The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-04
GROUND BROKEN
FOR new college
University College Of Medicine to
Have Home Second to None
in South. u
PLANS FOR WORK THIS YEAR,
Enrolment for Term Beginning
September ID Ahead of
Previous Sessions. ID
PLANS FOR WORK THIS YEAR

Ground was broken yesterday at,
! Twelfth and Clay Streets for the foun-
dalton of the new University Col1ege|
OF Medicine, which is to replace the.
old college destroyed by fire in jan
uary The plans show magnificent
structure OF elegant proportions oc- ,
cupylng the site of the old college
building. With work actually under
way, there Will be little delay here.
latter.
Recovering from the shock occasion
ed by the destruction of the old col-
lege, the directors set resolutely to
work to make possible a greater IN
sttution than the one before Their i,
efforts met with every success. They. |
found the ready support Of the Rich
mond people. who contributed to the
rebuilding fund with characteristics |
generosity, and through this source al
large fund was raised by subscription
The alumni OF the college. at the Same
| time, set about raising sum sum
Client to pay for equipment, and the
members OF the faculty made large
subscription toward the endowment OF
1.-The college.
At a meeting OF the board of tru5-
tees held short time ago 1t was an
nounced that the rebuilding fund had /
practically reached 100000, which,
amount will insure the continuance OF
the institution under even more AUS
picious circumstances than before n
New Term Begins September IL
with the usual large attendance as .
sured, all is In readiness for the cons
ling session. which opens on Wednes-
day, September IA The temporary
building on Twelfth Street, between
Leigh and Clay. and Immediately ada
4 cent to the site OF the new building.
needs but a touch here and there 10
hs ready for occupancy. Wonders
4 have been worked in the interior OF
this building in a comparatively short
ltime steam heat. water and gas nave
been installed, the four floors nave
been divided off into spacious. Wei
Iliehted class and laboratory rooms
new equipment has been put IN ptaee,
and all that remains Is Tor the sluo ''
body to take possession. .,,a,.
on the first floor are the business
oe,ces. reading rooms, dental lanora-
/ tory. dental inirmary. class rooms. ...
trsatment rooms for patients OF .no
fraa disnensary, waiting room 1or pa
tients and spacious lobby.
The second floor is divided into rooms
witch contain the laboratory OF pae-
4 teriology. laboratory of histolosy, IL
Itinct laboratories of clinical olas ao .,,s
i for different classes, laporhtoy ,,asa
4 pasteur Institute and severaA
rooms. dan.
4 toi chemistry is on the third noor, ."
/ is the laboratory of botany ana phu.
/ macognosy, the laboratory OF p ii
ceutica1 chemistry. laboratory OF. pnal
macy and more class rooms, eacn ~
i which affords accommodations Aol w
Hess than fifty students. ~.
"a a ~
Several large class rooms a.e 49,
Ifo,,rth floor, in close proximity to tns !
4 dissecting han anu tte
/ physiology. 80,
Ibnildine is convenient and the equip
mant il most complete, The labora-
4 tnrv rooms have been provided with,
|indiytdual lockers for the use OF the,
students. In fact. no detail OF equip
ment has been overlooked IN the se M
(porary building More thaH . 91o 'So
worth Of new laboratory and otheE
annaratus and equipment has been in-
|stalled.
TO Suit All Furposes.
The building was we'll adapted TOE
1.-The use to which 1t has been put. anu
I'm addition 1t possesses the adVantasa
A of being located adjacent to both tue
site of the new building and the Vir-
ginia Hospital, where clinics for tna
II student body are held. Inc oaiu!nA
has the additional advantage OF belnH
4 located away from other buildingss
4 which circumstance permits each room
J having ample light and ventilation
u IGas for Illuminating purposes IS IN
every room, and the water and heating
system that has been installed IS en-
tirely new The building is also
equipped with an elevator Included
in new equipment acquired for the ses-
: sion are zoo microscopes for the indi-
vidual use Of the laboratory students.
The University College of Medicine
Twill enter upon It's eighteenth consec-
utive year with every prospect OF con-
4 tinued success. despite the severe han
dicap Imposed by the calamity when
. the old college building was DESTROYED
by fire. The enrolment up to date Is
larger than in previous years. and It
is assured that the college will have
: Its average annual attendance OF 2a5
students.
/. The faculty will be practically the
4 same as last year, While there has
been a Encouragement OF chairs to meet
Il the demands of the new curriculum
which has been adopted, the personne!
remains unchanged.