The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-03-16
Officers of Western 1unatic Asylum.

| OulCere or western LunaC1C Asylum.
The Board Of Directors of the Western Lu-
natic Asylum, at their meeting on the 9th,
elected DR.. Robt g. Hamilton, of Stsunton,
| Superintendent of that institution. DR.. II.
was born in Augusta county, and is the son of
John Hamilton, Esq, residing on Christians
creek. He is a gentleman of pleasing address,
equable disposition. and methodical habits
characteristics well suited to the position the
responsible duties of which he has just as
sumed. He received his preparatory educa-
ticnal training under the efficient direction of
Maj. Jed Hotchkiss, at the Messy Creek Acad
envy. In 1868 he entered the Uni versity o
Virginia, and pursued collegiate studies for
three years and took the medical course in
1857. Thence he passed to the University of
Pennsylvania, where he graduated in medi-
cine in 1859-80. On receiving his diploma, he
located at Churchville and commenced the
successful practice of his profession with DR..
Jos. Wilson, and continued in this connection
until December, 1869. when he removed TO
Staunton, with the exception of term de-
voted to hospital practice in Philadelphia
in 1660-61. He soon was invited to good
practice here, aud in 1876 was chosen County
Superintendent ofSchools, the duties of which
he faithfully and efficiently discharged, with
out abandoning his professional labors, until
1879. when he was chosen Sup erintendent of
the City Public Schools. The duties of this
position requiring his undivided attention. be
surrendered his general practice and appro-
priated all of his time, except In occasional
cases of consultation. to the important and
pressing requirements of the Public Schools,
where he has been eminently successful as an
administrator and instructor. DR.. Hamilton,
10 1877. married Miss Allen, daughter of Mrs
Lavinis Allen, and granddaughter of James
Frazier, decd, Of Jennings Gap, for many
wears large and successful merchant at that
point, and sister Of s. Brown Allen, ESQ, Au-
ditor of Public Accounts for Virginia. In
1875 he came within one vote of being elected
to the position he now holds--Dr r. F. Bald
win, now dead, being the successful Compel
itor
Wehaye no doubt DR.. Hamilton will be
equal to the new and arduous responsibilities
and labors of the important position to which
he has but recently been elected. 1t would be
no easy matter for any one, however well
qualified, to follow the late distinguished Sd
perintendent, DR.. Fauntleroy but we have
perfect confidence that DR.. Hamilton willy
fully meet every obligation and discharge eve
ry duty with profit to the institution and credit
to himself
With Dr.. Crockett, the successor of DR. !.
Fisher, as one of the assistants, we have no &C.
quaintance, and only know him by reputation
as an elegant gentleman and popular and sue.
cessful physician.
MIR. Jos. N. Mauzy, the steward, elected by
the new Board, is a native of Rockingham.
county, where he has served as deputy sheriff,
and is very popular with all classes of citi--
zens. He is courteous, genial gentleman
and will bring to the duties of his Office, intel
ligence, energy and an honest purpose to
serve the institution and the State faithfully
Mrs. E. H. Hopkins, the matron chosen for
the Asylum. is lady of peculiar qualifications
for the place. If the State had been searched.
over her superior could not have been found.
She is the widow of the late Col. John Hop
kins, OF Rockingham, and sister of Dr. s. A.
Cofman and the late Erasmus Coffman, of
that county. Well educated, refined and with
q large business experience for lady, she
will bring to the duties imposed upon her
every requisite for their efficient discharge.