The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20

confined for the night. Every patient
 iio matter what the age or sex, if ph, sic- ! ally sound. should take part in some form of outdoor sport -that captures his or her interest Provision should be made. therefore, at this new type of institution. for q large variety of out door sports in spring, summer and fall. such as baseball. football. basketball. l tennis, lacrosse. golf. boxing. wrest- ling. drnnfig. ana class raas. helics. and in wintW games should be pro E-vitIed im q gymnasium as well as such pastnnrs aS bowling, pool and bil- li;,rsts.
 Vocational TraiBing Planned
 Resides sports. fascinating voca- tionai training K necessary. The gym nasiuni and vocational building might well be combined. dlNl it's dignity, be- cause il is the meanyf of returning cit izens to social usefnMess. should he ex- pressed in imposing ;trciIilecture. Tine t-atliietic field should be we'll equipped, constantly i'll use. and under the su- pervIsion of weil-trained athletic direc- tofs
 These two cardinal points of the new technique athletics and voea- tional tramihs--also are essential in | achieving the second aim that of ell couragmg the individual to regard him. ! self as sUrially fit and cstimable. For tills reiisoH athletic teams should be organized to reaevelop III the patents tite cal'acity to co-operate with then. fellows, amt cvntesist siioui,ts De heid with iorhai nen and woihen of the i comnuHIty. Such contests not only will teach normal persons to respect and nave confidence in the capacity to recover or those Who have been insane. but also will enable the patient who iias lost confidence ill himself to real ize that, alter all, he still is capable oi competing with normal people and Whining success.
 Vocational training likewise, in ad- ditien to permitting tine patient to se- feet and follow Il vocational pursuit winch interests hIni, also gives him il comforting sense ofl wurtiiiness. It has been demonstrated that suppressed emo tioiis are tine ciict cause Of deI,sIulls, ieiifs, Dizafre Iancles and other con- cohiltiilts Ot mental disorders 1t IS agreed, aS wei, that Il vocation IS of t"e utmost liiiportance Tor relieving these fepresSIoiis which 0tlerwis,. . would cause impractical taneies and h. uillefehce to tue ue1nands uf u beultny society. Hence ~an aaeguale variety ot \OcatiUns silouldd be U!tered to tne Da- tents III order that e!lch may le free to choose the means of seii-ex xpresslo,, !, most sat.si. ns to hin.
 1 hese lraGes, by being pl;f;.ed under the ulrectlGh oi foreman who are com Pttthi as t.ici.ers. would Be made Tn. iouhuatfoh ot tiic university. urllIer- hofe, since oiie sense of social iilnt.ss "cpehus for the mUsL part upon how ohc Is regarded by others, the palIent should be gwen the opportunity to sell ms creations and be paid Tor his worg. thus beiliS forutied by the thought thai what he does Is sufficiently valuable Tor others 'O pay Tor It. The selling or ihe patients products could be un- dtftaken by social bazars that perhaps are best conducted by church organiza l tious.
 The fully equipped yoca tional train hls school. which is so important u part oi this university system for re-educa iion. also should bring out the relation oi the vocation which the patient is be- Ing taught td other vocatiuns. Besides
 this. broad courses in domestic science.
 psychology. physiology. sociology. men tai hygiene. economies. anthropolosy. history, literature and the arts should ] be given. This would enable Il large iitimber of young men and women to ft-educate themselves so as to correct their misconceptions of life and society.
 Practically all of the insane who are not insane because of the destructive effort Of disease upon the nervous sys-
 fem are people who have berome ab- normal because of poor training in childhood and the emotional prejudices of parents.
 If 0;ir institutions are changed in this manner the asylum would lose it's depressing. .ominous stigma and in in cipient cases mentally diseased patients would be influenced to seek treatment before the condition had become chronic or incurable. In this manner another great step forward in our treatment of the mentally disabled will be taken. The asylum was substituted for the prison. the hospital in many cases has replaced tine asylum. and the hospital itself must be'ome a great vocational school and i hygienic center