The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-30
UNION WILL COME
SOONER Or LATER
Greater Institution Would Result
from Consolidation of Medical
Colleges.
LARGER CLINICS NEEDED
Not Vet Too Late for Amalgama-
ton. is She Belief of
Man1.

That the day Is not very far dis
tant vhen there VIII be only one
medical college In Virginia. with
Richmond as the place Of location.
is the belief many physicians and
surgeons In this city, who openly as
sert that the three existing medical
Institutions can never prosper to any
great extent separately. Clinical in
straction, they say. is perhaps the
most essential feature Of every trlrtil--
cal college. and that special branch
Of Instruction must necessarily be
limited IN separate institutions.
II is well known fact they sar
further thar many students from the
South are noW going 10 bigger col
leges in the North. where they can
set the gres test abundance of clint
"a experience In New York. for
instsnce. there are only several rnedi-
cal institutions and yet as many mil
lion people are there as colleges In
RAchmand. IN the other hand there
are two medical colleges. with less
than 10000 population 70 supply
Clinics with material This is ad-
mstfedly a v7ea k feature Of the stu
atien In Richmond. and IL must be
rer1eaied sooner or later. those versed
IN such matters say
The three institutions in Virginia
are the University College Of Med
stgse, Medical College ~ Virginia ana
the medical department ~ the Cni-
yerxity a. Virginia
Needs More Clinical Work.
The University TT Virginia. IL is
Declared, feels particularly the need
~ more clinical work and viii sooner
or later transfer its medical depart
nsent TO Richmond Then. II Is con
SSsntlv believed ctsnsol5 datjon of the
three colleges will undoubtedly be
brought ateai. with one greater in
ssitntIon In Richmond az result
With tais ultimate idea in mind.
the University College Of Medicine Is
naw preparing r. rebuild on it's site
at Twelfth ard clay streets In such
. manner az 10 10 able - have "a
substantial voice in negotiations for
consolidation when they are entered
a's@n, THIS college. * is known. has
sven broader plans than those al
ready announced bat Il is declared
To BE premature for such plans TO be
Gisr 9sssd. Practically all Of the sTs.-
900 which has been raised by sub
scr8ptfon for the colleges building
plans Will b. used il is said, In con
strpeison and equipment OF the new
college. ard that u one reason why
additional plans are not vet ripe fer
disclosure
Not Yet Too Late
1t is declared ia some quarters that
X iR rot yet too late for this insti-
tuition, and the Medical College Of
EtrEirsa 10 get together, although ne
xassafions with this end in view were
declared off several months ago. The
chief point of difference in the nego-
tiatsens was the question as 10 choice
of professors and instructors for the
proposed greater institution, the Med
Teal College of Virginia insisting on
rsta'ning majority OF the trustees.
In whose hands Is vested the authori-
ty to name professors and instruc-
tors At that time the older college
also possessed the advantage of
greater visible assets, which gave 1t
more commanding position in the
dictation Of terms
The fact that this college receives
substantial contribution each Year
from the State likewise tended TO
strengthen its position
Weld More Power.
Now however IL liz declared that
the new college could WELD more
power ia negotiations and were such
negotiations renewed. it is believed
that they could be put through To
the satisfaction NJ both sides.
Persons who have the welfare Of
Greater Richmond at heart believe
that the day Of consolidation cannot
come too soon. Az the same time
they do not believe for moment
that the new college has been soil
citing public subscriptions with any
Intention Of being able to dictate
terms to the older college, negotia
tions having been called in good fath
by both Sides.