The Twin City star., 1916-05-20
HOWARD ALUMNI TO HOLD
ANNUAL REUNION JUNE ]
Much Valuable Information Given In
April Issue of the Record.

Washington.-The April issue of the
Howard University General Alumni
Association Record is perhaps the fin.
est number ever issued from the press
of that famous institution Special
care was exercised in the April num-
ber to set forth the activities Of the
alumni both at home. in the university
and abroad. The definite aim and pur-
pose Of this issue Is to lay a founda-
tion for an accurate and complete rec
ord Of the alumni, now numbering be-
tween $500 and 5000, for the semi
centennial publication, year 1917. when
Howard university. which was char
tered in 1867, will reach its fiftieth
Year OF service and usefulness in the
higher education Of the colored youth.
This edition Of the University Record
Is limited and is sent out first to the
alumni whose addresses have been
verified as accurate.
Preparations have already been be-
gun for the annual reunion and alum
nj day on June Z. The committee of
arrangements will present many bril-,
liant features. The quinquennium
feature, which has proved so popular
for the past three or four years OH nc-
count Of its rotation in series Of five
years of those participating and hav-
ing charge, will be used in the coming
reunion.
Nearly fifty years ago, March 2, 1867.
the charter for Howard university.
this city, was granted. and in the half
century has sent into the world up
ward Of 5000 well equipped men and
women as teachers. preachers, den
lists, doctors. lawyers and laymen.
many of whom have made their i'm
press on the community in which they
have lived. Every graduate of this
well known educational institution Is
requested to at once communicate with
the alumni secretary. care the uni
versity.
The General Alumni Association of
Howard University. through its Off.
GERS, publishes the alumni number Of
the University Record, the official pub
lication Of the university. Its forty
eight pages for April contain matter Of
interest and outline the plans for the
celebration Of the alumni reunion on
June Z, 1915, and also notes the prepa-
ration for the semicentennial celebra.
ton, March 2, 1917, and reunion Of
the alumni on June Z, 1917.
The "quinquennium" list. showing a
roster of the graduates from Howard
university in 1871 and also the five year
periods since, is one of the interesting
features Of the alumni number Of the
University Record. This list contains
the names Of many prominent citizens
well known throughout the entire coun.
try. Howard university will celebrate
the fiftieth anniversary Of its charter
March 2, 1917, by signal service in
Washington, and concurrent celebra-
tions will be held in many localities
throughout the country by local alumni
The alumni number Of the Record Is
edited and compiled by Financial Sec.
retary Robert A. Pelham and President
Shelby j. Davidson, the former well
known newspaper man. 1t contains the
announcement Of a new plan adopted
by the Alumni association to insure ro-
tation Of the reunion honors." Each
year the classes that graduated five,
ten, fifteen. twenty years ago are espe-
cially invited to attend the reunion.
and members and classes In attendance
are featured as orators of the day. ban
quet speakers, etc.