Excerpts From Annual Reports of the Illinois Department of Public Welfare
Manteno State Hospital - July 1, 1958 - June 30, 1959

Reliance upon foreign-trained physicians still prevails.

X-ray laboratory was completed at Prince building and put in operation.

Second annual "Art-O-Rama" held by the patients on June 2 and 3, 1959, was a fine exhibition of the accomplishments of the arts program directed by the occupational therapy staff. Approximately 1,800 persons attended this showing of 250 paintings and 150 items of leather, pottery, sculpturing, book-binding and other work. Patients gave demonstrations of weaving, leather tooling, enameling and ceramics. In smocks and berets, they served as guides and hosts or hostesses for the Art-O-Rama.

A new terrazzo floor was installed at Clouston dinning room and kitchen area.