Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-05

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y indednni enterprise, and has been almost phoy
ri hy lis ProfesSora What iirrc, contradiction her
from The highest authority The Common ea, uf III
us-'"ms n the twenty doctors! They say the Med
cal college is IA public institution nurscd and reared
lis infancy puhlr funds Nc. The Governor declare
was ioun'. hy nds ina enterprise and has been unlo
wholly sustained ny lis professors The Governor says ia
lIier: The General Assembly granted it ths Medical Co
leg" l'ans from The Literary Fund amounting s5 0OD
'efay the rhpcnse OF erecting the Cug- eice bul reqm
m r interest upon tlnsr loans 10 bc paid by the Faculty
ntf have regularly complied with the rrqu,iton in 20"
ann a'.h II has cost them to do this and nice, olhc
e,SSlhS l The institution since establishment,
nan '"er entire professional fees BY such Efforts Of it
p"i:s"s, he institution has secured firm place tn
public confidence aud respect and reached high degree
prosperity. lr hnn!hrr u students larger than ay
r he!"rc and there good reason anticipate continue,
and increasing in the future
According The tiuvcTuur then IN. in tiu,n hal mn
on, been l'nn'ed and sustained hy the individual enter
prise ana e"ls OF lis professors, but had been by the
GnnflEse ahI eil"Ts ntsed ont a" lis infancy into
l"od lad attained high degree OF SUCCESS, had secured
lEn place ~ public confidence aud promised well M the l
intr Is II possible to Imagine more complete rrnlaol
:" The aSsc lions Of The mrmuriaIislsl
But ': Governor goes recommend 10 the ..ssla-
t're The release 10 the Faculty OF The interest uun IN,
loans. Does he do this with n view nf changing in auy
way the organization or government OF the GuIlegc. the
inhe VI appointment nl professors, ul abrdung The
rights and privileges o the FacGty2 BY s-lht
motives he holds ou TO the Legislature those of reward.
iuSc professors who had done good wurk cnurinu
INCIDENTALLY the heneht Of State and had borne such
heavy burdens in accomplishing that result; and Of incrcas
INK sti nirrf the prosperity and success ul the institution
And III his The O the tuyrrnur ust The reverse
"i lhn c"nse Of the wcnlytw" nemualists who profess
the same desire 10 promote the o( the Institution;
bnt cneafur io accomplish hy pnrsning bcra aud
nns course towards the Professors But hear The Gov.
ernuts words "n relieve lie Faculty Of this ms lit-
pa ing inerr now required of Them would
relieve them OF burden which greatly drpreasts
and hangs heavily upon prosperity their Col
lcgn" tlheir College, The Governor did not believe The
College belonged t" the cabu Of the twenty two which for
tnna'cy M" Then fully organized even to the 'rs-
tees "a IhG Stale Bn hc gu.. nn) 9" think the nlea
world advance the interests of Medical Science Vr
.Iua and be justice and rise Eberuiiy iorurs tie
Professors Of that Institution. recommend it, therefore,
yunr favorable consideration.
Now whatever abstract opinion The physicians Of Rich
ihd might entelain about The best principle mode ,,i
appointing Professors such nsulinn would sup.
pose they have given and hearty the
t0"ernrs recommendation in favor of the Prorssurs
relieve t!'en and The institution ui heavy burden which
inrrirIci I" some extent with lis complete And
hopr, the greater part OF them did; but il there
then bitterly hostile thc institution ar
lis Professors that they Opposed the petition lc Faculty
aud The recommendation vi The Governor before The Legs
IlInr-. One among The twenty mrnoralists recoi
cccJ, who bnsy about the Senate Chamber Tor tnat
purpose What arguments he used with the members we
know MT, whether that the Medical College ought mol 10
aid because the power o filling vacancies resided
with the Professors or brrunsr II private institution;
but either argument is Inconsistent with the present position
%! The twenty-five Another oI The twenty-five is recol
cctcl 10 have opposed in article, the proposed
relief to the Faculty.
But lic Legislature thought with the Governor and
with tho twenty two, and therefore granted aid.
have expended S5 600 o our money upon
The college, while public authorities have contributed more
than S35 600 Even the S5 900 they endeavor 10 pro-
duce The OcI" that part of has been spent by the Fac
ulty upon the College.
