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Manitoba School For Mentally Defectives Special Feature
RESTRICTED IN THEIR ABILITY are given work they abilities constructively, that they might become integrant in the part of the laundry of the school with three pupils and the assistant Florence Lewis, in the foreground from left to right are Helen. In the lower picture, taken in the tailoring shop are, from left to in charge of the sewing room, Lawrence Kiilass can perform. Students in the school are trained to use family life of the school. The upper part of the photograph shows laundress using the ironer for the flat articles. On the far left is Rusnak, Kay Thrush, and Miss Rebalkin, the4 assistant laundress. Right, Emile Carriere, Roger Barrett, the occupational therapist Harry Shiffman and Clifford Holmes.
THE NURSES RESIDENCE is comfortable and modern and is in keeping with the desire to make the off-duty life of the nurses as pleasing as possible. Here are two of the young nurses in one of the rooms in the residence. Miss L. Roenspies is just prepared to go on duty and Miss V. Chysyk is off duty.
THE MAIN ENTRANCE to the Manitoba School for the Mental Defectives. On the right is Miss W. Maynard, acting matron of the school and left is Miss D. Ditchfield, R.N., instructress of nurses in the school.
MANY CHANGES have taken place in the physical plant of the Manitoba School for Mental Defectives over the years. On the left is the building as it was when erected as a Home for Incurables in 1890 and contained in this building were aged and infirm. Twenty-five years ago and the institution was changed and it became, not s home for these unfortunates to languish in but a school for the mentally defective, where they might be helped as far as is possible to fit in with a society in which they play a definite part. Above is the old building with addictions which is only one of the buildings being used.
SOME OF THE SENIOR STAFF of the Manitoba School for Mental Defectives stand outside the new Atkinson Building which was named after the super intendant of the school, Dr. H. S. Atkinson (inset). Reading from left to right, in the front row, Miss G. Leslie, Miss D. Ditchfield, Miss D. Keller, Miss R. Skirupski; second row, Miss J. Davy, Miss D.Campbell, Dr. G. Lowther, Mrs M. Mettin, Miss L. Fry, Miss M. Hancok; third row, Bill Lang, Fred Leary, Pete Venn, J.Williams, Miss D. Buchanan; fourth row, Dr. J. Ch’uai, Mike Stronski; fifth row, V. Dewis, M.Bobick, W.Peden. Unfortunately a number of the supervisory staff were on holiday at the time the photo was taken.
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