Evening star., 1924-10-26
C0NV0cAT|0N DATE
SET AT HOWARD U.
School of Religion Annual
Exercises to Be Held
Tuesday.

The eighth annual convocation of the
School Of Religion of Howard Univer-
sity will be held Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. The arrangements for
the convocation are being made by DR..
ID. Butler Pratt. dean of the School Of
Religion Of Howard University. The sub
ject to be discussed at the convocat ton
conference sessions will be THE Chris
tian Ministry"
A number of subtopics will be dis
cussed at the various sessions, includ-
ing Conditions in Africa" Conditions
in the United States" and "The Educa-
ton of Negro Ministers
Arrangements have been made for an
informal reception to all visitors in the
new dining hall on the university
campus. This reception will be held
wednesday evening, and will be fol-
lowed by the annual convocation dinner.
Year to Set Record.
The year 1924-z5 bids fair to become
a banner year for the various musical
organizations on the campus Already
elaborate programs are in process of
formation by the students who are broad
casting Howard's fame by means Of
vocal and instrumental music
The Glee Club, under the leadership of
Prof. Roy W.. Tibbs. is planning an ex-
tensive tour through the Northern and
Western States during the Spring
months. The Girls Glee Club, led by
Miss Caroline Grant. boasts of more
musical talent this year than ever be-
fore This organization rendered "The
Lost Necklace" with Miss Cecilia Nc
leod as the leading soloist. very ac-
ceptably In chapel last Spring The
vested choir, under the direction of Mise
Lulu V. Childers, is living up to it's pas1
reputation as smooth-singing combina-
tion.
Sergt. Dorcy T. Rhodes. orchestra di-
rector and leader Of the r. Q. T. c.
band, reports that the orchestra will ap-
pear in the artist course series at Lin
coin Theater February 4, 1925. at which
time Prof. Wesley Howard will be the
violin soloist. The artist course series
mas become An institution in the musical
life OF Washington.
Band Tour Planned.
The r, o. T. c. Band of ss pieces
the largest in it's history is planning a
concert tour during the Christmas holi-
Gays. Last year this band entered pro-
resslonai competition and won second
prize i'm the John Wanamaker cham
pionship at Philadelphia.
After delay OF three weeks. the
student council. the body governing
student activities on the campus. was
elected last week. The first meeting
OF the newly elected council was held
tuesday evening. The function of
this organization is to develop i'm the
student body a wise and intelligent
self control; to preserve and regu-
late beneficial customs and traditions
OF the university, and to establish
such new ones as promise to be for
the welfare OF the students: to repre-
sent the students as a whole in all
their relations with the officials, ia
Guilty, trustees. alumni and similar
bodies; and to have charge of such
extra curriculum activities as may
be decided upon by the faculty and
administrative officers of the uni
versity.
Has Is Members.
The student council is composed of
president elected at large during
the Spring quarter and l2 members
elected as follows: Two each chosen
separately by the four academic
classes, the two freshmen members
not having a vote until the begin
ming of the Spring quarter: four
members elected at large. two from
the senior class and two from the
junior class.
The election at large was conduct
ed in the chapel under the super
vision of the president of the coun-
Gil. Arthur NJ. Brady. Wednesday,
noon, October Is. Miss Hilda Davis
and C. G. Darlington were elected
without opposition from the senior
class and Miss Bernice Chism and
e. p. Lovett were chosen as representa-
tives of the junior class. The winning
candidates at the various class elections
were: Senior class. l.. Mcknight and
T. j. Anderson; junior class. B. &.
Baskerville and A. J. Blackburn;
sophomore class. y. l.. Newbie and
Miss Marion Thompson. Officers Of
the student council are, Arthur NJ
Brady, president; e. G.. Darlington.
vice president; Miss Bernice Chism.
corresponding secretary; Miss Marion
Thompson, recording secretary; and
A. Blackburn, treasurer.
The sophomore class held it's regu-
lar meeting in Library Hall. october
16, for the purpose of electing MEM
bers to the student council The
president, John CALDWELL, presided.
Mr.. Watson, a member of the Kappa
Sigma Debating Society, made a plea
to the sophomore fellows. to join
them in the debating society. The
president explained to the class the
steps that will be taken concerning
the sophomore "Paenie" class rush,
which will be held one day only. Under
the supervision of Mr.. Brady, the
president of the student council, Miss
Marion Thompson and Percy E. Neville
were elected as representatives of the
class to the student council.
At a previous meeting the follow
ing officers were elected for the
Autumn quarter: John Caldwell, presi-
dent; Miss Ellen c. Hill, vice presi-
dent; Miss Ruth L. Trigg, secretary;
Miss Marion Palmer, assistant secre-
tary; Joseph Rideout, treasurer; Will
liam Lawton, chaplain; Mr.. McClaud,
sergeant alarms; Mr.. Anderson. city
journalist; Miss Melva Dier. Miner
Hall, Sam Thompson and Clark Hall.
The freshman pharmaceutical class
met recently and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, George l..
Samuels; vice president, Edith E.
Grist; secretary, Lydia v. Bergman;
treasurer, Julian D. Cooper; historian, i,
Lucille A. Dejoie; sergeant-at-arm
Charles S. Amos; parliamentarian.
Charles W. Peyton.
Bishop William F. Mcdowell of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will
speak at the university vesper serv-
ices this afternoon, at 4:30 o'clock, in
the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel
on the university campus. The yes
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