Evening star., 1923-06-09
81 Graduates Ne,u Mark
For Howard University
Value of Self Control Stressed BY Assist
!. ant Secretary of Var Dauis, One of
Commencement Speakers.

versity were shattered at the coih-
mencement exercises yesterday AFTER
noon when degrees were awarded TO
311, the largest class ever turned
out by the institution. In addition
to the degrees in regular courses
honorary degrees were conferred
upon three Washington men-Charles
Edward Russell, James Upshur King
and Daniel Smith Lamb-and James
Weldon johnson of New York city and
Mordecai w Johnson of Charlestown,
W. Va.
Assistant Secretary of War Davis,
ono of the commencement speakers,
stressed the value of self-control.
He congratulated members of the
Reserve Officers Training Corps on
their work and urged them to keep
always as their inspiration the eN-
ample of the colored soldier who was
buried in Arlington cemetery recently
with the highest military honors-Col.
Charles Young.
I'm your zeal for book knowledge
DR. J. w F. Bowen of the CANNON
Theological Seminary of Atlanta told
the graduates. "it would be SurprlS-
ing IL you failed to note fully the
other requirements which your teach
ers sought to set before you by the
more real and silent method of per
SOnal IL 49,
consecrated christian character for
service"
Academic Procession.
The ceremonies began with the
academic procession from the steps
Of the university Carnegie Library
ut o'clock, led by the +. .. I. e.
' Band The procession was headed by
DR. J. Stanley Durkee. president; DR.
Emmett ]. Scott. secretary-treasurer {:
DIR. j. w. L. Bowen of Cannon Theo-
logical Seminary, Atlanta, Ca, the
commencement orator; the candidates
for honorary degrees, and included
trustees. deans, professors, members
Of the various academic and profess
sional faculties, graduates and
alumni.
The course, of the procession was
TO the administration building and
, down the long walk 10 the west end
; of the grounds, where an audience
of nearly 5000 was assembled.
The program included an overture,
Flying Artillery" by the +. o. 7. e.
Band; invocation by Dr.. Charles
Wood, pastor Church of the Cove
nant; clarinet solo, Eighth Air Va
rie." by William Fl. Frazier: selec-
Band comforting of degrees by
President j. Stanley Durkee; award
ing Of prizes to students; awarding
of commissions, Reserve Officers
Training Corps, class 1923, by Dwight
y
hass solo, "Barbarosso," by Clinton
A. Walker; singing of Alma Mater"
by audience, and benediction by DR..
Mordecai w. Johnson of CharleStown
'. w. Va.
After the address of DR.. Bowen, DR..
Durkee conferred the degrees.
Liberal Arts Degrees.
in the School of Liberal Arts the
following degrees were awarded:
4. r. gum laude-Ruth +. Butler.
Lila l.. Martin. John Z. Wesson and
Ida L. Woodford; A. B.-Algernon O..
renzo @. Brown. W. A. NJ. Busch,
Ethel Z. Carter Marie F. Choates
Calvin +; Claiborne, clifford L.
w. Crawford. James A. Curry, Eliza
beth Dougherty, George l.. Eggleston,
Mamie Z. Francis, Carmen Gownder,
Allen F. Grymes. Eleanor 1. Harper,
ris. Hazel B. Harvey. Adele J. Hunt.
Henry r. Jackson, Clara a. Johnson,
Edwin D. Johnson. Eleanor Johnson,
Gettys B. Johnson, Josephine +.
I. Kemp, Ellen X. Mills. Muriel a.
Milton, Henry Lee Moon, William J.
Newsom, Decatur Ward Nichols, Anna
Smith Payne, Lynier a. Price. kath-
ryn NJ. Robinson, Cora A. Ruff. Alon-
20 T.. Saunders, George +. Sheffey,
Yancey L. Sims. Edward A. Simmons,
Marguerite Thomas, Pauline VI. West.
Jeanette {. Williamson. James Clar-
ence Young and Reggie Arliner
Young, J. T. Chambers, Grace X.
Nash.
d. s. cum laude--Robert j. Craft
and Clemens H. Fitzgerald: B. s.
Walter a. Adams, William r. Adams.
Felix a. Anderson. Ulysses Bagley,
son. Charles $. Boyd, Sybil a. Brown,
Iinnear II. Bryant. Andrew 5. Burton,
Raymond S. Contee. Mary V. Craw-
ford, George J. Davis. Alonzo L. Eas-
on. Milton q. Edmonds, Amos l.
Foster. William II. Frazier, Walter
w Goens, Marcellus Golf, John j.
Goldsberry, Robert Hadley Greene,
William B. Greene, Walter Harmon,
Ernest S. Hartgrove, Isaiah Horne.
Logan W. Horton, Peyton r. Higgin-
botham. Howard L. Hucles. Hastings
H. Huggius. William a. Jones, Fred
erick W. keenan,, James a. Riley,
Grant NJ. Robinson. Flossie A: Sadler.
Webster Sewen, Ashley q. Thomas.
Harry r. Thornton, John r. Ware,
'Dllie Garfield Weaver. Byrant II. Will
liams. Frank w. Williams. George ID.
Williams. Hiram j. Williams, Clarissa
G. Wimbush. l.. Mary b. Wright,
Jonathan l. Young and Reuben 5.
Young.
In the school of education, the
following degrees were awarded: a.
isnop masna < Gum BAIsbes N chspman m
Thresa E. Cohran, Edith 4. Martin,
Della Prioleau. Thelma Stephenson.
J Helen V. Talbot. Arneita Taylor, Ed
warGVU. Taylor. W. Zelma Tyler.
GLADYS Warrington and Emma Will
liams; 3. S. cLs... laude-Myrtle +.
Phillips and Ny t. Washington;
B. S.-Martha AsS.t Ashe, Clarence
B. Ingram and M~rgaret Lawrence.
Commerce and Finance.
In the school of commerce and
finance, the following degrees were
awarded: B. S. summa cum laude--
Theodora v. Fontenau; B. S;-Edward
w. Anderson, Claude w. Black mon,
Purvis J. Chesson. James Henry
coles, Menthorne Z. Harold, Chaun-
cey Reid Hudson, Wisner Jackson.
' John Henderson Lee, Joseph w.
Nicholson. Henry p: Owens, Hay
Emmett Simms, Arnold Stowe, Gladys
V. Turner, Philip Watson and Ed
ward A. watts.
In the school of applied science the
following degrees were awarded: B.
5. in architecture-Arthur w. Fer
guson and julius III. Gardner; B. s.
: in civil engineering-Samu r.
Cheevers and Robert J. Madison; B.
$. in electrical engineering-Aug
ID. Watson; B. S. in home economics
Pearl NJ. Clark, Minnie l.. Danes
Captoria Gwyn, Gertrude E. Henry
Jewel r. Leath, Florence " McNor-
ton, Sara E. Williams and Georgetta
White.
In the school of music. the follow
ing degrees were awarded: Mus. B.
summa cum laude-Beatrice John
son; Mus. B. cum Iaude-Helen e.
Denson: Mus. B.-Mabel Cloud, Ruby
Collins, Mildred l. FELTON,, Mary l..
IN the school of religion, the fol-
iowing degrees were awarded: Th r.