Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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 II E III S O I 9 3 I era I Education Board for the equipment of the new Medic.il Building: $200,000 from the Hubert estate for the development of the University program of Medical Education. $20,000 from Mr Julius Rosenwald for research in Zoo-logy. The courses of study are divided into several departments. College of Liberal Arts. College of Education. College of Applied Science. School of Music. School of Medicine, including Medical. Dental and Pharmaceutical Co! leges. School of Religion and School of I aw Each college is classified as an A college in its respective group. The College of Liberal Arts offers curricula leading to degrees of Bachelor of Arts. Bachelor of Sciences. Bachelor of Science in Commerce and finance. I he College of Education offers degrees of Bachelor of Arts, and Bachelor ol Science in Education. I he College of Applied Science offers degrees in art. architecture, civil, mechanical and electrical engineering, and home economics. I he School of Music offers degrees of Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music in Harmony The School of Religion offers Bachelor of Divinity and Bachelor of Theology degrees. The School of l aw offers the degree of Bnclxdor of Laws. I he Medical School offers the degree of Doctor of Medicine: the Dental School. Doctor of Dental Surgery; the Pharmaceutical School. Pharmaceutical Chemist and Bachelor of Pharmacy In the Graduate School the Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees arc offered. As to extra-curricula activities, the University maintains several literary organizations and debating clubs for students. I here are a number of societies (or encouragement of dramatic classics, music, history, education, religion, lor eign languages, chemistry, and finance and commerce. The Student Council is the controlling body of all student activities. I he following fraternities have chapters at Howard University. Lor college men Alpha Phi Alpha. Omega Psi Phi. Kappa Alpha Psi and Phi Beta Sigma. For college women, the following sororities: Alpha Kappa Alpha. Delta Sigma I beta and eta Phi Beta During the sixty-lour years of existence Howard University has steadily grown and has rendered increasing service to its constituency and society in general. I he quality of its instruction anil character of training have led to full recognition of its educational work by leading educational authorities. I bis recognition is due in part to the vision of the founders and in part to the excellent leadership that has been maintained throughout its existence. It has fulfilled the wish of its founders, and under the guidance of the present administration it bodes well to reach greater and untold heights. lu tluf

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7 II E II I S O 10 3 I Dr Stephen M. Newman and Dr. .1 Stanley Durkee. who were elected to the presidency in turn It was during the administration of the latter I‘ 18-1926. that the collegiate and professional divisions of the University were reorganized with advanced standards, the secondary schools of the University were dim inated entirely, and a new dining hall and gymnasium-armory stadium erected. On dune 0. 1926. Dr Mordccai Wyatt Johnson was elected to the presi denev of the University. Since the beginning of his administration the Medical School Building has been completed and a Medical School Endowment Fund has materialized Other physical features cf the University have been added: Three women's dormitories are now under construction: plans lor a chemistry building have been completed, and appropriations have been authorized towards the construction of other plants as well as the grading and beautification of the campus. Dr. Johnson has not limited himself to the improvement ot the physical plant, but has been engaged in a survey of the internal organization of the Uni versity. enlargement of its faculties, and further standardization of the oduca tional resources The School of Law has been reorganized and established on a full-time dav school basis, the conditions acceptable to the American Association of Law Schools, thus giving Howard University tin only first class law school for Negroes in the United States. The College of Dentistry has been organized and transformed from a three year school with a low entrance requirement and operating under a vice dean to a four-year school based upon two years of college work as entrance requirement and with an enlarged faculty that brings it to a state of efficiency which fully meets the requirements of the State of New York, the most exact ing State in the Union in regard to us dental requirements. I he faculties of the under graduate divisions have been practically dou bled, thus relieving a terrible strain upon the professors and making possible more effective relationship between faculty members and students During the administration the Congress ot the United States passed a measure authorizing annual appropriations to the University. Previously the Federal appropriation was generally held up on a technicality The present support of the University is supplied by appropriations from the Federal Government, student fees, income from endowment and philan throptc contributions. In the fifth year of Ins administration Dr. Johnson secured $1,760,000 from the Federal Government and more than $2,000,000 from private philanthropy. Numbered among recent gifts are $2 0.000 from the General Fducation Board toward a half million dollar Medical F.ndowmcnt. a like amount being contributed by alumni and friends of the University: SH0.000 from the Gen flti'tn

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