The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-09

q, which seems to form only climax to
the free and easy conduct of internes and
nurses. Miss Patton says that when she
came into the corridor on the night in
question she was not wearing her uniform,
having hastily put on what came to hand.
DR.. Gum did not recognize her, and so
kept on with his play. He was at the
moment chasing nurse down the hall.
de overlook her and a struggle ensued, he
trying, as Miss Patton supposed, TO kiss
the nurse. He finally picked her up and
carried her, her feet in the air and her
head down, nearly the full length of the
corridor TO where she, Miss Patton, still
unrecognized, stood. There, in front OF
her. he dropped the unfortunate nurse.
II Immediately took that nurse in hand
and led her up to DR.. Dudley's ROOM" said
Miss Patton. HE was in charge, Super
in.endent Stable being absent. | told DIR.
Dudley exactly what had taken place in
presence of the nurse, and she admitted
it all.
"Dr. Stable then said that he would
suspend the nurses but that these young
doctors have to go out into the world and
make their way alter a while and they
must be protected To this Indignantly
refused to assent. declared that il any
body was to be protected the nurses had
as much claim as the doctors. SO L went
and reported the whole thing to the
board.
Being responsible for the work done in
the wards / wish to put stop to all this
social relationship that obtains between
the internes and nurses. Such things
would not be tolerated in any private hos.
pital nor in any proper training school. 1t
should be stopped"
For herself Miss Patton took occasion
to emphatically deny that she was ever
suspended on any charge of familiarity
says, but it was because OF slight differ
ence between herself and Superintendent
Titus. In evidence she produced this note
from DR.. Titus:
Decem Der z. 1896.
Miss Mary Patton, Principal of Training school.
City and COUNTY Hospital: DEAR MADAM-You
are at liberty to state on my authority that
the cause for which you was suspended by me
when superintendent of that institution was
not familiarity with any OF the 1nternes, or
any other person, but something entirely DIFF
ferent, and concerned your official relations
with the superintendent only, Yours truly,
f. FL. TITUS, MD.
DR.. f. w. Dudley the resident physi-
clan of the hospital, corroborates the
statement OF Miss Patton in so far as her
report to him in the presence OF the nurse
is concerned. He declares that the nurse
assented to all that was said and that he
believes the story as given above.
AS TO the story of my being DESTROYS to
sSSUAO ehS oiuCe VI 81 pSiiitSh ASie) 90 puU.
lished in the Examiner of his morning."
said DR.. Dudley, lit is q silly fake, false
hood out OF whole cloth. l have no desire
for the SUPPLEMENTARY aud would not
accept it if it was offered to me.
Il am much better pleased with my
present position, as it is medical one. [
wish to progress in my profession and
therefore could mol afford to take the po-
sition. look upon the SUPPLEMENTARY
as more In the line of hotel-keeper. l
have no ambition to spend my time giving
receipts for potatoes and milk and bread.
No, there is nothing of truth in that
story
DR.. John f. Morse is the one member OF
the Board of Health that has from the
first been opposed to the attachment of
training school for nurses to the City and
County Hospital, the system that seems
to be entirely responsible for the current
scandal. He has expressed his views be-
fore not only the Board of Health but the
Board OF Supervisors and the Grand Jury,
so they are pretty well known. He thinks
this City is rich enough to pay for nurses