Butler Street
Brooklyn Daily Standard Union
27 June 1893

ST. FRANCIS Commencement Excerises of the College Yesterday Afternoon.
LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS.
It was graduation day yesterday for the students of St. Francis College, on 
Butler Street, and, despite the rain and bad weather, the Academy of Music, 
wrer the exercises took place held a good audience of the families and friends 
of the Pupils.

Bishop McDONNELL sat to the left of the stage facing the students. Vicar- 
General James McNAMARA, Brother Jerome, president of St. Francis; Brother 
Paul, Vice-president; Dr. joseph P.  O'CONNELL, chairman of the Board of 
examiners; Father Thomas HORAN os St Thomas Aquinas, Father Herbert FARREL of 
St Xavier's, Father M. T. KILAHY of St. Stephen's, Father James J. McCUSKIE 
of the church of Assumption, Father McEUTEE of St. Agnes, Father James LANGEN 
of St. Patrick's, FATHER Lewis T. McGINN, Brother Leldor, Prof. Francis 
ULRICH, Prof. Secundo, MARCHISLO and Prof. James A. GARVEY also occupied 
seats on the platform.

BACHELORS OF ARTS AND BACHLEORS OF SCINECE DEGREES,
Thomas F. PATERSON was the saluratorian of his class.. 
Joseph  V. WALSH was the next speaker, His theme was 
	Catholic Explores the Rev. J.J. McCUSKER: 

General scholarship, Joseph Vincent WALSH; 
Eloculton, Henry Aloyslus McGORONEN.  

Sophmore Class - Excellence, Matthew K. CLARKIN. 
Freshman Class - Excellence, John Francis FARRELL.  
First Prepartory Class - Excellence, Andrew M. GILLEU.  
Third Preportory Class - Excellence,exaquo, James J. KENNEDY,Frank E FEHR, 
First Commerical Class- Excellence, Herman B. SCHELLING; 
Phonography, Thomas F. LEAHY; 
elocution, Thomas P. McCORMICK. 
Second Commerical Class - Excellence, J.T. DONOYAN. 
Third Commerical Class - Excellence, Michael J. O'CONNELL.  
Fourth commerical Class - Excellence, Aloysius J. WARD.  
First Primary - Excellence, and elocution, Milo F McDONALD. 
Second Primary - Excellence John J. CONNERY. 
Third Primary - Excellence Alfred E. HART. 
Fourth Primary - Excellence Thomas ST. JOHN LACY; 
elocution, Joseph M. COLLINS.

Drawing: 
First Class - 
Gold Medal, donated by John GHEGAN,ESQ., 
Excellence, Thomas P. McCORMICK.  
Second Class - Box of drawing instruments, Excellence, John  F. MORGAN.  
Fourth Class - Box of drawing instrumetns, EXCELLENCE Alvaro V. SANCHEZ. 
Fifth Class - Box of Drawing instruments, Excellence Max J. RIFFEL.  
Sixth Class - Box of Drawing Instruments Excellence Walter J. JACKMAN. 
(No third class noted)

Each student, as he received his diploma or award from the hands of the 
college officer, turned to the Bishop, and Kneeling at his feet, kissed the 
Bishop's ring. The parting address was made by Rev. M. J. Kilaby, and the 
Bishop McDONNELL spoke final words of adomonition and counsel, and the 
commencement excerises of 1803 were at an end.
DAILEY'S orchestra furnished inspiring music.

List of Additional Graduates:

Bachelor of Arts: 
James Francis LILLY., 
Thomas James FLYNN, 
Joseph Vincent WALSH.

Bachelor of Science: 
Thomas Francis PATTERSON, 
Henry Aloysius McGRONEN.

Master of Arts: 
Walter O'BRIEN, M.D.. 
John J. SCHOONOVEN,ESQ.

Awarding of Commerical Dipolmas: 
A- 
Herman Bernard SCHELLINGS, 
John James McGOVERN, 
James Francis LEONARD.  

B- Thomas Francis LEAHY, 
John William Joseph BARTON, 
Thomas Peter MCcormick.  

C- Francis Peter KELLY, 
Joesph BURRELL, 
George Francis SWEENEY.

Gold Medals, Undergraduate Honor - 
The Right Rev. Bishop's medal award to William K. DWYER of the Junior class. 
for excellence in logic, metaphysics, rehotoric and mathematics.  

Senior Class - Excellence, James Francis LILLY, 

the Wheeler Medal; metaphysics and ethics, Thomas J FLYNN.


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