Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-20
|DRSES WANT
HIGHER GRADE
.GiFen Special Emphasis in the
4aSsS Discussion at the State
### Convention.

Il JI 0yNllS AhNc, NJ ~, April 1V-As0Ao.
inEtsSxhe standard Of the professional
nuESe in North Dakota, organization
ofSthe Red Cross and public health
work, were the three matters which
rec1ived special emphasis at the state
nuIt1es' convention which closed here
today after a very successful session.
The bill secured through the legis-
latuse making possible the hiring of
medical inspectors in every county of
thSSSatate, may have been responsible
IS$orsS4he great interest aroused when
eyer the public or visiting nurse was
mentioned. Such reference in every
instance drew forth a volley of ques-
tioii4. The presence also of Miss Ed
nasssFsoley Of Chicago. superintendent
Chicago, gave opportunity for secur-
ingssmuch advice on public nurses.
no venture to say" said Miss Foley,
that within i've years every enlight-
ened community will have a public
nursing staff, and nurses attached to
the best when that time comes"
AT least four nurses engaged in
public health work were in attend
Hn6e. They were: Miss L. Mae Nc
Culloch. Miss Mabel Fodness, and
Miss Stella Halvorson. Grand Forks,
and Mrs. Bliss of Fargo.
Mention was made of the fact that
HSE0Ilu OTh6 I4Op0S " 0IIdIl60 oOOAA
for the course of instruction offered
by the National Red Cross association
to those who wish to become nurses
aid, and II the proposition Is carried
through, the instructor will be avail
able for other cities in the state. wish
ing to secure the course. Special en-
phasis was laid on the fact that stu
thereby become Red Cross nurses.
They are nurses aids. :
Officers Named.
Before adjourning this afternoon
the association elected the following
officers:
President, Miss Ethel Stanford.
Fargo; first vice president, Miss Leila
Halvorson, Grand Forks; second vice
president, Miss Aida Langly, James,
els Riordan. Devils Lake; correspond
lag secretary. Miss Minnie Traynor,
Grand Forks; members at largo.
Misses Jennie Mahoney. Marie G.
Hansen and Agnes Patterson, Grand
Forks, and Clara Rue, Minot; dele
gates to national convention at Phila-
delphia, Miss Mildred Clark, Devils
Lake, and Mrs. Angela Boleyn, Far
go.
The convention recommended that
Governor Frazier for the three-year
term on h state board becoming va
cant in July, select ono Of these three:
Minnie Traynor, Grand Forks; Emma
Schroeder, Bismarck, or Osa Oppe-
dahl, Fargo.
The bylaws were amended to read:
"In order to become members, nurses
must be registered and have lived in
the state twelve mCEths." The amend.
ment goes into effect Immediately.
Miss Mahoney, chairman of the leg
fslative committee, recommended that
every member get a copy Of the state
law regulating registration Of nurses,
memorize it and educate the public to
1t.
Miss Mahoney, inspector Of training
schools, also recommended that train
ing schools confer together with a
view to adopting a more uniform
course of study and that every school
register. There are fifteen training
schools in the state. with 2s1 stu
deEts, As more than a year ago. The
gelief fund committee reported a tot
al collected of $77.5O