Evening journal., 1908-06-23
FOUR GRADUATED
At SALESIANUM
Bishop Monaghan Awards
Medals and Professor Mon
aghan Makes Address
SPEAKS OF OPPORTUNITIES

After having participated in a pro-
gram that gave ample evidence Of their
attainments. four graduates of the
Salesianum received eold medals ane
diplomas at the annual commencement
Of the institution in the New-Century
Club last night. A throng of admir-
ing friends and relatives attended.
The diplomas and medals were PIE
sented by Bishop Monaghan, and the
address was made by Professor John c.
Monaghan, IL. D.. Of Notre Dame
University, Notre Dame. Indiana, who
spoke on America as a Land of Or
portunity."
The salutatorian was Thomas Law
less. and the valedictorian, William
Mclaughlin. The student exercises
comprised an oration. PRO Patria." ~
Edward F. Crossan; French selection
from L'Avare. Moliere. by J. Butler.
Charles Faivre and La Penne Gula-
veur; and an ESSAY. Rise and Fall Of
Poland" by John Pietuszka A double
quartette and Merring's Orchestra, Of
Philadelphia, provided music. Tie
quartette comprised Miss Vorena Cor
belay and Miss Michealis. sopranos;
Miss Bessie Bonner and Mrs. Joseph
Featherstone. altos; Robert w Walters
and Joseph Featherstone. tenors; ard
Michael Roach and John B. Kruger,
bassos.
The graduates and awards weres
Gold medal for excellence in Latin,
presented by RI. Rev. ]. ]. Monaghan
bishop of Wilmington. to Thon as
Lawless; gold medal for Christian
doctrine and church history. presented
by Very Rev. j. A. Lyons, V. G., to
John PietusksG gold medal for excel
lence in English, presented by Rev
Edward Brady to William McLaugh.
lin; gold medal for excellence in mathe-
matics, presented by ]. E Lonersan,
Bala. Pa. 20 Edward Crossan
In his address Professor Monaghan
made some ineisive remarks on tho
American disinclination TO grasp Op.
portunity. Opportunity did not knock
at the door but once, he said; 1t knock
ed repeatedly and passed by only be-
cause it was ignored. This was the
American fault: the waiting for some-
thing to turn up when the American
hAAiotAA ohbhiQ 80 Aolll 10 turn lnlnSS
up. Was not this fault on the part
of Americans proclaimed in the fact
that most Of our rich men had como
from abroad-men who had searched
for opportunity rather than awaited
it?
God Almighty had done more fol
America than for any country in tho
world. Its resources were marvellous
What nonsense 10 talk Of war with
Japan, when It lacked the money and
natural resources that would make il
a pigmy beside America.
Education in America was founding
a new law. a new ;ieal. Educated
labor would soon be able to say 10
capital. my share shall be so much
and your share shall be the remainder"
And this was not to he the result of
the Libraries and charities of million
aires. Better q thousand times had
Mr.. Carnegie distributed his millions
spent for libraries in higher wages 20
the men in his mines, stunted and
wearied of never ceasing labor. He
would deny being a socialist; he mated
nothing more. But these were plain
facts.
AAt NtARAAeAcANNA tAAN III AAlpN at Atdch
1000 of our most successful men were
from abroad. successful because they
had sought the great American oppor.
tunity, which Americans themselves
neglected. He alluded to ao studious.
opportunity-see immigrant, who
had made his way to the board Of
regents of the University of Wisconsin.
This was a great honor, a transcendent
honor. He was bound - say that ne
would rather be a regent of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin than a United
States Senator from some States-he
didn't mean Delaware.
At the close of Professor Nonaghan's
address, Bishop Monaghan thanked the
students, the clergy of the Salesianum
and Professor Monaghan for their in>
terest in Catholic Education. Among
the prominent elergymen attending the
exercises in addition to the priests of
the Salesianum. We're: The Very Rev
John A. Lyons, vicar general of the
diocese; the Revs. Edward G. Higgins,
chancellor of the diocese; f. L. Brady,
pastor of st. Mary's Church; Hugo
Paff. pastor of the Sacred Heart
Church; Frank Connelley, pastor or
st. AIMS Church. and John j. Dough.
erty and James McKenna. of tho
Cathedral