The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-06-15
ALL NEW MEMBERS
ON MEDICAL STAFF
Changes at State Hospital to
Take Effect July 1.
NAMES OF NEW PHYSICIANS
Dr. Fulmer Says political Activity"
OF DIR. Williams is RESPONSE
bic for Changes.

bic for Changes.
Columbia Special to Charleston
News and Courier, June 13.-The en-
tire medical staff at the State Hos
pital for the Insane has been chang
ed, effective in July, according to an
nouncement by DR.. G. Fred Williams,
the superintendent. The changes,
which will be made on the first of
July, will bring physicians not hith-
erto connected with the institution
to the asylum.
ID. M. Sandy, NJ. D., formerly con-
nected with the Kingspoint Hospital.
New York, will be clinical director.
DR.. Sandy has already arrived and
entered upon the duties, and it is
stated that he is an alienist of coun-
try-wide reputation. Carl II. West.
NJ. d., of Greenville, and j. F.. Mum
nerlyn, NJ. D., of Georgetown, have
been appointed junior physicians.
Three interns, graduates OF the Med
lcal College of South Carolina-Dr.
Pate of Sumter, Dr. Miller of Wal
terboro, and DR.. Won Lehe of Wa,
terboro- have been appointed by the
superintendent. w. r. Register. NJ.
d., will remain in charge of State
Park, according to the official an
nouncement.
The senior physician has not vet
been appointed, according to DR..
! Williams, because suitable man has
not yet been found. Several are un-
| der consideration for the place. Capt.
j. w. Bunch remains as secretary
treasurer OF the asylum.
DR.. j. l.. Thompson, wrO mas been
! hrst assistant physician at the asy-
lum for over thirty-three yaars. will
be assigned TO other duties, accord
/ ing to the announcement
Those whose places are heing filed
are: II. II. Griffin, NJ. d.. third phy-
sician; w. +. Fulmer, NJ. d.. fourth
! physician, and r. G. Blackburn, NJ.
d., pathologist DR.. Mary White
sides, the physician in charge of the
/ woman'S ward, resigned s9me weeks
ago and her place has been filed
since by DR.. Blackburn.
DIR. r. G.. Blackburn told news
paper men last night tha. the at
mosphere of the State Hospital for
the insane had become impregnated
| with disagrceableness and he re-
signed to escape it," Or. II. H.
! Griffin. who has been assistant super-
! intendent of the colored male ward
! Tor eleven years, said that he did
not like the offer the hospital an.
thorltles made me and / could not
accept it, They desired me to live
in the central building, within the
hospital grounds, and this l did no;
care to do because | have a family
ana TWO young girls of impression.
able age. There has been absolute.
ly no unpleasantness between DR.
Williams and myself he and / havl
Deen and are good personal friends. :
Dr. Fulmei was more emphatic in
his condemnation, telling the news
| paper icpoI leIS IndL tne DOlltica
activity OF DR.. Williams" was actual.
ed by motives of partisanship wher
he contemplated the changes in the
medical staff. Il knew that we wer.
all gone when the former admins
tration was defeated" he asserted
DE- Fulmer stated that Dr. j. l.
Thompson had been given a "clerica,
position
1t is understood that other changes
are pending in the asylum manage.
ment. Under the new plan of reor.
ganization of the asylum passed by
the last legislature all employees are
appointed by the superintendent in.
stead of by the board of regents as
formerly.