National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-26
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
The Progress 1t Has Made and How 1t Is
Supported.

"The list Of requests to Howard university Is
not alarmingly large" said Rev. DR.. william W.
Patton, president Of that institution, to IL kEPUb
IGCAN reporter last evening. "Nou must remem-
Der that we are rather young yet 10 be remem-
bered in many wills"
I'm addition to Mrs. stones Request of $4,000,
how many more can you recall?' asked the re-
"Wcn," said the president there's the gift Of
ME-, David CarE, OF Hartford, conn ui S-,,VoD'
This was early in the history Of the institution
and was the large siUsle gill, other tAah tlNt o.
Mrs. stone. Tile legacy Of William L. Dodge OF
New York. amounted to 5000, We VIII receive
this sun in II SnUrJ while, and will devote II u
the aid oil theological students as the donor 10 :
guestgd. Three years ago Francis Il. schoOles, OF
Sew York, brQueathud $1,000 for the use OF needy
students. while dOuatiou Of $1,000 was recently
made through Gen. o. o. Howard from an I'm.
known source. The latter i, intended Tor the
benefit Of the law department.
"Did Mira, Stone specify to what purpose her be.
quest should he applied p askel tue reporter,
"Ies, Mrs. Stone requested that 1t shonld be
used ,uectcaly . eudow the char OF heVeaIed
theology, IN our theological department Tue Ia
ter darntincn is 'upnirted wholly Ny luhus SUD-
svrilCd for lhut specific purpose.
howard university embraces three professional
departments theology, Jaw, nnd mediclne), ana u
like number Of academic departments UiOrmal,
preparatory, and CUllcgeh TO which has recently
been added de- artmeuL of industry. IL lhe iu'
dusttiNt branch tue stu ieuts reCc yc daily III
fcmule scholars arc taught sewing
co king and roS.makiuL. MIR. VIM. Il. Mitchell,
o. the Astronomical Mitchell family oil Nantucket,
is IN charge Of this department. Through his Ell
forts muun interest Is Ueing manifested in THIS
iew departure by QuAkCrs all over the United
States. The superintendent Is himself member
Of the OrgnnIXatOn of Friends. and is u ilrin be-
lever IN tHU IN ~, "LdDUr ANNA Uinct" lnStruc-
ton IA the industries has been mace compulsory
90 the students Ut the normal and preparatory de-
partfncuts. with the others 1t - OPTIONAL
The university Is supported partly by an an
nual congressional appropriation, by revenue
from certain real estate aud some invested FUNDS,
also 10y aid received annually from the beuevo-
lbt puulc, to $, cure which an agent IL Kept CON
stanly IN The Held
In the three academic and the theological de.
partments instruction Is gratutous. The students,
nearly 400 IN number, leprGs mt thtty.two states.
OF tins number l3GHre learning trades III addition
TO their Il dies.
TIE university library contains 1900 volumes,
cxClu I'VE II an antique book case, that contains
nearly 1909 books on slavery, pro and con, the
collection ui Louis Tappan, uf New York. The
iirat uumUcr OF the HOUurd URireiSHy Reporter a
college PAPER printed ny the students, Will make
its appearance next week.
Tile several buildings are supplied with water
by means OF "A lnrge engine IN the grounds, which
series Of tanks Oh the rOois of the structures. This
rendered necessary, as the university is nearly
forty feet higher than tnC capitol.
"1NG excellence of our h.ediCal department.,
said he president os the reporter was about to
leave, "ond the quality OF iuS ructOnS given ana
tue cheupueSS Of IL arc such that the majority OF
students are white mostly department clerks By
the term, Uf the charter 10 one is excluded from
This department."