Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-02
AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Condition Of the Institution a. Reported
by President Rankin.
What Has Been Done During the Last
Year I'm the Medical Departments-
Money Asked for n New Bufidtnx.

Secretary Hoke Smith has received IN.
annual report OF President Rankin of How
ara University, for the year ending Juns
~. lSS The treasurer's report shows tn.
balance on hand July /. 1882 to have been
S.5s7s7. the total receipts during the yeas
were so. 39.72. and the total disbur sements
sl2'.S42.H. leaving a balance on hand Jun.
80. 1885, of 2.4s4.62.
The presidents report says:
From the catalogue you will see. thar IN.
seven different departments Of the uniyey.
sity have been In active and success tul on
erauon, with an attendance of 5I2 Ninety
seven have completed the course in their
respective departments. These students an.
from the District of Columbia ana almost
every state and territory in the UJnion
while some are from Africa, the West In.
oies. ana Japan. They are draw, here
partly because of the great libraries ana
scientific institutions connected With ths
government and partly because 90 many
departments OF the government afforxl them
opportunities Of self-help during the period
OF their studies To be more speech e ths
different departments are:
First: The industrial, or manual l,bor A.
partment where nfty-seven stude MS have
received instruction In printing! sir ty-ons
in carpentry. l52 In mechanical DRAWING
six In book binding, eighteen in t.nnins
forty-nine in sewing. Total. 3s3.
The carpentry, thinning and book binding
have beeen especially valuable TO the unir
versity in repairing buildings, and Ia bind
ing books and pamphlets The second AZ.
partment reported is the normal, ia which
work, and where is have been in attend
ance. and twelve have graduated. 1he pre-
paratory is the third department, whers
students are lifted for college. and whers
sixty-two have been In attendance and
twelve have graduated. The COLES e is the
students. and six graduates. The fifth 4
the medical department. where ia have
been in attendance. with twenry-eiehs
ment, where there have been forty-nins
students. with thirty-three graduates The
seventh the theological department, with
thirty -four students. and four graduates
The Funds Needed.
Owing to the fact that the theological de-
partment is wholly supported by benevo-
lent friends from the American Missionary
Association. the average expense to The
government OF the teachers In al depart
dents In the normal Industrial. prepared tory
college and theological departments no
charge is made for tuition: and the uni
who need such assistance 70 the extent of
ABOUT 80 per year. Board is furnished 70
al students at S per month. The law and
meulcal departments are supported in mart
py FUNDS of the university and in part by
income from tuition. The last two years
to the support of the law iepartment
During the last year, from the Amount
granted by Congress. 81, 500 have been ex-
fessors. teachers. ard other regular EN-
ployes OF the university; 1900 for tools
material. wages OF instructors and other
partment: 500 for library books, bookcases.
shelving and fixtures: $3.50 for material and
apparatus for chemical physical. natural
pairs of buildings: 500 for Improvement OF
GROUNDS making a sum total of s2s.50o The
proper maintenance of the work viii r.
for he inc
A New building Wanted.
Il beg leave to call the attention Of the
honorable Secretary of the Interior TO the
fact that during the past year the trus-
tees have raised from the gifts of the be-
nevolent and transferred from their invest
OF new hall for the law department the
sum Of l2.2f7.SS: and also have expended
theatre for the medical department. They
very much need a new structure for the
library and for anniversary assemblies. as
ton OF which a daughter of the late Mr.
Luke p. Poland of Vermont has pledged
$500: a bequest OF J. II Stickney. $50, OF
baltimore. amounting TO another go has
been added by the trustees, and orner be-
nevolent gifts for the same purpose make
the whole amount in hand 81 600.
recommended TO Congress that the govern
ment participate in the erection az this
building 90 the amount Of Slo,99o. VIII you
nfendation the present year? II n should
be granted us. We could Proceed at once TO
erect the building. the amour. cctiraated
being $4,000. This, in addition TO the sp-
preparation granted us last year. vii rake
the sum essential to our best prosperity.
S39 500
I'VE believe. honored sir, that nc work
is more important to the welfare of the
country than We are doing thoroughly
educated man eXerts a conservative fnfiu-
ence wherever he goes. We believe that 10
be the record OF our students. a large por-
ton of whom are teachers"