Evening star., 1925-05-03
ENLARGE HOWARD
SUMMER SESSION
Large List of Applicants for
the 100 Study Courses
Planned.

Howard University will this year
have a greatly enlarged Summer ses-
sion. Alread,' "A large number OF per
sons have made application for ad-
mission. More than 100 courses are
TO be offered which will he the same
in constant and credit value as when
given in other parts of the school
year They will be Of full college
grade and will Yield the usual credits
towards the academic degrees of the
university. They will be offered by
the regular university instructors who
will exact the same requirements and
maintain the same standards as dur
ing the rest of the year.
Among the various courses offered
In the summer session will be included
the subjects of architecture. art. chem,
istry. commerce and finance, eco
nomiCs. education. engineering. Eng
liSh. English literature romance Ian
guages. history. home economies.
Latin. mathematics. philosophy. phys
les, political science, psychology, soCi-
ology. zoology and music. A teaching
faculty of more than So, under the
supervision of Prof. George NJ. Light
foot. director of the Summer session,
who will have charge of the courses.
Opens June 10.
Registration for the Summer session
conducted by the University will be
gin Friday. June 19. The Summer ses-
sion will be held from June 10 to
August IA.
The University Glee Club Will give
a recital in the Andrew Rankin Me
mortal Chapel Thursday.
Under auspices of the Kappa Sigma
Debating Society, the varsity debat.
ing team of the university met the
debating team of Lincoln University
in the university chapel Friday in a
debate on the subject Resolved. That
the United States Should Recognize
Soviet Russia
Plans Publication.
Plans for the publication of THE
Bison" Volume III. the college annual
for the class of 1925. are now under
way. According to James Robinson.
business manager, the annual this
year promises TO record for the first
time details of the progress of How
ard University, pictorially and mar
ratively, as well as something of the
achievements of the former students
and the future prospects of the uni
versity. 1t is planned that thes an
nual will have a section known as
the hall of fame in which will be in
Cluded the photographs of admins
trative officers. the faculty of the uni
versity, and prominent graduates and
friends.
Corps Inspected.
Capt Clarkson. of the United
States General Staff. inspected the
Reserve Officers Training Corps unit
at Howard Friday. The ceremonies
consisted of a review and parade, fol-
lowed by an inspection of each COM
pany. At the close OF the ceremonies,
Mai Green was commented on the
showing the battalion made.
The Reserve Officers Training
Corps held the annual vesper service
last Sunday President Durkee Of
the university, was the main speaker.
Several selections were given by the
Girls Glee Club and the university
orchestra, under the direction of
Dorcy Rhodes.
Competitive Drill.
The Reserve Officers Training
Corps Unit will hold its annual COM
petitive drill May 90 on the univer-
sity campus. at which time the bat
talon will be reviewed by the admin
istrative officers of the university.
The unit is under the general super
vision of Col. c. f. n. Howard, pro-
fessor military science and tactics.
William B. West, executive secre-
tary of the university Young Mems
Christian Association, gave a talk at
the MONDAY chapel exercises in the
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel,
Thursday, on the Guide Right
Movement, national educational
drive, sponsored by the Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity of the university.
I'll" Club Reception.
The first reception of the varsity
III" Club was held last evening, in the
university dining hall. in honor Of
the visiting athletes, who participat-
ed in the sixth annual track meet.
DIR. L. q. Johnson, professor of
English at Howard University. will
be the speaker at the vesper service
to be held this afternoon at 4:30
o'clock in the Andrew Rankin Memo
rial chapel.