Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30

equipped Virginia institution One OF
commencement will be the conferrine
Of degrees on the students of the North
! Carolina College, DR.. J. l.. Munroc and
other members of the faculty OF the
extinct Carolina anstitution. coming
TO Richmond to perform this function
IN FIRST GROUP
OF MEDICAL COLLEGES
The consolidated institution gives
every promise of being one of the
most powerful medical colleges in the
country. With the medical college of
the University OF Alabama, at Mobile
il is in Group l. Glass y. Of the medical
colleges of the United States. no other
southern medical college ranking this
high. In other words, the Richmond
institution ranks With the highest in
the country.
The combined faculty is stronger,
ii is claimed for the institution. than
either of the old faculties. and any
factional spirit that may have existed
is believed TO have hcen forgotten. The
laboratories arc better manned and
more 1ully equipped, and the entrance
requirements are being gradually
raised. Beginning with the session of
l9l3-l?l6 in the School of Medicine,
TWO years of college work will be re-
CURED and this must include full year
courses in physics, chemistry. biology.
and one modern language
Al the same time the School Of
Dentistry will increase its require
ments from twelve TO fourteen Car
negic units. BEGINNING with the ses.
SION OF lo1I-l?1S the dental course will
he increased from three years TO four
Years and the requirements for the
School OF Pharmacy will be advanced
to two years OF nigh school work.
REV. I. 4. SMOOT, ID. D., BREACHES
HACCALAUREATE SERMON
The haccalaurcate sermon will Do
preached Tonight at Sis O'Clock at
h,eharS Methodist Church by Rev.
/, y. Smoot. II. D., the pastor
y meeting Of the hoard of visitors
VIII be held tomorrow at IL o'clock
IN the college building at the corner
or Twelfth and Clay Streets. The men,
hers OF the hoard are George l.. Chris
tan. chairman: L. l.. Remiss. vice
chairman; j. II. McCauiey. secretary:
Joseph NJ. Burke. NJ n. Petersburg.
~ l.. Caben. Richmond: ]. f.. Fisher.
NJ. u. Midlothian; W. L. Harris. NJ. d
Norfolk; Eppa Hunton, Jr, Richmond;
ian!uS y. Irving, NJ. u, Farmvilic:
John NJ. Johnson, Alexander. George
"'iiHStoii, VI. ~, LII -, RlCh mona
j. - Johnston. Roanoke; w. r. Miller.
Richmond; Thomas l.. Moore, Rich
mond; l.. z. Morris. Richmond; Fl. S.
Myers, NJ. D., Forks OF Buffalo: Robert
G. Randolph. NJ. D.. Boyce: l.. p. Tay-
Tor, Richmond; John w. Williams, Rich
moud
The executive committee of the board
Is composed OF l.. L. Morris, chairman:
r.. l.. Eem!ss. Or. George Ben Johnston.
Eppa Hunton. Jr., W. IL Miller. Thoma :
l. Moore. all OF Richmond. This COM
mittee, since the resignation of Prcsi-
dent Samuel G. Mitchell has managed
the affairs OF the college with a mark ed
degree OF success. Chairman L. Z.
Morris. in particular. having given a
great deal OF attention 10 the cxecu-
tive management OF the institution.
ALUMNI HOLD ANNUAL
MEETING MONDAY NIGHT
AT $50 o'clock Monday night, in the
Chamber O. Commerce auditorium,
Sixth and Main Streets, the annual
meeting OF the alumni society will be
held. with an address hv DR.. Cary IT.