Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-04
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Commonwealth Who In his annual message for 1919, 90
speaks thus OF the Medical College and lis Professors
" also invite your attention the Medical College To-
Gated In the City Of Richmond This institution ionn
ded by individual enterprise and has been almost wholly
sustained by its Profssors "what direct contradiction
here from the highest authority in the Common wealth.
Of the assertions of the p Doctors They the Med
cal College "a public institution nursed and reared
from its infancy upon public funds &c. The Governor
declares Il founded by individual enterprise and has
been almost wholly sustained by its professors. The Gov
says further: 1.-THE General Assembly granted Il
(the Medical Colege,) loans from the Literary Fund
amounting $4,000 To deray the expense of erecting
the College edhce but REQUIRED interest upor those aus
be paid by the Faculty. They have regularly comp I'd
with the requson in good faith although has cost them
to do this and meet other necessities Of the institution since
establishment hall of their entire professional fees
by such efforts Of its professors the institution has secured
firm place in the public confidence and respect aud reach
ed high degree Of prosperity The number Of students
is larger than before and there good reason -
anticipate continued aud increasing in the future
According the Governor then the institution had not
only founded and sustained by the individual enter
prise and efforts of its professors but had been by the
enterprise and efforts nursed OF s infancy into
manhood, had attained high degree OF success had &C.
cured firm place in the public confidence and promised
well for the future. Is h possible to imagine more com
peie reutaou Of the assertions of the memoralistsy
But the Governor goes to recommend 10 the Legs
aure the release the Faculty of the interest the
loans Does he do this with view Of changing in any
the organization government Of the College, the
mode OF appointment of professors, OF abrdging the
rights and privileges Of the Faculty By The
wsrng those Professors, who had done so good work
enuring incidentally the benefit of the State and had
such heavy burdens In accomplishing that result
and of increasing still further the prosperity and success
Of the Institution, by pursuing liberal and Just
towards the Professors Aud in this the of the
Governor the of the OF the %
uoris who profess the same desire to promote the
of the lntutiou, but enleavor accomplish IL nv
pursuing iIera and unjust towards the Profess
But hear the Governors words: "To relieve
the Faculty of this Institution from psying the interest
Of IN ,NT.
wIch greatly depresses their energies ard hangs heavily
upon the prosperity of their College Their College,
Toe Governor did believe the College belonged the
cabal of the -, which fortunately then fully
,anizei, the Trustees TO the State But
ne goes IL think the measure would advance the in
terests Of hedcd science in Virginia AMI be Of jas
tiee and ciss berdiy tO,rdrs The Professors Of that IL
stiiion recommend it, therefore, your favorable
consideration"
Now whatever abstract opinion the physicians Of Rich
mond might entertain about the last principle or mode of
suppose they must have given warm aud hearty
the Governors recommc ndaon in favor of the Profess
to relieve them and the Institution of heavy burden
which interered TO some extent WITH it, complete
and hope the greater part Of them did it seems
there were then bitterly hostile the Ins
tuition its Professors that they opposed petition Of
the Faculty and the Recommendation OF the Governor be-
fore the Legislature. One among the - memoriastS
recoccted who busy about the Senate Chamber for
that purpose What arguments he used with the embers
we know no-whether that the Medical College ought
receive aid because the power of filling vacancies re-
sided with the Professors because it private In
suton; but either argument is inconsistent with the
present position of the 30. Another of the % is rcco
lec;ed have opposed in newspaper article the p7opo
sei relief 10 the Faculty.
But the Legislature thought with the Governor aud not
with the -, aud therefore granted aid.
The memorial proceeding 10 detais estimates that
have expended not more than $4,000 Of osn money
upor the COLLEGE while public authorities ed
more than sos Even to the $4,000 they endeavor
to produce the belief that part of it has becn spent
the Faculty upon the College.
