The Washington herald., 1913-09-13
SCHOLASTIC YEAR AT
georgetown OPENS
Attendance Shows Large Increase Over
that of Last Year, Accord
ing to Officials.
CHANGE IN MEDICAL COURSE

The first classes of the new scholastic
year at Georgetown University opened
yesterday, and now the work of the in
stitution is in full swing. The officials
Of the college stated yesterday that there
has been a large increase in attendance
over last year. All Of the rooms are now
taken.
One of the new features this year IS
the lengthening Of the medical course
10 six years. Heretofore the course has
four years the student is TO be given the
degree OF bachelor Of science. and on the
completion OF two more years he will
get his degree of doctor of medicine.
The scholastic year was opened for
mally on Thursday with the awarding of
the following medals and prizes won last
year:
Junior Class-Gold medal bounded by
Mrs. Lawrence O'Brien, of New York, in
memory of Francis y. O'Brien. of the
class of 1900. awarded to Henry T. Heal.
ey; prize, W. II. Prendergast. jr.: dis
tiuguished. William c. Martens, Leo T.
Lawler, and John P. Connolly; honor
ably mentioned, Donald V. Chisholm
Howard +. Eldredge, Edward l. Devlin,
jr.. Arthur J. Shannon, and Bernard S.
Brady.
Sophomore CIass-Medal. awarded to
Bernard E. SChlessinger; prize. James P.
Shea; prize for English composition. Cal
win Garwood: distinguished, john ].
O'Day, ir., John Eliot Wright, and Peter
A. Karl; honorably mentioned, Arthur
J. Nlymen and Calvin Garwood.
Freshman A-Medal. awarded to J.
Loughran Daily; prize. Frank J. Eichen-
laub; prize for English composition, J.
Loughran Daily; distinguished. Walter G.
Nelson and Edward H. Roach; honorably
mentioned, Paul a. Sweeney, Randolph
L. Mccall, and John T. Mccarthy.
Freshman B-Medal, David Greth Gard
ner: prize, James A. Becker; English
composition prize. David Greth Gardner
honorably mentioned. Joseph ]. Leary
and Edward J. Sweeney.
Physics-Gold medal for physics,
awarded TO Henry T. Healy; prize, John
NJ. Murphy; distinguished, William II.
Prendergast. jr., Leo T. Lawler; hon
orably mentioned, Howard +. Eldredge,
John F. Connolly, Joseph H. Howard,
Bernard S. Brady. Edward I. Devlin, jr.
Mechanics-The Kidwell gold medal for
mechanics, James P. Shea; prize. Ber-
Dsrd +. Schlessinger; distinguished. John
k:iot Wright; honorably mentioned, John
J. Mattare, John G. Petriz, Edward D.
Brousseau.
Chemistry-Medal for general chemis-
try, awarded to Bernard Z. Schlessinger: !:
prize. James P. Shea; distinguished, Ar
thur J. Vlymen, Edward D. Brousseau
John C Mcnamara, jr.; John Eliot
Wright, Peter A. Karl, John J. Mattare.
John F. Grove. jr: Calvin Garwood,
George E. Roe, Maurice +. Flynn, Ben
jamin ]. Schwind; honorably mentioned
John J. Beatty, John D. O'Day, jr. ;
and Francis \ Connolly.
TriEouOmetrv A-MedaI awarded 70
Randolph McCalls; prize, Paul Sweeney;
distinguished, Edward H. Roach, James
A. Becker, Frank ]. Eichenlaub. Gerald
G. Curry. Edward ]. Sweeney, Charles Z.
Smith, James D. Hishen, Joseph ].
Leary. and Joseph II. Howard: honor
ably mentioned. Harry F. Grove. Daniel
L. DAILY, James H. Shortell. William E
Harrington, John Thacher Morris, David
q. Gardner, and Edward T. Nee.
Analytical Geometry. A-Medal awarded
TO Edward Il Roach: prize, Harry J.
Kelly; distinguished, Harry F. Grove,
Randolph McCalIa, Paul E. Sweeney,
Joseph H. Howard. James D. Hishen,
and Frand ]. Eichenlaub: honorably
mentioned. D. Loughran DAILY.
Analytical Geometry. B-Medal, James
A. Becker; prize, Charles f. Smith; dis
tinguished, Edward J. Sweeney and
David G. Garner; honoTably mentioned,
Joseph J. Leary.
Sophomores' oratorical Prize-John A.
Day.
Prize for Special Examination in Creek
Henry T. Heaiey.
Freshman French-MedaIs awarded to j.
Loughran Daily and William c. Kreutzer.
prize. Randolph L. McCalla; distin-
guished. Roy F. Higgins, John T. Byrnes,
David G. Gardner, Frank J. Eichenlaub.
John Thacher Morris, and Paul A.
Sweeney; honorably mentioned, Howard
B. Grace, Joseph J. Leary, and Bernard
s. Moore.