. The institutional care of the insane in the United States and Canada . development of a progressive andcommercial city, would surely have been annihilated. As it is, thisbeautiful grove, containing in the neighborhood of 1000 nativeforest trees, many of which are of immense size, has been con-served for the public benefit. There has been up to this time practi-cally no restriction laid upon its use within the bounds of reasonand expediency by the people of Flint and the nearby country. Happily little has been done in the way of ornamental lands-cape work. Vines and flowering shrubs of luxuri
. The institutional care of the insane in the United States and Canada . development of a progressive andcommercial city, would surely have been annihilated. As it is, thisbeautiful grove, containing in the neighborhood of 1000 nativeforest trees, many of which are of immense size, has been con-served for the public benefit. There has been up to this time practi-cally no restriction laid upon its use within the bounds of reasonand expediency by the people of Flint and the nearby country. Happily little has been done in the way of ornamental lands-cape work. Vines and flowering shrubs of luxuriant growth arein close proximity to buildings; but in its depth the grove remainsin natural loveliness. Through the wise vision of the late James A. Remick, ofDetroit, an ideal location of the buildings was affected. Thesewere fronted southeast as to the administration building, nearlyeast as to the department for women and almost south as to thedepartment for men. The buildings form an artistic group, arepractically free from dark comers, and although located in the. OAK GROVE HOSPITAL 833 midst of a grove, have the benefit of direct sunlight in practicallyevery room at some time during the day. There were associated in the incipiency of the movement toestablish Oak Grove James A. Remick and W. G. Vinton, ofDetroit; Charles T. Mitchell, of Hillsdale, and Dr. George , then superintendent of the Michigan Asylum for theInsane, at Kalamazoo. Of these the moving spirit and the practicalfounder of the hospital was James A. Remick. He was a practicallumberman, but an idealist and philanthropist. He had servedas a member of the Board of Trustees of the Eastern MichiganAsylum, at Pontiac, and was looked upon by its officers as one ofthe most liberal and dependable in the boards membership. Helived to enjoy the knowledge of Oak Groves prosperity, its man-agement determined by the broad policies which he furthered. The original buildings were erected by the Vinton Company, ofDetr
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