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Volume VIII FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1911 Number 15

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ORATORICAL CONTEST “ Mighty Like a Rose.” Miss PASSING OF GEORGE v/ Ella Albert of the Senior class WALKER closed the contest. Her subject HE Young Women’s Ora- By R. G. Doggett ^ . torical Contest held last w a s finely developed, tracing Friday evening in Rankin from ancient to modern times the EORGE Walker is dead, Memorial Chapel, under the aus- “Famous Women.” She closed jY j and being dead, he has, of >ices of the Alpha Phi Literary amid an outburst of applause. NrfY course, in some quarters, Society was a grand success. The class'es were grouped in been airily dismissed as an archaic There wais an unusually large and various sections of the Chapel, curiosity of neither much inter each section being decorated ppreciative audience present. est or importance by various with the colors o f the respective Vn enjoyable program was ren- complacement writers, not po- classes. Class spirit ran high. lered. sessed of even a tithe of his Each speaker received hearty ap At eight o’clock the five young great ability, deliveringjudgment plause from thei r classes a n d ady contestants marched in, led with the customary glib assur from the audience in general. >y Miss Nellie Pratt, and fojrm- ance of the shallow brain. Hap During the intervals, class after ng a semi-circle, they took their pily neither a defence of Walker class gave their characteristic eats on the rostrum. After nor an expositon of his powers, is yells and songs. >rayer -was offered by Mr. Liv- required. But there can be little It was not an easy matter to ngston, the chaplain, and a few doubt that on his passing away pick the winners; for the contest emarlrs by President Harry L January 6 in one of the 'State A- had been very close. The suspense Scott, the contest began in ear li sylums situated at Central Islip, was very great while the three st. Miss Forrest, representing L. I., where he had been under judges, Mrs. Mary Church Ter he two year Normal Course mental treatment for some rell, Honorable Archibald Grimke ipened the contest by making months that the American Stage and Mrs. Coralie F. Cobke, were i strong plea for the industrial looses one of the pioneers of the out deciding upon the winners. ducation. She was followed by profession and her greatest The anxious moments were how Miss Weljsof the Freshman Class, Negro actor-manager. ever greatly relieved by a beau dm made a masterly speech He was born in Lawrence Kan tiful instrumental solo by Miss igainst Woman’s Suffrage. The sas July, 15, 1872. His early in Vivian Johnson. Even greater >rder of) the programme was clination was for the stage. And* was the suspense, while Mr. hanged by a very beautiful solo he began his career as an enter Grimke was making his remarks jy Miss Agness Adams. tainer for quack doctors; who em introductory to rendering the The conflict was started again ployed him to draw crowds in or decision of the judges. Finally iy Miss nFuell of the Sophomore der to sell medicine. While in the announcement was made that Hass, Who had as her subject, this business he journed as far as Miss EllaAlbert had won the first ‘The Life and Works of Harriett San Francisco, where he met prize and Miss Richardson the Beecher Stowe”. Miss Richard Bert Williams, the world’s great second. The first prize was a son of tne Junior Class in very est low comedian, the two formed handsome gold medal and the sec icautiful language qjqke on “ So- a singing and dancing team, and ond a silver one. ourner Truth”. She brought styling themselves as the “Two iu t vividly the life of a character President Scott and his corps Real Coons” made their hit in bat we know so little of, the of officers and Miss Lena Jenkins New York while playing at Ros •dual course of the exercises was and her committee deserve great ter and Bials, eventually they se credit for the way in which they £ \ \ \ \ broken and Miss Alexander cured an engagement with ring a beautiful selection and an worked up this contest. Canary and Lederer’s production 'ucore. She was interrupted in The Lyric Orchestra under the of the “ Gold Bug” which was nidst of the rendition by an out auspices of Mr. F. E. Butler, fur presented at the Casino Theatre mi st of applause. Her voice was nished several beautiful selec 1896. Out of a large company dear and sweet, especially beaut- tions. We are very grateful to they scored the only hit of the ful was her singing of Nervin’s (Continued on Page S colu m n 1) show. A few weeks later, ow- o HOWARD UNIVERSITY JOURNAL

