The Washington times., 1919-09-07
Howard University 10
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Form Of Organization

their lives on the soil of France for
their country.
Opens This Month.
The university opens its doors this
month remarkably equipped for its
great work. The advent of its new
President, DR.. ]. Stanley Durkee, has
already marked a new era in the his
tory of the university. Able, courage
Gus, consecrated to the cause he
serves, DR.. Durkee has brought to
Howard an enthusiasm and a spirit
that has quickened every phase of
it's life. Better still, he has made
radical changes in the personnel and
work of the university in order to
bring il abreast of the foremost col
leges of the land. He has called the
Honorable Emmet J. Scott from his
distinguished service as special assis-
tant to the Secretary of War to the
position of secretary of the
university. DR.. Scott is not only
known throughout the country for his
war service, but as co-worker with
the late DR.. Booker T. Washington
and secretary of Tuskegee Institute,
he is peculiarly fitted for the respon-
siblc duties of his new offive. The
office of registrar has been created
and Dwight o. W. Holmes has brought
his extensive training and educational
experience to this position.
Following the lead of the most ad-
vanced. colleges, Howard has adopted
a new plan of organization. In the
first place, the secondary schools
have all been abolished that the entire
emphasis and stress may be placed
or the college departments. A junior
college. consisting of the first two
years of the college course has been
established with Professor Kelly Mil
Ter as dean. All students of the uni
versity will be compelled to pass
through this basic college before
passing into the upper tier Of schools.
List OF Studies.
These latter include the following
schools: Liberal arts, education, ap-
piled sciences, commerce and finance,
journalism, religion. medicine, music,
general service and law. DR.. Carter G.
Woodson. editor Of the Journal OF
Negro History, and author Of stan
dard historical works, is the dean
Of the school OF liberal arts. Other
changes are: DR.. Z. L. Parks to be
dean OF men, George w. Cook to be
dean OF school OF commerce and
unanCes =. =. SyphaA " gC PAOASSSOA
OF mathematics, Miss Helen H. Tuck,
acting dean Of women and instructor
in physical education for women, c.
Z. Lucas, chief accountant and as
sistant treasurer.
The adoption OF the quarter system
by the university is another step in
it's new progressive policy. This sys-
tenn has many advantages over the
semester plan. 1t intensifies the work
and raises the standard OF scholar
ship. Perhaps its most appealing ad-
vantage is that students may enter
at the beginning OF any quarter and
receive full credit toward their de-
gree.
Special mention should likewise be
made of the new school of commerce
and finance. This department offers
for the first time, to young colored
men, training of university standing
for business careers. Its graduates
will go out to answer the eVef-in-
creasing demand OF the coIored busi-
ness world for trained men. All OF
the other schools are Offering in
creased facilities and wider Oppor-
tunities to their students. The school
of applied science is now on a par
with the standard schools Of its type |
in other universities. It's courses !
meet the great demand of the present |
and future for men and women
trained in the technical and scientific |
fields. The departments OF engineer |
ing and architecture. of agriculture |
and home economics meet the require |
ments OF our modern world.
School Of JOurnaliam.
A school OF journalism has been |
opened for the first time. It will give
training to students wishing |
to enter the newspaper and magazine
profession.
Beginning with this year. the uni
versity will offer Postgraduate work |
leading to the degree Of master Of
arts or master OF science. Six fields |
OF study are offered-u) in biological |
science, C2) in comparative literature. |
(3) in history, (4) in political science, |
(5) in education, and (6) in theology. I
The professional schools offer un-
equaled advantages to ambitious stu
dents. The Howard School of Medi- |
cine, rated as a class "a" institution |
by the American Medical Association, |
ranks with the great medical schools |
OF the country. Its faculty is COM