The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-29
COLLEGES.AGREE
ON EPPAHUNTON
Named as Nineteenth Member
of Great Medical Univer-
sity Board.
MAY ELECT INQUIRE DEAN
Or. Johnston and DR.. Tompkins
Not to Seek Honor-Merger
Plans in Shape.

Governor Mann. acting on the rec
concentrations made by the two medi-
cal colleges. yesterday appointed the
following board which will replace the
old directorate and will put into effect
the great medical university merger
From the University College OF
Medicine--George l.. Christian. Rich
mond l.. T.. Morris. Richmond; +. D.
Taylor. Richmond Ii. l.. Cabel.
Richmond: Thomas l.. Moore. Rich
mond william r.. Miller. Richmond ;
John Johnson. Alexandria. Pauius A.
Irving. Farmville: Robert c. Randolph.
Boyce
From the Medical College of Virginia
DIR r. II. Barnes Suffolk Dr. }. y.
Barney, Fredericksburg T.. l.. Bemiss.
Richmond; {. p. Cardwell, Hanover
DIR. J. b. Fisher. Midlothian. John 5
Harwood. Richmond DR. William l..
Harris. Norfolk; J. d Johnston.
Roanoke: IL. S. Myers. Forks Of
Buffalo.
The nineteenth member of the board.
nominated Jointly by the two colleges
is Eppa Hunton. Jr
J. r.. McCauley will continue as Soc
reatry of the board. although new
chairman must be elected. DR.. T. n.
Barnes is the present chairman OF the
board.
The appointment of these men by
the Governor marks the last official
Legally. the University College OF
Medicine has gone out Of existence
although actually ~ VIII continue az an
independent institution until June
next From all the men VINO WORKED
SO untiringiy for the union come tA-
pressjons os pleasure and satisfaction
with the board as appointed yesterday
II is the universal belief that II VIII
go. about its difficult task of reorgan-
ization in the utmost harmony ana
with ali selfish and personal questions
eliminated The board must lmne-
a faculty. The resignation Of every
rernber Of the present faculty mas
been received and accepted. and WINE
MANY will be reelected, II IS proDaDie
tbat men from other cities VIII De
called 10 occupy chairs
There are bat two OFFICIALS 20 DC
chosen: Il chairman of the board OF
visitors who Is merely presiding ohi-
Ger. and a dean OF the faculty. Ihere
is no president OF the college ne
board will elect it's chairman ana the
faculty its dean. BY process OF
elimination. IL seesm apparent that VI
stuart Mcclure now president OF inc
University College OF Medicine, VIII
be the choice for the deanship-
DR.. Christopher TOmpkins. dean OF
the present faculty of the Meuicai
College OF Virginia. has anhouho
that he will not STAND lot ie-eAeS
public notice of DIR. George Ben Jobh-
s-onfs withdrawal was given last night
TO reporter for The Times Dis patch-
Under no circumstances viii accePs
tho deanship," Dr.. Johnston SAID
With DR. Tornpkins and Dr. johnston
out of the field. DR.. Mcclure eleSston
seems certain. The duties of the Once
are exacting and require almost con-
slant attention
While no conflict of interests - anu
cipatcd in the REORGANIZATION, Nj -
49,. voice a. the nineteenth mem Der
OF the board. will be the deciding one
Although he was at one time a nleuioei
OF the board of the Medical Coiiege
of Virginia Mr.. Hunton Is expected
10 bring an unbiased mind into the
union and II is believed. will cast his
vote solely on the side of merit Inc
critical point of the merger VIII pc
reached when the board begins the
selection of a new faculty