There is hereby directed to be established and erected, at a site within the limits of the City of Philadelphia to be designated by the Department of Public Welfare¹ with the approval of the Governor, the Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute. It shall provide training and teaching to graduate and undergraduate students in the mental health field and shall conduct research into the causes, prevention, treatment and cure of mental, neurological and related disorders. Through the department, the institute may enter into agreements specifying the terms and conditions under which one or more medical schools selected by the Secretary of Public Welfare may be associated with the institute in providing diagnosis, treatment, training, teaching and research. Such agreements may provide for the transfer of responsibility by the department for the management and operation of the institute in whole or in part.