The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-16
HALL GRADS
GET AWARDS FROM
BISHOP 0C0NN0R
Because of Recent Fire Com
mencement Exercises Are
Informal.

building. and only mber OF the rae
ulty. the students, their relatives ant
close friends were present.
The Rt. Rev. John J.. O'Connor. bish
op of the Roman Catholic diocese o
| Newark, presided. Seated beside hin
on the temporary platform were tn
Very Rev. DR.. James =. Mooney. pres
ident OF the college; the Rev. DR.
Thomas H. Mclaughlin, ce-president
and the Rev. Lawlor Mclaughlin, tn
| Rev. Cornelius A. Clifford and the Rev
Francis McHugh. members of the fac
! ulty of the institution.
bishop Confers Degrees.
Bishop o'Connor conferred the de
erees. DR.. Mooney announced the can
! didates for degrees; DR.. Mclaughlin
awarded the medals and prizes of tn
college and high school departments
and tho Rev. James A, Cloherty, prin
cipaI of the Bayiey Hall preparator,
| school, announced the prize winners IL
that department.
Those who were graduated are JON
Joseph Clark, OF Hinsdale, Mass; JONI
Clarence McClary, Timothy j. Hurley
and Cornelius A. Corcoran, OF Jerse,
city; Matthew J. Toohey, of Hoboken
ard Andrew l.. Adzims. Of Passaic.
Three OF the graduates. MI. Toohey
Mr. Corcoran and Mr.. Adzima, had al
ready spent a year in the seminary
and NEXT year the other three members
Of the class. Mr.. Clark, Mr.. Hurley and
Mr.. McClary. will take up t~heologica
studies in order to some day become
priests.
BiAhop Praises students.
Bishop O'Connor congratulated the
students for the ef1cient work in
their studies and for the good manner
in which they had conducted them
selves during the term just ended and
especially for their behavior at the
time of the fire.
W. met with a misfortune he
said, speaking of the fire, but. not,
withstanding that fact the year has
been a successful one in many ways.
In addressing the graduates he said:
To-day marks an epoch in your lives
You have joy in your hearts today De
cause you are free from the restraints
Of scholastic discipline. Your educa-
rion. however, lie not complete, and
there Is always o for further prog
ress. Whatever your lot in life, what
ever calling you may pursue. there Il
no hone for success except through
patience. perseverance and fidelity &c
duty"
Speaking to the lower classes he con
graduated the prize winners and drew
a lesson from their success In tneil
studies. urging upon the boys the
necessity Of cultivatins the talents with
which God had endowed them.
spade, Gift Of Students.
The shade with which the Rev. DR.
Mooney broke ground for the new col
lege building last week was presented
10 him last night by the college stu
dents. The spade had been gilded ant
on the face of 1t the college coat of
arms and motto had been painted in
The college colors, blue and white. TIT
gift was unexpected by the Rev. DR.,
Mooney, who was called from his office
at I:30 o'clock to the front porch Of the
administration building, where the
presentation was made by>John Joseph
clark, president of the class of 1909.
Robert Baer, one of the students o
Bayley Hall, mounted on a mule. car
ried the shovel in the parade arount
the grounds which preceded the presen
tation. The students, many of n
sowned in white, marched to the musi
Of a h~urdy-gurdy.
DR.. Mooney addressed h boys AM
thanked all for their behavior at tn
fire and wished them luck during tn
vacation. The students then ad5ourne'
to a stage which had been erected II
the rear of the college buildings. wher
they Joined In songs and danced to tn
| tunes Of the hurdy-gurdy and Colleg
Glee Club.
Honorary degrees Of LII. D. wer
conferred upon Judge Thomas A
Davis. Of Orange, and the Rev. Miohae
j. Flannery, OF Brooklyn. The A.. N
degree was conferred upon nineteer
and nine young men received the =
B. degree.
Those who received the degree o
master Of arts are: William j. BAIRD
OF Paterson; Eugene s. Burke, 0
Morristown; George J. Buttner, OF Or
ange; Frederick J. Dun, of Passaic
Peter r. Egan, of Jersey City: Hugh ]
Friel, OF Bayonne; John J. Gormley, Q
I~vesdale, ILL.,: william A. Griffin, Q
Elizabeth; Thomas A. A. Kearny, o
Phillipsburg; James ]. Kelly, of Dover
Edwin e. Lange, of Passaie; John 7
Lenihan, OF New York; Hugh L. Mas
sey, of Keyport; Harry j. Moore, Q
Newark; George N. Murphy. of Pater
son; Frank ]. Platter, Of Utica, n. Z,
Bernard ]. Stafford, Of Paterson. an
William A. Smith, OF Long Branch.
A
Bachelor Of Arts Degree.
Those upon whom the bachelor {
arts degree was conferred are: John
Clark, Of Hinsdale, Mass; John ClaI
ence McClary. Timothy J. Hurley an
Cornelius A. Corcoran, OF Jersey City
Matthew ]. Toohey, of Hoboken; Ar
drew l.. Adzima, Of Passaic; Eugene
shalvoy and John A. Matthews, of TIL
city, and Edward L. Jennings. OF Jel
sey City.
John Joseph Clark was warded tt
honors Of the senior class, receiving II
medals for general excellence and cor
duct; John Clarence McCiary receive
an honorable mention. The oth'
medals in the graduating class vel
awarded as follows: Ethics, Jof
Clarence McClary: next in merit. Co
nelius A. Corcoran; metaphysics, job
Clearance McCiary; honorable mentio
Matthew ]. Toohey; Christian doctrin
, Cornelius A. Corcoran; honorable mel
} ton. John Clarence McClary.
Joseph SEBASTIAN Mcdonald receiv,
[ the honors OF the junior class, al
William Augustus Mcguire the hoI
orable mention. The latter receiv'
the logic medal. with John j. Carl