Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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V ®f)e JHson for the year of nineteen hundred ami thirty | Howard University I I IVAN EARLE TAYLOR. Editor j j i i NATHANIEL BYRD. Business Manager i i Photographic Work by BROWN JR.. ART STUDIO | i An by MILLPRISHO Photo-Engraving by GRAPHIC ART SERVICE Photographic Work by BROWN. JR., ART STUDIO ' 1 I Printed by MILLPRISHO All of the City of Washington I I Copyright 1930

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 D EDICA TIGN i i i I I I i I I » ! I To Doctor Mordecai Y. Johnson, president of Howard University, leader, administrator and friend of the student body, the Bison of 1030 is affectionately dedicated. Under his administration Howard University is experiencing unprecedented growth, both materially and spiritually. The staff wishes for him and his administration continued success. Dr. Mordecai VV. Johnson V

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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY JjE OYVARD UNIVERSITY was conceived in a prayer meeting for misprisions in the First Congregational Church, of Washington, D. C., on Monday, November 20, 1866. By an act of Congress passed March 2, 1867, it was incorporated and named after General Oliver Otis Howard, philanthropist and commissioner of the Freedmen’s bureau. The institution was planned for the education of youth in the ministry originally, but almost from its inception it included nearly all the branches of higher education. In its early history the institution was supported principally by the Freedmen’s Bureau, but in 1873, this agency went out of existence. It was then maintained largely through private contributions and donations. The Federal Government in 1879 granted an annual subsidy amounting to 510,000. This subsidy has increased gradually. All Federal appropriations for its support are made through the Department of the Interior, the University reporting annually to the Secretary of the Interior regarding the expenditures. Howard University is a privately controlled institution governed by a self-perpetuating board of trustees, twenty-four of whom are regularly elected and six are honorary members. The present membership is made up chiefly of leading educators, jurists, publicists, clergymen and other prominent citizens from widely scattered parts of the country. Howard University is the only institution of higher learning in the United States for the education of the Negro race which maintains a complete university organization, including under-graduate, graduate and professional schools. It is organized into the following divisions: College of Liberal Arts, College of Education. College of Applied Science. School of Medicine, including the Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Colleges. School of Music, School of Religion, and the School of Law. The Liberal Arts College has been accredited by the Association of Colleges and Preparatory schools of the middle states and Maryland since 1921. The College of Medicine is a member of the Association of American Medical Colleges and is rated class A by the American Medical Association, this rating having been in effect since 1892. The School of Pharmacy has been recognized as standard by the Association of the American Colleges of Pharmacy, the date of recognition being 1927. The Dental College is a member of the American Association of Dental Schools. The School of Law will be admitted to the Association of American Law Schools in 1932, the year in which it will have met all requirements for admission. The College of Education has also been accredited upon class A basis. The administrative authority of the University is lodged in the president under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. The institution is operated on an annual budget. To facilitate the securing of jobs for students, the University operates an employment bureau in charge of the Deans of men and women. There is an endowment scholarship fund amounting to $65,000 with an annual income of $3,257. The plant of Howard University consists of twenty-five acres of land and twenty-two buildings. All this land is used for campus purposes, and is situated within the city limits of Washington, D. C.. and has an estimated