The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
EFFECT" MERGER Of
MEDICAL COLLEGES

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cussion of the matter among the
members or the board OF visitors of
the college, the individual! members
have signified their intention of doing
whatever WILL In the opinion Of the
faculty. tend to promote and en-
courage the consolidation.
One College Next Year.
speaking to a reporter for Tho
Nlrginian last evening. In Robins de-
ciarec that he was confident that the
scheme would be carried To "A success
fui issue: that certainly by the COM
nlencement of the next session there
would be a angle medical school here;
that 1t would be the peer of ans I'm
the country and by long odds the best
20 be found south OF New York--that
Richmond will be made center for
SCIENTIFIC and technical instruction In
medicine, dentistry and pharmacy
IN the consideration of the prop.
osiffon to merge. the COMMITTEES In emf
powered and authorized TO meet with
representatives of any hospital or hos
pitais and To formulate and RECON-
mend such plans as the members Of
the committee may deem best for the
interests OF the colleges and the
medical professionals maintain the
highest standards and TO send forth
men who will be able To cope with
the graduates Of any other institution
in the United States
No New Hospital.
There ia no reason TO believe that
there is any foundation in fact for
the report that new hospital In pro-
posed at this time or any time In the
near future. Memorial hospital Will
inquire in the merging of the colleges
the accepted belief being that the hos
pital VIII become "a part of the merged
colleges. 1t is n comparatively mod
eTn institution. could be acquired and
operated in such manner as TO fur
nlsh ample and abundant clinical ma
Eerial for the students, is located con-
'eniently for college work and is TN
every way adapt%d to the best re-
sults. $500
The matter Of changing the name
or of retaining the name of the old
college WAS discussed at length. and
where there had been objection to
this in the past. the friends of the
colleges recognized that IL would be
best to retain the Old name, that
being State institution. receiving n
meagre support yearly from the State
ana has quite an extended reputation,
and for that matter the University
college OF Medicine has a reputation
Ior me work that Is not to be sur
passed.
Hospital COMMITTEES.
Messrs. e. l.. Bemis, Eppa Hunton.
Jr.. and Or. George Ben Johnston will
represent Memorial hospital In the
conferences that are yet to be held,
ana It is believed that In short time
the University College of Medicine
VIII have committee from it's facul-
~ and from the board of trustees to
meet with the committee named abovs
j., When asked regarding the report to
the effect that the University OF vr-
sintas -vrRsess s1zs shown sssssYa shossassa-
W 70 the medical colleges In this city,
mad been In CORES pondence With the
management of St. yincent's hospital,
Norroik, with view to making an al
ttance with that Institution for the
practical work to be done by the stu
cents after they had received the
theoretical course at the University
OF Virginia, DIR. Robins declared that
he did not think there was very much
In the report.
He took the same position. aa dsd
other well known surgeons. that It was
fmpracticable: that two faculties
would be required to complete the
course. that ST. vincents 10 q private
institution. whereas the University Of
virginia is State AFFAIR, receives
money from the State. and the next
general assembly will. unless all signs
fan, take steps to having the students
instructed here after they have 70.
ceivd their course In chemistry. Juris-
prudence. the practice Of medicine. and
other branches.
Can Split Appropriation.
This would enable the Legislature
to split the appropriation now going
to the University Of Virginia for med
ical education. and would give to the
combined colleges here more money
with which to add equipment from
time to time, and TO keep the college
fully abreast with all that 10 now
and useful in the course OF instruc-
ton.
It IL not believed that the merger
could possibly become effective before
the next session. and there 10 no rsa-
son to believe that more will be done
than to set things in readiness for
the work and to prepare to handle
the large classes Of students which viii
come here.
In tho meeting last night there was
citation and expressions Of approval
that the colleges were getting 10
close together. that complete profess
sionai and personal harnHony would
obtain among the practitioners, and