The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-24
Sets Forth Reasons.

&l. About five years ago the Baptist
Education Commission OF Virginia
was organized and directed to con-
slider plans for q Central Woman's
College. After long negotiation this
commission, representing the Gem
eral Association Of Virginia Baptists.
entered, in March, 1906, into contract
with Richmond College. whereby the
two corporations We're jointly to build.
equip and endow the Central Wo-
mans College. This contract was en-
Enthusiastically rnti fed by the Baptist
eralS.Associntion Of Virginia., Mo-
ve,nber ~. 1906, at which time 1t
was decided to raise half million
dollars for the proposed Womans Col
lege. and for the Strengthening and
enlargement OF Richmond College. A
few days later, November 81, 1906.
Richmond College entered into con-
tract with the General Education
Board OF New York, under the terms
Of which the General Education Board
agreed to give to the endowment of
Richmond College the sum OF $780,
600, provided the remainder of tho
proposed half million dollars, viz,
$350,G00, should be subscribed by
March !, 1908. and paid In by March
l, 1912. The campaign for this $780,
900 began with the opening of the
new year. and Is alrendy5well under
way All OF this great sum must be
raised before March J. 1908, and when
collected, half million dollars OF
working capital will be added to tho
effective resources OF higher educa-
ton in Richmond.
THE present Voman's College
OF Richmond, with It's ais students,
Is under contract to@join hands
with the new institution, and l{ich-
mond viii then have in tho Gem
trail Woman's College an institu-
ton OF which the city the State
and the entire South may well DO
proud.
5"It is easy to perceive how
those who for several years had
been planning these great enter
prises for higher education In Vir-
GINA should regret to SEQ the sue
cess of tfelr plans endangered
by any other cause, however
worthy. This regret Is keener
because 1t would seem not imprac-
ticable to have delayed for one
year scheme which In a vague
way had been preached many times
and which at best must require u
longer period for full frultion.
Such reasonable delay would have
afforded Richmond College. fnan-
cially tho strongest of tho schools
mentioned In connection with tho
scheme. opportunity to complete
Its campaign and to consider aft
filiation upon Its merits. and
would not have confused the public
mind. Despite our regrets, how
ever, the course for the college
to follow Is very plain. We must
carry on the work committed to
us. and must raise half q million
dollars within the nkxt eleven
months. Tho million and q quarter
dollars worth OF property and en-
dowment that Richmond Collego
now possesses is inadequate for the
great tasks already undertaken.
The proposed hnlf-mill!on Is
needed to make the present plant
more effective and to provide nd
equately for the higher education
: OF our young women. A million
dollars no longer sutIlces for the
needs Of a college.
Would Consider It.
SHOULD "a proposition ever some
to Richmond College to enter the
proposed University OF Richmond,
1t would be carefully considered,
and there is every reason to be-
lieye that In SO important and sos
glous o change our board Of truss