concerning; the growth of the University in the future.

One noticeable and hopeful feature of this anniversary was the large
increase in the attendance of alumni. Heretofore, anniversary week
has come before the close of the schools in which the larger part of
our alumni are employed. This year it came three weeks later than
formerly. This change was made to better accommodate the little army
of student-teachers, which is sent out annually to the country public
schools. It was found that by far the larger number of these schools
do not begin until the first of July.

Fisk is fortunate in having alumni who are everywhere noted for their
love and loyalty, and the University points to them and their work
with great pride and rejoicing. The anniversary exercises of the
Alumni Association this year were excellent. Mr. Crosthwait spoke of
"Nehemiah's Plan," and most beautifully and forcibly applied it to
the work to be done by the colored people to build up the walls of
their city. Prof. L.C. Anderson, Principal of Prairie View Normal
School of Texas, spoke of our "Public School System," in a very
instructive way. Mr. Anderson is doing a noble work at Prairie View,
and has made the school the pride of the State which supports it.
Nearly $300 was contributed toward the alumni endowment fund, as the
result of the movement to persuade each graduate to contribute
annually one per cent. of his earnings to help his _alma mater_.

The number of students in the past year has been the largest in the
history of the University. The catalogue shows an enrollment of 475.
There has been marked growth in the numbers in the Department of
Music. Students begin to seek the University for instruction in this
department alone. During the year the Mozart Society rendered the