What have said is that IS OOO but that upwards ri
900 expended by members Of the Faculty in MD Of
the Stale loan Of S25 OO0 in completing and furnishing the
building In heavy grading in building out houses surround
,ncios rcs @as sns aatra @os @ap
wards ordered increasing the amount and lhs'
r painting furnishing, grading and other works a1"ve nn
mentioned increased The expenses u no, less t'a
80 thai $50 900 paid by the Faculty ou' o 'l
own uuckc;s Aud mis- agrees wh that made by
IN, Faculty their prIion To The Legislature III DrceWor,
Isis where stated that The sum 80 paid ny me Faculty
for the buildings &c, and above the S@oUV was up
wards of s. 0U0 But this is small matter compared WIN
the other cxprnsrs bors burdens an charges o Inc ac
lty in sustaining the College The miorallsls forget tlia
The College had been in operation SIX years oeore . present
college lot purchased the !oan obtained or inc nc"
buildings erected n tho meantime they hai use -" ie
,,,.e nd ;nrmary Union Hotel and some adIonih9
which they Glllred palhtr ana luihsea d
EXPENSE Fu. some years also tlc hn1haly w's
source expense and considerable oss ana mas never oe
source Of nrost enormously supposed by Inc Ihcof
,lsts on the contrary, one cent ol melt revenue 'a
IN received by from it. When the loan from a eatc
obtained, So FAR from being ace r , animal
mpscd an additional burden in the shape VI lhe ahnun
nnvm.n, OF interest from which we had in hc beginning
mo- alton of being relieved II is needless 10 chuhe
rui. lrticuariy all the sources oil EXPENSE or ec a'o
"a ,. t.u-it enough say that the College expenses
which tho members o the Faculty paa curing '.'1 .sI
eleven years by assessments iiiaue upon c' u ~ ~,
p,'c'uru p ,; W.. -, nr ,e,nrJs 10 S2G9i7 g.
maA,nS 'he SUI" P"'" y ''''' l,i9l 81
Nnw durinp the same period, the fees receycdby
trr Professor holding what was pInoaoy the o,-- >,
tunst profitable chair, unlouned 10 49, ~
x,,,i,,. t,ru vc,rs s5 $50 -
h"tnGc' VI n1 ,, IN conn from bat chair J33 %
Only s533 % per or services anu iao"'s u" pos
,inu o Great responsibility, requiring previous rdaca'in
talents energy and industry, sncn as wou"i W a",
ur,frss ION or pursuit via al icast hScoi ha' fei
~ ,;,., u our lDur not adequately paiu i"i, WIS
even Ia le publc .he public derived the henet IN hc i
ruction OF the Students in the publ; accommodation a.
iorlci ny the In;maTy and IN he MONEY t n mu' ~,
phn.phis or elsewh here ot the State very simple
raI,ulnlnn will show that the money which INC f".a
College through the instrumenaliy Of OUT onm aa . "a M
saved t., .e State is vastly greater than inc go uoo e y
HE State and The s. OOO given by Ihr cy 30 a es.
the 81 t,t had given the SIS UOO, wo should sun DC w e'
TOR up,,n the balance OF advantages r ,.,,,,or
I'm, iii. is not al In addition I" the amount ~ ocs
,-.s ,,ni by the Faculty cut OF their own poGArs' :"
ont i the which they receiver ' m srcd hn whole
nnt nj IN. nratriculaun cfS aud diploma i'es' az ~
are yaria bly applied the expenses ot 1e 'p'rer
The HiaHG"a'''" 10 " S2515 UU
Ia about r., r. ,,,. time to 925 GU
ss 500 OC
i"seut' ;, ,L aforementioned 70 81 o.
Makes the amount Of College expenses sa''4'' o.
PM t,i. is not vel all for this sum oi $50 i7' o.
includes a very small portion ul The lnHiha1
ryn.ns.s The whole vi the lnhfnaiy ices ms
h.,n always appropriated I" Inc lnhrfhary en-
.rs and those for the hf-t eleven yea' 90, oo, r,
,moup ed 10 about S3, ,UOU per nnnuIn, or ''''oo =
The total Eolegc sspr"' e., - vs,rs was s6s s447 G.
! Inhrn'arS expenses. III aOt - sni;,,,s ~ G2e, 5
Thns nI the total earnings Of The Faculty or .e , ,
von years in fees Of all sorts, !envrd r"n' ''e Wv
I,n nn ,irmary by far the larger portion "ns
~ h necessary expenses. There was al all tunes uas
Ma, nIght out-run the rrceiPts; the 81
wcr. cert ain The receipts unc1rt taln, and h SOM
| h,,,nc. in nr,r OF incrme extremely sm'''' 90 D ~
. ,rr. WAS The burden uf heavy debt hanging ~ ~ ~
he,,s which WIS always and IL still source " ''' ""
ietr. =, III, ,,;1cin,I of ina
dbt ~ well as the interest virtually reieasru; ,, @ @
,n .,y So in the face Of plain act oil asstinoy ~ H
t,,rv ". cannot understand. The act eieuS'"E VIC
cynt,s,y retains force The obligation to pay wv, W. h
II w. knyw that our bonds held by ihs rta': m n n
onruai; and that should 90 10 me ffs'ue I d. :
r.r,nr, m hc Literary Fund ani ask them !"
cancel Them they would laugh III our lace ~ a. INC 49,.
NJ IN. rraucst We bound ler tue s-o'ooo. ~, ~,
and Inc memofiai,. know H. why hth 70 -, - % 49, r,
choose 10 assume that il is gill; contrary 10 oo.' s M To- ~
md The intention Of The transaction Inc 'ta' :, I h ~ ~
generous in respect part Of The interest,", ' D. M ,
br or she may not be in respect 10 Inc ptihcpa W
we wond be very happy 10 be released We ranadJ m