Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-07

ported by the taxpayers OF vircinia
ana II is therefore it's purpos. To-
serve and not to be served / think
express the opinion Of the majority
"hcn say that the three prime
questions in order Of their import
ahc' are: J. Where can the State
supported medical school best serve
IN" greatest number of citizons?
Whore can the hes, trained medi-
cal dental and pharmacy graduates
10 produced? 3. VIII the removal Of
IN" medical department OF the uni
Neraity TO Richmond hurt the uni
F"rsity more than II will help IT.
don, think there is any doubt
hut that Richmond is more accessible
|" greater number of citizens or
this State than Charlottesville. over
half the population Of this State is
within three hours ride OF Richmond.
The facilities in Richmond for TAX
ing care of large number Of pa
ticnts and their accompanying reia-
tivcs ar" much greater than in Char
lottcsvill".
The much quoted exports have said
that at the best no schoo! can pro-
ducc finished doctor. We all rccog-
niz" that. but II IL just as cyidcn,
that the graduate who has seen.
handled. studied and had demonstrate
ed To him "a large number OF elm
ical cases has just that many less
poor suffering private patients In
| later ne TO experiment on instead Of
treating intclligently. While the
| charlottesville clinics are admittedly
small, ii has not been proven that
they have the quality. Past history
proves that Richmond can produce
many more wcll.trnined men than
| charlottesville. Is the dlsmcmbcr-
q N m, In
AIRY? Il 1t based on fact or on sem
timcnt? The many schools that have
their medical department located In
some city have them IN entirely diff
fercnt sections Of the city and for
all practical purposes as far as the
much Wanted atmosphere Is CON
ccrnod they might as we'll be eighty
five miles away. Again. the most
ardent admircr OF the University Of
Virginia, and have always been one.
viii have To admit that among the
young men OF the state, there exists
VERY strong feeling against the
university. This il especially true OF
| those who have attended or who
| have members OF their family who
| have attended certain other schools.
| II is very unusual for those preparing
| at those schools to go to the univcr-
| Sity /! they wiHh to study medicine.
the fact that there were only twelve
Nirrinians in last years graduating
| class a. the university. If the incdi-
can dcpar tmcnt was in n larger city,
II would help to overcome that anil
| mostly ana thereby gain more
! friends for the university. In adj
dition. II the medical department is
moved To Richmond. the 1000 or 5000
! loyal alumni OF the ~. G. V. become
alumni ana workers OF tire -univcr-
| sity.
Several days ago | noticed n letter
| in your columns on the inE-ntitud.
ii would be 70 several who had given
a few thousand 10 the university II
! the mcdicai department should be
| moved J would like 20 call attcn
ton To the fact that III addition 10
| the HOO doctors that NJ. c. V. has
contributed to this state. and who
are now serving 1t. there are all of
| tn" dentists and pharmacists who
have been educated in Virginia as
compared with about go doctors cd
ucated at Charlottesville. II graft
| tudc * deciding factor. ! am sure
Richmond is the proper place FOR the
| school.
| During the past few months I
! have asked number OF uut-of-town
| visitors how they were voting in the
| coming election. good proportion
of them answered: Tell me how the
| I'D stands, and am voting the
other way" So. while I feel that
that you have allowed sentiment to
outweigh facts. i, may help TO crys-
talizc the sentiment IN favor OF Rich
| mOnd
| From Il reader and subscriber.
| r. w. V.
| Richmond. July &c.