ROSTER OF OFFICERS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR 1918-1919. Ex-Chief Justice STANTON JUDKINS PEELE, LL. D., president. Term Expires 1919. JUSTICE JOB BARNARD, LL. D., Washington, D. C. Rev. FRANCIS JAMES GRIMKE, D. D., Washington, D. C. CUNO HUGO RUDOLPH, Washington, D. C. WILLIAM ALBERT SINCLAIR, M. D., Philadelphia, Pa. Bishop JOHN HURST, D. D., Baltimore, Md. Term Expires 1920. JOHN THOMPSON EMLEN, Philadelphia, Pa. THOMAS JESSE JONES, Ph. D., Washington, D. C. Rev. JESSE EDWARD MOORLAND, D. D., Washington, D. C. Hon. JAMES CARROLL NAPIER, LL. D., Nashville, Tenn. CHARLES BURLEIGH PURVIS, M. D., Boston, Mass. JAMES HENRY NELSON WARING, A. B., M. D., Washington, D. C. Term Expires 1921. ROLFE COBLEIGH, Boston, Mass. Justice GEORGE WESLEY ATKINSON, LL. D., Washington, D. C. ANDREW FRANKLIN HILYER, A. B., LL. M., Washington, D. C. HONORARY BOARD. JOHN ADAMS COLE, Chicago, Ill. Bishop BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LEE, D. D., Wilberforce, Ohio. Hon. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, LL. D., New Haven, Conn. Bishop BENJAMIN TUCKER TANNER, LL. D., Philadelphia, Pa. PATRON EX OFFICIO. flon. FRANKLIN KNIGHT LANE, Secretary of the Interior. 892 REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY. HOWARD UNIVERSITY, Washington, D. C., July 1, 1919. SIR: I have the honor to submit for Howard University the following report, showing the condition of the institution on the 1st day of July, 1919, "embracing therein the number of pupils received and discharged or leaving the same for any cause during the year, and the number remaining; also the branches of knowledge and industry taught and the progress made therein, together with a statement showing the receipts of the institution, and from what sources, and its disbursements, and for what objects." REGISTRATION. As in all other similar educational institutions, the war made great inroads upon our student body. The Students' Army Training Corps brought to our college of arts and sciences 40 more students than were enrolled the previous year, but those students of sufficient age who were not prepared to enter the freshman class and thus try for a commission were placed in the Regular Army group. This reduced the number of students enrolled in the other departments, especially in the academy and commercial college. War conditions seriously affected the home life of many who would have sent their boys and girls to Howard. These two causes, therefore, account for a reduction of 223 in our total enrollment. The year closes with 1,360 students registered. These students come from 37 different States and 10 foreign countries. Names duplicated because of students taking special courses in different departments Net total____ 133 1,238 122 1,360 Correspondence students not counted above_-. Final total__. The total number graduated was 146, distributed as follows: The medical department of Howard University was established for the purpose of giving properly qualified colored people a firstclass medical, dental, and pharmaceutic education. The department, especially the medical college, has endeavored to offer the best facilities possible. Because of its high standing and unusual hospital advantages, it has attracted students of practically all races and from all parts of the world. The department has graduated to date 1,745 students-1,029 medical, 424 dental, and 292 pharmaceutical. Reports from the various communities in which these graduates live show that 90 per cent of them are doing well. A number of the graduates participated in the World's War and one, Dr. Thomas E. Jones, was given the distinguished-service medal. Dr. Albert Ridgeley was cited by the French Government and given the croix de guerre. The department has been conducted practically from the money received from fees. To keep up with modern medical teaching, fees are inadequate; endowment must be secured. The registration for session 1918-19 is as follows: Medical, 108; dental, 131; pharmaceutic, 14; total, 253. Of these 25 received degrees-19, M. D.; 1, D. D. S.; 5, Pharmaceutical Chemist. (II) THE SCHOOL OF LAW. The Howard University school of law was incorporated March 2, 1867, by act of Congress, and is located at 420 Fifth Street Northwest, Washington, D. C. The purpose of this department is the preparation of students for practice at the bar, for making them better citizens and more efficient civil servants, a large number of whom are employed by the Government. The number graduating for the past 10 years is as follows: The average enrollment for the past 10 years has been over 100. A decrease in the last two years in enrollment and the small graduating class of this year are due to a large number of the students being called to the colors during the war. (III) THE SCHOOL OF RELIGION. The primary purpose of the school of religion has been from the beginning to prepare men for the active pastorate. To this end Howard for years has been noted for its thorough training in the English Bible and for its discipline in sermon preparation. Two other purposes have been before those in authority, namely, to broaden the vision and to deepen the religious life of those who were to make teaching their profession and to equip those dedicated to the missionary field with the outlook and knowledge which would assist them in the difficult but splendid task. The roll of students for the year was as follows: Day classes, 29; evening classes, 14; correspondence department, 122; total, less one duplication, 164. Of these 3 received the degree of B. D. and 5 received diplomas. This school receives no aid, whatsoever, from Government funds. ACADEMIC SCHOOLS. THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. The relatively small number in the upper classes is due to the fact that most of the male students were enlisted in the military service. The unprecedented increase in the freshman class was contributed to by the Students' Army Training Corps, which encouraged all male students of appropriate ages and proper preliminary training to enter the Students' Army Training Corps in preparation for military duty. As in most American colleges, the requirements for admission were made somewhat more elastic in view of the military situation. A large number of underclass men fell out with the demobilization of the Students' Army Training Corps. The work for the year has been greatly disturbed by reason of the influenza epidemic and readjustment of the program due to the exigencies of the military work. The enrollment for the year is 375 against 355 of last year. The following is the enrollment by class and sex: Of these 34 received the degree of A. B. and 9 the degree of B. S. Eleven students received certificates of special mention and honor because of their military service, though not able to obtain their degree. THE TEACHERS' COLLEGE. The enrollment is smaller this year than formerly because of the fact that many of the men were called to the colors and some are still with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Another reason is because the committee on schedule and classification, who examined carefully each candidate for entrance, advised and recommended to some other department every student who was not to make teaching the main purpose of his collegiate course. At the beginning of the year the classroom work of the students was interrupted both by the adjustment of the Students' Army Training Corps and the influenza epidemic. Students, however, manifested a fine spirit of cooperation with the acting dean and the faculty and have shown a commendable seriousness and zeal in their work. Dean Moore has been away on leave practically the entire school year, loaned by the university to do war work and educational reconstruction work in the South. His classroom work has been distributed among other members of the teachers' college faculty and has been carried through the year without loss of time to the students. There have been enrolled in the teachers' college this year 88 students from 21 different States and two foreign countries, distributed in class as follows: |