The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-16
F|FT|E1H Anniversary CElE.
BRATI0M OF HOWARD
UNIVERSITY.

Nersary Oh nOward I nlNersarl. WASH.
ington. ID o.. Was easily one oi the nl"ri
notable events IN the history of the NJ
gro people since emancipation. This ~
shown by the character of th"-r wll,
came bsrk from their vsrious fields ni
labor To take part i'm the celebration oi
their Alma Matters good old age, ami iu
the character Of the great men and W..
men wh" trok part IN the proceedings ~
principals.
The first two days Of the celebi alton
notably the most lar reaching in interest
we're devoted u the discussion of -ocial"g
ical problems, which confront the Negro
people Ii Was called the '':Sociologica
Conference" The conference A. of~.n-
ed by President :. M. Newman, ~ ala
university, outlining the purpose anil
scope Of the conference. followed 10y the
discussion Of the subject, ''Own-rship "i
Rural and Urban Homes" 10y Dr. j. ~
n. wsring; President y. u. Young oi
the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
College; DIR. X. X. Wright. Jr editor @.
the Christian Recorder; and 10y the ,ll-
cus-ion Of business Enterprises D-an
Kelley Miller presided. The paper war
read by Mr.. n. Work, Director Of th,
Division Of Records and Is-~arch at
ruskegee Institute and WAS ii-cu--s~i ~
Mr.. William Anthony Aery. of IIanP.
ton Institute and Mr.. Fred A. Moor.
editor Of the New York Age.
On the second day the subject 81 .i-
cussion was "Educstion. Dran I.ewir
B. Moore presided. The psl-r was real
by Mr.. Roscoe Conkling Brucs, A-=lst-
ant Superlndent Of schools for the In
trict of Columbia. and WAS di-rtI--s,l by
Dean Benjamin g. Brswley, of Moore
house College, and others. Health and
sanitation Was by far the most import
ant paper discussed at tie conference.
and the paper Wa resd by Dr. g.. v
Roman, A. NJ, Of Nashville IL was not
only eloquent in IL word painting. l,ut
luminous and conclusive IN IT, fnrt-
Mis- Mary W. Ovington aud Mr. Eugene
Kinckle JOne-. Of Nr~ York, partici
patel in tie discussion
la the afternoon "Eace Cooperation
after Fifty Ne.r<fs- 49, ii-.l--.-i ~
Prof. A. NJ Tr.~skS i othrr-
The ms~ reetinx - ti.e consention
hall vss prr-iis.i over % fs Chief lu-
lice stanton Judkins f's--lie. H. D. NJ
dre>-e~ on The Significance uf the fiify
Years Of History II Howard niyer-ity
and Of the Advance 81 tie Golored Man
with Which u - COnberts.i'' were d,.
liver-d by the Honorable Franklin X
Lane. Secretary oi the Interior. Prof
Csrl kelsey, m. D.. 81 the niser-ity
II PsnDsylvsnis President y 4. k~al-
ing. -. D.. of Western 7 niser-Ity. aui
Bishop Wilbur =. Thrk irld The mu-
-ic under the leadership of Prof R"y "
Iibl-, ~ss ercellent
The Musicsls Festival At tie Dunbar
High school wss held on Ihnr-.isy
The mas meeting At tie fir-t Con
grtgstionsl Church. presided over ~ lDr
J. n. y. Wsring. ws- q meeting o. com
memorste the birth ~ the University ami
and the signing Of tho charter. Mareh %
l,7 Ia va one of tire most sDul -stirrInv
of gatherings. because oil this ~lio par
ticipstsd IN "a were identified with tho
life and fortunes of the University. 80
table sddrs>-e-- were delivered ~ T'r,f
X. T. Greeuer, judge George W atkin-
son, former governor Of Wet Virgins.
and Dr. W. A. Sinclair.
On saturday, the third snd ls-t day 81
the celebration, there we're reunions ~
tie departments and cls-~e- and f,ener-
81 Alumni Rally, the latter i~ing pre-id-
Ell over by shelby ,. Davidson, tire pre-
dent Of the General Alumni Association.
xho delivered On sddre-r of ~eicorne.
Howard University OWES IL existence
10 the devotion and self sacrifice of zen.
Oliver q. Howard, . soldier 81 the Tn
ion and lover OF oil the race, wthpui
distinction OF color, and ~no denied him
sslf shss others more needful might have
sdvantaes which he hsd enjoyed of op-
porsnnisy and eiucssion. The result of