The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-20
DR.. STRAIT HAS TAKEN
CHARGE OF The ASYLUM
QUALITIES As SUPERINTENDENT,
SUCCEEDING Dir. BlBC0CK.
What The philippines Monthly" Has
To Say OF joe Cooley, Former
NeWberrian.
Special 20 The Herald and News.

Strait, Of Lancaster, qualified on Tues
day as superintendent of the State
Hospital for the Insane, was commits
stoned by Governor Blease, and has
taken charge of the institution DR..
Strait was senator from Lancaster
county up until the time he vacated
the office of senator by qualifying as
superintendent of the State Hospital
for the Insane. His appointment to
succeed DR.. Babcock appears to have
been received very favorably even
from those who were bitterly opposed
TO any change. AS matter Of fact, DR..
Strait, veteran of the War Between
the States, former member Of congress
from his district, and representing his
county in the State senate up until the
time of his appointment as superinten
dent Of the State hospital, is a man
who commands the respect of all who
know him, both from the standpoint
of character and of professional abil
ity. He is the kind of man whose
friends are devoted to him, and against
whom his political enemies have notn-
ing to say.
The plans of DR.. j. w Babcock, who
has retired from the superintendency
of the State Hospital for the Insane,
are thus announced in the Columbia
State of Tuesday morning:
|Dr. ]. w, Babcock former super
intendent of the State Hospital for
the Insane, announced yesterday that
he will this week open the Waverley
sanitariun for tie treatment OF ner-
vous and mild mental cases. Eleanora
B. Saunders, VI. D., former second as
sistant physician in charge of the
white female department Of the asy-
lum, will be associated with DR.. Bah
cock. Four applications for admis-
sion to the new sanitarium yesterday
were received.
''I have secured the Old H. P. Clark
place, at 2315 Taylor street. said DR..
Babcock yesterday, in Waverley. and,
with Dr. Saunders, will open the Wav-
erley sanitarium for nervous and mild
mental cases. We will take only a
select few white women at first. l
have received four applications to-
day. expect to receive the first case
Tuesday or Wednesday. l feel much
encouraged by the success of the un-
dertaking. The people of Waverley
gave me cordial welcome this after
noon
'Dr. Babcock removed from the
asylum grounds yesterday, where he
has lived for the past % years, with
mis- family to their new home in WAY
erley."
Joseph B. Cooley.
Joseph B. Cooley, the Pride of
South Carolina" is the way the Phil
ippines Monthly" OF January heads an
article, prefaced by double-column
cut of Joseph B. Cooley, formerly Of
Newberry, now Of the Philippine Is
lands, in regard to the rapid rise Of
Mr. Cooley in the government service
in the Philippines. The article in re-
gard to Mr. Cooley, who has made
good in the far East, will be read with
interest by MS many friends in New
berry 1t follows:
Among the many excellent appoint
ments made by Governor-General Har-
rison perhaps none was more favora-
bly, received by the people Of the is
lands-Americans and Filipnos alike
than that of Mr.. Joseph B. Cooley as
superintendent of the Prison and
Penal Colony farm at San Romon,
Zamboanga, Mindana. Joe Cooley is
known far and wide throughout the
islands and his friends are legion.
Joe was only youngster when he en-
listed in the 29bh Volunteer Infantry
and started for the Philippines, but
he had the soul of man and ne saw
some bloody days battling the pula-
james in Samar. He was at San Ma
teo when the gallant Lawton was kill
ed and in many other stiff engage
ments before he was q. At the close
OF hostilities he became member of
the secret service department of the
city Of Manila and although at times
there was considerable disagreeahle
work TO do, Mr.. Cooley w"~ o'-"ovs