Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-04
WOMEN ARE ADMITTED
TO MEDICAL COLLEGE
Board OF Visitors Decides to Grant
49, Them Same Courses as
u.s. to Men.
REGARDED AS WAR MEASURE
Commencement Exercises Take Place
at City Auditorium Tonight, With
~ Address by Colonel Vaughan, of
= Council of National Defense.

For tho period OF the war and prob
the medical. dental and pharmacy
Classes OF the Medical College of Nir-
gihia AS matter OF economy In the
conduct Ut tho institution and in a
Spirit OF cooperation with the govern
ment 20 supply the vacancies at home
OF men In these professions who arc
called 20 the colors. this decision was
reached yesterday afternoon by the
board OF visitors in annual meeting In
tho administrative building. Clay and
Twelfth Streets.
The plan Will hc tried for the first
time in the history Of the medical
college beginning next fail. and az
rord:nC to indications the classes OF
women arc expected TO be unusually
large. Efforts have been under way for
some time 10 make the institution CO.
educational but until this year all have
resulted III failure Many Influences
were brought 10 bear and tho board Of
visitors has taken this course prin-
clpally as a war measure II will he
given thorough test for the duration
of the war and afterwards If 1t proves
aSuccess permanent classes for women
In these depa VIII he estab-
l:shed
RECEIVE SAME HONoRS
Fssf AND COT RISES AS MEN
Fy a special arrangement last year
several young women were matricu-
lated in the class of pharmacy. and ac-
cordinC 10 the college authorities
proved 10 he excellent students One
young woman who came to the institu-
ton several years ago with degree Of
bachelor OF arts TO her credit from "A
Southern college was admitted and
after leaving the college has stood high
IN her classes in Johns Hopkins Uni
Ncrsity.
DurrF the discussion Yesterday at
the meeting OF the board Of visitors Il
was FIRST thought advisable to allow
yong women 10 take advantage of the
freshmen. sophomore and junior classes
only and that degree would not he
conferred. However. this was later de-
atidcd to be ipnra cticahle in view OF the
mnny complications that would arise.
aud II was finally determined that they.
should be admitted uHon an equal has s
with mon ana receive the same honora.
COMMENCEMENT ENERrl~ES
TAKE PLACE: TO-NIGII'r
The commencement; exercises OF the
college began last Sunday. and will
close Tonight. when diplomas Will hn
awarded and degrees conferred to tn"
graduating classes i'll tho City Audi :.
tcrium. NJ the same time graduating.
nurses Will receive the reward fo~ their
labors and VIII he presented pins by
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Meyer. l.. y a.
REDRESS OF the nurses OF Memorial
Hospital.
Officers Of tho M.dicai College of
Virginia bns" hosri;a' unit now sta
toned at Camp Lee who were former
members 81 The faculty Will no present
tonight. They number exactly forty
five. Rev w Russell Bowie H. D.
chaplain OF tho unit. Will open tho
exercises by prayer. after which Major
stuart Mcclure. dean of the collcg.
end head ot the base hospital unit.
will present a report of the work ac-
comnlshcd during the past session.
and Will also award the diplomas and
degrees. Judge George L. Chirsttaa.
chairman Of tho board Of visitors. VIII
preside
COLONEL VAUGHAN 30
MiI:H CHIEF ADDRESS
The addre.s of the evening viii bc
delivered hy Northumberland Victor
G. Vaughan. VI. IL r.. member OF ih,
United states council Of Defense. ana
dean of the department Of mcdicin.
and SurGcr. % ihe l-uivcryi.v OF N;irh,.
i'an. Sevcri musical selection VIII IL,
ranlor"i 81 Intervals DURING thc prog
i-Ss e thn oHA.cisesf. Before the cIosc
~ tbs rrr".a r,,..l- {: Macuulcy. score.
i9rE- irensu"" VIII announce thc hos
ri;ht appointments for thn ensuing.
yea.
lain o' tae graduates in ;he n,cai-
cal classes have already enlisted in
the naval service Is assistant sur
-,cons. with .ha rank Of ltcr;cran, -
he Junior grade and will enter upon
Their new du,ics whenever ,hcy are
called. f'h' cNrrciscs tonight viii 10
Yin promptly at .."o o'clocN
Arrives u,cr.Can
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