The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30

| some down. His amendment would en-
able the family physician to put his
pntient here, and instead of the pa
d. tient receiving free expert treatment
from specialists in his disease, would
enable some outside doctor to charge
! large fees.
! You ravo got TO trust some peopl.
| in the affairs OF this life Don't YOU
suppose. rs matter of courtesy. the
physicians in charge OF any case would
dc glad to have the family physician
in conference? But when you give ii
az AN absolute right, YOU jeopardize
the patient, YOU take from the student
the clinical advantages. and from the
city the large educational and financial
returns which the upbuilding of a
great medical school would bring 1t
would mean "a loss of clinical mate
rial a loss of discipline, and would
open the way to it's being used as a
private hospital by individual physi-
clans.
''Wo proposed an amendment to the
Administrative Board satisfactory to
the medical college Three voted
against it. but one of those three has
given us the assurance that when the
Council has acted, fair and satisfac-
tory contract can be made between the
college and the Administrative Board.
The business management is to be alb
solutely under the Administrative
Board. There has never been any ques-
tica about that. The medical college
doesn't want 1t. The medical faculty
desires nothing but control of the med :
ical aspect--that part of the work OF
the hospital for which they arc held
responsible.
Predicts University Consolidation.
We believe the day Is not far dis
tant when the medical department of
the University of Virginia will alb
sorb the Medical College OF Virginia,
with all its property, and Will have n
four-year medical course in Richmond.
1t would draw i far larger following
by such a consolidation, and would
bring to Richmond a corps OF medical
teachers as ahle as any in this land.
and would enable us TO send out grad
yates better equipped to relieve human
suffering In every part OF the earth.
IT VIII bring 10 Richmond larger
annual expenditure than any single In
dustrial enterprise. We have already
asked the state for $4,000 a year for
support of the Memorial Hospital for
the indiEcnt sick Of the state 1t
VIII further Increase our clinical ad-
vantages. and our opportunities for
aiding the unfortunate
Mr.. Umlauf said that from what he
/ had reSQ in the afternoon papers, the
opposing factions were not far apart.
but he put little confidence In news
papers
Is. Henry Harwood offered the fol-
icwirg resolution, which. he stated,
he believed would DO acceptable to
both sides:
The Ilarwood Resolution.
Resolved. by the Business Mems
club at special called meeting OF its
memters, held December 20. 1913:
! H. That the Board Of Aldermen
! and Common Council DO urged and re-
questcd at the earliest possible mo-
uent TO accept the tender OF the Vir-
ginia Hospital
/ 'e. That the Administrative Board
Io' other body authorized TO contract
With the Medical College of Virginia
lot the Virginia Hospital. is urged and
REQUESTED 10 agree that the visitinl.
stan shall be composed of the faculty
iot The Medical College of Virginia
+ tioN0ed that any patient who shall
\ III m emergency be carried to the
/ hospital can surinou his family physi-
| iug STAN
! ar. iarwood asked 4 lis resolution.
! WIN the proviso as to calling In fam
! ny physicians In emerc ency cases. met
VIZ me views of norh sides
IL meets our views. said MI Nun
I Ton speaking for the Medical College
~ "oes not meet mine" said Mr..
Ihe question was called for. ana the
+, harwood motion was unoninnnsIy
l&doptcd