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President ' s speech at

dedi cat ·, on Georgia Hull--'.'i<U'm Spring:

Hov . 24, 1933

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASH : NOTON

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Most peopl e have visions of things t hey woul d like to

see accomplished ; fortunate are those who with their own

eyes see the accomplishment becomi ng a fact .

Most of you wlx> are here tonight know the story of

I'Tarm Springs dur i ng the past ni ne years . You know of the

hopeful handful of crippled children and adults who came /

seeking to walk agai n , and of the,, growth of our physical ~ (/C.t

facilities and of our medical careito the point where the

completion of Georgia Hall gives us a clear idea of the r ounded

pi cture of the Georgia \'farm Springs of the future .

In all these years our splendid progress 11ould have been

i mpossib le had we not had the sympathy , the understandi ng and

the help of our neighbors ; and tonight I express my appreciation

and thanks, first, to you my neighbors of \'Term Springs and

J~eriwether County , for your true friendship toward me and toward

all those who have come here ; and secondly, to you the people

of Georgia whose welcome ha;pitality has culminated in this

splendid gift to the Foundation and made me feel prouder than

ever to call this "my other home" .

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THE WHITE HOUSE

WAS H I NG TON

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It i s this understanding spirit on the pert of those who

surround us that has contributed so greatly to what \te call the

"spirit of Vlarm Cprings" . No perfectly appointed hos~ital , no

medical care of the hi ghest skill can accomplish the best

results unless at the same time we build up , as I.lr . Callaway

has said , confi dence , self-reliance and cheerfulness on the part

of the patients themselves . That is why the ·.7arm Cprings

Foundation has established itself as a practical success in

bringing back so many crippled children and crippled grown- ups

to normal activities , and at the samo time to a normal confidence

in th=selves.

:/e hear !mlch these days of tVto adjectives -- "social" and

''econok-1C" . Generally they are used to denoto different things.

Here at Warm Jprings \'Te have proved that in our work they go

hand in hand . Let me g ive you an example : If a child i s so

incapacitated, because of infantile paralysis or accident or some

other cause, that the child is unabl e to get about , take care

of himself and go to school , the chances are that in most cases

some grown-up person must spend a large part or the time in

taking care or the child . Every social objective requires

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WASt-'tNGTON

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that the child be rehabilitated to lead a normal life t o

become a useful member of society . In accomplishing this we

reach at the same time the economic objective, for we restore

the child and at the same time we release a member of his fanily

from the constant supervision and care of the child , and enable

that p837son so to be an economically useful unit in the co!llllluni ty .

P.r1 : ,-,,.. ~-~:fr;. .. r.-. ,t; /T, /- 1 • .,1 ,,., / .. .. ,/ Tf., f'.-, ... ,."' .. ~ 1, 1 1r/ ~ eures sho11 t hat t here are well over t : rea hundred

thousand crippled children in the United States and probably at

least an equal number of grown-up people . It is my belief ,

and I think the belief of the doctors of the United States, that ;.,......_ 1 /,,, . .<.11 1/ ..- ; . , .. ••/ .'/ •.

the great majority of these citizens or ours canbe restored to I)

useful ci tizensh1p if 17e can give them the most modern ,

scientific , medical and educational treatment . To11ard the

attainment of that goal the GeorGia rrarm Springs Foundation seeks

to play a leadinG part. This work at \'/arm Springs is not

local; people come here from every state in the Union and from

many foreign countries . It is true that we can take care of

only a small proportion of those who need care ; but at the same

time the educational value of the methods and of their results

is maki ng itself widely felt in the care of the handicapped

throughout the United States .

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I wish much that people all over the Country could be

vrith us here tonight to learn of the splendid effectiveness

of the •·tork we are doing; to see th1 s beautiful building

\Vhich for all time wlll be the center of our vtork , and

especially to understand the t thinG which we call "the spirit

of '.'/arm Springs" , which does so much to supplement the skill

of science. The people of Georgia have G1 ven to this work

a noble gift . In the name of the Trustees of the Foundation

I thank them, and especially I thank the Georgia Hall Committee, If .... \1:, ~ ...

who, ~ the untiring efforts and leadership of 10:.

cason Callaway and Lir • ca tor 7/oolford , have made tangi hle the

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ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT AT THE DEDICATION OF GEORGIA HALL

\\'ARM SPRINGS, GEORGIA

November 24, 1933

Most people have visions of things they would

like to see accomplished; fortunate are those who with

their own eyes see the accomplishment becoming a fact.

