The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-30
PRESENT STATUS OF
UNIVERSITY BILL
Mr.. Mcclure Suggests That Legislature Rel &C
Eariy- nison Measure and Ind rs1 General
Lea OF College for w m III.

passed BY the faculty. published later.
show that the plan favored by them
differs In every material element from
mat provided Tor by this bill, except
as to location.
Bohrd OF Visitors Nfsuuotrd
ii was said that the board q: visitors
favored the passage of this bill. The
only meeting of the board held 10 con-
slider the question Endorsed the iJep
OF a coordinate college near TO and
animated With the university. but ex
pressiy disapproved the provisions OF
lhls bili In its original form and the
ahehuen form does not correct the OBJ
)ectionablc features. The board "a, H.
meeting referred to. passed a rcso,u
ZION requesting that the Legislature do
not enact into law any bill on the sub
'.ct AZ this time. During the, discus
H,on IN inc senate chamber Friday
msnt some attempt was made by the
tcrs OF the Early Rison bill TO
snow that the majority Of the ind.yid.
ual members Of the hoard .ct,.,I -
'oFcd the passage of this bin. desrttc
."e recorded action Just Sc, out aud
"esPi'e the fact that there Is no eyj
'e"SS that more than one of those oh
"t"t from mat meeting OF the board
ever saw the Early Rison bill NJ,
roosevelt Page even went 90 f,r nc -.
s'as" that he had a letter from the roc
No' OF Inc board setting forth b,.
views In favor OF this bill Mr.. Page
e'nt" TO read the letter aloud OH
.",I occasion, and the letter itself. AS
49,. IN the Sunday Times-Dis.
pntch' shows the reason for ,ha, nm
Willingness "a' III
Letter From Rector
nc letter under date ~ t,,
III, sets out that the rector has in
','nh conditions such AZ those yh,,h
o''a'h a Columbia. where 10 adont his
p"h quotation from the lave
ING mat institution, the courses unan,
ne faculties of law, medicine and an
nhso science arc not opcn 10 wornn- :.
nu' ms amended bill. as is now admit.
PERMITS Just this thing. Apain
49,, eItor' VINO is supposed 10 he her.
no us'"'cd with the attitude 81
."e members Of the board tho.
ladies and gentlemen rn.na.',', th'
measure, does not agree win ,ho,,,
IN thtir statement as 10 tho ,osi,,s
'"tsc men. Having in mind suc,,
LIONS as he describes. and mo, -:
49,. eicu ny this bill. he vet admits 80
s movement ma, ~,
pacHeh by the visitors of the rnivn.s,
- may or IL may not he TIT, -,
~ agree with the claims ~ ~.
po' 'ers OF the Early ison hin IT.
rS'oF states what We all under.,a.s
."s university belongs to tho 49,
M, NHsihia and that they arc an
"a' theS want We arc fully
tbis ~, on tnat, and the opponents of
bo 49,, sist mat the people should
I'd oiishing college for wona,
pe'sohs behind this measure o,.i
~ people want the EarlyRisnn .,,,
enacted into law. 'soh bill
""eo"H To Sny That Peop,c Wa
Bill
~ ia'ter OF fact, the peopI. b,
,, no chance TO be heard on mic
a."h SO ritally affecting ,be,r ,,i.
80 ana inc supporters OF ,bo n,aas,.
unwilling TO wait thar Tho 80,
,i., =. heard. Dr. w. s. McNeiI, MI
IT,. communication in Tn. T;n,as
sunnor, ." 'ne 10Th day of January in
snrh vi 'his matter, and made some
.n ciaim as TO the support ~
people In the State vi the
ontort unately. to illus,r,t. ~.
.n',on nc embodied In his .r,IoS
SSoi"'ion OF the executive con,i
a. an organization composcJ nf 80
WV teachers. An examination -,
reSolu'ion itself shows that The we
merely favored a coIjego ~
Iid is her education of women ana
III, ~. maze any reference to thts
vided Tor 10 sueh college as is pro-
, uon OF such college as the.
want al the university. nor m -,
ms CO. ordinate. or connected In ~,
win the university. The od,,a
sales OF this bin make many refor.
mses 10 the resolutions they have IN
upporl OF the measure. but at no nuh.
~ "saring nave they read a single
nj e VI 'hese resolutions so that IL
'hisht DC analyzed, and this ono tba
was inadvertently published nv az 80
their allies shows their claim tn ~
i'll founded " NC
inc bonrd Of Education Not In Favor
m of Bill.
ines claim support from the Board
OF Education. The resolutions OF the
BOARD published by themselves show
mat the board has never considered
ms measure that 1t has in effect re.
commended that no college for women
be established at this session or the
Legislature. because of the financial
needs Of the State, and that the boa I'd
ala not consider it within its provInce
10 speak as to the location of this in
stlthtion when created. il is to be
noted that Dr. Alderman and the SUI
Perintendent OF Public instruction arc
members of this board
Dr.. Alderman Admits He misunderstood
Bill.
especially have the persons behind
this matter claimed that DR.. Alder.
man, the president Of the university
favored this measure. They even had
MIN appear before meeting of the
Joint committees of tho Senate and
House TO speak for 1t at time when
mono of those now most active In op.
position to tho bill wero on hand. He
was present later when a hearing had
been granted last week, by tho Sem
ate committee. at the request Of the
representatives OF the alumni, who arc
opposed to the Early Rison bill. On
Ifthis second occasion he frankly ad-
mitted that he had misunderstood the
/ provisions of this bill. All the time
he had in mind the attitude of the
faculty approving the general idea,