Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-06-25
Our Washington Letter.

Washington is certainly an educational
center. If there was just only field that
our young people could 60 into and go to
work. From this city alone there would
be great showing Of their skill. 10.
night. 2lst and 22d. is the closing Of
the department Of physics; high
school, seventh and eighth divisions.
They har'e fine exhibition Of telephone
and electricity. They have car, quite
good sszed one, with about ton feet of
track; the Car moves up and down the
track in nice style, and lettereu on the
side ia gold letters, "Tuskegee," and they
have all kinds Of 'orks too numerous TO
mention. The young men and young Ia
dies of the school, rs soon as you 90 in,
take you all a.ound and show you the
work and explain it to you,
On the evening Of June 3, '97, the beau-
tiful little chapel on University hill, known
as the Andrew Rankin Memorial chapel,
was crowded to its utmost capacity to
witness the twenty.sixti annual CON-
mcncen'ent Of the co lege department Of
Howard university. The chapel was
beautifully decorated and tae, Exercises
very interesting. The music Was fur.
nished by the United States Marine band.
The members Of the class were II. G. Bin
ford, +. b. Branch, q. II. Harris, $. G.
Harrison, s. II. Lark, W. Il. Shillcut,
and W. j. Il. Whitsett. The program
was as follows:
Observation-Disclosures March EI
Captain.
Invocation.
Oration--"Pootry Of Mathematics" H.
&. Binford, OF Huntsville, Ala.
Music.
Orstion-"The Tendency toward Ma
terialism," Edward Il. Branch, of Amelia
&. H., Va.
Music.
Oration-"The Republic The Goal OF
Governmental Progress" S. H. Lark Au-
gusta, Ga.
Music.
Oration-"Thc Adoption OF the Mind
to TRUTH" W. L. Shillcutt, Nashville,
Tenn.
After the comforting Of degrees by the
president, DR.. Rankin. the address to the
class WAS delivered by Senator j. NJ.
Thurston, of Nebraska. lie spoke at
length Of the wonderful progress OF the
colored race, and pictured in glowing
colors the future Of a race which had
demonstrated such wonderful capabilities
in quarter Of q century.
The commencement exercises Of The law
department Of Howard university, class of
'97, took place Monday evening at the
First Congregational church. which was
crowded to overhowing with the friends
of the graduates and OF the university.
The church was beautifully decorated.
The platform was covered with flowers
and the large class in evening dress made
a fine appearance. After music by Hcfl-
mann's orchestra, and invocation by Rev.
DR.. j. A. johnson, the address to the
graduates was delivered by Hon. Benja-
min Butterworth, commissioner of pat
ents. Mr.. Buttcrworth gave the young
gentleman OF the graduating class advice
touching the duties and responsibilities
cast upon them as awyers, and reviewed
their relations to the profession, to the
court aud their clients, and also con-
sidered their relation to the state under
our form Of government. He advised
the graduates to become politicians, tut
politicians in the highest sense of the
term. The address was exceedingly fine,
and if the graduates follow the course
Mr.. Butterworth outlined for them they
are bound t. make successful LAWYERS.
The valedictory address was delivered by
Miss Marie A. ID. Madre, the only lady of
the class, and the first one of this depart
ment for some years. The class consisted
of thirty-one. all colored hut four, six Of
whom were post graduates, one of the lat.
ter being Mr.. Frederick NJ. Sims, of Us.
kalcosa, Iowa, at present. q stenographe1
in the Navy department.
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