South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-11
CONFER DEGREES
IN LAST SESSION
OF SCHOOL YEAR
Commencement Exercises OF
University are Attended by
Many NotabIeS-COn-
fer Degrees.


the salutation made by Edward y
Hurley, chairman OF the United
States shipping board in an epoch
address delivered before :he 1918
graduating classes Of Notre Dame
university Al the commencement
exercises held Monday night in
Washington hall The distinguish
ed speaker further told the gradu-
ates that one of the chief dement's
of the American educa tional sys-
tenn il that il teaches the need Of
character and truth. In the opinion
Of Mr. Hurley. what the students
have learned during the college
days can not take the place Of char
acter, but il has been helpful in
forming character.
Confer Degree Upon Mr.. Hurley.
Af,er the audience sang the ma
tional anthem. the Very Rev. Dr.
John Cavanaush, &. ; c.. president
of the university, introduced Mr.
Hurley. announcing that the univer-
sity had been honored by his pres
enca TO deliver the baccalaureate ad-
dress and had conferred on him an
honorary doctor Of laws degree
Immediately after his address Mr..
Hurley was taken to the depot to
catch special train for Washing
ton -. c. At the close OF the COM
mencement exercises Dr. Cavanaugh
announced that Mr.. Hurley consent
ed 10 be the dean Of the foreign
trade commerce course at the uni
versity.
The class poem was recited by
Mathew Aloysius COyle Of Madison.
Wis. a student in the Holy Cross
seminary. after which John Au-
CUISINE Lemmer Of Escana ba. Mich.
gave a stirring valedictory The
spea ker expressed thanks 10 the
faculty for the advice received and
assured OF loyalty i'm the name Of
the class 10 its alma mater In con-
clusion Mr. Lemmer asserted that
the 1918 class will soon JOIN its
class mates i'm France.
The diplomas were distributed by
DR.. CaVanauSh while the names Of
the graduates were read 10y Rev
Mathew schumacher. G. = c.. di-
rector OF studies As the graduates
dressed i'm cap and gown. entered
the stage 10 receive their degrees
parents. relatives and friends APP
plauded heartily.
Others Also HOnOrcd
For the first time i'm the history
OF the institution an honorary doc
tor Of laws degree was conferred
on woman. the recipient OF the
honor being Mrs Ellen Ryan Jolly
national chairman Of the HIbernian
monument 20 the nuns Of the battle
/ field. who on Saturday presented
the university with pen used by
I Prest Wilson IN signing bin au-
thorizing the erection of "a Hibernian
monument i'm Washington A short
address OF thanks was delivered by
Rev. Peter Blessing, vicar general
! OF Providence, r. l. who was, also
| honored with a doctors deeree and
who was elected honorary president
OF the \otre Dame Alumni associa-
/ ton. DR. Blessing was pleasantly
surprised when Dr. Cavanaugh told
( OF receiving a cablegram from Rome
announcing the appointment Of Dr.
/ Blessing as monsignor in his
/ diocese.
TIE closing remarks Of the even
/ ing were made by FIR CaVanaugh.
who compared the graduation eNer-
| cises of the past years and express
/ ed thanks TO an who made ,he 1918
| exercises "A success. The commence
ment exercises closed with the sing
/ ing OF Home. Sweet Home" by a
quartet consisting or Delmar Ed
mondson. Thomas Hoban. Thomas
I Kelly and John Reuss.
Award Prizes.
The prizes awarded were
The Meehan gold medal for the
best English essay (senior). pre-
scented by Mrs Eleanor Meehan Of
I Coyington. KY. was awarded to
Leigh Ora ham HubbeU. Crosswell.
/ Mich Thesis, Novels OF Canon
Sheehan"
The Dockweiler medal for phil
osophy. founded 10y Isidore y.
Dockweiler Of Los Angeles. Calf.
i'm memory Of his deceased father
| for the best essay ON some pnilo-
sophical theme (scnior year, was
! awarded to Leigh Graham HUbbeU
OF CrossveIl. Mich Thesis Law
I fulness or Ecprisals Du-ing War"
The Breen gold medal for
oratory presented by Hon. William
r. Breen or the class OF 80. was
awarded 10 John Augustine Lem
mer. EScana "a, Mich.
Tho Martin J. NcCue gold medal
| presented by Warren 4. Cartier.
civil engineer, OF the class Of -.
| for the best record for four years in
civil engineering. was awarded 10
| Clarence Brown OF Kalamazoo,
| Mich
The Mar. O'Brien prize. OF Kala-
! mszoo. Mich. for the best history
paper. was awarded To- Arthur
Hope. Holy cross seminary. NoJre
I Dame
/ Class OF 1918.
Degree Of Master Of Arts-Ber-
nardo Lopez. thesis a Compare
/ tive study Of the Various Forms Of
Municipal Government in the
United states Sister Mary Flea 81
CONTINUED On PACE NINr' p.