Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-02
FORTY YEARS OF AGE
Howard University to Cele-
brate Its Anniversary.
INSTALLATION CEREMONIES
Exercises Scheduled to Occur Friday,
November Is.
MANY EDUCATORS TO ATTEND
President Roosevelt TO Deliver an
Bryce and
Secretary Garfield Also.
MANY EDUCATORS TO ATTEND

Rev Dr. Wilbur Patterson Thirkield,
according to arrangements just completed,
will be formally installed as president OF
Howard University in Rankin Memorial
Chapel November 10 at 80 O'CLOCK
Later at s O'Clock the fortieth ami
versary Of the founding of the university
will be celebrated In the First Congre-
gational Church. 10th and G streets north
west Justice Barnard of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia and
president of the board of trustees of the
university will preside at the installation.
The speakers of the occasion who have
given positive assurance of their presence
are President Roosevelt Ambassador
Bryce. Secretary Garfield, Elmer f.
Brown, commissioner Of education. and
Rev. DR.. John W. L. Bowen of Atlanta,
Ga.
Included in the attendance will be dis
tinguished educators from all parts of
the country. the following institutions
having given notice to the committee
In charge that delegates will be in at
tendance to represent them: Harvard
University. University Of Michigan
Georgetown University. Indiana Cniver-
sity Oberlin College. Tuskegee Normal
and Industrial Institute. Trinity College,
State University of Oklahoma, Miami Uni
versity. Illinois Wesleyan University, Nc
University, GaIlaudet College, Morristown
Normal College, Leland Stanford Jr Uni
versity. Florida State. Normal School.
Johns Hopkins University, Carnegie Insti-
tuition of Washington. Northwestern Uni
versity, Wesleyan University. George
Washington University Shaw University
Ohio Wesleyan University. Woman's Col
lege Of Baltimore. Storer College, Holy
Cross College, Hamilton College, Atlanta
Baptist College, University of Notre
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Theological Seminary. Haverford College
and Ohio State University.
Acceptances Conditioned.
Provisional acceptances 1t Is stated
have also been received from number
of other institutions that expect to be
| represented. The music will be furnished
| by large surplced choir Of about fifty
| members and also by the university Or
| chestra of thirty pieces.
Rev DR.. Cornelius Patton of Boston
secretary of the American board of com
| missioners Of foreign missions and son
| of the late president. W. w. Patton, who
| for a number of years was at the head Of
| the university, will deliver the address Of
| the evening. DR.. Patton is a graduate Of
| the academy, class of 1876: James c.
| Napier Of Nashville, Tenn, a graduate
of the law school, class of 1872, and Rev.
George f. Miller of Brooklyn, N. Y, of
| the college c.aSS OF 1888. are included In
| the list Of speakers.
Meeting Of Alumni
The members of the Alumni Association
| have found the occasion suspicious for a
reunion. The number of graduates of all
departments. it Is stated. Is more than
$500. and they are scattered all over the
world Many of them, 1t is said, occupy
| positions of prominence in church and
| state. The first meeting of the alumni
| will be held November IA at pm. in
| Rankin Memorial Chapel. Addresses will
be made by Rev Amory II. Bradford of
| MOntclair, n. J., and President John
| Hope of the Atlanta BAPTIST College.
| The reunion proper will take place the
morning of November 10, when DR.. Kelly
Miller. president of the Alumni Associa-
| ton, will preside. The addresses will he
delivered by graduates representing the
| theological, medical. law and normal de
| partments, as follows: DR.. Joseph H
Jones, president of Wilberforce Univer-
sity; DR.. W. A Sinclair of Philadelphia;
| DR.. W. D. Crum of Charleston S. c.,
| Prof w. H. Richards of this city and
Mrs Rosa K. Jones of Richmond, Va.