REMODELED QUARTERS FOR SANATORIUM - This structure, formerly known as the Willard Preventorium, is
now Mt. View Sanatorium. The building, formerly used for children who contracted tuberculosis, has been completely
remodeled by Marathon County and is now serving its capacity of about 33 patients. Miracle drugs have helped cut down
the number of TB patients. At one time the main sanatorium (shown on opposite page) and the preventorium bad a total
of 90 patients.

XCount View ,anatorium
Work on Mount View Sanatorium was begun in
1916 on a sandy plateau located five miles west of
Wausau on Highway 29 in the shadow of Rib
Mountain. The institution was officially opened on
April 18, 1917, with a capacity of forty beds and no
restrictions as to stage of disease or patients admit-
ted, though no special provisions were made for chil-
dren. Erected by Marathon County for its own
tuberculous and those of surrounding counties, the
governing body was and is a group of three Trustees
appointed by the County Board of Supervisors.
The present board of trustees consists of Rev. Wal-
ter Piehler, Route No. 5, Merrill, Wisconsin Presi-
dent, who has served since January 1, 1936; Mr. Leo
Wadinski, and Mr. R. E. Puchner.
Mrs. Cora Stephenson, R.N., was the first Super-
intendent and Dr. W. A. Ladwig the first visiting
physician. On July 1, 1918 Miss Mary Hughes,
R.N. succeeded Mrs. Stephenson as Superintendent,
a position she held until 1935 when Miss Florence
Hamilton, R.N.-B.A. succeeded her. Following the
death of Miss Hamilton, August 5, 1949, Miss
Harriet Meagher, R.N. the present Superintendent,
assumed charge.
In 1918, Dr. E. M. Macaulay was appointed

visiting physician, a position he held until January
1, 1948. His successor was Dr. Walter T. Becker.
Following the resignation of Dr. Becker, the present
Medical Director, Dr. C. M. Yoran was appointed
in Jan. 1949. Dr. H. H. Christensen became staff
surgeon in 1934 and served in this position until
his accidental death in June, 1949. Dr. Walter T.
Becker was then appointed staff surgeon.
During the first ten years, the nurses and em-
ployees occupied the same building as the patients.
In 1927 the second unit was added when the County
Board appropriated the money for a Nurses' Home,
increasing the patient capacity of the institution to
sixty-six. At that same time, the County instituted
the office of County Nurse, having her work in con-
junction with the other health units of the County.
In July, 1935 Mrs. Lee M. Willard died, assign-
ing a generous portion of her estate to be used for
the erection of a Preventorium in memory of her
husband, Dr. Lee M. Willard, one time consultant
on the Sanatorium staff. To this bequest was added
a federal grant and in 1939 the Lee M. Willard
Memorial Preventorium and complete dental, x-ray,
and surgical unit, as well as a new central heating
plant were added. The capacity of the Preventori-
um was fourteen.
From 1925 to 1933 a two months affiliation in