Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06
HOWARD j. HOLDS
CHARTER DAY FETE
Seniors Are Guests OF FacuI-
ty and Alumni at Dinner
in Evening.

Wednesday marked the sixtieth an
niversary of the granting OF tho char
ter by Congress for the establishment
OF Howard University. Services were
held In the chapel at noon. where "A
large audience of students and friends
of the university gathered to partici.
pate in the celebration
The Howard University Glee Club
rendered Castillo" by .Protheroe,
after which Rev. w. G.. Gordon of the
School of Religion delivered the invo.
cation. After a vocal solo by Lester
Dorsey, President johnson introduced
DR.. T.. d. Winston as tho annual
speaker.
In his address DIR. winston recalled
his experiences as a student at the
university AZ yeal ago, paying special
tribute to Gen. Howard, who conceived
the institution, and to Gen. Balloch for
his business sagacity in helping to re-
lieve the Indebtedness of S150,00O for
the purchase price on the land in the
sale of lots.
DR.. Williston painted an optimistic
picture of the future of the Medical
School, stating that with the new
medacil building and Freedmens Hos
pital the facilities will be unexcelled
by any medical school in the country.
most of their opportunities.
Seniors Are Guests.
At o'clock, in the new dining hall,
the faculty and alumni were hosts to
800 seniors. An interesting feature of
the occasion was the radio installed by
the College of Applied Science, which
gave the company the benefit of the
program broadcast by the Howard
University Glee Club from the studio
of WRC Of Washington. Sylvester l..
McLaurin, '09 l., acted as POSTMASTER.
DR.. Emmett J. Scott, the secretary
treasurer, spoke with special refer
ence to the number of new buildings
which have recently been erected on
Howard University grounds, including
the new Medical School building.
which Is now in process of construc.
ton, and the new dormitory building
for girls, which has just been granted
by this session of Congress.
DR.. Mordecai w. johnson compared
the early beginnings of Harvard Uni.
versity with the present struggles of
Howard, urging the alumni to think
of Howard as mother rather tina
as market in which they bought GER
tain subjects and received their par
ticular degrees. Mrs. Johnson, the
wife of the president, was then intro
duced. She spoke of the JOY she felt
in the manifestation of genuine good
will among faculty, alumni and student
body as evidenced by the occasion.
She paid special tribute to the must
cal organizations Of Howard Univer-
sity, especially the boys and girls
Nglee clubs and the vested choir.
Prof. Miller Speaks.
There was then a request for re.
marks by Prof. Kelly Miller, who re.
sponded with splendid tribute to the
president of the university as one who,
like former President Patton, was con.
cerned primarily with the building of
character as the chief objective of
Howard University.
After remarks and benediction by
Prof. William V. Tunnel, "a, IL l.,
the celebration closed at midnight. All
agreed that the fourth annual alumni
senior charter day dinner and the
chapel service at noon had marked an.
other red-letter day in Towards his
tory.
President Johnson will be the
speaker at the vesper to be held this
afternoon at 400 o'clock in Rankin
Memorial Chapel. Music will be fur
nished by the university choir. The
public Is invited to attend.