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Executive Records, Governor J. Millard Tawes, 1959-1967
Volume 82, Volume 2, Page 518   View pdf image (33K)
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Today nearly six out of every ten beds in our psychiatric hospitals are
occupied by those who have been in for five or more years. Our open-
door policy is helping many of them to re-establish contact with the
outside world. Our volunteers play an invaluable part in this. We see
many of them coming to our hospitals—last year over 2, 500 of them—
individually and in groups. They bring the outside world to patients
such as we have in the infirmary by their visits and parties, and by
letters and remembrances at birthdays. And they help in little ways
such as reading, or even writing letters. In many instances they take
patients shopping, on visits to places of interest, to their homes. They
help them find the right kind of clothes. They afford the personal interest
that is vital to any other treatment that goes on in the hospital.

Thus the care of the mentally ill is something in which we all share.
The professional and other staff in the hospitals provide the basics, but
all of us can help with our understanding and knowledge. Together we
make possible the development of a building, and the program it implies,
such as we are here to dedicate this afternoon.

In closing, I want to commend the architects, contractors, subcon-
tractors and all those whose efforts went into the construction of this
building. You have created something of which you can justly be proud.
I thank all of you who contributed in any way to it for your part.
Earlier, I helped in the dedication of the Rose Garden contributed by
Allied Florists; I note evidence of further contributions from them and
thank them also. I thank all of you for being with us on this auspicious
occasion. This is the second building in this department that I have been
honored by having bear my name. I hope that my record in mental
health will prove me worthy of these high tributes.

ADDRESS, GOVERNOR'S DAY

MARYLAND TRAINING SCHOOL, LOCH RAVEN

June 26, 1963

I am most grateful to the superintendent and the Board of Managers
for inviting me again this year to attend these exercises at the Mary-
land Training School for Boys. That you have set aside a day in your
calendar which you call Governor's Day is a pride to me personally and
a high tribute to the office I hold. I always derive an immense amount
of enjoyment from talking with youngsters of your age, and I am pleased

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