The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-04
THEY TOOK IT ALL BACK
TIE ASYLUM REGENTS PASS TWO
RESOLUTIONS.

Make Serious Charges About Lady
Physician and Then Take it All
Back.
The resolution passed by the board
of regents of the Asylum in December
criticisirg DR.. BaDcock and his lady
assistant, DR.. Saunders, and the set
passed in January generating DR..
Saunders, which action Senator
Crouch denounced as "cowardly" and
scored so severely, played an import
ant part in the Senate Friday morn
ing in the discussion on the resolu-
ton to investigate the Asylum.
What one Senator termed as lift
ing of the corner Of the well of mys-
terry" which envelops the seething
caldron at the Asylum, is contained
in the following copies Of the reso-
lutions by the board of regents COM
posed Of Dr.. J. H. Taylor, of Colum-
bia; J. A. Summersett. of Columbia;
J. D. Bivens. of Dorchester County:
DR.. w. L. Settlemeyer, Of Gaffney,
and DR.. T. A. Carouthers. Of Rock
Hill, chairman. All but Dr. Taylor are
appointees Of Governor Blease.
First Resolution.
The first resolution of the board Of
regents OF the hospital, passed jan
uary a, 1914, as certified to by J. w.
Bunch. secretary, is as follows:
"Whereas complaints have been
made to us individually and as body
that certain friction among the Off
cials of this institution is now in eN-
istence and has been for some time.
and
'Whereas various members Of the
medical staff reported to US that DR..
Saunders was interfering, meddling
with them and thereby hampering
them in the discharge Of their duties;
and
"Whereas. this board did on the
! 9th day Of December. 1913. hold an
executive SESSION and have before it
superintend dent Babcock, Drs. Saun-
Gers. Griffith, Thompson. FUlmer and
Toole. and hold their various state
ments in reference to said matte:
"Whereas. at said meeting. DR..
Saunders admitted that she had been
taking lessons under Dr.. Cooper in a
certain branch of the medical depart
ment, and that DR.. Cooper had fre-
ouentlv been on the premises and in
the building Of the said institution
after he had been defeated as an Off
GER thereof and after the superintenG-
ent had been requested to KEEP him
off said premises and out Of said
building; now, therefore, be it re-
solved:
First. That this board deplores
the action OF DR.. Saunders in inter
rerine with the other members Of the
medical staff in the discharge of their
duties and that the members Of this
board hereby place upon record thei!
condemnation Of her continually hav-
ing Dr.. Cooper in the institution in
direct violation Of the wishes of this
board OF regents.
"Resolved. second, That this board
do find that DR.. Saunders has been
continually interfering with the other
members Of the medical staff in the
discharge Of their duties and in fact
preventing Dr.. Blackburn from the
proner discharge Of his duties and
otherwise violating the proprieties Of
the position which she holds.
"Resolved, third. That while this
board does not request at present
the resignation OF DR.. Saunders that
the same would be very acceptable
to them and that they think from the
friction that is evident in said insti-
tuition that It is her duty to resign
and that said resignation would do
more to bring about peace and har-
mony in the institution and among
the employees thereof than any other
action they could conceive Of.
"Resolved. fourth, That this board
desires to place itself upon record
as condemning the conduct Of the su-
perinteadent, Dr.. J. W. Babcock, in
upholding DR.. Saunders in her de-
fiance Of the rules and wishes of
this board"
Second Resolution.
The second resolution of the board
of regents, passed January IS, 1914,
and certified to by J. ". Bunch, Sec
retary, follows:
"Whereas, o. l.. Saunders has pre-
sented petition asking for reopen
ing of the investigation of charges
against DR.. Saunders for interfering
with other members of the medical
staff of this institution, and whereas.
this matter has been thoroughly in
vestigated at previous meeting, as
resolution adopted this day shows;
and
"Whereas, there are no charges
from any source before this board or
under investigation by this board as
to the moral character Of the said DR..
Saunders, or as to her ability to per-
form the duties of the Office she is
holding:
"Be it resolved, That this board is
of the opinion that it is for the best
interests of the said institution and
for the best interests Of this lady
that this entire matter be closed and
The sane be dismissed.
"Rescived, further, That this board
puts itself on record as stating that
10 charges whatever from any source
have been made to them or by them
or through them as to the moral
character and personal standing OF
Dr.. Saunders.
'Resolved, further, That the peti-
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