The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11
Doctors Organize to Eff
feet Union Of Two
Medical Schools.
,WILLiMEET TODAY
TO Sci ECT SITE
Details Of Plan for Arnalgamation
Will Be Definitely Announced
as Soon as Research Has
Been Made-Encouraged
by Offers of Financial
Aid.

| Casting aside all thought of what
the future of the present Medical Col
lege of Virginia and the University
College OF Medicine may be after the
close OF the present session, five rep
| resentatives of the faculties of each
Of thesa institutions met as a joint
committee last night and effected an
organization for the establishment OF
great medical university in Rich
rnond by electing DR.. Lewis e. Bosher
chairman and Dr. X. w. Miller secre-
tary. The question of consolidation
was not discussed, as 1t Is settled that
the TWO schools are to be brought to-
gether.
The business transacted last night
consisted mainly In appointing sub
committees to make investigations and
to bring In definite information to the
committee, which will meet again this
afternoon. when it Is expected that
some definite conclusion. will be
reached as to the best methods to be
pursued in proceeding at once with
the plans. The consensus. Of opinion
among those In consultatio last night
Is that amalgamation will be effected,
with new building for the com
bined school ready by next Scptem-
Der.
MHy Choose Site To-Day.
The Investigations to be made to-
day will consist In ascertaining ex-
actly what Is needed for the establish
nient of the new Medical College of
Virginia, which has been agreed upon
as the name of the amalgamated
school. Information will be secured
embracing the cost of maintenance,
tire number of buildings and labora-
tories needed. hospital facilities re-
quircd, and equipment. and II seems
more than probable tia; the matter
of site will be among the topics to be
discussed at the meeting to-day. The
time and place of the meeting thiS
afternoon not determined last
night. but was left With Dr. Rosllari
for decision.
Details of the plan were Informally
discussed last night. but as one OF
those In consultation stated: Every
effort Is being made to consider each
step carefully, and our purpose to-
night was to give our associates what
help we could In reaching accurate
conclusions from their researches We
realize the necessity OF progressing
cautiously. and at the same time we
feel that we must do our part prompt
ly, IN order that we may proceed at
once With the actual building OF
home for the new school,.
There was no semblance of discord
In the discussions, and, in fact. 1t is
said, little difference OF opinion ex-
listed. Animated by a common pur-
pose. the faculties OF both institutions
arc enthusiastic and optimistic in their
views, and have no thought except
Tor the successful elimination of the
plans for consolidation.
Ihe Joint committee Is composed of
Dr. Lewis c. Bosher. DIR. C. NJ. Hazen.
DR.. r. w. Stiff, DR.. f. NJ. Read and
Or. Charles r. Robins, OF the Medical
College of Virginia. and DR.. Stuart
Mcclure, DR.. ]. A. Hodges, DIR. Ed.
ward Mcguire, DR.. r. w. Miller, ana
DR.. L. Al. Cowardin, of the University
College of Medicine.
Offers OF Financial Aid.
Many offers Of financial aid have
been received since the agreement for
amalgamation was reached. and In
speaking of this feature, which is
the only one which may stand In the
way OF combination, one of the doc
tors stated last night that the encour.
agement given is such as to convince
the faculties that the money will bc
realized to carry out the scheme. The
mass-meeting of citizens. in which the
plans for the future will be outlined.
will not be held until some estimate
of the funds needed has been made.
Much favorable comment has been
made on the prompt and efficient man
ners In which the faculty of the Uni !
Nersity College of Medicine resumed
scholastic duties after the recent Are,
and this has been largely due to the
p promp. tI' and generous assistance given
N Ehich on the day Of the disaster ex-
te,,d tended every privilege which It's. re-
sources Sc; -. .ssn I permitted. This condition
years ago. when the faculties OF the |
rival schools were In open hostility
Differences All Healed.
. One of the leaders in the movement
for. consolidation explains the ready
agreement rea ched by stating that the |
old differences have been gradually |
healed. and that even IL the fire had
not occurred the day8was not far dis /
tant when the inevitable would have
Il consider tile friendship eXistinsI
between the members Of the professloni
to be ono of the greatest incentives to-,
the success of this scheme,"ahn said, |
Hand these relations could not have
existed but for the fact that .inme
ings of various medical orEanizalions'
the doctors have come to know eacht
other better, The physician of to-day !
las discarded the life of seclusion fol-
lowed nv hts ant ecedentS OF a aSnrevin,,c