Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-10
HOWARD FREE OF DEBT,
BUT MUST ECONOMIC
Board of Trustees at Semi
Annual Meeting Hear En-
>couraging Reports.

| The semi-annual meeting of the board
of trustees of Howard University was
| held yesterday afternoon in the board
room of the Carnegie Library, on the
| campus, Justice Job Barnard, president
Of the board, presiding. The report of
President Thirkield showed a favorable
condition of the institution. The attend
ance surpasses that of any previous year,
with an entering college class of 167
| freshmen.
There are more than 600 students re-
ceiving regular instruction in physics.
| chemistry and biology in the new science
| hall, four professors and three regular in
structors giving their entire time to the
work of science instruction, besides seven
student assistants.
| Elected Member of Faculty.
The Rev. Dr. Pezavia O'Connell of Sal
| isbury, Md, was unanimously elected to
the chair of church history and Scripture
exegesis made vacant by the death of
Dr. John L. Ewell. who for twenty years
held that chair. 1t was announced that
DIR. Ewell had left a bequest of $1,000 for
the School of Theology.
| The position in the school of law made
| vacant by the death of Thomas T. Wood
| WarQ, VINO TOT eight years iidu DceH d lcC-
| turer on the law of real estate, was not
filled On recommendation of the dean,
| George Francis Williams, one OF the pro-
| fessors was appointed to fill the chair for
| the remainder of the year
| The report of the treasurer showed the
| institution without debt but set forth
| that only by rigid economy ca ma deficit
| be avoided, on account OF the large IN
crease of students and the enlargement
| of the teaching force.
To Teach Y. M. c. A. Work.
The rapid increase of Young Mems
| Christian Association buildings for col
| ored men in the north and south has
made a demand for a training school for
secretaries At the request of the Inter-
national Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton committee the board authorized the
opening of Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION Training School. the work to be
| proyided for By the present teaching force
| in the School of Theology and College.
| with the assistance of the officers Of the
Central Young Mems Christian Associa-
| ton and from the two International sec
retaries for cOlOred work VINO are located
! in Washington.
| The opening next year of library
school for the training of librarians. who
are now In demand IN the colleges acad-
| emies and cities of the country, was
| authorized to be conducted by the pres
ent force Of the Carnegie Library at the
| university.
| The demand for definite courses of study
| in the applied sciences to meet the de-
mand for trained colored men in cleo
| trical civil and mechanical engineering
| was presented and the board authorized
the enlargement Of these courses in con-
nection with the School of Manual Arts
and Applied Sciences for next year
The following members of the board OF
trustees were present: Justice JOB Bar
nard, President Thirkield, Chief Justice
Stanton ]. Peelle w. v. Cox, Justice
George W. Atkinson, DR.. John r. Fran
els. Rev DIR. Charles II. Richards Of New
York, Dr. F. G. Grimke. John T. Emlen
OF Philadelphia, ]. Doull Miller OF New
York, E. N. Gallaudet. DIR. ]. n. Waring
and DR.. Marcus Wheatland of Newport,
r. l.