The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-01

Demoralized Condition, DR.. Young
has Made the Norfolk Hospital for
Insane a Model.
The management of the Norfolk
hospi al for the insane under the
superintendency Of DR.. G. w. Young
Is rapidly drawing to close, for, al.
though a successor to the doctor has
not yet been appointed as is the case
with so many of the other state posi-
tons, yet DR.. Young realizes that the
new democratic governor will want his
place to reward one of the faithful.
and he is prepared to step down and
out as soon as his successor is named.
DR.. Young has had charge of the
Norfolk hospital for the insane since
October, 1906, and that his admins.
tration has been success is conceded
by everyone who his had knowledge
of the institution, from Governor
Sheldon down.
The proposition that met DR.. Young
when he came to the hospital consist
ed of number of new buildings that
had been occupied only short time,
surrounded by mass of debris which
had not been cleared away since the
fire that destroyed the old hospital
building in 1901, and disorganized
force of assistants With this condi-
ton confronting him, DR.. Young went
to work to straighten out the tangle
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In this he has been wonderfully sue
cessful, and now instead of a mass of
old bricks and mortar surrounding
the buildings the grounds are artistic
ally laid out into what promises to be-
come beautiful park some day, while
every officer and every employe is
working in harmony with the admins.
tration toward the common good, and
peace prevails throughout the institu,
ton. And this is the accomplishment
of little over two years Dr. Young
has proven himself man of extra
ordinary ability and executive capacity.
DR. Young has made good.
Not only has the Norfolk hospital
made marked development during the
past two years along the lines of ma
terial improvements to grounds, build.
ings and facilities, and in harmonizinE
the discordant conditions which pre-
vailed when Dr.Young assumed charge
but the Norfolk hospital has
been kept abreast of the times along
lines which are most essential 20
the welfare of the unfortunates sent
there for treatment. Insane people
are now recognized as sick persons
whose mental infirmities are due, or
closely related, to PHYSICAL Affections
and they are treated on the theory
that their reason can be restored, or, if
not entirely restored, bettered
The treatment of insane people has
made tremendous advancement in late
years, and in the forefront of this adj
vanced idea now stands the Norfolk
hospital In the two years of DR.. Young S
administration, marked progress has
been made in the physical and medi'
cal handling of insane patients, This
could only be accomplished with an
efficient medical staff, and equally eff
ficient corps of nurses and attendants
together with capable assistants in
the executive departments. All these
DR.. Young now has and no institution
was ever better equipped to do the
work for which it was designed than
is the Norfolk hospital today.
His medical assistants, DR.. G. w
Dishong and DR.. f. Kelley, with Miss
Sinclair, superintendent of nurses
have been hard working, loyal and
tensely interested in the duties they
have found to do.
Mont Robb has served the institu
ton as steward during the greater
portion of the past two years, and tC
his careful management of the details
of buying DR.. Young is indebted fol-
much assistance in carrying out the
work of the institution efficiently anC
economically. Lon Guetzmer, the ac
countant, has also been painstaking il
his scrutiny of expense items,
Mrs. w G. Baker, who has served
as matron nearly year, has proved
to be a most capable assistant at the
head of her department Competen
10 the many duties imposed upon her
she has conducted her branch of the
work in harmony with the high stand
ard of efficiency that has prevailed
throughout the institution.
Dr. II, Douglas Singer, who is il
charge of the psychopathic department
al the Kankakee, Ill.,, hospital, a lin,
of work which is Of great value in tn,
analysis of the mental condition of in
stitution during Dr. Young's superin
tendency.
An admirable feature of DR.. Young
administration, in which he has ha,
the cooperation of the governor anC