Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-17
DfSPONDENT OVER MARKS MISS
GRAHAM, HOWARD STUDENT.
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Daughter of Rev. ". T.. Graham
Fires Bullet Into Her Breast.


tWash;ngtun Tribune. Juno 10. 1919.
Failure TO pass the rigid test Of
some Of the instructors at Howard
University. in her final examinations.
Mss Cutie Beatrice Graham. of Phiia-
drlphin, fired Il shot from a IS ralihcr
pistol into her right breast in her room
at Miner Han about 10 O'Clock Frlu.t..
morning, June .. She * now imrrNv-
ing and is ont Of danger.
Miss Graham is Of Il highly nervous
Temperament and had inquired Of tn"
Dean as to whether she would Eradu-
ate or not. lie did not give her any
satisfaction and she went to the Rcgt@-
lrar. who gave her some documents
and told her to bring up certain work
before he could inform her as to he:
graduation. She might expect an an.
SwCr possibly, about Tuesday. after
noon. the 9th with graduation set for
Friday, the 9th.
Upon examination OF the piStrl
VIII Oh Miss Graham used Il Was found
that all Of the cartridges had been
snapped, 50 the theory is advanced thar
Sh" must have snapped them all. the
last one exploding. which accounts for
the shot in the right instead OF in The
left breast
Dr. y. NJ. Curtis. the attending
physician. said the ball had been OK
tractcd and that il did not enter her
lungs. lie excused her from confinr-
ment to the bed "Wednesday ana n,
thought she would fully recover in q
short time.
1t is said at the University that Miss
Graham waS very brilliant young wo
man. she WAS specializing in Dramat.
lr Art and was an outstanding pun
IN TINS department; in fact she was the
IcadjnE factor in the development 4
the entertainment that was scheduled
i"r IhurSday night. The first half Of
IN" play was Miss Grahnm'% own Great
ION and she was to have been the Lex,
ing character in il. Ii is said that she
WORKED harh from to II and -
o o'clock at night in rchcarSing and d..
rr'ilnE TIE others in the rChcarSals for
liflrSdAy nights entertainment Nv the
Howard Players
IN addition to dramatic work. Miss
GrAham did literary work for the vo?
Gus University publications.. including
IN" Journal The Record, The Stylrs
ana IA" Minerva. the latter being tne
year book for 1929. Mss Graham wrs
popular with student ORGANIZATIONS
~" was ri"c.rrcsid,nt Of the French
club in 1921 and vice president Of ire
Students Council In 1921 With nor
regular studies her literary work and
her dramatic work, by which the Uni.
vcrSlty benefited Miss Graham WAS
kept very busy.
She was such an outstanding charas.
ter IN her dramatic work that il had
already been decided that she would
so to Paris, France to finish her course
in this art. With the anticipated 1rip
to Europe depending on her gradua-
ton here this year. she was anxious 20
know II she was to finish; therefore,
the interview with the Dean and Regi--
strar. Obtaining little satisfaction, sue
returned to her room from the Regis
trar's office. There the intended fatal
shot was fired. However. Miss Graham
is not suicide. 1t is said that this IS
the first suicide attempt by a student
Of Howard University.
Her deficiency, it 'is learned from
authoritative sources was Onc-tcnth CT
a unit in Physical Culture. n subject in
winch she was supposed to be thorough
~ proficient.
II is stated that she will not be able
to graduate until her deficiency has
been made up
Miss Graham is the daughter OF tho
Rev. Graham pastor of one of the larg.
est Baptist churches in Philadelphia.
She is graduate Of the William Penn
High School of Philadelphia and came
on to Howard from that school.