Evening star., 1922-01-19
Washington Rapidly Becoming
Worlds Educational Center

i, ID represented practically every ma
t.on in the world.
Catholic University. in addition to
enjoying the distinction OF being the
center Of education for Catholic lay.
men in America. also has associated
with 1t the houses Of study Of various
religious orders, including pafticu.
larly the Dominicans. the Marists ana
q number Of others.
At these houses OF study the reIi.
gious orders from all over the United
States send their members for ad-
vanced courses In various sciences,
and the ground about the university
is constantly seeing new buildings for
additional orders go up.
Georgetown's already high reputa-
ton as q leading institution Of learn
ing has been enhanced greatly since
the establishment Of its school Of for.
eign service. This college of the uni
versity, with an enrolment Of about
500 students. enjoys a national repu-
tation for instruction in the practi-
calities of export trade and diplomatic
and consSear service.
Rev. w. Coleman Neville. dean OF
Georgetown University. is the regent
former chief Of the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, and who has
had wide experience in Europe and on
other continents in the export and
diplomatic work, is the dean. Under
the leadership Of such men as Presi
dent Farrell Of the United States Steel
Corporation. w. S. Culbertson of the
tariff commission and many other
men prominent in official and educa-
tional life. the school has made
marked progress.
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Among American cities, Washington
stands unique in including in its popu-
lation thousands of young people we'll
prepared and anxious to undertake COL
legiate ana professional courses. having
fairly uniform Office hours and willing
| to devote leisure to study. TIE George
Washington University recognized the
! needs Of these young people, and to
meet these needs it provides q system
Of double instruction.
The university in this way ministers
| to large groups, of young people earning
their living by day and obtaining .
OF these students are government en-
ployes, and the service rendered tnem 10
likwise rendered the government in
making its servants more efficient
through better training.
A law school and q medical school
with practically perfect records before
state examining boards, q school or
pharmacy offering an admirably we'll
balance course In liberal arts education.
engineering. architecture. chemistry and
physict-such is the university's gift to
| the youth Of the nation.
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BY right OF location. spirit Of progress
siveness and it's advanced standing
! Howard University Is truly designated
as the national university for the edu-
| cation Of colored youth" The latest in
novation undertaken by this institution
Of learning is plan looking to the
establishment OF school OF public
| health and hygiene. In taking this ad-
vanced step the university is keeping
pace with the few great American uni
j versities which have instituted such de-
partments.
Just as all Americans are awakening
to the need of physicians and nurses
being trained in sanitary science. the
colored American is also taking his
health problem seriously and desires to
make his contribution to national health.
More colored doctors and nurses must
be trained. and it is to meet this need
taat Howard University has set out to
do a work Of national scope.