▁building ' s ▁tower . ▁The ▁rec itation ▁building ▁later ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁G ass on ▁Hall . ▁For ▁his ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁in ▁its ▁new ▁location , ▁G ass on ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Boston ▁College ' s ▁" second ▁founder ." ▁ ▁Gr adu ate ▁curr icul um ▁▁ ▁Several ▁Catholic ▁lay men ▁sought ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁night ▁school ▁in ▁Catholic ▁philosophy . ▁In ▁response , ▁G ass on ▁opened ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁department ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁which ▁provided ▁lect ures ▁on ▁philosophy , ▁literature , ▁and ▁professional ▁eth ics . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁it ▁began ▁grant ing ▁master ' s ▁degrees . ▁This ▁program ▁was ▁dis est ab lished ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁presiden cy ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁G ass on ' s ▁term ▁as ▁president ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Charles ▁W . ▁Ly ons . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁presiden cy , ▁G ass on ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁ret irement ▁home ▁in ▁Wood stock , ▁Maryland . ▁Five ▁months ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁various ▁jobs , ▁including ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁de an ▁of ▁soci ology ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁In ▁the