Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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yrfrft Major Wlllltt111 T. Aliilt'riuU, ’k elilJnl Dr. N. K. I'hristopln r. Cleveland Dr. Arini'ii Evans. Cleveland Dr. Diaries II (Jnrvin. Cleveland .Mrs Ihiis.v S. Merchant, Cincinnati Mr. William J. Decatur. Clm-munrl Dr. Iinttl«t I'. Pmanmu, Cincinnati Dr. E. B. Drily, Cincinnati I »r U. I . McClain, Cincinnati Mr Prince A. IC:inkin. Cincinnati Mr D. It. Monchnm. 'inclnnnti Dr. A11•••rt O Keif), Baltimore Dr. It. M. Klietla. Itultiiimrc Ati Win. I.. Fitzgerald. Itultiiiuin Aliy Win. A ItohliiKon. i 'li Dr II Keginuhl Smith. Chiem-e Mr .Mnll li D. Hull, Chicago Mr. Iliirohl II. Swift. Chicago Ally Diliiit‘1 W. Itinvlrx. SI 1 .oil is Dr Diaries K. II« rri« tt. Si l ml-i Dr. (1. Bernard Key. Si. Louis Di .1 W. Mf'lcllaii St. I ouls Dr William A I.« vc. Kansas I'iiy. Kim - Dr S. II. Thompson. Knu a i’iiy. Kan Dr Fred K Hurrah. Plainfield. N.!. K«- . T F. N Fitzpatrick. Plnintlcld. N.J Dr .MiirriiH F V1h « till ml Xow|»»rt. U.l. Dr. Win II. Washington. Newark. N.J Mr. IJ. D. Matthews. Kansas City, Mm. Dr W II. A. Barrett. Kn ! Si Louis. 111. Dr. .1 • I’ tini ri— »n Kin-ton « Dr Clyde Domicil Diirtinni. i'. Dr. I. K McCauley. Unlolgh. M'. Mr Milton K Alloa, Wa-liingtoii Dr Mii-lini-l ii I Hiliiiiv Washington Di Milton t-'rimcl- Wn-hlngtou Dr. A. M Curtis, Sr.. Washington Dr Slln- S. Ttimninton. Washington Dr Jutnc- C Dowling. Washington Dr. t'liniicK I. West. Washington Dr .1. It. Wilder. Washington Dr Siinrmi L. Carson. Washington Dr K. D WllllsCon. Washington Dr It A. crlrlow. Dcuumr. W Vo. Dr S. ii Klhert. Wilmington, Del. $10,000 American Colonization Society. Wiish'g’n Mr F.dwiir l S. IIiirkn« ss Now York City Mr. and Mrs. Aaron I-! Malone. Sl Louis Mr-. Mary C. Thaw. Pittsburgh $5,000 Senator .1 nines Coiuccns. Detroit Mr tosirge Knstnuin. Kocliester. V V Mr .1 ulnis Kosonwitiil. Chicago Mrs. Uni I it- M. Strong. Kochester. Dr. I'lysses S Wharton, Altooilli. I $.'{.000 Mr Jesse I-ldor Straus . Ww York City $1,000 Dr. William A. Wiirlleld. Washington Dr. IliiniiliMii S. Martin. Washington Dr. .1. Hoyden Johnson. Washington tly. Mnrilmer M. lliirri-. Washington Dr Tlmimi Martin. Washington Dr. M. 1.. T '. 11111. Washington Di Peter W. I'rlee. Wnshiligtoi Dr. Kolii-rt It. Tyler. Washington Dr. F. D. Whlthy. Washington Dr. ' linrles M. Marshall, Washington Dr. Jehu W. Mitchell. Washington Dr. I'llrroll A. Brooks, Washington Dr. A. It. l’elili. Washington A W. Mellon. • S« o'y I.S. Treasury) Medli '-(’hlrueieal Suri'.’l) of (lie I New York Fouildntioii. .Wu York i'iiy Mr. Ili-ary Monger. New York ''ily Di. Alfred T Itohiusnii. New York ' 'itx-Dr. Waller tiriiy t'riiinj». New York «'ity Dr. Tainlin I. l owoil. Phlllldciphin Dr. I. M. Ijiivreinv. Philadelphia Dr Milton N. White, Philadelphia Dr Ctsirgc I. Itnyloii. Philadelphia Ally. II. Brooks. Philadelphia Dr . K. Allen. Phlliulelphla Dr te-oi-L'e (I Strickland. Philadelphia Mr. lo-orao W. I Mine, Philadelphia Mr. Andrew !•’. Stevens. Philadelphia Mr. E. C. Brown. Pliiladelphin

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jforetoorD HERE for a moment we grow serious, though a light touch of gayety be mixed here and there. Here among these stately halls, and sheltering trees; just above the lake of blue which mirrors the surrounding scenes and the stars above- here a drama of Howard is being played. To portray herein the activities of the class of ’24, to relate the progress of the University from 18(57 to 1924, and to establish the precedent of an Annual for the entire University has been the object of the 1924 Bison Staff. We realize the limitations and many imperfections of this volume, but we venture to hope that its value as a keepsake will increase as the years come and go. thus compensating in a measure for the anxious days and sleepless nights that have gone into its making.

