The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-06
W0MAN'S- COLLEGE
PROJECT PUT UP
TO LEGISLATURE
Board Of Visitors Thinks
1t Should Take First
Step.
ASKS THOROUGH
INVESTIG GATION
Resolutions State Belief That
Proposed School Is One Prac-
teal Plan of Meeting Needs
Of Higher Education for
Women-Hunton Is
Pleased by Action.
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Charlottesville, Va. January 5.--1n
resolutions adopted at its meeting to-
day, the board Of visitors Of the Uni
versity Of Virginia puts record Its
establishment of coordinate college
for women should be taken by the
General Assembly. The board declined
to take definite action, either for or
against the proposed coordinate school
for the higher education of women.
contcnting itself with the statement Of
It's belief that one practical and ef-
hcient mode of meeting this need
would be found in the creation of q
Toman'S college coordinate with the
university" Beyond that the board
lid not go, except to outline method
Of further procedure, which 1t thinks
should be the appointment of com
mission by the General Assembly to
make = thorough and searching in
vestigation and careful and detailed
examination into the costs of fouf2d-
Ing and maintaining such college,
Resolutions Adopted.
Following are the resolutions:
Whereas, the rector and visitors of
the University of Virginia believe that
Virginia should make such provision
Of the State as may be consistent with
the just consideration OF the other
necessary calls upon the public rev.
enues. and
Whereas, the rector and visitors
further believe that one practical and
efficient mode of meeting this need
would be found in the creation of a
woman's college coordinate with the
university; therefore, be it
Resolved, That 1t is the sense of the
rector and visitors that the first step
should be the appointment by the
General Assembly OF Virginia OF COM
petent commission to make n thorough
and searching investigation and care
ful and detailed examination into the
costs of founding and maintaining such
college.
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
rector and visitors that if the General
Assembly in it's wisdom sees At now
or In the future to found coordinate
college for women near the university
such female department should as
condition precedent to its establish
ment be located on n site beyond the
eastern limits OF the city of Charlottes-
villc''
In Close Accord With Bin.
The resolutions are in close accord
with the bill for the establishment of
woman'S college at the university
which will be introduced in the State
Senate under the Joint patronage OF
Senator's Early, Rison and Wendenburg.
The friends of the bill claim that 1t
has been conscrvatively prepared, and
that in many respects it meets the OBJ
lection raised to the EARLY -Rison bill,
which was before the session OF 1912.
The final draft OF the bill has been
approved by committee. consisting OF
Wyndham r. Meredith, S. Dabney
CrenShaw and DR.. J. a. c.. Chandler.
Of Richmond William B. McIlwaine. of
Petersburg, and Mrs. B. b. Munford and
Miss Virginia McKenney. of the Vir-
Ginia Cooperative Education Associa-
tion.
The question OF establishing n CO.
ordinate college came before the board
of visitors for fresh consideration early
In December, when a number OF peo-
pie spoke for and against the estab-
lishment of such an institution near the
university. At that time the board OF
visitors adjourned until to-day, when
it was decided to take the vote.
IT is understood that several reso-
lutions were before the board, repre-
senting the various views of groups
of members. 1t Is also said that
majority of the board was in favor OF
any set OF resolutions that approved
a coordinate college for women near
the university, but that 1t was difficult
to unite upon any one view of the
situation.
a late phase of the issue has been
the apparent determination to insure
a physical separation between the uni
yersty. as it now exists and the CO.
ordinate college which 1t is proposed
to call into existence. so that no cdu-
cational reason would require the
presence on the present campus of
any student OF the woman's school.
This thought was embodied in the
resolutions as finally passed.
When the board assembled ut the
presidents office to-day. all OF the
members, except Il. Tate Irvine, of
Big Stone Gap. were present. Mr..
Irvine came in later In the. afternoon.
The other members are Armistead c.
Gordon. OF Staunton; John w. Craddock,
of Lynchburg; Henry d. Flood, OF APP
pomattox; Judge J. X. NJ, Norton. of
Alexandria; William II. White. of Rich
mond; William Il. Drewry, of Peters
burg; Walter r. Oliver, of Fairfax;
George r. b. Niche. of Charlottesv willie;
II. c. Stearnes. State superintendent Of
Public obstruction. and Dean Page, of
the university.
Mr.. HuntOn Highly Erutl0>A