The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21

ia! Years of attention TO the routine
of British and European hospitals, the
year 1851 witne sed her entrance upon
a systematic course of training as
nurse III the Institution for Protestant
Deaconesscs at kaiserwerth. III Ger
many She also studied with the Sis
ters Of St. Vincent dc Paul the system
of nursing and management carried out
in the hospitals of Paris. Then follow
cd 4 period of rest and recuperauon
amid the health-giving surroundings OF
the beloved home at Lea Hurst. before
engaging i'll the life work OF hospitai
organization.
FIRST ADMINISTRATION.
The first essay in actual ad-
ministration was made at the sana-
forum for Governnesses IN t1ar-
ley street which was quickly re-
organized and paced on q sound and
permanent footing. Thus we're compiet-
ell the long years of apprenticeship anu
preparation FOR events which yet remain
ed hidden behind the portals of the fu-
trro. but for which all the advantages
OF temperament, education and training
appeared afterwards TO have been con-
secutiyc and indispensable, links in the
chain Of causation: SO that one can point
to cac:, faculty and experience ana
say lust at that particular time was
a necessary: condition for the accomplish
n:rllt of the great work. This sequence
Affords a striking instance Of design in th:
sell. ME Of apparently unconscious eVolu-
iiCn whereby the individual grows into
adoption to social requirements. In 1904
the. Cri,ncan War broke out In Septen-
Ter Alma was fought. and the wounded
wer., sent down to the hospitals of the
Eosphorous. where the mortality OF the
wards far exceeded tho casualties OF the
.ierccSt battlefield. In one hospital nan
he inmates we're at one time included il
the list OF dying men. Many of the SICK
md wounded lay il rows on the pare
>ar1ll, with often no covering but theh
oloodStiifcn ed uniforms; the commences
appliances were lacking. supplies were
nnobtainablc 1t was even stated tnot
zor1n Of the patients died Of starvation
7nea:and rang with the horror. States
men and press were equally. poweriess
Al, official optimism declined to recognize
,ry.h;..r abnormal in the conditions
The resources OF the nation appeared 10
re exhausted. when the women Oh Eng
land. Scotland. and Ireland. stirred WIN
one accord came to the rescue, INSPIRED
| by what king!alle calls the heafenl!.
! thought of Offering themselves Tor the
| front. To Mr. Sidney Herbert, alter
| Wards Lord Herbert Of Lea, belongs the
| honor OF encoura ging the movement. As
| Minister of War he enjoyed to a remark
| able degree the confidence Of his col
leagues and the public; with general con.
| sent he ,,nS ,,lnn las .ho"iie AIRY or
| tile responsibilities Of the over-burdened
| Secretary Of Stats Tor War. and by ms
| enlightened efforts did much to redeem
] he blunders ofth e "hideous and heslt.
rending siege of Sebastopol He graspen
| the fact that the best interiioncd efforts
If even ha-d of min'ster'ns anEe:s
" ould be futile without adequate organ
| i.u1icn and direction. At this juncture
he called to mind thu admirable Qualities
/ aud special training Of Miss Nightingale.
| With who~, he 70 -un,teiv 20 pei Or
ally acquainted. He wrote asking her to
| undertake the charge Of the expedition.
fv a singular coincidence the letter
| crossed In the post one written by Miss
Nightingale on October 18th. offering to
| organize nursing department at Scutari.
/ Never was noble design put into moro ra-
1 I'D and effective execution. For the first
! t.,nc in history woman was appointed
to a definite position in tho field: within
eight Days the lady-in-cbief was on her
i way, and on November ath disembarked
/ with her company Of ten Roman Catholic