The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
WOMAN SCOLLEGE
is ELIMINA At Ed
Education Commission Says
!. State Is Not in Condition
to Act.

No State Institution for the higher
education Of women I'm Virginia is
anywhere in sight. The Virginia Edu-
extended session. placed the PROPOSE
tion beyond the pale of possibility for
at least two years-until the session
Of the General Assembly OF 1914.
The advocates OF woman's COL
lege at OF near the University of ylr-
GINA secured an expression OF opinion
to the effect that such an institution
Is needed. In fact. the resolution sets
forth that the commission recognizes
woman's' college as an inevitable
proposition of the. future. But it says
that in consideration OF the condition
of the State Treasury, II considers
further agitation OF the matter at this
time to be inadvsable.
Sleeping, II Not Dead.
This action proves distinctly disap-
pointing to the advocates of higher
education for women. 1t had been
for at the hands OF the coming sesslon
should be small-perhaps only $685.
ooo-just enough to get the movement
established, and have some sort Of
foundation upon which to build But
with the disapptovaI of the Virginia
Education Commission. representing.
as 1t does, nearly all the different
forces at work in this State for edu-
cation. the proposition Is quiescent,
although it's opponents will not admit
Tor a moment that It Is dead.
Inc commission further commended
tho UNCONVENTIONAL and private schools
of.Firsinia for the excellent work they
nave done and are now doing for tho
education OF the people.
One Medical College.
In the matter OF medical colleges. tho
report previously submitted by Score
tary Charles G.. Maphis was adopted in
part 1t was decided that there ought
TO be but one medical college In Vir-
ginia; that II should be located In some
city OF suitable size and location
(Richmond. OF course). and that Il
should be a part of the University OF
virginia. so far as administrative work
Is concerned. Tho energies OF three
separate colleges, 1t was believed, are
iarseiy wasted through diffusion OF
effort.
Further. such college. It was de-
cideu. would set definite standard of
entrance requirements, OF scholarship
and OF achievements. and would elm
mate not only petty chickering's anu
riralries. but would settle for all time
the standards By which O graduate of
'he SolieSc would be judged in the
profession and by the world.
No action was taken as to a mil! tax
Tor the support OF the educatioal IL :
sutu:ions of the State, that matter
having been previously passed upon
favorably.
VIII Draft Report.
A committee was appointed. composed
OF DR.. Edwin a. Alderman, president Of
the University of Virginia and chair
man o: the commission: Superintendent
j. ID. EgSleston. Jr.. of the Department
OIL PueiIc Instruction. and Secretary
Charles G. Maphis. to meet and prepare
dehnttc report OF all recommended tons
by the commission for the General AS
sembly. Befors this report goes to tie
Legislature 1t Will be presented to an
other meeting of the commission, to BIO
held about January 10.
In addition, numerous details were
gone into as to CO. ordination of the
various State institutions. looking to
the prevention Of waste and the more
intimate correlation OF forces. All OF
these matters will be included In the
report to the. Legislature, which will
also include the recommendation as
TO legislation. and viii, as required by
the last General Assembly, state tho
conclusion reached In the matter of
woman's college.