Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-10-10
Letter to Young Women in Randolph

Letter to Young women In hano0ipn.
The following communication, which
has been sent to this Office for publication,
may prove fruitful in suggestion to those
young women, who are either wholly or
In measure dependent upon their own
exertions for a livelihood. The writer
says;
II do not mean young girls 10 their
teens, but women from twenty. five to
thirty i've. old enough to know their own
minds and to decide what shall be their
life work. The age does not make 30 much
difference As the disposition and ability to
do good work.
What want to do is to try and persuade
some OF You to prepare yourselves Tor
nursing. The time IL not far distant when
trained nurses will be wanted In smaller
towns like this as much as trained teach
era: and why should IL not be sof Surely,
It IL work for which better preparation
ought to be made than fer any other pur-
suit In which women can engage. No one
would think OF attempting TO teach, OF Of
fering their services Is milliner or dress.
maker, or OF following any occupation Of
moment without careful preparation IN
advance.
/ am not 10 we'll acquainted with other
towns In this respect, but In Randolph It
is mostly women well along In years that
are caring for the sick and helpless a. best
they can. In few years we shall be
Obliged to give up the work, and then
what is to become Of the sick II the young.
er women do not come over and help usr
There Is room enough for all. realize
more and more every year that IN this
town particularly strong young women are
needed rs nurses. Since the frst OF jan
uary have refused ten calls, and am not
Z trained nurse either, but am simply try.
ing to do the best ! can to help care Tor
the suffering.
A great many ask me why 1t Is that
there are not more young nurses, and the
question remains unanswered. ! ask you,
my young sisters, why It IL and ] think
/ hear some Of you ray, sOhl am mot
strong enough; could not stand the
night work but let me tell you that you
could stand great deal more than you
imagine that you could, II you would let
other night work 60 and just make up
your minds to it as you would to any
/ am very glad that one Randolph girl
has entered training school for nurses,
and hope that after she has been gradu-
ated, she will devote her skill snd train
ing to the relief Of the sick IN her own
town, and be able to accomplish great
deal Of good.
trust that more Of you will follow her
example, and that, IL you do not wish to SO
away to any OF the larger cities, you Will
at least 60 to Burlington and enter the
class there this fall or next. The class OF
'94 numbered over fifty. OF course ill Of
them did not intend to follow the voca-
ton OF nursing but merely went to OBJ
tain the benefit Of the instruction given
In the school, that they might be better
able to care for the sick OF their own fam
lilies.
Those who attend the lectures and work
In the hospital receive for the trial month
SO. II the trial month proves satisfacto-
~, they are expected to remain two years,
receiving SO month the first year, and
$l2 month for the second. DR.. B. j.. An.
drews OF the Mary Fletcher hospital, Bur-
lington, will be very glad to furnish any
further information with regard to the
matter.
TO those not obliged to work for living,
this letter is not addressed, unless indeed,
they would like to follow useful career.
But there are others not so favored; who
perhaps have homes but still have many
expenses which they must meet. OF such
! would ask ii they know OF any other
work for which they could be lifting
themselves and at the same time earning
as reasonable wages. There are many 9th.
or things that would like to say but !
have written long letter, and the rest
had best, perhaps, remain unsaid:
A RANDOLPH NURSE.