The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-06-08

MARK THE FORTY-SECOND AM
NUAL COMMENCEMENT OF -;
HOWARD UNIVERSITY. :. :.
1888 Get Diplomas
Making Largest Glass I'm History Of
the Faculty-Lewis to be- Con-
firmed-Mrs. Terrell Retires from
Board. ....,--

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Thompsons National News Bureau
1-Wash1ngton, d. c., June .7.--The
forty-second annual commencement
exercises Of Howard University at
metropolitan A. M. f. church on
last Wednesday evening close what
Is conceded by the Board Of Trus-
tees and friends OF the institution
to be the greatest year Units history.
One hundred and unirty-eight stu-
dents received diplomas-the Iare-
est graduating class since the UnI+
Verslty was founded. Nearly $500
persons were in attendance, not
wfthstanding the inclemency of the
weather. DR.. w. P. Thirkield, pres
{ 1dent of the University, presided,
and conferred the degrees, amfnd
much enthusiasm. His personal pop
ularity was evidenced by the college
yells, and other demonstrates
throughout the evening on the part
or the student body and the host
OF citizens who have kept in touch
with the marvellous work DR.. Thirk-.
field has been doing for the school
since he assumed the reIns Al 1sux--
eminent five years ago. ,......,,-
The address Of the evening was
delivered by Justice Wendell Phil
lips Stafford, Of the Supreme Court
OF the District of Columbia. He
took the poet Whitaker as his
theme, dwelling uuon him as the
poet of common life, religion and
especially as the prophet Of freedom.
Whittier's life illustrates" Justice
STAFFORD said, "the fact that :educa-
ton Is not merely through, books and.
college. course at Harvard or
Yale might have spoiled the poet.
| whittier, His native gifts ware uil-
folded through knowledge Of books
and men, without the formal 1hat#~
OF the school, He held up the life
Of Whittier as an, exam Ille, !, ITO; >ffla
young men and women who ara now
going out of high schools, and en-
tphasiZed It's purity, its. who1eaofris-
hdelity to high ideals and firmness
in the right, despite criticism and
untoward circumstances =. He show
! ed that success Is. attained ONLY
through struggle, severance' and :.
sacrifice, and argued that there. is d.
chance for every young Negro man !
and woman in the hand, IL they;
wished to make something of their
lives and were willing to put forth
1.-THE effort that makes things come,
ITO pass. Justice Stafford's address,
was scholarly and Inspiring de-
| liverance and he was liberalrY aa- !
plauded by the discriminating an,
ldience T., ,,
| Degrees were conferred upon 28
as Bachelor OF Arts; nine as A. B. :.
and Bachelors in Education and
teaching. as Bachelors Of Peda,-
fgogy; seven as Bachelors OF Qiyin-
(ity; 28 as Doctors of Medicine; IT
as Doctors Of Dental Surgery; eight
as Doctors of Pharmacy; 28 as Bach
elors Of Law; l as Master Of Arts
! Honorary degrees were conferred
as follows: Doctor flaws, Robert
E. Jones, A. NJ, B. D., D. D.; Hon.
| Henry Moore Baker, A. B., A. M,
LII. B.; Doctor Of Divinity, Rev. Jo-
s7eph l.. Mccoy and Rev. AquiHa
',Sayles.
I tt-0n the platform were -Drs,-C--R-
Howland, I. N. Clark, A. "A. Bal
loch, Kelly Miller, ". v. Tunnell,
l.. B. Moore, G. w. Cook, e. D.. Will
lston, A. M. Curtis, c. Sumner Worm
Hey, NJ. o. Dumas, w. c. McNeill, G.
| H. Marshall, and others Of the How
ard University faculay; Rev. Drs. M,
/, w. Clair, w. J. Howard, J. Milton
Waldron, I. N. Ross, D. E. Wiseman,
Sterling N. Brown, F. ]. Grimke,
Judge T. H. Anderson, Judge G.. w.
Atkinson, Rev DR.. r. w. Goodwin,
Judge II. M. Baker, r. W. Thomp-
'son, A. II. Grimke und others. ...
!, President Thirkield's Achievements.
This closes the fifth year Of SER
vice Of President Thirkields admin
istration. Marked advances have
been made in all departniens, and
the institution has taken higher
rank than ever before among tho
classical colleges Of the land, with
apDreciable strengthening In infiu-
ence and prestige. About oDe-thitd
Of q million dollars have been put
in new buildings, equipment and per
,manent improvements, practically
> doubling the facilities Of the ihetL
= tuition for effective work. In the
IScience Hall more than 900 students
are taking practical laboratory inA
, struction in the sciences. The coli
! lege and academic faculties have
= been increased three-foid. Nearly
} 100000 has been spent in prepar-
= ing for the teaching OF civil engi~
I neering will be inaugnrated as a ape
- cial department next year. A Tight
= ing plant has been installed, by
Y which the University campus VIII be
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