ing to the failure of the “ Gold the first of all Negro shows, writ the performance they all sat still Bug” , they were engaged to ap ten, composed and staged by waiting for more. ‘Following pear with Pete P. Daily in “A members of their race. Failure their London engagement, they Good Thing” with which., they re was generally predicted for this played in Manchester, Liverpool, mained three weeks. The late daringenterpri.se, as was predict York, Bristol, Edingburgh, Glas Will McConnell then took over ed when they opened in New gow, and in all the principle cities the management of the team, and York, but instead, came success of England and Scotland. After presented them during the fol- and more attention fromthenews- a tour lasting fourteen months lowibg season in the “ Senegam- papers than any other attraction where they received a royal wel biari Carnival” . received at the time. So great in come everywhere they set sail Following this success with the deed was their success, that they for “ Yankee Land.” aid of Prank Mallory they organ were invited to appear at Buck Their next venture was in a ized a cake walking monstrosity, ingham Palace by royal command. real comicopera; containing some which they later turned into a At the close of the show, Queen musical numbers that bordered comedy called “A Lucky Coon,” Alexandria shook hands with on grand opera, but styled by then came the “Policy Players,” Mrs. Walker and told her, she en their manager for some unknown they stranded, but later came to joyed her singing and dancing reason as a new - musical oddity gether under the management of very much. The late King “ Abyssinia” book and lyrics by Hurtig and Seamon. They were Edward a few minutes later clap J. A. Shipp and Alexander Rog later starred in “ The Sons of ped Williams on the back and ers, music b^ Will Marion Cook Ham” , a musical comedy written said, “ Williams you are just as and Bert A. Williams. Having by that bright and scholarly ac good as a month at the baths.” broke with Hurtig and Seamon, tor and very promising play My dear readers can realize the and gone under new management wright J. A. Shipp. Williams weight of this compliment when which did not prove favorable— & Walkers’ next appeared in “ In they are told that it was the cus their show being subject to un Dahomey” booked by J. A. Shipp tom of King Edward to go every just and unreasonable criticism and lyrics by the late and much Spring to Baden to get toned up due to ignorance on the part of lamented Paul Lawrence Dunbar for the season. So you see he some metropolitan near-critics and music by Will M. Cook, one of meant that Williams was a sure as to what a Negro show should America’s greatest musicians; in tonic. It was during this engage be, and race hatred on the other this play, they scored an instanta ment that Abbie Mitchell, the hand for some of these near-crit- neous success, for many months peerless young Negro priina don ics were so inconsistent as to at they packed the New York theatre na and one of the greatest sing tempt to draw the color line in the firstclass play house in which ers in her line on the American art, by claiming that the show a Negro show was produced. stage to-day, scored her first and was too much on the order of a They were the talk of the town, biggest success, singing “Brown white man’s show. Laboring un and became social fad of the New Skin Baby Mine,” so great was der these criticisms of New York York four hundred. The leading her success, that many of the papers, the play was ordered to •of the cake walk and waltz by aristocracies, who did not care to be changed by their new mana Aida Overton Walker and Robert sit through the whole show, often ger in order to cater to the crit Hargous • a prominent member telephoned to know when she ics and for commercial ends, the of the Four Hundred at Delmoni- would sing, in order to be present result being that after the first cos after a dinner given in honor at her appearance. few weeks, the show was so of Mrs. Author Parget was one “ To me,” said the late King changed that the public never saw of the sensations of their suc Edward after the performance it in its real splendor. Yet hav cessful stay in New York. The of “ In Dahomey” before the ing to pass through all these vic cake walk became t h e social royal children and the aristo issitudes the play had a prosper fad and many were they of the cratic friends in Buckingham ous run for two years. Four