The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-06-24
THE NEGROES OF NEW JERSEY Plan AN ENTIRE STATE TICKET
HOWARD GIVES DEGREES
TO 245 GRADUATES.

Washington, ID. u, June 22.-when
two hundred forty-five (245) degrees
were conferred upon graduates of the
classes Of 1922 Of the Howard Uni
versity by President 7. Stanley Dur
kee at the Fifty-third Annual Com
mencement exercises held on the uni
versity Campus, Friday, June 0. 1922.
record was made in the history of
colleges Of the United States devoted
to educational work among Colored
exercise the largest number Of stu
dents to receive degrees Ia the Liber-
al Arts, Science Religion, Law, Medi-
feline. Pharmacy and Music In adj
ditlon 20 the degrees in regular cour-
SEES, honorary degrees We're conferred
upon Rev. Edmund Harrison Oxley of
Cincinnati. Ohio: Rev. James Luther
Pinn, and Mr.. Herman Henry Bernard
Meyer, of Washington, D. c. The
Commencement address was delivered
by DR.. Edwin Il. Slosson, of Washing
ton, ID. G.
The Commencement exercises were
preceded by the academic procession
which started from the steps of the
Howard University Carnegie Library
at eleven o'clock a, m, led by the r.
| o. T. c. headed by DR.. J. Stanley Dur
. kee, president; DR.. Emmett ]. Scott,
Secretai Treasurer; DR.. Edwin Il.
Slosson. the Commencement Orator;
/ the candidates for honorary degrees
and included Trustees Deans, Pro-
+, fessors. members OF the various aca-
emic and professional faculties, grad
yates and alumni. The course of the
procession was from the steps of the
Library to the Administration Build
ing and down the long walk to the
! west end of the grounds where an
audience of visitors. friends ana rela-
n rrrn dtta Eos
sembled to witness the ceremonies.
The brilliant colors of the academic
costumes flashing in the sun presented
fitting ceremonial picture.
Commencement PrOgram.
The invocation beginning the exer-
cises was offered by the Reverend Will
liam 8. Alternately, d. D.. and was
T. C.. Band. after which Or. Erwin 70.
Slosson, Editor of Science Service, and
Contributing Editor OF the New York
Independent. delivered the Commence
ment Address. choosing as his subject
sLooking Backward and living For
ward"
Man Plans Ahead.
Man. lives fortlas. DR. slossor
said. HE alone has the power OF
provision He plans for years; build
ing for centuries in advance; sacrifices
himself for the benefit of generations
distant future. of a Utopia upon earth
or of q city not made with hands
eternal in the heavens"
Now man is not peculiar in work
ing for the future, but he is peculiar
in knowing that he is. The bee stor-
when there shall be no more flowers.
the making a nest for eggs yet to be
laid. they are obviously working for
the future but. 1t is not due to their
own forethought. In the case of the
instinct of insects and birds there Is
apparently also provision but 1t is not
their own provision. It seems then that
the world as a whole has this char
acteristic of provision which is char
acteristic of the highest human in
der man recognized something work.
ing that is akin to his own mind but
manifestly greater and more knowing
and farther seeing; and to this he
gives the name of Providence, which
means looking ahead. This gift of pre-
vision of foresight. which man in
some degree possesses, has In all ages
been recognized as the most divine of
his faculties, for It is most like the
theological constitution of the cos
mos. Because men have this gift, they
can set up for themselves goals in adj
vance of their time, higher ideals to
be attained; and then strive for them
consciously and consecutively. That ia
to say, the motive power of human
actions may be set in the future in
stead of the past. We see a horse
goes faster as II is going homeward
and W ae say that 1t Is an intelligent
horse; so IT is That is a sign Of in
ltelligence, the sign of Intelligence in
fact. You can Judge the intelligence
of man in the same way. by whether
his motives are ahead or behind. 1t is
nobler to be moved by a pull than a
push
DIR. DurIxee's Charge TO Graduates.
In comforting the degrees ON the
members OF the graduating class OF
1929, President Durkee said: zone
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