The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20
MARY MAY SOON ATTEND
COLLEGE WITH WILLIAM
Senate. by Vote Of 10 to -. Approves
Measure Opening Doors of His
toric College fo Women.
PATRONS EXPECT To WIN
Workmcn's Compensation Bill Up for
Discuseion--Lengthy Session Prom
ised for Todny--CouMnittec APP
proves Medical Inspection.

Mary may so to college next fail with
Brother william at William and Mary
college. That historic institution, one
of the oldest in the country. will open
its doors to women for educational
training on the same basis and foot
ing as males, under the terms of the
bill passed by the senate yesterday
Patrons OF the measure are strong
in their belief that the bill will be-
come a law
There be some who incline that this
will have tho effect OF defeating the
main protect-the opening OF the
University OF virginia to women In all
the classes graduate and professional
On the other hand, the friends of that
proposition declare that this is the
first step In that direction, where the
women can equip themselves at VII
liam and Mary and then enter the
University of Virginia. Senator
STROBE 10 patron of measures to both
purposes. and he is as determined in
the effort for the opening of the uni
Sersity al he was in advocacy Of the
bill to open william and Mary to wo-
men.
Senator Strobe made the only
speech In advocacy of the bill. and
the opposition satisfied itself with Of
fering amendments. which we're not
acceptable to the patron, and they
were voted down with the ga me regu-
iaritv that they we're offered. The
measure was taken up and the rules
suspended. and II was rushed TO it's
passs &c by the following recorded
vote:
Ayes-senators Andrews. Buch-
Goodloe. Gum. Hening, Jefrreys,
Jordan. Lacy. Mathews. Robertson,
Strobe. Thornton. Webb Wenden-
burg and West--~t9.
Nays-Senators Addison. Barham,
Bowers. Byrd. Cannon, Conrad, Down.
ing. Garrett Goolrick, Holt. Keith.
Rinehart and 1'rinkle---t3,
Compensation BiIl Discussed.
The next special order was ths
workmen's compensation act. the
measure reported by tho commission
which spent nearly year in making
an Investigation OF the subject SEN
ator Goolrick. OF Fredertcksbu
chairman OF the commission, made
an elaborate explanation of the pro-
visions OF tlAe bin showing It's need.
it's fairness. and declaring that in
thirty-seyen states the principles en-
bodied in the pending bill are In force.
In many OF the foreign countries the
measure IA law, its rlght and Justice
appealing to all man where the rights
Of the workers are involved He said
that under its provisions. when a
man In injured he Will have some
assistance for himself and his family,
and that IN case Of death his family
a 1, - 1. IL.
The large employers OF labor were in
favor OF tho bill and the laborinE
men were IN favor of IT. He took oc-
cssion 10 refer TO the spirit Of fair
ness dlsplH cd bv the vast majority
of the union workinEmen In favor Of
the bill Fsfore any action could be
taken. the hour FOR Adjournment ar
rived. and the hill went over
Under a resolution offered by Sena
tor Holt, The senate Will convene on
"Wednesday at noon. vAcate the chair
at o'clock, and resume Mt $50. the
session for the day TO end at 6 O'Clock.
This Is done to clear the calendar OF
the mass OF hilN now on II and which
is increasing by leaps and bounds
each day
The West bill. providing FOR medi-
cal inspection of school children. and
empowering supervisors Of the coun-
ties to make appropriation to provide
the costs of such work by phvSi-
oian or a trained nurse, was favor
ably reported yesterday afternoon by
the senate committee for public In
situations and education. The bill was
so amended that In case parents OBJ
ject to such inspection II shall be
waived. Thus, Christian Scientists
who may have a child In school who
is suffering from diphtheria. such
child cannot DO subjected to examina-
tion.
The bill providing for I19 free schol-
arships In the University of Virginia.
to be named from the several counties
ana cities, who are to receive every
thing free. except board. was also
favorably reported. This bill was op-
posed by Floyd NJ. Hughes. Of Nor
folk. and Lyon G. Tyler. Of William
and Mary college.
The bill imposing a special tax of
ten cents on each S10o OF property
of every class for the benefit OF the
primary and grammar schools from
the nrst to the seventh grades. both
inclusive, was also favorahly report
ed with the recommendation that Il
be seat TO the finance COMMITTEES for
consideration.
The senate committee on roads and
internal navigation has made a favor
able report OF the bill which allows
the state to take over the Valley turn
pike and make that thoroughfare free
to the public. The bill was so amend
ed as TO cut off the $4,000 a year
and requiring the state to maintain
the road under the direction and con-
troll OF the state highway commission.
This committee also approved a BIN
which adds the governor to the state
highway commission and empowers
the commission to suspend actual road
construction for such a time as TO Il
may be deemed proper during the
tendency OF the war, when the cost
is held to be excessive