Evening star., 1942-09-13
Howard's Program
Will Stress Nations
Needs in Wartime
School Will Return
To Four-Quurter System
To Speed Truinine

Howard University, entering its
18th year, will step up its educa-
tional program to meet the needs of
wartime America and to swell the
ranks of trained Negroes in civilian
and military work.
DR.. James M. Nabrit, jr., secre-
tary of the university, announced
yesterday that Howard would re-
turn to the four quarter system
this year to accomplish this end
Registrations for the autumn quar-
ter will be held September 80.
Greater stress will be placed on
courses in wartime economics, high
explosives, incendiaries, chemical
science, first aid, radio technique
and numerous courses pertaining to
the world conflict.
Inaugurate Night Glasses.
In addition Howard, to accom-
modate day time workers, will in
augurate night classes in the Law
School and College of Liberal Arts.
The law course will commence
September 80. Dr.. Leon Ransom,
acting dean of the law school,
pointed out that this will be the
only night instruction in law avail
able in a fully accredited Negro
college in the country.
Admission requirements for the
night school will be Identical with
those for the day school. A mini
mum of two years work in a Glass
A institution or a degree from a
Glass B college. Glasses will be held
two hours a night, Monday through
Friday Four years of night work
will be required to obtain a degree,
and credits will be interchangeable
on a transfer to the regular day
school. DR.. Ransom explained.
DR.. Charles H. Thompson, dean of
the College of Liberal Arts, stated
that the Army Enlisted Reserves
has a pre-induction training pro-
gram whereby approximately 300
male Howard University students
will be allowed to complete their
college education provided they en-
list in the Army Reserves and main
tain passing average,
Juniors Will Be Delayed.
Students who plln to take medi-
cal training, DR.. Thompson eX-
planned, will be able to complete
their undergraduate work and medi-
cal training before entering the
Army, provided they have completed
two years of college work before
reaching the draft age.
Howard University already has
contributed extensively to the war
effort. 1t is estimated that 80 per
cent Of all Negroes who were COM
missioned on entering the Army
we're trained at Howard. The uni
versity has list of 400 reserves,
ith the last accounting showing
pit of them on I've duty
Howard's ROTC dates back to
World War I, when the campus
was converted into a veritable train
ing camp to prepare 1,700 men for
active duty. After that reserve Of
f1cer training was adopted by the
institution and in this world crisis
is paying dividends in training STU
dents for the armed services.
School Has Grown.
During its rs years Of existence
Howard University has grown in
departments of study, in number
of students and in influence until
today 1t is the largest university of
Its kind.
There are II los graduates of the
school engaged in professional ac-
tivities in the United States, Africa,
Asia, Europe, S nth America and
the West Indies.
Today Howard has 2,623 students
from 40 States and II foreign coun-
tries. There are 259 teachers at the
university. and As per cent of the
liberal arts faculty have doctorate
degrees.
Although the majority of the
schools graduates are teachers, 149
are engineers and architects, and
615 are leaders in religion. Forty
eight per cent of all Negro physi-
clans and surgeons are Howard
graduates, 40 per cent of all Negro
dentists received their degrees at
the university, and SO per cent of all
Negro lawyers received their legal
training at Howard.