Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
GREENE LIKES NEW PLACE
Former superintendent of Insane
Asylum Returns on Visit.
MERIT SYSTEM IN ILLINOIS
Laboratory at Kanknkee for Beneat
OF Doctors In that and Other
AsyIums I'm stRte-New
High school Building.
(From a staff Correspondents


LINCOLN, Dec. 12.-(Special)-Dr. James
l.. Greene, formerly superintendent OF the
insane asylum here, accompanied by Mrs.
Greene, is visiting friends in Lincoln. They
will leave Tuesday aRd before going back
to Illinois DIR. Greene may go to Osceola
and see former Governor Mickey.
DR.. Greene is now superintendent OF an
Illinois asylum located at Kankakee and
he expressed himself as being wAl pleased
with the place, though his heart still lin
gers around Nebraska and Lincoln.
Il secured from the legislature an APP
preparation of 10000 said DR.. Greene.
with which to establish a laboratory in
which to study diseases OF the mind. This
laboratory is for the benefit of the entire
state and is the central workshop of all
the insane institutions. All OF the asylum
physicians of the various institutions took
IA course in this laboratory. Then DR..
Singer, who was formerly at Norfolk, visits
each OF the Institutions in turn and gives
lectures. He remains at each about two
weeks. All Of the time we have two of the
employees of an institution at work in the
laboratory for a short period. Then these
two give way to others and thus each
member of the medical staff secures the
benefit of the training.
We give employ ment to a physician
when he comes to us with gilt-edged en-
dorsements. He becomes an inferno. Then
by merit he is promoted to a junior assist
ant physician, then senior assistant, and
finally physician in charge. All employ
ment is solely on merit.
II notice that DR.. Young has recon-
mended the establishment or a central lab
oratory, and 1 hope the Nebraska legisla-
ture will follow that recommendation. 1t is
"a good one.
Nebraska should not change the heads
of it's asylums every time an administration
changes. 1t is bad for the wards of the
state. The physicians should be selected
and kept solely under the merit system"
Barnes Moves to Lincoln.
Judge John B. Barnes of the supreme
court has removed with his family to Lin
coin and today is getting located at 1104 d
street. The constitutional amendment re-
Gently adopted providing for an enlarge
ment OF the supreme court provided also
that the Judges should all reside in Lin
coin. It is in accordance with that law
that the move is made.
Year for Carrying Revolver.
Gus Grigsch got a year in the ~peniten-
tfary from Judge Frost today because he
carried a revolver. Several nights ago
Grlgsch, who was infatuated with Mrs.
Bessie Lloyd, saw his lady love walking
home with another mar and he promptly
sent a shot after the couple. No harm
was done and all the parties were ar
rested, Grigsch told the court he had
been in the habit OF carrying a revolver
for several years.
BOY Buys Cigarettes.
Herschal Kline, a 15-year-old boy, bought
n box of cigarettes from Names Heagy, a
clerk in the Cole-McKenna cigar store. to-
day. and as a result the clerk was ar
rested and his trial set FOR Monday morn
ing.
New High school building.
The city school board has invited the
Commercial club, the Women's club, the
Art association and the City Improvement
society to appoint committees to assist in
studying up on the matter of a new high