The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
SANTA CLARA
GRADUATES AT
ANNUAL FEAST
Bishop 0'COnneII Attends Bau=
quet of Alumni and House of
PhiIhistOrianS
Golden Jubilee Celebrated With
EuIOgy of Father Young by
San Joaquin Attorney
ISeecial Dispateh 70 The CaIIl

SANTA CLARA. May This was a
gala day for Santa Clara. college. The
grounds were given over 10 the alumni
Who gathered in great numbers for
the annual meeting and banquet A
feature was the presence of Bishop
OConnen of San Francisco, who was
given royal welcome. The graduates
OF long ago were boys again for the
brief time they spent on the campus.
They clasped hands with the students
OF today and joined IN pledging fealty
10 the old college.
The alumni and the house of Philhis-
t6rians sat down together at the ban
Duet Two hundred men were ranged
about the board. Judge Bradley y
Sargent of Salinas acted as toastmas-
Ter John ". Ryland Of san Jose spoke
Of Father Young and the Literary
Congress- John J. O'Toole discussed
The House and Public Life" Rev.
Thomas +. OConnor Of Alameda took
for his topic The House and the Col
lege"
BISHOP GIVEN OVATION
Bishop O'Connell was introduced by
Father GleesOn. the president OF the
College and was given an ovation. He
was NOT able TO speak al length as he
had a pressing enga cement IN san
. Francisco The bishop complimented
the PhiIhistorians and their society up
on the work il had accomplished in pre-
pairing young men for public life and
paid a strong tribute to the great prog
ress that Santa Clara college had mae
IN the last half century He expressed
his confluence that the college Woula
continue to turn out young men each
year who would prove an honor to
their alma mater.
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torney Of San Joaquin county. spoke
on The House and Professions. He
said in part:
we are assembled to celebrate the
golden jubilee Of the house of Philhis-
tOrians Of Santa Clara college. our alma
mater. There. in that chamber Sancti-
fed ever b. the living presence Of dear
Old Father Young, OF OF his beloved
cast. There he sat in silent Judgment
on his own ability. There he deter
mined his future course in life.
TRIBUTE TO LOVED WRITER
Hundreds have realized their ambi-
tions. Many have gained . promin-
ence in their selected professions.
others marked distinction while many
have become famous. All Of whom.
however. have ever sung the praises
of our society and the boon it has
ever been to them. And as we call
the roll today we pause over many a
name and pay q fitting tribute TO him
who wrote it there. and as we pass
in Judgment and gaze upon il. it
beams forth in enulgent honor and in
radiant. golden splendor. To them we
point with pride for they are the
living witnesses or the dead examples
of the honor glory and fame they
have achieved and who in the past
nave. or are now rejecting credit
upon themselves and their revered
tutors, whose seat Of learning or teach
ing was and is this great educational
institution.
Long may it ever continue to be a
mighty factor ia the progress of the
west and in the modelling Of an ideal
enlightened American citizenship"
OFFICERS OF ALUMNI
At the close Of the banquet the
alumni association elected the follow
ing officers:
President. Rev Thomas ] O'ConneII.
~; Of Alameda: vice president, Chas.
IL Cassin. IS. of Santa Cruz: secretary.
George A. Sedgley, '6S. OF Santa Clara
san Francisco; executive committee.
Peter A. Breen. s5 OF San Francisco:
C. 3. Ren0On, IS. Of Stockton: r, B.
Sargent. 95. OF Salinas; Richard A.
Gleeson, president Of Santa Clara col
lege; G. Laumeister, active, %, Of
san Francisco
Among those present at the banquet
were: Lawrence +. Walsh of San
francisco, Judge Maurice T Dooling
Of HOiliSter Rev Robert F. Sesnon OF
SausslitO. Judge jeremiah Coffey OF
san Fra encisco. John A Kennedy of san
Francisco, James Campbell of San
Jose, Charles ~ Iorigan of San Jose
Rev Father McK5nnon of PaIo Alto
John :. Mccormick Of san Francisco
Rev. Joseph Byrne Of Naps. Charles \
Darlington Of San Jose. Michael Far
rel Of Mountain View. r. Doolan OF
Los Gatos, Joseph g. Hooper OF San
Francisco. Or. John Clark Of Gilroy
otto Stoesser Of WatsonNile DR.. Q
a. Jones Of san Francisco. Rev. Joseph
Sasia :. J.. OF San Fra ncisco: Brother
Theodore, very reverend provincial OF
Christian Brothers OF Pacific Coast OF
Oakland: Daniel J. Flsnnery Of San
Jose. j. a Pfeister Of Santa Clara
WINNERS N GAMES
The results Of the athletic games
which We're held during the day We're
IS follows:
Midgets. won by Cos
graves team y to Q. Juniors. won bv