The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-31
BRILLIANT FUTURE
IS PREDICTED FOR
MEDICAL SCHOOL
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LOT inc conSoidatloH OF tho two col
lcgcs:
Il desire especially TO greet all the
| members of tho board and faculty OF
the University College Of Medicine
not now connected with this institu-
tion, bu' who. for the x BOD of both in
stitutions. were generously willing to
mcrg. their own with it's splendid rec
ora ana honoiod namo into the Mcdi-
| cal College OF Virginia, to the end that
a great university might eventually
be created to meet the needs OF ,ir-
sinia and tho South. and orfer Induce
McntS and opportunities unsurpassed
by any institution OF It's kind In this
or other land
For Grcnt City Hospital.
o. the city OF Richmond. Mayor
ainslto pledged loyal supper, OF IN.
new college and financial ,iJ whom
! ever possible. In commencing the ldcn
OF !, great municipal hospital he sale.
itichinond should become q PARTNER
IN thls enterprise and mako the most
o. the possibilities IT offers for her cul-
lural advantage ana for service 10 IN.
people or Il territory as large as an
empire In extent. our DEVELOPMENT NJ
u medical centre depends largely upon
| the earnest and faisiphted co-oprra-
| ZION OF the municipality of this city
Cleveland has just erected I, $1,000 00o
hospiial, ana Louisville has Just bulli
$l.oo0.o00 hospital side Nv side win
It's medical school. Richmond has takon
inc nrst step towards an association
with this college, which hope is tho
iofcFuiiher OF municipal hospital in
difcct association and connection with
the college. commensurate with tho
dignity and Importance of both"
PRESIDENT l.. NJ. Futrcil. OF the stu
hent BODY Of the college, WAS given an
"nthus iastic welcome by the students
In speaking OF the co-opcration OF th.
\ a.
Fcss OF the. college, he said: out OF
the crucIblc Of tho merged schools
thero has come : harmonious student
body that has left behind them the
residue or bySonc autaSonisins and
is fired by new zeal ANA enthusiasm.
10 make the greater uud prnndcr Medi-
cal College OF Virginia a name honorcd
III the nation and tho pride of the
friends and the builders"
j., H. Morris, Of the executive com
mittee OF the board Of visitors gave n
short statement OF the work OF the
committee. the task before the col =
legc ana the part expected of faculty,
, students and tho public
Research und Public Health Work.
Or William :. Gordon, head OF the
medical department ot the college.
speaking On the subject, "Laboratorics
IN Relation TO Modern Medicine" de-
livcred fervent plea for bigger. finer
laboratories FOR the COLLEGE. IN which
the enthusiastic research workers may
employ their energies for the EXTERN. :
nation of disease
The newer outlool5 in medicine
formed the subject OF an address, BY
state Health Commissioned Ennion
g. Williams The new mission Of Iucdi .
cine, lie said. is prevention He paint
ed splendid picture of The work OF
sanitary agents ANA public health *
pcrts
+ To John Stewart Bryan was assigned
the task OF presenting picture Of
T what the new college means to the
/ city
I Amid prolonged applause. Or. stuart
4 Mcclure. dean OF tho faculty, arose to
cal centre. In natural advantages and
possibilities of development Richmond
ranks with Baltimore. Philadelphia and
Nashville, he said IIo told Of the 536
students In the medical college this
year. the 3.oQ0 graduates. tho hospi-
tails with 700 beds which treat 5000
patients annually and spend about
100000 q year with Richmond mer-
chants.
DR. Hoshicr W. Miller delivered in an
impressive manner summary OF The
fiNefold Work OF The College The
students gave him "a greeting
Walter Mcneil was given tho sub
j"ct "I:ichmonds Educational Re
sources and WAS enthusiastically re-
/ ccivcd.
DR.. George Zen Johnston delivered
I the last address. having for his sub
ject. "a Vision of the Growth Of the
College"
The bene4iotion was pronounced by
Dr. Edward y. Calisch