Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-11-04
RICHMOND, NOVEMRER 100
FoR THE ENol1Inrn

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10 lhe PlsitOrS Of the University of Virpinio
The person Who ventures to address YOU
'hinks himself fully justified in doing SD, from
me deep interest hch he knows MANY Vir-
gin'ans now feel, and which he hopes and he
lIeyes all of them will soon feel, in his subject
IL Is on all hands allowed that the pari OF
The plan of education TO he adOpted in The
University of Virginia, which relates to the
science of medicine, cannot be prosecuted with
any kInd oi.advantage or success al Charluttps-
''"e' ne reasons are too palpable TO require
even TO be named. This part of the system
therefore must be merely nominal, as it is i'm
some other Universities, or il must be taught
IN some other place. Should this be- resolved
on, every eye would of course be turned on
the city of Richmond, as the most proper in
our state for such purpose.
1t cannot be believed that the visitors of the
OniversIty,'t they can prevent it, will suffer the
lneulcal proiessorships 10 remain mere names
To MI up blank, when they reflect npon the
deep interest which the Virginians have al
ways been distinguished for taking in the sci
ence OF medicine, in particular. Add to this
tne enormous sums of money which are annu-
uIIy spent out of the state for medical ednca-
tion, ana the Inducement to create and support
meuca' school IN Virginia, is greatly en-
HANGED IN another point of view.
The students nf medicine from Virginia. Mt
The University of Pennsylvania have always
Preponderaied so greatly over those from any
other state, and have formed so great a pro-
portion Of the whole, that for many wears the
medical class was called, and is probably now
ca'Ied, me pUg1nid Doctors Ought this
great number Ofthe most respectable part of
our youth tn be driven from home annually
In pursuit OF education, lit can be made toa,,-
pear that with very small portion Jr le.isla-
I'VE patronage, they would be able iminedi
ately to acquire as much knowledge nj home.
and IN very short time, great deal more /?
Upon data which are perfectly unrxcer-
ilonable, and a calculation made on the most
liberal scale, Virglnians spend annually DOT of
the state, IN pursuit Of medical knuw1rdgr. one
hundrru Thousand dollars. Now, the one half
ni ms sum ludiciOnsly expended in establish
ing medical school nj Richmond ,yn,,Id in
all human probability. In very Gs,v ya,rs
not only save this heavy drain upon our re-
sources, hut also repay us for what we haze
been $" long enduring, Ivy bringing large sums
amongst US for education.
We have enumerated above p number OF
strong arguments for establishing a medical
school In Virginia. And il may now be- pro-
per to answer by anticipation the ouly djGi-
cultlrs which can be suggested. The Gist Oh
lecuOn To- be met is the separation of every
branch OF education in Inc University from tbe
rest ~ point Of locality. But it may be- oh
SER ed,that when young men are properly prs-
| pared for commencing their Attendance On
medical lectures, they will be-, or ought to he.
too much employed by them to admit Of rl,eir
carrying on any other study NJ the same Time.
Hence there will be- M need uf their hcinp
! m Immediate reach Of other lectures. IN r,cl
the medlcal lectures ofsome schools are given
al pisces remote from TIC rest. And every