The times., 1899-05-31
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
commencement Exercises of the Sew.
erai Departments.

eral Departments.
The commencement exercises of the COL
legiate normal and preparatory depart
ments. Howard University, were conducted
last night at the First Congregational
Church, and a large audience of friends
and relatives OF the graduates were pres
ent. The gallery was periodically dec
GRATED, and the organ was draped with an
immense flag. Music was rendered by
Hoffman's Orchestra. Joseph II. Douglass,
director
The exercises were begun with an in-
vocation by the Rev. DR.. A. w. Pitzer
Three original and interesting orations
were delivered by Reginald Dawson Bris-
ter. collegiate department, whose subject
was Imperialism" Charles P. jenkins.
normal department, Higher Education of
the Negro" Isaac II. Nutter, preparatory
department, The Three P's in Life
The diplomas of the first two classes and
the honorary certificates of the prepara-
tory department, were conferred by the
Rev. DR.. J. E. Rankin, the President.
The Martha, B. Briggs prize. a gold
medal, which Is awarded to the most ef-
ficient scholar of the normal department
at the end OF each term, was won by Miss
Anna Taylor Wade.
y. Il.
Patrick's Church, delivered the address to
the graduating classes. His subject was
Success and advice that VIII prove of
inestimable value to those directly con-
cerned was given. He said. In part:
The innovation OF changing from one
life to another Numerically opposite is
fraught with many dangers, and though
you are to be congratulated upon the sue
cessful termination of a career that en-
+n,-r f,,,,, ~,
BUSINESS of the moment should be regarded
with fear. There are dangerous times
when great and strong men tremble and
this occasion is the most imminent of them
all. | do not say this to discourage you
but the path of pilgrim, leading from
the threshold Of life to its end, is rocky
and precipitous. and there are innumer-
able snares and pitfalls, and it Is only
when the goal is reached and death is near
that the time has arrived when the retro
spect of past life with regard to success
is to be made
There are two qualities in success, the
true and the false. and the demarcation is
very wide. man or a woman may rise
to the highest pinnacle of fame or be-
come great, or even wealthy: then they
are adjudged by the world as successful.
Others may scarcely be nown. tn air ac-
tions and deeds may not be observed, their
poSseSstons may De lnSlgnlncant, but II
the latter have done their best and used
their intelligence and abilities to the
utmost. at the last day and in the sight
of God, they will be pronounced far above
their competitors"
The discourse was closed with an appeal
not to consider the lives of people rela-
lively, but to purge the minds from all
bigotry and. perceiving the cause in the
effect, TO render homage to each manly and
noble effort.
The following were the graduates:
College class-R Dawson Brister Snow Hill.
Ala: W. Scott Brown ir., Cleveland. Ohio: Lily
o. Hatchett. Petersburg Va: Harriet 4 Lewis
Washington; William T. Nelson Cincinnati Pre-
paratory class-Ulysses 5. Brown, Savannah; Shsr-
lock L. Bush, Washington; Arlington b. CLANCY
Little Rock, Ark; Dallas W. Chesnutt. Whining
ton, \. c.; Fannie f. iatchctt, Petersburg Va;
Ida NJ. Hatchett. Petersburg. Va. CIyssrs L.
Houston, Evansville. Ind. William H. Jackson.
Bcnning, d. c.; Maud ID. johnson, Wheeling, W
Va; H. Roland Miller, Columbia. 5. C.; Isaac H.
Nutter. Princess Anne, Nd; Martin R. Powell
Troy, n. C.; William T. Srague, Ianhams. Md
Percy Y. Walton. Brink. Va. Normal class
Alice L. c. Jefries, Charleston, W. Va; Charles
p. Jenkins, Washington; Sadie L. Quander Wash
ington; Adele ID. Seymour. New York: Anna L.
Taylor, Washington; Lucy \. Turner, kittrell,
y. C.