The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-29
ia R. ShnIlllcrr.
SENATORS STROBE


Continued from First Pags.r
rcrrcsqed by the Lieutenant Governor.
Those Who Would Attend.
Taking I'D the matter Of costs, Sena
tor strobe declared that the cost OF
attending Swccilriar College, IN his
county, was greater than the aggre-
gate income Of the average family In
Virginia, and that was about the only
Institution in the state that approach
ed the University Of Virginia in tho
value Of diplomas He did not believe
that the parasitic class would attend,
but he was confident that the class Of
women attending would be the studi-
Gus, conscientious women who were
. bent upon securing an education. He
referred to the attitude Of the students
who protested against coordination,
saving he recalled that when he was
a student at the university ne had
Joined in "A great protest against the
election of a president for the Uni
versity OF Virginia 1t had never been
done, and TO depart from the tradi-
tons Of the past would be to invite
disaster, wreck and DESTROY the past
the glorious brilliant and cherished
past. And the fact is, said Senator
STROBE that in the last few years the
number Of students had more than
doubled.
Senator Strobe spoke for an hour
and quarter. being given close at
tenuon to the end.
! senator Addison Opposes.
Senator Addison, OF I.ynchburg. at
the afternoon session, spoke IN opposi-
ton TO tho measure In his opening
remarks Senator Addison commended
Mrs. Munford for her work In behalf
of the women IN the state for higher
education. But he declared. It must
not be considered that all tho women
IN the State were in favor Of the
proposition. Otella O, Harvey presi-
dent of the Alumni Association Of the
Farmville Normal College, represent
ing 300 teachers. was opposed to
such a step. and she had spoken for
that organization. Senator Addison
( denied the imputation that the hands
! q those who were opposed to the CO.
! ordinate college were raised against
women He paid a tribute to the wo~
men OF virginia. who had in every
stage been the helpmates Of the men.
lie believed that II coordination came
that 1t would inevitably lead to CO.
i education.
Senator Addison made the chat 60
. that soma OF the professors of the
( University Of Virginia who were back
I -n2 President Alderman were doing
SO with the hope that IT would lead to
tco-education and that by that means
they would enter the field Of CO educa-
ton President Alderman was OPP
posed TO co-education NJ the Jni-
versity. He made this charge on tho
authority Of Prof ssor Richard Heth
Dahney one Of the members OF the
faculty.
The senator was opposed To the gem
eral scope Of the bill he was opposed
TO the coordination OF the campus,
The classroom would he tho only thing
IN which coordination would not OBJ
tain The laboratories would be open
I 70 boys and girls alike The class
room feature was the least objection
able In connection with the whole
matter.
"Co-ordination Is simply a mere
/ clumsy alias for co-education," said
. senator Addison Such thing would
be deTnoralizing to the boys. He said
that unless human nature WAS very
much changed II would be found,
under the changed condition, that
their only books would be women s
books,
Want Unycrsity's Influence.
Mr.. Addison divorced himself for
INC lllte pFli2 dh an aiuiluAS Ol il4t
University. and viewed the proposition
from that angle, He said that the
University belonged to the people Of
the state. That was true. And on
that the whole matter hinged. The
atmosphere the reputation OF the Uni
versity OF Virginia, was sought. When
the suggestion was made that the To-
cation Of the higher institution might
I've Richmond or Norfolk the idea was
ropel'ed as unwprthy Of Virginia and
Virgnians. i
Senator Addison quoted DR.. James
Cannon and his reason against the CO.
ordinate college, saying that the
scheme was impracticahle. He ad
vocated higher education. ana declar-
90 that the head OF one of the normal
colleges. already engaged in college
work. could with q small increase In
appropriation. conduct a fall four
wear college course at minimum
cost But the advocates OF the pend
ing hill wanted the college at the Uni
versEy OF Virginia.
No site for the building was pro
posed, except on grounds owned by
, the University OF Virginia; no plans
for the building were submitted and
no estimate OF the cost was even en-
braced in all that had been advanced.
/ Senator Addison discussed the Inn
perative need for moro money for
the public schools, saying that they
we're first to be considered. In pass
ing, Senator Addison touched on the
average cost OF maintaining a student
~ the University, saying that the
agure was $500 ana over. which the
taxpayers were paying for each aca-
demic student AZ the University. and
he then declared that the cost for the
course at Washington and Lee was
just SIS,
"lnd In the last six years tho State
of Virginia has increased the per
capita approximation for the public
achoOl enrolment from $40 tn
S3.fl," said Senator Addison. 50 only
ono cent in six years"
At o'clock the Senate adjourned
nnt,i today at noon. with Senator Ad-
olson stll in possession OF the floor