The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-22

le8o OF 0&tAW4{Ds C0-oT0tnata cut-
iege for women In connection with
mans college Of that State. Mr.. Nc
CURE replied that there was no record
of this In the report OF he Commis-
sioner Of Education for 1914 1t was
explained to him that the collage was
not opened until the fall OF 1914, and
statistics for same could not therefore
appear in the commissioner 1914 re-
port. At the same time It was point
ed out to Mr.. Mcclure that Delaware
had come to Virginia for president
OF this first State-supported co-ordi-
nate college, DIR. 8. G Mitchell having
resigned the presidency of the Medi-
cal College OF Virginia in 1914 to be-
come president of Delaware College,
and its allied woman's college In the
little town of Newark. Del.
On February 8. ten full days after
being publicly reminded of his mac
curacy, Mr.. MCGUIRE has printed this
same statement over his signature, de-
voting two full paragraphs of his ar
ticle to discussion of same. 1t Is
amazing, to say the least. that Mr.. Nc
Guire should have been willing to do
this. Surely ten days gave ample
time to verify any statements made
about Delaware College, Besides, Mr..
Mcclure has become known to wo-
mems organizations and legislative
committee in the past three years as
somewhat Of an authority on the high
er education Of women. He Is ex-
cellently well posted on what kind OF
a college women want, and he knows
perfectly what kind of a college Is best
for women. and just what kind wo-
men would go to. He Is convinced that
this type OF colleg is separate and
not a coordinate college. One would
think that Delaware's coordinate col
lege would have been a challenge to
this seeker after truth. Apparently
Delaware women--public school stu
dents. women's clubs. and all the
yroups Ct women that want co-ordi-
ate college In Virginia--wanted Della
ware to establish coordinate college;
those In a position TO judge the mat
ter educationally knew they should
have a coordinate college; the State
founded a coordinate college, and wo-
men are attending II in even larger
numbers than was expected. OF course
all with Mr.. McGuires theory. The
fact Ia that a careful survey of con-
ditions at Delaware College would have
brought to Mr.. McGuire's attention
several facts that would have material
" affected some of his most important
arguments as stated in The Virginian
and elsewhere, For Mr.. McGuire's In
formation I should like TO place some
of these facts over against one or two
of his paragraph headings, statements,
ETC.:
/. There are no state-supported CO.
ordinate colleges--Delaware has cos
ordinate college for women in con-
nection with its State college for men.
Q. CA-oekanats colleges exist only in
large cftaes ana grs snsn&S only for
large centers Of population. Newark,
Del. is a town of 2.50S inhabitants,
less than half the size of Charlottes-
Vile.
3. Coordinate college only step to
co-education-I quote the statement or
loyal alumnus of Delaware College;
Considerations of economy would ma
turally have prompted co-education
had not the trend against the system
been quite the other way" This same
alumnus tells me that once upon
time thorough going co-education ex-
listed at Delaware College. Was the
movement of 1918 toward co-educa-
ton? Not at all From co-education
to coordination Is the natural trend
nowadays Western Reserve proves II ;
Richmond College proves it: the Uni
versity of South Carolina proves 1t.
Surely Mr. Mcclure knows OF the en-
thusiasm in South Carolina two years
ago over the establishment OF a CO.
ordinate college instead of the co-edu-
cation that has existed Tor nearly
twenty-five years. 1t was most un-
fortunate that flaw in the title to
some property concerned in the move
ment halted matters there after fAoss
favorable reports from the committees
OF the Legislature and much evidence
of enthusiasm in all quarters.
4, Proposed coordinate college can
not be eIf-supporting--Mr. Mcclure
is naive indeed when he says where
would the University OF Virginia be II
X could not cali on the state OF VIZ
ginia for help" He seems to ignore
the fact that the university is even
state university. But Delaware
catches him even there--it shows that
a coordinate State college demands
less per student from the State than
even the most economical standard
college he can cite. namely, Randolph
Macon, At the Woman's College or
Delaware women are this year gaining
a standard college education at a per
capita cost to the State of $204.65 Tor
eighty-six students. Even Randolph
Macon, with 600 students, cannot equai
this, its per capita cost being S22s.
Naturally per CAPITA CoSt Will Aois -
De!aware's College with the increased
number Of students that each year
brings 1t may also be interesting 10
note that experience In Delaware has
shown that suitable site can be pro-
vided together with two dignified and
comforta BILE buildings, an academic
building and n dormitory, all for the
sum of $4,000. not for millions, as
some suggest. Delaware students at
the Women's College pay $255-$250
for room and board In tiormitofy, and
IS registration fee. Even at the low
price Ii looks as though the Women
College Is self-supporting. And what
of the State-supported separate coll
leges that Mr.. Mcguire mentions? AT
.least they do not bear out Mr.. Nc
Cures statement that a separate state
college will provide more revenue for
its own support Neither one or the
two colleges cited, Florida and Mis-
sissippi, is recognized as standard four
year colleges, neither has penny OF
endowment, and the number of stu
dents from outside the State Is so small
as to be negligible. Whence come the
extra funds?
6. But the University of Virginia Ia
different" Delaware College Is Well
nigh as venerable as the University OF
Virginia. 1t was founded In 1884. and
was thus one Of the very earliest State
universities Its radiations are mark
eddy Southern. Again ! quote the
aI,,mnus Of Dela ware College,: New