Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-16
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
Or. W. P. Crumbacker Succeeds
DR.. Hill at independence
Insane Asylum.
New Official Well Fitted for
Position by Education and
Experience.
Reappointment Of Superintendent
Reappointment of Superintendent
McCune at Vinton School
for Blind.

Des Moines June 16.-The board OF
control of state institutions yesterda!
announced the appointment of DR.. w
p. Crumbacker, of Athens, Ohio, as the
successor to DR.. G. II. Hill in the office
of superintendent of the state hosplta
at independence. DIR. Crumbacker VII
assume charge of the institution July
/.
DR.. Hills resignation was communl-
Gated to the board of control several
months ago. He announced at tha'
time his intention of coming to Des
Moines and establishing himself in
practice here as a specialist In the
treatment of nervous diseases. He has
already obtained offices here, In the
Equitable building, it is understooa'
and with his family will occupy early
next month the residence hitherto the
home of ex-Auditor of State Z. u. NC
Carthy.
DIR. Crumbacker was in the city yes
terday comforting with the ooaro oi
control. He will remain here uhtii
Tuesday, when he and Judge Roolnsor
will go to independence, to make
visit to the institution. Or. CruiIl-
hacker said yesterday he thought ne
would like Iowa and that he had
formed a very favorable impression Oh
the state. He spoke highly OF the
efficiency of the Iowa superintendents
so far as he has known them.
The new superintendent for lnde-
pendence is still young man, being
A years of age. He graduated in 1882
from the medical college Of Ohio at
Cincinnati. He took several months OF
most graduate work in New York city
in 1892. He also took several months
more of postgraduate work In Duolli'
Ireland. and in Edinburgh, Scotland, in
1897 and 1898. giving special attention
to neurology. He was the ASSISTANT
physician at the Athens, Ohio. state
hospital for five years, from 1854 10
1889. He was superintendent OF this
institution for two and one-half years,
from 1890 to 1892. He was superinten-
dent of the Weston, w. Va, state hos
pital four and one-half years. from 1897
TO 1897. Since that time, he has prac-
ticed his profession at Athens, Ohio,
until recently, when with his famiiy
he went to Pasadena, Cal, on account
of the condition of his sons health.
DR.. CrumbaclSer comes to Iowa with
the highest Endorsements from nu-
merous insanity specialists of high re-
pute, including DR.. H E. Eyman,
superintendent of the Ohio state hos
pital and long list of others. A per-
sonal letter from Ex-Governor Atkln-
son of West Virginia, gives him
warm Endorsement.
The board Of control announced Sat
urday the reappointment of Superin
tendent T. F. McCune of the hospital
for the blind at Vinton. His new term
will begin July L. This appointment
was decided on several days ago, bu,
was not finally announced until Sat
urday. There has been a strong oppos-
ition to McCunes reappointment. Bar
nard Murphy of the Vinton Eagle is
out in lengthy roast upon the super
intendent His version of the situation
is as follows:
superintendent McCune, of the col
lege for the blind, has been reappoint-
ed for another term of four years. There
has been a great deal Of friction be-
tween Mr.. McCune and his faculty and
his employees. Those who had been
discharged and those who had left his
employ because they could not get
along with him made strong protest
to the board against his appointment
but we understand the board of control
decided that it would be best to sus-
tain Mr.. McCune. Since taking ex-
elusive charge of the institution four
years ago Mr.. McCune has had not lesa
than four bookkeepers and stewards
and it is a sample as to the other en-
ployes. A number Of them have
brought their grievances to the Eagle
office. but owing to the position of the
Eagle as regards the board of control
system it has refused to listen to them
or to champion their cause. A large
number of them went to Senator Whip
pie and Representative McNie before
they went to Des Moines and laid thei,
complaints before them and asked
them to appear before the board of
control In their behalf. We under
stand they did but got no satisfaction.
Under the law the superintendent of
an institution is supreme master. In
this case the superintendent is very
arbitrary and if an employee don't like
the treatment he or she receives their
rellef is to resign. Another one takes
his place and the same trouble occurs
'Ihere are some odd stories told and we
must admit it is peculiar position
another thing that seems to add to the
friction was the cut in wages made a.
the time of the installation of the new
system. 1t would have been better to
have discharged the whole force and |
engaged new employees under the now
scale Of wages. A good MANY of tho
employees are in a position that no
cessitated their accepting the cut scale
OF wages, but it caused great deal of |
and it has existed eva,
since. In some instances men wbo
took the places of the old EMPLOYEES ~ |
the new scale We're not as competent |
and 1T placed a burden of hard worl
On the superintendent and it undouht. |
edly made him irritable, especially q |
under the old system he did not have r.
attend to this class of work. Jt is q
disagreeable situation and there is M
doubt but it has bad results in the
work that should be done"
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