The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15
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may DO considered an integral part Of
| the educational plant which Richmond
| affords to these colleges.
| or course, all this implies growth.
| but 1t Is inevitable growth out OF con-,
| ditions which have long been forming
| in our city. Richmond is destined to
have an institution OF learning that
/ answers to its resources and asplra-
ton. Such n plan rs this, bringing
into constructive sympathy many IN
situations and constituencies, will give
| to Richmond the intellectual pr!:nacy
| OF the South. and will afford an ex-
ample OF cooperation in education
| or so signal n scale as to Impress the
whole nation.
DR.. Mitchell said that President AL
| derman of the university. had been the
| first to write and commend the plan,
| showing that there was no conflict with
| that institution. He also minated that
generous contributions from other sources
| could be expected.
Were Enthusiastic.
Mr.. Joseph Bryan followed DIR. Mitchell.
and said that the building OF university,
such as DR.. Mitchell outlined. was not
| only possible. hut practicable and inevi-
| table; that this generation might shirk
! the responsibility If 1t would but that
| the responsibility was upon Ii none the
/ less. and that whether 1t met It or not
the University of Richmond would in the
! fulness of time be built; that the idea
had come. and that an idea was eternal.
Mr.. Bryan insisted. however that the In
| stitut!on he projected on large scale so
| as to meet the demands of the future.
| His only fear was that 1t would be
| started on too small scale. He said that
| plot of land containing at least 200
| acres was needed. and he knew a most
| desirable site of those dimensions which
| could he obtained.
| President r. e. Blackwell OF Randolph
Macon, followed Mr.. Bryan, and said
that while he was not prepared to COM
NIT Randolph Macon College, for himself
! and speaking as friend of education
and educational progress, he was not only
| in favor of tiw University of Richmond
| but enthusiaEuc over tho movement. Fe
| then pointed out what great Advantages
would accrue to the institutions individ-
| ually as we'll as collectively. He said
| that the universities had now outgrown
| themselves and that they were experience
ing the greatest difficulty In handling
| their unwieldly classes; that q man most
| closely associated with Harvard for fifty
years had recently declared that Harvard
was getting to be SO large that 1T would
| be compelled. soon or late, to split up
| into number of small colleges. But the
| University of Richmond would start with
| the individual colleges: that each college
! would he stimulus to the other, ana
| that each could grow and increase and
| multiply its numbers without In any way
! imparing the efficiency of the university
| itself; that the prosperity Of one would
be the prosperity of all. But, by way
OF illustration. no said that several years
| ago q small college, with 1870 pupils had
| attached itself to Syracuse, making about
200 pupils in all. but that to-day the en-
tire institution has 5000 pupils, and has
become a great blessing to that commu-
nifty.
President McAllister of Hampder- Sid
neS, was then called upon. and he also
expressed his hearty approval of the plan,
| but said that he was not in position to
commit the college which he represented.
Medical Colleges.
| DR.. George Ben. Johnston, of the Medi-
cal College of Virginia, followed DR.. Nc
Allister and said that, While that coll
| lege was a State institution, there was
no doubt that under the plan proposed
the Medical College of Virginia and the
University College OF Medicine would
get together and become part of tho
| system. DIR. Johnston then pointed out
| what great advantage this would be
/ to the medical schools themselves. saying
| that the various academic schools in tho
| group would be feeders to the medical
/ schools. and give them matriculates who
We're we'll prepared 10 take professional
| course. DR.. Stuart Mcclure heartily con-
CURED In all that DR., Johnston had said
President Moore, OF the Union Theolo
ecal Seminary, made very impressive
| speech, following somewhat in the line
| OF DR., Mitchell and Dr. Blackwell, and
he also declared that such university
in Richmond was inevitable. DR.. Moore
spoke especially of the favorable location
Of Richmond, of It's many advantages TO
academic pupils, to students of law and
medicine as We'll as to theological stu
dents. He said that most universities
had TO create their own atmosphere, but
that tho atmosphere had already been
created for the University of Richmond.
Pr Moore also spoke forcetully of our
commercial advantages, all going to CON
tribute to the success Of the university.
The remarks OF the various speakers
We're heartily appauded, showing the
temper Of the audience, and there was
every Indication that the mon present
WIN one accord were in sympathy with
the plan.
Committee Appointed.
motion WAS then made nv Mr. John
&. Freeman that committee be an.
pointed, with MIR. Joseph Bryan as chair
man, on plan and scope. On motion of
Dr. Johnston, MIR, Bryan was unnni-
MousG elected chairman. ana he then