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WHITBY come the Centefmial rec- ation and cultural centre r Whitby. --Oshawa Times Photo moved to a farm in the sale area where his son, rles, later to become reeve Nhitby township, was born. i was one of the first justi- of the peace appointed in while Sylvestre served ering Township as réeve as a member of county FIPST TI PPOVINCE The Ontario Hospital, Whitby, one of the town's largest em- ployers of male and female help, is 'known far and wide through this section of the prov- ince and has been the medium through which thousands of rsons have been returned to ealth.- About the turn of the century there was a rebirth of interest in the care and treatment of the mentally ill. Previously it had been considered that ac- commodation, which had been unfit for prisoners was good enough for the mentally sick, and following that there were a series of buildings erected, which were, in appearance at least, almost entirely custodial and were called asylums for lunatics, asylums for idiots, etc. During the first years of the century the late Dr. J. M. For- ster became possessed with the idea that a hospital for the men- tally il] should be built, which would eliminate almost entirely the custodial features and _ re- tain those which had to do with the healing of, the sick. Dr. Forster made an appoint- ment with W. J. Hanna, who was then provincial secretary and in charge of such matters. They talked at some length and, as a result, Dr. Forster was sent to Europe to see if he could find anything like the fulfilment of his dream. He returned and while he had seen nothing that approximated what he wanted, he did have time to crystallize his ideas to some extent, When he consulted Mr. Hanna again the latter called in James Govan, a rising and am- bitious young architect who lis- tened and, at the conclusion of the conference, announced he was able to put the dream on paper. Dr. Forster saw in the plans what he was looking for and Mr. Hanna saw an opportunity to put into practice his idea of providing healthful, outdoor oc- eupations for young, minor of- fenders, in the building of mts for those people who were| out of harmony with their en- new hospital. The search for a site was! Ivi begun in 1911 and the site, be-| tween the Whitby Bay and|War intervened and the hospital south of the|was turned over to the military Base Line, was chosen. It took|authorities by whom it was used considerable persuasion to getjuntil 1920 for the treatment of some of the old settlers to give|the men who suffered the ef- up their holdings but in 1913|fects of the war. However, on Jan. 1, 1920, it was turned back government Lynde's Creek, work was commenced. The hospital was laid out in|to the provincial such a manner that not onlyjand opened with Dr. Forster as SUMMER ENHANCES SCENIC SURROUNDINGS Hospital Opened New Era Of Hope ronment. were there no walls or barred|the superintendent. windows, but from every build- could be seen. mentally ill. manifestation of a new era of'ti The hospital originally consist- ing on the grounds a vista of|ed of a diagnostic centre, a cen- trees, lawns, flowers and water|tre for those who required bed care and tray service on ac- This was the first hospital,|count of their mental condition, named as such in Ontario, forjand a cottage centre for those the care and treatment of the|who were sufficiently convales- The Ontario Hos-jcent to go out for their meals pital at Whitby was an outward|jand take part in various ac- vities. VISTA OF TREFS f tannins s In 1933 the hospital started an community, of out-patient group and, with the ,co-operation Unfortunately the First World| public- Spirited women in the the hospital was able to provide home care for a group of people who required such care under expert psychi- atric guidance. This project has been a marked success and to- day has been extended to the placing of patients in nursing homes, churches and In recent years new reception nurses' Forster }wings and administration of- Ifices have been built; while a unit system has duced. The erection of a new residence was another big step forward. Dr. superintendent for seven years and was succeeded by Dr. G. H, been remained as Stevenson, who subsequent- intro- ly became president of the American Psychiatric Associa- tion. He-was succeeded in 1934| by Dr. D. R. Fletcher. Dr. W. H. Weber succeeded Dr. Fletch-) er. The present superintendent is Dr. P. Lynes. The first superintendent prong 4 tee deaplial: th who opened the hospital; the nurses was Miss Gertrude Bryan, who started the school|late Hugh Robinson, of nursing. She was followed by|Louis Dewsbury, Richard Price Miss Nettie Fidler, Miss Pearljand the Sharpe, Miss A. Busch, Miss! Russell VanHorne. Marion Sundberg and Miss| Helen Whitman. superintendent is Pickens, present incumbent. Among the chief attendants there have been a number of AWNS. FLOWERS | 'Two Cannon Po powder. The Pe an Rossland Road, are an interest-| jing link with Canada's past | history. A part of the Whitby) scene for many years, they were located on each side of the en- trance of the courthouse on/ Centre Street South for many) years and were moved when) the new courthouse was built in! 1964. muzzle fectured in 1866 at the Royal| Arsenal at Woolwich, England, | they were buikt by shrinking | wrought iron coils upon a steel A tube, which is forged steel at, one end. The breech coil pro-| jects beyond the tube and is cut! with a thrust thread for the| caseable screw, a portion of the | thread on the right being cut away to form a small gas es-! jcape channel, They are uncham-| bered, bore in front of the vent is cylin- drical; rear is coned. The vent is of copper and set in radially at a distance of 8.6 feet from the end of the bore. The length of the guns is 150 inches; the length of the bore, 126- inches and the length of the rifling 112% inches. |shell used by the guns, when |filled, was well known figures in the com- The present/tient Miss YV.|mately 1,800, has been one of| the outstanding hospitals of its The first bursar was John M,/type on the North American Short. He was followed by J. J.| continent Kiernan, C. J. Astrop, William |leading Mcintyre and Hugh Baker, the|many centres across the United | States who were interested in! learning the methods. charge was 11 14 shell used by the gun when| filled was 17 pounds. This shelllused was 30 pounds, the redu- The cannon on the lawn of the, THE OSHAWA TIMES, Saturday, June 24, 19467 7t After being brought to Cam Ontario Hospital, A Leader In Its F ield ield |From Halifax: Setar sheng Al lang ok he aaa County Courthouse, | SINCE 1934 The guns are seven-inch rifle, | loading type. Manu-| | The unrifled portion of the while the portion in the The common weight of the! OUR 2nd 100 YEARS. 8 pounds, The| WE HAVE BEEN PROUD AND INDEED PRIVILEGED TO SERVE THE WHITBY COMMUNITY WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOST OPPORTUNE TIME TO THANK ALL OUR MANY CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS AND WISH ALL OF YOU ALL THE BEST IN the late John Carson, the late | present incumbent, | The hospital, which has a pa-| population of approxi-) and has attracted psychiatrists from| 1867 1967 treatment MERCANTILE DEPT. STORE WHITBY PLAZA ONTARIO - CANADA icil for some years. an Smith and a man named *k, settled on the lakeshore, yveen Oshawa and Whitby, 1803. The first school was blished in 1611 by a Miss ' s in a log buil on a 1 later owned by William r. hn Hyland, from County rim, Ireland, settled in the in 1817; while George Mc- from Paisley, Scotland, ed on the third concession Nhitby Township. He was father of Dr. William Mc- later a member of the On- ) legislature and of Col, McGill. We're Proud To Be Part Of ANADAS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OA Coiltry of Ou Proud Cenfederiliow ow 867 Venne no" Established 1872 SERVING THE INDUSTRIAL NEEDS OF CANADA AND THE WORLD FOR 95 YEARS @ MALLEABLE IRON @ PIPE FITTINGS @ FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT @ MALLEABLE IRON CASTINGS FOR AGRICULTURAL, AUTOMOTIVE AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS | The Ontario Malleable Iron Co. Ltd. _DIVISION OF GRINNELL COMPANY OSHAWA ONTARIO