The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
PEOPLES FORUM.
won,ea Want tho College.

Editor The virginian:
Sir, your paper of last Thursday
/ read Professor Minors article on
the coordinate college with n great
deal of interest. / have not been able.
however to see any really good rea-
SON why this college should not be CO.
ordinate with the State University.
representing the state in It's highest
educational capacity without dts-
crimination as to sex.
Tho writer remembers some years
ago when the qaestion OF Increased
normal facilities Was agitatad that TINS
increase was not given to Farmviiie
because it was said to be tinwise 70
concentrate at school so far from
tho center of the state, and II was ar
gued that, as the normal drew rom
ali parts OF the State, on account 81
travelling and other expenses, II was
better to Distribute these schools IN
different sections. though at much ao-
aitional cost. am not discussing the
validity OF this reasoning. but simply
state that there are four normals dis
tributed over the state. each With ia
own plart and faculty and all doing
the same work II there Ia any GOOD
financial reason for co-ordinatink the
! college and tho normal with them
different scopes there must be a better
financial reason for co-ordinating tne
four normals which have the same
| scope.
Professor Minor also tells us that
| living viii, be so much cheaper IN
| Farfnviile than in charlottesville ~
! is very hard to reconcile this with the
.;reaxcanable beard offered annually
/ az an tnducement to teachers to at
| teud the summer session IN Char
| lottesviie, We know that ones ex-
perditures at large university may
be practically 1imitless, but . state
t uniyeraity should be within the
| reach Of all who seek learning. Please
| explain, Mr.. Minor. why the family
nurse is 80 easily able to meet the son
expense where living IL too high Tor
these song sisters. We arc supposins
that all these women OF Virginia are
/ not utterly unrelated to the great STU
dent body at the state University
Does the University OF Virginia be-
| long to few men or to the State 81
| TirglniaY IN the University m ex-
! elusive college for men or demo-
cratic institution for the people who
| seek knowledge and can comply with
its scholastic requirements Are the
women OF the State a part OF the pea-
PIE OF the State and are they taxed
or not. Have the women OF Virginia
ever refused TO bear their share OF
whatever befell their state In0 Wo-
men Of Virginia want the coordinate
college and they want it at the Staxe
University. II It were possible TO re-
move the state University intact and
just as It Is. say to Winchester,
then. the women OF this Stafe would
want the coordinate college there. or
near there. and would not disturb the
inen In their exclusive College Of
charlottesville.
Professor Minor also tells us what
II decidedly best for the women Of
our State. Go carefully. Professor. for
II YOU believe what ynu say TO be true
that the women who teach SHOULD ~
mainly considered and that they 6if-
fuse an atinosphere OF culture about
thsnl, and II you believe that they axp
capable Of stimulating and in4ntM11y|
deyel0p1ng our youth, Why ron III
bo5l4se fhat toee Mssae Ro1neN5 I