The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-13
BOARD CLAIMS RIGHT TO
NAME STAFF MEMBERS
Further Interchange Of Letters With
Executive Committee or Mctli-
cal College.
COMPROMISE is REJECTED
administrators Inform College That
Further Correspondence Is Unncc-
cssary and Superfiuous. and Insist :
ON Right to Name Three Men.


INC Mchl"hi College OF Virginia N"ster
uaI. suggesting new COMPROMISE 80
'utioi, oi the hospital stan problem. tive
administrative Board directed its aicrk
TO inform the college that IL deems amy
further correspondence on the subject
unnecessary and supcrOuouS. respect
IuliN referring II 10 the boa letter
OF August ., in which IL Expresses it's
intention 10 Insist upon the rirht Of
appointing three members cf the stan
indcncndcntly OF the college nomina-
tons.
The letter from the Medical College
Of NirGiia was signed hv l.. T. Morrls
chairman Of the executive committee
who has been conducting tho ucgotia-
lions with the board. II suggests as a
solution Of the difficulty that an amend
inchi TO the ordinance he secured. fix
ing the number of the stan at twelve
ninc to be appointed by the executive
committee Of the college and three, il.
the Administrative Hoard
Tho new suggestion from tho college
comes as reply 10 the ultimatun Of
ne board on August :. ~ which It de-
CARED H. intention to insist upon nam
ing three az the ton star members. n.
Indicated by ii in = letter to the cN-
ccuiiNc committee 0n.-Julv ~ In This
letter. the board also laid down nc
additional requirement that all mem
bcrS Of the visiting staff Of the Viz
tihil iiospl'al accepting aprointmcn,
20 the stan agree personally 10 per-
form IN. duties pertaining To such an
pointncni during their term Of Office
WANT PERSONA. SERVICE
or STAFF MEMBERS
~ the event OF the enforced absence
Of member Of the stan. the board ~.
quircd further. his place shall H.. sun
Piled by some other member Of III,
surgical. Mr.. Morris. for the cNocutivc
committee, replied on luiy ~ to the
nqards letter % July %. 'iisagrcoing
WIN rs rulings as TO the appointment
OF the STAFF. aud suggesting ina, if 10
other way out be found. that the board
appoint two members and the college
a ~ IN n ,.
tenth member 10 a conference. He in
Dictated the disiil,c Of The executive
committee for the requirements with
when stan appolntcca We're asked to
comply upon accepting appointment
Yesterdays interchange widens the
rift between tho college and the "A
ininistrativo Board, ana an adjustment
of the staff controversy appears to he
farther OFF than ever The board is
supported by the opinion OF th. civ
A,torney ard appears determined 10
insist upon the position il took in tho
letter Of July %. The latest attempt
to induce the board 10 Weld it's con
icntion caused il TO reply sharply and
with every evidence that its patience
WAS frazzling out.
EACH CLAIM RIGHT no
NAME FRACTIONAL MEMBER
Tho difficulty arises from the fact
taat the contract between the Admin
istrativc Board and the Medical Col
lcge OF Virginia establishes a visiting
staff of ten members. three -fourths Of
whom arc to be appointed from nomi-
nations submitted by the college. and
onefourth by the board independently
OF such nominations The Admiuistra-
tive Board and the college both claim
the right TO appoint, the fractional
member, and the boards claim is sup
ported by tho City Attorney.
The Medical College Of Virginia has
submitted a list OF ten nominees for
been returned By the board with the
request that new list .of seven be
submitted. The board did not care to
be shouidcred with the responsibility
of striking off three names from the
college list, and preferred that the col
iege do its own pruning. So far the
college has failed 10 submit the new
list
Mr.. Morris. in his letter 10 the board
yesterday. writes as follows
CHAIRMAN NORRIS
PROPOSES COMPROMISE:
Il acknowledge receipt OF your let
ter OF August D. and In reply thereto
peg again TO express the sincere desire
o. our executive committee TO meet
any reasonable request OF your board
ana aiSo our firm conviction that there
should be no differences between Your.
board and the executive committee OF
the Medical College OF Virginia re-
eafdihE the administration of the Nir-
GINA Hospital
hnt We can see no clear way for
the city ordinance and the contract be-
tween your board and our executive
committee
! nc CITY ordnance nXeS the number
OF the staff OF the City Hospital at ten,
ana the contract requires that our COM
mittee shall nominate ten members of
the staff-no more. no less.
fhe contract further prescribes that
your board shall appoint at least three
fourths of these nominees to the staff.
We have. as required by the con-
tract. submitted TO you ten nominal
tions.
we now understand from your let
ter that ii is your desire to appoint
three members of the staff outside of
our nominations.
I'VE beg to make tho following sug-
gestion rs solution to the present
difficulty: that a proper amendment of
the city ordinance be secured fixing
the number Of the staff at twelve.
three fourths OF whom are to be APP
pointed on nomination OF our execu-
tive committee.
Each member of the staff shall ap-
point an assistant. but the staff mem
hers shall be held responsible for all
the professional work In the institu-
ton.
This would establish a condition
which we are advised you understood
10 exist at the time the contract be-
tween your hoard and our committee
was made, and We trust that you will
find I'm the suggestion an acceptable adj
justmcnt of all differences"
Case Is Continued.
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