Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-27

OF Virginia was made bS John stew
art BrShn. rector OF the board OF
visitors. Mr.. Bryan called attention
To the necessity OF bearing clearly
In mind that there Is one main issu.
ana only one created by the bill In.
trodnccd by Senator Booker, namely.
snail the medical department OF the
University Of Virginia be Immediate
~ removed to Richmond or not?''
You VIII please note that the
University OF Virginia. through its
board ot visitors, has introduced no
bill and is taking no steps and pur-
poses TO take no steps towards limit
ing the activities OF the Medical COL
leEe In Richmond or removing the
site Of that college from Richmond
he said. 81, is true that the board
OF visitors Of the university accepted
unanimously the opinion that. as an
ideal, the State of Virginia should
have only one State supported school.
Flu, the board OF visitors liz fully
aware that no; all ideals are i'm
mcdiately practicable
Mr.. Bryan emphasized his surprise
at the financial difficulties Of thu
Medical College Of Virginia and
quoted recent address or DR.. Me
Euirc in which. he said. II was stated
that the medical school In Richmond
would he continued without inter
rnptiom regardless OF what action
might BE- taken hy the present Lex
islaturc.
alderman Outlines IntrIrnrIc,.
pr Alderman. president NJ the Uni
Ncrsity. was the next speaker. In
his address Dr. Alderman outlined
the intricacics Of the questions In
vowed In medical education and in
deciding upon location tie traced
the development "G opinion and
showed that medical education as "a
study has made strides In the last
ton years. which IL had not previous
~ made In centuries.
In discussing the dental school sit
Uaton. nr. Alderman showed Il tclc-
gram from Montreal. where the dental
societies hay" been In session. from
Dr. r. u. M"oreh"ad. dean Of the den-
tai department At the University of
Iowa
"This telegram" said Or. Alderman.
cam" as bolt from tn" blue. II
Was unsolicited and completely mn-
expected. Til" telegram Is as follows;
unanimous approval locating
school OF dcntiS,ry at Charlottesville
by Dental Faculties Association Of
American Universities with following
membership: Universities OF Illinois.
Iowa. Minnesota. Michigan. ohio, IIar-
ward. Tufts College. Western Reserve.
Nebraska. columbia. Washington. and
New York Regents. WIFI assist In any
way possible.
lSiuupay '''F 1, MpORt,IIEAD
Compares Clinical Facilities.
pr. Hugh cabot. dean az the McdI-
cal school OF tn. University Of Michi-
gan. was the next speaker. DIR. Caho;
went Ia Ann Arhur to become dean
after twenty years experience In the
great Massachusetts General iIospital
Boston. and has therefore had rx-
prrienc" III "a big city hospital uscd
FOR teaching and In typical modern
medical school located outside az a
big city.
nr cabot compared the clinical ia
cilites At Ann Arbnr with those AT
the Massachusetts General aud had
no fault Ia find with tn. teaching
facilities offered at Ann Arhor. He
pointed out tina, tn. patients began To
swarm IN IL the medical school hospi-
tai before any special legislation was
enacted. There were 1000 patients in
the Year 1918. before the law way
passed. he said. These patients now
COME from every county In the State.
travelling in same Instances 800 miles
DR.. !. 9. Flippin. OF the University
of Virginia medical school. pointed
out the advantages offered at the
University 81 Virginia for the con-
duet Of schools OF dentistry and
pharmacy. He said that the very