The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-30

ranged that other buildings my be
 tapped without great expense or great delay.
 About Sl00,000 will be expended by the state in the construction work. This amount will include the appro- Triations made by the ], gislature in 1919 and 1921. and the funds which were received by the state as in- surance on the loss of the main building at Mount Pinson. The state still owns the Mount Pinson property, and when 1t is disposed of the ad- ditional funds may be expended on the new school property.
 Home for Mental Interiors Not many persons in Alabama know that the state has already completed the first units of the Home for Mental Interiors, which was au- thorized by the legislature in 1919. This home is located on a beautiful site not far from Tuscaloosa. Plans for this institution also were drawn so as to permit the construction of additional units. The first buildings consist of one dormitory of six wards, dining hall, kitchen, laundry and power plant.
 The dormitory will care for 200 persons. being large enough to meet the needs of the state at this time. However. Governor Kilby is hopeful that another dormitory may be con structed during the next four years.
 Many women's organizations and physicians have appealed for the home for many interiors for many years. But Governor Kilby Is the person who first suggested it to the legislature. In his first message he appealed for such an institution, de- claring that it would be a movement in behalf of humanity and would fur nish protection to those who could not provide protection for them selves. The sgovernor led the fight for the appropriation. and 1t was pro- vided by the legislature in 1919.
 The Home for Mental Interiors cannot be confused with the. insane hospital. Insane persons will not be quartered there. An insane person is one who was mentally endowed at one time, but who lost his mental equilibrium through disease. A men, tai inferior is one who was never endowed with a normal mentality. Insanity Is curable in some cases: mental inferiority can never be cor- rected.
 Up to this time the state has not oiitSfaAAJ QiSSiu6u 6uisucu petWecn lu- sanity and mental inferiority. Men tal interiors are now quartered at the insane hospital. The Home for Men tai Interiors will cause a change in plans. Mental interiors will be ra- moved from the insane hospital and will be provided with the surround ings and the treatment which science las found to be most effective in handling their cases.
 Bryce Insane HospitaI
 The Bryce Insane hospital at Tus- caloosa Is being generally renovated by the state. Already modern power. plant has been constructed ana work Is now being done on a new kitchen and dining room. Through a bad arrangement In the construc tion of the old Kitchen. fumes from the cooking have reached the main This trouble will be avoid ed through the placing of the kitchen in another part of the hospital grounds.
 Every ward of the hospital will be provided with new floors and will be painted and replastered before tho end of the year. Carpenters have been working on the floors for many weeks.
 searcy Insane Hospital
 The Searcy Insane Hospital for Me- sroes at Mount Vernon has also been overhauled. ee Kitchen has been cement floors have been and general repair work has been done.