Antique Evaluations

Look for Antique Evals at this year's Portland Zine Symposium on July 12! We'll be at the JawsForJesus Guerrilla Publishing Haus table. We'll have available issues  #1, #2, and - for the first time ever! - Issue #3, The Deadly Sins!

Alberic L. | Institutional Attendant | Employed 4.30.1948 | Resigned 5.7.1948

The Saga of John F., Patient Employee 

John F., a patient in the State Hospital, was hired as a Patient Employee on October 3, 1952. He was promoted to full-time Cook's Helper upon his discharge from the hospital a month and a half later. He resigned June 30, 1953, giving "Drive truck" as his reason. Hospital administration noted that he was "absent from duty because of his over indulgence in alcohol." His job performance was otherwise very good, and they would recommend him for re-employment.

And re-employ him they did, several times.

A week after leaving to "drive truck", he was a Patient Employee again on July 7. He was likely admitted as a patient for alcoholism immediately after resigning. He left the hospital without notice on August 3.

Exactly one month later, on September 3, he was back in the hospital and hired as a Patient Employee. Once again, he left without notice November 4.

John could not keep his demons in check, and was back in the hospital a month later, on December 9. This time, he stayed for treatment for more than 6 months, leaving without notice on June 29, 1954.

This time, he was out of the hospital for a decade. Whether he was sober during that time is beyond the scope of his employee evaluation.

On September 30, 1962, John F. was in the hospital again, and at a point in his treatment where he was trusted in the capacity as a Patient Employee. He was released from the hospital June 26, 1963.

But demons do not go down easy. He was back on September 15, worked for a month, and returned to the ward for more intensive treatment on October 12.

He was advanced enough in his treatment to resume his duties as a Patient Employee on January 5, 1964 (his record lists the year as 1963, though this is likely an error). Then on May 20, he returned to the ward.

Vestor | Institutional Attendant | Employed 12.1.1952 | Resigned 11.30.1953

"Personal reasons." (over)

Harold W. | Attendant | Employed 10.25.1929 | Terminated 1.25.1930

George M. | Institutional Attendant | Employed 6.4.1954 | Terminated 3.31.1957

"To look for another job."

James E. | Cleaner | Employed 2.20.1957 | Terminated 3.11.1960

"Personal Reasons" (Work was satisfactory but would not rehire due to alcoholism)

Leonard V. | Attendant | Employed 5.8.1936 | Terminated 6.27.1936

Philip | Intern in Psychology | Employed 6.4.1941 | Military leave 4.21.1942 | Terminated 1.20.1949

Elmer L. | Cook's Helper | Employed 1.23.1961 | Terminated 8.8.1961

Drafted into the Air Force for four years.

(Desired to terminate)

Richard A. | Institutional Attendant | Employed 10.19.1950 | Terminated 11.16.1950

Manuel F. | Attendant | Employed 5.14.1941 | Terminated 5.17.1941

Edward J. | Institutional Attendant | Employed 3.17.1963 | Terminated 4.20.1963

Raymond R. | Institutional Attendant | Employed 8.12.1960 | Military Leave 9.16.1961 | Terminated 3.5.1962

I have decided to make a career of the U.S. Marine Corps." (Would consider for re-emp.)

[Please give due reflection and contemplation to the following evaluations, presented in honor of Memorial Day.] -- The Curator.

Helen T. | Institutional Staff Nurse | Employed 3.26.1951 | Terminated 5.22.1951 

Constance | Institutional Attendant | Employed 6.21.1948 | Terminated 7.11.1948

Edward A. | Attendant | Employed 12.10.1940 | Terminated 4.14.1941

Honora C. | Attendant | Employed 10.22.1935 | Terminated 11.17.1935