The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
CONSOLIDATION
IN THE 1 [ !. FUTURE:
Dr.. Stuart Nc Gtirc Says the Col
legesSNfust5C Consolidate Sooner -'t'''i'5.3
or Later. s;ls sf$ az
{1RU srEEs MAY ACT q AT u ONCE } |'l':;lE: !.
Tile Powcrsto A,nalgan,atc Lies
Entirely Their Hands ids
f " 81 Faculty Has Weight III

5t{i ~
Me- NJ NEE tii,gs were held yesterday by the
81 "a c,itics Of either the u1lvcrsity Colle4e
VI 81 Med icinc OF the edical College q
iyirginln. touching tho proposed ai,lalgta-
nation pf tic two schools. 3
seenis To be tho opinion Of the mem
3 bcrs Ur both faculties that n cOfisolidn-
VI lion viii certainly take place. but 2when
4 nnd under, what plan no one ( seems W
~ know. X KY g]l B. 35{} N tSs
!. 1t N known that five fnninbers ofItlie
fncitylof the University College Of M cd X
icile IRE pronounced III thcir opposi t ! 7
to amulgamntion OH any terms nd that iat
I there are SIX others of the same ac,ilty
who desire consolidation, but who 70
not favor the plan, MS formulated by the
( Joint committee gof TIVE vc, NJ VIII icli was
presented Il 10 The faculties Friday night.
ills said byBthose In a posi ton; to kno ~
that the plan could have been adopted
& by IA small majority vote at he meeting
Of The UNIVERSITY Collcge OF edicine. b ~
6S hat no effort was made to "ral lrond, 10
matter, as the action OF the faculty Ewas
purely advisory, the Board OF Trustees
having absolute mower to accept q; de
cline the plan. M u A 53.3t So
Faculty Members Present.
5 Those who voted or considered il tho
II proposed plan on Friday night are An 9
|, From the uRiversity College OF Aledt-
clne-Drs. stuart Mcclure, Landon 3.
N Edwards, George Ross, Hugh NJ Taylor.
William $. Gordon. Joseph a. White.
Edward NcGuir re, Jacob NJ icllaux Palilus
IS Irving, 10 ohn Dunn u Nilsson Hodges.
james w Henson r oshfer w. NJ ller,, ~.
@ 81. Ioge, III " Stuart AiacLfan, Virginius
& 1IurrIson, a. II. Gray. w. LoWtlde s Peple.
* Robert CT ryan. John #. VIM IL NJ.
II Cowardln. ". i i @. nlciIchee + Ed win 4 Z.
&E Wright, r. l.. simpson. George 4. Ba rks-
$5 dale and Il. u. Brands. 81
Il From te Medical College OF VI la
Mrs. Chrstopler hon,pkns William a, I. ~ 9.
z Taylor. George Ben ] olinBton,. Lewis =.
Bosler. 4. Blanton, william 7.
Mathews, a Robert II. Willian1s. John r.
Davidson, Charles M. Hazen. l5nnion q.
4 i Williams; J Shelton forAley Frank NJ.
n Reade, a Daniel ]. Coleman, Gill ton; N.
30 Mlller,@ J \: Fuller B Bright and Charles =.
Robins $ IS Vi g335s 5
5 Court 81 Last Resort,
4 5 The trustees. who will ffinaly consider
VIII The 4Gu estion and settle II, are folio
deal College OF rgin,a Rev y H ]
Ia fterty,,ss3is " t.. chn,ond city;
4s ri. Moore, NJ. s d., Wytheyille James 3
$$355 NJ Cav Nj. p. /, Richmond city; George
n 3. 81 HARRISON ESD: Boyce: Herbert NJ
Nash NJ. ID. Norfolk !. s. Pendieton
M !, III, scottsvlle John 81. Purcell, Esd.
i. Richmond city: Wytiham r NJ credit
Eco. i; Richmond city Thomas n. Barnes
N III m D !. j3El wood: F Bryant. NJ 2.
