The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-28

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 The superintendent and her assist ants have conducted sI3 recitations. Lectures and instruction in special lines have been carried on as outlined at the beginning of the year and an- nounced in the printed report To the lecturers, who have given so much val uable time. To the physicians who conduct cass examinations for diplomas and to pr. Gilbert, examining physic- ian, in respect to the physical condition, of each probationer the committee would express their grateful apprecia- tion.
 Demonstrations in cooking under the assistant, having charge of the diet kitchen and the class of proba- tioners in matters more general under the direction of Miss Mcuaurin, have been successful and praiseworthy. The work in the diet kitchen has been ex- tended, the demands upon this depart ment being much greater than former- ly, the number in the hospital having increased. The largest number of pa- Il, average number being 1sS
 | For some time a nurse has been sup piled as needed in the genealogical de- partment of the Yale dispensary With the enlargement and reorganization of the system, a nurse assistant will be provided to serve in minor operations In the department of surgery in the daily clinic. This experience will be particularly valuable to those nurses Who may be called upon to act as as- sistant to surgeons In their private work
 The arrangement with the Visiting Nurse association to supply nurse to assist their regular nurses, entered up- on as an experiment has proved to be mutually beneficial and will be contin. ued. Eight successive nurses have received certificates in evidence of having satisfactorily completed their period of service.
 II The Opportunity for special training In eye, ear and throat diseases was of. fered to student nurses by the super lntendent of the Manhattan hospital New York, beginning with September The training includes lectures and dem. onstrations by the hospital staff and class instruction by Miss Ayres. super. intendent of nurses Opportunity i: given to visit other hospitals and to ob. serve their methods and technique, q ], great advantage to nurses who desire to follow institutional work As it Is a three months term two nurses have already completed this course and oth. CTS have taken their places.
 It was thought advisable to discon. tinue the arrangement made with tho Gaylord Farm Sanatorium.
 : The nurses home has been reno. l, vated as needed: carpets purchased for the corridors, added furnishing , provided and improvements made where necessary The home commit , tee universally report finding every thing In good order and good spiri , manifest in the household. Miss Stan nard being uniformly kind and help
 full The atmosphere of home lift prevails and all has the appearance O , nome comfort. When the addition was made to the building only sir years ago 1t was thought to be ample to house the nurses for some time {, come, but such has not been the case
 It has been necessary for the last twt years or more to resort to variou! expedlents. bringing into requisitior the rooms set apart as the infirmary , also rooms on the third floor of tlr } maternity building The problem 0
 more room awaits solution.
 , It is needless to say that only b, r limiting expenditures to the absolut , necessities have they been kept with
 in the amount of the income received , and this is largely due to the watch
 fulness and care of small details oi . the part of Miss Stowe, superinten : dent of nurses.
 : Attention has been called to som ] peculiar cases and which have bee
 aided from the permanent funds fo benevolence. It is a pleasure to aUk f nowledge a donation of s59 made [ this fund by Mrs. James S Ely. . Few changes have occurred in tn r personnel of the executive board. NIT: ' Edward c Buckland resigned in June s Her resignation was accepted with re . gret, but of necessity as the famil 2 removed from the city. The gift of s handsome and suitable rug for Mis