The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-15
TRAINING. SCHOOL.
WRANGLE OUTLINED
President Rupe of Hospital
Board Explains Details
of the Trouble.

John l.. Rupe. president of the hos
pital board Of trustees, today in a
statement prepared by him, gives the
hospital authorities version of the
trouble in the Nurses Training school
which resulted in the departure of
three young women. The statement
follows:
The Hospital situation as to several
OF the nurses has been a matter of
consideration by the Board of Trus-
tees for some time. There were four
nurses who appeared to be acting to-
gether and who were not conforming
to the rules nor manifesting such in
terest In the work as to make their
services in the hospital satisfactory.
"One of this number, Miss Sheehan,
left note on the desk OF the superin-
tendent Sunday morning last stating
that she withdrew from the hospital.
This action is believed to be because
she had been reported for violation Of
rules while on night duty the night
previous and the superintendent said
to her that II was entirely satisfactory
for her to 60. this statement being
made to her after the superintendent
had received her note left on her desk
announcing her withdrawal. Another
Of the nurses. Miss Cochrel was in the
hospital being taken care Of for i'll
ness or disability.
"Dr. Markley was called to see her
and after talking with and examining
her advised her that in view of the
condition she represented herself to
be In. which was weakness Of her
back. perhaps 1t would be better for
her to give up the work of training and
60 home.
she sent for the superintendent
and told her of the doctors advice and
said she thought II best for her to
give up the work and leave the hospi.
tai and the superint endent told her
that would be all right and satisfac.
tory
Another OF these nurses, Mrs. Pc
.trie. who was chum of the other two
named, the superintendent found pack
ing her trunk to leave the hospital and
thereupon the superintendent told her
that her attitude toward the discipline
Of the institution and the hospital
work had been reported to the Board
Of Trustees and that 1t was thought
best that she. should go with Miss
Cochrel.
"She replied that she intended to GO
any way, that her packing was partly
done already and that she would not
stay in such a hospital.
1.-THE Board Of Trustees had been
A.,l- hn
nurses toward the rules and discipline
OF the institution and the work of the
hospital. and had authorized the super
to allow any of these nurs-
es to withdraw from the training
school and to dismiss either or all of
them in her discretion.
1.-THE Board of Trustees after consid-
ering the facts involved decided that
the interest of the training school and
with by the conditions
about by these nurses and
the action taken by the superintendent
was authorized as In our Judgment
for the best interest Of the
LAS this has become a public matter
It IL proper to say that the conduct Of
the nurses named was only in respect
Of the rules, discipline and work of the
hospital and in no way involved any
upon the character or repu- |
tation OF the young ladies'. |
AT the meeting Wednesday night
MIR. Rupe was asked whether the SUI
had authority to dismiss |
a nurse.
"He answered no. which Is true He |
was further asked whether the nurses |
who had left the hospital had not been |
"He answered that he did not under.
stand that either had been dismissed
AT that time the Board knew that |
the superintendent was authorized as
above stated, but Mr. Rupe was not |
then advised as to the conversation |
between Mrs. Petrie and the superin- |
tendent as above set forth and his un-
was then that this nurse |
had withdrawn with Miss Cochrel |
without anything indicating dismiss |
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