The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07


The rapid growth OF Richmond for
the past few years has made II pos
sible for a large number of students
TT become partially or wholly self
sustaining during their college course,
Tho faculty OF the Medical College of
Virginia c0~operates Systematically
with men desiring employment while
in college. AT present members OF
he student body are represented in
many gainful occupations, such as;
teaching In night schools, clerklng In
drug stores. keeping books, copying.
private coaching collecting. soliciting
insurance. telegraphing and many
other lines in which odd hours may
he utilized. The experience of the
faculty has been that men dependent
upon th"ir own resources uniformly
take high ranks in their college work.
The business depression caused by
the European war has not forced any
If the students To give up ,heir studies.
The Medical College of Virginia has
met the needs Of the students in every
way possible. Cotton warehouse Ger
tificatea, notes. small cash payments
etc have been accepted. thus enabling
many worthy men to continue their
work that would have ,ot hcrwiae been
required 10 abandon their proiessiou-
| N training for at least temporary
| period
Scholarships,
Tho Medical College ~ N!rglAia, in
| evidence OF its appreciation Of the
annual preparation made by the
state OF Virginia to that institution.
gives free tuition to ten medical ard
four pharmacy students each session,
who are native born residents Of Viz
eiuia. The nominations for the schol-
arships are made by the State SEN
atora.
The college Also gives free tuition
70 those contemplating taking UP for
cign medical missionary work,
Memorial Hospital
| The graduating exercises ot the
nurses uf the Memorial Hospital Will
| be held on Thursday. May 20, 1915.
| There are eighteen nurses In tho
senior class.
| The work Of painting the interior
| Of The hospital has just been complet
| ed and other improvements are In
progress \ considerable amount has
recently been expended for neye equip
! ment ana furniture and fixtures,
The work OF reofgnnizing he hog
| pital is rapidly progressing
I Recently the executive committee
| appointed a medical board. consist ing
| of the professor of medicine. professor
! Of surgery. professor OF pediatrics,
| professor OF genito~urinary surgery,
!
/. professor Of clinical surgery Of the
| Medical College Of Virginia and the
! superintendent Of the hospital III.
| Lewis &. B0sher was elected chair
man and Frederic Il. Morlck. score
/ tary.
medical staG. consisting Of the
! teaching staff of the Medical College
/ of Virginia, was also appointed l)r.
stuart y Mchaux was elected chair
/ man; Dr EirE!hiuS Harrison. Vice
! chairman. and Ir. Jas. II Smith see
4 retar}.
Tn" following standing committees
/ were appointed. Committee on In
terncs, Dr, w. n. Graham. chairman:
Committee on Medical and Surgical
I Technique, Or. c. e, Coleman, chair
mar; Committee on Diets. DR.. A. G.
BruNp, hartman; Committee on His
tories ana Scientific Data. Or Ben II.
GIavt chairman; Committee on Legis-
/ jation Or. j. r. GcisnRer chair
man
The committees are actively at work
and their recomme dations will soon
be submitted to the medical STAFF for
4 consideration and action.
The school of Nursing Is now under
the direction Of Miss Emily w. Bauer.
II N. a graduate of the Presbvterian
Hospital in the city OF New York
4 School of Nursing. The spring class
/ Of ten probatidners were recently adj
mstted and the school now registers as
follows:
; Direc}ress Of nurses. /: assistant d.
rec,rcss of nurses. night Supervisor.
. j. head nurse operating room. 4;
senior pupil nurses IS; intermediate
pupl nurses, "a; Junior pupil nurses.
/ IA, probationere. 10: total. 60
During February. 1915. the follow
Ing new patients were admitted TO the
1 hospital
Private room patients. So: nom
clinic ward patients. II; clinic ward
/ patients, Az total goa
The patient DAYS treatment were az
follows.
Private room patients. s55: daily
average, ST; pon-clin!c ward patients.
h4@ da}lY average, 30; clinic ward
patients, 662. daily average, 20; total.
2g5S total daily average, 81.
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