The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-10-29

"t,AW 0fered the following resolution
~aicn was somewhat modified at the suggestion OF
- oraibLiso, who thought in its original form il
aasn1 IMPLY defects in the medical ed,catiop n.
Isinia which he was not prepared 10 admit:
ed W. ai INA. committee of -- be appoint.
cora,; sua.i take into consideration the ureaen,
defar,ia =. Isuicai education in Virginia and if
- :, pois :. some remedy for the same
''As stated his object to be to get a,
sansioie We had been told in the
r.. 'o' 'he oiHerent Presidents of the SOCIETY
'aeie were radical defects in medical es,...
- a' a'eie was something wrong in the medi.
euucasoh OF Virginia Now If the "a re,rs.,,
'a''ons were not mere phantoms. mere cb;r,ara. !.
vac Tune we should know what the defects yvera
of uoocH opposed the resolution on III.
'nas would be productive of discord ao ~
good he invited gentlemen IN rasa.. !,
position they would place themselves. II h. -.
ing the resolution. Was that soe;et,, -,
ooulo not ger quorum to undertake 70 sn..L
'oi 'ne "noie profession of Virginia, as to wba,
were the detects OF Medical Education in tbe s,..a
--and how to prevent our young Students fro,,
going abroad for their medical education, We.
gentlemen prepared to speak out boldly and ;,
Identity and name schoolse Would thev.ranor+ -,
and another as the two or three Professor scboo,
&c. lie hoped they would consider well what they
were about to do, before they adopted the resolu
ton
Dr. CRAIGHEAD was opposed to the resolution
tor views similar to those expressed by DR.. Gooch
He wished to avoid anything that would tend to dis
cord in the profession.
DR.. McCAw could perceive no ground of excite
ment or discord in his resolution For himself. he
was perfectly clear from vexed questions and dis
puted points. He wanted simply to see ifthe Med
cal Society of Virginia could not put Medical Edu
cation upon better footing. He hoped he would
not be understood as stirring up cauldron which
may have been once disturbed. We had too
long heard of defects not to enquire what they
were. Ifthere was "One Professor school, or a
Three Professor School," were they not defec.
tives His desire was to mark these defects first,
and then to do something to give good Medical
School to Virginia He expressed his surprise at the
course of DR.. Gooch, who had labored earnestly
for the Society and had written great deal in favor
of school based upon the Society.
Dr. GooCH admitted that he had gone for a school
based upon the Society but denied that he was in
faFof OF cnarfer Tor new INSTITUTION In virginia
He had not been and would not be in favor OF a
charter, unless he was forced from his posi-
ton by the unalterable selfshness of somebody
in that case he would go for chartering anybody
and everybody; for opening the field to competition
and leaving it 10 the longest pole to take the per
simmons.
Dr.. BoLroN opposed the resolution for the sake
OF harmony. similar resolution had produced
discord in former meeting of the society, and he
apprehended like result from that now prooos-
Sd.
Further remarks were submitted by Drs Nc
cav and ANDERSON in favor of the resolution, and
by Drs. GoocH and Bolton in opposition.
In the course OF the debate Dr. Goocu corrected
himself with regard to the lone professor school,
He stated that although dubbed it had t1co pro-
Jsssors. The President in regard TO a remark from
DIR. McCAw, diselaimed having spoken of medical
education in Virginia as defective lie was pefect-
ly Satisfied that it great deal better than that
OF the Northern Institutions.
Dr. McCAws resolution was adopted, the blank
being filled with fye aud Drs. McCAw, STRIBLING
MINOR WALKE and ANDERSON, were appointed
the committee to carry out its objects.
On motion the Society adjourned till II sclock,
tomorrow wednesday,