Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-02
STATE HOSPITAL
"A TRueTEEo DEPLoRE
sEcTARlAN ADV.

ssys II was . Mistake.

Continued from page
says Il Was . Mistake.
| lie told the board that the mission OF
tho committee ended with the preecn-
tation Of its written protest.
| DR.. Rowland q. Paynter Of George
town explained that DIR. Hancker has
been very II! for several weeks. 40
that this In a way might explain a
slip In tho coz. He said he felt sure
II would never have Unopened II Or.
Hancker had been himself. Mr.. Mon
Afghan said he ehoped and felt that
someone other than DIR. Hancker had
been responsible for this snip. DR..
Paynter said Or. Hancler acknowi-
edgsh It had been an error; that he
assumed full responsibility for the
mistake. and that he had asked that
IT be overlooked. Mr.. Monaghan re-
piled that. naturally. this phase OF the
subject was up 70 the board.
Colonel Theodore Townsend Of Mil
ford explained that they have been at
the hospital without adequate medical
service for some time. and that they
had to go out into the open market
to get the help that they needed He
said DIR. NJ. A. Tarumlanz, assistant
superintendent. had not been outside
of the grounds for four months, be-
cause OF the unusual press OF business
} in tho hospital. and that he ls the man
who has been carrying the entire load
for come times
Miss Moran wanted to know how
many graduate nurses were in the en-
ploy OF the hospital and when in
formed that there were 10 trained
nurses on the staff, che expressed
some surprise. and thought II a serious
, situation In hospital as large as
: this one. Miss Moran explained that
she represented the Delaware State
Nurses Association. and is secretary
! Of the State Examining Board.
Different members OF the board ex.
planned that the supervisors Of tn,
hospital here are all people OF Ions
, experience and thorough training, and
|, In Wow OF the nature Of the patienti
, confined here, they aid not feel that {
was essential that trained or gradual,
I nurses be employed 10 take care O
I them.
Q Miss Moran felt there should be a
q least one trained nurse in charge 0
v the supervisors and called attention
to the State law relative 70 The EN-
a ployment of such trained nurses Il
" hospital eervice.
= No Politics or Religion.
Mr.. Hall told the committee that m
4 board OF trustees never took polite
!. or religion into consideration in an
OF their dealings. He said that n
IA given consideration and that the con
r mittee would be advised Of whatev'
70 action would be taken.
70 After tho committee had withdraw
II the letter which they presented VI
is taken up. It read as follows:
i, 'Tn the Journal OF the Americs
81 Medical Association, published at s
d. Dearborn street, Chicago. Illino'
D. Volume rs. No. 3. dated January
ne 1922. and again on january %. 1872
~ under Assistants Wanted appear
CT this advertisement. in large capt.
U letters:
Il "'Wanted--Second assistant phi
~ stefan, male, single, Protestant, trail
as ed in pathology and bacteriolog.
70 salary 1880 per year, full mainte,
- I. ance; complete information. refe
- ence IN first letter, photograph c
" william II. Hancker, Superintender
Ia Delaware State Hospital, Farnhurl
"a Dell
10 Representing not only the Cathol
N citizens Of this Stnte, but a gre
q - 9Th $ai n
is loyalty to American ideals max
a necessary their condemnation OF al
Ell. manifestation OF religious bigotry, a.
to makes impossible their tolerance
nd such. when exhibited by person hol
Gl ing public office. we request your Z
Us tention OF the above advertiseme'
Ter signed by the superintendent of
M Delaware State Hospital. ft conve
w the implication that no Catholic
ny Jewish doctor, whatever his oualific
1u tons, could hold the. position in qu'
w ton.
10 Under our constitutions no partie
M lar religious affiliation can be &C
L. dition of holding public Office.
- 1--WE do, hereby, prefer chars
a.. against DR.. William IL. Hancker
~ cause of the advertisement in gu
"a ton, and unless he can show hi
ON self not responsible we protest q
,an his further incumbency of the of
oil of the superintendent Of the ST
mel Hospital would warrant the conc
slv sion that un-Americanism genera
rot and religious intolerance specifica
,rd may safely be Haunted by those
all charge OF public institutions"
TX: Text Of Resolutions,
"a The letter was signed, In addit
80 to the members OF the commit
which presented 1t. by Charles
zen tCurley and Charles ]. Higgins.
out The resolution which was pas
md by the trustees following the re
He ling OF the letter OF protest was
to follows:
at "whereas, The State Board
ieir Trustees OF the Delaware State n
VIZ pital at Farnhurst did instruct
'es' medical superintendent. DIR. Willi
~ II. Hancker. at its January, i
A' meeting, to secure the services o
second assistant physician. and
necessary, to advertise for the sa
and
OF Whereas, The said medical SUI
ms h.tendent did cause the "