The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-05
rsAlxrD Nvssss IN TURKEY.
II Wa Dias-Is - FIRST - Get Ar
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! DR.. Thomas Specs Darlington. the
founder Of the frst training school for
nurses In Marsoyan. Turkey. who IL
about 10 return 10 found another
jehool In Constant,nopls. tells an inter.
eating story OF the nrst girl To take
up the work OF nursing. says the New
York Times. She Was the pi0neer,
and II was through her example, that
other girls came and the work. great
innovation In the far east. wss made
possible.
Lusapsr was the girls name. and
she was a young Armenian. belonging
TO a wealthy family. Nurses were need
esi In the hospital. native women would
be invaluable. and DR.. Darlington
urged Lussper TO eater the hospital
The objections offered By the girls
family were much the sans a. those
made BY the families Of Americans
girls when they nrss took ~ business
life.
In Lusaper's ease the frxt objection
was that the work was menlal. there
fore degrading. and girl doing any
thing OF the kind would not nnd a
husband, a Disgrace aud a calamity
for girl In Turkey.
Lusaper having passed much time
around the hospital reading 10 and as
sistinz the patients Ia various Ways
concluded 20 give herself 10 the work
But even then abe was not 10 be do
pended upon On ev.Fy Walt home pres
sure was brought 10 bear upon her. aud
she would return with her resolution
shsken. aud n Was only BY appealing
10 her sense Of helprulness 10 her suf-
fsrinx fellow country women that abe
vas persuaded 10 keep on. Now abe
aas been graduated. and no better
aurses are graduated from sesfera
ralntnx schools Of long stsnding.
An Interesting feature Of Lusspers
'ase was that after she had begun tho
lospital work and vas earning a good
alary her FAMILY Loaf a good part Of
heir monsy and for . time shs was
heir chief support. az 30 many girls
a this side Of tho water have bs~n In
lrsssnt ways
II = nrs ysar since The trsinlnx
rhool In Msfsovsn was started. and
10 results have shown tho wtsdom
tho step. Oniy giris Who have bssa
ipestsd anf speak Engiish ars admit
q to the training school These are
snd Trustworthy snf dis
'css the general eplnion that tbs east
u woman !. helpless and frsvoloua
ace the school opened more g.>is
I've applied for sdmitfsnes thss
old be accommodated and the wcrs
% oaiy been limited b. The monsy
q accommodations Girls have been
~ from other hospltais-thrrs are
az under Amsriesa sup~rvslon In
lrksy-snd from the girls schools
isrs . trained nurss m sffeadanes
fnvsiusbI<.
Women 10 Turkey are greatly In
ID Of medical stfsnfion and nursfnx.
. yputhfuine~s % the ehtid wives.
large families. laek Of proper care
Illness. ZACH % cleanliness. snd
per sanitary conditions make thsm
Ga terrible sufferers. Th9sr s~elp-
aud refusal 70 BE- attended By msa
Fsicians has nads their cases prsc-
lily hopeless
'surstr trained nursc~ mean q rwfo-
on In tho nTes Of the women. The
sea give not only care In llIn<ss.
disseminate kaowisdxs concerning
itsry conditions. which IL greatly
cd Ia land where annually So per
OF the chiisirsn died from Improper
and coalitions.
r. Carrinxtons visit 70 this coun-
was to raise monsy for the Coz
Itinopie Trnininx School From
city good school would BE- able
end nurses to the whole counsry.
work also provides employment
eastern siris which. nov that II 10
srstood. thsy are glad to under
The educated giris have. many
hem. become teachers heretofore.
little village they settle
leaving school. they gather tho
ren together and form small cen
Of civilization. and do much good
h, ss trained nurses. they will BE-
to Increase.