Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-28
WOMAN COLLEGE
BILL DISCUSSED
Aias: "a
Opposition Develops to Plan
For Coordinate In
stitution
ALDERMAN FAVORS IT
Saws Establishment Outside Of Uni
yersity of Virginia Would Be Sc
we're Blow to its Interests.

Richmond, Jan. 2S-In establishing
4 coordinate college for women under
the auspices of the University of Vlr
einia, the usefulness Of the States
premier institution of learning in lay
ing the broad foundation for intel
ligent participation in the social life
of the State would, in the opinion oil
Dr.. Edwin A. Alderman president OF
the university, who addressed the
Joint committees on Education of the
General Assembly yesterday at pub
lie hearing on the coordinate college
bill. increase the usefulness of the uni
versity a hundredfold.
Advocates of the measure, intended
to secure TO the women of the State
equal opportunity with the men OF re-
ceiving training in higher instlru-
ton of learning supported by State
funds, are besieging the Legislature
for the third time in the interest o.
having established a woman's college,
coordinate with the University OF
Virginia. The Committee yesterday
gave six hours to full discussion OF
the question, adjourning last night al
l2 o'clock. No action was taken.
Bitter opposition to the measure, as
not conductive to the best interests ol
the State and its public school Sys-
tenn and as out Of keeEing with the
hest policy ir the ed1cStiof ct won.,
en-. has developed, just as in former
wears. and a formidable array OF ia
lent appeared against the passage OF
the measure last night. Roosevelt Page
Second Auditor. was in charge of the
proponents. while Henry Taylor mar
shaled the forces of the opposition.
Dr.. Alderman, who led off for the
bill in the fight before the committee,
was emphatic in his belief that the
time has come for securing to the
women of the State an opportunity TO
share with the men in the educational
advantages offered by the State unlve'
sity.
"Co-operation," said DR.. Alderman
'is the masterword of our time. We
can no longer pursue the policy of
restricted effort. A new human type
the trained efficient woman, ac-
lively engaged, side by side with the
man. in solving the social and econo-
mic problems that come into the life
of a broad democracy-is with us II
this twenty century.
There are going to be women lead
crs. We must provide means whereby
they may secure training equal 20
that of the men who will mould the
history of the nation"
r. C. Stearnes, Superintendent OF
Public instruction, urged the passage
of the bill in the interests of the pub
lie school system of Virginia. The ef-
fciency of the whole system, ne said
centered around the high schools OF
the State. where the boys and girls re,
ceive training at the most critical
period of their life. Nothing can be
more important, said Mr., Stearnes
than that these schools should secure
the very best teachers possible an'
there is only one source OF supply
the standard college. The high school
teachers Of thirty States in the Unior
he said, are trained at State unlver
sites.
Students of the university are over
whelmingly opposed to the bill, ant
assert that. should it pass. and the CO
ordinate college is established, it vii
mean a material falling of IN the IN
stitutinn's enrolment