Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-10-17
LOCAL STATE INSTITUTION
An Institution of Vital Importance Tn This Section of
The State Equipment That is Essential and
Efforts To Secure Them-NuTses
Training School

Toledo State Hospital is one of
sevdn similar Institutions in Ohio.
The fact that the Toledo institution
is the one that ministers to those ,af-.
flicted with mental diseases, resident
of the % counties of Northwestern
Ohio, which includes Fulton county,
make the conduct and work of that
institution matters of vital interest
to all citizens of the county. There
are not many who have not, at one
Time or another. acquaintance,
friends or perhaps relatives who re-
qulre the ministration of such an in
stitution. No person who possesses
even an average degree of human
sympathy but will desire that the eff
tlciency of such an institution in the
treatment of the unfortunates con-
signed to its care shall be such as
to save to their friends, to society
and to citizenship every possible
case. To this end there are necess-
ary. First, men and women who are
proficient in the treatment of mental
diseases, thoroughly trained and equ-
lpped for that especial line of work
and who accept positions in such an
institution not only for the financial
compensation, but as well for the
service they can render. Second.
equipment which will make it con-
venient and practical to take advant-
age of every possible means of re
storing to mental and physical health
every inmate for whom there is the
least possible chance for recovery.
There are at present 1900 patients
in the Toledo institution. These pa
tients constitute dead loss to this
section of the State, socially, indus
trially and politically. so long as
they remain uncured within that in
stitution. The cost Of keeping them
and, treating them, in word OF
maintaining the institution is small
indeed as compared to the cost tc
the homes affected, to society and to
the industries and general welfare
of the State. And yet we have hao
State legislatures who under the
pretence of saving the peoples mon
ey and practising economy cut the
appropriations for the equipment and
maintenance of such institutions as
these to the point where it has beer
impossible for them to do more thar
barely exist; while at the same time
there seemed to be plenty of the
peoples money to create salaried
commissions, boards and bureaus
whose actual benefit or service to the
state is still a question unanswered.
In this connection it is to be noteo
] that the Toledo State Hospital is
without labratory or equipment tt
make the tests or do the work of in
/ vestigation which are absolutely es
sential to the efficiency of such al
i institution.
/ Furthermore, the Toledo Hospita
/ is the only one of the seven simila
State institutions which does no
kmaintain training school for nurse
i where nurses may receive the instrue
4 tion they should have to equip ther
for the particular kind ''of seavis
!. they are engaged to render. Ca
you realize what such equipment an
such trained care may mean to tn
unfortunates in that institution, an
through them to their friends an
the state at large?
Toledo State Hospital has a ne
superintendent in the person of D
O. %. Fordyce, who for the past 81
years has been the superintendent
of the State Hospital at Athens, an
who served in that institution g
house physician under the superintel
dency of our own DR.. E. H. Roric
of Fayette.
| He is endeavoring to increase tt
efficiency of the hospital in the cal
of patients in at least two ways;
securing the labratory and equipmel
| that are lacking and by organism
| training school for nurses emplo.
ed in this institution. We beliey
that he should have the hearty SUI
port and cooperation of every cit
zen in Northwestern Ohio in both
these endeavors. The first must
accomplished through an appeal
the Legislature for an appropriate
sufficient to install the desire equi
ment and the second, DR.. Fordy
has in process of Accomplishment
| Next Monday class work will beg
in the Toledo Hospital. Instructi'
will be given by the medical staff
the hospital and thoroughly train
superintendent nurses. The cour
will cover i two years. Stude
nurses will be paid for their servic
II while in training and on completi
If re co Use VII be gwen posltio
at advanced salaries in the instit
ton. They will be equipped and qua
fed for general nursing if they desi
to leave the institution and full creC
| will be given for their two yea
/ work at either Bellevue Hospit
/ New York or the Cook County He
pital, Chicago.
II The writer wishes to state th
| this article is not written at the s.
| | ictitation or even the suggestion
DIR. Fordyce and that he is in no W
responsible for it. The statemer
| made are based upon informati
gained by asking questions VIII
visiting the institution referred to-