Hundred who were won by Palace, “ The great attraction of The last venture in which Walk that sweet singer and wonderful this Negro musical comedy is that er appeared with his partner, “ In dancer—Aida Overton Walker. the performers play with such Bandanna Land,” took New York Having conquered all the lead zest. They seem to take as much by storm and they were once ing cities of the United States in delight in it as the children them more the fad and talk of the gay cluding New York and seeking selves.” This is the first musical white w a y. Fashion sheets, more lands to conquer, they set comedy company that was ever trade papers, the Hebrew Gazette, sail for London to produce at the commanded to appear at Buck the Italian news papers, Metro Shaftsbury Theatre-1-where Ed ingham Palace. And the compli politan dailies, weeklies and na May and many other celebri ment should be considered all the monthlies were among the jour ties have won fame and fortune— greater when at the conclusion of nals to announce success for the HOWARD UNIVERSITY JOURNAL 3 company and devoted space for In holding up the highest ideals NEW THOUGHT pictures and special stories. to the members of his race, in The “ Theater Magazine” fo r showing them that no class of You could rise each morning March 1908, the leading journal, people shall say thus far and no with a new thought, with the con devoted to theatricals in this coun further shall you attempt to viction that you can make a fresh try and the equal of any in the climb, in always presenting the start, how few real failures in world said in part concerning y e r y best available talent, in life there would be. If one could this show; “ It is to the credit of triumphing over the most per realize that the failures of yester- the American Negro 1 hat two va nicious influence on the American ‘ day were inspiration to make him riety performers who started life stage in the person of the theatri strive harder to-day, how much a few [years ago practically penni cal “ Trust,” prejudiced man brighter would be the world. -Re. less, should have succeeded in agers, prejudiced public, mean, •alize thatr the dead weight of comparatively so brief a space near-critics, and in substituting yesterday lias dropped away. of time in organizing a theatrical f o r them the shameful black ‘ One should begin to think this company—all men and women of faced whited comedians who used new thoughts the moment he their own race—of sufficient merit to make themselves look as ri awakens. Arise thankful for the to attract large audiences of white diculous as they could when por opportunities of another day to people into a first class Broadway traying a “Negro” character, the turn the failures of yesterday.into Theater. Yet that is what Mes real type of Negro, Mr. Walker the success of to-day and even srs. Bert Williams and George played the greatest part in show look beyond into the far oft to Walker have done—the one with ing the American white people morrow. Awake feeling that the unctuous drollery the other with what the real up to date Negro of past is forgiven and forgotten, nimble feet. The present piece a certain type really is. eager to meet the world, to meet Bandanna Land compares favor To attempt to give a true esti it with a glad heart and a smile ably with many other white shows mate of this great man’s contri of smile. of like character. It is free from bution to the American stage Let us arise with the determi Vulgarity and full of wholesome would require a man with the cri nation to get to work and have no merriment. The music is good tical insight of Brander Matthews time to let trouble come in. Al in quality; The lines are witty or H. T. Parker. Thisrea son alone though the environment may be and the plot lucid enough to be to say nothing of the available crowded with the evil suggestions easily followed.” lack of space, is enough to forbid and temptations, pass through After their engagement in New my attempting such a colossal as through a thicket of under York the entire company was task; andtlieonly reason I can give brush, making a path for others- summoned t o entertain t h e for attempting to reduce such a to follow, approaching the goal of W. K. Vanderbilts at their New colossal subject to itslowest terms high endeavor nearer with each York yilla, and there can be little and crowd into the space step. In living thus, day by day, doubt that the guests were well given me, is my high regard for generating new thought each pleased. this greathero and a hope at some morning, maximum of one’s