The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27

organizer Bishop Doggett; to the Bap-
lists that superb scholar and teacher,
John a. Broaddus; to the Episcopalians.
Bishop Thomas y. Dudley, to-day's lead
e. of the councils of that Church / chal-
lenge any institution in all this land TO
produce any four Christian leaders the
equal Of these. The contention OF the
State schools has always been that the
association of many scots in a common
cause broadens all. while the domination
or one narrows it.
To the law she has given of late years
at least one Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States. or the pres
ent Virginia Court of Appeals four JUS
tees out of five bear her seal OF the
circuit judges of Virginia. thirteen out
OF eighteen Were educated at the Uni
versity of Virginia.
LEADERS IN MEDICINE.
In medicine she has done more than
her share The greatest discovery IN
modern medicine, the cause OF yellow
fever which means its eradication. was
made by a Virginian and a graduate OF
the Medical Department of this Y nlEeb-
sity. surgeon general OF the Navy Is
a University OF Virginia man and so are
twenty per cent. OF the medical men IN
the service under him. In the medical
| corps of the United States Army nineteen
per cent. are University of virginia men
and in the Marine Hospital Service tWen-
| ty-siX per cent
| From her Department of Engineering
| have gone Samuel Spencer, president OF
| the Southern Railroad: Samuel Porcher,
of the Pennsylvania Road; II. Or. Laugh
! lin. OF the Edgemore Bridge company
/ and others of similar merit
1t must also be remembered that while
/ the University of Virginia has SIX nun
| dred men. the students from other col
| leges in the State. combined. number
| about twelve hundred and the same ratio
/ has been maintained for many years
against her one there are also TWO other
medical schools in Virginia and against
her law, there are two other law schools.
And II 1t be said that her light Is
representation in the late Constitutional
Convention. Out of thirty-three college
bred lawyers in that body from Virginia.
! thirty were educated In the Law Depart
ment of the University of Virginia two
| were from Washington and Lee and one
was from Richmond College. OF the six
teen standing committees Of that body.
| the chairmen of eleven were men from
| the University Of Virginia.
NEARLY ALL.
During the late campaign IN this state
! of the candidates for Governor-Monta<Ie.
Echols. Swanson and Marshall-all but
! the laSt-named were University OF NIr-
! ginia men. OF the candidates for Attor-
ney- Observation-Disclosures, Robertson ana
| Jefries-alI were University of Virginia
men. OF the Republican candidates. al!
but Hoge were likewise University OF
| Virginia men. In short, in the pubic
life of Virginia, represented in the
! last campaign, nearly all on both sides
| were regular University OF Virginia men,
except the Lieutenant-Governor OF the
! Democratic party. who was, however. a
summer law school student at the oni-
yerSity of Virginia But you may say
! these men are in middle life and you
| want something recent l Will give IL 10
successful before the Naval Examining
| Board OF the Medical Department or the
| United States Navy. out OF hfty-tWo ap-
| plying, OF these nineteen successes, the
y,1j1 frnf 0fIt of
eight applying. Or. to put 1t another way.
the combined medical schools of America
sent forty-two men and twelve were sue
cessful but with the University of Vir-
GINA. seven out of eight were successful.
These figures are not for one exceptional
year. University of Virginia men are
uniformly successful inside OF the State
and without. So much for our record
If we have done these things in the past
we can do them in the future
| The next question is, how can we make
the public-school system of the State a
whole-a unit? In answer l would say.
| by the creation in every county OF a
rural public high school. The country is
the place to raise boys. 1t is better from
| of economy. These high schools will give
| a stimulus TO every common school in
the county. Bows who previously looked
forward to nothing more than the three
| RS will look forward to and strive for
| a high-school education. For the great
majority of the callings in life, q good
fligh-school education is all that is need
/ ed. but for those chosen spirits that show
| in the high school unusual capacity, the
| University will stand ready.
FREE TUITION.
| The University of Virginia on its part.
! should make provision 70 give every
graduate of every public high school in
the State absolutely free tuition. This
can be done for less than ten thousand
! dollars a year-a sum that would run the
| public schools of the State but few
! hours II other words. believe III
! changing the University to fit the public
/ schools and changing the public schools
! to fit the University. Let US have an
| organic connection throughout the whole
| so that stimulus applied at any part
will be felt throughout the entire system.
! When this is done Virginia Will once
| more take her natural place In the galaxy
/ of States and will prosper as she has
l never prospered before. The spirit of
strong. the virile and the free-the Uni
versity will shine city that is set
upon hill! and all things will turn to-
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