The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-01

and which tradition had hallowso.
Al one point in his speech Senator
Addison said that Senator Strobe and
himself had been referred to Dy many
Of their prohibition friends as two
orphanx'' in their isolation in the mat
: ,cr Of the Aapp prohibition bill
Cannon supports Bin.
When the Senate reconyened OF
b O'Clock Senator Cannon. OF Richmond,
, arose 10 support the bill and TO reiuts
the Arguments OF the Senator from
f.ynchburg. Mr. Addison. lie said he
would undertake TO give the reasons
why. in hts opinion, the State should
establish the college for women. Never
IN all his career IN the courtroom or
in the halls OF legislation had no
heard such Inconsistencies advanced
as in the arguments presented In OPP
position To the proposition pending
The opponents OF the bill had said
II would be n crime TO establish the
college at the University of Virginia.
and the distinguished Senator from
Lyuchbur@ had declared that It would
be an outrage 10 delegate the power
Of location OF the buildings All sorts
Of cuunter-propOs had been made
some favoring the location at the eN-
treme end Of Charlottesville, and
others favored the school at any other
place than the University of Virginia.
The question" said Senator Cam
non, Is this; Are the women OF VIZ
ginia entitled to the higher education
on the same footing as that accorded
70 the young men? Would any Sena
tor rise and undertake to deny such
a right? lie said that Virginia had
made as liberal appropriations AS pos
sibie for the pubic schools, bul II
must be considered that the task De-
fore the State was herCulean, with
very large percentage OF school at
tendants which paid practically noth-
ing 70 the cause or eaucAton. re sara
that Oregon had been cited as one
/ of the state In which great sums
were given 70 public schools but ore
gon had no negroes and no pensions
for old soldiers.
The time had come, said senator
Cannon, for tho women ~ demand
higher education, ana ne believed tha'
Il was but the part OF right for me
state 70 provide such school. Inc
college should he estahhshed ana no
place was SO well suited as the Uni
Terslty Of virginia lie had come 10
the senate opposed 20 the scheme, out
whom he had pondered the question
and heard the arguments he had
changed and was proud 10 have cast
vote for the coordinate college
/ Would the Senators pay heed TO the
3 faculty. Of the University of Virginia
or 10 tho students. The latter were
crnosad "a mo scheme Of course and
much depended on leadership in such
affairs. He referred to having been
/ In A E.nchinr party while at the uni
versity to lynch a man who had never
been arrested for crime which had
never been committed
In the matter pending, he preferred
! 10 follow the lead Of such men as
Holm Bassett Moore. Woodrow Will
son and Henry {. stuart. than to
take seriously the protests OF the boys
and d.d not underestimate boys They
/ had not considered the matter and
and had not had the time to ponder
such matters suppose the scheme Of
providing d college for women at d
normal school were adopted, there
would come 10 the General Assembly
from the remaining three nOrmals for
recognition as colleges, and they
would be we'll within their rights, 1t
would destroy the normal college, The
women of the state had waited too
long In demanding their due and that
to which they were entitled. lie he
lleved that the public schools OF the
State would. tf It were nedessdr y
agree to surrender one day Of their
term in order that the women Of the
State might have chance TO obtain
an education.