Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

1Ac-IhcN- oko1A . DAStS Oh SGE britain,
Conn. will preach the baccalaureate SER
mon Health and Mortality Among the
Negroes is tha subject to be considered
by the eleventh annual conference. which
will assemble May %. The philanthropicai
and patriotic work done by Atlanta Uni
yersity for the freedmen OF the south Is in
the hands OF Rev. Horace Bumstead D. D.
president, and Miss Frances 3. CIemmer,
local secretary.
Looking forward to the flfth annual COM
mencement, the senior classes of the Arm
strong Manual Training School have or
ganized with the following officers William
A. Henderson. president: Nellie Brown.
william Henderson and HARRIET Ross rep
resenting their. respective sections vice
presidents After spirited contest Miss
Clara Riley was elected secretary-treasurer.
A pleasing feature OF the election was the
evidenced desire on the part of the grad
yates to select the best material for the
omces, and sectional pride gave way to
recognition of scholarly worth and execu-
tive fitness. Committees to confer with
the English and drawing teachers of the
school as to class day exercises and class
pin selection were appointed by President
Henderson and ordered to report at the
next meeting Monday afternoon.
Is pleased to note that among Its graduates
Is numbered a notary public, Frederick I.
Douglass, class of 1903. having received the
honor OF such appointment from President
IT.
lass Is at present a student in the law
school of Howard University. where he has
taken high rank among his fellow students.
he Is employed as private secretary to
Dr. Wilson. principal Of the Armstrong
Manual Training School.
The girl graduates of Armstrong are put
ting In regular time and study hours maxi
Ing their graduating dresses. 1t has been
the custom from the beginning for the
girls taking manual training courses to
make the commencement gown during the
last quarter of the school year.
The dresses this year, though plain will
surpass those of previous years in beauty
The general design will be the shirt waist
suit, with neat insertions, the. prevailing
materials being India linen and Persian
lawn. The entire cost of each dress will
be kept within a range of 81
The first track and field event ever given
by students in the public colored schools
Will occur May 80 on the campus of Howard
University. To Robert n. Mattingly of
Armstrong, to Garnet c. Wilkerson of NJ
street, to William A. Joiner of Howard and
to Athletic Director Edmund Henderson is
ascribed the credit for this incentive to the
physical development of the youth of these
schools
Great interest is being manifested by the
pupils IN biology at Armstrong in the de-
velopment of the plot of ground designated
OF colored schools. The selection of Mr..
George H. Williams, teacher of biology at
Armstrong, to supervise the entire work is
a pleasing recognition of his energetic
work and for the principle of service for
which the school stands.
Interest is conferred in the coming May
musicale of the colored schools, to be given
at Convention Hall on May IL, 1906, at
O'Clock, by the pupils chorus of more than
five hundred voices. Rehearsals are being
held at Armstrong for the Normal School
and graded school pupils who to take
part. The directress. Miss Gibbs Is enthu-
siastic to the artistic success of the en-
tertainment and an overlooking audience of
parents and friends is expected.
The graduating classes of Armstrong were
treated to very instructive lecture by
Prof. William A. Joiner of Teachers Col
lege Howard University, on Earthquakes"
Mr.. Joiner directs the geography and nature
study work at Teachers College and Is
always an especially welcome lecturer to
both teachers and pupils in the public
schools, where he spent several years as
teacher.
President Wheeler at Berkeley definitely
announces that the summer session OF the
University of California Will be held from
June - to August 4. While the university
suffered heavily by the loss of income prop
erty In the San Francisco fire the buildings
tie demage The university work Will con-
tnue as usual, as soon as the refugees who
are housed in the various buildings on the
campus have been cared for. The academic
council met recently, and in consideration
of the fact that the cadets will be en-
ployed for some time further in guarding
property and the women students or the
university will be busy with the relief work,
the council voted to suspend the rules,
which require that final examinations be
given before marks for the term can be filed
with the recorder The students will be
passed In their subjects on the basis of the
terms work which was within one week OF
completion at the time of the earthquake.
In cases where the instructor is doubtful
as to the students having satisfactorily
done the work of the course examination
will be deferred until the opening of college
next August. Commencement exercises
will be held The date OF the exercises and
the form they will take will be announced
later The members of the faculty are
nearly all engaged In the relief Work, nav
ing rendered particularly valuable aid III
the organization of the executive and SAM
tary departments. Professor Lawson of the
department of geology is at the head of
committee to investigate the causes or the
earthquake. Professor Cory, head of tie
department of mechanical and electrical en-
cheering is working with the citizens COM
mittee of San Francisco, planning the re-
construction of the new city.
Cards have been issued by the faculty
and the graduating class OF the Martina
Washington Seminary for their commence
ment exercises, to be held Monday, Tues
day and Wednes day Of the week beginning
MAY 81 The exercises will open with an
evening recital by the pupils Of the music
department at 8 pm. Monday. A recep
ton to the graduating class Will be given
from to 10 pm. Tuesday. and the gradu-
ating exercises proper Will be the climax OF
evening All the features of the week will
be given at the school building, 1914 18th