Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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T E It I s o 9 :t I DAVII- BUTLER PRATT. A.B.. B.D.. D.D. T - rHE students in the School of Religion speak most highly of Doan Davie Butler Pratt His years of service to the Uni-■ — versity have been many In the School of Religion men and women arc offered an excellent opportunity to prepare themselves for various kinds of Christian service. The school occupies at present its own home, with increased faculty and more facilities. It is ren dering a service of great significance in religious work. 1 here is a graduate school connected to the School of Religion and it also conducts a correspondence department. Annually exten sion institutes are held at different centers and 1 convocation is held on the campus. Many other services and activities provide for its stu dents an outlet. It is one of the outstanding schools of the University family WII LIAM S I EWART NELSON. A B . B D. n RLSIDLN I IOHNSON showed excellent T judgment and a deep regard for leader 1 k.’I i ship and ability when be chose Professor ■ William S. Nelson as bis assistant. I he position is a new one at Howard Uni versity. and Professor Nelson is the first incumbent He has handled very well indeed the great number of administrative details and du ties which ordinarily would fall to the President of the University. Professor Nelson is active also in student and faculty affairs on the campus. The promotion of group thinking and discussion among students on the campus claims much of his interest and time. He is also the director of religious life among stu dents. twroiy

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 fc ; s o i 9 :i i LEWIS K DOWNING A.B . S.B. in C.E and EE. THE College of Applied Science is doing excellent work in the thorough preparation of young Negroes for the opportunities to be found in the fields ol Engineering. Home Economics and Art. It is rendering a service unlimited in its scope and possibilities that are necessary to the advancement of our civilization Howard University is fortunate in having as tlx- Acting Dean of this College one of her own sons—Lewis K Downing. His practical experience and extensive traveling for studv. as well as his educational training, have played important parts in fitting him for the dcanship. He is accorded recognition by many technical engineering bodies His students are great admirers of his ability and the knowledge he has of his work They find in him a ready helper in all problems that grow out of their work anti their general welfare and relationship to the University family. I U! U V. CHI I DERS. Mus. 13 I HE School ol Music ol Howard University aims to train musicians in the liberal culture which cannot be found in the private studio. It endeavors also to thoroughly coach the students in the social sciences, modern Ian guages and literature so that they may draw on other fields for that power adequate foi their full development I he numerous advantages connected with the University make the accomplishment of this aim easy One of these advantages is the thoroughly trained faculty of the School of Music. Miss Lulu V Childers as the Director of the School of Music, through her great efforts and the help of her faculty, has brought the School of Music to a high place in the University family. nrtlitt:

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7 E K I S O 1 9 3 I MR CLARENCE W. DAVIS HE Department of Physical Education, under the direction of the acting head. Mr. C W Davis, has progressed far beyond expectations. It has enjoyed unprecedented growth. The department has grown from an insignificant cog to a dynamic force in the University family. The growth and expansion of this department is due largely to the efforts of Mr Davis and the very able faculty that serves this branch of our University life. This new interest that has been created in Physical Education may be attributed to the fact that the students are allowed to elect the kinds of recreational activities in which they are interested for fulfillment of the Physical Education requirements I he Physical Education Department, under the guidance of Mr Davis, is the largest in the history of Howard University, and if we may judge the future by the past it bodes well to exceed even itself in the years to come MRS. MARY R ALLEN HE Department of Physical Education for Women is under the able direction ot Mrs Mary R. Allen. Since her incum bency Mrs Allen and her assistants have exerted great effort in bringing the de partment up to its present standard. Many graduates of this department are holding respon sible positions at various institutions through out the United States Mrs. Allen has been able to place many of her graduates personally This department is probably the youngest in the University family, and we may well expect to see it take its place with the much older branches in a few years. fuvnfy-orv