Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-17
Appeal to Retain the Medical School and HOSPITAL Of the
University Of Virginia in Charlottesville

judgment OF the people is true and
righteous altogether"
~ The Board of Visitors of the
| University. comprising two distin-
Su'sncd Richmond citizens, are on
posed to the removal, and their
position should carry great weight.
because by law they are the trus-
tees or this Substitution for the bene-
nv OIL the entire State. This is par
ucuiariy true. since their position
packed UP by the entire faculty
and student body OF the Uniyersitv.
tS) The supposed material adyan-
taEcs in the educational field, which
are stated In the majority report.
are frequently deceptive, because
education is largely matter of the
| spirit ana of inspiration. The sun
posed benefits OF vast clinical ma
tcrial. available in large cities. ia
negattvcd by the action Of the Uni
Versities Of Chicago. Columbia, Wis
consin, Michigan. Iowa, Missouri
anu vanderbilt. and 1 confidently
predict that Virginia will not aban-
don her sister universities which
have followed her lead In this mat.
ter.
In education. as in. religion. "a
mans life CONSISTENT not in ,bs
abundance OF things that he pos-
sesseth." An institution that.
wi'hin few years. could produce
woodrow Wilson. John W. Daniel.
ihomas 5. Martin, James c. Nc.
reynolds. Claude 4. Swanson, Jo-
seph w. Bailey, James Hamilton
Lewis, Oscar w. Underwood.
Thomas w. Gregory. Swager Sher.
,es. doctors Walter Reed. Hugh H.
Young, Hugh Cummins. p. B. Riley.
stuart Mcclure. Charles L. Minor,
southgate Leigh. ]. Shelton HorHe-
Icy and many others from a then
small student body must have great
inspirational power.
I'D In NIL the history of 1uedscal
education in the United States mo-
University has ever attempted tn
remove an established and. highly
successful medical school, with am.
pie clinical facilities from the IIp,.
fersity Campus to a distant city.
ana, virginia, by reason of its lead
ership In Medical Education should
De inc last to attempt this very
uouotfui experiment. condemned by
medical educational opinion.
tlO) The consideration of the To-
cation Of the Schools OF Dentistry
ana Pharmacy should not cloud this
discussion, as both can be as satfs-
factorily and economically operated
at Charlottesville as in Richmond.
inc Nurses Trainin School
should be unQuestionably located at
the University in the atmosphere Of
higher education and devotion TO
duty.
Then Comes Teaching nv n Fine Art.
Education Is the sole business Of
the University. 1t is not the sole
activity OF Richmond. Teaching ia
nne art. requiring intense spe-
cializatton. 1t is very doubtful
whether eminent extra-mural prac-
utioners with large demands upon
their time, are successful instruc-
tors. Teaching is a profession-not
a by product.
In addition to the hospital faci,-
mes at the University. the State
Tubercular Sanitarium, near Char
iottesville, furnishes the student,
with splendid facilities for a study
or tuberculosis. the scourge OF the
wnite race-a unique ADVANTAGE for
inc University students, and one
enjoyed by perhaps no other Ned
ical School in the country. Both
Hopkins and Harvard Medical pro-
fessors complain bitterly OF the
separation OF their medical schools
from the University Campus by
lew miles, and would like to rec
tify this condition. because close
University contact with the Medical
School is absolutely essential.
Why reverse wise State policy.
approved by century OF experience
and widely copied by a number of
The best University Medical Schools?
my discard the splendid equipment
now at the University and thereby
entail heavy present and future
loss upon the State, as well as In
hict great suffering, loss and in
convenience upon n large section of
the state, now efficiently served by
the University Hospital? Will the
state grasp the present opportunity
TO nave the University OF Virginia
adequately and economically serve
| her? -
appeal to that sense of justice
and fairness in deciding this ques-
ton which has always been a dis
tinGuishing characteristic OF yIr-
Einia life. and which has made the
State prc-eminentiy great In states
manship and education. A wise
| conservatism and generation for
traditions may well be invoked.
In conclusion, upon the record In
the case. upon the overwhelming
weight OF expert medical educational
opinion. upon the sentiment in the
! case, and sentiment rules the world
upon the business considera lions in
the case. upon the reputation Of a
great institution. upon the theory
OF the greatest good to the great
est number. and the highest service
TO the State. upon the interests OF
higher medical education. / submit
that the University OF Virginia
should be permitted to work out Its
great destiny as a unit and receive
the undivided support OF tho State
In its great Medical School.
| WALTER II, SAUNDERS (ISs2),
| st. Louis. Mo, .-a9
| October IL, 1921.
NOte.--The writer OF tho
! above article Is Mr.. Walter Hyde
| Saunders. formerly of EvIngton,
Va. now a distinguished attor-
ney at law In st. Louis, Mo.
His family has been associated
with tho University almoat
since its foundation. His loyal
~ and devotion have never fall
tered and now are zealously and q
ably focused on the serious-
IA q, has =