Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

There is no way to get at the vital statis-
tics in any Of the counties and In few of
the cities. The practitioners are the
ones most concerned in this move. They
enforce the laws as regards public hselth
and vital statistics. There Is a report.
and it seems to be we'll founded, that
the state board of medical examiners,
the body which grants licenses TO practi-
TONERS in Virginia, will ask that the
laws be SO changed as to require the
graduates to take all the examinations
on the general subject of medicine and
surgery at one time. AS the law stands
at this time, when a student completes
"get them off, before, the board and is
free to pursue his other studies without
having to keep all of the others up. the
board, 1t Is said, will ask that this be
abolished and. the students be denied the
right to take any examination till they
have completed the course. 1t Is pointed
out that in the case of graduates in Law
this rule is appHed-the full examination
at one time.
The general assembly will certainly be
asked to repeal the statute which forbtds
the paralleling of the Richmond. Fred
ericksburg and Potomac railroad. The
presentation Of the application for a char
ter for the Fredericksburg and Southern,
and the avowal of the hope to have a line
to compete with the old line between this
ton along this line. There is a law which
prevents the building Of q line to compete
with the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac so long as the state has an in
terest in that property. The question
now Is whether 1t is not be tier to give the
peo0le of the state competition between
this city and the north than to be within
the power Of single line. 1t Is said that
the state would gain much by selling hel
stock and recurring the Richmond. Fred
ericksburg and Potomac to pay taxes, as
she would then have the taxes that would
line and have the assurance that feed
ers" would be built to many points which
are now without railroad facilities.
Money for the Military.
One Of the first bills to be presented will
be that to amend the military laws Of the
state to conform to the provisions of the
Dick bill. SO that the military establish
ment of the state will receive from the
federal government about $4,000 a year.
The adjutant general will ask for an in.
crease in the fund from the state from
$4,000 to $4,000. SO that the militia may
be brought UP to the very highest stand
ard of efficiency.
The state board Of education. after
striving for a long time, has at last got
ten rid Of the multiple book list, and with
the beginning of the next school year
there will be only a single book list for
the entire state-books used in the coun-
ties being the same as those used In the
cities for the same grades and studies.
This means an enormous saving to the
people of the state. The change. how
ever, is to be gradual. so that patrons will
not be required to buy g. complete new
set at once. The possibility for q change
only made after a bitter struggle, when
at least two men who stood for the prin-
ciple Of the multiple list were defeated
when their terms expired. The matter
was an Issue in the state two years ago,
all the candidates at that time expressing
themselves for the single list. The list
to be adopted the coming spring will hold
for four years.