The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-05-25
BEREA STUDENTS VISIT LEX.
INGTON INSTITUTIONS
Great improvements in Management
Of State Institutions Noted
rn,.rtaired BY Miss Neville

The College Class In Social Serv-
ice Training made trip to Lexing'
ton on last Monday, visiting a num-
Der of public institutions. They
spent several hours visiting the Lin
coin School, the Fayette County Tu-
berculosis Sanitorium, the Eastern
State Hospital for the Insane, and
the State School Of Reform at Green
dale. The party consisted Of fifteen
members, who were guests Of Miss
Linda Neville for luncheon. She en-.
tertained them in royal style at her
beautiful home on Main street, to-
gether with one or two other guests
from the University, who were in
terested in similar lines Of work.
The party from Berea consisted Of
Miss Amy 10 Burns, Margaret Davis,
Inez Caudill, Rosa Houck, Elizabeth
woodford, Mary Emily Bush. BERTHE
welser, Marie Jacoby. Katherine
Haley, Violet Tyler and Messrs.
Elliott Bourne, d. B. Redmond, J. E.
Leger, John Welsh, and Professor
Dix. The other guests were Miss
Pauline wherry, Supervisor Of So
cial Service Training at the State
University and Mrs. Columbia White.
Field Representative Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, with headquarters at
Lexington.
The party was shown the utmost
courtesy and attention at all the
places visited. Miss Betsie Cloud.
Principal of the Lincoln School. dis
played the wonders of that institu-
ton with her usual enthusiasm. DR..
Murray, Superintendent of the -Tu-
berculosis Sanitorium, DR.. Larue,
Superintendent of the State Hos.
pital, Miss Hoppe, of the same insti-
tuition, Major Hickman and Miss Har.
low, Of the School of Reform, did
everything possible to make the wish
tors welcome and to give them an
understanding Of the conduct and ad-
ministration of these institutions.
at is a matter of satisfaction"
said Professor Dix, "to note the won
derful improvement in both the State
institutions since l visited them just
previous to the change in manage
ment. The antiquated methods that
had been in voge for so long in Ken.
lucky institutions are rapidly being
replaced by more humane and up-to-
date practices The Department OF
Occupational Therapy. which has
been installed at the State Hospital
deserves special commentator. The
patients, who formerly had nothing
to do except twirl their thumbs OF
push polishers around over the floors
are now permitted to engage in &C.
equations Of interest which occupy
their minds. They are weaving rugs
making baskets, doing fancy work
and sewing of various kinds, learn.
ing to make clothes by the most eff.
ficient methods of tailoring, MAKING
toys and furniture, and doing othe,
things of equal interest and value
The value Of this work, Of course
lies not in what they produce, but in
the therapeutical value of an occupa.
ton for their hands and brains.
The former inadequate system OF
records is to be replaced by a regular
up-to-date system Of case records,
prepared by trained social wokers
who are making it possible to make q
study of each individual case on its
own merits instead Of treating al
patients alike. DR.. Larue assured
me that the new system is all in.
stalled and ready to function and
that announcement would be made
to the press within a few days. AL
most equal improvements We're to b.
seen at the School of Reform. Attic
the Legislature refused at it's last
session to provide for another schoo
so that the sexes could be entirel,
separated, Major Hickman has seq
regated the sexes as far as possibl,
in the same institution. Such seq
regation is regarded as being YER,
important by all experts. Man,
practical improvements have beer
made in arrangements for taking
care Of the youngsters. It is to b,
hoped that the School of Reform
will adopt method of case stud!
and individual effort for the treat
ment Of each pupil similar to tina
being installed at the State Hospital
No institution Of those visited wa
Of greater interest than the Lincoll
School. It is built in the slum dis
trict Of Lexington and contributes
to the welfare Of the whole commu
nifty. Some Of the students said tina
IL there were more Lincoln Schools
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