!lost of you who are here tonight know the story

of Warm Springs during the past nine years. You know of

the hopeful handful of crippled children and adults who

came seeking to walk again, and of the growth of our

physical facilities andcf our medical care to the point

where the completion of Georgia Hall gives us a clear idea

of the rounded picture of the Georgia Ylarm Springs of the

future.

In all these years our splendid progress would

have been impossible had we not had the sympathy, the under­

standing and the help of our neighbors; and tonight I

express my appreciation and thanks, first, to you my

neighbors of Warm Springs and lleri'll•ether County, for your

true friendship toward me and toward all those who have

come here; and secondly, to you the people of Georgia whose

welcome hospitality has culminated in this splendid gift to

the Foundation and made me feel prouder than ever to call

this "my other home. "

Franklin D. roosavelt Lib1•ary

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It is this understanding spirit on the part

of those who surround us that has contributed so greatly

to what we call the "spirit of Warm Springs.•

No perfectly appointed hospital, no medical

care of the highest skill can accomplish the best results

unless at the same time we build up, as Mr. Callaway has

said, confidence, self-reliance and cheerfulness on the

part of the patients themselves. That is why the Warm

Springs Foundation has established i tself as a practical

success in bringing back so many crippled children and

crippled gro~n-ups to normal activities, and at the same

time to a normal confidence in themselves.

We hear much these days of two adjectives

•social" and •economic.• Generally they are used to denote

different things. Here at Warm Springs we have proved that

in our work they go hand in hand, Let me give you an

example: If a child is so incapacitated, because of in­

fantile paralysis or accident or some other cause, that

the child is unable to get about, take care of himself and go

to school, the chances are that in most cases some grown-up

person must spend a large part of the time in taking care

of the child. Every social objective requires that the

child be rehabilitated to lead a normal life -- to become

a useful member of society. In accomplishing this we reach

at the same time the economic objective, for we restore the

child and at the same time we release a member of his family

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from the constant supervision and care of the child,

and enable that person so to be an economically useful

unit in the community.

Figures show t hat there ar e well over three

hundred thousand crippled children in the United States

and probably at least an equal number of grown-up people .

It is my belief, and I think the belief of the doctors

of the United States, that the gr eat ma jority of these

citizens of our s , more than half a million of them, can

be rest ored to useful citizenship if we can give them the

most modern, sci entific, medical and educational treatment.

Toward the attainment of that goal the Georgi a Warm Springs

Foundation seeks to play a leading part . This work at

Warm Springs is not local; peopl e come here f rom ever,y

state in the Union and from many foreign countries. It is

true that we can take care of only a small proportion of

those who need care; but at the same time the educational

value of the methods and of their r esults is making itself

widely f elt in the care of the handicapped throughout the

United States .

I wish much that people all over the country

could be with us here tonight to lear n of the splendid

effectiveness of the work we are doing; to see this beautiful

building which for all time will be t he center of our work,

and especially to understand that thing which we call "the

spirit of Warm Springs," which does so much to supplement

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the skill of science. The people of Georgia have given

to this work a noble gift. In the name of the Trustees

of the Foundation I thank them, and especially I thank

the Georgia Hall Committee, who under the untiring eff orts

and leadership of Mr. Cason Callaway and Mr. Cetor Woolford,

have made intangible the vision of many years ago.

AD.JRESS 0? 'I'~ PX:Sl.l.\~:.~ 1l' 'niS ~IC.".TIOL! ')? "-ID.!GU. !i!L~. i'U. S?R!iiGS, G:ORGU., li0V:..I.l3"i.tl 24, 1~2'.

fAo&t ~opl"' b.we vldonii o: t..ll0..-'8 t.l'leJ woulJ. HJo:e to eee accoll!lliahad; !ort\lJl'\te are t'1.ose -..!lo w1t'l ~1.~!1 r own eyoa cea ~• acco=Pllo~nt buco=J.np a fac:..

Uoat of you wao are hero toni ~r.t k:no• t.1o ,.tory of Warm Spriru:c d\lrlr ... t.he pACt nln<l yco.ru. You kno-.. of t l\0 hopo!'ull handful of cripJ,le4 c!.ilu...~·eu aud adults 'tll'ho cam aookin,. to walk again, and of the r~;rowt..'l of O'll" pcysicn.l facUlties l'nd oi our medico.! cor e to the po1!1 t where the co;apletion of Geor l"ia !!all gives ua a clear idea o!' thfl rounci.ei picture. of t.i.e Geot·r.iu W'urm Spl'ings of the futuro.

