Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-06
STROBE EXPL AIMS HIS
UNIVERSITY MEASURE
Presents Argument of Those Who Favor Admission of
Women to Certain Graduate Schools Of the
University of Virginia.

! That these opponents may not de-
, sire SO to use the university is not
! good reason that it's use should bc de
/ MED to the daughters Of thc much
1 larger number less fortunately sit
T.tt"d IN means and opportunities
I That To every girl ~ Virginia. what
/ ever her station or condition. who
may desire fuI. educational training
reasonable opn"riunit! for the fullest
mental deN c!opmvnt, and even to reach
the intellectual heights open To her
vision. should be cINcn 10y the state
Is no lonSer dcbaJablc question
That such facilities may be given
her e'"""hcr" Ia Virginia than at til.
university. - is proposed in This bin
IS equally Beyond uchIt" with those
"h" NIL but inform Themselves
iiLI iN!utNES NO
DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT
fhat this viii Involve no experiment
dangerous to anything that il .:uod
and htEh in this great institution Will
appear entirely clear to those who wtl!
but open their minds To the evidence
Thomas jefferson projected the
states public free school system win
tho university as it's capstouc upun
NE nor. AS stated by him, Ito Avail
inc state e: those talents which ma,
ture has S"wu n literally among ,ha
poor aS The rich. but which ncrisr,
without use. if not sought for ana cul
tivatcd."
Educational authority confirmed by
more IMAM century of cNpcrien,e
holdS to th" ending Of 'estalo&li. IN.
nodern pioneer Of the higher educa-
ton Tor women. that woman has
mind not below that OF man in capac;;v
70 develop under training.
with more than 5000. 600 Of our
conntrEwomcn at work and dependent
'"t support upon their lahorS in the
al U.s. industries. sciences ana profess
IONS IN world vibrant anew with
."f spirit OF democracy and equal on
portunitN. 1t is little shor, of w,n,on
waste cautiously TO withhold from orr
own among them. and though II bc
out few could avail thereof The IA
'!''ti's al the ready command OF vir-
slt!'a, ana which now lie so largely
..u,eu ~ our state university.
iSiL' IKE WOULD DENY CHANCES
y" MANY sTRIGGILNG wom.,~
certain it is that Ia exclude IN.
women Of Virginia from tho c,,ir...
o. mo jnirciSlty OF Virginia vb,ch
TINS ".Il would open TO ,hc,n wou:I ,s
the Years pass, mean tn. denial To
many an asNirinE. talented. Struggling
""""th OF rne only chance tna, shc
h'&Ht nave 10 attain that :i.,inin.r
Equally certain il is that opposition
|" thiS hi!l cannot be justified by any
CAIN that any other public school in
teres, VIII suffer in consequences. when
lhe bin but supplements and adds 10
facilities hotn OF the public school svs
tom and Of other colleges for wonlc,:
in tho state
While wo should hear what the
alumni have to say. even though char
enthusiastically the chief concern Of
some OF them may appear 10 br 10
Keep the university as i, were. and
should also hear what may lie said by
tho n0aro Of visitors the temporary
Custol ans of the institution. as well as
What may he said by the faculty as
TO the practicahility Of the proposal.
the responsibility at the las, comes
home 20 every individual legislator 10
determine for himself whether. in the
discharge OF his responsibility. ne
should vote 10 Keep the university ex-
elusive and To deny TO those Of his
constituency. even though they he few
in numbers. who may desire or need
this larger opportunity tn" chance Of
fercd by this bin to Virginia women
81 limited means for tho highest in
tcllcctua! training the state affords.
For tn" benefit OF such women ;his
bin ir primarily designed. and that
benefit should not he needles SIS denied
Thorn.