Weekly journal-miner., 1922-08-02
LOSES. STATE GAINS
 I. N. SHMARTZ
Medical Officer at Whipple Be- comes New Superintendent of Arizona Hospital by Camp bells Appointment.
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! NfGOm IuuTSOdy DallyJ ! News of the appointment by Gov ernor Campbell of a Fort Whipple officer, one of the first of the med ical experts who have come to Ari- zona by reason of the great govern ment hospital, is contained in a Phoenix item regarding the filling of the vacancy at the head of the state hospital Major F. w. Schwarz of Whipple Barracks, it is announced, has been named by the governor to superintend the states institution at Phoenix.
 Of the appointment the Republican says;
 Announcement of the appointment of Dr. Frank w. Schwarz, past as sistant surgeon of the United States public health service, neurological section, as superintendent of the state hospital for the insane was made public yesterday by Governor Thos. E. Campbell The appointment was made to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. Ray Ferguson, several days ago, as head of the hos pital
 pr. Schwarz, the governor said has been borrowed by the state from the United States health service to take charge of the hospital Dr. Schwarz arrived in Phoenix yester- day from Prescott and assumed his new duties at once.
 Dr. Schwarz, the governor said, will give more attention to the med ical phases of the operation of the hospital than has heretofore been given. The former superintendents, he added, have had to give a great deal of attention to the business end of the institution, which has tended to cut down the time available for the medical side of the hospital. The business management of the hospita! will be taken over to a great extent by the board of directors of the state institutions and Bert Wingar, secre- tary to the board, the governor ex- plained, which will leave Dr. Schwarz free to devote most of his time to the medical needs of the hospital.
 In this work, Dr. Schwarz will be ably assisted by Dr. Mildred Thoren and the staff of the hospital. A great deal of laboratory work is to be done, according to Governor Campbell, but this will in a measure be limited because of the lack of a suitable receiving ward at the hos pital. Under the new regime, Dr. Thoren will remain as assistant su- perintendent
 Dr. Schwarz is graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, the Mcdico-Chirurgical college, and the Temple university, all in Philadelphia. He has made a special study of 
 During the world war, Dr. Schwarz was commissioned as a major in the medical corps and served for 31 months as regimental surgeon in the 5loth field artillery, Eighty-second division, better known as the All American division" Eighteen months of this service was spent overseas with the regiment.
 In September. 1920, Dr. Schwartz assumed charge of the neuro-psy- chopathic hospitals of the United States public health service, located at TaSoma, Wash, and Boise, Idaho. Since April, 1921, he has been sta toned at Whipple Barracks, at Prescott coming from there to Phoe- nix to take charge of the state hos pital here.
 Dr. Schwarz is married. His wife was United States regular army nurse and spent IA months overseas in the service. She was stationed at Ro-daa,,N- France