The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-09
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Van Leuven Browne
School and State
Body Join
MISS BROWNE
QUITS HER POST

REORGANIZATION OF the Van Leu.
enBrowne Hospital school, involv.
|. ing consolidation with the Michigan
Chld welfare league. a broadening
r The scope OF fhr work OF the or.
sanitation. and rae resi- cnAtion OF
Miss blanche y j. Browne. founder
uf ne school. viii take place sept T.,
Miss Browne already has left the
school f1~ crippled children. which
she founded and az which she vfas
SuperiH teuderf Members OF the
hoard ~ directors declare she gave
iliheaifh as the reason for her with
d~~wai
Friends ~ Miss Browne, however.
declare sfe has differed with some
OF The directors and officials az the
school over tle msiAods OF treating
the crippled children Miss Browne
has been violently opposed 10 sur
gerry.
Performing % operations upon
the crippled children was one sub
iecf upon which she had ve-y strong
/ feelings said former Judge Arthh-
J Facev. member OF he board Of
I Wy ftaf tlf|~a W. Af'iATrf's Va HIi "a -
opposed 20 unnecessary operations.
but when such physician and SIR
geon as Dr 49, r. Biodse,t. the bead
OF our medical department deems
I IN operation necessary. / 10 NOT 500
I how there can DO any cause for CON-
plant unless We wish TO rlEe the
Fstand that an surgical operations
are unreces sary
Plans for he building ~ The neV
[ hospital school on the tract mr..
I chased b. The organization 0Et
/ Grand River viii o. pre- scd
under reorganization. The worE az
! the new institution which vll b.
4 known AS the Michigan Hospital
school. viii be o, much broader
/ scope than thar of the Van Legycn.
Browne h0ol Treatment and od-
lucatior OF crippled children win re-
main the chief duty, but 'he care
of physical detectives OF any age.
medical research, and tho study or
various Ir05lcms affecting public
health wil also be Included under
the terms Of the new incorporation
papers.
lis explained that tho new school
will be able 20 attend 20 wounded
soldiers and sailors II called upon
Directors OF the child Welfare
league VIII be named on the board
Of the Michigan Hospital school. IN.
creasing The membership from soy.
On "a ~ The guaranteed annual
income OF the Welfare league run.
into FIVE figures. and this money,
used in the development ~ the
physical properties OF The orEan,za
tion formerly conducted by Mss
Browne. is expected 20 bring abou;
q great expansion Ia tho work Of
The school
Miss Browne SAYS that the hospi
tfaischool never brought her q dol
. lar personally. aside from he salary
paid Der as superintendent, and As
editor ~ the Van Leuven Browne
National magazine. and that when
she sewers her connection with the
Institution she viii have only
enough money 70 settle a few per
sonal obligations
Miss Browne says that her salary
. was always eaten up In providin1
for her adopted children. and ihsf il
an equity 81 300 which she owns r.
paid up in September AZ promised
that amount viii represent the piu
] total ~ her riches" 10 start anew
In tho south. where she intends nov
ing with her children when she
ahardons her camp in Port Huron
IN the fail
In her letter % resignation 20 ths
: board OF trustees Miss Browns
tff'-H- to loan hef -afrip - tiir MT
tuition after Sept /.