en During their engagement in day in the future I may write ergy is employed. T h e n e w Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. John Bor- one of the many biographies that thought gives us a new and ex den'opened their home to the will be written in his memory. tended power. T o carry th e William and Walker Company in same thought day by day will les sen one’s power, make him a order that fifty leaders of Chicago IN QUINTDOM Societjy might be entertained as dead one among the living. New their guest by this famous com Pic-kud from the Baskets By Naps thought makes a new man cre ates a new and inspiring counte pany.;' they bought out the down The visitors gave a good exhi town theater for a night where nance. bition of shadow boxing in play Let the dead griefs run, yesterl the smow was playing, and the ing defensive ball. “ Bandanna Land Company” “ did day’s troubles and failures de The Pennsylvania boys are their turns” in their palatial resi cline with the light of day. The “classy”. They won’t lose any new thought will open the portals dence at 89 Bellevue Place. Senor Soriano, the Spanish gen but “ clean” games. of to-day and point in the direc tleman whose wife is a Chicago Any reputable team is welcome tion of tomorrow. Make a fresh lady were the guest of honour and to our city. All we ask is that start each morning, by generat there be no doubt that judging they play the game. ing a new thought and pushing from their reception and the at ahead toward th e goal. It is tention given them by the Chicago The attraction between that somewhere ahead—C. H. G. dailies this was one of the! events basket ball .and the Howard men of the] social season and one more is very fast the ball can’t go laurel in their crown. where they “ aint’k- Watch for “The Merry Wives.> 4 HOWARD UNIVERSITY JOURNAL V Howard University Journal was written by Dr. B. B. Jeffers, which makes for the dealing out Steelton Pa., a graduate of the of an even-handed justice]. The Entered as second-class matter October 9, 1908 Howard University School of at the Postoffice at Washington, D. C., under the following is the record for 1910 Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Medicine. This article is an ear by states: Alabama, eight Ne nest, a clear and forcible appeal groes; Arkansas, eight Negroes; for state regulation of marriage Florida, eight Negroes and twTo PRINTED AT THE SCHOOL OF PRINTING, HOWARD UNIVERSITY. WASHINGTON, D. C. for the protection of the future of whites; Georgia, ten Negroes; the human race. Dr. Jeffers is Louisiana, one white; Mississippi,

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION one of the most prosperous col five Negroes; Missouri, three Ne

75 cents per 3* ear 5 cents per copy ored physicians in Central Penn groes; North Carolina, one Ne sylvania, He has built up fpr gro; Ohio, one white; Oklahoma, himself a lucrative practice and one Negro; South Carolina, one PR.TjSTANTlA NON SINE LABORE has the confidence of all the citi Negro; Tennessee, two Negroes; zens white, colored and foreign Texas, four Negroes and two EDITORIAL STAFF among whom he is a favorite. Be whites. Of the five whites lynched

N i' m a P. G. A d a m s , ’ l l .. Editor-in-Chief sides being a first-class physician, two were Italians who were lynch C h a r l es H. G a r v in , ’ l l Associate Editor Dr. Jeffers is a close student of ed in Florida. Another of the C a r l M u r p h y , ’ l l ...... Associate Editor the conditions with which he white victims was a Mexican, who R. G. D o g g e t ’ 1 2 ...... Associate Editor comes into daily contact. was shot and burned at the slake \ C . B. C u r l e y , ‘ 1 1 ...... Athletic Editor near the Texas border. Of the J am es A . W r ig h t , ’ l l Business Manager * The oratorical contest last Fri fifty-two negro victims, two were M a r t in L. C r a w f o r d , ’ l l day night brings several serious Assistant Business Manager women. This record excludes thoughts to our mind. Would it W a r r e n L o g a n , ’ 1 2 .. Asst. Business Mgr. the so tailed race w.ar which oc not be a good idea to encourage curred in Slocum, Texas, last the young men of the- University August, in which many Negroes CONTRIBUTING EDITORS to do work along this line? How- were killed. many orations have you written C. Eugene Allen, Medical The record of lynehings in the Wm. A. Pollard, Academy and delivered since you have been last sixteen years is as follows: W . Calvin Chase, Jr., Law here— you who have spent nearly 1 SOI, 190; 1895, 171; 1896, 131; *R. B. Greene, Commercial four years