The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-06
BOARD HOLDS OUT FOR
RIGHT TO NAME THREE.
Still W'rangling With Medical College
Over Selection of Visit
ing Staff.
MORRIS OUTLINES POSITION
Tells Why College Should Select
Physicians I'm Charge ~ Hospital,
and Why Their Assistants Should
BE Allowed to Aid 'sheni.

BE Allowed to- Aid 'shen.
Following the reccin; Of "a letter from
l.. II. Morris. chairman of the executive
committee OF the Medical College of
. Virginia, registering disagreement with
the boards rulings as t. the staff APP
pointments. the Administrative Board
yesterday addressed a letter to Mr. Nor
rs notifying him that il will nsis,
upon the requirements outlined in it's
letter OF July 90 to the college execu-
tive committee.
Before presenting this final ultima
tuni 10 the college authorities the
board consulted again with the city
TUESDAY. speaks as follows:
II have carefully considered the mat
ters nj Issue In the light of the agree
| ment between the Medical College OF
Virginia and the Administrative Board,
dated June 81. 1914. and concur in the
statements in said letter uhe letter OF
July 23) as 10 the construction OF said
agreement"
HOLDS OUT FOR RIGHT
no NAME. THREE MEM BEERS
IL the lcttc, referred to the board
expressed the opinion that II is the
duty Of the executive committee Of the
college To nominate only seven mem
Il bers Of the Virginia Hospital staff. and
na,uc three additional members. II de-
ciared It's intention to act upon the
right TO name three members OF the
staff based on it's acknowledged right
to name two ami onc-half members,
and the feeling that the marginal mem
Der should be NAMED b. the board. in
view OF the fact that the hospital is to
be supported entirely by the city.
Under date Of July 81 l.. T. Morris
replied for the executive committee OF
Z hg atni tx NIctif hat
the board has Incorrectly Interpreted
the agreement between IL and the col
legc. This Instrument he said. clearly
requires the executive committee OF tho
college to nominate all ten members
of the visiting STAFF as prerequisite
to the boards naming ono fourth OF the
Etan independently OF such noinina-
4 tioi.
Notwithstanding this feeling on the
part of the college authorities, Mr. Nor
ris wrote. the executive committee he
fel. certain. If the board insiuted upon
/ It's position. would, In the interest OF
harmony. comply and nominate only
seven members. He suggested. I'm that
event. that the board name two mem
bers and that the marginal tenth mem
hcr be decided upon in Joint conference.
BOARD REJECTS
COLLEGE COMPROMISE
To this letter the board replied yes
terday. rejecting the suggestion that
&, amend It's views Since the board
81 reinforced in this stand by the City
! Attorney. II appears that there is
nothing now for the Medical Collage
! of Virginia TO do excep, 10 nominate
seven members early az possible.
il Is expected that this will be done
a, sn early meeting Of the executive
committee.
In It's letter of July %. the board
laid down the additional requirement
that all members of~the visiting STAFF
. OF the Virginia Hospital accepting APP
pointment TO the stan agree personal
/ ~ TO perform the duties pertaining 10
such appointment during their term of
Office. In the event OF the enforced
! absence Of q member Of the staT Il
was further required, his place shall
be supplied by some other member OF
the stan Oh the same service, medical
or surgical
Mr. Morris addressing himself to
these new rules, replies IN manner
that would appear TO indicate that
they arc unsatisfactory 10 the college
authorities He says. in part
NORRIS OUTLINES
POSITION OF COLLEGE
II with reference TO the desire OF the
board that each member OF the visit
Ing stan nominated by the executive
committee shall have submitted to him
tn. two rules set out In the letter |
wish TO call attention to the fact we'll
known TO the Administrative Board
that one OF the objects which induced
the Medical College OF Virginia TO turn
over 10 the city its property for ten
years without rent vas that the col
lege might obtain the clinical ad-
vantages of the hospital, for 4 ospital
may be utilized, not only for the
lief of the sick and suffering, but for
the practical instruction Of medical
students into whose keeping will be
given the health and the lives of their
patients
ITO make these clinical facilities
available in way for the best inter
est OF the college and for the highest
regard 10 the comfort and protection
Of the patients, il is important that
the STAFF should be composed of mem
hers OF the faculty holding certain po-
sitons in the faculty. and nominations
b. the executive committee were made
with this end in view
IsNPECTS ASSISTA NTS
TO RELIEVE THEIR CHIEFS
Among the nominees of tho eXecu-
e tive committee are some OF the most
distinguished and busy physicians and
surgeons in the city of Richmond. and
It was deemed best both for the >Nir-
ginia Hospital and for the Medical
College of Virginia. that these men.
81 selected because of their reputat ion
and ability as well a because of the
positions which they hold in the faculty
of the college, should constitute the
visiting staff of the hospital, and
should be responsible for their respec-
tive departments. The assistants of
these gentlemen. while not so busy
and not having so wide reputation.
are younger men of high standing in
their profession and entirely capa BILE,
and 1t Is expected that they will re-
lieve their chiefs Of much of the bur-
den, but always under their guidance
and direction"
The board has received n number OF
applications for appointment to the hos
T. pital staff. Those that have been
made in writing are from Drs William
Russell Jones, Thomas w. Murrell a.
Manfred Call. Leslie Byron Wigs, L.
II. Terrell. c. C. Coleman and B. r.