The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-28

The debate was opened by superin
/ tsndent Stearnes. who s~id that th'
great problem which confronted tbs
I State BOARD OF Education was TO Oh
I tain a suilcient number Of high schoo
, teachers These teachers could h
! properly prepared only IN a standard
I college, and he favored the coordinate
college as the best plan to establish
such a college He reported that a.
the present time very few high schoo
teachers were graduates Of the univer-
sity. but he thought that II the uni
vers;ty should be opened TO women
that there would be large increase
Or Alderman. president OF the uni
versity. followed with a paper couched
In eloquent language He declared
that there were 1000 in American
colleges and Ave million women in
gainful occupations: that the world s
movement demanded that Virginia es-
tablish a college for women DR.. AL
derman Indicated three possible plans:
First a separate college for women.
which Is the usual method In Eastern
States: second, o-education, which has
been adopted very generally in the
Western States. and third, the cg-srat~
nate college Joined to the college for
men with equal opportunities but In
different classrooms. DIT. Alderman
stated that he was opposed to the sep
arate college but II the choice was
between tho separate college and CO.
education. he preferred the separate
college, for he was strongly opposed
to o-education and especially opposed
to Il al the University OF Virginia;
that II would be unfair TO attempt
the whole spirit at the University. He
advocated the coordinate college be-
cause Of economy OF force and expense,
unity and efrorr. produced better IN
Outstanding between men and women
leaders. gave better chance for re-
tanning great teachers. opportunity TO
Mt hne young men for faculty. involve
TO duplication. furnish common utlli-
ties such as museum, library. labora-
tories, lecture courses. etc DR., Alder
man then spoke OF the advantages Of
such "A plan for the University itself
II would double the opportunity OF the
University for public service, make 1t
much more democratic, invoke new en-
ereles and new synpathies.
DR.. Aldermau stated in conclusion
that many Of the alumni and the stu
dent body believed that the plan Will
mean co-educatlon, but he said that
he did not think SO. II he did think
so he would oppose II.
Mr. John w. Craddock, member Of
the board OF visitors presented the
resolutions of the board, which were
adopted by a vote OF 6 to 2, and one
members absent He said that the
board of visitors favored the establish
ment of the college on the opposite
side of the c9y OF Charlottesville
whenever the General Assembly could
500, 900. payable in two
years. with equal amounts to be Sc
cured from outside sources
The first solid shot to land against
the bill was that launched by Stu
dent Stuart, who declared that CO.
ordination would prove but the enter
ing wedge OF coeducation. Mr.. Stuart
spoke Of the glorious traditions of the
institution and appealed that they may
be preserved in keeping away from the
coordinate college AT
a mass meeting held "Wednesday night,
he reported the student body voted
on the proposition and 180 were
against 1t and hut twenty-one for IL,
The petition presented bore the sig
natures Of $40 students of the 400 at
the Institution and these were Sc
cured within the few hours' yester-
day. morning before II WIS necessary
for Mr.. stuart TO leave Charlottesville.
Later 200 more students signed SIM
liar petition.
Mr.. Moore's Address.
After speaking of the place that
woman has taken during recent years
in the affairs of the world and refer
ring to- the work that is now being
done by women in the war-riddeI
countries OF Europe-women taking
the places OF men in the industries