Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26
Wounded SOLDIERS
WILL Be CARED FOR
A AT WESTHAMP TON
ederal Government Takes
Over Entire Richmond
College Property.
IRECTORS OF INSTITUTION
GIVE THEIR APPROVAL
lew Buildings to Be Erected
and Provision Made to
Care for 1000 Men.
OLLEGE MOVES BACK TO TOWN
Ill Open Next September in Old
Academy buildings on
Broad Street.
IRECTORS OF INSTITUTION
GIVE THEIR APPROVAL
oLLEGE MOVES BACK TO TOWN
Ill Open Next September in Old
Academy buildings on
Broad Street.

Eichmond College and Wcsthampton
blleSc vii! be turned over 10 the
:dcral government June and con.
lrtcd into a hospital OF 1000 beds
: wounded American soldiers return
from the battle iicids OF Europe.
ne college bu!idim@s and tile campus
23l acres viii bs used ly the gov.
nment until ninety days after COS.
tion OF hostiliti6.. IL Utc meantime.
c two colleges viii continue their
tivitics on the old site Of Richmond
PlleGe in the city. lt!ch,nond .Acad.
by. an institution subsidiary to the
Nlcse. will be abolished. Its build.
Es, with others to be erected. will be
ed by the college until the govern.
ent Is through with the site a. West
.npton.
No formal contract between the Sov-
nmcnt and the boards OF directors
the colleges has been signed, nor
Ia any definite compensation bceN
,mcd. The contract Will be signed
ithin the next week. The matter o:
rmpcnsation Will be lcf, entirely with
c government, which, il il stated 10y
FeSident Frederick W. Boatwright OF
e college, has thus far shown 80 fine
spirit in its negotiations that the
'llcEc is confident that II has moth
6 10 fear as To the compensation {;
to receive.
EREEMENT REACHED HETWEEN
GoNEUNMENT. AND DIUECTOUS
Agreement between the directors and
10 government was reached yesterday.
ter negotiations had been under way
three weeks. President Boatwrisht
CT " ith the directors in EueGer's lio.
! yesterday afternoon and. with J.
ayio. Eilyson. president OF the board
directors. and Colonc! Thomas L.
cAdalns. chairman OF the finance COM
ttec, explained just What the gov
.nmcnt desired. After little discus
on i; vas determined 20 turn the
n!dlnss and campus over 10 the SoY-
'nment.
coicncl Charles Lynch and Major
,hn \, Iornsby. OF the medical CORPS.
8 h, are acting Tor the govern
en-, in the matter. They came 10
,chmond several weeks ago under ci-
.ctions from Surgeon General GorGas
! lind a suitable site for a base hos
1
here a large part Of the led
en- from the battle fields are 10 he
nded. With President john {. Easlcy,
If the Richmond Chamber OF Com
3erce. and several other prominent
Isincss men. Colonel Lynch and Major
ornshy viewed several prospective
lites in and around Richmond. 5u:
ere unable to find one suited in every
ay To the purpose.
oDEUN FIREPROOF BUILDINGS
ARE ADMIRALTY ARRANGED
Finally. Richmond College was sus-
lcstcd. for the reason that IL alrc2dy
as equipped with adequate buildings
hich could easily DC converted into
|ospital wards. and for the further
l,ason that the Chesapeake and Ohio
ailway, connecting directly with the
locks at Newport News, mad a spur
lack running into its grounds. This.
was pointed out, made it possible to
lace wounded men in the hospi:a!
Iithn Two hours after their ships
3ocked in Hampton Roads.
The governments cmissaries thought
ell OF the suggestion. they imnIe-
Iiately took the matter up with rresi-
lent BoatwriGht. lie was not pre-
Jared TO enter negotiations with them
Il that time. but at once presented the
natter 10 Mr.. l2llyson and Colonel Nc
dams. The three continued the ne
|ot!ations which eliminated yesterday
il the decision to surrender the Whole
IoilcEe plant to the government.
The colleges will close May IS. Al,
Property of the Institutions not needed
|y the government will be removed by
|une l. when workmen Will commence
Conversion of the buildings AZ soon
Is possible, tho college will start crcc-
lion OF buildings on its property In
brace and Franklin Streets TO accom-
|,odate students for the term begin
ling in September. Some OF these
|uildings may be of Il temporary ma
lure. Most, however, will be perma-
ent structures and will probably be
heir present sites.
WORK. Or COLLEGES WILL
NOT BF; INTERRUPIED
President BoatwriGht stated last
light the business OF Tic colleges
soud suffer small interruption. and
hat they would lie in position to Of
Ter their usual facilities 1T the begin
hing OF the next term. lie said. too.
hat the institutions would not become
|ocducational, even for tic period Of
Inc war. Equal facilities will he pro-
dcd FOR Richmond College male stu
Eents and for WesthamptoE female
|tudents.
Following the announcement that the
ollege plant at Wcsthampton, DIR. 4. l..
tray, the ranking officer OF the Mcdi-
al College OF Virginia. in the absence
rom the city Of Or. Stuart Mcclure at
lamp Ice. and l.. u. Morris called up