The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-11-21
Social Activities at
State University

and diseases of women, established
what gives promise of becoming one
of the most efficient maternity hos
pitals in the country. At present
the maternity ward comprises two
small cottages, which afford clinic
for instruction in obstetrics and an
asylum for those who are depend
enC upon the free ministrations of
science. 1t is here that the unfor-
tunate women come in the hope Of
redeeming, as far as may be, mis-
guided past The institution re-
presents science reaching out to cure
body. and soul, and to give poor,
helpless babies their chance in the
world. The humanitarian idea is
fostered in the isolation provided
for the unfortunate victim, the small
fee required for medical attendance,
the free service for those who can
not pay the nominal charge of $3.50
a week. 1t is here that charity has
been potent for unmeasured good.
One of the cottages serves as a
waiting ward" a home with It's
pleasant seclusion and healthful
surroundings. 1t provides good food
and the saving influence of whole
some living. The other cottage is
equipped as the maternity cline. 1t
is also the home of the head nurse
who attends the patients and cares
for the babies. Each baby is given
scientific attention from the moment
of its birth. Each has it's own indi-
vidual chart of medical data, with
all the records of daily progress and
physical need.
After six weeks of hospital care
the child is taken to the Children's
Home at st. Joseph or to the House
of Providence in Detroit The ST.
Joseph home is private organiza-
tion and is most efficiently managed.
The authorities of this institution
charges good homes in families
throughout the state. The head
nurse keeps close watch over the
children thus provided for and does
much to insure their future against
evil consequences that threaten them
from their birth. Over one hundred
babies are sent to ST. Joseph every
year from the University of Michigan
ward.
Out Patients.
Beyond the service which this
ward affords the unfortunate women
who seeks. itse help, its influence has
recently been extended by a new de-
partment- the care of obstetrical
"out patients" 1t provides that any
poor patient may be supplied with
a doctor and nurse from the hos
pital without expense. AS funds be-
come available the equipment of the
hospital and the scope of
its beneficence will be extended. In
it's humanistic ideals 1t represents
one of the adequate returns great i
is making to the common
wealth that gives it support. 1t
stands for something more than the
mere training of skillful surgeons;
it gives the future physician an ideal
of science in splendid social SER
vice.
The Students Lyceum Club.
The Students Lyceum club of the
of Michigan was organ
lied in the spring of 1908, under
the direction of the department of
oratory, in order to give students
who have attained prominence as
speakers and readers wider eXper-
fence on the lecture platform. Dur
ing the past four years members o.
the club have given about $50 lee
lures in Michigan towns and cities,
and the Lyceum club has become
firmly established as permanent
feature of university work. This
year the club is especially well fitted
to furnish a we'll balanced program
Of lectures and recitals.
Any church. or school or other
may obtain the services
Of these speakers for approximate
expenses. The Lyceum club seeks
opportunity and not money. There
Ia nothing cheap about the work OF
its members, although they receive
no financial compensation.
Seven lectures and nve recitais
furnish ample material from which
sNoiee may be made for a hrst class
lecture course
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