The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-19
Or. M CURE ON
AMALGAMAT|ON
Continued from First Pnge.)

four; (3) because the preliminary cduca-
ton OF tho student medical institutions
Is now expected to be equivalent to grad
uation from high school; ~ that the
actual instruction itself consists OF lndl
Evidual work In laboratories In attendance
upon l)edsidcs and other clinics, besides
the customary ddnctc lectures.
What 1t Means.
This ra sing the STANDARD OF n medical
education has meant the dimlnution OF
the total number OF medical students
throughout tho country, and created a
necessity for larger number Of teachers
The cost Of conducting n college has In
creased proportlonntely: larger hispital
facilities are required. and n larger NUM-
bcr OF patients for clinical teachings
ut was for these reasons that far
sighted men OF both colleges began 70 look
Into the question more deeply, and came
to the conclusion that q cmobnlnton OF
the two schools Into one would mean the
decrease OF expenses most materially and
an increase OF resources Above all the
united support of both the public and
the profession would establish In this
city n school which would reflect greater
credit upon tho city than would other
wise be the case. They did not forget
that the institutions would be able to
exist Independently az In the pas. but
It was recognized by them all that union
would mean more for both colleges.
Sometime during the winter inl,ysd-
uals from both colleges met Informally
and discussed the situation and outlined
a schcme8which they thought might form
basis for possible umalgamntion.
#''This scheme was reported to the facul-
ties. each Of whom appointed n committee
to meet and Investigate It. These commit
tees met and reported favorably on the
proposition, but for Il time 1t hung fire
and no formal action was taken In the
matter.
''Of this plan the essential feature was
that the reorganization was to take place
under the charter of the Medical College
; of.Virsinla,T and the name of the resulting
institutions was to be the Medical College
I OF Virginia and the University College OF
Medicine, consolidated"
AS to Vacancies.
eat that time 1t was contemplated that
the board OF visitors would be made .up or
friends of both the old institutions. and.
In fact, 1t is understood that the Governor
agreed to MI any vacancies which might
occur on the board with those ,<!tlemen
who were suggested to him by the ANAL
gamated school"
Here DR.. Hazcn interrupted DR.. Nc
CURE and asked him with whom had
lnc -lIONtIlOI IIIuuc lIC 3H>ACSiiicaA ~
Mcclure replied that he himself had
spoken with the Governor, and that His
| Excellency had agreed as mentioned
| above.
DR.. MCGUIRE continued as follows:
| "The future relationship Of the new
| institution to the State was not settled
| definitely at that time. 1t was realized
| BY the faculties and committees that
| there were advantages and disadvan-
| ..-.. ~, bn m frnp IF
| the State and It's control. 1t was agreed
| that the present status OF the college be
| continued TIL the converting of the next
| Legislature, two years hence. When thiD
| time arrives, the question was to be
| taken up then and maturely considered.
and such action decided on as then
would seem best for the interests OF tho
| institution.
1T was expected that II the proposition
! found favor with both colleges the two
| faculties would be combined and that
there would DO an abundance OF work
| found to fully occupy their time and at
! tenton in the new and more extended
curriculum. That is, both faculties would
be retained as teachers In the proposed
| institution.
Unite the Hospitals.
"To all Of us the most pleasing aspect
| of the plan for nmalSamation was the
union of tho Virginia and the Memorial
Hospitals Both Of these would then no
controlled by the new organization under
the scheme proposed for adoption,
ut is fact that modern medicine can
not be properly taught except IN city
where there is an abundance Of clinical
material. The union of the two hospi-
| fails under the same management would
he lust the thing needed. It would
! cn,se the bringing together OF larger
number OF patients, who could be utilized
"a the greatest clinical advantage.
"However, as I have said before, tho
nroposition + have just outlined was not
ndopted and was laid on the table This
was owing entirely to the pressure OF
huuiness incident to the amroachlng
commandments OF the two schools Still,
4 Is generally believed among us that
n minority OF both faculties were in
favor of The amagnmatlon proposition,
although there existed q division OF
opinion in both.
1i"The fact that tho Board Of Visitors Of
the Medical College OF Virginia and the
| BOARD of Trustees of the University Col,
lore OF Medicine both held their annual
meeting In this city at practically the
t,,t "a