The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-09
TEE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES.

Employment for Educated and Con-
scientiOus WOmen-Ten More Nurses
Required.
The first annual report Of the Committee on
Training school for Nurses, has recently been pub
lished, ana contains some particulars worthy Of
the attention OF that 'arge class of conscientious
and laborious women whose education and early
associations would lead them to aspire to some
higher and more thoughtful labor than household
service or work in shops; such as the daughters
and widows of clergymen, professional men and
farmers throughout New England and the Northern
States, who have received the good education OF
our common schools and academies, and are de.
pendent on their own exertions for support.n
The training school for nurses IL attached to
Bellevue Hospital, and under the charge OF Miss
BOwden, an English LADY, for many years attached
to the we'll known school at University College
Hospital, London, has proved eminently success
full. In summary Of the progress of the first
years work, the report says
Our next trial was the almost impossbility Of finding
s sa in c All
means only brought us Gara9ne Of whom we were soon
proof bs found required OF great need iet
through he entire community for trained nurses We
who presented themselves to be trained hut as the
s
Win the y, or by letter. many applications
were entirely united by incapacty, physical weak
because belonging the ignorant uneducated
majority were unwilling to devote two years gaining
dfea the stTi sSd
5es in hs Ms S
arou ans has pr0Ssa one our most
Ing so costly that It surely Is not asking too a mueh
that they should In return year training 9TH
ers. These applicants numbering seventy-three, were
from ali parts OF the Union-New England the Middle
States and the TAR West even including Colorado Terri
tory Minnesota and California: Twenty nine have
been admitted to the training school, dismissed on ac-
pose, leaving 10 in the Home. This is for the present
limit, but practitioners constantly applying and
must enlarge Home by taking floors the adoin-
ing house. OF This would necessitate Increased
heretofore that trust with grateful Condolences
to their aid in the future
The committee now desire to state that they are
ready to assume the charge OF the lyng-ln wards
placing ten nurses where there are now six. and
that this Will he done at no additional expense to
the CITY, The following extract from the rules
may be useful to those who may contemplate dedi-
eating themselves to this work.
The pupils will pass through the different wards serv-
Ing ana os ehae Sr fne % hsy W board and
uen dolars month for their clothing and personal
pcnses- Inis sum In no manner intended wages it
will be u equivalent for their services. the pra
ton OF the they will be promoted such positions
Tomato increase of salary When the full term of two
years ended the thus trained will be at liberty
TO choose their own held OF labor whether in hospitals
poor. On leaving the school they Will each receive
certificate OF ability and good character signed by the
These certificates will be required to be renewed ut fixed
periods, in order TO prevent tho public from being i'm
posed upon and to keep up the nurses interest in the