Evening star., 1928-12-08
HOWARD i. SHOWS
MARKED PROGRESS
Enrolment of 2,533 Stu
dents Is Record-MediCaI
Building Is Added.

A record enrolment of 1888 stu
dents and the completion of a new
building for its medical school were
among the years achievements for
Howard University recited in its an
nual report submitted today to the
Secretary Of Interior.
Howard University, maintained in
Washington for the higher education of
c0lored people. dedicated its new medi-
cal building during the year at a cost
OF $S00O00, made available by Congress
and the general education board. The
heaviest attendance Of students was at
the College of Liberal Arts. The College
Of Education was second in enrolment,
the School of Medicine third and the
School OF Religion fourth.
Additional Facilities Outlined.
After a survey of the School of Law
by Prof. Horack Of the American Asso-
citation of Law Schools, the trustees
voted to begin this year the first-year
class of a three-year full-time day
school A gift of $20O 900 from the Laura
Spelman Rockefeller Memorial provides
$4,000 for bringing the library facilities
up to and above the minimum require
ments Of the American Association of
Law Schools and 81 900 a year for FIVE
years to supplement like amount by
the university for the maintenance of
the library.
The School of Religion received no
aid whatever from Government appro-
priations, its entire support coming
from special donations and a small en-
dowment. This support is still very
meager.
The academic colleges this year en-
rolled ,787 students. This far exceeds
rsxA11w 1a- Se
therefore. the largest enrolment in the
history of Howard University. This en-
rollment is almost equal to the entire
number Of negro college students regis
tered in Northern institutions, and rep
reSents in excess of one-Seventh of the
college students reported in all existing
negro colleges. There we're 639 new STU
dents in the colleges this year from 1876
high schools and IS States.
Liberal Arts Important Branch.
The College of Liberal Arts carried II
departments of instruction, and takes
care Of all the professional preparation
of students for medicine, dentistry,
pharmacy. education, law. social serv-
ice, engineering and other applied
sciences.
The enrolment in the College of Edu-
cation for the year was TAI, as COM
pared with 652 for last year and 463
for the year before. This Is gain Of
so per cent in two years. OF the TAI
enrolled, 162 were men and STA women.
Sixty-three students enrolled lor de-
greeS in the School of Music this year.
and seven additional special students
were registered. This school has an ex-
Cellent esprit de corps. The teachers are
all hard worked for the regular sched-
al. I@,,x 1T to-
thereto a mems glee club, women'S
glee club and choir-all three groups
Of high caliber. two of them in constant
demand for musical services in the COM
munity.
FeIlOwShiDs Awarded.
The graduates of this school find open
doors to occupational success. Some of
them are doing distinguished work in
the field of music. One recent graduate
has been awarded the Juilliard fellow
ship of 81 900 for the third time. An
other graduate has been awarded this
fellowship for the second time. A gradu-
ate in the class of 1927 has received a
scholarship from the Peabody Institute
Of Baltimore. This is an unusual award,
for it is the first time a colored person
has been given a scholarship by this
school and permitted to take piano les
sons at the institute.
For so years Howard University has
been doing some form of extension work.
Present evening academic work began
January 4, 1921. It is of purely COL
1egiate grade. Prior to that date the ex-
tension work of the university was more
or less ungraded. This year 80 courses
were given in the Autumn quarter to
1eS students. 80 courses in the Winter
quarter to 174 students and 10 courses
in the Spring quarter to ITO students.
In a total registration Of 500. 2s3 were
teachers, 95 were Government employees
and Isl were In private employment.