The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-01-15

For a while we thought it was
only o practical plan to allow
scholars who had started on their
college course, or perhaps were al
most through. to complete their
current studies quickly SO they
need not regret the hoped-for di-
ploma. Now we read in the papers
that boys and girls are going to be
admitted to college without even
completing heir n G h school
courses. Following that procedure.
they will be allowed to complete
the entire college course In two
thirds of the usual time.
It might as well be admitted that
such crowding will be possible with
only the upper grades Of mentality.
We are beginning to get the re-
action from the students them
selves. am thinking of the son OF
q medical friend, who reports that
the atmosphere of the state uni
versity where he has entered is so
tense. the sense of being hurried so
noticeable, that he wants to come
home and either work or enlist in
preference.
Mentally Ill
There is a disease among the
affections of the brain known as
dementia praecox. 1t is one II the
most battling that we have to deal
with. It afflicts especially the very
alert and brilliant minds and 1t
usually appears among those Of 18
or a little older.
This form of trouble attacks the
type that we call the 'introvert,"
one who is deeply thoughtful and
ambitious to realize his innermost
ideals. In fact, he usually shows
q marked personality, but is so in
tent on what he hopes to do with
himself that he is inclined to shun
contact with others. When he APP
pears in public, he Is gloomy and
unfriendly, with q tendency to
avoid mingling IN general with
groups. As long as he remains in
control Of his mental processes. he
thinks with a purpose and con-
structively. But as he grows more
interpretive. he becomes imprac-
tical. belligerent, visionary with
impossible dreams.
Among the first symptoms OF
this sort of development, We may
see q tendency to withdraw him.
self from others, to stand or sit for
long periods with no notice of his
surroundings. as II his own exist
ence were going on entirely within
al n
tons and is sometimes too morose
for any companionship.
Strange Imaginings
Occasionally, the trouble takes
the form Of neglect Of personal APP
pearance, some cases becoming
painfully indifferent to personal
habits. Others grow suspicious and
fearful, hearing voices and mag
lining people are speaking Of them
In unfavorable terms. From now
on, their ideas and imaginations
become unreasonable and they
must be watched to protect them
from themselves or from injuring
others.
This form Of mental illness has
been studied intensively by all
classes of medical experts. It strikes
often among the well-to-do and
favored. 1t tears at the senses like
the forms Of physical deformities
: which cannot be relieved.
II 1t is at all possible to change
the environment and occupations
Of the patient. do that at once. Do
not stress his lessons. or urge him
to try to get ahead in his school
work. Put the least strain possible
on his mental capacities and give
him pleasant companionship IL
possible. especially with other
young folks who are practical.
We sometimes think that the
glands of internal secretion have
something to do with this condi-
ton and they should be checked.
. DO away, II possible. with irrita-
tons and unsuccessful projects
and try to encourage his normal
processes Of thinking. II the dis
ease continues TO develop. keep the
patient within bounds. He Is some-
times q source of danger.
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