The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-30

ton in an honorable and satisfactory
agreement.
Tracing the course and results Of
laws which have raised the stand
ards of medical colleges Of the coun-
/ try, DIR. Mcclure said:
Met Every Requirement
The University College of Medicine
has up to this time met every new
requirement, but those in charge OF
its affairs realized that the day would
come when the institution would not
be able to maintain its position and
instead of being a leader would be-
come a trailer in the advance of med
ical education.
THE conviction was not due to any
lack of enthusiasm on the part of the
faculty. The teachers were able and
experienced men and anxious to con-
tinue their work.
1T was not due to lack of students,
because the number of matriculates
had steadily increased during recent
years.
1T was not due to any lack in
building or equipment. for the Vir-
ginia hospital provided satisfactory
clinical facilities, and the newly built
and recently equipped college afforded
lecture-rooms, laboratories and dis
pensaries superior TO any other school
in the South.
1T was not due to loss of educa-
tional prestige for the school holds
high rank in the classified list of In
spected colleges, and its graduates
demonstrate the efficiency OF its
teaching.
Made Fine Record.
IAN examination of the reports of
the medical examining board of Vir-
ginia will show that during the past
twenty years the percentage Of fail
ures Of tho three schools in the State
were rs follows:
Medical College of Virginia. 1890
University Of Virginia ... 1861
University College of Medicine. 7.6qc
I'm the report of the council on
medical education OF the A NJ. a,
published last week, the percentage
of failures of the three schools in Vir-
ginia for 1912, before all State boards,
were:
Medical College of Virginia =. 1e3qe
University of Virginia ...... 1850
University College Of Medicine 500
These figures are quoted with no
unkindly intention. but az a matter
Of justice to the institution / repre-
sent tonight for the last time.
Terms of Consolidation.
THE terms decided upon are known
to most OF you. 1t was necessary for
one school to sacrifice its name, and
for the other to make concessions
which for various reasons were al
most equally difficult, but an agree
ment fair and honorable to both
| parties has been effected, and from
the material Of the two old schools a
new and stronger school has been
| builded that is better than both.
! mo one ran question INV love q n
devotion for the University College OF
Medicine. AS the son 70 its founder
as a member OF it's original teaching
corps. as the present president of It's
faculty, ! am bound to its interests by
every tie of sentiment, of affection ant
of obligation. For twenty years
have worked for 1t, ! have planned TO
it, when occasion arose / have Tough
for 1t and when necessity came / hav,
even begged for it. yet despite al
these facts there is no one in Rich
solidatIon that has taken place.
Quest of the Ideal.
| DR.. Hayes. who graduated in the frs
class OF the institution nineteen year
Of the Ideai" TO that embryo doctor or
( he gave the advice that 1t was bette
| to fail as a doctor and succeed as
man than TO succeed as a doctor ant
/ fail as a man. He urged the younl
men who faced him not to become ner
machines, bnt TO remember that the,
had heart and soul and their mission
in life is larger than the mere savinj
to the social and moral conditions o
! their communities. The future 0
humanity" he declared, depends NOR
quarantine laws, and poverty. diseas
/ and immortality form trinity tina
walk hand-in- hand"