Evening star., 1911-06-09
WINNERS OF HONORS
Fifteen Students Receive De-
grees at Georgetown College.
HONORARY TITLES FOR TWO
Medals Conferred on Those Who Ex-
celled in Studies.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEETS
Plans Made at Annual Banquet for
a General Reunion in
January, 1919.

When the degree of bachelor of arts
was conferred upon fifteen students and a
higher degree conferred upon each of
two old grads, last evening, the ninety
fourth scholastic year came to an end at
Georgetown College
Time and again the undergraduates
joined in the famous "Hoya. Hoya Saxa
Yell of Georgetown and during the COM
mencement program the applause for the
speakers and prize winners was continu-
Gus.
CASTOR Hall, where the exercises were
held. was crowded with friends of the
graduating students and there were
scores of "old boys" who had come hack
10 the college for the alumni meeting held
earlier in the evening.
Seated on the stage were the candi-
dates for degrees. and men who have been
associated with the progress of the in
stitution. Prominent among those pres
ent were former Senator Carter of Mon
tana. George f. Ham lton. DR.. George NJ.
kober, Rev. John F. Quirk, S. j., vice
president of the college: Dr.. Charles g.
Foote, Rev. JOHN d. Creedon. dean of
the COLLEGE. Joseph Walsh. treasurer of
the alumni association, aud Rev. John D.
Whitney, former president of Georg etown.
Discusses Liberty of Nations.
The first Grafton of the evening was de-
livered. by Frederick Gibbs of Knox
vile. Tenn. He spoke on The True Lib
erty of Nations. Following him Leo +.
Joliat of Maine and Charles Angulo
spoke.
Then Andrew j. Shipman of New York.
on whom was conferred the degree of
doctor of laws. and DIR. Bailey Kelly
Ashford, upon whom was conferred the
degree of doctor of. science, delivered ad-
dresses,
DR.. Shipnan addressed his remarks to
the graduates, urging them to uphold the
proud record OF Georgetown and to take
immediate advantage of the training re-
ceived there.
Dr. Ashford. who discovered the first
epidemic of hookworm in America and
led an effective crusade to check its raw
ages. came all the way from San Juan,
Porto Rico. to attend the exercises.
The degree of bachelor OF arts was
conferred upon the following: Charles
Brown. New York; Edwin Vivian Car
ter, Montana: Edward Patrick Dono-
van. District Of Columbia: Arthur
Michael Feenan. Massachusetts,; Will
liam Edward Fitzgerald, New York;
Albert George Flume. New York: Fred
erick Gibbs. Tennessee: Arnulf An
thony Gloetzner, District of Columbia;
Edward Charles Healy. Virginia: Leo
Pierce, Maine; John Merlin Power.
Montana; Charles Joseph Reilly, West
Virginia. and Herbert Francis Wright.
District of Columbia
Prize Winners Announced.
After the diplomas had been award
ed, Father .Creedon read the following
list Of prize winners:
Senior class-Gold medal for rational
philosophy, founded by the Misses Mary
A. and Theresa Frances Ryan. awarded
to Charles Anguio; prize to Frederick
Gibbs.
The Hamilton philodemic medal, found
ed in perpetaum by George Ernest Ham
iiton, LII ID, dean emeritus Georgetown
University Law School, for the best ex-
tempcre debate to Edward V. Carter,
1911
The Christian doctrine gold medal. to
F. Wright. 1911.
The Dixon e.ocution medal, founded by
Mrs. William Writ Dixon in memory of
her SON, William Writ Dixon. jr., '3s.
awarded to Edw ard Heaiy, II.
The Merrick debating medal. founded
by Richard 7. Merrick, awarded to John
r Crosby
rhe Father Mu ply medal. awarded to
LeMoyne Graham, Is.
Tie Toner sc.enlinc medal not awarded
this year.
iHe norris historical medal, awarded
TO Lavid ". Waidron, IL.
The Mallory medal. awarded to Donald
B tTtecy, law, IL
The Dan.sren mccall. awarded to James
h. Lynch. l..
For tie best essay On Hamlet, Alexan-
der |. Rcrke, Ii. B., "a.
Alumni at Annual Banquet.
Prior 10 the commencement the
alumni meeting and annual banquet
was held in the college dining hall
There were a.out 2Uo members pres
ent. and the following officers and
executive committee were elected:
George Z. Hamilton. District presi-
dent; William r. Quicksall. District
trst vice president; DIR. Samuel S.
adams, District second vice president;
third vice president; Robert J. Collier.
New York, fourth vice president; j.
Percy keating. Pennsylvania NTH vice
president; Henry II. Cover. District
secretary, and Charles Harper Walsh,
District treasurer.
The executive committee will consist
of Father Himmel. Mr.. Hamilton Mr.
Cover and Mr. Walsh ex officio. and
Raymond A. Hiskell. Joseph /. Weller.
Charles ]: Merphy. DR.. r. D. Adams
bia, Clarence Fitzpatrick of Boston
Grafton McGill of New York William
v. McGrath OIL Philadelphia and c. Mo-
ran Barry. Norfolk.
Plans for Big Reunion.
At the alumni meeting plans were out
lined for the greatest reunion to be held
In the history of the college. when the
statue of Rev. John Carroll founder. is
to be unveiled on the campus next jan
uary. Every graduate of the institution
will be ursed to assemble in Washington
for the festivities