The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-22
Taylor, Horsley, Hazen,
Miller and Reade Are
Among Those to Go.
GEO. BEN JOHNSTON
RANKING SURGEON
DR.. Stuart MCGUIRE, Professor of
Clinical Surgery, Will Be
Elected Dean-Dr. Gordon
Head of Medical Depart
ment-Board Gets Nomi-
nations To-Day.

While the report of the nominating
committee. charged with the work OF
selecting A faculty. Will not be sub
mitted TO the board Of visitors of the
Medical College "t Virginia and the
University College of Medicine ANAL
Ramaied. until 10 o'clock to-day. much
ot Its report has been learned from re-
liable sources, desIite every effort to
suarc the deliberations with the ut
most secrecy. /, was not possible las;
night u, secure the full list OF faculty
nom nations. hut this much IS known:
DIR. William II. Taylor, professor of
chemistry In the Medical College Of
will retire after mnuy ycnrs Of dis
tinRuiahed service. 10 be nuccecdcd by
Dr. w. r. Rudd. professor OF chemistry
In the University College OF Medicine.
Dr. j. shelton H0rsicy, Dr. Charles VI.
Hazcn, DIR. Clifton VI. Miller and DR..
Frank VI. Rendc will not be RssoCinrc rc,i
With the greater medical Institution.
a" heretofore printed, DIR. Christo-
phcr Tompkins. dem or the Medical
College OF Virginia. will retire. It In
expected TINT Dr. stuart McGuire.
Medicine, Will he elected dcnn of the
new faculty.
Dr. George hen Johnston has bccn
nominated for Professor OF surgery,
and ns such will he the ranking sur-
Reon. with DIR. stunrt Mcclure ns pro-
fesnor of clinical surgery.
DIR. william =. Gordon IL Damcd as
the head Of the department of mcdi-
cinc. tho report being thnt Dr. Edward
Ms.f..t Ire, l,r
Dr. \. H. Grny was sciccted M pro-
tcs1or of physioioEy; Dr. T.. W. Upshur,
professor of therapeutics; DIR. William
&. Christian will he professor of nnnt- :
omy, and Dr. John W. Brodnnx as-
soctate professor.
Dr. f.. r. McGavork. of the old col
icRc. WINS elected Ia hold the chnir he
hns heretofore held In the old college.
DR. W. ID. BoUen Will succeed Dr.
Clifton VI. NiiIcr nv professor of rhin-
oioEy and lnryngoiogy.
I; WAS no. possible. or course. To as
certain the full list of faculty nomi-
nations which viii bo placed before
the board to-day. one report 10
night was to the effect that uiany ply
cisians. who Will not Sc identified with
the consolidated college. may endeavor
10 secure and operate the Virginia Hos
pital, although the understanding here
tofore was that that establishment
would close
Muny ConnictinE Reports.
There were conflicting reports about
the adoption Of the nominating com
nttees report, rumors being circu-
lated III some quarters that fight
would he made on the floor but the
general consensus OF opinion Was that
il would be adopted without change
The committee was again in session
last night.
Almost every physician and surgeon
i, 4. ich |
DAYS something about the personnel OF
the new faculty, and while there is
much disappointment In some circles.
il is felt and believed that the com
mittee went about its work unscitishiy.
that il was actuated by high motives.
that IL selected men best fitted for
the difficult duties. and that Ii did so
without personal motive Eppa Hun
ton, Jr.. who was the nineteenth mem
her of tho board. and as such was nat
urally expected to have the final say.
represented the Medical College OF Vir-
ginia in the early negotiations for con-
soldation. yet the fact is that ~ ma
jorlty OF tho new faculty members
come from the University College OF
Medicine.
This unouestionabiy shows tina, the
selections have been fair beyond crit
icisrn and emphasizes the spirit OF har-
mony which has prevailed throughout
the long and tedious work Of nominat
lnE men upon whose abiillN depends
the success OF the greater college.
Faced Work Brnvcly.
The nominating committee was com
posed of II l.. Cabell. Dir. Paulus a.
Irving. w. n. Miller, E. l.. Bemiss, DR..
w. l.. Harris and t.ppa Hunton. lr. II
has had a most difficult work. but this
work was faced hravely and in a man
ner which is expected 10 meet the full
and hearty approval of the board to-
day.
out of-town members of the board
arrived in the city last night TO attend
the meeting to-day. They were graf
ified TO learn that the nominating COM
mittee had concluded it's labors. and
they predicted that tho report would
be accepted and adopted without ma
teriaI change. Indeed. the whole SEN
timent turns i'm that direction, and not
much crcdcncc was placed in the ru
mors that there would he a fight on
the floor.