The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
DR.. M'CU|RE
TO Be HEAD
Of COLLEGES. / ! | | !. !: [: {:
!. Plan for Amalgamation
Proposed Destroys
Identity.
HEART TO HEART
ii. TALK YESTERDAY
Faculties Of Both Institutions
Hold First Joint Conference,
and Get Closer Together.
DRs. HODGES AND TAYLOR
WERE IN 0PPOSll|llO'NlN'5 'lN'5
But There Has Been a" Change OF
Heart It is Said, in Faculty
Of University College-Rlee-
port Naming Former
Conditions Likely
Be Accepted.
Faculties Of Both institutions
Hold First Joint Conference,
and Get Closer Together.
DRS, HODGES AND AYL0R
WERE IN OPPOSITION. TT.|:' y.

A/S = ~
That the two colleges should pc
consolidated under the sname OF the
4 .iold,, cojlepe-that Is, the Meo'cai
College Of Virginia;
That Or. Stuart Mcclure shoulo oe Il.
president OF the consolidated eo'eses'
That the corporation OF the On,Ver' n,Vser
lily College OF Medicine should cease
"a exist, and It's Board Of Trustees
be abolished
That the faculties Of the present
faculties OF the two colleges should
nave equal representation In the ! fac's
NV of the consolidated institution;
That the present Medical College
s Of vtrolnia should retain Its name, #
and Its buildings should become tne
home Of the am aIg am ated ,nsttut'0"' III
a. s,,c.h n ba sis, committees from tne
Medical College Ct Virginia and the Ciii.
vcrsIty College Of Medicine are no" nov ..
work with q view to the consolloa t'o'l '' " "
the two institutions.
The movement begun last fail was was slN.'' st.,.i
wonderful strength By rather se.ha. .nsa.t,
able conference Of .the&Iacuit,se a,en "a
institutions, and a few pubic splfltsu ,,s
,nnn Held Yesterday afternoon From m w ~
a.y that lI,r. Hunter Mcclure fouhocts'i' fouc q
~ hn3s1fadi,.al college OF Virginia anu SUI ,l
ded himself with a powert VI lacui.'t la'i. -
- ,yhicb his own great name Ein itlie
medical world, was the capstone. heeiiss. s.ns'
-tv,lry5 has existed between me y tnns'.s tnn'si'. :.
institution and her remarkabl hA,l
.iro and successful daughter. ouu. SUN = !"
thing as a Joint meeting OF me w 49,,
lties nroba bly, never crossed me ~ i''',iu - -,
any man connected VAIN citnei ~
tntion until within the iast ie" n'.s,, l..'...,s
Rut The conference YESTERDAY ,ns,u"z i.,,u
.,.as characterizcd by cordalitE, hoPel ~
ness and admirable give ana q, =. As 7'''
Reached Critical Point.
MI I, und erst tand the object Of yester-
dav,s unique meeting, somemattei , ~, .s =
hafore published must be mace kho" =,
'1S.ta, last fail It became evident INA.
~. y Me- Madical college of Virginia and the
.Iadicaj 'peiartment OF Virginia COMA hot
ga practical basis upon when %
,,ni,o the Medical College OF Virg.nia ~
Ithe old college,. opened aeGot,atiohs WIN w,
NE University College of virginia WIN
omalpamation& as the "consummntloH4 &c
youtly to be wished.
Taylor j. shelton and Charles NJ. 5Haseh s
we're appointed the committee 1roil' ,I.lr ...s
,Mod,cai College OF Virginia, and Drs
ctmnrt Mcclure, Paulus a. Irving, and
= * White. constituted similar work )
10 committee from the University Col
3 lepe Of Medicine. IT will BIO somethlns
~ sunrise TO the public to know that
these gentlemen In joirt session, agreeo
on the propositions already stated 2aha
that these conditions were accepted VII q
practical unanimty by the faculty, g!
the Medical College of Virginia, ana ia'led Is
of acceptance by one vote only IN tne
sa,,ulty Of the University COLLEGE OF
Medicine.
Who Opposed It.
1t Is understood that Dr.. Stuart Nc
CURE. the present head Of the University
"a College. was and is heartily In favor OF
the consolida ton. and that important op-
nosition came from Drs. Hugh Nj. Tay-
ior and j. Allison Hodges These gem
tlemen are said to have held to the
onInIon that competition was best for
both institutions.
I,pon the failure of the faculty of the
University College Of Virginia to ratify
4hc rcport of the joint committee, the
matter was temporarily dropped, or. more
appropriately speaking put TO sleep
But ''miss ionary work. has been done.
and certain recent DEVELOPMENTS nave
brought about n ''change OF heart"
is said. Certain 1t Is that "Wednesday
4 evening tne IdCHtS " ~ v ~ = y
College of Medicine sent an Invitation
to the faculty Of the ''old' college FOR
conference to he held yesterday after
noon. "Iet us talk 1t over together"
was tho motif of the meeting. and TINS
was done, with the addresses OF several
prominent men giving new impetus TO
the movement so well under way.
Prominent Men Urge 1t.
f,olonel jJohn s. HarWood called the
meeting to order and one of the first nc
lions was to decide that the meeting
should be held behind closed doors, In ef-
feet excluding the newspaper men seek
ing to report the proceedings, while it was
expressly agreed that nothing should he
given out, the good feeling generated and
cordially expressed there Just pubhled
over and It can be confidently slater that
while no definite action was taken yes
terday and While the meeting was a con-
ference, puhe and simple, without slated
8 concusons, the colleges are far nearer
Now than ever before. a number of the
leaders on both sides spoke and. be,
sides these addresses strongly advocating
cnnsolidatIon from rile civic and patriotic
Standpoint we're made by Judge Barton
Ior S. G. Mitchell, Mr.. John ?. Branch
Mr.. E. IL, Bemiss, l)r +. W. BoatWriglit
Judge George T.. Christian and Colonel
Harwood.
Gets to Work Again,
,s A direct result of conferences. however
Is m that the joint committee with Dr. Hugl