The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-04
,an DR.. Killingsworth's.

those appointments in July? A. No;
it wasn't my duty to employ them;
had nothing to do with it.; I said
nothing about it.
@. You offered no objection? A
No, indeed.
As to Interference.
@. Well, doctor, there has lot
been said with reference to trespass-
ing, interfering with other doctors
wards. What have you to say with
reference to those statements? You
have heard them brought out? A.
Yes. Well, frequently I did every
thing. I did everything that I could
for the hospital possible, and GER
tainly did it with generous, altruis-
tic spirit. I had no desire to trespass
upon anybody's department, and l
had no desire to monopolize. The
opportunity arose where I could help
and I helped, but was as willing to
call on others as was willing to be
called on; and they didn't object at
that time and felt that they either
consented, or their silence gave con-
sent.
@. When did you hear the first of
it? A. I did not hear anything Of it
until the 18th of December.
@. Well, can you account for their
objection at the time that they did?
A. No, I do not know why.
@. Doctor, I wish you would just
go ahead and tell US what you did
there, in the dining room and in your
own ward and everywhere; just tell
US as hastily as you can all that you
really did do. A. Well, as say,
when I went to the hospital / came
in with the full understanding that
| was to give all Of my time and that
| was given charge of the white wo-
mems department to be sure and |
felt that was given the privilege OF
he liberty of developing it as I liked.
md, as l said before, did it from a
spirit of generosity. had no desire
20 encroach on the departments Of
others or monopolize at all. And
turing my seven years service my
>ne thought was for my patients and
he others as I could. I had charge
Of the white women. Naturally !
i'd more for them than the others,
but I helped where I could. I saw
10 reason why should not help
hem when 1 could, especially when
40 one objected.
For Bigger Things.
The patients were we'll cared for
md happy and the nurses were hap
py and contented and l had assur-
ances that my work was approved OF
oy some good men and women any.
way. and they came around and saw
the work l was doing and they rath-
er encourag ed me, an had no rea-
son to believe it was disagreeable to
anybody.
Now, of course, so much has been
said about the disagreement and the
petty personalities and such things,
and I would like to say that on my
rart there has been something else in
addition to this We may have had
our disagreements-I do not deny
hat-but along with that there GER
'ainly has been desire to reach out
sor bigger things and improve the
conditions among the insane.
AS l told you. came to the hos
Dital in 1907 and I was willing to
Give generously of time and effort.
It never occurred to me that I would
get more pay for it. which I did not.
did not consider the money. And
though my time at the hospital has
not rippled along like a summer
brook, it has not been unhappy.
No Outside Interests.
@. Have you had the institution at
heart al all times. doctor? A. Well,
felt I had. l have nothing else.
have no outside practice. l have no
social life or anything like that. /
spend my whole time in the institu-
ion except occasionally. I have rec
reaticn in the form of music.
@. believe you said the superin-
sendent, Dr.. Babcock, had enccurag-
ed-- A. Oh, yes. never had any
objection on the part Of DR.. Bah
cock.
@. Did you have any objections
coming to you from any OF the 9TH
er-? A. No; not until the 18th OF
December did I hear it.
@. Was any complaint made to
YOU. doctor, from the board OF re-
gents in reference to your work owe,
there? A. No, / have never receiv-
ed, up until the 18th of December.
any criticism or any instructions or
orders for work there from any of
the board of regents, from them or
from any of the members. They nev-
er told me to do or not to do things.
Of course I was always good as ]
could be in taking them around when
then wanted to go in my department.
put otherwise I had nothing to do
with the board of regents. They went
IN my department and they went in
the others, and they asked me to go
and I always went when was re-
quested. DR.. Babcock frequently
conducted them through my depart
ment.
@. Will you tell US about the regu-
'ations you have with reference to
your own department, record of
cases? A. Record of cases?
@. Yes, ma'am. you keep rec
ord? A. Yes, keep records.
Case Histories Described.
@. Give US an idea of those rec
ords please. Have you any Of those
records with you? A. Yes, l have
Il II.