The Dermott news., 1917-04-05
BOARD OF CONTROL SPRING.
SURPRISE BY ELECTiNG AN
OUTSIDE MAN.
BECAME EFFECTIVE APRIL |
Or. r. F. Darnell, Who Was Assistant
superintendent Under Ors. Greene.
Young and eIedsoe, Appointed
Assistant Superintendent.
Little Rock

The State Board OF Control spruns
surp-'-> when. passing up the can
didatee VINO have been mentioned IN
connection with the superintendeneN
Of the State Hospital for Nervous DIS
eases, il elected DR. c. C. Kirk. assist
ant superintendent OF the ONO State
Hospital for Insane. a. Toledo o. who
took charge April /. DR.. Kirk was III
Little Rock recently and made thor
ough inspection OF the institution IN
company with members OF the board
When II { lyman. secretary OF the
American Neutrality-suspicious. Asso-
citation WAS asked by the board 10 rec
ommend capable men last winter, pr
Kirk was among those he endorsed, To-
gether with Or NJ b. Heyman e. Cen
trail Islip Hospital, Long Island. \ y
DR. Heyman. who was offered the posi-
ton and who accepted ii tentattHets
last winter. has accepted the superln.
tendency OF an asylum in New York
Or. Kirk is IS years old. graduate
OF the University Of Ohio and the uni
versity's Medical Department and Is
No ! on the Ohio civil Service list Tor
superintendent Of state hospitals. He
VIII remove 70 Little Rock April l
with his wife and take active charge
of the hospital April :.
Or Darnell Assistant.
Or r. + Darnell. who vas assist
ant superintendent OF the Institution
under Drs. J L. Greene. + Young
and Z. r. Bledsoe. was appointed As
sis'ant superintendent
When. following a long contest
through the Pulaski Circuit Court and
the Supreme Court n final decree was
handed down last December thai thu
Board Of Control was acting within It's
power in removing Dr.. Hledsee from
his position. DR. DarnelL With otaer
members of the superintendent staf.
resigned Since leaving Little ReeG
DR. Darnall has taken postgraduate
work in Philadelphia.
DR.. c Arkabeauer who WAS senior
physician under DIR Bledsoe and Who
has been acting superintendent since
Or Rledsoe.s removal, VAS appointed a
senior physician. Or. ArkeOauer Is n
native OF Crawford county and has
been connected with the institution for
l6 years. W II Hall, chairman Of the
board. said that the board is very
grateful 10 Or Arkebauer for his sery
ices during the recent upheayal
u ID - " hn
has been acting as assistant superin-
tendent since December and who has
been with the oital since February
|. 1916. was appointed senior physi-
elan. and Drs J c Davis OF Harris
burg and f T Ponder OF Walnut
Ridge. who have been in the hospital
for sD~er-l months. serving part OF the
time ~ senior physicians, we're ap
pointed Junior physicians,
Dr. Moore Dropped From Staff.
Or. J. r Harvey OF Scott county va.
appointed inferno. and Or W = Moore
OF Newark. who succeeded Dir Pat
Murphy As inferno following DR. Muir
phys resignation last year. was
dropped from the stan.
The salary OF the superintendent
was fixed by the last legislature ~
81. 900 year and the term is indef
Mite He can BE- removed only upon
the statutory grounds OF inattention.
neglect. misconduct and inefficiency
Ashton Ntncenheller, a member o.
the board. said that Or Kirk would ex
ercise entire authority over the insti
tuition will be directly responsible foi
the members OF his stan The board
plans civil service system for the
hospital and MIR Vincenheller said
that promotions would b. made on
merits alone When the system is ar
ranged. examinations will be held at
stated times open to all doctors in the
state Ply this method a civil service
list can be obtained. and vacancies on
- Al ataN H1lpd from tha ltef