The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-21
I University College OF Medicine
Takes Great Step
Forward.
NEW BUILDING COMPLETED
Features That VIII Put lnstitu-
ton in Front Rank OF
Southern Schools.

among the notable events when
viii mark tho school session OF
'i2-'ls. prohebly the chiei in inter-
est TO Virginians, viii be the reopen
Ing OF the University College OF Med
icine which. after Two years Of ex-
isteneo In tobacco barn returns TO
its ancient site 20 begin q new ca
rcer.
During the past fsw weeks the big
buildings has been scbjoc,>.a TO
rigid inspection Ia .re-y detail, and
members OF the local profession as
well as visitors have conccrred in the
opinion OF the faculty and Trustees
that nothing is left TO be done eN-
cept the usual minor touches reserved
for the las, days work. Tho college
Is sp!end!dly completed Generous
provision has been made for every de-
partncnt and laboratory arc other
facilities heretofore regarded the
peculiar property OF the great schools
OF the North arc so abundanuy at
hand as to arouse tho comment of
skilled cr!Rcs whatever their local
Civilizations. It Is not often tina,
school can combine with a long record
Of past achievements. 4 re% building
and an equipment fresh from the fac
tory. Certainly the situation offers an
along advanced lines. and that tho op-
portunity will be made the most OF
goes without the saying.
No Need TO Go North.
In fact, to the educational system
OF the South the midwinter fire OF 1910.
which left the college a heap of
smoking ruins. has meant not a dis
Rster as once faced. but dis
tinct step forward In medical training.
For the moment the college and its
friends were stunned by the blow and
could realize nothing except the wreck
OF the work OF many patient and
nrtuous years. Then the same spirit
which Grove the beloved founder OF
the school TO seek new ideals and new
standards for the profession brought
home to the present directors OF the
Institution full realization OF its
great new opportunity. The old bu Id
Ing. with its Anticipated equipment,
was gone, but the history of the past
remained as an Inspiration for thc fu-
ture. The student body stood Ike a
rock. refusing to leave and faculty
and trustees speedily found that the
entire community was raNying to
their call for help. Then and there
took form the dream of a medical
school which with one leap would
carry Richmond to the front rank.
Yielding nothing to New York and
Chicago except size. Instead of re-
constructing the college in its
old proportions, why not set a
fresh goal and start out where before
the majority would have been we'll
content to end? 1t meant hard work
and a good deal of cool nerve" But
the judgment of the seasoned busi-
ness men composing the trustee board
yielded to the temptation and even
amplifed the faculty's daring plan in
some particulars. For some months
there was much guessing and a good
deal OF midnight worrying. But
doubters began at last to believe. and
now the work is dona and the dream
fact
To-day Richmond can without fea
or dispute boast a great medical schoo
which has been given such a fresh star
that OF it's own momentum it is com
PEELED to go hereafter IN but one direc
ton. In ali essential details 1t offer
TO the individual student all that h
onn gain anywhere else in the United
States. In mere bulk 1t takes a secont
Places. but in nothing else. Man 10
man its pupils from now on will hav'
practically everything that they hav
heretofore sought in the universities o.
the big cities of the country. Thi
fact means much not Only for the col
lcge. but for this community. 1t 4
no secret that Southern young mel
have in large number been gettini
fhntr medical training in the North 70