Adult education for the mildly retarded at Wassaic (New York) State School stresses occupational and social skills. Training such as these girls are receiving gives the young adult a better chance of meeting the social and economic demands of the outside world upon their return to the community. New York State Office of Mental Hygiene Annual Report 1958. 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.