The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-18

! ana OF practical value 10 the State, /
felt as strong indignation as men OF their
calibre could be expected 10 excite.
| Another reason inducing me 10 write
| my letter was the straHse TACT that, be-
sides the blind, the insane ana the old
soldiers. the Medical College Of Virginia
is the only beneficiary of the State A
medical college should not only be self
supporting but A money-maSing enter
prise. II has no claim on the charity
| Of the State
The University Of Virginia, the Vir-
| ginia Military Institute. the colleges at
| WILLIAMSBURG and Blacksburg. who re-
ceive state AID all give certain free
tuition 10 students IN return for their
appropriations. The Medical College Of
Virginia, by its own declaration, gives
nothing
Virginia makes no annual appropria-
tons, except the one III question, to aid
schools teaching law or medicine. At the
| TTnivers,,v ~ Virginia natives OF Vir-
ginia are given free tuition in the AGA
dennic denartnent. but in the law and
medical ecbooIs full fees are required
and these departments, instead Of being
a loss 10 the State. yield an annual
revenue over and above all costs, which
is turned into the treasury OF the Uni
versity Of Virginia.
To all intents and purposes the Medi-
cal College Of Virginia Is private cor
poration and run solely in the interests
OF the professors. and, Notwithstanding
this. gets 5000 a year from the State.
My letter TO the members or the Legis-
lature was not written IN love FOR the
Medical College Of Virginia. but. con
tanning as IL did the plainest business
proposition. IL was not necessarily often
sive. That IL should have called forth a
paper so fiercely insulting in reply
needs exclamation. ! hope that my rea-
ders. who are generally and very pro-
perly intolerant OF row among doctors,
will pardon me II try 10 discover for
them the true animls OF this assault.
The Medical College OF Virginia, until
recently, was the only medical schoo In
this CITY. The number Of its students has
never been large. bat for many years It's
teachers we're men OF recognized ability
and It's graduates reflected credit upon the
State
During the last few years. however, the
college has slowly and gradually deterio-
rated. has failed TO meet the demands OF
Modern medical education, and has come
10 be regarded as a second-rate school.
Last spring a number Of medical gentle
men. recognizing the need Of a high-grade
medical school in this city, organized the
University College Of Medicine. This in
stitution Il a member Of the National AS
ISOLATION Of Medical Colleges, requires
three-years' graded course for graduation,
and Is equipped with all the latest APP
planes for modern scientific teaching.
The new college has 125 students in this.
its first session, and the bitterness and
Tndictiveness so plainly shown In the
letter from the Faculty Of the Medical
College of Virginia is largely due TO the
success Of their new and more powerful
rival.
The letter Of the Faculty shows an UNI
usual amount Of discretion. They hide
themselves behind the Faculty of the
Medical College Of Virginia" and no one
man seems responsible for the assault
upon me, but behind the rampant Of
corporation they send out misstatements
such las / am obliged 10 correct.
In their whole mass OF confused YER
biage there is not one paragraph, scarcely
one sentence. that tells the truth. the
whole truth. and nothing but the truth ~
not one that does not express or leave 10
be implied something not a fact. Some |
Of these / have already called 10 the |
readers attention, but l viii allude 10 |
few more
The very caption Of it IS misleading. ~ |
Reply to DR.. Hunter Mcclure implies 10 |
the public that | had written to them, |
which is not 50.
Logging in my name as president of the |
College of Physicians and Surgeons now |
the University College OF Medicine was |
and misleading. l had sim
ply signed my individual name. They had |
as much right TO add 10 my name medi-
cal director Of an army corps, or any |
other title l may possess. The college
had absolutely nothing 70 do with my |
letter 10 Senator Mushbach-indeed, very
few, II any, Of my colleagues knew tnat
I had written it,
The paragraph after my letter 10 Sena-
tor Musnbach is again disingenuous. 1t
says that l have had ample time TO
make some kind Of an explanation etc.
1t implies that I have been asked for an
explanation, which is not so.
Referring 10 the Virginia Hospital as
my private hospital. or the University
College Of Medicine as my private school,
Is plainly untrue St Luke Home is my |
private hospital, and the Virginia Hospital
Is no more my private hospital than is the
Retreat for the Sick" or the "Sheltering
Arms I have no more interest, pecu-
mary or otherwise, IN the University COL
egc Of Medicine than any other one pro-
lessor. and the Faculty Of the Medical
College Of Virginia know IL.
The language while the bill making
he usual annual appropriation TO the
Medical College OF Virginia involves a
II was not the usual
annual appropriation, but a very unusual
me. The appropriation was originally
j 800, which was avowedly given TO pay
he insurance and repairs on the build
ngs. which are the property OF the state.
This appropriation was increased TO $500,
nd this year 5000 has been secured.
Before / entered the faculty OF the
iedical College Of Virginia DR.. X. g.
.oleman filled the place now occupied by
)r. c. Tomkins, DR.. ID. II. Tucker that
v DR.. NJ l.. James. Dr. Levin ;. Joynes
hat by Dr.. H. II. Levy. DR.. b. r. Well
ord that by DR.. John r. Upshur, Or. a.
:. Petticolas that by Or. l.. II. Bosher
)r. Charles Bell Gibson that by Dr.
ieorge Ben Johnson. For the greater por-
ion Of the time 1 was IN that school DR.
oyne9 was the dean Of the faculty. I'm
er these men the $3.50 a year received
rom the State was devoted 10 the in !
lrance and repairs Of the college ana
ospital buildings. and proved abundant
D do both well. WIN the present Faculty
I'll taX-burdened people what they nave .
one in the past with 5000 a year. and
hat special use they propose TO make OF 7
lis present appropriation OF 5000, when /,
have shown that under former admin e
tration 1t cost $3.50 10 repair and insure
le property, and they have declared that
icy take no INDECENT pupils or charity =
sses except those they individually pay
v? How many? VIII the young gentle