In o.ll thosv ;yoar u our upl ondi d proGroau "ould have been lmpoaoi ble had wo uot had the ur..rt3ethy, thu Wldero t a.ndirl8 n.nd tho htllp of our mrl.~boru ; and t onig!1 t I cxpr~;~ac ~cy approclntion Md t hu.nko, firat , t o you ll\Y n..~ighbora of 'oiarll Spri~:J Md Ui.l riwothe r County , for your truu frietld&illp towru·d me ani to..,ar..i a.ll thoao -.rho hnve como her e : and secondl;r , t o you t ho people of Georgi a whose "elcome hoapitnllt y ua.s culr.Uru.ted in thic cplendid f!;ift to tho Foundation nn.d !Olade :oe fttOl prouder than ever t o call t h1B "C\Y o t her hot:~e . 11

It i10 thh una.orstandine spiri t on the part of tno &O who aurrou.nd uo that. hca con t.ributod so groo~ly to what •e co.ll the •spirit of 'lfarm Sprint;&.• Ho perfectly appoint ed hor.pital, no ll&diC4l care or t he hi~ect. skill can acco!Dpli&b thil beat result.& unleao at the :::amo t ime " build up, as l.!r. Cnllawa,y has said, confidence, self-reliance and cheer fulness on the p~~.rt of the pa­ti~tnts tbe•solvea. That is •l'v t!le War:: Spri:ur:a ?oundn.tion htla eatabliobed itsolf aa a prnctical succe&& in br in.t;ing bnclc so IZlillDJ" crippled cilildren and crippled. !"'room-ups to norr.ul nctiv1t1ea, and at tho aol::IO t.iae to n nor::nl con::'idenco in tbel:ls<llvea.

tfe hear IIIUCh t.heae Jo¥e of t1f0 adJectives-- •social" and "economic." Generally they arc used to denote diff\lrent. thinra. :ion at 1'ar1:1 Sprinps we have proved that in our 100rk tiloy ll,O hand in hand, Lot me give you on oxaoplc: If a child is so lncap.l\el­to.ted, because oi infantile par.alysi& or accident or uor .. e ot her cauoo , thnt the child 1tl WU\ble to gt!t about , take cure of himself and go to school , th~:~ chances aru t!wt in moat. cnaea some grown-up parson mat opond a lar6e po.rt oi t ile t i:ce in taking care of the child. Evory social obJactivo r equir es that the child be rehabil i ­tated to l~Jad a nor rMl lifo -- t.o boeo!-l!8 n uso;~ful mumber of society. In aceo1cpl1nh1flG thio we reach a t the aanKJ t ime t hu economic obJee­tlvtl , fo1· we restor~;~ t J1<1 child and a t the srune t imoJ wo r.Jloo.ae n 100mber of hia fnmily from tau constant supervision and ea.rtl of t.he child , l\nd O.!ll\blo t.''lllt J>'lr&on so t o btl a.n eeonomlco.l ly ue.:ful unit in thu COJI.111lniloy.

Figurea ahow that trwr\l a:-e well over three hundrDd tnouaana. erippldd childr~in in tnv Unit.-d Sto.t ... s and probably o.t least an equal ni.I.!Dbor of sro•n-up Polople. It 1B llloY bulief , n.nd. I think tho btlliof of tho doctors of thu UnHOO. St.o.tou , that. tho ~rtlalo =o.Jorlt;• or thosil citizen a of ours, mor€. thAn hnlf o million of t he:a, con bo rostorud t o U3eful cltizunsnip if we can dve thea the 1110n IDOdorn, scientific, madical and educational t r eat u.ent . Toward tho a lota1n::.en1. of that goal tbe Geor gia War.:~ Sprl Ofil Founda­tion a.leks to plft¥ a le$ding part. This worlc:: at lar:11 Sprirl,fl's is not local; people CO:le here frog every s t ate in the Union and f rom man,y forai«n countries. 11. is true that we can tnke care of only a small proportion of those who need. car e ; but at tho same t111111 t he educa­tional value of lobe methode and of thei r results ill aakl~ ittel f widoly fait in t.ht1 care of the handicapped t h roughout the United States.

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I wlch a1ch that people all over t..~ts Country could be with ue here t.onlt;ht. to le.arn of t.ho a;leodid effect.iveneae of the work 118 u.re doi)l$; to see t.biB beautiful oulldilll: whic'\ for all Ume will be the center of our work, acd especi ~~olly to understand that thing wbieh we call •tt.o apirit. of 'brm ~pri~e , 11 'tlhich does 110 llllcb to w9Pld~nt the skill of sciOJ\CO. The people ot' Geor'l:ia have given to thla 'lfOrk a !lOble gift . In the naJ:e of the Tru~toet of thc ?ou.nd.a t ion I t.hAuk the .a, aM eapeeinll;y I t.<l4n.C. t.no Georcia Hall Con:mittoe, who under tho unt1r1nr, offortc and l eaderr.hip of Ur. Cason Callawo.y ruld Ur. Cat or WoolforJ, have lll&Clo t angible t he via ion of taa~ ;yoara &&O·

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.s..T TlU: .JJ::lJIGA'l'ION 0 :' GZORGIA HALL \iARI .SPF!niCS , GA., NOV , 24 , 1933 .

