The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-05

fessors for that purpose. The univer-
sity professors are not able now to
! give the courses that they should. III
you viii look at the catalogue of Yale,
Harvard or Princeton, you will find that
they OFFER great number OF courses
on subjects where the university offers
only three or four. / have myself
heard one OF the professors al the uni
Ncrsity, who is dear personal friend
OF mine and who, strangely enough.
is an advocate of coordination, say
that by reason of the current worn
imposed upon him 1t was absolutely
impossible for him TO ofTer graduate
course that he knew should be given.
This is no trivial objection. 1t means
that the University of Virginia in many
respects Is not doing real university
work. ! do not think they would par
tcularly dispute this fact, and they
always say that they fail to do it for
lack of money. l must confess that
my mind fails TO grasp the PROPOSE
ton how imposing new duties upon a
faculty which is hardly able to per
form its present ones and is prevented
from extending them, is o make in the
direction of efficiency. If IL was claim
cd that the esta blishment of 4 co-ordi-
nate college will 10 certain extent
relieve the professors at the univer-
sitv ! answer:
list. That if the relief is to be sub
stsntial the argument based on econ
omy largely vsnishes;
End. That II the relief takes the
form Of one set OF university male stu
dents being Instructed by one PROBES
sor and another set being Instructed
In the same subject by another pro-
lessor, the experiment is OF doubtful
value. and
Bird If the college is TO he really
-ordinate--that is to say Of the same
rank and Offering the same work and
If the male and female students are
not to be associated in lectures ii is
dIffcult TO see how, in view Of the ex-
listing condition of an inadequate far
ulty. the establishment of co-ordl-
nate faculty will help. Ia other words.
can two faculties for TWO institutions
do more or better work than Que fac
Guilty for one?
Third l believe that the real pur-
pose OF a large number OF those pro-
noting this movement Is eventually to
establish n system of partial or total
co-education at the University of Vir-
ginia. I think that this would he la
mentable
Fourth. The overw heimiuc sentiment
Of he alumni, who. after all. form the
great strength of any college. is OPP
posed TO this plan. Some two years
ago. when the matter came up last
time We had a meeting Of the alumni
In Norfolk, and while / cannot recall
the exact figures of the vote on the
subject, IL was more than three to
one against ordination. the total
votes in favor of it being, | think, nine
The same is true of the great body OF
the alumni Whether this feeling be rea-
sonable or unreasona BILE, it is fact
TO be reckoned with, Men who have
spent their substance and their time
like water in behalf of the University
OF Virginia are bitterly opposed to
this measure. and even If the argu-
ments In favor of 1t should predomi-
nate. as | do not think they do,
should think the Legislature would
hesitate long before antaRonizine this
devoted host of friends Of the univer.
sity
Very respectfully,
(signed) ROBT. q. TUNsTALi.
Jan. ~, 1916.