The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-06-21

him a course in vocational training
to enable him to overcome his handi-
cap. AS Mr.. Basil was a high school
graduate with one year of college
work to his credit, he was recon-
mended for course in accountancy,
and was entered in business college
on February &c, 1920, for general
business course including the theory
of accountancy. This was followed
by placement training in a firm of
rracticing accountants in Minneapo-
lis, supplemented by University of
come Tax work.
The supervisory officer commented
upon Mr.. Basil's work as follows:
"Good man, shows proper attitude,
well liked by firm"
He was rehabilitated December 81,
1922, and Immediately employed by
the Tuttle and Whitney Company,
Minneapolis, as junior accountant at
an initial salary of $500 per year,
which is several times his average
pFc-Wdr earnings.
d.
Where a Hospital is Home
To most people hospital is just a
rame. Probably few of our readers
realize what big enterprise SOL
diers' hospital is, SO we have secured
The following account of the u. S
Veterans Bureau Hospital N. Go, at
st. Paul, sometimes known as the
Aberdeen IiospitaD.
This institution has $40 beds of
which 119 are for tuberculosis cases,
CO for mental cases, and the balance
for general Tie iical and SUI gical cas-
es. The average number of atients
runs well ore: 800"
An average of two major and four
minor operations performed daily.
This big far'ily Of disabled "bud-
dies" is caret: for by a staff of shir-
teen physicians, four dentises, thirty
nurses, eight occupational aces, and
tNenty-eignS orderlics.
On the welfare side they receive
the services Of two occupaticlal the
rsphy teacner-, six Red Cross work
ers, also representatives of the Ma
sonic women, the American Legion
Auxiliary, the Auxiliary of the Dis
abled Veterans, besides that of the
Aberdeen Hospil:.l Association,
mich is a combination of a number
of welfare organizations. Three Con-
tact Representatives from the u. S.
Veterans Bureau go to tie hospital
each day 70 assist all patients in Sc
curing their compensation and in
making all claims to the Veterans
Bureau. This work has been highly
praised by the patients. This work
is established on a sound working
basis, dut to the fact that these rep
resentatives contact the man directly
in the hospital and then go to the
claimants record in the District Of
flee of the Veterans Bureau, thereby
securing first hand information. This
gives immediate attention and quick
results.
The physical plant is cared for by
a property custodian, two electricians,
one painter, five janitors and five
engineers.
The dietic department, so import
ant to sick men, is presided over by
three competent dietitians, five cooks
and fourteen walters.
The hospital maintains it's own
laundry with nine employees. 1t uti-
Lies the time of four telephone oper-
ators, and maintains it's own stock
room for supplies.
Besides the specific employees al
ready mentioned, it has 80 others in
various and miscellaneous capacities,
making a total personnel, in all
grades, of 202. These, with the "a
patients make a community of 428
people, which would constitute quite
village by themselves.
To further illustrate this point,
just take into consideration the ap-
proximate quantities of food required
each month: 4732 pounds of bread,
1866 of butter, 1912 of chicken, 2433
of beef, 1920 of pork, 1884 of veal,
1000 of ham and 424 of bacon; 1920
gallons of cream, AT of buttermilk,
2070 of milk, and 2130 dozen eggs;
add five bushels of potatoes daily and
two bushels of beets, two Of carrots
and two Of onions for each meal, to-
gether with one and one-half crates
of head lettuce, and you have some
idea of the size of this soldier family.
STATE AID FOR POULTRY ASSN.
The Central Minnesota Poultry
Association is receiving a check for