Evening star., 1926-10-31
HOWARD u. GREETS
FOREIGN VISITORS
Prominent Leaders of Belgian
Kongo Country Inspect Institu-
tons Buildings and Facilities.

During the past week Howard Uni
versity was favored with visit by
Prof Dubois of the University of Lou.
vain and Nine. D'Ardennes. who is
the head of the Natives Association in
Belgium for the protection of the in
terests Of the kongo natives. Prof.
Dubois, who was for many years
medical officer in the Belgian Kongo.
and Nine. DArdenneS. made an in
spection of all the buildings on the
Howard University campus, but We're
more particularly interested in the
work being done at the Howard Medi-
cal School, as plans are now in the
making whereby a medical school for
natives will soon be eSta blished in the
Belgian kongo.
DIR. Loram, the Phelps Stokes Fund
representative in South Africa, and
Mrs. Loram also visited the univer,
sity this week. DIR. Loram has been
for a decade the most active member
Of the Governments Native Affairs
Commission, and is now a member of
a. Government commission which is
studying the problem OF establishing
a medical school for natives in South
Africa Dr. Loram spent most of his
time in conference with the officials
of the Howard University Medical
School, securing general information
regarding the work of that institution
| These visitors are the guests of the
Phelps Stokes Fund in this country.
and were accompanied on their tour
! of the university by DR.. Anson Phelps
Stokes canon of the. Washington
Cathedral Washington, d. c., and
chairman of the Phelps-Stok Fund
| board of trustees.
Announcement of the annual com
petition for membership in the Stylus.
| the most important literary and art
society at Howard University. has
/ Just been made by the scribe, Dutton
Ferguson. Membership in the Stylus
| OF ganiZation Is attained by students of
| the university through submitting
| original productions of poetry. short
stories, essays, paintings or drawings
| to a board of critics composed Of
| faculty and other members OF the
! STYLUS, who nominate persons for
membership on the basis of the COM
| petitive value of the original produc-
| tionS. This organization is under the
| SUPERVISION of Prof. William :. Mel
| son, member of the university faculty.
| In keeping with the custom in
| augurated four years ago by Miss
| Lucy y. Slowe, dean of women, ar
engagements are being made for the
| fifth annual Howard women's dinner,
| to be held Friday evening in the new
| dining hall at o'clock.
| The Natura! History Club of How
ard University will hold it's opening
| function of the new school year on
Friday night in the amphitheater of
| the Science Hall. and the president of
| the university. DR.. Mordecai w. John
son, will be the guest of honor. The
principal item on the program will be
! an address by DR.. st. Elmo Brady on
| The Romance of Chemistry while
the student selected to speak is
! Cyril Price, who has picked his sub
/ ject from his experiences, I'm the
| Shadow of the Andes"
DR. Mordecai w. Johnson. president
of the university, will continue his
series of sermons at the vesper serv-
! ice in Rankin Memorial Chapel this
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Music for
the occasion will be rendered by the
| University Vested Choir. The public
is cordially invited.