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up the morale of the institution.
All sorts of charges have been fly.
ing about. We haven't sub.
stantiated all of them, but we found
enough to warrant US asking for
several designations.
Casualty Hospital is, in a sense,
a boarding school for nurses. Our
nurses have families. We cannot
permit anything indiscreet to go
on in the hospital. Mothers Of our
employees would rightly protest.
This hospital must be kept up to
high standard. I grant that Mr..
Schulteis made an efficient superin.
tendent, but we cannot continue at
the head Of this institution a man
who Is in the least indiscreet.
81 am surprised at the action Of
the employees. The directors have
the power to change its superin-
tendent at any IinIe. lis -.
they have the power to change
any other employee"
May Explain Matters.
It was said today that the board
might call before them the en-
ployes who signed the petition and
present to these employees the full
4dCIS III the eases OL OCHuII0lS anu
Miss Helm.
''I feel sure that we can settle
everything at our conference to-
day." Fucker said. ''Of course,
don't know what will be done, ex-
cept that feel sure in saying
there will be no reinstatements.
If there is q strike, think the
hospital win be able to get along.
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Tucker said that the board had
no i'll feeling against employees who
had signed the petition. He said
that among the signers were some
of the most faithful employees of the
hospital.
Nurses Discuss Strike.
A reporter was in the hospital
shortly before o'clock this morn
ing. Nurses were gathered in tae
halls discussing the proposed strike.
Many Of them declared they would
resign soon after the board met.
There were also rumors that sew.
eral employees had already quit
their posts.
"Those charges about the nurses
gathering in the operating room
and drinking whiskey are all un.
true" one nurse declared. Moth
ing like that ever happened here"
However. IL the directors decide
to come out with the facts found
in their investigation last week
some surprises may be sprung. The
directors, it is said, are well ac-
quainted with conditions in the
hospital, and have rather reliable
Information regarding whiskey
brought into the institution.
President Tucker said today that
he was sorry that the little trouble
at Casualty. was brought into the
public eye.
Holds High STANDARD.
Casualty Hospital is doing good
work." he said. why. last year
10000 charity patients were treated.
There have been criticisms Of
our work, but the work OF every
hospital Is criticized. The board Of
directors is doing its best to make
the standards of Casualty the high
est Of any hospital in the commu-
nifty.
II wish to say to the public il they
have any criticisms Of the work OF
the hospital, they should bring them
70 US. We are always ready and
willing to investigate every COM
plant"
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fwenty-t persons in the hospital
rs patients. Only one person. a
young boy, It Is said, Is in . serious
condition, and he Is attended by q
special nurse.
'They can't say We are leaving
sick people," one nurse declared,
:'MOst of these people can be moved
very easily. Some Of them are well
enough to 60 to their homes"
The petition of the employees,
which was signed by practically
all Of the nurses, was presented
yesterday to DR.. Lewis Taylor, ex-
ecutive officer Of the hospital. The
names Of Miss Clara A. Babben-
drier, who succeeded Schulteis as
superintendent, and two student
nurses are not on the list. Several
cooks and telephone operators have
also signed, it is said. There are
about twenty five names on the
petition.
The petition. 1t IL said, declares
that the treatment of Schulteis was
unfair and unjust. It demands his
reinstatement. Signers threaten to
Vacate their posts If he is not