here? Can you get T. B. Livingstone, Theological 1897, 166; 1898, 127; 1899, 107; down to it and write something 1900, 116;' 1901, 135; 1902, 96; original and decent and then de 1903, 106; 1904, 90; 1905, 66; Students and Alumni of the University are liver it effectively? We emphasize 1906, 68; 1907, 51; 1908, 65; 1909, invited to contribute. Address all com debating and that is a good thing, 70; 1910, 57. munications to but putting together some other Howard University Journal, The Girls Oratorical Contest Howard University, man’s argument in your own W ashington, D. C. words and delivering it does not was a grand success. The bril call forth sufficient originality to liant orations made by those girls develop in one that .individuality simply showed how much we Friday, January 20, 1911 and personality that characterize have been missing heretofore. a strong man. We need encour For the most part our girls have been mere ornaments, they have EDITORIALS agement in the line of originality whereby one develops- self-confi * The Wissahicken boys play a dence and strength of will. A ST E IN ’S clean and manly gim e of basket good, rigid, compulsory course ball. We are sori;y the score was of elocution could have no ill ef $20 College Suits so uneven, but our boys just fect upon us. We are going out could not stop the ball from go into the world where everything t o O r d e r ------$ 1 4 . 7 5 ing inti|| our basket. is expected of us simply because we have “ grajated” and to meet A very special value * All Who are interested in the these demands and to master the welfare of humanity, all who that we offer to the tasks at hand we must be would promote good will toward College m e n o f thoroughly prepared. men and bring peace and joy on Washington...... earth would do well to read the * Thelynchers harvesteda rather article “ State Health Laws to small crop last year. Their inac Govern Marriage,” published in tivity is probably due to the M. STEIN & CO. December, 1010 issue of The fact that rope is in the trust IMPORTERS AND TAILORS. Medical Council, 410.") Walnut St., [would that there is developing ^Philadelphia, Pa. This article in this country that sentiment 808-810 F Street, Northwest HOWARD UNIVERSITY JOURNAL, 5

not had the opportunity to get be cowers. His mental attitude AN ANNOUNCEMENT fore the public on large occasions. lowers his vitality, lessens his Only the girls who sing in the powers of- resistance, vitiaties “One of The Eight,” a modern choir or take occasional part in his efficiency, and ruins his re college play will be presented un the one or two recitals given dur sourcefulness.” der the direction of Mr. Wash ing the year get a chance to try - Success Magazine ington, by the members of the Senior Class of the Academy in out before a large audience. The Efficiency is what counts now. Andrew Rankin Chapel on Fri-' woman’s problems are many and If you can convince your man day evening, February 24, 1911. are increasing daily in number that you can do the work better and importance. Gradually wo than any other man, the job is Tickets will be on sale the first man is being emancipated from yours. Only the fearless, the week of February. Orders for re served seats will be promptly the monotonous din of pots and bold can develop this efficiency. filled.- A. H. Tavennier, Business pans, she is throwing aside silks The whine will forever be a seeker Manager. for service. Our women have a after sympathy; lie will never mountain of work before them, cross the cliasm of doubts. In work the peculiar nature of which our room there is a toy man loaded • “ The Merry Wives of Windsor!” compels them to face it and to be with mercury. This man always the great factor in the renovation, stands upright. If you knock H. W . SELL HAUSEN l readjustment, and purification of him down he springs to his feet our social system. Our women and stares you in the face as be Books, Periodicals, Magazines, Station must be strong, and here is the fore. There is our lesson. We ery, Cigars and Notions place to gain that strength. These must fill ourselves with determi 1808 7th St., N. W ., Washington, D. C. girls wlio took part in that con nation and confidence and when test are greatly to-be commended. we fall the force thereof will serve Telephone, Main 4557-R They east aside that hyper-mod only to bring us to our feet again. LENZ & L O S S A U esty characteristic of so many Then we can face the world again Surgical Instruments, Orthopedic Appara satisfied, inert, beautiful little and constantly pursue the strug tuses, Trusses.

