The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-06
RECOMMENDS MANY CHANGES.
DIR. HERRING SAYS IN REPORT
THAT THERE SHOULD BE
ONLY ONE HEAD.
Would Have superintendent Elected
by Board Of Regents, Who i'm Turn
Would be Appointed by Governor
and Confirmed by Scnatc-WOuld
Change Name.

NnduSC. NuUuc.
Columbia. Feb. 3.-Gov. Manning
to the general assembly
yesterday report drafted 10y A. +.
Herring, NJ. d., secretary of the Mary
land lunacy commission, following an
investigation which DR.. Herring made
at the governors request and which
has just been concluded.
Here is the keynote Of the investi-
CATION:
THE duty Of South Carolina TO
its insane is cardinal, a supreme
without stint for their benefit that
it's financial resources possibly per-
NIT or enable it TO do; to exercise
in their interests, through it's public
officials, every effort and labor they
are capable of and to put into effect
all the means and resources at its
command to perform most effectually
this great debt to humanity, this. di-
rect and immediate obligation to its
people and this noble duty to all the
future"
DR.. Herring says that the funda-
mental principle underlying the en-
tire plan of reorganization proposed
i'm the report is to make certain
,hnr in, hn lou tn hn
control of the State Hospital for the
Insane. The following amendments
to the constitution governing the
asylum are suggested:
/. The superintendent should be
appointed by the board Of regents,
and not by the governor-removable
only for cause and after a hearing.
2. The board Of regents should con-
sist OF five members, appointed by
the governor, with the sanction OF
the senate. They should be appoint
ed at first: one for two years; two
for four years; two for six years.
subsequent appointments to be made
for a period OF six years. The men,
bers Of this board are not removable
except for cause and after a hearing
3. The superintendent to make all
appointments. with the sanction or
the board of regents, and to have the
power of dismissal of same to be ap-
proved by the board. The superin-
tendent Is to report to the board of
regents the activities OF the hospital
and the board of regents to report to
the governor and general assembly
Briefly, the governor will appoint a
board of regents in whom he has alb
solute confidence; they in turn will
select q superintendent in whom they
have every confidence and who, Of
course. has had training in the care
and treatment of the insane and in
hospital management. and it will then
be up to the. superintendent to con-
duct the hospital in proper manner.
There should be no dual authority
VI uiNlueu responsibility.
A. All rules and regulations for the
hospital are to be formulated by the
board and executed by the superin-
tendent and his assistants. There is
no reason why the general assembly
should be asked to approve or re-
ject the rules and regulations govern
ing the conduct Of hospital for the
insane.
8. To change the name from the
State Hospital for the Insane" to
the Columbia State Hospital" while
the hospital for the negroes will be
known as state Park Colony"
q. To provide for voluntary ad-
missions.
Z. TO provide for a fiscal agent,
whose duty will be to see that every
patient who has relatives or an es-
tate responsible for his support will
be made to reimburse the State. This
might well be done in connection with
the State board OF charities.
s. No female patient to be brought
to the hospital unless accompanied
by her father, husband, adult son or
brother or by some relative, friend
or nurse Of the same sex.
.. To provide for a system of af-
ter care or placing out of patients
VINO are able to leave the institution.
ana, while not entirely recovered. yet
are able to live satisfactorily under
hospital.
10. TO provide for the admission.
care and treatment of inebriates.
SPARTANBURG BOY IN EUROPE.