Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-04
WANTS NEW DEPARTMENT
|f0R RICHMOND COLLEGE
EIy Suggests Establishment OF
School of Commerce, Economics
s and Government Here.
THINKS TIME is PRopITIoUs
Value of Broad Training i'll Political
n Science to Electorate Hard to Is
y tinintc at This Time, When Eco
nomic Problems Arc Serious.

In line with the agitation relative
to charter changes In Richmond is the
idea which Is receiving favorable con
sideration from many thinkers OF tho
State of the establishment Of II school
of commerce, economies and govern
ment in Virginia, preferably as 4 de-
par,ment of some already we'll known
and established institution OF learn
ing.
II Richmond's position in the South as
a large and growing industrial center
and as the capital Of the old Domin ion
nnturally suggests itself as the ideal
location for such a school, and Rich
toned in connection with the plan.
THE idea of having a school of cont
merce, economics aud government at
Richmond College is not new. ! under
stand" said Richard Ely. associate
counsel for the Siact Corporation Com
mission. yesterday; hut the present
establishment of such school or dc.
partment that the possibility should
now have. III my opinion. serious CON
Even before the war the South's in
dustriai progress WIS beginning to lie
commented upon generally. and the
greatly increased her prosperity. The
part which the South has played in
the present administration has also
drawn general attention TO the South
crn States. and perhaps it would not
be too much TO say that. all things
considered. the South should he des-
+ tlneu TO play 4 new ana relatively
much larger role in the affairs Of the
nation than she has since antebellum
days days co.,
hcr climate. natural resources and her
people should insure her, she ought
not TO. be at disadvantages with the
rest of the country In having leaders,
trained in business and in an intelli-
CONT understanding OF the great public
problems of this day and age. upon
whom to draw.
ECONOMIC PROBLEMS MADE
MORE SERIOUS nY WAR
The many prcwar questions of our
complicated economic and Industrial or
Eanization. such as the labor problem
in al It's aspects. the public utility
rather than less difficult by the war.
which has added many serious prob
lens of it's own. Upon the wide solu-
ton or. ut least intelligent approach
TO all these questions, which will con-
tinue to recur. will dercnd. however.
to- greater or less degree the pros
elsewhere.
80 vitality important arc many OF
the present questions of the kind re-
ferred to. considered to business as
whole. that the Chamber OF Com
merce of the United States Is now at
tempting the formal organization of all
the industries OF the country as far
as possible In order that they may give
these problems the closest scrutiny and
study and act upon them as IL whole in
the most intelligent way and to the
best advantage.
practically all of the great univer-
sites outside of the south not only
to. but have We'll developed and largely
patronized schools or departments or
the Kind here under consideration.
The value to the body polite or a
growing part OF the electorate. with
broad training in business, economies
and poiiticnl science, upon our laws
estimate. AS was we'll said in one OF
the LOCAL evening papers Il few days
ago. Justice and liberalism are the
onlS antidutes for Bolshcvism. When
we deny the one and oppose tho other
we aEgrarate what We would relieve :
Viewed from slightly different aspect
ance against dangerous radicalisn lies
not in extreme and rcactonary CON
progreSsivism.
SHOULD NE SO SITUATED
As To iS.Er ~ TauCII
"a school or department OF the kind
referred to should il seems to me, be
SO situated rs to keep IN close touch
and should also. preferably. " near
a seat OF government. Richmonas no
sftion tn the South as Il large and grow
inS industrial center. and as The Cant
tai OF the Oil Dominion is ideal in
these two respects. and in Richmond
college there IS already nj hand Il well
n'u Ia Y " ipIs Known institution FOR
the beginning OF such a school Stu
ated as Richmond is. the school could
grow and be fed by the city. and vice
versa, though such school. If success
Iui. would soon become much more
than purely local affair
department or school of this kind
wouid. furthermore. focus attention in
the south upon a needed Development
in It's system of higher education. and
the city and state, act as n pioneer in
valuable and desirable movement. III
successful to a high degree ii would
add great and Wen deserved prestige
70 the institution referred to, and con-
Siitute new claim 10 distinctions
among many OF this city"
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