The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-25
\ of feeling of cooperation? A. Ger.

tainly.
Q. When I began to supercede you,
as you say, did you object in any
way? A. Not at all. I didn't object.
because, as l stated, I said nothing
on account of eXiseting-
@. Didn't you rather think it was
helpful for the two Of us to work to-
gether? A. Yes, ma'am, I admit
that.
@. Did I object to the stenogra-
pliers doing your work? A. Not open
ly. l never heard of your objecting.
@. You have no reason to believe
that I objected secretly? A. No.
@. Then you tried as hard to keep
IN YOUR work as l did mine? A. Yes,
ma'am.
O. I found no objection to your
ward improvements? A. But by your
insisting on her keeping up your
work kept mine underdone.
@. Well, as superior officer
could not you have insisted on her
doing your work? A. Rather than
to bring about friction, allowed the
thing to go on.
Purchase Of Supplies.
@. Will you tell me how we bought
medical supplies from afar, not from
Co. ,.a' ia? Who does the ordering
{ y 8. r? A. 1t is made up gener'
:. her at the Office and then sent
,bcock, as l understand.
len we order by catalogue
does each one look over the cata
lague and get what he would like:
4. haven't done it now for a long
time, except for one instance recently
I gave the order, but I have never
gotten 1t yet.
@. Well, Dr.. Babcock did the or
dering? A. My objection was that
| was never consulted. l knew tha
Dr. Babcock gave the order, but the
things were looked up by some one
else than myself.
@. Well, couldn't you have made
up your orders from any company
that you wanted and wouldn't the!
have been gotten for you? A. be
lieve they would: no doubt that they
would
@. Did you know how I did wher
wanted anything? A. No. ma am
@ You know. I am sure, you re
member that Mr.. Bunch said that he
would rather not have the med!ca
supplies come under his contract sys
tenn? A. do not remember that.
Ward improvements.
@. When we had ideas of improve
ing the wards, you never objected te
taking your ward for acute patient:
/ from the fifth to the seventh? A. No
@. Has there been any interdepart
mental changes in which you were
not consulted? A. In my department
@. In the whole institution. Have
we ever changed the bell or anything
like that. that we have not asked yol
or Mr.. Austin. or both? A. do no
know anything like ths-.
@. You approve of systematic ex
animation of patients? A. l do.
@. When the diet kitchen was or
sanized. didn't your patients get foot
in proportion to mine? 4. Yes. ma m
rs far as know they did.
@ You were willing to adopt th'
present record system? A. Yes. man
@. Don't you approve Of the care
index system in the general Office
A. I do.
Q. You don't object to its beinl
put in good condition? A. No. man
Q And. you didn't object to m.
helping the stenographer, did you
A. No nam.
@. You knew that did 1t? A.
wasn't aware-well. with Miss Davis
of course.
Rearransed Card Index.
@. Well, you knew that not oni.
put the white and colored men. bu
also the white and colored women
A. Yes. nam.
@. And there was no objection
raised. A NJ.
@. It was not anybody's specia
work. was it? A. No.
G. And nobody found it inconven
lent later on? A. think that the.
found it convenient.
Q. Nobody objected to my amuse
ment for the patients? A. hav'
heard no objection.
Q. Has it been source OF com
! fort and diversion for them? A. I
| has been quite source Of comfor
to mine. 7 know.
@. Do you remember when I at
tempted the improvements in th'
white male dining room? You didn'
object, did you? A. No, except IL
this way-that is all right, excuse M
| will take that back.
@. You didn't object to my givinE
you a graduate trained nurse for you
dining room? A. No.
Conditions Improved.
@. And didn't you feel that she ha
improved conditions there? A. do
@. And don't you think the expense
was we'll worth while? A. do. Those
things was not consulted about
but still I approved them.
@. You know why I did that? A
For an improvement.
@. Do you know under whose or
ders l did it? A. suppose under DR.
Babcock. think in my department
it would have been we'll enough tt
consult me. I would have raised NJ
objection.
| @. Didn't talk daily with you ane
Mr.. Austin about it. how things were
going on, and didn't Mr.. Austin help
| A. Mr.. Austin helped. am sure.
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