The Washington herald., 1911-06-01
THIRKIELD CONFERS
HOWARD DEGREES
University Has Made Great
Record, He Asserts.
ADDRESS BY JUSTICE STAFFORD
Jurist Addresses Graduates ON Life
of the Poet Whittier-Han of Ap-
piled Sciences Will Afford Engi-
neerinS Course at University Next
Year-Chnnges In Faculty.


cred an address on whittier. the poet
Of nature and freedom at the forty
second annual commencement exercises
of Howard University last night in Met
ropolitan A. NJ. E. Church.
The degrees were conferred by President
Thirkield. who also gave a report Of the
wonderful work being accomplished by
the university. DR.. Thirkield said that
during the last year new buildings and
equipment to the amount Of nearly one
| third of a million dollars have been
| added to the institution. A Steamboat
ing and electric power plant has been
| erected at a cost Of $4,000 A new hall
| Of manual arts and applied sciences will
make possible the Inauguration Of an en-
gineertng course next year.
The invocation was pronounced by
! Rev I. N. Ross, and Rev. J. Milton
Waldron gave the benediction. Among
| those on the platform were Justice
| Thomas H. Anderson. Judge George w.
Atkinson, and Rev. Frank J. Goodwin.
| Music was furnished by the Lyric Or
| chestra- The following is a list Of the
| graduates:
List of Graduates.
Bachelor of Arts-Numa P. G. Adams,
James A. Wright, Carl J. Murphy. Clar-
ence B. Curley. John N. Clelland, A. B.;
James A. Compton. Martin L. Crawford.
Clyde H. Donnell. Leo v. English.
Charles H. Garvin. Jonathan c. Gibbs,
Andrew NJ. Gilbert. Ruth NJ. Gilbert. Will
lard @. Gowens. Jesse NJ. Jackson.
Lena z. Jenkins. Helen F. Jones. Junius
w. Jones. BENJAMIN A. Judkins. A. B.;
| Samuel T. Kelly. Harry r. Logan. Julius
C. McKelvie. John H. McMorris, Herbert
D. Myers. Thomas w. Nelson. James w.
Parker, Nellie NJ. Pratt, and Evermont
p. Robinson.
Teachers College-Bachelor Of arts and
bachelors diploma. in education and
Childs, Mary F. Clifford, Matilda r. LIE
Brandt, George w. Mitchell, Helen r.
Mondy, Ellen T. Morris, Harry L. Scott,
End John Thomas Warricks.
Bachelor of pedagogy-Emma R.
Clarke. Mary A. Martin, Julius c. Nc
Intosh. A. B.: Clifford c. Robertson. A.
B., and d. Ballard Russell, B. 8.
Bachelor Of divinity-George N. Balm.
Samuel Beckford. James D. Brown, Ed
win P. II. Ferguson. Thomas B. Living
ston, Joseph T. Minor, and Andrew H.
Whitfield.
Doctor Of medicine-Harry Edward
Barco. A. B.: Winter Julius Barkley.
]. Hayward Blackwell. jr.. A NJ; Richard
L. Brown, jr.. Wilmington H. Bruce,
Chappell, jr., William Courtney Coleman.
John Walter Vincent Cordice. Harlan
Austin Richard Gun, John Gather Day.
Samuel J. E. Forde, William w. Citizens,
Charles Edward Herriott, Gladstone Nc
Latan Hinkson, George Franklin john
son. Matte v. Seames Lee. Smith Milton
Lewis, Alvin Scott Mason. A. NJ; Peter
Med. Milliard. p G.; Roscoe Lewis
Moore, Evan Walter Roberts, Burton G.
NJ. Robinson. Julian Waldo Ross. A B.:
Charles Constantine Stewart Ralph B.
Stewart, P. D.; Edwin French Tyson, A.
B.. and Curl A. Young.
Doctor Of dental surgery-Clarence Eu-
gene Allen, A. B.; William B. Anderson,
B. s.; William Russell Avery. Andrew
Brown, Benjamin F. Browne, jr., Walter
Lee Colson. Ephraim T. NJ. De Wore,
Dudley Wentworth Fraser, Phar. G.:
Samuel Emanuel Harris, Fitzthomas Au-
gustus Hinkson, Oscar Dunn Jones. Alvin
Orville Lyons. Ouderain Uzel Plummer,
George Cavenous Strong. A. B.; Floyd
Wellman Terry, Jesse Maryland Wilkins.
A. B.. and Robert Wilson, B. NJ.
Doctor Of pharmacy - Len Barnhill,
Harry Sylvester Clarke, Edward T. Nc
DoweI. B. s. D.; Eva Christian Mundin.
Raymond Hamilton Murray. John D.
Richardson. A. B.; Houston Sales
Schweich. and Virginia Ross Washington.
Bachelor Of laws-Ulysses J. Banks.
Daniel w. B0WleS, A b., william b.
Bush, IL B.; James A. Campbell. Wade
H. Carter, Benjamin G. Clanton. Thomas
B. Cobb, Van G. De ,Suze, William ].
Green, A. B.; Mccoy Hanson, Benjamin
c. Jackson, David Jenkins, Samuel D. |
McCree, A. B.; Afue Mcdowell. Alonzo
w. McEwen, Pedro S. Navedo. Ernest L.
Pinn, Wesley S. Porter, Cornelius r. |
Richardson, Aaron Smith, A. M: Blanch- |
field Thompson. Daniel r. Tomlinson,
William v. Tunnel, A. NJ. S. T. B.;
Willis w. Washington. James c. Waters, |
jr., A. B.; Charles s. Williams, James |
E. Williams, and Ernest L. Winters.
Honorary degrees-Doctor Of laws
Robert E Jones, A. NJ. B. D., D. D.. and |
Henry Moore Baker, A. B., A. NJ, LII. B. |
Doctor Of divinity-Rev Joseph L. Nc |
Coy and Rev. Aquila Sayles. Master OF |
arts-William Alpheus Hunton, A. B. |
Changes in Faculty.
The following changes in the faculty |
We're announced: James s. Thomas. ap-
pointed instructor in German; F. E. |
Frederick, director and instructor in |
electrical engineering; r. NJ. Denning, in
structor in mechanical drawing and civil |
engineering; Prof. E. E. Just, associate |
professor of biology; Clifford Robinson.
instructor in the department Of arts and |
sciences. and Judge Robert H. Terrell. |
lectureship In law.