The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-24


University of Virginia Alumni. to OPP
pose the EARLY lason blll for tho cs-
punishment OF womnn's college at
Graves. or the university'B law de-
purtmcnt. takes u decided stand against
the measure. which. In ms opinion, Is
irI m w.,n danger to tho institution.
Professor GraVes's letter follows:
University OF Virginia,
Law Department.
January 81 l2l2.
lion. Eppa liunton. iiichmond, Va:
My Dear sir ann glad TO sec the
opposition OF the Richmond alumni of
the University of Virginia to the
Early Rison bill. measure. in my
opinion. fraught with danger TO tho
institution. If you VIII pardon me. |
shall take tho liberty TO state Tow
facts and to give briefly my view on
the proposition now before the Lsgls-
lature.
Flrst-.As TO the attitude of the
faculty OF the university: 1t cannot
be correctly stated that Il majority
OF the faculty favored the strobe bill,
OF that they favor the present bill.
II Is true that some time ago the
matter was brought before tho faculty
BY Dr. Alderman and certain rcsolu
tons prepared By him were adopted,
with only live dissenting votes: but
these resolutions differed materially
from the Strobe bill and from the
present bill The faculty after full
discussion. voted to contne coeduca-
ton Gin the sense of mon and women
being taught In the same clnsscs and
same room. by tho sumo teacher. at
the same time) to the graduate de-
partments. excluding not only the
undergraduate department. but also
the professional schools OF law. medi-
cine. engineering and agriculture.
Further. decided preference 20 CON
tine coeduCation In the graduate do
partment to doctor of philosophy tcN-
Guiding master OF arts) was discussed:
but my recollection is that this did
not come TO nm actual vote. It being
suggested that IL should be lef, FOR
future consideration.
bill Permits Coeducatiom
Second--The present bill certainly
permits coeduca,ion Gin the sense
nbore) in the professional depart
ments. 1t is only forbidden In the
undergraduate courses In tho univer-
sity"; not allowed only In the gradu-
ate courses. Now whether law, oto.
oan be called strictly graduate courses
or not, they are certainly not under
graduate courscH; and 40 coeducation
In them IS not forbidden. This seems
too plain for argument; but have
heard II claimed that the bill dous not
schools. Certainly II this is the IN
tention, it should be made plain by
amendment
Thlrd-With the exception OF Ave
men, the University OF Virginia fac
ulty are opposed to cocducAtion in
the fun sense of the word as II exists
ct the University of Texas and the
Western State universities. Dr. Alder.
man is himself opposed to cocduca-
Inn Ia n &c 4,
declared to the faculty. to the body
of students assembled at the Univer-
sity Hour and. think. TO tho com
mittees of the Legislature Indeed,
his position Is hxed and decided. based
not merely on the genius of the uni
versity" and the modes OF thought"
prevailing here. but on broad grounds.
physiological" psychological" etc,
etc, as he declared to the student body
on the occasion above referred 10. l
know that the great majority OF the
faculty agree with him. and only
favor coordination because they
Imagine II is not coeducation. and vii!
not merge into II rs the years go by.
II now you are convinced that the
bill is largely conducation as II stands
with nearly all of the evils, and that
II Is but an entering wedge Gas
surely believe to complete cocducu-
ton, the next Legislature has only 10
strike out three or four lines of the
present bill II II be enacted into law:
then tho opposition can claim that II
they realized the true meaning OF this
bill and its inevitable tendency, the
whole faculty (savc nve). with DR.
Alderman mt their head. would be as
much opposed TO the measure AS are
seven eightha of tho Richmond alumni
WhRt lie Farors.
Fourth favor uniyerSity pf hiph
grade for the women of Virginia when
ever the State can afford TO appropri-
atc the money for separate instltu-
ton not "at or near tho University OF
Virginia" The Memorial University"
in honor of the Confederate women, APP
peals 10 me. and the obvious place for
It Is nj or near Richmond. the capital
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