental philosophy, was awarded to
John A Lennon. Edgar r. Sullivan re-
ceived a gold medal offered by Ignatian
council No. 80 for elocution, and one
offered by John +. Brooke for research
work in the academic department A
gold medal offered by the Alumni as
sociation for research in the history of
California, was won by Edmund A
Rossi- The Tobin scholarship of $3.50
a year, tenable for four years, was
awarded to Joseph A. Vaughan.