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Oswald Ethelred ANDERSON
 I very often find the most useful account of a person's life in an obituary or the account of a funeral. In the case of the prominent doctor/politician, Dr O E Anderson, I found the following:
Daily Gleaner, September 10,  1948
That seemed clear enough, but exhaustive searching of the Howard Class Lists failed to produce any reference to ANDERSON, Oswald Ethelred. When I looked through other references I had to Dr Anderson, I found this in the account of the speech he made to the Howard Alumni in 1934:
Daily Gleaner, July  9,  1934
Clearly then, Dr Anderson had not studied at Howard, though he was a close associate of many who had studied there. Much effort has not yet produced any reference to the actual University at which he did study, though I did discover that he returned to Jamaica in 1916, not 1908. And thus  I received a salutary reminder to remain skeptical about what I read in the newspapers, however respected they may be!  
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Dr Anderson made very interesting comments on Howard University, and Howard Alumni, in the speech in 1934. He was well-known for his outspokenness, which on occasion got him into serious political trouble. Below are three excerpts from the speech.

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I have not seen any other references to Howard graduates being  'ashamed' of being identified as 'Howard men', but Anderson seemed to strike a chord.

There had been problems about US medical, but not dental, qualifications which had caused resentment in the past, but that had applied to all US universities.

The reporter's account seems slightly garbled in places, but the general gist of Anderson's opinions on the role of those with tertiary education comes through very clearly.
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