Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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 r presidents John Gordon Moy 26. 1903—June 30. 1906 Wilbur Thirirield S«p»omb«r I. 1906—June 30. 1912 Stophon Newman July I, 1912—June 30. 1918 Mordecai Johnson September I. 1926—June 30, I960 Jemes M. Nabrit, Jr. July I. I960—Pretent J. Stanley Durlcoe July I. 1918—June 30. 1926 21

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presibents Byron Sunderland August 27, 1867—April A, 1869 Olivor O. Howard April 5. 1869—November 30. 1873 Charles Boynton March 19, 1867—August 26. 1867 Edward P. Smith December 16. 1869—June 15. 1876 Wiliam Patton April 25. 1877—Dacembor 31. 1889 Jeremiah Rankin January I. 1890—February 23. 1903 20

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Builtiings Thu Main Buildinq. built in 1869 «nd f«t d in I93S i rv«d at iKa firtt Admirirtration building: b«lo«. tha Howard U»ivenity campui la 1910 A vary interesting history of Howard University can be told by its buildings, past and present. From its very beginning, Howard administrators placed much emphasis on the superb construction of campus buildings. From the original building, the physical plant has grown into ore of the most modern on the East coast, with many of the buildings erected since 1955. During the early period of Howards existence. the buildings contained many advanced features for their timo. such as largo recitation and lecture rooms, all superbly constructed, the University site itself was surpassed by few existing institutions. If someone had read a description of Howard s campus in 1907. it would have read as follows: The University buildings are modern structures and are all located on the mam campus with the exception of the Medical School building, which adjoins the hospital grounds at the south, and the Law School building which is on Judiciary Square. They aro heated with steam and lighted by electricity. They are in the charge of a superintendent of Buildings and Grounds and a competent engineer with several assistants. Pains aro taken to keep the buildings always in a sanitary condition, and the healthfulnoss of iho campus ond surroundings is attostod by the fact that no disease has avor become epidemic in the institution, and thcro has never been on the grounds a death from typhoid