Evening star., 1924-10-05
HOWARD j. OPENS;
CLASSES AT PEAK
Many New Faculty Members
Are Added to Staff-Alumni
at Work.


for the school year 1926. Wednes-
day. with exercises in the Andrew
Rankin Memorial Chapel. on the uni
verSity campus. The exercises in
Cluded professional of the academic
faculty from the steps of the Univer-
sity Carnegie Library to the thapel
where the student body was assem-
bl"d. The professional was lead by
DR.. j. Stanley Durkee. president of
the university, and DR.. Emmett j.
Scott, secretary-t Surer.
Following the professional. Presi-
dent Durkee delivered his opening
address to the faculty and students
Registration in the college depart
ment has been in process since
September 26, but has not been COM
pleted. Indications point to a rec
rd-breakine registration in the de-
partment. Registration in the pro-
fessiona! schools. including medicine.
dentistry, pharmacy and law. began
Wednesday. According to the num-
ber of applications it is expected that
they will have large enrollments
This is especially true of the medical
department.
The School of Law held its formal
opening Wednesday evening at the
Law School Building, 420 Fifth street.
The faculty and students of the Law
School had as their guests of honor
at the opening exercises, the preSi
dent and Secretary-treasurer OF the
university and DIR. NJ. O. Dumas and
Mr.. A. +. Hilyer, members of the
board of trustees.
New Faculty Members.
Among the various departments of
the university having new members
on their teaching staff are: The de-
partment of art, with Miss Gwen
dolyn Bennett, holding the degree,
bachelor of science in art. from Co
lumbio University; the department of
romance languages. with Miss Eliza
beth West, a graduate of Wellesley
College and a member of the Phi
Beta Kappa Honor Society. as in
Structor in romance languages; the
department of music, with Miss Cleo
Dickerson. d graduate of Chicago
Musical College, with the degree
master of music. as Instructor in
piano: the department of sociology,
with w. II. Jones, holding the master
of arts degree from the University
of Chicago, as instructor in sociology;
the department of English. with NJ.
Franklin Peters, a graduate OF the
University of Michigan, with the de-
gree of master of arts. as instructor
in English; the department of psy-
chology, with Albert S. Beckham,
holding a ma ster of arts degree from
Ohio State University, as instructor
in psychology: the department of ar
chitecture with Hillard r. Robinson,
4 graduate of Columbia University,
with the degree bachelor of science
in architecture. as Instructor IN archl-
lecture; the department of engineer
ing, with Lewis K. Downing, grad
uate of Howard University and of
To- oh Institute
nology, with the degree bachelor of
science in engineering. as instructor
in engineering; in the School of Re-
ligion, William S. Nelson, graduate
of Howard University and of Yale
Divinity School, with the degree
bachelor of divinity, and who has also
pursued courses a Union Theological
Seminary, New York City, the Uni
versity of Paris, and the University
of Berlin, is instructor in religious
education. In the School of Law
Charles H Houston, graduate OF
Amherst and of the Harvard Law
School, and who has also done post
graduate work in law in Spain, Is
professor of law. New life has been
Injected into the university activities
by the presence of these young schol-
ars who have been added to the
faculty.
Assurance of the cooperation ano
support of every alumnus of Howard
University in the tasks which Will
face the officers and trustees OF the
university during the year is denn-
itely indicated in the alumni program
for 1924-25, recently announced Dy
Attorney w. Justin Carter of Harris
burg, Pa, president of the General
Alumni Association of the university
This program provides for the ap-
pointment of a number of important
committees and is the result of the
conference called during the sum-
mer at Atlantic City, for the purpose
of challenging the aid of the alumni
in the building and maintaining OIL
Howard as an educational institution
that. in proportion to the economical
resources of the colored people, will
be equal to the best in America"
One of the important committees
provided under the new program Is
the publicity committee which VIII be
charged with the duty of keeping the
alumni and friends of Howard
throughout the country thoroughly
informed regarding the activities and
progress of this great institution
The publicity committee is among the
first to be selected by President
Carter and Attorney Isaac II. Nutter
chairman of the executive committee
of the General Alumni Association
Those asked to serve as members OF
the committee are Norman l.. McGhee,
chairman, Mrs. Emma Stephens Rose
and Michael Jones.
Provision is made under the new
alumni program for a number OF
other important committees, which
will function in a very definite way
in the matter of cooperating with