The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-19
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Famous Surgeon Clearly Outlines
WHAT'S Hoped for in Union
Of Colleges.
COMMITTEES NOW AT WORK

The possible amalganation of the Med
ical College of Virginia and the University
College of Medicine was an absorhtng sub
iect of interest in all circles In Richmond
Yesterday Comment on the outcome OF
the conference of Thursday afternoon pc
tween the faculties and boards of the
two institutions was universal ana con
yersation was rife with speculatlons wise
and otherwise which were suggested by
statements in the report of the meet'hs
nrintco in Yesterdays Times -Dispatch.
y Dr.. stuart Mcguire, president or the
1yniversltyE College of Medicine, popularly
known as the "new college, as alStlll-
ruisNed from the older medlctti coileSe
Of Virginia, was interviewed OF, the ,l ana
gamatlon project at his of11ce iast hisit'
and he lamented the fact That the news
na ,,e,. version of the conference had been
imnrfect. owing to the exclusion or reIo:s- =
a,.s and outsiders from the meeting AZ the
Mechanics Institute. He SAID
,1,he article which appeared IN your
nnn nal. of Yesterday morning contained SO
many facts combined with so many ms
statements that it Is plausible ana ms
leading, The reporter evidently optal'l-
ed his information from unotllcial anu VIZ
informed persons. The puGalclty Wil.ch
has attended the recent conferences " u's.
cuss the possibility OF the amalgamatlon
or the two schools of medicine OF this
city has been premature and embarass-
inr Now however, that the matter is
befora the public. I think 1t only right
that an accurate statement Of the facts
be made"
Makes Full Statement.
DR. Charles NJ. lIazen, a member OF
the faculty Of the "old" college, the Ned
ical College OF Virginia, entered tho room
soon after the following Interview began
and he concurred with DR.. Mcclure IN
his statements throughout In fact. several
suggestions made by DR., Hnzen IN the
course of the talk, were adopted by tne
speaker as he proceeded
Dr. Mcclure oontnued ~ think we
had better take tho problem up from
tho very start. as some Of your readers
may not understand the amalsamalloh
proposition in all Its bearing, To be-
gin at the begnning
"There arc, as every one knows, two
medical colleges IN this CITY, ana the
oder of the two is the Medical College
of virginia. Both are in the most flour
ishing condition, being more prosperous
,hnn ever before In their histories. Each
ana has more students, have larger ana
better incomes, larger and most efficient
faculties, and there Is II greater amount
of enthusiasm shown among botn s'u-
dents and alumni of toth institutions ~
their growth and prosperity than eyer pe-
fore.
."rhe proposal to combine having passed
and having been discussed. 1t Is natura'
to Inquire what may be the reasons for
1t.
Arart from the desire on the part OF
the faculties of both colleges to END a
competition which has unfortunately en-
gendcred personal bad feeling, there
reasons are: "a because tho whole
system of medical education has IN re-
cent years been almost entirely altered;
(2) the number Of sessions Of attends
nnce has been increased from two to
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