Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-04

a. ths asssviras the all knowing trent~o Nor
80 pr~~ume Coz al purposes, but whenever vacancy IN
an. n.Sc.i Coee. occurs then for the time the Trustees
IA y,,ld their Judgment and discretion 70 their twenty
t~o Medical advisers self.ppo'nted ana
snv ,,gareby OF the Medical Faculty OF Richmond A. dis
t,ga-ed from the Faculty Of the Medical College OF Rich
ond and this the very thing which has been DONE OF
soaght TO be DONE BY these IN 'n's e.
su.d having designated Dr. Wilson In the beginning as
the pcrson 90 appointed having done 80 without any
consultation With the members OF thai Faculty VIII ~n1
\. "a q, .cs and whose interests to be affected oy
the appointment and without any regard TO the necessity
Of HARMONY among the members OF such Faculty; nav
ing nominated him aud procured his appo'.sneuS ,as,
viii not suffer the Trustees 10 reconsider the matter
nj the OF those whose interests are Vay aneccn
and Who unhesrd and unrepresented rus
tee. resting upon the they had received from
,hs Pr..,dent and other Trustees that there danger
of the being conferred upon one who had not
the nomination Of the Faculty Of the Medical College Ii
see. 90 us that these gentlemen have nulhcd IN pacuce
the principle which they advocate, and that they have
souu, without any color Of authority to do what hey
viii NOT suifer do though we have on our sue inc
authority Of contract and usage.
m than there Ia pedent In leaving the nom
,ng power With the Faculty Of the College, what other
obecton is there to U IL Is denounced as monopoly
,d ,h ask that the doors OF the school may
h. ,hroxo omen 20 the whole profession that all may haze
f.Ir chance OF being appointed to its profssorshps
The school l. not monopoly, because no exclusive pr
yeges are granted aud guaranteed tot Inc
Al spy time grant similar privileges to any other Med
ic.i school, even IN city II not more monop
DIV than any other corporation, whether Tor oankS IN
ternal Improvement, mining, OF WI
an. of amounting the Professors whether by the
Trustees or the Professors, make IL more or less mo
nopoly You may say. Is true, by false use OF terms
that in the one the Faculty have monopoly OF Tue
a,,uting power but you may say IN the other just "s
veil that the Trustees have monopoly oil the appointing
power.
Rt,r, the door. Of the Faculty closed against free
oo.,itiop and impartial choice more than tose OF he
,r.,a.s wound beS How that be! IL 1t be true tha
,h Fcv arc only in making the best appoint
r,ents and are competent make them, will they nor
have IN. same range of selection that the trustees "ouu
hs,ef Will they be apt TO be influenced oy
than talent learning and merts Look at the appointments
that have heretofore been maje Il Is not Tor US 70 say
tina, they have been good but do say they nave oee
made exclusively With view 70 .ne s,is h
car II be said that any portion OF the medical profession
il excluded fair chance OF beng appointed 70 va
proiessorshipF They may eAeiale ,;,,,o n,
the Faculty can have desire TO exclude from ther ap
oinmcnts any who would adorn aud exatthe sehoo
IN he he person with whom thei could act ~ harmon!
nd wno seeks or willing 10 accept the appointment W
a. .,sI way So far followed and answered the
argumeo on the other side treating tins question OF Tue
mode of appointment an open and orgha one ANU W
,ru, We have shown If II be so treated ana con
dered there is no principle Of law nor any consideration
of e1pediencv, which ought 10 prevent the power
OF filling vacancies from being left with the Faculty; ~he
there are various considerations which RECOMMENDS
system "a the one most apt procure good appoint
rnents and preserve consistency and harmony among the
Professors themselves and in the government OF the Col
legs
tba, /. by no means the true issue The question
Of the mode of appointment Is not open or original
one The question: really raised by the recent acton o.
the Trustees in rejecting DR.. Scott aud appointing oF
Wilson sud our against it, is what are the
existing relations the Faculty Of the Medical col
iege and the Trustees Of a. 5 College: In other words
what was of the original arrangement between
the medical professors and those Trustees and what
rights acquired by those professors as ndvi
nals a medical faculty, under 10 Upon this sub
ect have taken legal advice ana the opinion of the
counsel whom have consulted, is that upon the es-
tablshmentof the Medical Department IN December 1881,
there such arrangement and understanding, in
fact such contract between the Trustees and the Mcd
cal Faculty secured TO the latter substantially the poN
er Of appointing professors AMI comforting degrees A.