What have said Is not that $4,000 but that upNards
of $1,000 expended by the ubers OF the Faculty in
aid OF the State loan of $4,000, in completing and fur
nishing the building, in heavy grading in building
houses surrounding tue premises with very substauti
enclosure, &c The contract with Stewart the architect
for building the principal eddce S23 500 some eS
ira work afterwards ordered, somewhat increasing
the amount and then the painting, furnishing, grading
aud other works above mentioned increased the expense
to not less than s2s 900 that $1,000 paid
by the Faculty out OF their own pockets. And this state
mcnt with that made by the Faculty in their pe;i
ion the Legislature in December 1915 where &. i sta
ted that the paid by the Faculty for the building
&c and above the S25 900, upwards Of $1,000
But this l small matter compared with the other cx
pcuses abors burdens and charges of the Faculty in
timing the College. The memoriaiss forget that the
College had been IN operation SIX years before e present
college lot purchased the loan obiaiued tn
buildings erected. In the meantime they had used
for their College and nhrmary the Union Hotel and som
adjoining buildings, which they rented repaired painted
and furnished considerable expense. For year
also the inrmay OF expense and consiiera
be loss and it has been source OF profit,
enormously supposed by the Wemorasts; on the conra
~ OF net; has been received by
from it. When the loan r" the State Obtained so
,l,nd burden in the shape Of the annual payment in
tere> from which hal in the beginning expectation
of being relieved Il i needless cnunerate particular
~ ali the Of expense the Of each item;
IL enough that the College expenses, which IA
members OF the Faculty paid during the first eleven year.
oy assessments made upon them from time 70 time for
that purpose that Is 10 during the time that piece
del the release Of the interest upon the loans
I according to our records, to Sz6.q4T CO
Making the sum paid by each member
of the Faculty 44aI %
Now during period, the fees
received Oy the professor holding
what "a, probably the most profta.
Die chair, amounted to lO,857 20
Bllance or nett receipts for II years. -. 800 >
Making t1e average nett ncO ue irOm tla chair sJ33
0Hy 5S3 - per a1uum, for services All sbo's in
zion of great responsibility, requiring previous education
talents, energy AMI industry such would in any other
profession pursuit, least five fla that reward
: much tac Of our labor, adsl tlc.y paid for
gwen 10 sue public the public derived the benefit
the Instruction 81 lie students ia the public lcc1mmOda
ZION afforded Oy the lufrlrv. and To- the that wa
brought or retained here 10y tui' School, instead Of bein
spout at PiIielphja Dr elsewhere ont Ut the State.
vHIy simple Celebration will show that the mpnrv which
the Medical College, through the fundamentally OF our h
bpr br saved 70 the state l. vastly greater lu the S25
uuy lent 10y the State and the $1,000 given by the City
that EVENT. the State had given the $25 OJO should
stii be the creditor upon the billuce Of advantage
But this is all Ia addition to the amount Of COL
ege expenses paid by the Faculty Of their peck
cts OF the fees which they received from the tu
dents for their Of lectures there should be added
the whole amount Of the mniricliAon fees and diploma
fees, all which invariably applied the expenses the
College.
The miiriculltiou fees for the first eleven
years amounted 90 about SgJT5 Uu
Aud The diploma fees Tor the time, to 1925 Or
Together $500 %
And that sum added to the above mentioned 26,947 60
Makes the amount If College expenses $S54iT 81
But this Is not yet all, Tor this sum Of S354i7
81 includes very small portion Of the IN.
Urinary expenses. The whole of the lufr-
mary fees las always been appropriated 20
the lnirmlry EXPENSE aud those fees for
the hrst eleven years amounted 70 about &c..
600 per innum, or $4,000 90
The total College expenses then, including the
lntiTnrry expenses. for ! yelrs, was $6s4iT %
Giving an average annual expenditure Of G2Z2 81
Thus tie total earning, Of the Faculty Tor the r.t
eleven years IN fees OF 30 sorts derived from the College