The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-25
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moral character of DR.. Saunders by
the use Of that phrase.
After the meeting had proceed for
some time, testified DR.. Taylor, Mr.
Bivens drew a paper from mis- pocket
and introduced it as resolution.
condemning DR.. Saunders and Dr..
Babcock for continuing to :,ermit the
visits of DR.. Cooper to the asylum
after he had failed Of reelection. DR..
Taylor said that he expressed strong
condemnation of the resolution, and
moved that DR.. Saunders and DR..
Babcock be exonerated, but there was
no second to his motion.
At a later meeting Of the board,
testified DR.. Taylor, Mr.. o. L. Saun-
ders came and requested that the
hearing be re-opened for the sake cf
introducing testimony in support Of
his daughter. He said he moved to
reopen the matter, but the board re-
fused to do so, passing the resolution
to the effect that no charges had been
preferred against the character of
Dr.. Saunders.
Since he had been connected with
the asylum for eight years, said III.
Taylor, he had never heard single
circumstance rejecting on Dr.. Saun-
ders' character. Dr.. Taylor stated
that he had known much of her
work and the work Of the institution
as a whole, for the reason that he
lives in Columbia, and, as member
Of the board Of regents, made fire.
quent visits to the asylum.
DR.. Taylor reviewed the work be-
ing done in all of the departments of
the State Hospital and stated that in
none of them is the character Of the
work of so high a nature as in the
white female department, which is
under the supervision Of DR.. Saun-
ders. He told HON Dr.. Saunders kept
an accurate record of every one Of
her six hundred patients, and gave
| other instances of her signal ability
and interest in her work.
DR.. Taylor, in the course Of his
testimony, took occasion to pay a
| high tribute to the work Of DR.. Coop
er, the Hospital pathologist, whom
the board did not re-elect at the July
meeting, and DR.. Babcock, the super
intendent.
That Dr.. Saunders in handing OBJ
jectionable diseases at the asylum
did only what every other woman
physician does, and that it was heI
duty to do so, were other statements
made by Dr.. Taylor. "She is not in
the least degree less womanly for at
tending to these cases." said Dr.. Tay.
lor
Asked as to what steps should be
taken to restore scientific manage.
ment at the hospital, Dr.. Taylor said:
"Wipe out the board of regents" II
was his opinion that no institution
could be scientifically managed with q
system of dual government, and that
all power should be vested in the
superintendent. He thought the Vir'
ginia plan ideal, which provides 6
legislative committee, which receives
the report Of the superintendent anc
consults with him at, his request, but
which has no powers.
D., DR.. Taylor, in the beginning Of hi:
testimony, stated that there was fric
tion among the members of the ooarc
of regents and among the members c
the asylum medical staff. There hae
been no unpleasantness on the former
board on which he served. he stated
and the cause of the trouble here
seemed to be in the attitude Of the
other members of the board toward
himself. He related how an alleged
incident of unkind treatment toward
a patient had been generally consid
cred by the other members OF the
board, but he had not been informed
Of the occurrence. All complaints
from members of the asylum medica
staff had been made to other mem
bers of the board than himself, he
said.
DR.. Taylor told how, on one occa
sion, three members of the board me-
at a Columbia hotel, and he Later
asked why he was not asked to 0e
present, and was told that the!
hadn't thought to send for me,
though, said DR.. Taylor, they Later
told the investigating committee tha
they had not sent for him because o.
the we'll known friendship between
himself, Dr.. Pat ,ock and DR.. Saun
ders. 'I objected to their sinuou:
course in this matter" said DR.. Tay
lor.
DR.. Taylor said that he had known
of the friction on the medical stat
for some time, and on several occa
sions wanted the board of regents tc
call for the resignation Of certain
physicians, who. he felt, were insu
bordinate to Dr.. Babcock, but DR.
Babcock protested against any acton
being taken.