The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-29
MARVEL COMES TO THE
DEFENSE OF COLLEGE.
Says That Nurse Did Not Re-
fuse to Care for Patients,
But City Health Officer Says
This Was the Case.

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Statements were made by DE-. CnUrlc8
Marvel, DR.. Charles Bond and Alfred
T. Ware, superintendent of the col
Irgc, to The Palladium today in the
effort to place the matter before the
public correctly. There appears dis
parity in these statements that leaves
the entire matter very much in
state Of conjecture even after the at.
tcmpts at explanation. d.. Marvel
charged the press of the city with
misrcpra senting the facts and doclar-
cd the college has been done an in
Justice as the result He said it was
in the effort to place the institution
in the proper light that he was willing
to appear in an interview.
DR.. Marvel said DR.. Bond had eX
coeded his authority in assuming the
directorate of affairs at the college,
which is beyond the jurisdiction of
the city physician and under the con
troll of DR.. George Grant, county
health officer. Supt. Ware said DR.
Bond was acting under an agreement
with Or. Grant. DR.. Bond maintained
he acted purely in the interests Of the
dormitOry students and the matter
was controlled by Dr.. Grant.
In relating the details of the matter,
lar. Marvel said: when Dr. Bond was
called in the first case-that of Miss
Florence Maple, he declared She bad
The measles and Immediately C>fab-
lished quarantine. He placed the
quarantine against Miss Helen Carter,
the room mate of Miss Maple, also.
and refused TO permit Miss Maple to
be removed TO the nursery. where she
could be given treatment Miss
| Maple and Miss Carter were locked
in the room together and it seemed
arrangements had been made for Miss
Carter to attend to Miss Maple Dr.
Carter, the father of Miss Carter,
heard Of the situation and he wrote to
the college and to DR.. Bond objccting
to his daughter having to take care
of measles patient. 1t was not until
then that Dr. Bond would permit Miss
Maple to be removed from her room
to the nursery.
1T has been reported in the papers
Miss Newall the nurse, refused 90
take care of Miss Maple and Miss Car
ter had to. When | was called in the
case Miss Carter had said She was
willing to remain with Miss Maple and
! | told the nurse to stay out. She is
/ in charge of the entire dOrmitOrv and
/ ii would not do for her TO become in.
| fected. She said she had never had
| the measles and did not care to at
tend to the nursing. When DR. Bond
| finally consented to the removal OF
Miss Maple to the nursery the assist.
ant nurse was put in charge of her
Miss Carter did not develop the dis
ease. | told the trustees they could
not Interfere under the penalty of VIC
lating the law. | told them to keer
hands off as quarantine had been
established. I had instructions an
nOunced in the dining room that nc
one was to visit a quarantined person
or enter the rooms as this would be
violation of the law the same as il
1t occurred in private house"
DR.. Bond said; When l was called
in the first case | communicated witt
Dr.. Grant as it was out of my district
He told me to put a quarantine care
on the door. The case had develOpeC
on one young lady and the other hac
been exposed so there was no telIine
whether she would have the disease Ol
not. The nurse refused to attend tC
the patient. She said she had no
had the measles and did not want tC
nurse a person with the affliction
The roommate was not required TO dc
the nursing but volunteered for the
work. did not refuse TO permit the
patient 10 be removed TO the nurser,
Immediately and as soon as | fOuuC
out her roommate did not have The
disease l permitted Miss Maple to bc
taken TO the nursery. After the pa
tlent was removed it was necessar,
10 keep her roommate under quaran
the for a short time only. She wa.
kept in quarantine simply to see i
she would develop case. Her fathe
wrote he did not believe his daughte
would make very good nurse but di,
not demand she be released from
quarantine. Everybody seemed to b,
satisfied and there was no clash il
authority"
The explanation of Supt Ware dtf
fers slightly from those Of the ply
sicians. Mr.. Ware said: DR.. Bon,
established the quarantine right away
The first time l spoke 70 him he sait
Miss Maple and her roommate mus
remain in their room. 1t was the mex
day Miss Maple was removed TO III,
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