Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-01
QUICK ACTION IS NEEDED
MEDICAL SCHOOLS MUST
MERGE TO OBTAIN FUNDS
Committee Representing General Icdu-
cafion Bonrd or Rockefeller FOun-
dRttOn Will Visit Virginia.

Starting from New York today. a
committee representing the General
Education Board of the Rockefeller
Foundation. is coming to Virginia and
other Southern States to make n. sur
rey of medical institutions, with
OF these SCHOOLS with funds from the
gift OF 500. 100000 which was an
bounced Christmas Day by John -.
IT was expressly stipulated by Mr.
k,Gscckcteiler in making the sIoo.0Oo.ooO
Gitt to the Rockefeller Foundation.
mat the major portion of the funds
should be used for medical education
and health work in the South. An
General Education Board would come
South Immediately to make tho neccs-
SSary survey before appropriating the
men last night. who arc anxious that
Virginia benefit from the cndowmcnts.
Virginia Is Ineligible.
Under the present circumstances Vir-
the Medical college Of Virginia. in
Kichmond and the medical department
lottcsvillc. are both state owned. TN
der the policy of the Rockefeller Foun-
to one institution in 81 State at the cx-
pcnsc of another, particularly when
both are State-owned; Also, the Rookie
Teller Foundation has stated tina;
higher efficiency is attained through
concentration of efforts ana wishes 10
ehdow where TINS policy is in effect.
Immediate Action Impcrativc
Until N.rglnia's two medical schools
are consolidated this State stands lit
Tie chancc OF securing any Of the funds
offered by Rockefeller. in the opinion
movement to consolidate the two State
schools has been under way, but has
not been successful Governor, DAVIS
would present the matter TO the com
ing session of the General Assemble
IN close touch with the Rockefeller
Foundation. last night stated that i'm
mediate action must be taken If the
losing the cndowmcntS.
II was stated that unless the boards
OF "isitors OF the two institutions, or
the General Assembly provided for the
consolidation Of the two schools within
a short time, this state would continue
To he ineligible for the cndoWmcutS. ON
previous occasions tentative offers OF
$i."0u.oO0 have been made should the
Two schools hc consolidated, but with
Mr.. ltockcfcller'S new gift OF 100000
OVO. il is believed by Richmond medical
men that $lo,o0ooo0 is available for
Several plans have been proposed for
the consolidation of the two State med
zeal schools. the one meeting with the
most favor being the absorption OF the
Medical College Of Virginia by the Uni
vcrSity the combined institutions TO be
known as the Medical Department of
the University of Virginia. Under this
plan medical students Of the Univcr-
sity would he given their academic
training II Charlottesville, and the
Medical College property here would DC
maintained for the practical training
of the students because of the wealth
OF clinical material afforded in Rich
mond and adjacent territory.
Announcement that the committee
from the Rockefeller Foundation is
coming South caused medical men to
predict last night that early action
would lie taken either by the boards OF
visitors or Governor Davis on the pro-
poSal TO consolidate the two inStitu-
tons in Virginia. in order to insure
this State receiving its share Of the
large endowment fund.