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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-04-27, Page 49anitti.rFu Continued from Page 1 The limestone Colonial and Vista build- ings were completed in 1907; both have been renovated internally several times, but the majestic grey stone beauty of the exterior has been preserved for posterity through- out. Unfortunately, Mr. Guthrie's old home went up in flames on a winter morning in January of 1911, probably due to faulty wir- ing in the second storey of,1 its tower. The Guelph Fire Department was on the scene in six minutes, in spite of the fire engine over- turning en route when circumventing a cart- age truck manned by a deaf teamster on Delhi Street. The small-bore water main up the hill failed to raise the water pressure to the second storey. Mrs. Thomas Goldie, widow of a popular young mayor of Guelph, was then living in the old ''Rosehurst" nearby, and offered her mansion at once. By nightfall, 20 patients were ensconced, and nearly that number continued in "Rose- hurst", leased by Homewood, until the new "Manor" building was completed. This was begun at 'once, and although male staff and some patients even slept out in tents on the lower lawn that summer, everyone co-operated fiercely, and the year 1912 saw the large, ornate brick and stone edifice so characteristic today. A dining room and kitchen building was tucked in next to it, and the total complex joined by closed, heated corridors. One building which leaves no trace is the famed "Bungalow", an ingenious combina- tion of activity space, confinement, dining and therapy building, which was built on the extreme northwest of the property, closest to Emma Street. Abandoned in the mid -1920s when better methods of treatment became available for very disturbed patients, it was nevertheless in its day, one of the most humane and effec- tive ways to deal with anguished and ag- gressive patients in the era before the new medications. The wise planning of Wellington A. Cameron, K.C., who was president of the Board of Directors from 1926 to 1954, en- abled Homewood to survive the Great De- pression. He had advocated a "reserve fund" soon after he assumed leadership; and thereby, although staff—who retired were not always replaced, no Homewood employees had to be fired in "the hungry thirties". In 1933, at the time of the hospital's Golden pla s for cele Jubilee, the familiar stone gates on Delhi Street were dedicated and called "The Cameron Gates" in his honor ... a great tri- bute to a president during his term of office. The two World Wars presented hardship to Homewood. Forty per cent of the male staff enlisted in the first war, leaving a heavy load on the ones still serving the pa- tients. The same thing happened in 1939, when even the director of nursing enlisted in the Armed Forces. But 1946 brought Dr. Glenn Burton to Homewood's staff, from a career of out- standing psychiatric practice in the Can- adian Army, and he succeeded beloved Superintendent Dr. A. L. MacKinnon in the hospital's highest medical spot in 1962, when the latter retired. Dr. Vincent, who had joined Homewood staff in 1960, took over the administrative reins in 1972 when Dr. Burt- on, in his turn, retired. A full-scale nursing training program was instituted in the 1920s, but as changes in • medical thought occurred through the years, it was replaced in time by today's system, in which nurses affiliate at Home- wood omo-wood from general hositals in many sur- rojnding cities, to receive their theory and practical training in psychiatric nursing in the Homewood facilities. Today's director of nursing, Miss Gen- evieve Ustrzycki, holds direct responsibility for a large number of already -trained regis- tered nurses, registered nursing assistants, and psychiatric assistants, but can rely on the separate staff of the nursing affiliate program for student nurse teaching. The large red brick building which now houses the outpatient clinic and Day Care programs of the government-sponsored Community Mental Health Clinic (CMHC) was built originally as a nurses' residence, and if its walls could talk, they would echo with hundreds of tales of happy times, weary study hours, and challenges met and conquered. In those earlier days, this build- ing was "home" to dozens of student nurses, many registered nurses, and supervisors of housekeeping as well as nursing programs. GOLDEN JUBILEE In 1933, when the Golden Jubilee was cele- brated, with a great garden party on the lawns which have always served as a sum- mertime extension for Homewood's therapy as well as its- recreation times, a total of 8,644 patients had been treated. and 7,169 had improved and left hospital It was a grand record for the days before the "mir- acle drugs" of psychiatry. mamooiii/r���' �%i�r�%n▪ : r.