The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
WOMEN EXPLAIN WHY
It HEY SUPPORT BILL
Establishment Of Coordinate College at.Univer
sity of Virginia Advocated as Great JJLhtt
Movement in This State

The committee of women which has
been working for the establishment of
coordinate woman's college at tho
University of Virginia. gave out yes
terday the following statement:
There Is now under consideration
by the General Assembly of Virginia
Il Dill TO Establish a Coordinate state
college for Women known as senate
bill No. 81 and House bill No. So. The
patrons OF this bill in the Senate arc
Senators N. q. early and George T.
Rison, and the patrons in the House,
Dr. II. L., Stephenson, of New Kent:
Colonel John S HARDWOOD. of Richmond,
and Walter T. Oliver of Fairfax. Thu
PHI carries no appropriation. but au-
thorizes and directs the rector and
board of visitors OF the University of
Virginia Ito formulate plans for such
a college, and for its proper athlia ton
with the university" the necessary
buildings and equipment TO be rroyid :
ed by the said board as soon al funds
properly applicable thereto are avail
able The bill provides that the rec
tor and visitors Of the university shall
provide upon suitable lands now own
ed by the university or upon lands to
Dc donated OF purchased adjacent
thereto, buildings Tor the housing Of
snch college, these buildings TO be
ior the exclusive use and occupation
OF the faculty and Students of the said
college for women"
1he rector and visitors may In their
discretion employ for the said college
such portion of the time, OF the teach
ing staff, and such educational eouip.
ment in and about the university as
snail seem to them Just" and shall
admit the students of the college for
women to the library, museums and
other educational Establishments OF
the university available for common
use under such terms and conditions
as may appear proper to them Sub
)ect to the conditions set forth In Ar
ticlc @"
Article provides that the necessary
buildings shall be erected and the
equipment and faculty of this wema ma
college shall be supplied under TIE ex-
press provision that there shall be
no coeducation Of the SEXES at the
same time and in the. same classroom
III the undergraduate courses at the
university"
The bill thus establishes an under !.
graduate college for women. affiliated
With the University Of virginia, the
college to be actually created when
funds arc available" i,
Article s provides that the rector
and visitors shall add to the curricu-
luni additional subjects of instruction
In any and all departments of
higher education for women; that the
said rector and visitors may deem
proper and advisable as funds there.
Tor may be available .
This bill IS receiving much ntten-
tion at the hands of the newspapers,
and has awakened great Interest
throughout the state. 1t has been
suggested that this bill is an effort to
secure "coeducation" at tho university
under the guise of "a coordinate col
lege. Article 2twould seem to dispose
OF that matter SO far as the under.
graduate work Is concerned we have
noted eboYe that the rector and visi.
tore shall add to the curriculum such
sdpltlopal epbjects of Instruction as
tne9 may deem proper and Advisable.
ihe graduate work is lett as 1t should
! De- ooth as 70 subject matter and the
| conditions under which 1t shall to un !.
aeEtaken, TO tho authorities Of the
| university. Every university in this
country, with the exception Of Prince
ton and the University OF virginia,
oHers graduate work Of some chnraet. .
eT to women. We feel that the matter
Of graduate work must be settled by
the wirdonn and experiences OF those