The Washington times., 1924-06-14
GONzAGA CLASS
PRESENTED
DEGREES.
Father Smith, Of Catholic u,
Tells Graduates Need for
Religious Training

NOUksV0O S0UHbt
Religious education must 60 hand
in hand with mental training to pro-
vide o secure foundation for young
men In business or professional life,
the very Reverend Henry Ignatius
Smith. o. p, OF Catholic University.
told the graduating Class Of Gonzaga
College in the college theater last
night.
THE Catholic church, which
teaches ito members to love and
serve their country for the love of
God, needs no apology for its system
OF education" he declared, relative
to attacks upon parochial schools.
III these blind bigots. these perse.
cutors want to know how relentless
we can be when We stand up for
something we know to be right, let
them continue their attacks and
their persecution"
Having been honored at the ex.
ercises by an honorary degree,
Father Smith addressed the class
OF 1884 40 fellow graduAtes.' He
told them that the principles which
had been inculcAted to them at the
college might best be transmitted to
practical life by these three rules:
study. save and sweat"
Praise Classics Study.
John D. O'Reilly and Aloysius p.
Kane Of the graduating class
praised the study OF the classics IN
fitting men for professional and
Ou0Iness life, respectively.
The Right Reverend Thomas ].
Shahan. rector Of Catholic Univer.
Gty, presided.
Leo Nugent MCGUIRE was award.
"a q scholarship to the enRincerinp
school OF Catholic University and
John Richard CavanauRh won a four.
year scholarship to Georgetown
university for general proficiency
In their studies.
the honorary degree OF doctor
OF laws was conferred upon Father
smith and Doctor John Joseph
MAdigan. N"
Prizes Awarded.
Bishop shahan awarded the fol.
LOWING Prizes: Senior elocutfon.
Aloysius p. Kane: junior elocution.
:: Carlisle Rudy; prize debate, Leo
I've mcclure.
General Excellence-Fourth wear.
ex aeQuo, Leo N. Mcclure. John 81
OHeiliy, Jr.; third year, James +.
ODonnell; second year (A), Arthur
Il. simpson; second year (Rl. ].
0ooKrey Butler; first year (A), 10.
sepn 1. Cavanaugh; first year an.
Bernard F. Norris; first year Nyl'
Charles B. Murto.
Premiums. fourth year-SAneraI
e1cellence. John r. Cavanash: ais.
tinguiehed. Aloysius p. Kane. Raw.
mond H. Heiskell, James v. O'CoS.
nor, Joseph A. O'Connell. Trigon.
ometry. John D. O'Reiliy, IT.: ais.
Sing3!sned. James o. Mitchell. Leo
=. McIuires John r. Cavansgh,
y y Y. O'Connor. Aloysius p.
1H, Harry ]. Daily, Raymond H.
LAeaexe1, James r. Heiskell, Joseph
a. OConnell, Daniel ". O'Leary.
ETencn, John d. O'Reialy, IT,;
olnSunS9ished. John r. Cavanagh,
Ar1nur II. MeeGan, Spanish, Leo
~. Mcclure; distinguished, Aloysius
p. Kane, James o. Mitohell. JonanSo
a. OConnel, James r. Heiskell.
Raymond H. Heiskeli.
Diplomas Of graduation wAra
awarded the following: Robert Foun.
tain Beattle, Francis Clemens Brah.
Ter, Anthany Frederick Burke. John
Richard Cavanagh, Mark Pierce
Coughlan, Harry John DAILY, Rich.
ard Dominic Fitzgerald, John.
Joseph Flanagan, William Gwynn
Gardner, jr., John Thomas Graves.
James Richard Heiskell, Raymond
HUI Heiskell, James Francis Her.
beck, Aloysius Philip Kane, Martin
Joseph Keane. Leo Nugent Nc.
CURE, Frank x. McKenna, Arthur
Leo Meegan, James orrel Mitchell.
John Aloysius Murphy, Joseph
Aoysius O'Connell, James Vincent
O'Connor, Daniel Vincent o'Leary.
|. John Dominic O'Reilly, jr., Joseph
Erancie Pepper, ISaniel Patrick Sui.
'livan, Walter Francis Walton.
Certificates Of credit were re.
ceived by Joseph FRANKLIN Burrows
Frederick Devereux Chester John
Wesley Fillius, Francis Harold
FlStschman, Andrew Donald Kane.
Albert staniSlaus Mickler, Wallace
Anthony Sweeney.