� ,/,...idf HOMEWOOD SANITARIUM—This is lhe Delhi Street entrance of the Homewoo Sanitarium in Guelph as it exists today. The plaque commemorating the institution's 100th birthday will be unveiled on theaprea below the sign by Lt. -Gov. John Aird o1 Ontario. This, indeed, was before the miracles of electroconvulsive treatment, as introduced and practised by Dr. MacKinnon and Dr. John Geoghegan, as well as others. The pendulum of medical thought has swung many times in relation to "E.C.T." but throughout it all, Homewood has maintained that this modality, given to arefully-select- ed cases, by specially -trained staff, con- tinues to remain one of the most useful aids to recovery, and is, in some cases, an actual life-saver. Today, medical thought is again swinging to favor a treatnfeht which Home - wood's staff never abandoned. In 1946, after long decades of use by its builders, the Goldie family, and later by the Hall family, the gorgeous brownstone house called "Riverslea" became available, and with its land (and the site of the now - demolished "Rosehurst") was purchased by Homewood as a semi -rehabilitation ward. It was renovated and expanded in 1981 and 1982 and today provides an intermediate stay unit as the rehabilitative area of the Continuing Care service of Homewood. Unique in Ontario, and rare anywhere in Canada, -Homewood provides a full spec- trum of care for private psychiatric patients who are not well enough to rehabilitate from an Active Care program directly into society. This includes the permanent care supplied in the units of the Vista building, at, the northern part of the hospital, nearest to the large Activity Therapies building, which was the last major addition to the hospital's, construction-. ....... n he Active Care units, • patients are involved in almost every conceivable form of recognized psychiatric treatment, from horticulture to carpentry, from psycho- INSULATING??? sycho- • drama to recreation, from individual psychotherapy with a personal psychiatrist to testing for organic brain problems with a neuropsychologist. The hospital functions,under a "unit" sys- tem, with six Active Care and four Continu- ing Care Units, each with a degree of auton- omy, but uniting in an overall plan of medi- cal -care ( under the supervision of Medical Director Dr. J. A. Watt). This allows inter- action of staff from all areas to form an inte- grated plan of treatment for each patient. A full-time chaplain and an extensive pro- gram of volunteers round out the available resources. But Homewood is unique in one more way: it has an almost -resident president of the Board of Directors. William E. Hamilton, who has served as president of Homewood's Board since 1956, can be seen gently walking through its cor- ridors, almost any day of the week, checking this or that for himself, caring enough that he gives his personal attention to a knowl- edge of the smallest detail. And as Mr. Hamilton, who celebrated the hospital's 75th anniversary with it, phrases his welcome to this 100th birthday, "We are looking forward to our second century of service to those who need help in psychiatric problems and who want to find it here." Thus. all Homewood's friends are invited to the Garden Party and Open House on June 18th, following the unveiling of the plaque. --- invited by Mr. Hamilton and the other directors (including Hugh Guthrie,. Q C great --grandson of -the- originatowner- ot the first big stone house on the hill), and by the hundreds of staff for whom Home- wood is a "home" as well as a place to work. INSULATING??? Must DEPRESSED! You Must Have Added Up Those Heating Bilis. It Your MONEY is Escaping Out The Walls & Attic of Your Homes, Give Us A Call. Don't Forget, Next Winter This All Happens Again. Why Not Save Money By Insulating. 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This relaxing area at one end of a kitchen takes advan- tage of the few feet of space by using wall units, a TV and a pair of scaled-down lounge chairs. Recliners are by Barcalounger Wall systems solve space problem By BARBARA HARTUNG Q. We have recently moved into a home that doesn't have a family room, although there is a small space at one end of the kitchen opposite our breakfast bar. Now that 1 have moved into this house and lived with the spaces, I feel it is very difficult to furnish this 6 -foot -wide space. I'd like some seating and a place to relax and watch television but there is such limited room. What can 1 do with this' M.V. . A. Wall units or free- standing wall systems offer a possible solution Shelves and counters could provide a focal point and house your television and decorative accessories This would take up only 24 inches or whatever the depth of the television might be. instead of a sofa which would take too much room. consider a pair of uphol- stered chairs for relaxing. To conserve space, you might like mini -recliners that eliminate the need for an ottoman Avoid end tables and lamps that can be bulky, choosing instead track lighting or floor lamps strategically placed Q. i have a rather old house which 1 am redeco- rating. As in many older homes. the living room and dining room are separated by a large archway but are in effect one room. i would like very much to occasion- ally close off the two rooms but 1 don't wish to go to a great expense right now. i have thought of cover- ing screens with fabric What other options would you suggest? I'm about to recarpet, repaint and re- cover some upholstered furniture. — R.R.C. A i recently saw a sim- ple and yet very effective delineation between two rooms. something like you describe. A simple but decorative drapery rod was hung over the archway and extended generously out from each end Handsome draperies were hung on giant dra- pery rings so the draperies were easily pulled open or closed. The fabric of the di- vider drapery was repeat- ed in window draperies and in an occasional chair. This would probably be a reasonably inexpensive treatment but could be ef- fective. 