The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-05
MEDICAL SCHOOLS
PLAN TO COMBINE
North Carolina Institution May
Be Moved Here From
Charlotte.
LACKS HOSPITAL FACILITIES
Increased Requirements Forcing
Small Colleges Out, Says
President Munroe.
LACKS HOSPITAL FACILITIES

Negotiations looking to n merger OF
tho North Carolina Medical College,
located at Charlotte. n. c.. with
tho Medical College OF Virginia are
under way. and are expected TO be
consummated within tho next few
days. 1t is stated by officials OF both
schools that ali that remains to be
settled is the rating OF those students
OF the North Carolina institution who
have taken n part Of their course In
Charlotte. This matter has been re-
!erred to a committee OF the American
Medical Association. ana IL now in pro-
cess OF adjustment. No definite state
mcnt WAS available last might as TO
tho assets and properties OF the North
Carolina school. but II was stated that
tho merger would result In bringing
number OF additional students 10
tho Richmond medical college.
The conditions which are bringing
about the merger are similar to those
which forced the consolidation OF the
two Richmond schools, and which. II
Is confidently believed. will sooner or
later force the school here to become
the medical department Of the Uni
versity OF Virginia. located In Rich
mond. The constantly increasing re-
quircmcnts OF the American Medical
Association mako II no longer possible
for medical colleges which have neither
endowment nor state support TO con-
tinue their work merely on the tuition
fees OF students. For lack of hos
pital facilities. the North Carolina
Medical College Is now rated as
Glass c. institution. while the Medi
cal College OF Virginia, with the Me-
mortal. Virginia ana other hospitals
and several large dispcnsnr!es open to
It's students. is rated as Glass ="
college.
HOPE TO CLOSE NEGOTIATIONS
WITHIN a FEW DAYS
l.. u. Morris. chairman OF the cxecu-
tive committee OF the Medical College
OF Virginia. said last night that neRo-
,iations for the consolidation were on.
but that they had not been consum-
mated IA yet, though Il was hoped the
matter would be closed In n few days
The question at issue. Mr.. Morris eN
planned, was whether the Medlca! Col
lege of Virginia would he permitted
10 accept az fun class work the first
one and two years OF the medical
course taken b. students who have al
ready matriculated at The North Caro-
lima school. The problem IS somewhat
complicated by the fact that tho Rich
mond school is raising its entrance
requirements with the beginning OF
the coming session. requiring a larger
amount OF bona fide college work AS
a prerequisite than ever before. The
entrance requirements Will be still
further raised next session.
Trustees OF tho North Carolina Medi
cal College In making an announce
ment TO the student body at the close
OF the present session. assured the
undergraduates that no merger would
be entered into that did not give the
students from North Carolina full
credit for the work already done.
DR.. j. p. Munroe. president OF tho
North Carolina Medical College. in an
interview given out In Charlotte yes
terday. frankly admitted that the col
lege would probably be merged with
some other larger and more influential
institution. provided satisfactory ar
rangements could be made by which
students would receive credit for the
work already done.
HOSPITAL FACILITIES
THE CHIEF REASON
The need OF such move" said
Dr. Munroe, will bo manifest TO any
one who Is close IN touch with the
situation insofar as X affects medical
colleges In this country. The American
Medical Association is slowly but sure
~ standardiZing tho medical colleges
OF the country, and It's rules and regu-
lations are growing more and more
stringent. II has come to pass that
no small college can live unless II is
well supplied with money, either from
state city appropriations from
endowment
The need for adequate hospital ia
cilitics is being emphasized more and
more. and there are other regulations
that are being applied. the trend Of
which Is TO drive all the smaller in
stitutions out OF the country, central
izing effort insofar as the assurance
OF diplomas is concerned, TO the larger
cities and centres of tho country. The
North Carolina Medical College. which
has had 10 depend largely on tuition
for It's support. and which has never
had adequate hospital facilities under
it's imm ediate control. has been struE
Cling along from year to year, render
ing valuable and efficient work, but
always cramped by reason OF the COM
petition OF the larger and wealthier
institutions. In the light OF such facts.
1t was decided TO merge the college
with some other institution. II salts
factory arrangements could be made.
This matter is now pending, and will
be definitely determined probably with
in the next thirty days"
There were ninety students Mt the
North Carolina Medical College during
the past session, of whom twenty-six
We're awarded diplomas.
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