The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-14
INTERESTS OF POPULAR EDUCATION
DIR. BARRINGER',S WORK
ATNT UNIVERSITY
BY EN-. MAGRUDEF2, M. D.

2UDER, NJ. D. II
tciency.
It is chiefly, though. his connection
with the origin, rise and expansion OF
the University OF Virginia Hospital OF
which the writer desires to make men
ton, and of which he Is best qualified /
to write
lnGtheir successful appeal to a Leg
islnture Handicapped by a limited treas
uIy our Medical Faculty deserves the
highest credit The hospital thus obi
tanned VIII be an enduring monument
til their persistent efforts and their
names.J w. Mallet, A. Fl. futile, r. $.
Barringer, w. e.. Christian and j. S. !
Davis Gin the order OF official senior
ltty), engraved upon brass should Guard
| Its entrance. In this struggle Or. Bar
ringer bore most important part his
position as chairman OF the University
faculty lending additional weight tol
his Influence. The Immense amount or
gratuitous work succeeding legislative
enactment, mere mention or which
Mould appall the average man, was
principally done by him, and well done.
III Illustration of this may be mem
toned the. selection of site, plans and
equipment dn furniture and aramen-
tarium), organization of the staffs, ana
! iursesi training school, Individual So
| iicitation of funds for equipment (Which
4 had not been provided by the .Legis-
| lature), etc.
T. When opened for patronage In 1901
~ the hospital was placed under the con-
ttrol OF q Hospital Managing Commit
4 tee" composed of the medical faculty,
with DR.. Barringer as It's first and only
4 chairman to the present time. This
a<,l.y 1ar, atat
/ the chairman being It's high executive
1 officer, to whom Is delegated pracu-
4 chlly the sole management o. the hos
-lpttal He is thus brought into daily,
a.alnost hourly, relation with hospital
4 affairs. is agents, work, needs and
1 capabilities.
AS the confidence Of the committee
ldeseryedly conferred upon the chair
4 man n free hand with full powers. DR..
i Rarringer has been instrumental in
4 shaping the policy and directing the
Il course OF the hospitat, and has stamped
4 lit with the impress Of his strong peg
sonality.
4 Only those whoae daily work Inn
poses constant and Intimate contact
4 with such an institution can appre-
: ciate the amount OF gratuitous toll and
!. drudgery inherent In this office. AS
Y one of these. i have no hesitation in
4 saying that, In this Instance. the choice
OF chief executive was peculiarly for
tunate and happy--fortunateE by reason
Il OF the fact that in him are combined
H those traits that ensure the OF
a great enterprise. and happy because
! of the employment OF thoeas traits lin
such manner that. though .'the fist may
: he mailed" It's action issst'tsnlpared is
e the wind to the ahorn lamb, 49, and a,
the same time effective as truth over
falsehood.
! With equal confidence 1t can be ar
firned that In his administration he
4 has shown interest and devotion I'M
. surpassed, patience and perseverance,
! overcoming ali obstacles; fairness ant
limpartiality absolutely undEesHoned
{. mastery of emergency with utilization
!, OF opportunity; readiness to listen IT.
suggestion and complaint and finall,
Z wisdom and judgment that have LEI
!. the hospital forces to the achievement
6 of the greatest success of which thos
n forces were capable. Present and as
: sisting at its birth, nurse through 1t
Infancy. guide to its childhood. h
e tleaves his young charge in the vigo
n loi youth with an onward momentum
2 that VIII admit of no stagnation no
3 retroEression. His rife is SO inter
q woven with the origin and life of tn
n University hospital that the triple form
= Of the building, together with It's solid
/. Ivy, 'slBS SSlS Eli!IeS traits u HIS cid az
9 ter that are Notwithstanding, jus
= tice, tact.
Q In approval OF a suggestion made b
9 a colleague8in the last Alumni Bulletin
Fl am sure all will endorse this senti
= ment:
!. .'Nostrum Paulum" (B. Barringerem
/ patrem hospitii Universltatis Virgin
isnae saluternus.
III Finally, turning from the review 0
y his public activities. should the in
q auisitive eye rest upon his home AM
y private life. we must tread reverently
'e for the ground is holy--hallowed b,
s.. the reign within those portals OF
y spirit whose every act should be. to tn
'e third and fourth generations and be
y !ond. an inspiration to keep his mem
n. DRY green" For 1t is put scant Justic
= to say that. in search for a man en-
l. dowed with all the qualities, inclina
l. tons and ablity. as We'll as with
~ numerous offspring, 10 discharge tn
~ manifold responsibilities OF head Of
Is family in a manner combining al
loi5fcction with firmness. tenderness wi:
y discipline, duty with pleasure, instrut
es ton With entertainment. and whos
" study. pride and JOY are the welfar
e. attainment and happiness OF Wife an
= children, we do we'll 10 terminate OF
nj quest at the threshold OF the subject
a this memoir and call the condition
a found within the browning glory OF a
vi exhaustive search.
OF salve "seneS Paule!" Dolentes
u omn!a bona in Via Vitae te peta,
at volumus.
o. Charlottesville. Va.