Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-05
BIC MEDICAL CONVENTION
POSTPONED A FEW DAYS
boosters of Richmond as Home of
Merged School May Meet Here
Next Week.
REPLIES FAVORABLE TO CITY
Majority of Physicians i'm Old Do.
m'nion and NcigI,boring States
Believe Capital Best Location for
Consolidated College.

Thc convention of physicians, dem
''S'S ana pharmacists which was TO
nave been held at the jefferson Hotel
next Friday night and which was
called for the purpose of focusing at
tcntion on Richmond as the home of
Inc proposed consolidated medical
Schooi Of virginia. has been most
poncd. 1t Was announced las might
because many prominent practition-
"rS whose presence was desired have
stated that 1t VIII he Impossible for
thcm 10 attend on such short notice.
While no definite date for the hold
inG Of the convention has been set.
/. is probable that it Will bc called
Tor some night mex. week. and plans
are now going forward with that in
view.
br. stuart Mcclure is now at work
on "a convention program and his
plans include having. not only as
many Of NirginiaS medical men at.
tend as will be able to get away, but
Il number OF prominent members of
the three professions from several of
the neiEhhorinS states. 1t is hoped
that at least 1890 will be present
when the meeting il called to order.
Addresses are To- be delivered by Il
number Of widely known medical
men.
That sentiment among proCcs-
Sionml men throup hout the state is
fast crys,aliizing III favor OF the capt.
tai city as the location OF the combin-
ed medical schools is strongly indicut-
ed by the replies which have been re-
ccivcd in answer TO Inquiries sent out
asking for expressions of opinion on
The subject. II was learned last night
lNH. - a
been received To date, no less than
2.66i were i'll favor OF Richmond.
charlottesville being chosen hv only
800. OF the large number OF letters
received from West Virginia ana
North and South Carolina bearing on
I'll" sam" subject. 1jS were FOR Rich
m"nd and only twenty four for char
iott"svillc Fourteen Of the lattcrarc
graduates OF the University of Vir-
Iinia. oncthird of the graduates of
the University of Virginia who arc
now praciiclng medicine in the state
have said that they are in favor OF
Richmond as the merged schools
home.
Minister'S have quite generally re-
sponied to the request for opinions
on the subject. and. OF the replies
received TO date. 2Ji choose Rich
mond as the united schools home and
only scvcnty-thrcc are in favor OF
charlottesville. Members of tho
state Board OF Medical Examiners
are also in favor Of Richmond,
hnsing their Partially as regards To-
cation on the larger facilities that
this city has TO offer over CharlottcS-
villc'S necessarily limited facilities
and the resultant efficiency and econ
omy which are bound to acruc II
Richmond is finally selected
DR. Ernest G.. Levy. Director Of thc
Department OF Public Welfare, stated
yesterday. in discussing the proposed
merger and giving his reasons FOR
fuVoring Richmond. that this city Of
fcrs the student OF medicine number
less opportunities TO acquire practical
knowledge which would he denied
him in a smaller city like Charlottes
vile. lie pointed out that in the
matter OF contagious diseases for in
stance. the student is apt TO have far
more chance in II city oc Richmond's
population. The training and expert
cncc necessary to the making Of a
specialist are more easily acquired In
large city, ne pointed out. Many
others. iaymcn as We'll as medical
men. VINO have given any study TO
the proposal, favor Richmond for the
same reason.
Meantime. plans for the big con-
vcntIon are going forward. ana the
date on which II * to be held VII!
be announced shortly. |, is expected
that representatives, Of medical So
cictics in other parts of the country
will hc on hand 10 urge NirSinians
Ia choose Richmond in the interest
OF science.