Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
GRADUATES OF GoNzAGA
TEN YOUNG MEN FINISH PRE-
sCRIBED FoUR-YEAR COURSE.
Medals for Twenty-Four Pupils Of the
School-Present Three-Act
Drama.

Ten young men, graduates Of Gonzaga
College High School department, received
diplomas last evening in the college theater,
/ street between North Capitol and list
streets. Twenty-four young men, repre-
senting various classes of the high school,
were honored with prizes. The little thea
ter filled to it's capacity by relatives
and friends of the young pupils, and follow
ing the commencement exercises the dra-
matte class of the school presented three
act drama entitled The Pope and the EN-
peror."
Rev John ]. Scully, the project of the
school, presented the diplomas and prizes,
and Father ]. ]. Himmel, president of the
college. made an address congratulating
the young graduates upon the successful
elimination of their high school term after
four years Of hard and earnest appncatlon'
and those who had medals for their achleVe-
ments. He told the graduates OF their 1u-
ture duties and requirements for good and
useful citizenship, and what VIII De neces-
sary fer them before they are properly
equipped to meet the real emergencies of
life He concluded by saying that the coll
lege will undergo various improvements
and alterations during the vacation term.
Names of the Graduates.
Those who received diplomas were James
]. Becker, Edward P. Donovan, Edward C.
HeaIN, AIOSSluS 1hdSh, AiCAiiS h'
John A. Dore, jeremiah A. Fitzgerald,
Maurice A. Mudd, Francis s. Quay and +.
Leo Weide.
Prizes were awarded to the following:
Subfreshman class-Silver medal for gen
eral excellence, EdwardAP. Donovan pre-
MUM, James ]. Becker. Fourth hlgh Scnool
class-Sver medal for general eXcellence'
Francis S Quay; premium, John A. DoTe.
Third high school class-SilVer medal iof
general Excellence, r. E. Holland; pre-
MUM, ]. F. lgoe. 10,
second high school class-Silver medal
for general excellence, F. X. CaVanaugh,
premium. Rudolph ]. Eichorn. First year
high school class-Silver medal for genera
b Norris Special prizes for excellence in
various studies were awarded to Edward
P. Donovan, Charles Healy, F. 5. quay ).
A Dore, L. b; Norris, F. T. Garaln ntt = p
Dyer, R. E. Holland, j. J. Becker. +. );
Behrn, James Leary, J: f. Donoghue ana
Charles Smith gold medal for eXcei.
lence in debate, awarded by vote or the
members of the Phocian Literary Society.
was won by ]. Francis Igoe, and the gold
medal for elocution was presented TO FRED
erick F. Donovan
Cast of the Drama.
The drama was presented in capable
manner. The young players showed thor
ough and careful instruction. The piece Is
founded on history, and was dramatized by
a Catholic brother in France a number OF
years ago.
The cast was as follows: Pope Gregory
VII. Hildebrand, James ]. Becker; Emperor
Henry " of Germany, John A. Dore; Hugh
of Cluny, abbot, Francis S. Quay; Clnclus,
an Italian adventurer, "A Ghlpeihne' 1eIe-
miah A. Fitzgerald; Thierry, page to the
pope, Cincius' son, Aloysius r. Mack; Ger
ard page to the pope, Herlembauds son,
Joseph A. Fennell; Roland, a renegade
nriest Edward C. Healy; Count Mangold, a
German noble, j. Francis Igoe; Count God
frev' the kings squire, a Guelph, Robert e.
Holland; Count Azzo D'Este, a Guelph NOBLE
frederick F. Donovan: Tancred, Matilda's
eonire a Guelph, L. Brison Norris; Paolo,
an Italian peasant G. Elmer Donn