Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-12
HOW ARD UNIVERSITY
The State of the Institution and It's
Work.
The Aid of Congress Amplifles It's
Facilities and n Number of Stu-
dents Enjoy It's Privileges.

DR.. J. E. Rankin, president Of the board
of trustees of Howard University, today fill
ed with the Secretary of the Interior the an
nual report of the board on the conduct Of
tn. institution during the year past.
The report states that the year has been
one OF perfect harmony and Unity, not
single case of discipline having been re-
ported to the faculty. The 5S7 students
come from forty-two different states and
from the West Indies and Central Amer
ica- In the theological department, sup
ported by the American Missionary Asso-
citation, there have teen thirty-nire stu
dents, of whom six have graduated. In
the medical department there have been
2oo students, including thirteen pharma-
ceutical, thirteen dental and fifty-five train
| ing to become nurses.
Inc latter feature is due to the work
undertaken by DR.. D. H Williams of the
F'reedmen's Hospital. In the law depart
mebt, of which the United States this war
Undertakes the entire support, there have
Deen thlrty-three students, with fifteen
graduates and four post-graduates. Lee
lures are expected from Justices Harlan
and Gray. Judge S. Z. Baldwin of Com
fecticut has during the year rendered great
assistance by course of lectures. The
College department had thirty-three
Students, the preparatory ninety-two and
the normal one hundred and eighty-eight
In all departments good work has been
the rule of the year. A large number of
students received instruction in music car
pentry, Timing, printing. bookbinding and
sewing. Through the generosity of Mr..
Andrew Langdon of Buffalo. N. Y, prizes
We're given in several of the manual de-
partments. Tuition is required only in the
medical department Room rent in all the
departments Is SIS a year and board IS q
month.
In all the academic departments aid Is
given all students. The year witnessed the
completion of the Andrew E. Rankin MEM
orial chapel the gift of Mrs. Andrew E.
Rankin, now Mrs. H. o. Cushman of Bos-
ton. and Mr.. J. H Stickney of Baltimore,
each Of whom gave 5000 for the purpose.
The trustees have voted $500 the present
! year for improving the facilities of the
medical department. the principal feature
desired being sufficient lecture rooms. OF
the $4,000 granted by Congress. $23. 600 has
been used for salaries of officers, teachers
and employees There was spent for tools,
| materials and expenses for the Industrial
department 5000; for the library, $1,000,
including $1,000 for the law library; for the
laboratory. $1,000, and for improvement Of
grounds, $500.
The trustees express their grateful recog-
milton Of the generosity Of Congress in Gs-
Stunning the whole support of the law
school, and they announce that so long as
this is the case the tuition shall be free.
The amount appropriated for the uni
versity this year was $S6500. The trustees
ask a like amount for the ensuing year,
and $1,000 additional for improving the law
library.
The university received from rents during
the year. s.. 1GI; from invested funds. s., 1872:
from the American Missionary Association,
si.i1o; from room rents, S,364: from tuition
In medical department. $6,771, and from
tuition in the law department, $1216-the
| total receipts being $57.G4O.