The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-18
NURSES Will Be
CLASSIFIED FOR
THE GOVERNMENT
Red Cross to Make Nation
wide Survey in
October

The North Dakota headquarters Of
the Red Cross today received in
Estructions to make a. state survey Of
the nursing Resources of North Da-
kota and the work will be done the
| first two weeks Of October.
The QUESTIONABLE method used by
the draft boards in listing regist-
rants will be followed in the nursing
survey and it is hoped by this meth
cd to reach every possible nurse and
especially to bring to light any who
should be enrolled for service and
are not.
The new survey is being made by
the Red Cross throughout America
at the request OF the secretary Of the
war and the surgeon general of the
army.
The nursing situation Is one of
the serious problems of the war. The
military hospitals need many nurses
and 1t is essential that the civilian
population not be left inadequately
provided for. The new survey has as
it's purpose making possible that the
government needs are provided for
and that each community contribute
It's share Of workers in this field so
that no community be left in dan
ger because of the number Of it's
iAoA SSS "IlO answer Inc CALL
The Red Cross has the working
organization and in the new survey,
committees will take charge of the
work. Hitherto it has been left as a
personal obligation with the nurses
but in October a house to house can
vass will be made if necessary to
have registered every possible nurs-
ing resource in the country.
The QUESTIONABLE has sections Of
questions to be answered by grad.
ate nurses. by pupil nurses, ungrad-
uate nurses, trained attendants,
practical nurses, midwives and for
the women who have taken Red
Cross courses.
It is expected that this method
will bring to light any women with
this special training who rave been
lax in their sense Of obligation in
registering.
The Red Cross has shut of all en-
listments for other branches Of ser
vice to those women who have spe-
cial training in nursing.
Some SIaekers.
That there are some slackers
among the nurses is proved by the
need for this QUESTIONABLE method
which the Red Cross has undertaken
at the request Of the government"
said Harry G. Wilbur, secretary of
the state Red Cross, this morning
There are women who are not yet
registered although they have been
repeatedly urged. This new system
will lay the obligation to enroll them
upon a committee and no effort will
be spared to see that every woman
capable Of serving in any manner in
this work, be listed. Some Of the
nurses Of course do not realize the
great value Of their specialized
knowledge at this time. Many other
kinds Of workers may be trained
quickly for necessary service but the
kind of nursing we require only
comes with years Of training. Any
woman with this knowledge who de-
sires to be Of service in this time
of great need could find no place
where she could be Of greater use
Some of them feel as do many 9TH
er workers at this time Of change
and excitement that they would pre-
fer another branch Of service, some
thing perhaps a little more exciting
or with the element Of change AMI
new interest, but no woman with
this specialized training has the right
at this time to choose. I would not
be surprised If the draft for nurses
would come"
The survey will begin October 1
and is to be completed throughout
the United States In two weeks.