The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-06-06
ALLEN UNIVERSITY
MAY CHANGE SITE
School May Be Moved TO Lands
Recently Acquired North of
Columbia.
(WrIttcn for The State

me annual commencement of Allen
university was concluded last night
with the annual election OF the teach
ers. The commencement exercises
hGv" been in progress for several
days. The graduating exercises of the
college were held yesterday in COppin
hall Great crowds Of negroes from
different sections of the State at
tended.
The most prominent speaker at the
commencement was John Mitchell, Jr..
editor Of the Richmond Plnnnet and
president OF the Mechanics and Saw
ings bank of Richmond. Mitchell de-
l'Vered the address To the alumni as
sociation. He is Il speaker of repu-
tation and the only negro member
of the National Bankers association.
For two years the administration
OF the college has been in the hands
of the Rev. w. w. Beckett, {, native
of Charleston. President Beckett'S
and the general opinion in the
State of the college is good. DR..
Beckett was Il candidate for bishop
in the \. NJ. l.. church at the last
general conference. which met In Kan
sas City. He held the office of sec
extensively throughout the United
States in the interest of his people.
He was unanimously reelected presi-
dent of the college. The trustee board
at its first session received from the
reports Of the presiding elders and
which was raised in a special spring
rally for the college.
Allen university has no endowment
fund. 1t has Il unique scheme
OF raising funds to maintain the col
lege through the membership of the
A. M. e. church in this State. From
! the report Of the secretary OF the
board of trustees over $4,000 were
the annual receipts for the scholastic
year.
| acres of land near the city for the
establishment of an annex to the
| college plant in which many phases
| of industrial education and agricul-
ture in Its broadcast sense may be
given the students. It IS rumored
property Of the college in Waverley
and move the entire plant of the
! school to the new site. Whether this
will be finally agreed upon by the
leaders Is yet speculative.
| The degree, of doctor of divinity
Spearman Of Camden, N. j., yester-
! day by the faculty and trustees
Forty-two students were graduated
with the l.. I. degree. one with r. D..
| and one with A. B.
! The faculty for the ensuing year is
as follows: The Rev. w. w. Beckett
D. D., president: c. G. Garrett, vice
! president; Trazeiia Campbell. proies-
sor of German, Latin and Spanish
o. A. Combs, professor Of Greek
] Richard e. Brogdon, professor OF
I mathematics: A. B. Johnson, NJ. d.
professor of science; o. l.. Lavallie
professor Of English; l.. f. Lambert
normal teacher: graded school depart
ment, A. v. r. Mcdaniel. Josephine
Simmons. Abbie Johnson. c. E. Will
son: domestic art. E. L. Sightler; do
| mestic science, F.. Purvis.
! The business Of the college is man.
| aged by the president and the ex-
ecutive committee Of trustees in the
absence Of the regular board. BishoE
w. D. Chappelle is vice president OF
the executive committee. Green Jack.
son Of Columbia is secretary and the
Rev. D. H. Johnson OF Ahhaville IS
| treasurer. Bishop l.. J. Coppin Is
president Of the board and also pre-
aiding bishop of North and South
! Carolina.