Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-12
Richm"nd tho Medical Center of IN.
south,


hichm"nd the Medical Center or III.
south.
=" the fultor OF The Times Dispntch
would not every man and wo.
'''" III virginia be glad to see Rich.
,'U"" hic"l'al center ne noted as
ifaitimo!r? Why cannot this II, NO.
complishcd? We have tn, mut,r;aI -,
h"mo--brnins and ,bility--put hero
'"i"r.. have not had the other nc,d,h
reauiSitc-muncy.
We did not thin; II vo. roy.,i,,
I" have II Federal Deserve nnn,l hero
but we have II. AID il has been mon,
succcssfui
firhmond is III" very hcart az Wv.
Einia. She Is pulsat.ns with new.
ne ana vtEor. Wig SHOULD no, b.r
iiic-SiFinS blood flow int, all "a,
Veins and arteries II Virginia
hhvc often wondered Why we d,., MOI
al work 10 that end
10 my mind. there arc many rc.-
sons why the United Medical sexual
"h"u'" he located In Richmond.
'"'-hlth""nd has Il great many
more doctors than Charlotosvill.-
f">hc' whom the whole world knows
and honors and many .,hn,s vino
VIII IL" known 10 fame. Those doc
tors Will Lecture, To tho s;i,d,u,.
th"in"c!vcs--n"t always in colluc.--
Put IN clinics. which Is much better
IMAM class r"nm--fnr they show how
knowi"dsc is applied.
S"cond--Thc clinics her. mr.. much
better than In charlottesville. be.
cause thcr" IL more material Rich.
mon" having Il :.uch larger nopu-
IN ZION to draw from. Naturally more
d'scuo,t VIII com" under Their eve
more surgery hc performed
Ihird--lt can be operated with lns.
expense 20 the stat" la a large city.
- we have better equipment and
facilities.
I"rrth--Wc desire IT, educate doc
TORS t"r Nirgania--as IL is Supported
by the state. During the inaucnan
endemic. many Io"plr in the coun-
ties died from want OF attention
There we're not enough doctors ~ go
around. Today wc have more stu.
dents IRON virginia than the Uni
E"rsitE "f Virginia ias--in its mcdt-
"ai department. with moro to start
With. /" II not natural Ia suppose
We MI! have a great many more IL
Ne nave the united school here Vir-
sin'a needs doc;"rs, Th- counties
ar" SIN deficient In them
tlith--lt Will huild up the coun.
tirS anu thereby hem the State one
"t the urst questions asked hy AN
inNcst"r-a hrm"- builder Is lis
,h"rc Il good doctor ncar-hy ?'' WIN
good roads aud auto,nobiios. doc
Tor In the country should max. Il
good living. There seems To- bt. such
Il hH!o around graduate OF Johns
Hopkins, that Il dazzics him. He Is
not content To- live in the place where
H. Was born.
sixth alicino was never intend.
ell 1" be "a money making scheme. II
- tor the good OF mankind should
think boy. who had grown up
among people who loved him and
helped him, oftcntimcs, 10 get an cdu-
cation. would he, glad 10 go back
home and ease some of the pain
sorrow and disease among them We
think. with the college here. We can
Induce them to do this.
Seventh-The medical dcnar,mont
at tie university haT no, grown like
ono would hcre-tlcvotcd entirely 10
medicine. This + proven by the
number ut tho Medical College OF
Virginia nUw--and * is a baby in
comparison with aSc-to the Uni
vers!ty ~ Virginia.
Eighth There would be no need
To send graduates OF this college to
Northern schools or to Johns Hon
kins To finish their work II we have
enough moncy--wc can have jus, az
noted professors hcrc--,lo just the
same work that i6 done there.
N!nth--We send our sons 10 the
University OF Virginia for literature
'--Scicnc" ana art---but medicine is n
thing apart. II deals with Life. In
architecture anu other things. II a
mistake is made il can DC rccti:icd.
In lifc-wc bury it
Therefore the NOR" cnses the stu
dent sccs--thc more doctors he hears
icc;urc-,he more surgery he secs
the greater charco the patient has.
fou who read this article may ono
day owe your He to his skill. The
question is not whether il is better
for cha rlottcsvil!e. or better fo-
Richmond, but--wha; is better for
The Siate--,h" community at large.
Thomas Jefferson founded tie TINT
vcrsity Of Virginia for the good al
the state! We're lie living today, |
believe. with his great wisdom. II"
wouli advise taking advantage 81
this; wonderful opportunity OF having
1t medical center for the South In
Rlahmond. Tn" university cannot be
harmed 1t hats undy ing Fame as az
cducat"r--but IL can lend its hallowed
name Ia - college ia Richmond and
take il as biE. in u medical way. IA
tho university itself is. for culture
There l., no reason why it should not
rival amy in this country.
II each citizen will help-talk and
work-fnr this end. u can be done
and future generations Will speak
OF Eichmond as tho great medical
ccntcr--one that sends help To tho
country and Is q blessing To the
community
For Christ says. "Inasmuch az We
have done II for one OF the icaSt
"f these my children. yc have done
il unto me"
NELLIE PARKER HENSON.
Richmond. Va. October !, 1921.