Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-17
Voice Of the People on Topics Of the Day

lance. On the contrary, the authorl-
''eS Oh thelr State university are at
tempting to secure State-supported
tcaehihH hospital In Charleston OF
iiuntihSton In order thereby TO cs-
tablish fun four-ycar medical de-
partmeht OF the University OF West
virginia. West Virginia is far less
wealthy than North Carolina and
surely no North Carolinian will admit
mat West virginia Is more cnterpris-
ing ana progressive than North Car
olina.
VIII the citizens Of the Old North
state rest content with this relation
OF dependence upon Eirginin i'm so
vital Il matter AZ the training of their
phSsicianV as suggested by Dr.
Speas and other physicians in his
state? Are they willing to forcro tho
incstimabie advantage OF having
their own strong medical school AZ :.
part OF the life of their State Does
this Macedonian cry for assistance in
their problem OF medical training rom
resent tho spirit OF the people of the
state? or Is II an OK par,c argu-
inent-larEcly by alumni Of tn. Med
teal College Of Nirginia-in response
TO another Macedonian cry To tho
physicians and dentists of North
carolina To come to the help Of the
Richmond propaganda. This appcaI
was issued in July by the commi,,..
Tor IN" adoption Of the report q. q.
tho Majority RcporD of tho commits
sion on medical education and yn1.
low-up appeal has gone out to the
iaEEards. with return STAMPED on
Nclopcs. addressed to Or G e.
Mitchell. p. o. Box 1898. Richmond.
Va.
To the citizens of North Carolina
nave no advice tn give. They have no.
asked IL and they do not need IL.
Ia,
Sprcad use OF this argument hy m.
flchmond propaganda. put tho above
Questions squarcly uu to the ri,i
Zcns OF the state
NirSinians VIII not be fooled nv
,his argument. II one point in this
'sSuc OF inc location OF their state
supported medical school is certain I,
is that medical school Of 3O0.t no
students graduating annually for "a
10 ioo men annually. In addition To
dental school OF 100 students and :,
phhrmhcal school OF 100 students ,s
az much as the state OF Virgins, car,
hnord TO support The Majority re.
p.' o. inc commission on medical
cancatnn states tina; No need mi,
humble: o: men in training and al,
though do not think that tho mn,
Jnrity members Of the commission
hhd any facts before them to Justify
'hcir dogmat!c estimates kpo..
P"si'iN"I; That. from pcdaEocIcal
considerations, no medical school
should be larger than this and tina,
an tho better medical schools arr
limiting their cnrollmcnts to approy.
ifna'eiy these numbers
Even II tho impulse of generosity
should prompt the citizens OF virginia
10 attempt tho relief ~ this ailcyod
distress OF our sister state, thcy CHI
surely nrst aSrur" themselves yh,,b
or INC people OF that State arc rc,lI,,
chHihE Tor assistance. and they viii
ALSO Tcc"gn q" the fact that IL is M,
hhanciall; within their power 10 pro.
Nide pro- ~ for moro ,hnn ,hoi-
own medic needs. And ail ,bc
while these taxpayers OF virginia win
uhfFr! that tho Same people who Il,
FiS' that tho state Of virginia ,uu..,
sr"nd rs little as possible on n,dI,.,,
ednraton should urge in Tho n,.,
breath that W" must proviIo rnr -,
needs vi North Carolina and Wcs,
Virginia as veil
THEODORE IiorGIL
'cah. department ~ Medicine I'ni.
N"rSity OF Nirginin
'har'"tt"sV'ilc. Va. sept. 10, 1921.