The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-06-16
NEW WMED|CALSTAFF
At STATE HOSPITAL
DRS. JAMES L. THOMPSON, H.
H. GRIFFIN AND B. GOLpING
BLACKBURN WILL BE SUPER
SEDED- DR.. REGISTER RE-
MAINS AT STATE PARK.
Dr.. D. c. Sandy, Clinical Director,
With Drs. Carl H. West and J. F.
Munnerlyn as Junior Physicians
Senior Not Select.d-Three In
terms Are Named.

C. Fred Williams, vi. D., superin-
tendent of the State Hospital for the
Insane, announced Yesterday that
there would be com mplete change in
the medical staff of the institution.
The entire staff will be superseded
on July by physicians not hitherto
connected with South Carolina's in
frmary for the mentally deficient.
D. C. Sandy, M. D., formerly con-
nected with the Kingspoint hospital,
New York, will be clinical director.
The alienist already has arrived in
Columbia to assume his new duties.
Carl H. West, M. D., of Greenville,
and J. F. Munnerlyn, M. D., of
Georgetown, have been appointed
junior physicians. Three interns,
graduates of the medical college of
South Carolina-Dr. Pate of Sumter,
DR.. Miller of Walterboro and DR..
Won Lehe of Dorchester-have been
appointed by DR.. Williams. DR.. Will
liams stated that W. r. Register, M.
D., is to remain in charge of the hos
pital at State Park.
Senior Physician Not Named
DR.. Williams, in discussing the
changes, said that the senior physi-
clan had not been appointed, because
a suitable physician had not been
found. He has been in communica-
ton with several, he stated, but he
did not think that they possessed the
suitable requisites. DR.. Williams as
serted that changes in other depart
ments of the State Hospital for the
Insane were not contemplated at this
time. When asked if Capt. John w.
Bunch, secretary and treasurer of
the institution, was to be superseded,
DR.. Williams said that he would not
be affected by the changes.
James L. Thompson, first assistant
physician at the. State Hospital for
the Insane, said DR.. Williams, will be
assigned to other duties not connect
ed with the medical staff. What these
duties will be was not disclosed by
the superintendent.
H. H. Griffin, M. D., third assistant
physician, stated last night that his
resignation, taking effect July Is,
was rendered DR.. Williams some
weeks ago.
DR.. Mary Whiteside, second assist
ant physician in charge of the wo-
mems ward, resigned in March, and
her position has been filled since by
R. Golding Blackburn, M. D., patbo-
logist, who stated last night that he
had resigned to DR.. Williams to take
up private practice in the city of
Columbia. This resignation has been
accepted, to take effect on July 1,
and he had been given two weeks
vacation prior to that date with pay.
W. E. Fulmer, M. D., fourth assis-
tant physician, stated last night that
he had been notified of his dismissal
by DR.. Williams.
DR.. Thompson, when interviewed
by reporter of the Columbia Re-
cord last night, stated that he knew
very little of the "rumored" changes.
However, he said that DIR. Sandy was
at the asylum, and was to become
clinical director.
DR.. Blackburn stated that the cat
mosphere of the State Hospital for
the Insane had become impregnated
with disagreeableness and he resign
ed to escape it."
DR.. Griffin Talks.
DR.. H. H. Griffin, who has been as
sistant superintendent of the colored
male ward for II years, stated last
night that he has presented Supt.
Williams with his resignation several
weeks ago, and that DR.. Williams had
recently advised him he would prefer
that his connection with the asylum
continue until the middle of July.
DR.. Griffin explained that ~ did