that opnion contains full statement OF the acts upon
which il is founded and probably will be published we
viii not attempt to over the same ground. We
will here only briefly that the proposition, made TO
the Trustees asked their consent the establishment of
Medical hOO here under of their charter TO be
conducted for the by six four OF
those physicians Drs. Warner, BohAnnAn, Chamberyn
and Cullen were proposed fill four of the chairs
their appointment constituted essential part OF the
plan the nominations for vacancies To be made
by the Faculty and TO be confirmed OF course by the ~
tees that candidates for degrees be examine by
Faculty and diplomas to be given by the Trustees
those recommended by the Faculty for that purpose; that
all the expenses OF the school to be borne by the
Faulty and all property necessary for s operations va
20 be contributed by them obtained by their exeOs
and that property should belong the corpora
ton Of Hamp Sydney that the general government aud
arrangement ofth,, school aud its affairs should be
Quoted by the Faculty and that any new rules aud
latons respect thereto 2ght be adopted by the Faculty
subject 10 the approval Of Tue Board Of trustees aud
that the Faculty should have tha sAeuFe regulation Of
their own fees within certain liked maximum IL seems
IN have been essential part OF the Plan that 'uSn
She commissions formal appointments OF me pro-'
and the Diplomas 70 graduates should be conferred by the
Trustees who alone had the legal power TO confer ,n
that the Trustees would in oil sUcn cise act Va coor-
ity With the uomin atoms and recommen tauOns 81 the
Faculty. That this plan and proposition Uas accepted
and agreed by the Trustees and Intended to be car
red Into effect in every part have the clelres eVlenc
furnished nv the letters OF Dr. Carroll. tue President o.
the Board OF Trustees 10 Drs Warner aud B1hannln,
written Immediately after the action OF the Bard upo
this subject and explaining fully and mnntey all thit ~
Botrd did IL is that the Board IN adopting the resu
laous and resolution, sent TO them tor hsr tppr
changed their language tar as they related to co herring
degrees and appointing professors 30 a. 70 make ~
form Of the arrangement more closely cOr-esp)n 3
with the language Of the charter, which gave TIE
egal power 0 a.I ,as,.itior n
the Faculty in substance agreed TO- that the
intended and agreed give effect IN al case 10 the uni
raious Of the Faculty, in respect 10 d"-r'cs and pp
ments made known 90 the Faculty by The express rs
of the ard, through their President iu ihr Tao
letters above mentioned. Thsse assurances were sItg
tory aud IN fui faith aud conf Hence that they wJJ
be observed the College organized and fall corp,
professors embarked their lives AMI fortunes Zoo the
prise and dedicated their best energies buiug h.
institution. And those strictly Observed
from the foundation Of the medical school, u 1851 uutr
the meeting OF the Trustees o. june last space U
than teen years Not ouly the government manage
Tnent and control of tie Medical College left exclusively
the hands Of the Professors in all other matters, ~uou
interference inquiry the part Of the Trustee
but Ia the Of comforting degrees aud appJniin-
professors the recommendation Of the Faculty iuva
Tiaby confirmed. In regard the four original professors
those proposed 10 the trustees all appointed With
regard 10 the original vacancies, il perfectly
derstOOd that they be filed by the Faculty THey
filed accordingly, without consulting the trustee
and the appointments in due time confirmed. Al
the subsequent vacancies, except the nov In question
were IN like manner filed by the selection and nomination
Of the Faculty, confirmed afterwards by the rustees.-
Thus we're successfully nominated and confirmed, Pro
fessors Wyman, Gihsou, Carter T. Johnson aud Tucker
in the years 1913, ~ As, aud 20. During al this time
the trustees did not assume claim exercise toe pove
Or bling vacancies, in any other way than by confirming
she choice and nomination Of the Faculty They did no
advertise the vacancies, make the necessary search fi
professors, who might be able and willing 70 f them
conduct the necessary correspondence for purpose
require the testimonials Of the candidates 20 be ezD
ted 10 them but al these things done BY the "a
Guilty
10 l. duo n truth and candor however to state H.
although there reservation Of right In the tn
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