Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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 J: - ' J Louis K. Downing Dean of the College of Applied Science More and more interest is being shown in Physical Education and athletics. The interest in Physical Education can be accounted for because of the fact that students are now permitted to elect the kinds of recreational activities in which they are interested for fulfillment of the Physical Education requirements. This means that students who are doing the things they enjoy doing are manifesting greater interest in such activities. The next great developments along this line will be the addition of playing fields to accommodate the increasing interest in physical activities and the building oi more tennis courts to take care of the large numbers of students who are desirous of playing. All in all. a very successful year has been had in Physical Education and in athletics. The College of Applied Science was established at Howard University in 1915. As the pioneer Negro college in the newer professions, it brings to young America opportunities for thorough training in, and preparation tor, fields of service unlimited in scope and possibilities, yet paramount to the advancement of modern civilization. Its graduates are artists, engineers, dietitians in hospitals, managers of cafeterias, instructors in leading educational institutions, operatives in highway, building and subway construction, public utilities, industrial enterprises, and in many allied fields and businesses. Clarence I. Davis Department of Physical Education

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J Dwight 0. W. Holmes Dean of the College of Education From its very beginning, Howard has maintained a department or school for the training of teachers. From 1870 to 1900 it was known as the Normal Department. During that period, there were graduated one hundred and eighty-nine persons. In 1900 the Teachers’ College was established and continued until the year 1919 as the teacher-training division of the University. It was of collegiate grade. The School of Education existed from 1919 to 19-5. This organization was one of the senior schools” of the University, composing the last two years of collegiate work. The reorganization in 1925 increased the extent of the teacher-training activities to cover the entire four years of college, and changed the name to the College of Education. The response that the colleges and universities have made to this change of attitude is indicated by the development of schools and colleges of education and by the rapidly increasing enrollment of the students doing professional work in education. With this, the closing of the sixty-second annual session of the College of Pharmacy, it is fitting to mention the past achievements and future possibilities. Howard has always been in the forefront in pharmaceutical education. Its curriculum is well balanced, titling its students for their life’s work in tne most advanced and approved manner; making them competent not only as prescription-ists, but also as skilled analysts and pharmaceutical chemists. Howard graduates are constantly being sought after throughout the country. With the recent admission of the Howard College of Pharmacy to membership in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the future outlook for Howard and its graduates throughout the field of pharmaceutic endeavor is practically unlimited, and its graduates may well be proud of the degree conferred upon them by this great institution of learning. Dr. Charles Fuhrman Dean, College of Pharmacy

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Dr. Davie B. Pratt Dean, School of Religion The .School of lieligion offers to men and women opportunity to prepare for various kinds of Christian service. From the first it has emphasized training tor the pastorate and, therefore, has stressed the importance ol Bible Study, of the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons and of Parish Work. The Graduate School ofTers college graduates a standard training. The courses of study and the classes are entirely separate from those in the Theological College which gives high school graduates a tour-vear course of combined theological and college studies. Nearly three hundred, mostly ministers, are enrolled in the Correspondence Department. Extension institutes for the benefit of ministers and Christian workers are held annually at different centers. The Convocation provides our students and the local ministers the opportunity each year of hearing great themes presented by great men. ■xr. The position, “Assistant to the I‘resident, is a new one at Howard University. I am the first incumbent. The purpose of the office is to handle the greatest possible number of administrative details and duties which ordinarily fall to the President of the University. Wm. Stewart Nelson Assistant to President