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m m Cfjc itlctncal Cnbotument Campaign HE HOWARD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ENDOWMENT Campaign represents two very definite ventures; one. a failure, and the other, a success. The first was an appeal to the philanthropists of the country to come to the rescue of the University in its effort to raise the sum of $250,000 necessary to meet the conditional offer of the General Education Board. President Durkee was met with the definite objection on the part of the philanthropists to do anything more for the race until we had demonstrated our willingness in proportion to our ability, to do something for ourselves. This was the reason for the failure of the first appeal. After a very careful and serious deliberation, the President asked for a year’s extension in which he was determined to put the race on trial in response to the challlenge of philanthropy. Dean Holmes suggested that if it were possible to get one Negro to subscribe one thousand dollars to be paid over a period of three years, it would serve as an inspiration and an example to a like act on the part of others of our group. It was a stupendous venture, the like of which had never been known before in history, that such a definite sum was to be asked for, not of the rich, but of those in moderate circumstances who had never been trained in the school of philanthropy, but whose whole life and thought, interest and activity had been in the way of acquiring the necessities of life. The President of Howard University sat down at a luncheon with seven of our group and put to them the definite challenge of a contribution of one thousand dollars each. Every man responded to the appeal with his pledge, some paying in part and others even as much as the full amount. The inspiration went like wild fire and within a few days the number had increased to thirteen, an even dozen of whom were physicians and one a young lawyer. This “lucky” thirteen was increased within a few weeks to sixty-eight individual Negroes who had accepted the challenge of joining ranks with the pioneers in the venture of concerted race philanthropy. One woman of our race and her husband. Mr. and Mrs Aaron Malone of St. Louis. Mo., subscribed ten thousand dollars, and another young physician made the supreme sacrifice of his life in the gift of five thousand dollars to his Alma Mater. The latter gift was that of an alumnus. Dr. Ulysses S. Wharton, of Altoona. P?.., and but suggests the great part which our Alumni played in the Medical Endowment Campaign, the total contributions of the Alumni being $96,086. The students went on record with a pledge of $25,239.75. and the faculty, trustees, and administrative force, $27,372. To these figures may be added the unprecedented achievement of our race in the matter of philanthropy, having subscribed, to be paid over a period of three years ending Julv 1. 1926. the sum of $202,366.35. To this sum was added a total pledge from white people of $68,846.00. which carried us “Over the Top” with our Medical Endowment Campaign in the sum of $271,212.35. In the words of Robert E. Speer in a prayer at Princeton. “ . t .Vat the Glory Pie.” bearing in mind that it is more noble to pav than to pledge, and that to fail in the fulfilment of our promises would be as great a disgrace, as to ta t, would be worthy of the highest praise. 19 2 1 BISON