Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-17

| medicine. or course. we may have
been specially fortunate in the men
we have received. yet one can only
interpret our experience as indicat-
ing very powerful influence for
good exercised by the University Of
Virginia over the students in it's
Medical School, and to wish that
| nothing should interfere which
might prevent the continuance Of
that influence"
The Vanderbilt University is now
preparing. at an expense Of three
million dollars. to abandon it's Nash
! Vile Medical School and hospitals
located two miles from the univcr-
sity grounds. for Medical School
and single teaching hospital on the
campus, completely controlled by
the University. thus following the
example OF the University OF Chi
cago.
The University Of Virginia now
has splendid clinical advantages.
which can be made just as large as
the State desires. The Medical
School there can supply as many
doctors az the State requires, IL
| given enlarged facilities and the
necessary appropriations. The rank
OF this school must be maintained
at all costs. The record OF this
school equals that OF any Medical
School i'm the United States. Let
we'll enough alone.
CD At the great centennial re-
union OF the University. June l..
1921. attended bye the most dis
tinSuished body OF educators gath
cred in the United States for many
years. the alumni OF the University
practically unanimously signed a
q n Ina
to remove the Medical School to
Richmond. In this protest is the
| followinE:
! The reasons for our protest
| might be multiplied. but we know
that the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of this ia
nous institution by the removal OF
its Medical School will cause "A pro-
found shock to it's admirers. well
wishcrs and loyal alumni all over
the United States and In foreign
lands. The burden of proof is upon
The Richmond advocates to demon
stratc the value OF the proposed re-
moval. and this burden they have
absolutely failed to carry. The pres
tSc, the traditions and the reputa-
ton OF the University Of Virginia
| Medical School cannot be trans
! ferred To Richmond by the mere
fiat OF any administrative board or
Legislative body. These elements
are intangible, but absolutely es-
sential to great medical school.
Located in Richmond. IL will en-
tirely lose contact with University
lie. who can tell that a century
old tree will continue to bear the
beautiful fruits OF love and service,
science and culture il rudely trans
! planted to q new soil?
I'VE sincerely truSt that tho
| board OF Visitors of the University
OF Virginia and the Legislature Of
NirSinia. should the matter ever
reach that body, will protect the
greatest educational institution i'm
the South and forever put a quietus
upon an agitation which tends to
destroy the morale OF both the pro-
lessons and the students OF the Uni
Vcrsity or Virginia. and which is
condemned by the undersigned"
Can 1t he true that this protest
| will go UNDECIDED? Is il not true
that large donations have been made
by the alumni and others to the
University Of Virginia Medical
School upon the express. IL not i'm
! piled agreement, of the State of
| Virginia TO continue the school at
the University. and would 1t not be
! violation OF sacred trust TO
! now transplant 1t to Richmond and
claim that the donations follow the
transfer? Would there be any rea :
son TO suppose that there would be
future contributions and endow-
ment FUNDS created by loyal alumni
for the Medical School. should their
| protest be disrcgarded?
| In addition to this protest. pro-
tests poured In from alumni chap
ters all over the United States
| among them New York, Chicago. ST.
Louis. Philadelphia, New Orleans
san Francisco, Seattle and other
large cities Of the United States.
| and in every case the medical
| alumni in these large cities, many
! OF them distinguished men and best
| unalihcd 10 determine this question
| were unanimously opposed to the
! removal. Surely. then, the SIM
posed benefits OF large clinical adj
rantaGes in city can be safely dis
counted. The Medical Alumni real
i%e the necessity OF teaching hos
pitai controlled and dominated by
! university ideals and the necessity
for thorough work on the part OF
the students.
Would 1t he prudent for the State
or virginia to slap in the face all
the alumni of great national in
stitution, especially when II is pro-
posing TO give the nonresident
alumni representation upon the
board OF Visitors. so as To make
more perfect the bond of union?
CD The centennial conferred tho
| eyes Of the entire educational world
upon the University OF Virginia, and
this occasion should be capitalized
TO the extent that the integrity OF
this great institution should be re-
lgiously preserved. Is IL reason
able TO suppose that either the
alumni OF the University of Virginia
In other States or it's friends in
other educational institutions would
advise young men to attend its
Medical School il transplanted to
Richmond?
Laudatory editorials OF the Uni
rersity. recountinS it's great
achievements. then appeared in
many OF the great metropolitan
newspapers. and In some OF them
the proposed removal was strongly
condemned. II is reported that the
press OF Virginia, which truly re-
fleets popular sentiment. is over
whelminGly in favor OF the Univer-
sity location. In this matter. the