Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-09

I" ~ EHii"r 81 Th- Times lspatch:
~ir-To ESTABLISH cocd,.cati0n or 90.
"!6.Eation st Ia" University OF Nir-
IInla and !" maintain tho nigh standing
ana prestige OF TN" institution, tn.
STAT. would Ice compelled To duplicate
the university. nDt literally. hut imam
Ci.,IlY. a. II stands to-day. The present
ihrGltE 81 I'll" institution would be i'm
nrH.uiatly Inadequate for thu inStru.-
lion OF TIA: vast luiiuN %: women which
would pour into the university should
women Il" allowed to attend the insti-
ordination at tn" University or Viz
EIuia may say until The statues on
The lawn OF Washington and jefferson
walk down from ih"i: pcucstalS. ;hac
the sam" faculty can zoe used for both
ScNcs. nGi TN sam" faculty can never
perform satisfactorily the du,jcs which
p.c;ed 20 perform and must perform.
!: u attempts I" handle both sexes.
Tn" present faculty admirably instructs
~" student hodH 81 to-day. but i;
could not q" this double work with
efficiency Ana the work vii! he dou-
DC. FOR. 600 virginia men attend the
university certainly We can expect ~
manE "om"u 10 attend II they are
allowed. OF ""urs" "" could duplicate
This hlrh -pr!rcd faculty but would
sHcl. c"urs" pc practical wtth so great
institution itself. While. with the On
ccpiion Of N" professional courses tho
"puhi ADVANTAGES 10 those "f the uni
vorsity:
I.ik" the faculty tn. size OF tho
lccrnrorooms Of ,h- university arc jus,
about half tn" Siz" that til. accom-
modailor ~ both sexes would require.
"" cannot double The size Of Minor
Hall and the ioiunda, not 10 mention
The various buildings OF tho university.
Including laboratories end other pro-
'"sSlonaI buildings. without money and
AN enormous amount Of it In order 10
dn all mis- the state mus, spend money.
ana vast amount OF il. far TOO much
t" justify tn" accommodation Of the few
students among The ladies Of Virginia
who may desire :" take professions at
III" university. For professional courses
are the only advantages that the UNI
vcrsity could Offer Tho women Of Nir-
Stnia, which the other admirable wo-
mems colleges OF the State do not Of
fer.
Til" Arrangement OF the dormitoric.
OF the university. the lawns the ranges
and Daw sou'S Row are not suitable
for the accommodation OF ladies' The
only solution would be 10 build an
them all TO- board in private houses:
which would work a Gr"a; hardship and
expense on many; Resides. the already
oVcrrun private houses could not ac-
coinmoda;c the Coo or 500 women that
would pour in. Therefore the state. Of
necessity. would be obliged TO construct
a large and expensive dormitory.
The only advantages which the wo-
men's colleges Of the state do not af-
ford women and which tho university
would afford them arc the advantages
men o! Virginia want this profession
as they claim they do" II so. why have
they not obtained them heretofore at
other Cocducational schools" We have
no way of Judging the future women
OF Virginia but by tho past and What
has been their conduct in the pastr The
number o! professional women Of Nir-
ginia to-day who are natives OF tho
state is so small that TO find one would
he a task like searching for "A needle
in II haysiack.' II the women OF vir-
einia want professions why have they
not obtained them from other univer-
sites which arc cueducational hereto
fore: The price or profession at
other universities is tho same as that
OF the University Of Virginia.
Taking all of the above mentioned
facts into consideration. il docs not
take n wise man To reach The conclusion
that II would he extremely irnpracti-
cable to max" Of the University OF Vir-
GINA chcduca;ional Schoo, at an
enormous expense to the state when
the Few women of Virginia desiring
professions could obtain them else
where, aud tn" same culture which the
university affords could he absorbed il,
some one of our excellent womcn's col
lcgcs OF the State.
FORMEH STUDENT.
Buitcrworth. Va. February y. 1915