Evening star., 1924-06-07
COUNSELS LOYALTY
TO ST. JOHNS CLASS
Admiral Benson Addresses Thirty
One Graduates at College
Commencement.
ARCHBISHOP IS SPEAKER
Awards Diplomas and Pleads for
Upright Citizenship.

Reliability and loyalty to ideals
we're urged upon the thirty-one grad
uates of St Johns College by Admiral
William ). Benson in Carroll Hall,
9th and q streets last night. The
speaker counseled the graduates 10
esta ablish d reputation for honesty.
loyalty and truthfulness.
Archbishop Michael j. Curley pre-
sided and awarded the diplomas. He
said the commercial idea in America
has absorbed the interest of parents.
and urged fathers and mothers to
make every effort to give their chill
dren a liberal education, abandoning
the thought of how soon the chill
Gren can stop school and go to
work" He said that no child can
ever aspire to anything high in life
unless he has had at least a high
school education.
The graduates We're warned by the
archbishop to steer clear of the
,ounge lizard. pleasure seeking.
wealthy loafer gangs" America does
not need Solomons of wisdom, he de-
clared. The moral integrity OF the
American people. he said, is more
needed lndH d stioH6 -hiAi' oi S
Navy. ;.
St. Patrick,s sanctuary choir, L!. di.
rected by c. A Benson, and accom-
HandeD, die Meistersinger (Wag
ner) and the chorus from Inc
Orchestra furnished music Tor Ihe
occasion.
List of Medal Awards.
Modal awards were made as fol-
lows:
Bishop Shahan medal of oratory'
awarded to Alfred NJ Laforest; next
in merit, Thomas ]. Dunn and John j.
Kelly. The P. T. Moran memorial
medal for elocution, awarded to T.
Gushing Daniel. jr.: next in merit
Charles Lippold and Philip Mangan.
The Mgr. Thomas medal for Christian
doctrine, awarded to Harry Hagan'
The j. Leo kolb medal for English
essay, awarded to Jorge l.. CordoVa,
Military medals-The RAYMOND Peak
awarded to John ]. Kelly. The T. "A
Drury medal for best drilled officer
awarded to John j. Morris; The NJ
a Keane medal for best drilled cadet
ry Carroll medal for best drilled
cadet. awarded to T. Gushing Daniel
jr. The Edward Voight medal for
best drilled cadet, awarded to Guida
Callan.
Medals were awarded by the college
to the members of the college rifle
team who took first place in the in
tercollegiate rifle match, as follows
Capt. Arthur Mcknew, William Bob
binger, ]. Francis Hughes, Ladislaus
E,sunas, Sydney Trundle, Edward A
German. John p. Dunn. Ralph Man
gan, stephen Gatti, Ardis Maldonade
Joseph Mccoy.
The graduating class was composed
of the following: Theodore Aloysius
Burns, Thomas Francis Collins. Rob
ert jeremiah Connor, Jorge Luis
Cordova, James Edward Cowhig, Leo
Patrick Cullinane, Edward John
Flood, John Vincent Gallagher, Henry
Michael Hagan, James Stafford
Haines, James Joseph Hennessey
Thomas Patrick Hudson, DAME
George Joseph, Russell Edward
Keegan, John James Kelly, ALFRED
Michael Laforest, Austin John Lotus
Arthur Martin Mcknew, James DAME
McQuade, jr.; Ralph Vincent Mangan
James Joseph Minahan, James O'Don'
nell Moran, Albert Vincent Murphy
jeremiah James Nelligan, Albert
Hamilton Pike, Joseph Edwin Pop.
kins, Michael Joseph Ready. Johr
Francis Rouche, Daniel Joseph Sui
livan, Charles Russell Wenger, john
Bernard Yeabower.