The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
REPLIES TO
ARMISTEAD GORDON
Gives Out Copy of Letter on Coordinate Educa
ton Question as Representative of Local
Alumni Association

Henry Taylor, Jr., representing the
committee appointed by Richmond
Chapter. University of Virginia Alumni,
to oppose the Early Rison bill for CO.
ordinate education. gave out yesterday
d copy of a lottcr which he had sent
to Arnltstead c. Gordon, rector of the
University of Virginia. In reply TO
MIR. Gordon Mr.. Taylor said;
Richmond. Va, January IS. 1917,
Armistead c. Gordon, Esq, Rector of
the Board of Visitors, University
OF Virginia, stanton, Va:
AIy Dcar Sir.--I have read your let
ter OF the cath instant TO Roosevelt
Page, published in The Times ID Dispatch
to-day, and wish TO call your attention
to the provisions OF the bill in regard
to the coordinate college for women
at the university, as am constrained
To believe from your letter that you
have not had an opportunity TO care
fully study It's provisions.
The bill. before amendment, and as
amended in a slightly lessor degree,
authorizes coeducation, thing COL
demned by you, DR.. Alderman, the fac
ulty OF tile university and all others
who have the interest OF the uuiyer-
slty at heart.
AS prepared and offered, the sacond
paragraph OF the bill. lines S. . and
10, prohibited coeducation (as therein
dotinedD only in the under graduate
course. leaving all other courses open
to cocducation. The fourth article au-
thorizes Nhc rector and visitors 20
employ for tho purposes Of the said
college for women such educa-
tional equipment now employed and in
use and about tho said university as
snail seem to them just ana
tthey) shall admit the students Of the
said college for women to the
educational establishments OF the uni
vcrsity available for common use, .
subject to the conditions set forth In
article two" This bill, as presented.
provided so clearly for coesluGation
that Senator Early. Its patron. but, ;ls
understand. not its author. tried 10
take from II this objectionable ieu-
ture. but, as you will see. lie succeeded
in only Il very small degree. In tel
nsram published i'll The Tlmos- DIS
patch some days ago. and before any
amendment was offered to the b.ll, l
find that you approved the bill in its
original form and urged its passage,
In your letter you say, II am opposed
to the coeducational university
ohy NhaI 'ibi'e' s'h hNt
not studied the provisions Of tho hin
when you sen, your telegram, or IL you
had you were opposing cocduration in
one breath and In the next approving
and urging the passage Of bill which
provided Tor cocducation.
Senator Early tried 10 amcnd this
most inScniouSly wordcd bill by strlk-
ing out In article two. line 10, the
words "in the UNDER graduate courses"
leaving the proviso ia prohibit cocdu
ca ton only az defined In the bill, VIZ,
lat the same time. in the same class
room" Article four remains unamcnd-
cd. Under the amended bill, If male
and female students do not sit together
In the same classroom. there is no CO.
education, and they may use all the
educational equipment" and "educa
tionablc establishments" available for
common use. This is coeducation IN
fact.
In tho discussion before the senate
committee. In answer TO specific uucs-
tions on che actual provisions of the
bill, DR.. Alderman said that IL the bill
did not prohibit the common uac Of cd
vocational facilities. then write that
prohibition In the bill. Mrs Munford
the author of the bill. as | am IN
formed, arose and appealed TO the com
nlittee not 70 write such a prohibition
in the bill
The author OF the bill wants coedm
cation and Is trying Ia get ih 10y this
bill Tor a eo-cailed cn-ordlnate noilcse.
II yom will read and aralyze this bill
YOU cannot fail TO SEQ that cocducation
In fact Is clearly allowed and nowhere
prohibited.
Tho only prohibition in tnc h:li is
AGAINST sitting in the same classroom
at the same time All students NOW. at
the university. do Dot sst iu the same