Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-06
WILLLMANTIC

fix a charge of three dollars for the use of the club piano at the club rooms. It was decided that badges similar to those worn by Norwich Rotarians should be purchased for the local members. at cost of $1 each also voted that ths rep resentative of the Norwich Rotary club at the international convention at Edin- burgh, Scotland, hold proxy for the Will limantic club. President Foss reported communications with the newly formed Rotary club of Winsted.' Members are to be informed of the meeting day in that place. The secretary was authOF- ized to write pr. and Mrs. Le Moure, thanking them for their hospitality. A five-minute talk on the subject Should the Drug Stores Be Allowed to Sell Beer? | was given by Clifford c. Oat.
 President Foss. in whose charge the | entertainment for the day had been { placed, introduced Dr. LeMcure as the speaker, and the Rotarians were inform | ed fthe work at the Mansfield Train ! ing School and Hospital,
 ! The hospital, said Dr. LeMoure is for ! epileptics and fee5le-minded persons. At | present there are 545 cases at the in | stitution but there is always a long waiting list. Just how many of the ] classes of people that should be confined at institutions like this, there are in the state is not known as many cases are hidden by the family in which they oc- cur. One instance of this was cited in a story of three sisters. One of them had been in an institution for some time | but was taken home and for IA years nothing was heard of the case. Finally [ the third sister was found, and she had been kept in an outhouse, her sisters 1 taking care of her. More stringent laws should be passed in this country on in- migration, thus preventing cases for in- stitutions from getting into this country where they are sent to institutions for the public to care for. By tracing the family history much of this could be prevented. There are instances, how ever, where cases come in and family history gives no cause for such results. This might be caused in many ways, at or before birth, CT due to injuries re- ceived as children. At the Mansfield in stitution at present the high grade eases are taught trades, or work oa the farm. About 100 are in classes. Other cases where the mentality Is about that of 2
 child Of from one to three years there
 Is nothing to be done but let them live
 their lives out. It is hard to get teach CTS at the schools, many teachers fail
 work expected of them. Of the 500 eases very few ever leave the institution lest they be hidden away by their families
 One thing the institute authorities de-
 sire is a nurses home Under the pres
 ent system the nurses have their rooms
 in a separate part of the building from
 the patients. It would be better for the
 nurses if they could be away frera the
 iccatlen of their work while of duty. A nurses home would make room for many
 more cases at the institute
 i Following Dr. LeMaures talk the Ro- rarians were conducted over the build.
 iugs of the institution Dr.. I.e Moure and 1 attendants doing everything in thei1
 work done there. The trip lasted wei over an hour and a half. It was easil3
 seen that the work required a great out lay of money if the cases were to bt properly cared for. The buildings wer,
 spotlcssly clean, and the patients were , made as happy as possible The tFi.
 through the buildings was an education
 in itself. and the appeals of the pa
 tients, made in their helpless way, copl,
 not fail to awaken any person te tn
 conviction that something must be don
 to carry on this type of Institution If tn people in the state and country are t ! be protected against snread of epilep
 zy and feeble -mindedness that weul,
 bring ruin on any race within a feV
 years if it were not cprhed, as is bein! ? 5one at the state institution at Mans 2 field
 James E. Fullerton Ot this city left oi