The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-04
TELLS Of Her WORK
DIR. SAUNDERS OUTLINES DUTIES
At INSANE ASYLUM.
WORKED FOR The BEST

to Kedp the inmates at the Insane
Asylum-Dr. Saunders Explains
What She Did in Her Work.
The following is the second Install
ment Of Dr.. Saunders testimony be-
fore the committee investigating the
conditions at the State Hospital fer
the Insane:
Mr. Hunter: DR.. Saunders. when
did you go to the institution?
Dr.. Saunders: May l, 1907.
@. How long have you been there.
doctor? A. I have been there con-
tinuously since, only when was off
on vacation.
@. What are your duties there.
doctor: A. have charge Of the
white women's department.
O. White women's department?
Doctor. there was something said
here time and again with reference
to stenographers, Did you object to
the stenographer's taking Dr.. Griff-
ms dictation?
Conditional Objection.
A. Well now, there was one time
when did, but that was condition
al objection. DR.. Griffin frequently
came in and without asking the girl
to take his work kould begin dicta-
ting his notes. So while was dicta,
ing and while she was still at work
for me. he began his dictation. and |
said: "Dr. Griffin, am using the girl
now. My work Is as important as
yours and yours must waltz heard
nothing more Of It until his testi-
mony.
@. Doctor, did you attempt to pre-
vent the stenographer from writing
ND DR.. Thompson's clinical record?
A. No, did not. And I would like
to say that began my writing up in
1909 and it took me as long as 1t TOOK
DR.. Thompson. and had finished be-
fore he began. And thought to
keep up the work the regular letters
they must be first in everv case
but have not objected to their do
ing his work and they are doing it as
fast as they can. as far as I see.
O. Did you feel the stress OF anv
friction in your work with Dr.
THOMPSON? 4. No. I did not.
O. Did yon have reasons to feel If
your work that there was a lack o:
cooreration on the part OF DR.
Thomrson? A. No. did NOT
Wien 7 was away he relieved me-
2rd when he was away I relieved
him. When 7 wanted ANYTHING he
gave Il 10 me when 7 wanted it.
O. Well. d:d You feel that Or
Pahcock ever discouraged you in vonr
efforts for improvement? A. No. ]
did not.
O. I'D you feel that the regents
eve- aide A. Tn until the 18TH o.
pecenber 1913. I had every reason
to believe that the regents approved
of my work.
Heard No Objections.
O Won d'd not up until this time?
A. TN until Decenh-r the -. 1873
had heard no objections up until
that time.
O. Since then how 10 YOU fee
ahout it. doctor? A. Well. fef
that was being weighed in the bal
ance
O. Have YOU anv plan or system
oyer there bv which von buy yonr
medical en-DIieeo A. When 7 first
wont to the INSTITUTION we did nor
We gathered m things rs we could
from the local market and elsewhere.
Rut recently we have tried to svstem-
sts,e the huving OF sunnlies. We had
q little supplv room. We took a room
that was e-'ntv and filed it IN with
shelves and tried to buv in quantity
20 as to ba saving and to buv when II
was wanted. Everybody vas given
a tev and they had the privilege OF
coming and going as thev liked.
felt that It was An advantage. No
boav objected: rather they helped me
to do it.
Amusements.
O. Doctor. what was meant bv
.mnsements Of patients? A. Wen.
In every hosni+al the size OF ours
shere are crstodial patierts. thoee for
whom there is no hope Of mental re-
covery. They live there. that IS
their home and their community. and
OF conrse their days are long ana
morotcnous. and we ATTEMPT to do
something for their amusement. we
have darces. moving picture shows
and automobile rides for them. The
SAFE dces not finnish that to them.
but II does furnish shows and dance
music. and we have varioHs kinds OF
amneements for them that we can de-
velop.
O. Have you any reason to believe
that the nurses of Or. thompson
derartment are antasonistic to Won?
A. No. have no reason to believe
though 7 have never tried to take
anv authority over them. hnt have
ALWAYS atteronted tn help them wher
T could. When there was An ener-
sency. or ANYTHING when the Others
were away. was enna'lv as wll''ne
to r,'- .hom as vas nv own rI"ses
q When Won sent the irav OF foo'
70 .he sick nrree. dorror. did Won feel
tha+ D- c-'1, oh'en+ed to him talk
ing this food? A. No. I had never
haS anv di-or+'ors or orders TO tho
contrary. had alwavs showed
fee1'~r for nv own nn-eoS and 7 hnd
~ ch'e~t'on 70 extending Il to nr.
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