Evening star., 1947-06-07
Record Glass Hears
Dawson Address al
Howard u. Graduation

The situation OF the Negro In
America today is IAN insult to
the yaunted boast of equality and
and democracy" Representative
Dawson, Democrat. of Illinois, said
last night at the 18th annual COM
mencement at Howard University
These are times" he declared,
which challenge the courage, in
dustry and resourcefulness of the
Negro peoples in America in their
battle to win for themselves a place
in the vanguard of progress; to
break the chains of third-rate citi-
zenship, and to attain the goal of
full freedom and equal recognition
in all our relationships with our
fellow Americans"
He told the 4S6 graduates, the
largest in Howard's history, that
while colored persons today occupy
high places in every phase of public
life, discrimination and segrega-
tion and disfranchisement still bar
our way to the full enjoyment of
all that free citizens hold most
dear"
From now on" Mr.. Dawson
added, 1--WE, ourselves, must assume
the responsibility for ourselves and
abide by the results of our own
achievements. :" We are con-
vinceed that the times demand that
we, confident of our God-ship and
our brotherhood to all mankind,
quit crying 50 much about what
other people are doing to us and
do something for ourselves.
"Are Here to Stay"
1--WE are here to stay, and we
shall never be satisfied with a sta
tus short OF that of any other citi-
zen." ...
Representative Dawson was In
troduced by DR.. Mordecai w. john
son, president of Howard Univer-
sity.
The honorary degree Of doctor of
laws was awarded to Attorney Nor
man w. Manley, of Jamaica, British
West Indies. and DR.. Carter God
win Woodson, founder and head of
the Association for the Study of
Negro History. The honorary degree
'of doctor of science was awarded
to DR.. Ulysses Grant Daley, chief
Of the surgical staff at Provident
Hospital in Chicago, and the hon
|orary degree of doctor of humane
letters was awarded to Mrs. Eugene
Meyer. wife of the chairman of the
executive board of The Washington
Post. ....
Attorney Manley, Rhodes Schol-
ar, is considered the outstanding
barrister in the West Indies. He is
founder of the Peoples National
Party. and has devoted much time
and money to the civic, social and
political betterment of Jamaica and
the West Indies.
DR.. Woodson Is a graduate of the
University of Chicago and Harvard
University. He studied at the Sor-
bonne in Paris and has spent many
years of service as a teacher, editor
and author. For the past 81 years
he has edited and published the
Journal of Negro History.
Graduate Of Barnard.
Mrs. Meyer Is graduate OF Bar
nard College. and a former student
at the Sorbonne, in Paris, and CO.
lumbia University. She is president
OF The Washington Post and part
owner of that publication since 1885.
DR.. Daley, it was said, has been
an inspiration to hundreds of COL
ored students and young physicians.
He has been a contributor to medi-
cal research and literature. He is
the acknowledged dean of colored
surgeons.
Among those graduating was
Dennie Carter. of Mechanicsville.
who is completely blind. He received
the degree of bachelor of music.
summa cum lauda, to achieve the
highest honor in his class.