Lt. Governor Malcolm Wilson assists members of the children's gift committee of the New York State Senate in placing presents about the Senate Christmas tree in the State Capitol. The gifts were distributed to youngsters at several state schools for the retarded. New York State Office of Mental Hygiene Annual Report 1962. Courtesy of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Paul Castellani.
Viewers looked in on a New York State School for the Mentally Retarded for the first time on network television on the CBS Bill Leonard Show, "Eye on New York." The documentary, filmed at Wassaic State School, included this interview with Dr. George F. Etling, director (right), and Dr. Hyman W. Abrahamer, assistant director. From the New York State Office of Mental Hygiene Annual Report 1957. Courtesy of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) member, Paul Castellani.