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BASKET BALE GAME EXCITING play much aggressive ball be only got 1 point and Capt. Nixon Howard 61 Wissahicken 10 cause of the necessity of a strong made that out of 10 attempts. S tevens T rounces Garnett defense and then they .were clear A close game could have been ly out-classed. Nixon, Gilmore, won on such fouls with a trained TT'ULLY 500 people were on hand and Oliver made goals at will man. The visitors only captured -*- Saturday night at True Re showing superiority over Sim 4 out of 11 thereby pulling their formers to see the great Wissa mons, Capt. Smith and Gould score down 7 points. The timer hicken school basket hall team from the visitors and the Howard stopped runaway at 9:45 and the from Pliila. This team is slated guards were off duty because of lovers of music opened their the champion club of eastern no work. game. . Pennsylvania and the game sched T eams P layed A Clean Game Line Up and S um m ary uled was the biggest and best The Wissahicken Club is one of Howard Position Wissalnckcn that the home town has had this the most sportsmanlike teams Nixon (Capt.). R. F. Simmons seasoth. No local teams in classes A. Curtis L. F. P. Smith (Capt.) that has appeared before the A and B were scheduled, and Y en son Washington public. Not a word local sympathy was not divided. Gilmore C. Gould of dissatisfaction was littered as Oliver, Gray R. G.' Robinson Washington was pitted against is usual when a reputed team is Winthrop, M. L. G. W. Smith ' Philadelphia and Howard receiv losing. The boys have a real C urtis ed loyal support from the local G o a ls : N ix o n 1. G ilm o re 8, O liv e r 9. knowledge of the worth and fans while she was adding another Winthrop 1. A. Curtis 4. M. Curtis 1: meaning of athletics and thespirit victory to the list on which there S im m on s 1, P. S m ith 1, W . Sm ith 1. of fair play. True they want to Goals from foul: Nixon 1: Simmons 1. is no defeat. No visiting team win but they fully appreciate the Yenson 3. Referee, Mr. Henderson. has taken any laurels from the development derived from the Umpire, Mr. Johnson. Timer. Mr. capitol city since basket ball has Curley. Official Scorer. Mr. Bowles. sport and want to win honestly. been in vogue here. Time of halves. 20 minutes, • The game was-one of the clean S tevens 17 Garnet 2 est ever played in Washington. The preliminary game between No rough playing was in evidence TH E S T A G E the Stevens and Garnet graded and the contest was therefore Those of us who have the good' schools was interesting and well more interesting. suited to the occasion. The fortune to be in school are, as it Too Ma n y Fouls were, students in the school of youngsters worked hard and the A player must be fast, quick expression, preparing soon to en enthusiasm and energy manifest witted and alert but he must be ter upon the stage of life before ed fully aroused the attention of careful in committing fouls, be the world as our audience. Our the fans who had gathered to wit cause of the influence such a'cts audience is critical indeed, so it is ness the great contest between have in his physical development. well that we get every thing with the champions of eastern Penn The game is played according to in our reach that we may earn a sylvania and the fast Howard rules and the player 'must have favorable criticism from it. We quint. The referee called the presence of mind in a game are to come forth after years of midgets in at S:(X) P. M. They although he has many things to preparation, either to succeed or only played 12 minute halves but do at once. Continued fouling fail; we are to.come forth to play the promising little Steven’s will lead to carelessness and such dramas; as. will be an inf school team severely trounced tin ally to roughness which cannot fiuence and a guiding star to our the little Garnet quint by a score be tolerated in a matched game less fortunate fellowman; as to of 17 to 2. at all. Of