Moat ,eo plo :l.Jvc vi.i1cuu of ';:!1:\,_,a ti~y t:oulcl 11!:o to see

the ao .... OI-'f)lishi ~rJ:..rt bRcom1nc: 3 fact .

:fost o'l you Tt~o J. l'O :;ere to~1iO,'l t ~:i!Otl t:1e story oi' ' arm

S:.>rin30 durinu t:m :pa3t niae :re.J.ro , You :~not/ ot' tho :1o:1eful

handful o:L ori!,l;.')lccl O.i.lildror: .ud adults \1hr.> cruae nee~~ine; t o walk

aeain, and of t ."le crouth of o\:r :;ll!' sicul facilities and of our

l.tediC.;.l C.lrc t O t.1e ;)oint ";/,lere tile COl.~lation Of Ceoreia aall

e ives us a clea.l' ide:.~. of t.1c rollilded :_>icture of t::e Geor .:;i a ·.arm

Sprinus of tile futu re .

In all these yea_•s our SJ1Cnd1d :Jl'osreso 'l>'nu:d ·1-..~ve b een 1m-

p ossi")lc :1.:1d ne not ·~ ... d t~1e sy:-.r~t~ :; , tl;.e undarst.;.nd1nG and the

hel ::> of o•ti.~ ne l..;hiJors ; a.1d ~oai(;tt I ex:gress my apl)r(.lcio.tion and

tl1an.1cs , i'irst , to you ~l'J n:~1,;1bors o: ·.ar;:t .,;_-r i!lgs .l.TJd 1:eri1'et:1er

Coun;;y , for your tz:uA fr1 o.1C!t:il1' tonal~d :.te ru""ld ton3rd .!ll tiloso \JhO

have co~.e :oere j Ua"1d eeco1tdl::, to you the yeo9l e of neor g 1a \'~lose

we1oa-.1e ~:oa;;~i t .;. l1 ty • .as oul:li:.Hr~ed in t.:1s ~>lendid gift to the

Fouildation ao1G. ~-.lG.e !'~ feel !,ll·ouC.er ~w.n ever to call -~:113

It 19 '':1 10 undero ~.;,ndhJU s-;_)ir i t 01: t:1o l'art of t!.-.ose •1ho

surround us .t :t...t ~1ns CC'·ltribut_,d so t;rea'~ly to uhat \:e c.1ll the

"SD1l"1 t of ' .arm 5!,1l'i!l{;s . · 1:o ~)el·foctly a::>~>cin tee. .losj:)i tal , no

uedioal CcU'e or the .• i~lest s::111 can acCCI!l!>lish t ile best re­

sults unless at .:!le sat-10 t i t!e ~"le build 11;1 , as Ur . C.Jll.l!"IDY ll<ls

s .1id, contideaoo , 3elf- re11.::.1ce ..:.o"ld e:.eerfulness on ;.;;:.e :mrt of

t.1e ;.>aticnts t~ctn3elv.:~s . T:1.:~t is \l;ly t:.te \.am. ~:priflBS Founda­

tion :J.a.:J cstu")lio~cd 1 t~elr us .i :1r_ ctic...l success 1;-. b:..·in..'11ng

back so man~· cr1~:->led cilildren .J.ild cr:i.J!ilOil (;rom- ups

to no~ 1 aot1v1 t1 os , and J.t t:13 sam~ tiJT..J to a nor:lal conti-

dance ir. t:;eoselvos .

sad ·'econo":lio . ·' Ge:.:e~· Ul~· ~,;:..ey ... :..·e 1.1sad to de:10te diffcron t

t;:ey t;to ;lJ.lld in :u1;1ci. . Lc.:;; ue c ive yo.;. ar: ex...mllle : Ir 11

c:11ld ls so 1nca:Juc1t;.tod, b.::causo of infant ile :Hlralys1s or

ac c ident or I'JOJ :<:~ ot:,ar ctJ.usc , tito. t: ti....e c:.nd is u.ttai.Jle ·~o Bet

a bout , t..::.~~c c~re o~" it1L1:::e1r a.nd co to school , t;tc c~ .. ..moes are

