Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-15
Students of G. U. and G. w. U.
Object to Howard Men.
MAY AVOID WHITES CLASS
Insist on Separate Lectures at Gov.
eminent Hospital.
FACULTIES DEPLoRE CONDITION
No Spirit of Hostility Manifested by
Either Side of Controversy-Dean
Borden Issues Statement.

. IL Niute, superintendent OF
ths government Hospital for-the Insane,
decides to give separate lectures to the
white medical students Of George Wash.
inston and Georgetown universities and
the coiored students OF Howard Uniyer-
sity' the white students may seek else
wnere Tor instruction in the courses now
given by DR.. White.
This is the situation which has arisen
because OF the refusal OF the medical
students OF George Washington and
Georgetown to attend the same lecturos
at the Government Hospital for the In
sane along with the students OF Howard
University. The whole matter, Il was
said last night, rests on the decision or
Dr. White as to whether he has the time
to give the same lecture twice the Same
week.
There is no spirit OF hostility manifest
ed by either side of the controversy
Members Of the senior medical class or
both Georgetown and George Washington
universities recognize DR.. Whites prerog-
ative to decide how many lectures he can
give ana. even In the event that they 60
elsewhere for instruction in this course
express appreciation for his courtesy in
the past.
Terms Situation Unfortunate.
DR.. Borden. dean of the department Of
medicine Of the George Washington Uni
versity, last evening said the faculty of
his institution feels that It is unfortunate
Or. white is unable to give two separate
Dr White formerly instructed the
stuoents from George Washington and
Georgetown Universities, and if he
could have continued to give them
separate instruction no trouble. would
have arisen" DR.. Borden went on to
say. He has been communicated with.
and 1t seems that his time is SO oc-
cupied that 1T is impossible for him to
therefore. he cannot give separate led
lures to our students. Our faculty had
not been informed OF this decision by
DR.. White, and our students went there
expecting that the same conditions
would obtain as In former years.
I'VE do not understand that there was
any. discourtesy on the part OF our
students toward DR.. White, for whom
they and the faculty have the highest
room. they found eoiored students al
ready there. and without entering the
hall, and without any disturbance, they
returned to the city and reported the
fact to me as dean.
.'Our students enter this college with the
same understanding that white students
enter the public schools set aside for
them, and to- require them to attend mix
ed classes would be to impose upon them
conditions different from those under
which they were matriculated.
No Reason for Mixed Glasses.
Personally, az dean OF the school. I
see no more reason why our students
should be required to attend one course Of
lectures in mixed classes than in all. We
are under obligations to continue our
courses for our students under the same
terms upon which they matricuiated. and
1t will be therefore necessary for US to
supply another teacher In DR.. Whites
place II he cannot give our students students
and DR.. II. w. Miller have heretofore
given the clinical instruction to our stu
dents at the Government Hospital for
the Insane. and Dr. 1. w. Blackburn has
White, superintendent of that hospital
has informed me that If our students dis
continue attending his lectures there is
no reason why the clinical instruction
cannot be attended as before"
l.. j. Flanagan, president OF the senior
class of the Georgetown medical depart
ment, said last evening that. while the.
students Of his class may hold MEETING,
to determine what course they shall
pursue in the matter, all recognize that
1t is not in their province either to pro-
test against the action OF DIR. White In
permitting the students Of Howard Uni
yersity to attend the lectures or to de-
mand any definite course whatever from
DR.. White.
Dr. Flanagan said the members OF his
class appreciated DR. Whites disinterested
efforts In their behalf and that, though
the feeling against mixed classes would
prevent them from attending lectures un-
der the circumstances. they were grate-
full for what DIR. White had done In the
past, and could only lament conditions
IL DR.. White should find his time too
limited to give two courses on the same
subject.