Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-31
MEDICAL COLLEGE
MERGER OPPOSED
BY ALUMNI BODY
Will Work for Upbuilding
of School Without Any
Affiliation.
WILL SEEK COUNSEL
OF ]. A. c. CHANDLER
For First Time in History
Young Women Graduate
From Institution.
DIR. INQUIRE SEES MIG FUTURE
Diplomas Prcscntcd to Grndufftr. in
Nnri"u" Departments md Hos
pitnl Appointments Mndr.

bcc'sion TO work for the upbuild-
'He "t greater Medical College or
NfSihi" without aiiiliation with any
"'her institution VAS decided upon
yesterday "t the hnai nession Of the
General Alumni Association. The
meeting preceded the commencement,
exercises a; the strand Thcater.
When sevcniy-siS young men ana
women received diplomas. marking
inc conclusion nf the eighty-seventh
year OF the institution.
Alumni rejected suggestions of n
merger "t The me Heal school with
ans other institution, hut agreed
np"n resolutions calling Tor a rota.
p"n hoard OF visitors and asking for
representation IN tn" plans for re-
organization of the school and hos.
l'''i ana In naming new president.
y committee OF seven. headed By Or
II q Stephenson. retiring head nf
me Alumni Association. VIII b.
han"d to devise means 10 get the
benefit OF advice and counsel Of Or.
y a. G. Chandler. president OF VII
nam and Mary. in the reorganiza-
non
women Get Diplomas.
For inc INST time In tho history of
Virginia women last night received
'ipiomas as graduates in medicine.
when Miss Mary Barney Baughman
an" MISS Margaret Nolting. both of
hichmond were presented with the
coveted shcepskins by Dr Stuart
Mcclure. president OF the school.
Thcy were among the twcnty-seven
tn
Eighteen were graduated from the
-cho"i "f dentistry. twenty from the
school Of pharmacy and eleven from
the nurses training department,
DR. Manfred Call was elected presi-
"fht of the Alumni Association at
the Anal session. Or. John Bel VIII
liams was selected as the secretary
oi the body. The resolutions adopted
AT the final session recommended tb,
following:
For n chnur. /, ,ho uo,ho, .,
selection az .bc hard ~, .;si,,
vIding. in.t.,I az nn.,oin,,n, ,
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,c,r IN, ''''
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,i,m,i ~, r;,.a,, ,.,,,
,,a'. ~ '''E''ese oi con-
"o'," !" '"e Se'ec-
:" '""S'n'r"'loh Oh plans
''"l' Oh 'he medicai
from 'he aiumni
V" :" confer win inc board.
hehct insured.
."e"''ai Soiiese
"u e"'c''u upon new
'"' heeu OF the people
nv ''s' oi us iocation insures
was brought out iast
''en' ny pr' stuart Mcclure, presi-
oi ."e c"iiese.
-, oiicse materially
s"'"eu ny Inc uetcat OF the proposed
oo"aoi'da'io'i OF the two medical
S'"oois IN the state. DR.. Mcclure
' ne campaign emphasized the
1,''S's Oh aoctors' dentists ana
informed the public OF
N''ii''io"u schooI hau
"o"e III 'he past ana Is doing in the
present ana resulted In the state
adopting the policy OF continuing two
med'cai schools AND Of materially in
creasinE the appropriation to the
Medical College of Virginia. The
school is stronger today than ever
before in it's history. he declared
The Medical College of virripi, ha.
.,woy, md fon,,I,, ,,.hs
80 ""o'o names
oe'' ''h"eu among the FOREMOST
III the hedlcal profession OF the
country Dr. j. VI. 7. Finney. Of Johns
hopkins. stated i'm the commencement
address. Warning against the present
unrest of tho times w,, ,,i,.o, by Dr
Finney who ad,.is.a ,ha ana, -,
hecon. r,or -
~. Ia, et.e III pupi'c al. airs
i-e" u. brouShton. pastor OF Grove
:,'e"ue hap'ist church. delivered the