course some fouls will how he should live and as to how Howard Too Fast •necessarily occur, especially in he should make the best of life; The veterans, lined up at H:42 cases where two players of a side we are to go forth to fill the places P. At. and battled for honors for attack an opponent at the same' of those great actors who have al forty-two minutes. The Wissa time but where only one man is ready played well their part and hicken boys played hard but they playing hisopponent there should have passed again to Mother were too slow and our boys took not be a frequency of fouls. Earth. Far heavier are our parts advantage of their weakness by When fouls do occur however than were theirs, heavier because piling up 61 points, 60 of which they offer much opportunity to our predecessors have played jwere actually earned while the the team making the trial, espec their parts so well that, unless we ■n si toils made only 10 points, 4 of ially in a close game and the cap surpass them, we have failed: heav Kvlncbj were the result of fouls, tains of the various teams should ier because the age in which it is ream work and spectacular play develop a player for that purpose. our fortune, good or ill, to live is ing characterized the home boys Howard committed 11 fouls and more advanced than was theirs. but the visitors were unable to Wissahicken 12; the home boys Will our first appearance upon HOWARD UNIVERSITY JOURNAL

tliis jjreat stage be a success or a H. G. GLICK HOWARD UNIVERSITY failure? To ray mind it must be a success; the life which is given Hats, Shirts, Underwear and Hosiery W ilbur P. Thirkield, President, Washington, D. C. - .to us in this, age is too short for Also Arrow Collars and Monarch Shirts us to fail and come back again in 1508 7th. St. N. W.. Washington D.C; Located in the Capital of the Nation. a different part, we must select Advantages unsurpassed. Campus of our parts now, prepare them twenty acres. Modern, scientific and Phone Main 2720 general equipment. Plant worth ovei now, and come upon the stage .1. E. Hanger, Surgical Instrument Co. oue million dollars. Faculty of one ready to succeed or “ Report to hundred. 1 205 students last year. Un STETHOSCOPES, DISSECTING SETS usual opportunities for self-support. Heaven the reason why.” SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS We shall enter upon the stage T h e c o l l e g e ' o f a r t s a n d S C IE N C E S 1312 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest entirely unknown npr shall we be Devoted to liberal studies. Courses iu Washington, D. C. English, Mathematics, Latin, Greek, known before our acting has so French, German, I’hvsics, Chemistry, merited our being known. Per Biology, Hisiory, Philosophy, and the c. L. J ones’ Barber Shop Social Sciences such as arc given in the haps we shall come upon th e best approved colleges. Address Kelly 2211 Georgia Ave., N. W. stage almost with the hisses of Miller, Dean. bur audience, as it is the fortune Clean linen, sterilized razors, antisep THE TEACHERS’ COI.I.EGE of a young actor to be received at tic brushes used on every customer. Affords special opportunities for prepa W e employ a student barber. Give him ration of teachers. Regular college courses in Psychology, Pedagogy, Edu (first. It is left with us to make your patronage. cation, etc., with degree of A. 15.; Peda good and when the curtain falls, gogical courses leading to I’d. B. degree. to make our audience long for High grade courses ill Normal Training, Music, Manual Arts ami Domestic other actors of our ability. To Sciences. Graduates helped to positious. jjcome upon the'stage without ap Address Lewis B. Moore, A. M., Ph. D., Patronize our Advertisers Dean. plause is no disgrace; for what THE ACADEMY actor, has received applause be Faculty of Ten . Three courses of four fore the world knew anything of years each. High grade preparatory scliopl. Address George J. Cummings, him? But to leave the stage with A. M., Dean.