"A Franklin: Beverley T. Cr,,,np. Esd. Rich
5mond city; Joseph N. Barney. M. p.
fredericksburg: John g. HarWood, ESD
Richmond cltSt; r. q Thornton Mar ESQ,
nj II esporf News: Joel Crawford, 81. D.
&B5g ale; Il. L,ewts.$ N. D.. Vhealton
NJ az u Cnperton Braxton, ESQ., Staunton: ~
4fgf u Remis ESD. Richmond city: John y
Il d Fisher. NJ. D., Mid THAN. Y I'd
The University College OF Medicine:
Hon. George u. Christian, r chmond, Va.
@ Hon. Francis T. Fleming. jacksonville
5f$ Fla. Mr.. II. a, Miller Richmond Va;
u DR. I1andon B.. Edwards, Richmond, Va;
VA DR.. j Allison Hodges. Richmond. ~ 2
Mr.. II. q. Morris, Richmond, Va; Colonel
Thomas S. Kenan. Raleigh. NJ CT; DR.
s Moses D. Hoge, Jr, Richmond. 4. Va; DR.
y john Dunn. Richmond, Va; ! Dr. Paulus
"a !. irving, Richmond. II Va; Dr. Stuart
,s aIcGuire. Richmond. Va; Dr.. Lewis A.
cowardin, Richmond, Va; Rev. Egberl
Nv. Smith. Louisville, Ky: RI Rev
8 II George w Peterkln, Parkersourg, "
Va I: Hon. John Goole, Bedford City
!. + Va; Dr. Robert T. Payne. Norfolk. Va
y Han. Robert II Bar ton, winchester Va.
y y 4lor. William Russell Jones, Richmond
S58 a. !; DR.. & Hugh NJ Taylor, Richmond
VA. pr. Edward Mcclure, Richmond
va; Mr. John p. Branch, Richmond
8 Val Ar. Edgar .. tj Taylor, Richmond
8s Va; Or. William S. Gordon. Richmond
s553sl VA; Dr.. Joseph a. White, Ric hmond
AZ Va Dr.. Jacob Michaux. Richmond, Va
Dr.. Nc CURE Talks.
ss Dr. Stuart Mcguire. who was active IN
a desire, To bring about all amalgamation
@t ofthe two schools & said last night:
Il 1.-THE act ion of my faculty last nigh. IN
declining to recommend TO the Board Boa
=, ktpt,lf 49, I, v11n
consolidation as outlined BY the special
committee was n great disappointment t.
'.Whlle the faculty had no power y 70
II act on the questio n. the views OK essed
by 1t. will have great weight with the
board, and 1t d COS not seem probable that
the consolidation will be effected at tina
time. !f ".
Il Eventually, however. 1T will certainly
1.-THE opposition OF Sonic Of the mem
hers was due to ntment, others 10 per-
sonal interest and others to S a failure
II to realize the fact that despite the present
prosperous condition of the two schools,
the Tins is not far distant when a coall,
tton will be forced on both parties BY
3 y 4, ssii ..sl
Al understan that the faculty OF tine
Medical College OF Virginia, while 1t did
not reject the proposition, failed to ac-
cept 1T after a three hours disc ussloll.
and hence presume that there Was
onpostion In the ranks OF. the Medical
College Of Virginia, similar to that which
existed In ours.
#6.55"I believe tho numerous conferences,
Z which have been held between the two
Institutions, have resulted In great 5000
and have 10 a5lnrge extent eliminates. the
y factonnl feeling which had Rrey'Fols'9
existed. " p. .
% "Tho trouble Is that We are both too
rnrnsnerous. / q. S3 y 81 \.
.lsanh school had last year he largest y
class In It's history; both nave 9 =, lu lI
corps OF enthusiastic teachers, well-ap-
pointed college buildings and adequa
+ hospital. facilities
Finances in Good Shape,
5,.rrhe floating debt, wh!ef, has burden
ed Memorial Hospital, has been liqnlT
dated, and the finances Of the pnlverslty
College of Medicine are In better shape
to-day than at any time since its or
Ranigatlon In 1893. N