The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-16
Business Men Deter
mined to Make School
Finest in South.
MANY SURPRISES AT
BOARD NJ EET In G
Enthusiasm of Faculty and Stu.
dents Aroused by Trustees In
sisting on Ambitious Plans
for New U. c. hi.
Building Will Cost
$135,ooo.

In many respects exceeding the
hopes of even the most optimistic stn-
dent or professor, official and eagerly
awaited announcements made at
final session of the board of trustees
of the University College of Medicine
held last night definitely insure the
early establishment in Richmond of q
school that will stand first among
Southern institutions of its kind, and
that, except in the matter of mere SIZE
will rank on an equal footing with
any in the entire country.
Working quietly but thoroughly and
Keeping its own counsel until the last
moment, the board, composed of ex-
perienced business men without doo-
tor in the lot, for the first time showed
/ its real hand and comes forth with
completed and we'll matured plans that
| contain series OF agreeable surprises.
not only for the friends of the college,
but for the major portion of the sup
| posedly we'll l-posted teaching staff IL
self Probably half a dozen of the
physicians composing an advisory
4 committee, We're aware of the precise
nature of the expected announcements:
the remainder along with the student
| body as a whole. have !ndustriously
| hoped and guessed, but invariably too
Il
school will be bigger and better than
any of them thought.
Frequently disregarding the more
modest proposals of the faculty, which
some time ago turned over to them the
/ whole business end of the undertaking.
the trustees confident OF the continued
CO. operation OF the citizens al large,
insisted on ambitious plans. and laas
night proceeded 10 awar5. contracts on
this basis and otherwise to dispose OF
all unsettled questions asrto the fu-
ture OF the institution. Work, long
delayed by unavoidable conditions. will
now begin and will be pushed as rapid
ly as the winter season will permit. II
bricks could be laid with enthusiasm
instead of motar the building would
be ready for occupancy tomorrow
morning; as 1t is 1t will take some
months yet, but before the first semes-
ter of the next session ends the college
will be moved bodily from its tempor-
ary quarters and the class of IL Will
celebrate Christmas in new home
and graduate there soon after, II IL
behaves itself we'll.
Contract Awarded.
Numerous bids We're considered, the
contract tlnally going to J. 7. Nuekols,
OF Richmond, for a four-story building
according To plans drawn by holland
and Baskerville. of this city. The gen
eral exterior design has not been al
tered from that previously described,
but several changes We're ordered In
the matter of materials and construc
ton Among the most important OF
the latter is the decision OF the board
to be satisfied with nothing less than
: an absolutely fre-proof structure
This means more money, but the trus-
tees were unwilling to risk any half
way measures In this respect
Together with some additions to he
made to the equipment, the building
will cost approximately s1a5ooo. 1t
. will stand on the site of the old col
lege, 90 BY 1871 feet, at Twelfth
/, and Clay Streets The base will be OF
: granite ashlar and the remainder OF
t repressed red brick and concrete, with
| trimmings of Indiana limestone. The
, front elevation will present a very at
/ tractive appearance. containing in ad-
dition to the main doors, an areaway
: with a balustrade OF Indiana limestone
| and with an entrance for white
patients on one side and students on
the other
a conspicuous feature from the OUT
side will be the rows of big windows
ten by eight and one e-half feet--on tie
second third and fourth floors. Par
c tcular emphasis has been laid on this
point in the construction with a view
I, to flooding the laboratories With light
, from every angle.
. On the first floor will be the free
: dispensaries, provision for which Will
S be unusually complete. Separate de-
e partments viii be set aside for general
{. medicine, diseases OF the eye, ear ana
e throat, diseases of children, genitourin-
: airy diseases gynecology, general sur
gerry and nervous and mental diseases.
q There will be an S-ray room and
: laboratory of clinical pathology Tor
: use in the free dispensary work, The
n departments of surgery and gynecol
:, ogy will be situated in the courtyard
:, facing the Virginia Hospital ana viii
consist OF two operating rooms and
four treatment rooms, with an anaes-
thetIzing room in the centre. This
floor will also contain a large smoking
room for the students, lavatorics.
o shower baths about 400 lockers, a hig
storage room. the vat room, an cleo
!. trio elevator and vaults for the col
~ lege records
: statue of nr. Mcclure.
n The executive Offices Will he on the
second floor along with the lihrarY.
- lobby. 1--WE class rooms, dark room fo:
y photographins purposes, steropticon
s room dental infirmary and lanora
= tories The main stairway begins on
i; this floor which Is on level with CLAY
Street. AZ the top OF the nrst landing
OF the stairway. about SIX feet above
The lobby noor and taclns the front
% doors, viii be placed a bust Of DR.
i Hunter Mcguire founder of the school,
~ Several OF the chief laboratories wilt
!. be situated ON the THIRD f!oor--phars
: macouticai, dispensing, organic chem
n istry, Inorganic chemistry pharmaeo col =