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Published Sunday, September 25, 2011 in Opinion
FDR would be very proud of Warm Springs' continuing role to help the disabled
Editorial
One of Georgia's most famous historical sites is the nearby Little White House in Warm Springs where President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in 1945. Roosevelt spent much time in the Meriwether County Little White House and made car trips into Newnan and Coweta County during the 1930s and early 1940s.
Roosevelt was drawn to Warm Springs because of his polio. He founded the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation in 1927 to treat people affected by polio.
Although polio has been virtually eradicated, the Warm Springs Institute has continued to treat the disabled. The institute, now operated by the Georgia Department of Labor, will celebrate a significant milestone Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a m. and an open house at the institute's new Roosevelt School.
The new $20 million facility will replace a five-story dormitory built in the early 1960s. The new 75,000-square foot complex will house 152 disabled students.
Franklin Roosevelt would be proud his Little White House is such a popular historic landmark and tourist attraction today. He would be even prouder of the new school and the continuing effort of the institute for rehabilitation to modernize this facility to help the disabled.
During his days in Warm Springs, Roosevelt spent much time being treated for his disability. He also spent much time with others who were being treated for polio at Warm Springs. He would no doubt take great pride today in the continuation of work to help the disabled.
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