Evening star., 1926-11-07
HEALTH TESTS AID
HOWARD STUDENTS
German Club of University
Meets-R. O. T. C. Officers
Are Appointed.

| Health examina tons which have
been given the students entering How
ard University during the past FIVE
wears are today Welding tremendous
dividends. according to statement
made by DR.. AlgerpOn r. Jackson.
director of the department Of public
health, under whose supervision these
examina tions are made. At no time
| in the history of this departmental
activity Of the university has such
| searching scrutiny been exercised in
obtaining health index of each stu
dent as that instituted at the begin
ming OF the Autumn quarter of this
wear. Associated with DR.. Jackson
is a group OF specialists from the
medical department of Howard Uni.
versity who have rendered most ef-
| ficient and painstaking service.
The German Club held its regular
meeting on Monday. The program
consisted Of a group OF violin solos
rendered by John Fl. Holt, accom-
panied by Dorothy Burnett. of hui
morous stories Of German origin and
Of German songs.
Speaks on Student Activity.
A lecture 10 freshmen was given
on Monday by .'rsn ID. .. w. Holmes
of the College of Education on STU
dent Activities" The speaker direct
ed the attention of the freshman
group to the unusual opportunities
offered during a college career for
partic: :pa tiOn in one or more fields Of
student activity.
Success. said the speaker. "is
habit resulting from the fruitful pur-
suit Of occupations in which success
has been attained. Each time one
does things we'll makes 1t easier to
do the next thing well. A series Of
these small successes, which require
one to use initiative, carry RESPONSE
person the feeling Of confidence
and develops those traits which must
Of necessity bring success in the larger
things Of life
Announcement Of commissioned and
non.commissioned officers of the Re-
serve Officers Training Corps Bat
talon was made at the college hour
assembly on Wednesday by Col. G. E.
y. Howard professor Of military sci
ence and tactics. The certificates were
presented by DR.. J. Hayden Johnson,
member Of the Board of Educa ton,
who made a brief talk setting forth
the benefits derived from participa-
tion in military training.
The following were awarded certtf
Gates Battalion headquarters--Majo jor,
Toso D. West: captain and adtutant,
Chauncey Parker. Staff-First lieu
tenants, James H. Taylor. John r..
Curtis and Melville F. Janifer. Com
pany A--Captain. William H. Smith;
first lieutenant. William H. Payne;
second lieutenants. Oliver w. Wilson.
William H. Hopkins and Thomas c.
Cope. Company B-Captain, Walter
L. Carter: first lieutenant, Douglas L.
Monroe. second ljeutenants, Earl Oar
nell Bridges. Herman H. Powers and
Castine A. Davis. Company Cap
tain. Andrew L. Radcliffe: first lieu
tenant, Emerson W. Brown: second
lieutenants. Theodore T. Watkins
Alfred Martin and James c. D. Wal
ker Company D-Captain. James E.
Walker: first lieutenant. Kenneth F..
| Young: second leutenants, John F.
Edwards. Jerome Browne and Joseph
| Vincent VIM.
Non-commissoned appointments an
nounced. Battalion headquarters
Sergeant major technical sergeanO.
Leonard z. Johnson; color SER
geant (staff sergeant,, F'lipper Derri-
cote; battalion supply sergeant tstaff
sergeant. Donald H. Ford,
Company A-First sergeant, James
II. Bayless; sergeants. Howard A. Bal
lev, Edgar T. Barrett. Robert F..
Inns. Russell T. Corhin: corporals,
James f. Jones. George f. Hodges,
Thomas H. Embrv. Thomas II. Har-
vey. jr.: Rby s. Wynn. William B.
Mont. Alonzo S. Gray. Alfonso c.
! Warrington.
Company B-F'irst sergeant. Louis
/ A. Hanshorough: sergeants, Simon A.
| Douglas. Elmer l.. Douglas. Evan w.
! Gray. Reginald F. Goodwin. Lawrence
w. Green. Louis n. Hall, William B.
! Harper; corporals. Robert L. Nelson.
! Cassatt johnson, Walter G. johnson.
Elmer c. Mclaughlin. Leroy P. Par
ker. Henty T. Richard, Charles X. A,
/ Francis.
Company C-First sergeant Kline
A. Price: serceants. Lawrence E.
! James. Noah Jones, Floyd Mayfield.
| Lowery l. Pierce. Percy c. May,
Joseph A. Randall; corporals, Glen
wood E. Jones. Clifton o. Lyles,
! Charles E. Miles. Clifton W. Night
ingale. Frederick o. Petite, Oliver
| stewart. Robert l.. Berry, Theodore
NJ. Stevenson.
Company D-First sergeant. Dudley
II. Woodard; sergeants. William G.
Rich. Thomas H. Saunders, James P
Scott. Leonard A. Scott, Albert l..
Smith. George y. d. Stephens. Will
liam l.. Tignor: corporals. John A.
WEIGH. Dwight q. W. Holmes. Walter
H. Dabney, Moses T. Evans. Carey
Freeman, Collins c. George. Clinton
! c. Burke.
DR.. .. Butler Pratt dean of the
School Of Religion. will be the speaker
At the vesper service 70 be held this
afternoon In Rankin Memorial Chapel
at 4:3o o'clock. Music will be hy the
vested choir.