The Saint Paul globe., 1904-11-02

When the recomme endation was inserted
In the report in Question, II WAS anazza-
mously agreed TO by all of the then mem
Ders OF the board Whether any efs them
nave experienced a change Of heart, L do
not know, but for one 1 afnsztifis Of the
opinion that law along the lines in ques-
ton would greatly assist insrefainins -eid.
experienced nurses inStfle service, and
that without becoming burdensome teethe
Newspapers. politicians ofFceseekers.
and some good paople as well, tumble over
each other I'M THEFT advocacy OF pensions
military and naval service, and We ali say
Amen. but hefer soldier who found his
death upon the battlefield. or sailor who
Hes with his sjEp under the blue waters of
the Atlantic. Showed courage ~of a higher
order, gresteIs patriotic devotion to coun-
Try; more noble sacrif5ce OF SELF at sdutv,s
eau. than. does the Intelligent nurse who
DAY after day. year after year.ss gincom-
pi.aiininelX. submits 10 the humiliating indig-
,ld nilies nseessaig IN the caresof- thezilsars
ana feeRle- miriedx Out with the stony
sign q. faithfH nGrse TO the. poorhouse
after lie spent in such a causei
i | speak feeltpsi{ ,uron the subject be-
time that the question as I view II. and
as the board of control refsITed to It may
be fairly considered on its merits. NOT
weighted down with proposition so alb
srrdty rtdiculonsi as the civil service PEN
sion system.
fomEnson Asks More. Time
DR.. II. A. Tomlinson. chairman of
the committee, to whom had been re-
ferred the subject of pensions for old
or dsableds employees, reported, asking
for further time for consideration. and
there was no discussion of Mr.. Lea
'vetts paper. DIR. Tomlinson also read
extracts from his forthcoming biennial
report, advocating the housing of
nurses in dormitories Independent of
the state hospitals for the insane. He
insisted that's discipline, a higher eff
cheney of nursing and the elevation of
nursing to the professional plane
would result In the change from the
present system of having the nurses
in the hospital wards. ----s-.-.--
The two. topics discussed by the
superintendents and the board OF con-
troll yesterday -re1afed to the purchase
of supplies and economy in their dis
tribution. At the morning session DIR.
A. II. Kilbourne read a paper on
Purchase OF Supplies. Conservatism
of Quality and in the afternoon
Henry Wolfer. warden. of the Still
water penitentiary, discussed Econ
omy In Distribution and Use of Sup
plies" Both papers aroused discus
sion.
DR.. ]. J. Dow, of the school for the
blind, Faribault. urged an expert
buyer for the state institutions War
den Woifer declared that there had
been a great improvement in the quail
ity of goods in recent years without
any corresponding increase in the
cost. Mr.. Leavett asked why the
heads of the departments in each state
institution could not select geeds for
their own institution. and Supt F. l..
Randall, of the st. Cloud reformatory,
replied that they did not possess the
necessary technical knowledge.
DR.. Kilbourue questioned whether
or not a recent contract for 5000 bar
reis of -four was up. to standard in
quality. He cited the fact that the
flour was now being delivered to the
institutions In unmarked bags. There
lis a difference of 40 cents per barrel
in two grades. and he feared the state
was being given the lower grade at the
higher price Chairman Jacobson as
sured, him that If the -four was OF, in-
ferfor grade the contract would be i'm
mediately cancelled, and Mr.. Leavett,
of the board. said that the reason il
was putt UP In unmarked bags was
that the mannfHctnrer did not want
the wholesale -four merchants to know
how cheaplys the estate was baying the
flour