Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-08

,h e ls.ry Hygiene and Home Car. =,
tan S'ek may well be Of as great imnor.
FOR 70 household or a community az
44s. Ta eehan OF the country at large
ran,Sis LOT instruction have deyeloned so
for,,. mat Chapters have been urged 10
nose &c uedtlonal committees for the pur
class " .supefVising some Of the details of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. a;iIzation and teaching. A closer
CYoperatlon has been urged between
p nap.ers and the Local Committees on
aono TOSS Nursing Service. This is being
ed uontiao by membership upon the
az committees of the Chapter by
one, or in some cases. two or more
ruIses from the Local Committee on RED
oross Nursing Service
;r,a ,e OF the practical outgrowths Of this
i.elest by the Chapters in the educa-
9ohal work of the Red Cross has been the
ueEeiopment of the Teaching Center
W. VIZ nurse director. Glass organization.
onma, IN many cases. instruction. may be
oeen loaned or rented. adequate teachin~
equipment secured and by this centraiiZa
, .ion more uniform and efficient teaching
nas oeen the result In some instances
SCI seu,, me Snap,er notwithstanding and
sewing. preparation of surgical supplies
packing and distribution as well as the
Ihstfocllon-nave been centralized under
d req cross Nurse Director. New York
cinnati. Cleveland, Chicago. San Fran
cisco, Pasadena, and Los Angeles have
established such Centers
r, ne classes in Elementary Hygiene and
rome care OF the Sick have not only In
creased in number but have extended
over wider area. They have been given
IN Hawaii and in nearly all the states In
the Country. while large cities and small
towns display equal interest. The classes
are gwen under the auspices of CHAPTERS
tlups. Churches. Schools-public and
Observation-Disclosures. stores, and industrial
concerns. In many instances, where pu-
plis cannot pay the class fees. these have
been provided by those interested in ex-
tending the usefulness of this instruction
40. 1nstructors-The widespread in
terest IN the corrEes of instruction given
under the Red Cross has. resulted in an
unprecedented demand for qualified In
structors. Every effort is being made by
the Bureau of Nursing Service to secure
through Local Committees, and the Ma
tIonal and Local Leagues of Nursing
and available for this work
Al. lton'e rie tetics--Tne book on
Home Eietetics prepared by Miss Ada T.
Fish. graduate of the Pratt Institute
Ercokl"r, n. Y. at present Head of the
Department CT Art and Home Economics
Of the william Penn High School for
Girls. Philadelphia. Pa. will be ready for
CIRCULATION in a few weeks. This book
has been most carefully edited by DR.
c. Z. Langworthy Chief of the Bureau OF
Home Economies, Department Of Agricul-
tire. and the Chapters on Invalid Feeding
and Diet fer Children have been sui mite
TO l'r. w. c. Rucker, Assistant Surgeon
Cereal. Bureau Of Public Health Ser
ce. Treasury Department. for approval
A great interest in this course IN Home
lHetetics has been evinced and the neceS-
sity for qualified instructors as well as
for llietetiars FOR hase hospitals las re-
suited in the organization of a National
Committee on Dietetans, OF which Miss
Emma a. Curthner, of Teachers College.
Is the Chairman. Ii is hoped ultima eiy to
at,;F 4 4
the WORK Of enrolling dietetians fer this
rurDtse
I 4. statist.cn Concerning Glasses Of
tr 1cftc---Dur'ne tha post ve"r $50
classes in EleT tcry Hygiene and Home
Care of TIE Sick have been completed.
and 197 classes in the Special Course. One
Thousand ei@ht hundred ninety-forr certi-
tica'es for the Elem entary Hygiene and
Home are Of the Sick course have been
issued. ard 2a23 &C t!foates for the Special
Course a total OF 1927 certificates.
In beth CT these courses there have been
81 cl9sses competed, with total enroll
neit CT 6555 pupils, of which numher 1859,
or about 50 per cent came up for their
examinations. and 3297 pupils, or about 81
rer cent of the number examined, passed
the examination and received their certi-
fcates for either one or the other CT these
courses.
During the past summer five encamp-
ments for women were held in different
parts of the country, under the auspices
or the w omen s SectlOH OF the Navy
League. at which one or the other OF
these coUrscs was taught. under the direc-
ton Of tie American Led Cross. These
encampmcnts were known as National
Service Schools, and were held at the fol-
lowing places:
CHEVY Chase. Maryland.
San Francisco, California.
Fort Lawton. Seattle. Washington.
Vancouver Barracks, Vancouver, Wash
ingtCn.
Lake Geneva Wisconsin
OF these, tie enCampments at Chevy
Chase and at san Francisco were the
most notable as regards number. At
Chevy Chase the enrolment was 2i0, the
number examined 2A7, and the number of
certificates issued 800 At San Francisco.
tie erro'l.7'en was ia, and the number of
certificates issued 50.
Cur courses were also taught at two
smaller encampments, one at Billerica.
Mass. and the other at Narragansett Pier,
Rhode Island.
At the present time there are in opera
ton 1oS classes in ElementarY Hygien.
and Home Care of the Sick. and the pres
ent enrolment Of pupils is 1000. One hun
dred tifty-five enrolled Red Cross nurses
have been appointed as Instructors Al
Elementary Hygiene and Home Care of
the Sick.
During the year four experimental
classes in Dietetics were held. with a to-
tai enrolment of 40 pupils. and 36 certi-
ficateS in this course were issued.
ass. Preparation Of Surgical Dress
irrs-The interest in home preparedness
and European relief made it necessary for
the Red Cross to establish standard re-
quirements for articles Of wearing APP
palSl, bed linen, and surgical dressings
prepared under its auspices.
In order that the large groups of volun-
teers should have definite information to
guide them in their work course of
instruction In the preparation of surgical
dressings has been planned. Women in
all parts of the country are taking this
course, upon the successful completion OF
which a certificate is issued, while to
those who demonstrate their ability to
act as instructors a special card certi-
fyng to this fact is issued. BY this
means large numbers of volunteers have
been prepared as workers and instructors
who would be invaluable to take charge
of surgical supply departments in Base
Hcspitals or supply depots elsewhere IN
event of war In addition to the circular
of information concerning the course o!
instruction. leaflets have been prepared
giving explicit directions for the cutting
and making of surgical dressings and
other articles. and have been very gener-
ally distributed throughout the United
States.
While Red Cross nurse would be de-
sirahle under certain circumstances to ACT
as Instructor in Surgical Dressings, lay
women prepared under the proper aus
pices have proved themselves to be able
and efficient instructors, We have au-
thorized III such instructors since April,
while 521 certificates have been issued 70
pupils certifying their successful compile
ton of the course in the preparation OF
C,,rr;col DraeSipPS