Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-24

of the Medical College Of Virgin
Ia (altlougll said report was not
a iopte d until May 2nd) and sent
to the doctors of the state the
third week in May.
1t has been agreed on all sides
that there should not be two
state supported medical schools.
1t is further indicated that a
great saving can be accom- plish-
ed by the com blnation and fur
Their stated that the present COM
blned state support of $4,000
plus the combined students fees
making a total OF $ls5,OOO, is
about as little revenue as is re-
quired for Sound and fruitful
medical school," All of this rea-
sonlng is brought to bear upon
the necessity for the consolida-
ton with the implication at least
that the state will not agree TO
any other plan.
Certainly the state should own
only one Al Medical college. 1t
does own only one now. This, if
we are to take the statement of
Or. Hugh Young, to say nothing
OF many others. is equal to any
other. 1t should have more than
Sl4O, 900 per annum from the
state. Twice this amount or
$3.50, 900 can be more than pro-
Vlded by tax &c on each 500
of assessed valuation. Does any
one believe that in view of the
splendid achievements of the
University Medical College in the
past and her promise of greater
accomplishments in the future,
that Virginia would refuse this
support? | d II not a sage nor a
prophet but. if my knowledge in
other matters were even inf.
nitesimally in keeping with my
assurance of tile attitude of the
! Virginia people in this case,
should indeed count my self a
wise man.
! AS to material benefits" OF
added prestige" to either Char
lottesville or Richmond, of course
they should not and will not
be considered by the legislature.
This is like setting up a man OF
straw and straightway licking
| him. Again the writer says
amen when the able editor says.
Let the advice OF the medica
and educational experts be held.
ed Why didn't the Times
| Dispatch offer this advice to the
/ Commission before it adopted its
report? If so, such eminent all
: thorities as Drs. Flexner, WeIcf
: and dozens of others might no.
have been disregarded.
i But what does Mr.. Hunter
say? Let it be remembered tina
:; Mr.. Hunton is the attorney 70,
the Medical College of Virgini;
and his opinions must of course
be regarded as biased to thu
same extent as other attorney;
are biased. He speaks Of thu
University as being his alns
matter and that he loves it. The
writer believes this, but, he mus
have felt rather lonely at thu
Centennial when he found IS pc.
cent of the Alumni at variance
: with him. Mr.. Hunton say:
, Charlottesville cannot take care
of the college. This is just wha
Richmond has been contendine
for 81 years, but the college live:
and DR.. Hugh Young says 1t i:
: one of the best. Besides Drs
: Flexner, WEIGH, Edsall, Rosenau
| Bloodgood, President Goodnow
and hosts of others say Chariot
esville is far better place thar
] Richmond.
Mr.. Hunton is quoted as say
Jag that the whole scheme OF
those opposed to Richmond was
TO get the matter before the leg,
i>,dture, thereby placing the
matter squarely into politics. y
| }i"'y smoke, What will the
people all over Virginia, as we'll
as many outside, say to this.
If the Governor and his Rich
mond friends are not responsible
for the whole scheme" let Mr..
| Hutton name the exact sculprits.
| The primaries are not far off.
Know how your candidates for
governor and for the House of
Delegates stand before you cast
lyour vote and you will provide
for a great strengthening of an
already great University and will
stop this incessant effort to pull it
to pieces. J. EDWIN WOOD