The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-05

q COLUMBIA. Feb. "A thor o
o ough and unbiased report on con- o
ditionB cxlBting at the State Hos q
pital for tho Insane was sont to
o to tho general assembly today by
o Governor Richard I. Manning. o
o Tho report. which covers every
o department OF the asylum. was
o prepared by A. p. Herring. M. ID. q
q OF baltimore, secretary Of the
o Maryland Lunacy commission
o. who was appointed by Gov Man.
o Ming as his personal representa- o
O 1.-Two to mako the probe and report q
the facts. o
o lIcro Is the Keynote Of the I'm C
vostigation: o
y 1.-THE duty Of South Carolina to o
it's inEauo fs n cardinal, su-
o promo obligation to do all and o
O everything without stint for their
. benefit that It's financial resources
possibly permit or enable It to
O do; to exercise in their interests. o
through It's public officials. every o
q effort and labor. they are capable
o OF, and to put into effect all tho
q means and RESOURCES Mt its COM o
O mnnd to perform most cffectually
this great dobt to humanity. this
o direct and immediate obligation
o TO. Its people and this noble duty
b to all the future" o
o DR.. EIerrlng says that tho fun
o damontal principle underlying
o the ontiro plan of reorganization. o
o proposed In the report, ia to make
certain changes in tho law, 'relat-
o Ing tho control of tho State Hos .
q pital for tho InBano: ,;io
o The following amendment to o
o the constitution governing tho
o asylum arc made: - it4, o
o M Tho superintendent should
Z o be appointed by the board OF re- O.
D gents and not by tho governor o
Q removable only for cause and
o after lienring. 20
q O.. The board OF regents should
c0nsist OF five frfembera, appoint o
4 d cd by tho governor, with the
sanction at the senate. They g
o should bo appointed at first; one
o FOR twio ycarA; two for four
o years; two for six yenrs. subsc- O
quent appointments to he mndo O.
for a period OF ak years. Tho
O members OF this bonrd arc not
removable except for cause and
o aftor hearing. o
o 3. Tho superintendent to nuke
. all appointments. with tho sane o
d tion oi the hoard OF regcrt3 and O
70 to- have tho power OF dismlssal
o of game. TO be approved by tho o
o board. Tho superintendent Is to o
9 report to the hnarh nf Regents o
. o tho activities OF the hoypttai> and %
% tho hoard OF regents TO report to q
the governor and general assem- o
20 bly,, Briefly, the governor will
o appoint q board OF rogcnt7 In
o whom he has absolute confidence; u
o they In turn will select a supcrln- q
o tendent In whom they have every o
q t9nfidsnca and who. Of courso:
o has had training In tho cure and o
8 treatment Of TING insane and in .
30 hoapital management. and It Will q
o then ho' up to the superintendent o
o to conduct the hospital In prop o
o or manner. There should be no O
o dual authority or divided respon- o
o sibllity. 'Nef o
o 4. All rules and regulations o
for the hospital arc to bo formu-
( lated by the board and executed o
3 by tho superintendent aud his o
O assistants, Thoro Is no reason o
why the general assembly should o
o ba asked to approve or reject tho o
rules and regulations governing o
the condact OF hospital for the o
O insane. o
70 To change the name from tho o
"State Hospital for the insane" 0
+ o to the Columbia State Hospital" o
Z white the hospital for tho negroes o
o win be known rs state Park o
o Colony m Is. O
. To provide for voluntary ad- o
o missions. o
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