South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-14
DEGREES AND MEDALS
AWARDED TONIGHT
HonorS Will Be Bestowed at
Notre Dame, Closing Com
menCement Exercises.


morning with solemn requiem high
mass at 8 o'clock which the alumni
attended IN body. Rev y. ]. Spill
larc' 10, was celebrant Rev
Ihomas Mcguire, '0S. ard Kew Leo
Moriarity. 10. acted as deacon and sub
deacon respectively
Following the mass the bachelor
orations were given in Washington
nail the general subject of all being
international peace. Patrick Henry
Dolan, A T., Of Springfield, H., gave
economic and Social Arguments for
Peace Gerald Samuel Clements. IL.
p Owensboro, Ky. gave Moral and
Religious Argument for Peace" ]
Clovis Smith, Pm. b. Rochester. y.
4, discussed Ways TO Peace" in
ent war
This afternoon the alumni baseball
team met the varsity nine on Cartier
IRE degree of doctor Of philosophy
lPh. D.. I'm course, viii be conferred
on Remigius Marion Kaczmarck. A,
-, VI. ,, OF LapOrte. His thesis
studies In Viola" (mainly historicaD.
Degree of Doctor OF Jaws Oil d.
Honorary
Right Rev. John Carroll bishop of
Helena, Mont; John Francis Fitzgcr-
aid. Boston. Mass; Joseph Scott. Los
angeles, Calf; Rev. Charles +.
Woodman. G. S. p Berkely. Calf: |
Rev. John NoH Huntington. Ind.
Degree OF Master Of Arts ca. NJ
James Mortimer Riddle. Lift B.. of
New ORLEANS, La His thesis: The |
Political Status Of Catholics i'm Co !
lonial New York Under the Dutch /
and English Rule"
Martin Emmett Walter. p. IT. b. of |
Mount Carmel III. Thesis: The PO- |
litical Status Of Catholics I'm Colonial |
Pennsylvania"
Walter Louis Clements. A. r.. of /
Springfield. Ky Thesis: "Lincoln's /
Power Of Logical Thought and Ex- |
preston"
Medals To BE Distributed.
The distribution of medals and |
prizes offered in the various courses |
Will also take place. The list as sent |
out by the director of studies follows: !
The Guam gold medal presented by |
the late William ]. Guam of Chicago !
for the student having the best record |
IN the classical program, senior year |
and money prize of $50, gift of !
Henry Guam in memory of his de- |
ceased father, is awarded TO George /
Peter Schuster, Lancaster. Wis.
The Martin ]. MCCue gold medal, |
presented by Warren A. Cartier, civil |
engineer, OF the class OF IT, for the /
hest record for four years in the civil |
engineering program, is awarded 10 |
Jose Fernando BrachO, Mexico City, |
Mexico.
The Dockweiler gold medal for
philosophy, presented by Isidore I
Dockweiler Of Los Angeles. Calf. for /
the best essay on some philosophical /
theme, senior year. is awarded TO /
George Peter Schuster. Lancaster, |
Wis.
The Breen gold medal for oratory, |
presented by the Hon. William p. /
Breen, of the class of ~, is awarded \
90 Joseph Clovis Smith Of Rochester, /
y. Y.
The Barry elocution gold medal, 1
presented by Hon. p II. Barry of /
Chicago, is awarded TO William Cyril I
Henry. Chicago, H.
Meehan gold medal the gift of Mrs. I
Eleanor Meehan Of COvingtOn, Ky, /
for the best essay in English is /
awarded to George Peter Schuster, !
Lancaster. Wis.
Debaters Win Money.
Money prizes for debating work /
are awarded as follows: SIS TO |
Timothy Patrick Calvin, Pierceton, |
Ind; SIS TO Emmett George Lehman,
Clarion, Ia; $40 TO Joseph Clovis /
Smith. Rochester, \. Y.
Medals for debating are awarded TO !
Timothy Patrick Calvin, Pierceton, /
Ind: George Emmett Lehman of /
Clarion. Ia; Joseph Clovis Smith, /
Rochester, y Y; Patrick Henry /
Dolan. Springfield H., George Peter /
Schuster. Lancaster. Wis; Ernest /
Philip LajOie, Saginaw. Mich.
Ten dollars in gold for sophomore |
oratory presented by John 5 Hum
mer OF the class OF 81, is awarded /
TO william Cyril Henry, Chicago, III.
Ten dollars IN gold Tor Junior \
oratory. presented by James y. O'Don-
nell of the class of SO. is awarded TO
Timothy Patrick Calvin, Pierceton,
Ind.
Ten dollars in gold for freshman
oratory. presented by Hugh O'Neill OF /
the class OF 81, is awarded 10 Matthew
AIOysius COyie. Madison, WIS. The
presentation Of the medals and prizes .
viii take place this evening at
o'clock when the regular commence
1uent exercises will be held in Wash
ingtOn hall.
Right Rev. John Carroll, Bishop Of
Helena Montana. delivered the bacca-
laureate sermon at NOtre Dame sun
day morning. After the services in \
the church the blessing OF the senior 4
flag took place and after this the stu \
dent body marched TO the flag staff \
where the seniors ran up the new flag I
which will grace the flag pole until /
the next baccalaureate Sunday. Father \
Cavanaugh expressed his qualification I
at seeing this beautiful practice OF
showing loyalty TO the country on the /
parting days and after the snort talk
blessed the flag.
Bishop Alerding. who pontificated ]
at the mass was assisted by Fathers \
Cavanaugh. Walsh. schumacher,
Burke and Davis. Father O'COnnOr
acting as master of ceremonies. Dur
inc the services the student choir
composed OF fifty voices furnished \
the music and at the end the entire
student body joined in the hymn,
Holy God"
Need Liberal Education.
The main contention OF the bacca-
laureate speaker was that a liberal
education Is what il needed and
wanted in the world today. The puT-
pose of a liberal education is TO IL
illuminate the mind So that 10 viii be
able 70 properly perform the duties
that thrust upon il every day, said the
speaker.
After proving that the liberal mind (
vas the greatest master on earth he
showed hy the following example how
the theory works in practice. Take
the man who enters a business at the