The Washington times., 1919-06-19
"a GONzAGA BOYS
GIVEN DIPLOMAS

THAT nation will show baSs results,
will best overcome the difficulties CO.
casioned by the war, both financial
and physical. whose people are for the
most part educated. or where educa-
tion is the rule and not the excep-
ton" Charles w. Darr told the gradu
ates of GonZaga College in an address
at commencement exercises in the col
lege theater last night.
The RI Rev Bishop Thomas ].
Shahan. rector of Catholic University.
presided. The faculty of the college
and many prominent priests, edu-
Gators and laymen occupied seats Or
the stage.
Honorary Degrees.
Rosa F. Downing and Charles ".
Darr received the degree of honorary
doctor of laws The valedictory ora
tions were delivered by Martin Fran
els O'Donoghue. whose subject was
The Peace of Anarchy" and ]. Burke
Walsh. who spoke on Christian
Peace"
Diplomas and class honors were
awarded by Bishop Shahan. The fol-
lowing twenty-four members Of the
graduating class received diplomas:
Robert Aloysius Bacon, Raymond
Francis Belair, John Joseph Carmody,
c. Clifton Collins, James Roger Cos
tello. Paul Mackin Coughlan, Clarence
Francis Donoghue. Joseph John Fa-
hey. Cornelius Francis Ford, J. Car
roll Hayes, Albert Henry Kirchner,
Joseph Hughes Meegan. Daniel Jo-
seph Murphy. Martin Francis O'Don-
oghue, Joseph Patrick ouigley, l.
Grogan REM, Joseph Harris Rogers,
Daniel Francis Scanlon, Eneas AIoysi-
us Sheehan, jeremiah Joseph Sheehan,
J. William J. Sheehan, Leo Francis
Stock. jr.. John Burke Walsh. and
Leonard Charles Wilson.
CInss Excellence.
Gold medals for class excellence
were awarded to Albert H. Kirchner.
Luke +. O'Reilly, Preston A LittIeton,
Walter ]. Kelley. and Robert L. Mudd.
Premiums were distributed as fol-
lows: -----
Fourth Year Class - Glass excel
lence, Robert A. Bacon; Latin, Leo f.
Stock. jr.: Greek, Clarence L. Don
oghue; English composition, J. Burke
Walsh; Christian doctrine, EanieI J.
Murphy.
Third Year Class-Class excellence.
Leslie j. Duffy; Latin, Clarence R.
German; Greek, George B. Cowles
English composition. James J. Kill
roy: Christian doctrine. William j.
Kinsella.
Second Year Class-CIass excellence.
Preston A. Littleton; Latin, Thomas
H. Fitzgerald; Greek, Cecil F. Hill
leary; English composition, Vincent
=. Downey; Christian doctrine. Thorn
as H. Fitzgerald; history, H. Edward
Cain.
First Year a.. Class-CIass excel
lence, Harold c. Gardiner: Latin,
Francis ]. Gallagher; English COM
position, Francis y. WEIGH; Christian
doctrine, Fred T. Mcintyre; history.
Francis ]. Gallagher.
First Year "B" Class-Class excel
lence. James f. Matthew's; Latin. j..
Bernard Kline; English composition.
William L. Ring; history. Paul P.
Pyne; Christian doctrine. William A.
Foley.
Mathematics Awards.
Mathematics Solid geometry;
James r. Costello: plane geometry.
Robert a. Gallery; intermediate al
zebra, Thomas H. Fitzgerald; lower
algebra "a" Ralph NJ. Robertson;
lower algebra "B," Robert L. Mudd.
Modern Languages in
fourth year, Albert H. Kirchner: Ger
man in fourth year. Aloysius I. Shee
! han: French in third year, Leslie J.
Duffy.
A gold medal was awarded to Jo-
seph H. I. Meegan for excellence in
| senior elocution, to Francis y. Foley
for excellence in junior elocution. to
Martin +. O'Donoghue for excellence
| in public debate and to Clarence F..
ODonoghue and David j. Mulquin for
excellence in individual competitive
drill.
Scholarships to Georgetown Uni
versity were won by Robert Aloysius
Bacon. Albert Henry Kirchner, and
| Leo Francis Stock, jr.