The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-15

women for the institutions. To get
d~eaconesses to enter the new unestab-
lished fields Is especially hard. Many
I thought would come changed at the
last and took work nearer home or in
some field which was just as needy
and seemed more desirable in the
%largeness of the service to be render
ed. No one can condemn the women
for this. They are giving their lives
and are justified in wanting to get the
greatest return for their only talent
life itself. When women are once Sc
sured it is to be regretted when they
do not stay.
Your bylaws say that deaconesses
and nurses should give a months no.
tice. Recently you have established
a precedent which can leave you at
any time without workers. From SUI
p~erintendent to pupil nurses I pre-
sumo this precedent might apply.
"Our bylaws do not protect the insti-
tuition sufficiently. Not only should
notice be given but care fare and nurse
allowance should be refunded when
the stay Is short. The usual business
obligations should be demanded of
d~eaconesses and nurses as of other
women. Our women received from
the institution all that is ever given
for full service. The free bed service
given our school and other workers
amounted to 1928. None Of those re-
ceiving this are are now with us in
active service.
Before l leave the question of our
working force l wish to say that moth
ing this year has brought me such sor-
row as the illness of our most valued
and loved pupil nurse, Miss Emma
Johnson. Her speedy recovery and re-
turn to us is the subject Of our most
earnest prayers.
Miss Hoover's aid to the institution
has been invaluable. While on what
~ hioWh 90 u iCaNC, SCttiuS hCl
support from the Methodist D~eaconess
Association, she has given herself as
far as possible to the work here. 1t
Is upon such conservation as hers,
where the thought of service rises
above that of self, that the deaconess
work has been established again and
again. Her fellowship and Christian
spirit have helped make the days less
difficult. Miss Wood comes among us
with the same spirit.
Just a word as to our financial con-
dition. We have a small deficit but
when we consider what we have paid
for finishing, furnishing, house sup
plies, and the free service given 1t is
very evident that the institution has
gone with a bound even this first year.
The building is now in order and can
be maintained with the usual expense
of its daily needs. Take the linen
stock for example. This may now
easily be kept up through the ladies
societies Of the conference. The cost
of the window strips which make such
a large part of this deficit will save
their cost in fuel before many months.
Had we had a worker In the field this
full year, had the expenses incident to
the adjusting of the work these last
two months not come upon US, we
would now have no deficit to report.
81 cannot close this report without
thanking the members Of this associa-
ton, the board of managers, the physi-
clans, and the people generally for
their kindness and h%elpfulness to me
personally, and for their aid In the
work which I came to help you do.
While my ear has brought much
labor, many perplexities, and some
sorrow, yet it has held much of pleas
ure both in the work itself and In the
forming Of new friendships. I pray
Gods blessing Upon you and the hos
pital. 1t may not be given to all of us
to see the future of this work but 1t
need not require large faith with the
start which has been made this year
to make us press on believing in the
fulfllment Of our fondest desires.
Respectfully submitted.
Eleanor s. Moore"
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