Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
Howard Reopens Tomorrow.

HOWARD UNIVERSITY will begin
i i the Autumn quarter tomorrow
with orientation of freshmen. and
an address by DR.. Mordecai w. John
son, president of the university.
Following exercises in Andrew
Rankin Chapel, examinations will be
conducted for those applicants not pre-
viously given permits to register on
the basis of records from other schools.
At $3.50 pm, in the university dining
hall, the faculty will give a reception
In honor of the freshmen class.
New students in the undergradua
division will register Tuesday and
former students and students in the
professional schools will complete their
registration Wednesday. Students in
the evening academic classes will be
permitted to register as late as pm,
October 2, without penalty of a late
registration fee. Saturday, psyche
logical tests will be held for fresh
men.
Middlebury College has awarded the
degree of doctor of modern languages
to Associate Prof. Valurez B. Spratlin,
head OF the department Of romance
languages at Howard University, ac-
cording to information received today
Middlebury is regarded as, one of the
leading language schools of the world
and the new doctors degree accorded
by that institution Is the equivalent to
the degree of doctor Of philosophy
granted by the leading educational in
stitutions in America and Europe.
The president and board of trustees
of Howard University announce the APP
pointment of DR.. Alfred j. Buscheck tc
ciate professor. DR.. BuScheck received
his A. B. degree in 1913 and LII. B. de-
gree in 1915 from Wisconsin.
The management of the Washington
School for Secretaries has announced
the appointment of three additional
members to the Office staff. Miss Wini-
merly of Boston is assisting in the &C
counting division. Miss Crosby Is a
graduate of the washington School for
Secretaries. Miss Lynn Pulliam, also a
graduate Of the secretarial school, Is
general Office assistant.
Miss Helen Adams has been APP
pointed assistant placement manager OF
the employment bureau of the school.
All Of the new staff members are
graduates Of the Washington School for
Secretaries and all have had their high
school training at Central High School
Coincicent with the opening of St
Adams, the National Cathedral School
for Boys, for the new term, it was an
nounced that all of the 10 students
who were graduated from st. Adams
in June qualified for the university OF
his choice.
Three of these graduates received
university scholarships as follows
Richard George Fletcher, jr, was
awarded the Harvard University
scholarship from the District of Co.
lumbia, Robert Adolph Mattern was
similarly recognized by the Yale Uni
versity Club of the District, and Alex
ander Hamilton Van Keuren, jr., re-
ceived the William p. Henley scholar
ship at the University Of Pennsylvania
for qualifying second among all scholar
ship competitors entering Pennsylvania
by college board examinations.
The remaining seven graduates OF
last Spring entered the United States
Military Academy at West Point, New
York; George Washington University
Leland Stanford University, University
of North Carolina, Norwich University
| University Of Pennsylvania and Prince
ton University.
The new school year at Wilson
Teachers College began with RECORD
enrolment of $50 students. OF these
so are men, making a 600 per cent gain
in the male population.
Two new part time instructors have
been added to the faculty. They are
, Mrs. Catherine Atwood Gardiner, in the
French department. and DR.. G. Harris
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