The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-08
DEAN LYON SPOKE
RADIO HIS MEDIUM
He Urged the Building of
Psychopathic Hospital
BANQUETLASTE EVENING
Growth Of Southern Minnesota
Society Described By
Its President


Minnesota Medical association in
session at the loyoia club this
morning went on record as en-
dorsinq the plan for a state psy-
chopathic hospital as outlined in
the radio address made by Dean
Elias Lyon Of the University Of
Minnesota, to the members Of
the association at their banquet
last night. The association this
morning also extended vote of
thanks to Dean Lyon for his con-
tribution to the event last night.
A long scientific program was
held this morning, in which doc
tors from various parts of the
state read papers dealing the
elements Of different diseases. A
luncheon was served to the mem-
bers OF the association and their
wives and other guests this noon
by the ladies of the Loyola club.
Or. Charles n. Mayo of Ro-
chester, MIMI, was the princi-
pal Speaker at meeting this
afternoon at the Orpheum thea
" on the Control of Cancer"
The meeting was open to the
public and large attendance of
doctors and men and women of
tSe city heard the lectures.
I Clearly and distinctly the voice
of Dean Z. L. Lyon, of the Uni
versity of Minnesota, speaking in
behalf of the proposal to build a
State Psychopathic hospital for the
mentally deceased, was heard by
the henderson, the Southern Min
nesota Medical association seated
at the banquet table in the Loyola
club hall at seven o'clock last night
The message OF Dean Lyon was
transmitted to the gathering OF me-
dical men of the state by radio
from the state university.
In his radio address the university
dean. urged the medical men gath
cred at Mankato to get behind the
movement to build a hospital for
pyschopatic patients. The hospital
he stated. would be of great benefit
to the entire state. He stated that
it would be different from any 9th
er hospital for the insane, and that
il would be a place where persons
disease could be taken and get the
proper care instead of being taken
20 a criEiEally insane institution.
He explained to the medical men
that IL was proposed 10 have the
psychopathic hospital built in con-
nection with the state hospital al
from slight defects in mentality
would be better taken care oil
there with scientific care than would
be possible anywhere else in the
state.
The talk by Dean Lyon occurred
during the course of the banquel
and was a feature OF the session OF
the annual conference of the asso-
citation. Dr. Edward II. Ochsner oil
Chicago was to have addressed the
professional men by radio from the
Drake hotel In. Chicago, but was un
able to do so at the last moment
Dean Lyon being substituted.
Mayor W. A. Beach, in his ad
dress at the banquet. welcomed the
medical men to the city. He illus
trated part OF his speech with ex-
planatory stories.
Mankato's Mayor Speaks.
q am pleased to welcome the
members of the Southern Minnesota
Medical association to Mankato
Mankato is the best town in South
ern Minnesota declared Mayor
Beach, and the large gathering ap,
plauded his Semarks. 81 say thai
Mankato is the best town in the
southern part of the state, and
want each one OF you to say ths
same thing OF the town from which
you come. -. ,.--..,,
II am glad to welcome you here
to Mankato, because Of the good We
get from listening to the scientific
knowledge of the learned papers
we here during the session. These
meetings, outside of the good We
get in the speeches, are worth
while to us all BY coming here
we renew old friendships and make
many new ones"
II believe they are worth more
to us for that reason than anything
else. They take US out OF the rut'
that we have been in our home
towns; takes US away from the daily
grind we are in"
'eMankato has welcomed you many
times, and 1t is our hope that we
can welcome you many more times
in the future. We want you II
come 10 Mankato so that you Car
be with Us again"
Rev. Father S. ]. Theis OF ST Pc
ter and PauPs church gave the in
vocation at the opening OF the ban
quet ~
DIR. w. F. Braasch of Rochester
Mimi. president of the association
presented his presidential address
following the speech OF Mayor
Beach. " ....E
The presidents address was IL
two parts, the first dealing with the
future of the Southern Minnesota
Medical association" and the SECOND
part being a scientific discourse
The first part of his speech was II
part as follows: THE status of the
sectional medical society is today
somewhat anomalous. In many in
stances such societies were formed
before the establishment OF stat
associations. In some cases the!
were established because OF INT
weakness of independent or, sparse
ly settled county societies. Occa'
sionally. geographical barriers OF
excessive distances separating th'
various portions Of the state war
ranted their existence. In a few in
!, stances factional disturbances ant
selfish motives prompted their III
ception."
Growth of the Association
The birth of the Southern Mime
sofa Medical association might bt
considered as quite Legitimate
without going into details of it,
1onorable history, the nucleus o
This organization was formed in Wi
aone in 1892. thirty years ago. ant