1 think it might be more tailored than screens. However. fabric covered screens also could function well. Q. My condominium liv- ing room is totally without personality although 1 plan to do something about it. 1 am a bit restricted, howev- er, because 1 have a pair of ''cream -colored sofas, al- most new, 'that 1 wish to use. I have wood floors in a mediutn brown finish. 1 like very traditional furnishings and surround- ings and have several fine mahogany wood pieces for both the living room and dining room. I'd like to add color and pattern to the room. — R.S. A. You are indeed for- tunate to have your sofas in cream because that will not restrict you. For a very dramatic look, choose a cream, tomato red and gold fabric for draperies with swag tops to establish a traditional look at your windows. Repeat this print Crossroads—April 27, 1983—Page 9 on a chair or two or pillows in your living room and perhaps the chair seats of your dining chairs. Install stock molding around the walls, at the ceiling and at the floor (to create baseboards) for more traditional touches. Paint the upper portion of the walls tomato and the lower portions and the woodwork in cream. Accesorize with touches of white and black, brass, crystal and gilt. Consider Oriental rugs for the floor. You should have a richly elegant room. MICROWAVE MAGIC Soup it up on rainy days By DESIREE VIVEA April showers bring May flowers. But until May comes, in all its floral glory, we have to live with gray skies and dripping umbrellas. When you get home from a day in the rain, take off your raincoat, slip out of your wet shoes and into warm slippers. Shuffle over to your trusty mi- crowave oven and prepare a nice bowl of hot soup to cheer the clouds away. Sit near a window, watch the raindrops fall, sip your steaming soup and dream of May flowers to come. Soup is one food that seems to have been invent- ed for the microwave. —When you don't want the bother of making your own from scratch, you have only to open a can of the wide variety of condensed soups on the market. Spoon it out of the can into a deep 1 -quart casserole, stir in one can of hot tap water. cover and cook. Remember to stir occasionally for even heat distribution. In 5 minutes you can be eating hot soup, warming your spirits from the inside out.. And if there's any left over,. it can be reheated in just minutes — right in the serving bowl! And while canned soup is souper easy, rainy days are the perfect time to try your hand at making your own. With the microwave, soup never takes long to pre- pare, even when made from scratch. And the vir- tuous feeling you get from preparing homemade soup can be the perfect pick-me- up when gray skies get you down. MANHATTAN CLAM CHOWDER 2 strips bacon 1 tbsp. butter or margarine 1 stalk celery,diced 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 medium carrot, finely diced 1 large potato, finely diced 3 tbsps. flour 1 can (1 lb.) toma- toes, chopped 4 oz. bottled clam juice 1 can (8 oz.) minced clams Y2 tsp. thyme 1 bay leaf Salt and freshly ground black pep- per to taste Cook bacon in 2312 -quart glass casserole for 2 min- utes. Add butter or marga- rine, celery, onion, carrot and potato. Cook 5 minutes, stirring halfway through. Blend in flour. Add toma- toes with liquid. clam juice,. _mincs'dlains and___ seasonings - Coo1 coveted. 12 minutes, stirring half- way through. Serves 6. VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP r/z pound ground beef 1 onion, diced 4 cups hot beef broth 2 tbsps. fresh chopped parsley 1 stalk celery, sliced 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced 1 carrot, diced 2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped 1 cup shredded cab- bage Y2 tsp. marjoram Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Crumble ground beef into 3 -quart casserole. Add onion. Mix and cook, cov- ered, for 10 minutes, stir- ring once halfway through. Stir in broth and parsley, cook 10 minutes. Stir well, then add remaining ingred- ients. Cook 25 minutes more, stirring halfway through cooking time. Serves 6. Recipes in this column are tested in 625'- to 700 - watt microwave ovens. Foods are cooked on HIGH (100 percent power) and un- covered unless otherwise specified. Ellington birthdate Musician and composer "Duke" Ellington was born on April 29, 1899. 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