Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-08
Voice Of the People on Topics Of the Dav
regrets Question or Change OF Io.
cation Has Been Nude .P0liti-
cul ISS,In

cnl Issue.
GINA ana the South NAV bc hoe,
subservcd. The Statc-s,,ppor,,,, GO,
oihcd school in Richmond wouId 10
unucr thc name of the UnIvcrsjt"
y" Virginia, under the authority ~
me o'hcers "i the University OF vir-
GINA ana would be managed ana con
,rolled by the board OF visitors or ~
University OF Virginia.
What has the university IN ,o
other than the regre,tabIc n.r.,,
Inconvenience OF change of ,oco,ion
10 some OF their teachers? Can IL no
mat the university in Charlottosvi,In
"n'rc adequate clinical material /.
impossible. wishes to conduct ,
Sipaii. contracted school as a wnrn.d
'ihp strapped TO the side %. the mi
,cfSi'y' rather than to extend ana
develop that limb and make n us.
lui 10 the people OF the St,tco
iwcivc Virginia students were rrnd-
ratcd at enormous cxpcns. IN ,ho
state at the university last y,,r
ohI| 262 medical graduates of Tho
University, after nearly 100 years of
oAistehcc' are now practicing in the
state OF Virginia and only ,wen,v
OF these are in the rural districts
whereas the Medical College of Vir.
s'"!a mas LIB" physicians practicinE
$500 viii iarSc proportion
OF them in the rural districts.
IN the years To come. after this
question Is sct:'cd by the mex, Leu
islaturc. as II viii be settled RI.
University OF Virginia will he prnuI
"i us expansion. of it's great incdl-
cal, dental ana pharmaceutical do
Pariments, OF its splendid iunueuc.
on medical education in America. Of
The extension Of it's university al
in"spherc and OF the widening in
l'uehc" oil the spirit of Thomas JET
'crs"h. II Thomas jefferson stood
Tor anything, he stood for majority
rule. and the majority of Tho con,.
mission. the majority Of professions
concerned with the care OF the sick
ana The majority OF the Dcoplc nj
virginia are with the majority rcport
OF the commission. Thomas Jcrcr
son stood for democracy. and no onn
/ would be quicker to abSndon the oh
sol.tc policies OF 100 years ago TO
au"pt those ~hich would allcyiut.
the suffering OF the common people
IN Virginia and give 30 ambitions
boy of the state who wishes TO study
medicine an opportunity TO do so
where he could afford IL and WHORE
IL" could get abundant clinical ma
''ridl L" b"com" highly educated.
Yet practical physician. who would
4" out Of his way, Ike the good Sa-
marian TO care for those who need
"d ms services and would not walk
by the dying man, like the ricL
i'har!scc did. TO seek scif-crnoIumcnt
IN som" metropolis. If Thomas JEFF
i"rson lived today, Thomas Jefferson
would hc for the location OF the
state supported medical school. under
I'll" university. In Richmond
Therefore. regardless OF so-called
word Acknowledgement" and regard.
less or political maneuvcring the
people Of this state. the members of
professions dealing with the sick and
suffering and the representatives OF
IN" state IN her Legislative halls are
going To recognize the sacrifice %
tn. Medical College OF virginia. and
are going to give TO the university
their greatest opportunity for adj
Vanccna"ht. influence and service.
Thc incoming Legislature is going 20
adopt the majority report OF the
Commission on Medical Education IN
Virginia. because IA few Influential
men 10 the contrary, Notwithstanding,
the necessity and the people %. the
state demand IL. The present and
future needs of medical education
in virginia are apparent. the time liz
ripe. the people understand the sit
nation and the spirit of Virginia is
aroused. Who Will gainsay the spirit
os Virginia when IL liz aroused?
BEVERLEY X. TUCKER.
Richmond. July 80.