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sculpture and clay modeling, is by far the most interesting , complete, and in every way satisfying display ever held on the hilltop.

Much praise and favorable comment was expressed by the scores of visitors who flocked to the north studios in the Applied Science building to view  this feature of the commencement week ceremonies.

Perhaps the most striking work in oil at the exhibition is the thesis of Miss Alma Thomas. The canvas, two feet wide and seven feet long is divided into three panels and depicts thirteen human figures against a harmonious background of blues and purples, weaving through the mystic mazes of a classical dance.

In addition to her thesis, Miss Thomas also has on display a series of continue design plates, executed in watercolor, which comprise the first work of their kind to be placed on display at the University.... (The Washington Tribune Saturday, June 4, 1924, n.p.)

Her first teaching appointment after graduation from Howard University was as assistant director of drawing at Cheyney Institute, Cheyney , Pennsylvania, in September, 1924. There she met Laura Wheeler Waring (1887-1948), professor of art at Cheyney Training School for Teachers. A painter of distinction, Waring was known for her interpretive portraits, as evidenced in Portrait of A Lady (Alma Thomas), oil 1947. A compassionate portrait rendered 23 years after their meeting, Waring's realism reveals her affection for the subject, her deft handling of color, and her bravura brush work.

Thomas received a letter from the District of Columbia Public Schools dated November 20, 1924, informing her that she had been appointed to teach in the school system of Washington D.C., due to the death of Ms. F. Brooks, who

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