Evening star., 1923-06-03
GEORGETOWN PREP
HOLDS GRADUATION
Rear Admiral Benson Gives
Address at Exercises in
New Quarters.

With words of advice from Rear
Admiral William S. Benson of the
United States Shipping Board, diplo-
mas were awarded to twenty-seven
members of the first graduating class of
the Georgetown University Preparatory
School in its new quarters, at Garrett
Park, Md, yesterday afternoon, and
special medals were conferred upon a
score of students for excelling in
studies during the past year.
President John b. Creeden of
Georgetown University, under whom
the Garrett Park institution was
founded. congratulated the school on
It's remarkable growth. recently en-
phasized by the opening of the new
gymnasium. Registrations for next
year, President Creeden pointed out,
Will necessitate the construction of
additional quarters.
The assembly hall was crowded
with relatives and friends of the
young graduates, who We're congratu-
lated on the fact that they have en-
joyed the benefits of Ratio Studio
rum the Jesuit system of education.
That has been strictly adhered
who is an alumnus of Georgetown
college, was given rousing recep-
ton by the student body when he
addressed the graduating class.
The exercises included a salutatory
by Alexander Angel, jr,. and vale
dictory by William Iredell Corbett
on "Christianity. the Foundation
Stone of Gill Life" in which he
brought out the idea of teaching
religion and religious principles in
public and private schools. A musi-
cal program also was rendered by
William Creveling, Mrs. Edward p
Donovan and Francis *. Shuman.
Medals and Prizes.
Rev. Samuel j. Robb. headmaster of
the prep school. awarded gold medals
of the four classes. When the hon
ors came to be awarded il was found
that Francis X. Shuman of Boston
had created something like a ''monop-
oily"
He was awarded the gold medal
founded b. George L. Hamilton, dean
of the Georgetown Law School, pre-
sented for maintaining the best
standard in scholarship during the
four years of the prep school course.
In addition, he received a premium
for excellence in the senior class; a
premium for excellence in Latin, and
distinguished mark for Greek and
Christian doctrine.
Maurice Higgins of Detroit, Mich,
was given the gold medal for the
highest average in the senior class dur
ing the year. Other seniors honored
were. Henry w. Frisco of Brooklyn, n.
Y, for general average and Latin.
Greek and Christian doctrine: Wallace
Garner of kernsvilie. w. Va, for Eng
lish; Mr.. Higgins. for Christian doc
trine; Philip Dale Dean Of Chicago, for
Christian doctrine; and Stephen Nc
Kenzie and John L. O'Brien for Chris
tian doctrine. and Mr.. O'Brien and
Daniel w. O'Donohue. geometry.
John P. O'Laughlin, jr, of Pittsburgh
received a special prize for completing
the third and fourth year classes in
one year.
Highest I'm Lower Classes.
/ The gold medal for highest averages
I in the thrd-year class was awarded
to Edward A. Dennis of Brooklyn. in
the second-year class to Raymond Elan
merry of Pittsburgh and in the first-year
class to John S. Tierney of New York
city.
Special medals were presented as fol-
lows: Philip Dale Dean, winner of the
O'Reilly medal for elocuton; Wallace
A. Garner, winner of the Keating medal