High-resolution, full color images available online
Search, browse, read, and print yearbook pages
View college, high school, and military yearbooks
Browse our digital annual library spanning centuries
Support the schools in our program by subscribing
Privacy, as we do not track users or sell information
Page 30 text:
“
Pi.€ n. isitorp of (Occupational i tvapy IXCE the vear of 17 ' ' 1 there has lieeii mention of occupational therajiy hv various doctors, thou{,4i the ])ractice of supplementing medical treat- ment with curative and diversional occupations was not known hv that name until December 28, 1914, when Edward Barton, at a conference of hos- pital workers called by the Massachusetts State Board of Insanity at Boston, used that term. From a slow, strugjjling existence, occupational therapy was suddenly swept into the current of necessity which the war had created and. to meet the emergency, schools of occupational thera])y were estaljlished where short courses of intensive training were given to ycmng women, most of whom had alreadv had experience in teaching, design, craft work, library work, com- mercial and academic work, etc. The first reconstruction aides in occupational therai)y were apV)ointed by the War Department early in 1918. Three enthusiastic, determined women, Mrs. Helen T. Smith and the Misses Julia and Alice Brice. began the work at Walter Reed General Hosi)ital in Wards A and B. now 18 and 19. They faced many obstacles and discour- agements. Thev made the diet kitchen of Ward 18 their headquarters, cloak room, office, and supply room. They soon discovered that the refrigerator on the porch made an excellent storeroom for their reed and raffia, until one day it was discovered by the inspector. This was the first of a long .series of adjustments to unfamiliar regulations, but they cheerfully continued to do their work and to learn the ways of the Army. At the end of the first month there were thirty ])atients working. They made ba.skets with odds and ends of reed and bead chains from bits of bead trimmings sent in by ' ashington ladies. Each day at 12 o ' clock the nurses came for instruction in basketry and mop-making, at that time considered a suitable and worth-while occupation. April 23. 1918. a Director of Occupaticjnal Therapy was a])])ointed. ' ith this added dignity, the department was moved into the old Lay Mansion, a two-storv. weather-stained building which stood on the ground back of the nurses ' mess hall where the two tennis courts now are. The Supervi.sor ' s office, the su] i)lies for the craft work, the weaving shop, and the academic and commercial dejiartments occupied the rooms upstairs, while the ortho- pedic shoji and other offices occupied the lower floor. The woodworking, drafting, and jewelrv were crowded into tem])orary quarters in the power house. During September and October of 1918. the number of aides rapidly in- creased. Talented women left important ixisitions and professions to lend their services to occupational thera])y. In November. 1918. the de])artment was moved to the new building in 1923 [27 J
”
Page 29 text:
“
t aan T 1918; ' i IN MLMORY , OF THt S OFFICERS NURSES AND enListed m: UNITED STlAiTES ARMY WHO LOST, tHE ' lR LIVES I- DURING THE ■; WORLD R i THIS TABLET IS ERLCTEDf ! 1923 I 26 ]
Are you trying to find old school friends, old classmates, fellow servicemen or shipmates? Do you want to see past girlfriends or boyfriends? Relive homecoming, prom, graduation, and other moments on campus captured in yearbook pictures. Revisit your fraternity or sorority and see familiar places. See members of old school clubs and relive old times. Start your search today!
Looking for old family members and relatives? Do you want to find pictures of parents or grandparents when they were in school? Want to find out what hairstyle was popular in the 1920s? E-Yearbook.com has a wealth of genealogy information spanning over a century for many schools with full text search. Use our online Genealogy Resource to uncover history quickly!
Are you planning a reunion and need assistance? E-Yearbook.com can help you with scanning and providing access to yearbook images for promotional materials and activities. We can provide you with an electronic version of your yearbook that can assist you with reunion planning. E-Yearbook.com will also publish the yearbook images online for people to share and enjoy.
