Add one--Kennedy Lab

Shriver said the University of Wisconsin "certainly is making an important
contribution to the national problem of mental retardation.'"
UW Pres. Fred Harvey Harrington said the Kennedy Laboratories "show how
we are able to combine our sources of basic support into research and public servioe,
making our mission to Wisconsin people possible."
Gov. John W. Reynolds said the people of Wisconsin appreciate the interest
the Kennedy family has taken in problems of mental retardation "which shows
appreciation of the work of the Wisconsin Medical Center, the understanding of one
of our biggest problems."
A telegram from Pres. Kennedy stated: "My hope is that through th4,s new
facility and others like it the causes of mental retardation will be disovqrted
and ways to overcome it brought to those in need."
The dedication day program also included a scientific seminar o4 "Medical
Aspects of Mental Retardation." Speakers included Drs. Richard L. Masla d, director
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of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, Washi gton, D.C.;
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Julius B. Richmond, Upstate New York Medical Center, Syracuse;Harry A. Waisman,/
UW Medical School and director of the Kennedy Laboratories; and Theo Gerritsen,
David W. Smith, and Raymond C. Chun, UW Medical School pediatric staff.