the hisses of one’s audience is in T a i l o r s t o M en THE COMMERCIAL COLLEGE deed a disgrace, for it readily "O ur stock is so large, Courses in Bookkeeping, Stenography, shows that we have made an at- Our prices are so small. Commercial Law, History, Civics, etc. We are in a position Gives Business and English High School , tempt to give them something oth T o please one and Al l .” education combined. Address George er than the real goods; how shall Bernstein and Goodman W. Cook, A. M., Dean. we be able to deliver the real 520 Seventh Street, N. W . SCHOOL OF MANUAL ARTS AND APPLIED goods unless we have the goods? SCIENCES How shall we have the goods in Furnishes thorough courses. Six in A. N . JSeurlock structors. Offers two year courses in the future unless we use our eve Mechanical and Civil Engineering. ry energy now to get the real goods? It is very incumbent up F INF. PH O T O G R A P H S Professional Schools on us that we “ Make hay while THE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY the sun still shines,” and let it be 1202 T Street, N. W . Interdenominational. Five profrssori. Broad and thorough courses of study.* said of us, when the curtain of Shorter English courses. Advantage of life falls, that we acted well our connection with a great University. R. Harris and Company Students Aid. Low expenses Address parts—“Ckipo.” Isaac Clark, D. I)., Dean. Manufacturing Jewelers W e can quote prices satisfactory to all on t h e s c h o o l o f m e d i c i n e : m e d i c a l , National Sporting Goods Co d e n t a l , a n d pharmaceutic c o l l e g e s Class Pins, Medals and Prizes Over forty professors. Modern J.abp- Athletic Goods, College Pennants, Manufactured on the premises Designs furnished by ralories and equipment. Large build Guns, Fishing-Tackle ing connected with new Freedmen’s R. Harris and Company Hospital, costing half a million dollars. Everything in the Sporting-Goods Line Corner Seventh and D Streets, N. W . Clinical facilities not surpassed iu 10 1‘F.R CENT DISCOUNT TO STUDENTS America. Pharmaceutic College, twelve professors. Dental College, tweutk-- 424 Ninth Street, N. W . three professors. Post-Graduate School Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits and Polyclinic. Address Edward A. FOR HIRE Ballocli, M. D., Dean, Fifth and \V Streets, Northwest. D . N . W A L F O R D O N E D O L L A R Fine Cutlery, Sporting and Athletic ■ THE SCHOOL OF LAW JULIUS CO H EN Faculty pf eight. Courses of three CJoods 1104 Seventh St.. N. W . l’ hone North 3628 vears, giving thorough knowledge of Guns, Ammunition, Fishing 'Tackle, Ko theory anil practice of law. Occupies own building opposite the Courthouse. daks and Cameras. Don’t fail to read next week’s Address Benjamin F. Leighton, LI.. K., Phone, Main 2725 Dean, 420 Fifth Street Northwest. issue of the Journal. Y ou will For catalogue and special information 909 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest see something that interests you. Address Dean o f Department. 8 HOWARD UNIVERSITY JOU RNAL

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and Youths Scissors and Razors Sharpened Tel. Main 1085 Phone North 1367 Y Established 1893 SAKS & COMPANY M cK ee Surgical Instrument Co. A . GLANZMAN Hospital and Invalid supplies, Orthopedic A ppli MERCHANT TAILOR PENN. AVE. SEVENTH ST. ances, Trusses, plastic Hosiery, Etc. Suits sponged and pressed 25c. Special to SPECIAL RATES TO STUDENTS University Students. Suits made to order F. R. H 1 L L Y A R D 1004 F St. N. W. 1844 7th Street, N. \V., Washington, D. C . Jeweler and Scientific Optician Phone North 223Z Agent Manhattan L .aundry A Full Line of Watches, Clocks', and Jewelry Work Call for and Delivered Prompty. Send Posta Edwin H. Etz W M . E. CLEVER Repairing in all its Brancnes H igh G r a d e 1827 7th St. N. W . Tel. North 1522 Optician CIGARS AN D T OHACCO University W o r k Specially Solicited All Kinds of Newspapers, Periodicals and Stationer 1005 G Street. Northwest 1911 7th St. N. W . Washington, ID. C ijCttlltitg QJartta llh'tiiUmj JmutcittmtB Dulin & Martin Company H. A. LINGER

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