The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-24

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II nDea Hunten. chairman or the Lsg'
ssaAfavo ccmmfttee Of the Alumni ~.
secs6tion q this city. voicing his DIS.
apprcvai Of the coordinate college
d nsaEure- The letter follows:
University Of Virginia
Law Department,
January 81. 1914.
Hon. Epps Hunton. Richmond. Va;
ny Dear eir.--f ara glad 10 ~
TIA nprcaiticn Of tho Richmond
alumni OF the University OF virginis
10 the Early Rison bill. measure. In
my opinion. ffausht with danger to
the institution. II you will pardon
rae shall taks the liberty to state
few facts and to give briefly my
\ view on the proposition now bsfors
the Legislature.
First. A. TO the attitude OF the
faculty Of the university:
II cannot be correctly stated that
4 majority OF the faculty favored the
strobe bill, or that they favor the
present bill. II II true that some
time Ago the matter was brought
bAfore the faculty by Dr. Alderman
and certain resolutions prepared by
him were adopted, with only Axn
dissenting vosns; but these resolutions
differed materially from tho Strobe
bill and srn.a the present bill. Inc
az. Sal.xS a
confine cocducation Tin the sense OF
men and women being taught In the
same classes and same room. by the
same teacher at the same tme) to
the graduate departments. excluding
not emily the undergraduates DEPART
Inent, but also the professional schools
OF law. medicine, engineering and
agricuIture Further. decided pref
erenee to confine coeducation In the
graduate department to doctor Of
philosophy (excludinG master OF artsl
Was discussed: but my recollection y
that this did not come to an actual
vote, II being suggested that Il should
be left for future consideration.
second. The present bill certainly
permits co-sducatiou Tin the sense
shore1 IA the professional depart
mAnts. II Il only forbidden lin the
undsrsraduate courses In the univsr-
elty": not allowed only In the grad
uate courses. Now; whether law. etc.
can be called strictly graduate courses
or not. they are certainly not under
graduate courses; and 20 co-educA-
lien In than IL not forbidden This
seems too plain for argument: but
have heard It claimed that the bill
does not allow co-education In the
professional schools. Certainly u
this is the intention, Il should be
made plain By amendment.
Third. With the exception OF ave
men. the University Of Virginia fac
t,i9y are opposed TO CONSULTATION In
the full sense Of the word. - II e.
istn at the CniverSity Of Texas ana
th4 Western State univArsfttss Dr..
Alderman II hiTnsely opposed TO co..
education In this sense. - he has 70.
reatediy declared. to the faculty. 70
the body OF students assembled 1T the
university hour, and. think. 70 the
committees OF the Legislature. In.
deed, his position 10 nxed and de-
cided. based not merely on the "9e-
MUS of the university" and s"she
modes Of thought" prevailing here,
hut on broad grounds ''physaoiosi-
ne declared to the student body on
The occasion above referred to. l
know that the great majority OF the
faculty agree with him. And only
favor coordination because they Inn
agine II Ii not co-education. and VIII
not merge Into II as the years 20 by.
IL now you are convinced that the
bffi II largely co-cdaeataeH a. II
stands with nearly sIl OF the esils).
and that II Ii but an entering wedge
sas l surely betieve) to complete CO.
education. the next Legislature has
only to strike out three or four lines
into law; then tho opposition can
claim that II they realized the true
meaning OF this bill. and It's inevi-
table tendency, the whole faculty
fsave five). with, Or. Alderman at
their head. would be M much OPP
posed to the measure as are seven
sixhths OF the Richmond alumni.
Fourth. favor = university OF high
grade for the women OF virginia.
whenever the State can AFFORD TO ap-
propriate the money for separate
xerstty OF Virginia" The Memorial
University In honor Of the Confeder-
atN women appeals me, and the
obvious place for II III 81 or near Rich
mOnd. the capital Of the Confederacy.
think this proposition should anita.
wouixse the s.co coordinate college" plan
46:sss sz7assa ~ present thA &teta has
not the money for either. But Dir.
AsAermAn has calculated that the To-
cents III the dollar, and the STATE
would better wait until II can afford
the difference for q separate school
1 which would help the women without
Aarmtng the university.
Firth. That the coordinate coli