Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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IN LIGHTER VEIN There were thirteen of that vast multitude of “pacncs,” who registered in the Academy m l'.Md. successful enough to survive until 1917. The biennial examinations were very successful in separating the sheep from the goats. If Miss Murphy had shed one tear every time she laughed during her four ycar ‘ stay in tin Academy, the main building of this I ni versify would now be flooded to a depth of several feet. Miss F.wing performed a mathematical feat when she subtracted the square root of her affections from Dyctt and obtained a remainder of one Collymorc. But Dyctt deserves some praise; he is largely responsible for tlie Academy’s progress. There may not be many diamonds mined at Howard, but Percy Vilain did find a Pearl (Nenl). One day an instructor of geometry in the Academy of Arts and Sciences asked a certain student to prove that Mr Donnie Johnson’s height was greater than his width; hut it was impossible to find proof for the pro] o$ition. Some one suggested that nature must have borrowed a few inches of his height when constructing our House ( Yx nobia). Mr. Madison was so brilliant that hi- mother called him “Sun ,(son). Mr. Don (ioodloe could give more information about history than nv»st encyclopaedias. Mr. Crawford said that he was sorry for one thing; namely, that he didn't graduate when he was the size of Mr Wallace Ooodloe’s age. To look at Miss Cornelia Brown, it seems impossible how so much knowledge can he wrapped up in such a small parcel. Miss Willa Mae Brown i- planning a tour after the war. Wc don’t know where Billy” is going; but if she should get lost, we advise that her friends go to Hunt (h) or. Our biology instructor once asked Mr. Nanton if Moss belonged tn the plant group: and Mr. Nanton replied that he had onh seen one Moss, Carlene. and that} as far as he knew, she belonged to the angel group. Doctor Donnelly w« n his reputation curing pains window panes. The musical roll in President ClarkeV voice bids fair to rival Caruso’s. As an aid to this, a friend advises the use of a little gunpowder and a few sticks «»f dynamite. Not knowing in what century Shakespeare lived one might Ik led to -ii'pcct that he borrowed his poetic style from Miss Olive Smith. Mr. Jacobs was a good student, but die hot thing he ever did was

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“HAEC MEMINISSE IIJVABIT” E3E3 Let u a- members of the class of I pause for a moment in our gayctv ami think just what our class represents. Have you ever thought that we are the Semi-centennial class of Howard Academy? A little n rc than fifty years ago a group of men sat in a meeting room of the Columbia Law Building discussing just how to help the negroes made free men by the Emancipation Proclamation. » ne man. who had been present at a theological examination at Wavland Insti-tute that afternoon had been so impressed with the progress the young colored men had made under adverse circumstances, expressed a desire that the Congregational Church should establish a theological school in order to give capable young colored men a chance to help their les fortunate brothers in the South The new school opened with three chairs of instruction: Evidences of Christianity and Biblical Interpretation. Biblical Hi'tory and Geography, and natomy and Physiology. In the meantime, it was decided to enlarge the -cope of the school and call it the Theological and Normal Institute. Finally when a committee was called upon to obtain a chart ! from Congress. General . ». Howard moved that the charter h trade to embrace university nrivilrgrvs. and that the school include not only a theological and normal department, hut also a medical, a law, a collegiate, an agricultural, and a preparatory department as well. It was a university, but a nameless one. It was finally christened Howard I niversitv for General O. O. Howard. Gen. Howard did not believe himself worthy of the honor, but said that he thought the name an appropriate one for it -uggested John Howard—the Eng li-b philanthropist—and the true friend of the down-trodden and oppressed of every color and nation of the earth. This year is the fiftieth year of the existence of Howard Ini versity. The University stands pre-eminently a the greatest factor in the education of the colored youth. It1' students come from the “ends of the earth’ attracted by its uplifting, cultured atmosphere, it superior advantages, and its broadening influence. 'IV members f the class • f '1 are proud « f their lnia Mater, and justly so—for it has graduated many well-known and many noble men and women Let us in the years to come remember that wc are. in a measure, custodians of Howard's honor, and let strive to keep our aspirations pure, our purpose sincere, and our ideals ennobling, that we liny do nothing that will sully Howard’s fair name.

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the “Fezziwig’s Dance” in a play given by the Senior English Class. Mr. Parker is an artist, a j oct, and a violinist. We think he was justified in writing his name: J. R Parker, Doctor of Gmniology. . When studying the veins of a frog in Biology, Mr. Sanford persisted in adding an extra syllable to “Sinus Venosus.” He has been known hv this name ever since. We all know how )rphetis “drew iron tears down Philo's cheek. through the music of his lyre. We believe that the bar mom of Mr. Adams' ukulele, accompanied by Mr. Herliert’s mandolin could accomplish this same feat with the Kaiser. It will never l e known how well Mr Lancaster treated Virgil. Mr. J. A. Elcock has challenged Paderewski to a piano playing contest for the championship. The force fulness of Mr. Fredericks’ speeches indicates that he is developing the necessary emphasis to become a country preacher. Without doubt Mr. Freeman intends to become a scientific farmer; for he surely believes in letting his grass grow long. Miss Hermione Smith and Miss Myra Smith have tried to make u believe they are sisters, but they are too congenial to deceive us in tin's regard. Mr Stowe has a Roman idea that every “V should be pronounced like “W. At the Senior banquet, he was heard t say that he liked all kinds «»f vegetables (vegetables) except “weal (veal). Because of her excellence in German, it was thought that • »nr government would coni| el MBs Edwards to make an extra pledge of allegiance to thi country at the ti ne when war was dec’ared. Mam quest ons have been a ked in regard « • Mr Moody's age; but to look at the number of silvery threads on his cranium is proof enough that he must have played irarh’es with Christopher Columbus. For four years we have heard the roar of the cannon used in the war waged by Dean Svphax against his •'Intellectual Scalawags. ADVERT ISEMENTS. Wanted- A Maxim Silencer to keep me (Uiiet Richard Tompkins, Wanted -A night watchman to guard my many Christmas pre -ents.- Seth Stewart. Wanted A subject in which I cannot irakc an average of ninety j)cr cent.—J II’. Johnson. W anted A key to Edmund Burke's Speech on Concihatron. The Student fiody of the .Icadenty Let us all look on the bright side of life, even if we have to wear spectacles.