The Nevada County picayune., 1917-04-05
FUR HOSPITAL HEAD
BOARD OF CONTROL SPRlNG5 SURPRISE BY ELECTING AN
 OUTSIDE MAN.
BECAME EFFECTIVE APRIL 1
pr. R. F. DarneN. Who Was Assistant Supe7intendcnt Under Drs. Greene Youag and 8ledsoe, Appointed
 Assistant uperintendent.
Little Rock

Lttle Rock
 The srqro Board of Control spruns d -tlf,. when. passing up the can diaatcs wno have been mentioned ID connection with the superintendene2 u .I.l State. Hospital for Nervous Dts ease # elected Dr. c. C. Kirk. assiss- au superintendent of the Ohio SJaf1 Hospital for insane al Toledo. O., "h9 raalz r1arpe ABri pr Kirk Was la I.Ute Rock recently and made q thor ofeA inspection of the institution n canpaaY with members of the board.
 Hlan E. z. Eyman. secretary of the American Medieo-PsNchoio2te@ ass2. ct4ffoa. Was asked by the board 10 ref# anIaend capable men last winter, Dr. Nuk vas among those he endorsed, t2- gether with Dr M B. He2man o1 Gen trad lslip Hospital, Long Island, \. Dr. He4man. Who was offered the posi- ton and who accepted Il tentatlN"i' last winter. has accepted the supeflh- tendency of an asylum in New York.
 Dr Kirk is 38 years old, graduate of the University of Ohio and the uni versftv's Medical Department and l5 No 1 on the Ohio Civil Service list for supcrfntendents of state hospitals He will remove 10 Little Rock April with his wife and take active charge of the hospital April ,.
 pr. Darnell Assistant.
 pr R. F. Darnell, who was asslst- ant superintendent of the institution under Drs. J. l.. Greene, F. B. Young and E. r. BIedsoe, was appointed as sistant superintendent.
 When, following long contest through the Pulaski Circuit Court and the Supreme Court. a final decree was handed down last December that the Board of Control w&s acting within it's power in removing pr. Bledsoe from his position. Dr Darnell. with other members of the superintendent staff, resigned. Since leaving Little Rock Dr Darnall has taken postgraduate work in Philadelphia.
 Dr. C. Arkabeauef, who Was senior physician under pr. Blcdsoe and Who has been acting superintendent since Dr BIedsoe's removal, was appointed a senior physician. Dr. Arkebauer is a native of Crawford county and has been connected with the institution for lG years w H. Hall chairman of the board. said that the board is very grateful 10 Dr. Arkebauer for his serT-
 
 pr k. F. Rowland Of Fl Dorado. who has been acting as assistant superin- tendent since December and who has teen with the hospital since February |. 1916. was appointed senior physi- aian and DTS J C. Davis of Harris burg and F. T Ponder of Walnut Ridge. who have been in the hospita fe. sevcr-l months serving part of tho tfrro as eenior physicians were ap- polnted junior physicians.
 pr. Moore Dropped From Staff.
 pr. J. R. Harvey of Scott county wa7 appointed interne. and Dr W. P. Moor of Newark. who succeeded Dr. Pat Murphy as interne following Dr. Mur- phys resignation last year, was dropped from the staff.
 The salary of the superintendent; was fixed by the last legislature at l s4 900 d year and the term is indeti- mite He can be removed only upon the statutory grounds of inattenlon, neglect, misconduct and inetIiciency
 Ashton Vlncenhellcr. a member of 1 the board, said that Dr. Kirk would eN- ercise entire authority over the instE tution will be directly responsible for the members of his staff The board plans civil service system for the hospital and Mr Nineeuneller said that promotions would bo made on merits alone When the system is ar ranged. examinations Will be held al stated times open to all doctors in tho state By thjs method q civil seryic l list can be obtained and vacancies ou .i ., .t, q F111J Fr1,,l Tho #Eef