The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-21
EACH AFRAID Of
OTHER Faction
wOMAN's COLLEGE BILL CARRIED
OVER IN SENATE ny uNANI.
MOCs CONSENT.
AMENDMENT ADOPTED
MEASURE ORDERED ENGROssED
AND PLACED ON THIRD
READING WITHOUT
OPPOSITION.

Because each side was afraid to
force an issue. the woman's college
DILL set for a special order at 12:3o
O'Clock yesterday. was not debated.
The. vote IL 30 nearly evenly divided
neither side will predict victory for
certain. The clash will come today
There was no Opposition to the bilrs
engrossrnent.
George l.. Fletcher, Senator from
Fauquier challenged advocates of the
bill to a vote without debate. This
was refused. Later. after committee
amendments were adopted, Rison and
Early, patrons of the bill threw out a
challenge to Fletcher to take the bin
up at once and finish with 1t. The
Senator from Fauquier declined.
Committee amendments, agreed to
by patrons of the bill. which dissolve
all doubts as TO the possibility OF maxi
ing the school a coeducational insd-
tuition. were adopted. They strike out
clause z. naming an advisory board
to make plans for the institution. and
prevent absolutely coeducatton, un-
less succeeding Legislature changes
the working of the measure
Tucker Amendment Voted Down.
Declaring the committee amend
ments were not SUFFICIENT to prevent
coeducation at some future date Ii
the management wished 1t, ]. Randolph
Tucker, OF Bedford, offered an amend
ment to prevent the womans college
being placed within a mile of the Uni
versity OF Virginia. II was voted down
by a large majority. Mr.. Tucker said
the Early amendment did not carry
the Legislatures idea against coeduca-
ton far enough.
He asserted that by placing the
woman's college at least mile dis
tant what many opponents OF the blu
oeducation--would he pre-
vented for ever. President Alderman
In his address before the Senate COM
mitiee. he said adyieed this
Several spoke against the amend
ment. Mr.. Rison declared the Early
amendment covered the question, add
ing that under the bill coeducation
could never take place. IF you give
women an opportunity" he said, ito
take advantage Of educational oppor-
tunities at the university why pur-
posely make II inconvenient for themg
The board of visitors may find they
cannot acquire a site mile iron, the
university. l think you should leave
it to the board of visitors"
Fletcher declared that on any case
the bill passed its final purpose would
be coeducation. He objected to the
amendment and thought II separa-
ton was to be made. one mile was far
too little The woman's college, he
thought. should not be located any
where near Charlottesville. Brock
asked that the amendment be reject
ed because, he declared. coeducation
would result as readily under II an
II the school was placed upon the
University OF Virginia campus.
Walker said II WAS impossible to
determine what a mile from the uni
versity meant; that II could be meas
ured from the rotunda or the campus
limits. and that the amendment was
not explicit
Fletcher Gsts Amendment Adopted.
An amendment to further make nm
possible any attempt at coeducat'on'
offered by Fletcher, was adopted. IL
adds to the Early committee smena-
ment and prevents coeducation AZ the
woman's college. While the Dill an II
stands prevents coeducation at the uni
versity. said Fletcher. no provision was
made TO prohibit coeducation at the
coordinate school. Mr.. Early thought
the amendment not needed. but agreed
to it's adoption.
After refusing to let the bill 80 to
a vote Yesterday without debate. pa
irons Of the measure will hardly agree
to ruch proposition today. a ten
tative agreement to bring about a
vote this afternoon was reached. This
means that debate will be limited.
both sides realize that the bill has
already been lost or won. and that ar
gum@nt on the floor will have no eHect.
Feeling, however, has been workeo ~
inevitably result.
brock. Fletcher and Echols will lead
the oupo.ition. Early and Rison head
advocates for the bill.