tiw.t in rJos t cJ.ses so;,!O Rrowll -Ui> !)Bl'SOil ::ust s~nd a large

par t of t *1e tiJ.e in t.l!~iil6, care ot ',;be c~L1ld . .. .. :vcrr social

o1 joctive req_nires -~~!.lt t:~e oil1ld ~H?' r c..a:>111 t ._t ed ',;o l ead n

nom.ll lito -- to bec.):-.:o a u :Jei'Ul n::.mber o f society . In

acctr.!;_1list1111.3 tJ.is ue ::.">Jo.c.: at tJe ;;:a:.,e ·;.tte ~\.i1e economic ob­

jective, for ~"3 rl.!s·i;o:-.J ~-'e ci1Hd ... nd at ' .. ..:c saJJe tiL'e ue

release .1 t:en~r of .. is f~.:il:• fro .. t:1e co::.1stant s.nervision

and care of titG c:t1lcl , .:..::<i Oil<l:~lc tl... .. t ·~r.:;o:! so to ";Je an

econO!I!.iC..:.l.ly t•setu.'. tmlt in t~~ C')i.nmli ~~··

:..,ir,11res t::,o~l ·~i.t. t ·:;here u1·e · .. ell o·; ... :..• tiu·ec hunGred t:tocsand (.. r i l))J.c o~ ~lC:. ... ·~-1 1u ·.;~e U>1ited ;3wt.a:J .:m~ :>ro·Ja"Oly a t leas~ .:.n ctli.".d. l m-..:. ,:n1r of .:.,ro·.n-'..1~' ~>eo)lc . It 13 uy belief, and I t:Jiil.k ·~10 b ollef o~' t:te C.oct.Jrs o: ~i.lC th1ited States , that ·,~le :.,re.tt r.~ajJ:..•ity o~· t::c::;e citizens of ours , more t:tan ~alf a million d' "";;;leo, cJ.n Jo restored to uscl"Ul citizen-s~ti~ 1i' \:e c..:.;t LiVe t~;.~U the :tl.St nocie: .. ·n, soi tJnt ific , medical and oG.ucution.U ·i;ra,:.-~:.nmtt . '~o·.,ard ',; ltc .J.i.t;airuucnt of' th.lt 300l. the Geor.,ia · .. a.rr.t 3}:..·irJ s ..:'ou:lda'.: i o.1 see·::s l;O ·1lay a. leading ,art . t. .is rto.i:l~ at urrn ~;) ringu is not l ocal; ;?CO~>le COfiiC

he1•e fro~·~ cwn:y st.J.'I.e in tile Union ::.otd :.:'rom IJ.e.ny :rorei Bn countr i es . It is tn:11 t .. 1...t ··!e con tt. ' .. e cdre of only 3 3l,lilll :>ro)orti m or t:.oso 1:i10 llac<l c.J.re ; i>t~t at t"h.o same ;;!r.~ tha eduo.:.tion<ll V...t!.t..e of ~ .•• a l.,et:x•<l!> a;~6. of '.;~t~ ir reault:J fa r.loldrl6 itself uidol:• i'cl t in t .!~ care of t~lC ~·.a:nd ica,!_>ed tlu·ou::;:tout t i1a United Ct<~ tee .

I \Jisll much -.::td.t pco!)l e all over t~~o Couni;ry oould be \~ith us :1e1•e tor .. i· .. :,t to le_,r,1 oi tho S!llendid effectiveneos of t!:.e norl: He u.re doint: ; ~o se~ t~.1s teautU'ul bu1ldin3 .,;.ioil ror c.ll t1 oo nill be i;:h:"! C.!:tter of o\1!" t··orlc, a >Y~ es pecially ~ ... o unc:er­stand t:li:.t t:ti;:e u'1ich \:e call · t.:c~ c!>iri"; of· a1-m D:.;rin;J:s , " n:tie;, does so 111uch to su,~.,,lerJcnt tue skill o f oci ence . J..'he :_)CO)lo of Ceor,_.ia :1 ... vc ..::, iv~n ~,o ~lis 1101'!~ a no"iJle ~1ft . In t:1a nar.te nt tJ.e 'In!s!ees of tile Fonad.:.. tiuil I t:u.n :~ them, :md es:aci.:lly I tX.nl• ~:.:.c Voor .:..ia :-.nl ,_ Co:;-.n.i ttee, ~-~lo wider tl1e Wlt i i'LlG er.or"";;e .:L1<: le..tdt:rc.ili) or .i!r . :;ason Cal l .luoy and llr . Cator . oolford, ::.1v.: L..lda .. ~~.~le t :.e vis ion of Dany years a ._.o .