Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-21

Tho Medical Schools Of Richmond end the Uatver-
sity, nd their proposed Union.


resolution hiss been referred to la' committee Of the
Senate Ind House Of Delegates directing inquiry into
the eSpcdcucy OF transferring the Medical School OF The
University TO Richmond or Of attaching the Richmond
Schouto The University Believing both p,ns TO be raueht
with infinite mischief the schools invite attention 10
Tery School 10 shmoud %SaG
yunlorcs without bene6ng the Richmond School Ihes:
are dcr, the long sessions OF the unlyeT.
,v The interval between lectures than at city
chs and ucn,lr the better opportunity Tor suay
the strict examinations, the harmonious o W.
deren, tcua, tmenis schoo The proximity OF schools
euctng Kindred sciences AID the quiet OF county ne 10
If ,be niyersiy Is one of the best If tho very be.
reading schools in the country This fact was recognised
in facrlns manner by the American Medical Association
at its last meeting In Richmond. An amendment OF Tue
constitution being adopted which denied representation 10
schools wing fewer hsn six Professors or grGh'ns opio
mas after less than three years study an exception was
made 10 favor Of the University 10 the olio"ng ~oios
the Medical Faculty Of The University oil Virginia shall
be entitled 10 representation in lhs Association noI"n-
standing that has six Professor and does mol re.
que three years study from Its pupils out only 80 long
as the peculiar system of Instruction and pfac'
t.cd Ia that institution shall continue In to!ce.'
It must be manifest, that these ~oua DC u
by transplanting The school city, In city schools the
peculiar clinical lectures and Hospital prac-
lice which pre- suppose study either In the Offices CT private
individuals or reading schools No one VINO "isnes 10
read ncdlcjne wear or 50 before commencing an attend
ance In Hospital would incur the expense and expose
nmsef to the distraction OF city life This IS PROVED ny
the fact al there upwards OF thirty ponresuent me-
dca students at the University who come from Stntes pos
sessinr ourishng city schools such as those IN
Augusta New oreans, Nashville and 81 Louls. IL Inc
medical school OF the University were at Richmond "nai
would II possess not enjoyed by those schoos
But if the peculiar organization and course oil instruction
o the niyersy school preserved alter lis removal e
Richmond school merging the former would BE- compelled
to abandon It's pecnartes and be greatly injured IT woua
be eoucd 10 give up the Hospital Tor the lecture foo aho
earh theory without practice The two schools essen
i,llv different and canno be blended One rivals private en-
stucon the other completes with Norhern cues. hch
mond The supplement 10 the UnVeslty-nelther is COM
peo without the other and there can be ny rivalry between
fhenu
suppose that transfer of the University school 10 Rich
mond would relieve the College oil pecunary burden 30
far from this being the case it would curta lie revenues-
There are ITO pay students the medical school OF the
versily who Sl5 piece, pay in inc aggregate sll
into the College Treasury Inc OF e och9 am
Two Professors at s6000 lecturer on Anatomy at S2oOU
Demonstator a. $780, servant al Sl4O and Si0 for iue
In all $50 leaving nett revenue u Inc University Of
So $40 cr anuum To subtract this from Inc revenues Of
b when il budened with heavy debt for The
construction of new buildings, would compel the State TO
not less than S. 600 Of debt the institution owe
30 much make provision ol 'e uene'' " 'e mea"e VI
defra wing current expenses. =,
TO heak up the medical school at the University would
,so send home 40 more resident medical Students who pay
eco per anaum the College, and 10 or slVuOU per
annum IN the merchants and citizens OF me State IL
would narrow the choice for Virgniane to achmond and
Philadelphia 10 schools of the same % an1 pIoOa
one half the virginia medical Students now at the Uni
vcrsIy. Philadelphia. They are eighty IN nuoc' 10
sum up the financial effects of the opeaion he university
would lose nett of about "a GOO per annum nnd
trades people OF tie State from 81 10 Sioooo per an
num- Bur The financial objections are the ieast OF l!I.
Conceive the University stripped OF four'a OF lis STU
DENIS It's Faculty reduced its consequence and standing
abroad diminished lis original plan suovetted ana stit cut
down from first class rational University local school,
and all this wiou, comforting On apprecabo benefit upon
the Richmond school.
Nor will il advance the interes,s OF the latter school
attach the University The visitors OF the University
are distributed by law throughout Inc State and can with
difficulty be assembled year 10 supervise The con-
Of The institution entrusted II them Ihey are wholly
taken up with these and have time Tor anything ese
II would be imoroper to enforce upon them, at their