The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10
MORAL Bill S WIN
BY LARGE VOTES
FAVORABLE REPORT ON
COORDINATE COLLEGE
PATRONS ARE TO CREATE
THREE FUNDS or sSo, 900


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Adversely Repostcd.
Friends OF the coordinate college
bill scored again yesterday afternoon
when the House Committee on Schools
and Colleges favorably reported the
coordinate college bill favorably b.
vote OF to 4. The White bill
providing for the establishment Of 4
Class A woman's college. standard
institution. to be established at ons
OF the State normal schools. was re-
ported with the rscommendation that
Il do not pass.
The bill was favorably reported BY
the Senate committee Tuesday after
noon. and It's favorable report yes-
terday by the House committee had
been anticipated by its advocates
The bill as reported carries an amend
priation feature that the bill carried
when IL was presented.
Advocates TO Finance III.
This was that the General ASSEM-
bly, appropriate $t6e.1aa FOR the e.
tablishment and maintenance or the
institution at the university durme
the first two years. The advocates
of the measure, as amended. ass the
Legislature for a charter for the co.
ordinate Institution only. They agree
10 establish and maintain the inati-
tuition They also agree TO give free
ave scholarships or $50 each annual
Ia {v1~ A..t.
gressionai districts Of the state, MAX
ing IL possible for poor girls to more
easily obtain university education.
Mrs. b. b. Munfcrd appeared be-
fore tho committee In behalf of the
bill Yesterday afternoon. and Dele
gate Hugh White. OF Rockbrid e. pa
trcn OF the bill for . sepArats wo-
man'w collage Al one OF the norma!
schools. opposed 1t.
When the bill came out OF the
Senate COMMITTEES II WAS amended to
eiiniinate the appropriation feature.
The House committee yesterday fur
Their amended it,
Advocates OF the coordinate COL
lege, having indicated that they could
finance the establishment and that
all they want now Is the charter, SIM
liar 10 that which the General Assem-
bly, Of Virginia ninety-eieaf years arc
gave TfsesHHs jefferson foY the found
ing OF the university. Delegate Burke
OF Appomattox, offered an amend.
ment providing that ahere be made
no APPROPRIATION by the liFxiHis tsen-
srai Assembly until after they had
VIM Create TArse Fa.ss.
The amendment provides that before
the State. of Virginia appropriates any
money for the purposes Of co-ordi-
nate college 3i5o,eoe shall hare peen
raised by the coordinate ccifeEe nd
v0cates. This shall be lin three funds
Of sSe.aeo each. one for endowment;
one for buildings. and one for scholar
ships.
Fifty scholarships TO girls are to
be awarded annually Carrying with
them ffty dollars year toward main
tenanc~ at the coordinate wonaAns
college The girls receiving these
schoi arkhips agree to teach in public
high schools nj least two rsars
That the three funds will be raised
10 declared certain
IudicAtions Of the widespread In
terest and the determination to give
TO women of Virginia equal opportuni-
ties with young men for higher edu-
cation presented yesterday were an
nouncementa OF two s.10ec contribu-
fions.
I've s1.aoo Coatrisstisns.
One Of these came q week or more
ago from Mrs. Findley Could Sheppard,
formerly Miss Helen Gould. The otheg
came BY cAble within the last two
days from Mrs Nannia Langhorne a.
tor. whoae home In England IL now
one huge hospital In which rsiisf ii
being given tho wounded sufferer
from the front That the contribution
should come 1t this time whsn wars
stress IN heavy apon tho land In which
Mrs. Astor lives and heavy upon her
mind. shows that the need OF yir-
ginia women for higher education ap-
peals strongly TO this Virginia woman
In foreign land.
1t was also stated last night that
the citizens OF Charlottesville ana u
ALTERNATE County have agreed to give
IL the bill 10 passed To estahiish the
institution there.
New Friends Are Clai,Aex.
Now that the bin Has been favorabiy
reported by the committee Of both
houses its friends are mere sanguins
than ever. They see ahead Ok II sue
cess in the Senate. and bellows they
viii be able to carry X In the House.
Members OF the House who hava Op-
posed the measure ia IT. original forns,
costing the state $7S.t0o year are
said 10 have changed their attitude
ana are counted among those who win
work for and vote tor the passaGa u
the hilt in the House ~
Opponents OF the GO -ordinAte college
are arm Ia their heller that they will
" 4h1e To hold on their eide tho ms
30rity vote against the bill that recent
noifn have ahowu them ID poneeoS
For C0anty CAnnfng Cub.
LouiaburR. Feb. s.1she Franklin
County c0m11iszloners have Appropri-
ntsd 1850 10 employ i snperviGon Of