Evening star., 1927-06-12
HOWARD. TRUSTEES
|NANNUAL SESSION
Reports Read and General
Progress of the Univer-
sity Outlined.

The annual meeting of the board OF
trustees of Howard University was
held in the boardroom, Carnegie Ii
brary, University Campus. last Tues
day, Gen. John II. Shcrburne of Bos-
ton, Mass, presiding in the absence of
DIR. Charles r. Brown. chairman OF
the board, who was unable to be pres
ent. The board is composed OF George
w. Crawford, New Haven, Conn;
Rolfe Cobleigh, Boston, Mass; John
r. Hawkins, Washington. D. c.: Stan
ton J. Peelle, Washington, D. c.; Rev.
Ulysses G. B. Pierce. Washington. d.
c.: Col. Theodore Roosevelt. New
York. ". y; Gen. John H. Sherburne.
Boston, Mass: Victor B. Deyber.
Washington, D. c.: Albert Bushnell
Hart, cambridge, Mass; Bishop John
Hurst, Baltimore. Md; George Foster
Peabody, New York. N. Y; c. H. Pope,
Washington, D. &C. Sumner Wormley,
Washington, D. c.; Sara w. Brown,
New York, N. Y: Michel o. Dumas,
Washington. D. c.; Thomas Jesse
Jones. anew York, N. Y; Jesse E.
Moorland, New York, N. Y; Peter
Marshall Murray. New York, N. Y;
James c. Napier, Nashville. Tenn,
and Marcus F. Wheatland, Newport,
r. /.
DR.. Mordecai w. Johnson submitted
his first formal report as president of
the university, having been elected
June 80 of last year. He was formal
ly inaugurated on Friday. prior to the
beginning of the regular commence
ment exercises.
Total Enrolment Reported.
In his report to the board, DIR.
Johnson stated that the total enroll
ment during the year has aggregated
2,4O4 the largest in its history. The
major administrative problem, he
stated, has been how to supply ade-
quate faculty instruction for this
group with a faculty undermined
and under shadow of an accumulative
deficit. He stated, II am able to re-
port to you that we have kept way
in the bounds of our income this year.
There will be no current deficit, and
on the other hand there will be a sum
available toward the retirement of the
accumulated deficit. the amount in de-
tail Of which the secretary treasurer
will set before you. The results OBJ
tained have been by careful. but pain
full economies"
DIR. Johnson also reported that the
campaign for the endowment of the
school of medicine Is now within $24,-
600 Of victory. This means that $780,
900 will have been secured from the
general public to meet the conditional
offer of S250,00 given by the General
Educational Board. DR.. johnson also
reported that the school of pharmacy
has met class A requirement in its
group and has been admitted to the
American Association of Colleges of
Pharmacy. This now brings the total
number of class A schools and colleges
of the university up to 6.
Secretary.Treasurer's Statement.
DIR. Emmett J. Scott. secretary
treasurer, submitted his annual re-
port, showing that the university dur
ing the past year has overcome the
deficit of $17,241 OF last year, and
passed $4,000 additional toward the re-
duction of the accumulated deficit of
the past five years. The assets of the
university have been increased from
$2,587,753.16 to $3.122,625.60. or $534,-
S72.44. To date, there has been ex-
pended for the construction of the new
medical school building approximately
$222,000. The corner stone of this new
building was laid Friday, June 10,
prior to the regular commencement
exercises.
The budget committee reported for
next year a probable income of $780,
900 and She budget was set to include
5000. SO as to amortize the present
accumulated deficit of the university
one-fourth over a period of four years
s. The Congressional appropriation for
next year was reported at 1858, 900, in
Guiding a new dormitory building to
cost $150,000. Extensive repairs to
building and improvement of grounds
were engaged in during the year, and
these were reported in full detail to
the board of trustees. The sum of
$40. 900 has been appropriated to cover
such repairs and improvements next
year.
DIR. Walter Gray Crump of New
York City. surgeon at the Fifth Ave.
nue. and Broad Street Hospital Of New
York City and consulting surgeon of
the New York Opthalmic Hospital,
was elected to membership on the
board of trustees. Glass of 1926.
Class Members Reelected.
The retiring members of the class
of 1927 were reelected as follows and
will now become class 1890: George
w. Crawford, New Haven, Conn;
Rolfe Cobleigh. Boston, Mass; John
r. Hawkins, Washington. D. c.; JUS
tice Stanton j. Peelle, Washington,
d. c.; Rev. Ulysses G.. B. Pierce,
Washington, D. c.: Col Theodore
Roosevelt, New York, n. Y, and Gen.
John H. Sherburne, Boston. Mass.
The alumni committee of the board
of trustees reported the name of. At
torney w. Justin Carter of Harris
burg, Pa. who was unanimously
elected.
1t was voted by the board of trustees
that there be established department
of commerce and finance, beginning
with the school year 1928. under
the college OF liberal arts. and that
George William Cook be named as head |
of the department.
Retirement legislation enacted by |
the board of trustees provided that |
persons who have served in the grade |
OF professor, assistant professor, or
associate professor. or as admins |
trative officer of Howard University |
for 20 years, may be retired ID after |
IS years of age on application; (2) af- |
ter 68 years Of age on vote of the |
and (3) automatic retirement !
at 10 years of age, providing that the |
regulation does not apply to any mem |
ber of the present faculty or admin
istrative officer earlier than one year
of the date Of the enacted legislation. |