The Washington herald., 1912-06-06
HOWARD STUDENTS
CHEER THIRKIELD
Retiring Head of University Urges
Colorsd Graduates to
Go South.
BREAK GROUND FOR
! NEW GYMNASIUM
Campos Illuminated at Night and
Merrimsnt Reigns Supreme
at Banquet.


xield. retiring president OF Howard Uni
yersity, declared marked the top notch
Of education for the colored people, con-
cIuded the forty-third commencement of
the university, the last feature OF the
programme being a banquet OF the
alumni in Minor Hall. and a general
gathering OF faculty and graduates and
friends OF the institution on the illumi-
mated campus last night
The graduating exercises were held in
the afternoon. and were preceded by the
breaking Of ground for the alumni gym
nasium. The alumni, who had held
their business meeting and had been
entertained at luncheon in the first
part Of the day. marched to the east side
OF the north campus at 3 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. and formally broke
ground for the new gym. On the site
they were Joined by the candidates for
graduation. with faculty and visitors,
who, in an Impressive procession quar-
ter OF a mile long. marched about the
campus and into the athletic field. where
there was an improvised auditorium.
Applaud Retiring Head.
There, IN the presence Of 5000 persons,
including officials OF the National and
District governments, educators and rel
atives OF the graduates, the graduating
ceremonies took place Rev. DR.. James
S. Montgomery delivered the invocation,
and Assistant Attorney General William
H. Lewis delivered the address OF the
day
The retiring president. Bishop Thir-
kield. conferred the degrees and as he
delivered Informally his valediCtory TO
the students and faculty OF Howard, he
was applauded.
i have been saying TO you. Go South
and meet the largest needs OF your
race said Bishop Thirkield, whose
episcopal headquarters will be in New
Orleans. Now l say to you. Come
South II is with Joyous sense OF con-
secration that leave Washington to
give my life 10 the service OF all men
OF all races"
List of Graduates.
Degrees were conferred as follows.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.
Bachelor OF Arts. 4. b. magma cum
laude-Juanita Priscilla Howard. Eliza
Pearl shippen. Nellie May ouander
A B.. cum laude-Minnie Beatrice
Smith. Dennis Arthur Forbes. Marion
Tinou Higgs. Christopher Columbus
Cook. William Gilbert. William Henry
Peasants, Clarence Albert Hays. Thomas
wick. Elmer Clayton Terry.
4. B.-WaIdo z. Alexander. James c.
Allen. Howard \. Brooks. Moses Clay
borne. David A Davis. Sarah Agnes
Davis Geraldine P. Green. John Russell
Hunt. Benjamin H. Locke. Warren H.
Logan, Joseph II. Martin, W. c. Z.
Peace Beatrice Richardson. Louis II.
Russell. Florence L. Swami, Charles b.
Washington. Edgar P. Westmoreland.
Clarence @ Wilson.
TEACHERS COLLEGE.
Bachelor OF Arts. and Bachelors Di-
ploma in education and teaching. A. b.
cum laude-Anna Isabelle Robinson.
Vivian EIma Johnson. George Hamilton
Mowhray. Percy Hamblin Henry.
A. B.-Paul Franklin M1wbray. Lillian
Josephine Taylor. Edna Haven Cook.
Luther Craven Mitchell Ernest Everett
Eaton Peace. Frederick X. Douglass
Anderson.
Bachelor Of Divinity-Abraham L.
Demond Mapson F. Hayling, Lemuel st.
Blue. G. A. McCallum. George Warren F.
Oldham. a. B.
Doctor OF Medicine-Herbert Augustus
Allen, Burl Rassette James Theophius
Blue. Hartford Ransom Burwell. A. B..
Leonard Carroll Butler. A b. Arthur
Davis Carr, Arthur Leo SIrtis. Samuel
Blake Daniel. Robert Armistead Deane.
Lylburn Clinton Downing. A. b. Thomas
Augustus Fletcher Harold Stuart Clos
ter Denham Darfield Hall. Curtis Thomas
Hayden. Herman Houghtun James. Ar
thur Walker johnson. Thomas Edward
Jones, George Bernard Key. Edgar de
Jardine McSweene. William Frank Mont
gOmery. A. B. George Norman Dudley
Overt0n. Bert Andrew Rose. Julian God
frey Stuart, Joseph Henry Thomas. Frank
French Thompson, Ph. b. Wendell
Holmes Tyler. Thomas Rudolf NiCkeTs,
John James Williams, Reginald Osterly
Williams. Roscoe jerome Wilson, Man
fred Plouding Woodhn.
Doctor OF Dental Surgery-John Nichol-
as ArChambeau, Edgar Sampson Ballou,
Samuel DESMOND Galloway. John Harri-
son Cardwell. a. b. Samuel Francis
COppage. Burrel Beard DeHaven. Henry
David Dickinson. Alexander Richard
Webb Ferebee Antoine Graves. ir.. Al
bert Creighton Johnson. William Adol-
phus Jones. Dudley Garnett King, Leon
ard st. Clair Kirton, Thomas William
MCGil. jr., Alexander Holden Shay Nc
Tntosh. Jesse Daniel Moses. James Dud-
ley Richey, A. b. Leonard Frede Sar-
jeant. Fitz Albert Sealy. Russell Metcalfe
Swayne, Edward Hall Taborn. Robert
Milton Tribbitt Jesse Eugene Warren. 4.
B.. Charles Hubert Weeks. Walter Wer-
ren Whitfield, jr. William Hill. Whitted.
A. b, Joseph Daniel Wilson, and Harry
Wnbert Wright
Doctor OF pharmaCy-Thomas John
Adams, Alice PinyOn Benjamin, George
Henry Benjamin. James Walter Douglas,
jr.. Lillian Ernestine Jones, Thomas Hen
derson Kerr. Cicero Neely, Walter Scott
Rohoblt Harry Cornelius Ross, Kenneth
Anthony Street
Bachelor Of laws-Horace G. Anderson.
Albert A. Andrews. Solomon T. ClantOn.
jr., William F. Denny, Richard D. Evans,
Edward H. Fisher. Richard a. Gillem,
Octavius c. Granady. Robert II. Holley,
Benjamin H. Jamason, B. s; Lewis E.