Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-12
IS ARE GRADUATED
FROM SETON HALL
Grounds About College Are
Thronged at Commencement
Exercises.

with ideal weather conditions pre-
vailins, the hfty-seventh annual
commencement exercises of seton
Vail College, South Orange, were
held today on the veranda of Alumni
Han. facing the quadrangle. The
open-air exercises were attended oy
hundreds of relatives and friends OF
the thirteen young men who were
awarded certificates of graduation
MANY priests from all parts OF the
diocese. who years ago were grad
mated from the institution, returheu
to their alma mater. A feature was
the comforting of the honorary de-
gree of doctor of laws on Vice-Chan-
cellor John Griffin. of Jersey City.
The Rt Rev. John ]. O'Connor'
hishop of the Roman Catholic do
rese of Newark. presided. He was
assisted in comforting the degrees
ana awarding the prizes by the H.
pey Monsignor James F. Mooney
president of the college. Viee-Chan>
cellor Griffin delivered the address 10
the graduates.
--rra spacious lawn was thTonssd
with those who had come to witness
the exercises and honor Setonia's IA
varite sons long before the appointed
time. The porch of Alumni man
serving as a stage, was banked WIN
q profusion of palms and ferns anu
its artistic appearance was lurtner
enhanced by many decorations OF inc
national colors intermingled with
those of the college, blue and white
Exercises Opened.
The exercises opened with the or
ehestra playing RockwelPs march,
.Across the Ocean" Bishop O'Con-
NOR. accompanied by Monsignor
Mooney. followed by the trustees OF
the college. the faculty. the thirteen
graduates and those upon whom the
master of arts degree were con1erreu'
attired in cap and gown, marcheo In
PROCESSION from the main college
building across the campus and TOOK
their respective places on the stage
Those to whom diplomas were given
and upon whom were bestowed the
degree of bachelor of arts are Cor
nelius John Ahern, Thomas Michael
Curry and John Joseph Kinney, OF
Jersey City: John Joseph DorohoVic'
Of Passaie: Michael Clement ko-
nieeznv and Joseph Aloysius Pep
lowski. of Bayonne; Frederick Joseph
MeCanIess. of New York; Charles
Daniel Meyer. of Montclair; Henry
William O'Neill. of Morristown; Louis
paul Remmele, of this city; John Jo-
seph Sheerin. of Kingston, Pa, and
al 1 nf
With the exception OF Joseph Aloy-
sius Peplowski. who Will take up
baseball as a profession, all OF those
graduated will return to Seton hall
next year to study for the priesthood.
The master of arts degree was con-
ferred on James Francis Birmingham.
Joseph Augustine Shovlin and Jullan
Felix Spilman, of Jersey City; John
Denis Carly. of Glen Ridge; Francis
Xavier Derivaux. stephen Leo Mar
Ain. Francis Joseph Monaghan and
Michael Joseph O'Connor, of this
city; John Patrick Reilly, of Pnlla-
relphia: John Daniel Salamon. OF
passaic, and John Ambrose Tracy,
of Orange.
The senior class speakers, Mr..
Ahern. Mr.. Walsh and Mr. Remmele,
tlwelt on the life of John Cardinal
Newman. their subjects being car
dinal Newman. the Man, "Cardl-
nal Newman. the Philosopher and
"Cardinal Newman. the Styiist,' re-
spectively. The College Glee Cluo,
under the direction of Professor F.
c. L. Schreiner, gave several selec-
Gons
The awards of medals were:
The senior class gold medal for
r1etaphysics. founded by the Right
Rev Bernard J. McQuaid, d. D.,
late bishop of Rochester, N. Y: To
John Michael Walsh. of Kearny
Next in merit, John Joseph Sheerin,
Kingston. Pa. and Louis Paul Rem
mele. this city. The gold medal for
ethics. founded by the Right Rev.
Nonsignor Thomas S. Preston, late
vicar-general of New York: To John
Joseph Sheerin, Kingston, Pa. John
Michael Walsh, Kearny, and Louis
Paul Remmele. this city, were next
In merit.
The senior class gold medal for
Christian evidences, the gift of the
Newark Young Mems Catholic
Diocesan Union, was awarded to
John Michael Walsh. Kearny Next
in merit: John Joseph Sheerin,
Kingston Pa. and Henry William
O'Neill. Morristown
other medals were awarded as fol-
lows
The junior class gold medal for
logic, founded by friend of the coll
iexe To Edward Joseph Begley,
this city Next in merit. Edward
Augustine McGuirk West Orange.
In the sophomore class, gold medal
for sophomore class honors. the gift
Of the Rev. James A. Lundy of Eliz-
abeth: To John William Kearns, this
city. Next in merit Daniel Aloysius
Coyle. this city.
In the freshman class, gold medal
for the freshman class honors. found4
ed by the Most Reverend Michael A.
Gorrigan. D. D.. late archbishop of
New York, was awarded to Philip
William Corrigan. of this city. Next
Ia merit. Frederick Alphonsus En-
nerth. Bergenfield.
In the High School gold medal for
the High School honors. the gift of