The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-12
OFFER FREE SITE
FOR 81" HOSPITAL )'' Il
INSTITUTION TO BE RENDERED
sWITHoUT COST TO STATE.
President of Regents Favors Clinical
Hospital and Detention Hospital Com
bined-Would Give Temporary Care
to Insane Cases-Gifts for Site Now
Being Solicited.

j. T. Wyman, president of the board
Of regents Of the University Of Mime
sofa, is greatly interested in the pro-
posed university hospital contemplated
in the Elliott bequest. He says that
the state will, not only be ,given!, 4, the
rendered, and an Institution of great
value to the state will be offered at no
initial cost whatever. The legislature
at its next session will be asked to make
an appropriation for the first years
running expenses Of the hospital. When
that is provided, the site will be &C
CURED and the buildings erected.
Mr.. Wyman's idea is to combine the
features Of a clinical hospital for the
and detention hospital for insane,
which is also a crying need in Mime
sota. In discussing the subject he said
to T he j our n a | yesterday:
''It is not the intention to create
great hospital, which would be a bur
den to the state My idea is to have it
on the cottage system, with separate
small buildings clustered together, each
devoted to g separate use. One would
by the Elliott beouest. When all other
legacies are satisfied, there will be from
1925, to $4,000 available for the
university out of that bequest. MI.
Trask has agreed to the proposition of
the regents, and will permit us to defer
acceptance Of the gift till the legisla.
ture has acted, This sum will not build
great hospital, but the university is
badly in need Of its own hospital to fur;
material. The University Of Michigan
and the University Of Chicago have
such hospitals Tho facilities FOR elm
ical study are very poor, and one Of our
faculty is now being sued by patient
for permitting students to witness an
operation. Patients who came to the
clinical hospital for free treatment
would come with a full understanding:
"In no sense would such a hospital
be competitor Of the other twin city
hospitals, such as Asbury and St. Bar
| nabas in Minneapolis or St. Joseph g
and St. Luke 8 in st. Paul. 1t would
| merely amplify the free dispensary
| idea and relieve the hospitals of many
charity cases.
Detention Hospital Needed.
my idea would be to combine de-
tention hospital with it. There is great
| need in our state of such an institution
| Often persons are examined and de-
cIared insane who only have tempo
rary alteration. When sent to regu
lar hospital they give up hope and be-
come permanently affected. If we hao
place where they might be kept I'M
might recover and be sent home. Such
an institution would relieve our over
crowded insane hospitals and give the
state something that is badly needed
would permit Of enlargemeht, anc
would be more cheerful and sanitary
It would need ample room, but work i
under way to secure site that will
cost the state nothing. Members of ou
selves and are making arrangement
to secure the site. Before the legisla
ture meets they expect TO have guaran
teed free to the state a suitable sit
worth probably 100000. One .entir
block. has already been offered by tn
owner, and some large money. gifts ar
in prospect. When - the il legislator
meets we, will be able to present tn
state with an institution worth owe
100000 for state purposes, and to b
: owned by the state, provided it's curren
expenses will be provided for. :
"The hospital will not stop at on
building. The Elliott bequest will pre-
!, vide for one, but if things are starte
right there will be room for !. .othe
buildings. IF John Smith desires t
give the money. for building to b
used as QeJenJlon paVll10n, paVlllO
for typhoid, or cottage for some sue
purpose, it will be q welcome gift an
g will be made good use of, and there ar
; several John Smiths around who ar
ready to do that very thing. One ps
!: vilion to care for university student
who need hospital treatment would b
. an excellent thing.
eve have great medical school. ]
!: is doing good work, and is growing, BIT
$ it's greatest drawback now is the lac
of material and places for clinics an
clinical study. The hospital which
: will be of great service to the unive
e sity and state.''