The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-02
ANSWERS TO. CORRESPONDENTS

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
TRAIS1Ne SCHOOL FOR NURSES U.s., City. Ihe
directors OF the Training Schoolfor Nurses con-
nected with the Childrens Hospital at the cor
ner of California and Maple streets make ar
engagements for giving two years training 10
women DESTROYS OF becoming professional
nurses The instruction is without cost 10
those who take the course. Those wishing 70
obtain this course must apply personally OF Dy.
letter to the superintendent The most. deslr-
ables age for candidates is from 81 to 81 years.
Tbnv must he in sound health and must pre-
sent on application, atertlhcate IRON some re-
sponsible person as to good character. AFTER
approval the candidates are % ore.
yious to obtaining q position IN the school the
applicants must be prepared Tor an examination
in reading, penmanshIp, simple ar ; ie ~
and English diction. The examination is TO
test the ability of applicants TO read Well
to write legibly and to take notes oi lectuIe res
During the months of probation the pupils ere
boarded and lodged at the hospltal, put re-,
ceive no compensation. During the moItns OF
probation they are not 10 % t eLd ~
the period are required to wear the UNIFORM
prescribed by the school. They serve hrst as
assistants in the wards; the second yea. tney
are eynected to perform any duty assigned
them by the resident physician or supeElnteiLtuI
ent either to act head nurses IN the nospitd1I
or to be sent to private cases among Ine IICn
or Door They are required to sign an agree
ment that they will remain two years anu con-
form to all the rules. The pay for the hTSt year
is SO per month and the second S1Z. Inc III
stitution is non-sectarian
BICYCLE Observation-Disclosures City. The
ability of wheelman riding at rapid rate OF
speed to do harm by collision with a pedes-
trian or other object is understood only by
those who have gone through the experiment
If rider weighing $50 pounds moves at the
rate OF ten feet per second, which is equaI ~
about q seven mile gait, he has momentum OK
1900 pounds, less the weight of the wheel ne
is riding. The tractive force required to pro-
pei bicycle over level road is estimated az
0OI of the load If the load is $50 pounds, a
force of one and half pounds is required 10
move the wheel forward, and this calls Tor q
pressure on the pedals of six and threefourthS
pounds on the wheel geared in the ordinary
manner. 49,.
JURoRs-w.fJ B., Navarro, Mendocino, Cal.
There is nothing in the textbooks that show
that an infidel cannot serve as juror in the
United States. The lawbooks describe an IN
idel as zone who does not believe in the exc
istepce of God who will reward or punish in
this world or that which is to come, and as one
who does not recognize the inspiration or op!l-
cation of the Holy Scripture, or the generally
recognized features of the Christian rellglon
In some States of The Union the constitution
prohibits religious or political tests. Other5
provide more generally that the civil rights,
privileges or capacities of any citizen shall in
no way be diminished or enlarged on account
OF his religious belief.
LIQUOR L1CESsE-G W, City. The bill which
became law and requires a person who de-
sires to engage in the business OF retailing
liquor to secure the signatures of twelve prop
erty-owners in block in which he wishes to
carry on such business, in order to enable him
to obtain license, was introduced. in the
Legislature by Frank McCoppin, at present
Postmaster in this City. If block on which
person wants to engage in business is the
property of one individual the applicant must
present that signature, and unless there is
some serious objection to the applicant the
Police Commissioners, who grant permits TO
obtain liquor licenses, will grant.a permit and
place the applicant on probation.
COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY Subscriber, Point
Arena, Mendocino County, Cal. The College
of Dentistry connected with the University of
California is located in this City at the corner
OF Taylor and Market streets. Candidates for :
admission must be IS years of age and must.
present satisfactory evidence of good moral
character, ana must be examined as to previ-
GUS education TO appreciate the technical study
OF dentistry. The course is three years and the
fees are: Matriculaton, 50 lecture fees each.
year, 300; practical anatomy, first and second
year, $40; and fee for final examination, $50.
FORD, THE AUTHoR-Oakland Subscriber,
Oakland, Cal. Paul LEICESTER Ford, the author
| OF "The Hon. Peter Stirling is a new light in
the world of literature and but little is known
OF him at the present time. So far as is known
Paul leicester Ford is his true name. There are
many who believe that he builded the charac-
ter of Peter Stirling on the legal and political
career of Grover Cleveland.