The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-04
CHATTAHOOCHEE

Chattahoochee, Mar s.-Consider-
able activity is being displayed by the
construction forces at the Florida State
hospital The ground is being broken
for the construction of the 800. 600
power plant and cold storage system,
and for the new nurses and ernr5Ioyee
home.
The new power house and cold stor
age plant will afford great assistance
in relieving the situation in refer
ence TO the heating of the wards which
has been source of trouble and com
plant for long time and will. by viz
tue of its modern equipment, save
much in the consumption Of fuel.
The nurses and attendants home
viii be two story and basement
building 40x600 feet divided into main
building $50 feet long and four wings
40 feet long each. Having twelve
pat hroors and sixteen rooms with
private baths. Arranged for men to
occupy half of the building and nurses
the other half. Basement to contain.
storage rooms, kitchen and dining
rooms. and heating plant. There will
be one hundred and seventy rooms
each with running hot and cold water.
This building will relieve the crowd
ed condition on the wards which pre-
vail at this time, as the nurses and at
tendants room in the buildings where
patients sleep. This situation has long
been fought by the superintendent, Dr.
FL. Mason Smith, who has realized
from the beginning that moro room
was needed for these patients.
On the completion of these buildings
an industrial building will be started
in which the re-education of the in
sane, and occupationai theraphy will
be carried on more extensively and
with more system. This work has al
ready been initiated under the greatest
obstacle, as the basement and crowded
wards are used at present for this
work. In these places the patients are
doing basketry, knitting, broom MAX
ing, wood work, shoe-work and max
ing rag rugs, etc. Since this occu-
pational theraphy has been started the
effects have been obvious on the pa
TENTS and already the percentage of
recoveries is higher; 1t being rec
ognized fact that the greatest treat
ment of the insane is occupation.
The conditions at the hospital gen
orally are brisk and active. A large
force of patients are busy at work in
identifying the grounds; new avenues
having been laid out and a number of
old delapidated buildings torn down
which improves the physical appear
ance of the institution.
c. S. Hammett, Of Jacksonville, the
engineer of state institutions, is on the
grounds and he and DR.. Smith are
pushing the work with all possible
speed.
Misses Christine and Helen Bryan,
two of the Quincy High School teach
ers, and Mrs. Marie Frazier, spent the
week end in Chattahoochee the guest
of Mrs. A. NJ. Scarborough.
Mrs. Jenkins, of Mariana, accom-
panied by her little grand daughter,
spent Thursday with her daughter,
Mrs. j. D. Gable.
Mr.. Vanlandingham, of Quincy.
formerly of Greensboro. spent a few
days the past week with his son, w.
L. Vanlindingham and family.
Prof. Gray, county superintendent Of
public instruction, and Mr.. Teagle, the
rural school inspector. were visitors
in Chattahoochee Wednesday of last
week. While here they visited the
school at this place and were pleased
with the condition of things, except
ing they appreciate the need of a