Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-11-17
R;cnn,cud Medical College.

Richmond Me0ical CcHcge.
We publish below letter addressed, to
one Of Tie editols Of ihis paper, by stu.
cent >f The Medical College at RicIa1,ontl,
ldiscussihg The reforms necessary in that
1 Institution toiadvanee il 70 HE prominence.
il should occupy. The letter was intend
ed as private, and as only suggesting 10 US
Arguments which might be used in accom-
l,lishing an object that eanuo: be other
ihan dear 10 every Vifginian. Bat we
prefer giving il publication in lieu Of any
thing we might write. What IS said, IS
well said, and with whlch we agree. We
trust the appeal that is made BY our COR
respondent 10 the press Of Virginia will not
Sc uDheeded. We mas. have Institutions Of
Science of the highest order in our midst
TO attract the ambition Of our youth, else
our appeal IN behalf OF Southern rights and
( Southern Independence vii be as sound
! iag brass and tynkiiug IS mhal. 1t is idle
fand foolish 10 ask Southern students to
1 patronize Southern Institutions OF earnina
/ ~ 'f~it ffi1 VttJttt ~ otuttfES fUIDUt OF
adaiped. We know of true Southern men
who are noW studying in the Medical
Sehoots Of Tie North, because the facilities
1 IN Virginia aEe mol sufficient to meet their
ambition. Why is ;his Sc: WI,s should
II be 50 Let tie press of Virginia take up
tins SUBJECT, and le;th Representatives Of the
people place the Medical College Of Vir-
ginia upon basis tina, will insute It's sue
eessfnl competition with the nlps' favored
and pfom.nent Institutions of similar char.
aeter al the Moth.
f RIcnnoNp, Nov, II, 1861.
D4aR Sir :-As was promised few
days since when you were in this City, |
row propose. III a hfiefand hurried ms.a-
ner, &c state the alterations or re!orr.aiions
which think are necessary to be made
in The Medical school Of mis- place in or
der to pat il Oh a more permanent basis,
and thereby ensure prospect, at least. Of
( a better Future. Is matters sand at pres.
ent tie Institution never will and never can
F, occupy liat position among the first class
Schools Of The country, 10 which its loeali-
y and other advantages enti,leit. In the
first place. | complain Of the nseagrehess OF
the Professors salaries. The fact is, at
present, The Faculty, depending alone upoa
the tutions Of the students for ,heir saa-
fies, do not realize more than from $500
4, 10 $1,000 each per ahnum. Whist this is
the case they will not and eannot afford to
7 neglect their private practice which
makes them more than five times as muo II
as their Proiessoiship,i or allowit 10 inter-
iere with their duties as Professors. and
give the time and attention to the business
OF their Pfoieasorsllips. which is SO essen
ti4i, indeed indispensable 10 the future
prosperity Of the School. And who can
censure them; Would il be right for US
to ask them to threw aside their private
| practice, or even neg!ecti;, for the tlitling
consideration Of one Moasaad dollars =
! Now The onls remedy fer this thing is an
appropriation BY the Legislature Of ,2l500
OF SO 600 to each.fper rear. This was
done FOR tie University o. Virginia in the
infancy OF that School, and indeed, be-
liere till within few years. And why
not for this School too? Let these appro=
| ptiatiois be made every year until the In
stituuoh shall have become able, by the in :
creased number Of students. TO support the
Professors independently OF such assistance
from The Stat. This, am sure, it would
be able 10 do. Bat there is yet another
error which is equally Objectionable, and
which will require the same remedy Tor
It's correction. It's This, all ihe patients
who come into the wards of the infrmary,
are made 10 pay board fand very right
/ falls too, undef existing ereunsiances) Of
from $500 10 s 10 90 per week, according
TO accommodations, &c. Il was bur few
days ago TINT patient (whose disease
had bee ONE very much interested in, and
the termination Of which | was curious to
! know had 10 be removed to the Poor
/ House, because Of the fact that his money
had gwen oat, and the iniirmafy was not
able to board aud room him sratuitously, -
/ Thus those who are hot able 70 pay This
board are kept out and TUNED cut, thus
aeprivng the sudeit Of seeing, pfoaa-
bly,, double as many pqteDis aud varieties
Of diseases as he would .yere these poor
people allowed 10 come in free OF charge.
Eli these Stumbling blocks 10 Tie pfos-
periiy Of the 5ehoo! are. removed, we eah-
: to1 nope To o6liu up Mea zen ! INSTITUTION
III the Gid Dominion =" hieh wouid prove
I wqllay oi hef,iand would induce her so,s,
after attending one course of lectures dt
The University OF Virginia (Which, lhiol,
il decidedly better place. 10 come here,
instead d soias to Northern Schools among
/ Aboiionists, to complete their education.
Now sif. U!l!not you gentleman ofi!ie Ed
itogia profession, who have so much inilu,
cnee with the people and the Legislature,
10 sonelbing iue olf School ?
have uaGefsio5h that some Of The
friends OF the School intend applying
this wialer toi an appropriations to erect a
! i{dzpilal in cufaeelieH with the College,
aea =, Is. placed usaef tile entire control
oi=tts Faculty. rms oppose, at least, at
lpiesent. Il Wvsld be gSklAg more OF the
Legislature ltau we could possibly hope
10 get, aid moreover, Il iuisA. defeat APP
pfep,iAiioas "a tie other two objects.
viz iAtftas,. Of sai.,irs II Professors, and
engagement Of iaiirmafy, which eonsd
er infinitely more important than Ilosp.-
tai. However, If IL is not best to have one
tight away, ! would suggest the idea of
! building IL bV private subscriptions THIS