Medical Students

If any student be guilty of any improper conduct such as smoking, whistling, singing or spitting upon the floors in the amphitheatre, halls or wards, stepping or lying upon the seats, or putting his feet on the backs of seats in the amphitheatre, sitting, standing, or putting his feet on beds or tables in the wards, it shall be the duty of the Superintendent to at once forbid him such improper conduct, and if not obeyed, or when caught in a similar violations of the rules, to exclude him for the day from the Hospital and report the case to the Hospital Staff through the Director who may refuse the student further privileges in the Hospital.

22. Sophomore pharmacy students, 1927, courtesy of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy

Patients

Patients will not leave their wards or rooms without permission from the nurse in charge. They are not allowed to talk to each other about their diseases. All gossiping, loud or profane talking, or any indecent behavior is strictly prohibited. Patients must not sit or lie upon the bed with their clothes on, or wear heavy boots or shoes while in the ward. No patient shall be allowed to have any book, pamphlet, newspaper, print or picture of an immoral or indecent character. Patients must not throw anything whatever on the ground below their window. Patients must upon admission invaribly have a bath unless the contrary is ordered by the Resident Physician, and must have a bath at least once a week unless otherwise ordered.

23. Women's ward, c. 1915, courtesy of the University of Iowa Archives

Resident Physician

He shall be a graduate of the Medical Department. He shall reside in the Hospital and shall receive his board and washing free but shall not be allowed any other perquisites or fees. He shall not be absent from the Hospital at night nor during the day except at such hours as may be authorized by the staff. Before leaving the Hospital he shall invariably register his name and the hour of the day in a book to be provided and kept by the Superintendent, and he shall again register upon his return.

Superintendent

She shall hire and dismiss all servants employed in and about the Hospital; and it shall be her duty to discharge all those who shall be guilty of profanity, drunkenness, or bringing spirituous liquors clandestinely into the Hospital, or of other misconduct. . . No employees shall leave the Hospital without permission granted by her. It shall be her duty to admit patients into the Hospital, subject to the rules made by the Board of Regents. She may discharge any patient for infringement of rules or for being absent from the premises without permission. The salary of the Superintendent of the Hospital be placed at $800 to $900 per year and the pay of Nurses to be $5 per month the first year, and $8 per month the second year.