Question

Howard University is a historically black university located in Washington, D.C. George

William Cook was a graduate of the university and went on to become a professor at
the school.
from The Two Seals
The imagination has oft painted Howard University as a temple-a temple of
knowledge,―a temple for the teaching of justice; a temple for the upbuild of
mankind. Let us then hold its form to our imagination, pearly white as the palaces of
the South, straight in its construction as rectitude, and let us present it to an admiring
world, not only for aesthetic culture but ethical grandeur, religious progress, and
political righteousness; and let us say to all, be he high or low, "who touches a stone in
yon God-given edifice" is guilty of vandalism, is an iconoclast not at any time to be
tolerated. He is tampering with the rights and privileges of a worthy people and
deserves to have visited upon him the excoriation of a fiery indignation. Howard was
created to meet the dire needs of a meritorious class, and insensible indeed must the
man be who for sentimental or personal reasons or for profit, swerves one degree
from the line of the highest form of education in administration or instruction. There
should be launched upon him the anathema of an outraged people.
(from "The Two Seals" by George William Cook)
Which two claims does Cook make about Howard
University?
1. It has a better reputation than it deserves.
2. It should become an even more exclusive
institution.
3. It must be overseen by people who respect the
institution.
4. It exists to give worthy students a well-deserved
education.
5. It should be used for its original purpose of
religious worship.
excoriation harsh or severe criticism

Answer 1

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The two claims that Cook makes about Howard University are:

3. It must be overseen by people who respect the institution.
4. It exists to give worthy students a well-deserved education.