The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-09
GEORGETOWN GIVES
FIFTEEN YOUNG MEN
BACHELOR DEGREES
DR.. Bailey Kelly Ashford,
Foe of Hookworm, Gets
Doctorate of Science.

Brilliant commencement exercises at
which fifteen young men received the
degree Of bachelor Of arts. mark the
closing of the academic year at George
town University. The exercises wsrs
held In CASTOR Hall last evening be-
fore one Of the largest audiences which
ever attended a commencement program
In this cit ..
The doctorate of laws was conferred
upon Andrew J. shipman, and a doc.
torate in science upon DR.. Bailey Kel-
~ Ashford. foe Of the hookworm.
seated on the platform were former
Senator Carter, George z. Hamilton,
the Rev. John F. Quirk, 8. J.. vice
president Of the Georgetown College:
tne Rev. John Creeden. dean Of the
college; DR.. c. q. Foote, Joseph Walsh.
treasurer OF the alumni association;
the Kew. John D. Whitney, former pres
ident OF the university, and DR.. william
Cogan' dean Of the dental school.
Commencement Orations.
Orations were delivered by Frederick
Gibbs, Of Knoxville, Tenn, Leo r. To-
Hat. OF Maine, and Charles Aneulo. Of
New York. The degree OF bacheIor
or arts was conferred on the following:
Charles Angulo, New York; Henry
Hagerty Brown, New York; Edwin
Vivian Carter, Montana; Edward Pat.
rick Donovan, District Of Columbia.
Arthur Michael Feenan, Massachusetts,:
William Edwards Fitzgerald, New York:
Albert George Flume, New York; Fred
erick Gibbs, Tennessee; Arnulf Anthony
Gloetzner, District OF Columbia: Edward
Charles Healy. Virginia; Leo Francis
Joliat, Ohio; James Madigan Pierce,
Maine; John Merlin Power, Montana;
Charles Joseph Reilly, West Virginia:
and Herbert Francis Wright, District Of
Columbia.
Prizes Awarded.
The various prizes won during the
year were awarded by Father Creeden
as follows:
Senior class-Gold medal for rational
philosophy, founded by the Misses Mary
A. and Theresa Frances Ryan, awarded
TO Charles Angulo; prize. to Frederick
Gibbs.
The Hamilton phiIodemic medal,
founded In perpetuum by George Ernest
Hamilton, LII. D., dean emeritus
Georgetown University Law School, for
the best extempore debate. to Edward
" Carter. 1911.
The Christian doctrine gold medal, to
F. Wright. 1911.
The Dixon elocution medal, founded
by Mrs. William Writ Dixon in memory
of her son, William Writ Dixon, jr., '9Ss
awarded to Edward Healy, IL
The Merrick debating medal, founded
by Richard T. Merrick. awarded to John
The Father Murphy medal, awarded
to LeMoyne Graham, 13.
The Toner scientific medal not
awarded this year.
The Morris historian medal, awarded
to David w. Waldron. ID.
The Mallory medal. awarded to Donald
The Dahigren medal. awarded to
James K. Lynch. II.
For the best essay on Hamlet" Alex
ander 1. Rorke, LII. B.. '4.
Two hundred attended the annual
banquet of the Society Of the Alumni
which preceded the commencement pro-
gram. The following officers and ex-
ecutive committee were elected for the
coming year.
Alumni Officers.
George E. Hamilton, District, presi-
dent; William F. Quicksall, District, first
vice president; DR.. Samuel s. Adams.
District, second vice president; Charles
A. Decourcy. Massachusetts, third vice
president: Robert ]. Collier, New York,
fourth vice president; J. Percy Heating,
PENNSYLVANIA, fifth vice president;
Henry r. Cover, District, secretary,
and Charles Harper Walsh, District.
treasurer.
The executive committee-Father Him
mel Mr.. Hamilton, Mr.. Cover, and Mr..
Walsh, ex officio, and Raymond A.
Hiskell, Joseph I. Weller, Charles J.
Murphy, DIR. r. D. Adams, DR.. c. P.
Neil, of the District Of Columbia:
Clarence Fitzpatrick. Of Boston; Graf
ton McGill, of New York: William V.
McGrath. of Philadelphia, and C. Moran
Barry, Norfolk.