The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-24
THE MEDICAL MIDDLE.
Interest In the Appointment OF New Board
OF 'isitors-Probable Legal Contest by the
Old dBoard-Reminiscences OF the College.

po'crnOr tameron's action In removing
the old Board OF Visitors Of the Virgins
Medical College and appointing a new one
has created great deal Of interest in the
public mind.
IL is stated upon reliable authority that
The members OF the old Board will contest
the action OF the Governor by taking the
matter before the courts. The grounds
upon which the contest will be made are
that the Governor has no authority to ap-
point new Board OF Visitors, and can
only fill vacancies when they occur: and
in support Of this view they RELY upon the
following provisions OF the charter OF the
College:
"There shall be Board OF Visitors.
nineteen in number. composed OF the fol-
lowing persons and their successors-
viz: Charles W. Russell, OF Wheeling !:
Windham Robertson, of Abingdon; Ro-
bert Grattan, OF Rockingham; DIR. Francis
I. Stribbling, Of Augusta; DIR. William
ID. Mcclure, Of Clarke county; John :.
Barbour, Jr., Of Culpeper; Hunter III.
Marshall, Of Charlotte; Stephen o. South
all, Of Prince Edward; DR.. George S. Nj
cholson, Of Middlesex; DR.. Beverly r.
Wexford, OF Fredericksburg DR.. Jesse j.
Simpkins. Of Norfolk; DR.. Levin s.
Joynes, Of Accomac; Thomas Wallace, Of
Petersburg; Willoughby Newton, Of
Westmoreland; James 4. Seldom, Of
Goochland; John NJ. Patton, DR.. Robert
II. Cabell, James Lyons, and William II.
Mcfarland, Of Richmond city.
"Ten members Of the Board shall con-
stitute quorum; and whenever anu "a
Cdncy shall occur in the said Board, by
reason OF death, resignation. OF otherwise,
then the Governor shall fill the same, Sc
Letting the visitors so appointed from each
Of the grand divisions Of the State"
The members under the above clause
claim life tenure, or a right to remain in
office rs long as it plcaseS them.
A clause in the charter in regard to the
appointment OF professors reads:
''The Board shall not only have the
power OF appointing professors, given by
the third section, but may remove any pro-
fcssOr for any cause which may seem TO
them sufficient -ttreiUe Visitors, at least.
cOncurring in the remOrdl: Prouided, that
tie cause or reason Of such remordi, and
the dYeS and noes on such rOte. shall be en-
tered on the record Of the Board, and that
tie professor sought to be remOred shat
hare had reasonable notice in lcritinq OF
the specific charges against hlm and an OPP
portunhy of being heard in his defence, Jy
proof and argument, in open session Of the
Board"
The present faculty will avail themselves,
il il said, OF the full benefit OF this priyi-
lege.
SKETCH OF THE COLLEGE.
TIE Medical College OF Virginia was
fjr,t incorporated in 1888 under the name
OF Medical Department 0i HGmpdcn-Sidncy
College OF Virginia. The faculty consisted
Of John Cullen, VI. d.. professor OF the
theory and practice Of medicine; Il. L.
Bohannon NJ. D., professor of obstetrics
and diseases Oi women and children; l..
W. Chamberlayne, VI. D., professor OF
matera medica and therapeutics: Socrates
Maupin, VI. d., professor Of chemistry and
pharmacy; Augustus J.. Warner. VI. d..
professor Of surgery and surgical anatomy
JeGries Wyman, VI. d., professor Of anato-
NV and physiology; Carter y. Johnson,
NJ. d., demonstrator OF anatomy; Angus
tus l.. Warner, dean Of the faculty.
The first session OF the college was held
in the old United States Hotel, corner OF
Eighteenth and Main streets, and lecture,
were delivered there for seven years and
until the new Medical College, located a'
1t present, was opened.
The first class OF graduates, consisting o.
fourteen, took their diplomas April 4, 1899
OF the faculty. the first to die was DR.
/ Auclstus l.. Warner, about 1916. The
next to depart this life was DIR. John Cul
| len, who died in 1S49. DR.. Warner'S chail
was filed by the appointment Of DR.. Charlie
/ Bell Gibson, Of Baltimore, and DR.. DaviC
r. Tucker, OF Richmond, succeeded DR.
/ Cullen.
Professor Wyman became 4 distinguish
ed man. and was called TO the professor
shin Of anatomy and physiology At Har
ward University, and obtained high ranl
in the scientific world a an anatomi,t an'
naturalist
DIR. Carter i. johnson succeeded Pro
iessor Wyman, and was afterwards lost a
sea. ooing down with the Inflated Arctic
DR.. Maupin was elected professor o
chemistry i'm the University Of Virginia
and his place was filed by DR.. Martin /
Scott.
DIR. Bohannon died in 1850, and was sue
ceeded bv Or. James II. Conway.
Dr. Chamberlayne died in 1888, and Wa
succeeded bv DR.. Beverly X. Wexford, G
Fredericksburg. In the same year IN
celebrated DR.. Z. Brown Sequard wa
elected as professor OF the Institutes
medicine, &c.
DR.. Carter johnson was succeeded b
DIR. Arthur +. PetlcOlaS.
In 1854 IIampden-Sidney College and tn
faculty Of the Medical College had ditiel
rnce. Growing ont OF the election OF pre-
: fcssor 70 a chair in the faculty. Litigatio
r followed. resulting in a separation OF I'll
medical department from the college ar
, the establishment OF the Medical College
! Virginia under a new charter granite
in February OF this year. Under ih
charter the college continued 10 pro
ner until the cloud OF war hung threatel
: ingly over the land. just before II Drok
: one hundred medical students IRON II
= South came from Philadelphia TO Ric
[ mOnd, and entered the Medlcai Ooliosc
c Virginia as students. y great many
= these students graduated and entered u
Confederate army aS surgeons.
=. AFTER THE WAR.
, The buildings Of the Medical Cole!
were found in deplorable condition, al
: ~ course the number OF Young men see
: inc the field OF medicine as Il prOfessi'
!. was found TO be much smaller than befO
;. tbe war. To 20 back little, when q
}. state of Virginia appropriated $4,000 1
!. the erection OF the buildings it was up'
+ condition that the trustees OF the cole
: should deed TO the State the entire propelI
: This was done, and when the war clos
c the property was found to be going to run
and by act passed February 70: 1866, |
e sum OF 81 800 was appropriated Tor repai
II and the Insurance Of theibulldings, ana
o replacing apparatus destroyed by the troo
!. of the United States.
z By an act of the General Assembly -
e trustees or visitors having the goyernme
T. of any college or academy in this Sta
Is shall annually before the lst day OF Ocl
Der make report to the Second Audit
n showing the condition OF such college