Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-02-06
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1921.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EXON
CRATES DIR. HOSJkINS.

DR.. Margaret HoskinS, member
Of the faculty of the Iedical Col
iegr of Virginia, was exonerated yes
terday by the executives committee OF
,he board Of visitors for remarks she
is said to have made TO students in
regard TO intcrmarrfage of races. The
decision was rendered III the form Of
Il resolution unanimously adopted by
the committee and representatives
from the four medical classes of the
college,. ~
Members Of the committee, five re
prcsentatives from each Of the class
es and tho students present when the
doctor made her remarks attended the
meeting yesterday, afternoon. The
session began early and lasted sever
al hours. Each membdr of the com
mittee weighed the testimony Of the
students and after careful considerat
ion adopted resolution which absolv
cd DR.. Hoskins Of the charge pressed
by members Of the sophomore class.
Testimony Of the students present
when the remarks were made brought
out the fact that the discussion re
gardipg intermarriage did not take
J place while the class was in session
! and did not form q part Of any lee.
ture delivered by the doctor. The stu
| dents testimony brought out the fact
that Dr.. Hoskins in a conversation
with several persons had made re
| marks regarding tho intermarrag
Of races.
LETTER FROM DIR, ,HOSKINS.
| The committee in addition to the
| testimony OF tho students had before
! it letter from Dr.. Hoskins in which
she stated she had no intention OF al
| vocating ilttermlrriage of the races
! and that she regretted tho incident
1'ne resolution follows
| The undersigned members OF the
executive committee ,0f. thc boNrd 81
! visitors Of tho Medical College Of Viz
ginia and representatives of the sew
eral classes Of the school Of medi
, cine after a careful Investigation OF
all the circumstances desire to make
| the following statement with refer.
ence to certain remarks alleged to
have been made by DR.. Hoskins and
recently widely published.
After full and careful eXamina'
ton we have ascertained that the
! press wCVe inaccurate in fact and eX
aggerated in tGnc.
The facts are that DR.. Hoskins up
on one occasion not lin the class, but
In private conversation with a few
{ students and in reply to repeated ques
tons based upon Il purely hypotheti.
! cal case after first declining to eX
press her opinion made statement
as 10 the intcrmarriage Of the races
| which was and is Objectionable and
contrary to the views of every mem
. her OF the executive committees and
! OF every member OF each Of the med
+: Gal classes.
IN: tIoskins has written q letter dis
claiming any intention OF advocating
utter m'rriage between the races and
d"only rngretting the unfortunate oc
currence.
1t is, therefore. the view and opin
ion OF the executive committee and
or the students that further agita
ton OF the incident is unnecessary
and un"isc and should be ended.
(Signed)
George T.. Christian, chairman
board of visitors; Thomas l.. Moore
chairman executive committee; Stuart
Mcclure, r. T.. Bomiss, Eppa Hunton
Jr., william r. Miller, executive com
mittee; II Hugh Wood, president sen
ion class; w. T.. Dickerson, president
junior class; A. A. Wilson, president
sophomore class; James NJ. Whitfield
Jr.. president freshman class.
In statement made voluntary last
night DR.. Hoskins said:
AS the men who heard ME have
stated the opinion expressed was
on a purely imaginary case. wish
, to say again emDhatically that I do
not believe In intermarriage between
white and colored people and would
not marry n cOlored man under any
possible conditions. I am sure that
|, member Of the committee knows that
thFs 'S my real feeling about the mat
ter. ~
(Richmond, Va. Times. Dispatch,
January 80, 1879