Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-18
GOVERNMENT SEEKS
STUDENT NURSES
$4,000 Young Women Asked to
Enroll for the Country's
Service.

nurses.
The war is creating an unprecedented
demand for trained nurses. Only those
who have taken the full training course
are eligible for service with our forces
overseas. These nurses are being drawn
rgely from our spitals at h me Their
lace, must e filled student nurscs
enrolled for the full training curse OF
from two TO three years Every young
woman who enrolls In the Uni cd States
Student Nurse Reserve is releasing n nurse
for servic, at the front and swelling the
home army which we IN st ~ on 10 act
as our second Ii of hospital defense.
Up n the health of the American people
will de end the irit of their fighting
forces The limta ions and requirements
are rs follows:
Age-Thc call is for women tween
the ages of 10 and 30.
Qualifications Intelligent, responsible
women of good education and sound health
are wanted-thc pick of the country.
college education is valuable asset, and
many hospitals will give credit for IT.
Credit will also be given for a special
scientific equipment or for preliminary
training in nursing, such as that gwen III
special courses N W being conducted by
various colleges and schools. Some
schools, on the other hand, do not even re
quirc full high school education
Enrollmcnt-W men will &c given an
opportunity to enroll in the United States
Students Nurse Reserve IN any ono Of three
WAYS:
ID As engaging to hold themselves in
readiness until April, |, 1919. To accept
asst nmcnts To nurses training schools
These men will be sent 10 the schools
as fast as vacancies occur. Those of SUI
MI no
ference, and it Is. Of course. possible that
not everyone who cnrolls will bc accepted
l2) As desiring to become candidates
for the Army Nursing School recently
established by authority Of the War De
partment, with branch schools IN selected
military hospitals
Is As eng ging T. hold themselves in
readiness until April |, 1919, 10 accept
ASH nm nts to either civilian training
school or the Aiming Nursing School.
Tho e who enroll Will he called where
the first need arises. The government
hopes that majority Of those who enroll
will thus put down their names for both.
THE NURSES TRAINING SCHOOLS
There are | SO nurses training schools
in this untry Their need is as great and
imperative n that Of tn Army school Of
N,Ursng Those who enroll for these
schools Will be assigned as vacancies
occur.
The enrolment card will Indicate two
classes Of regiStrants preferred and de
fcrrcd. The preferred class will be those
who arc ready 10 accept assignment TO
whatever hospital the government directs
them, although they may state what
training school they prefer 70 be sent to.
Those who register in the preferred class
viii be assigned first, and all possible con
alteration will be gwen to their preference
as stated The deferred class Is composed Of
those who limit their pledge Of service
that Is, who VIII not engage 10 20 except 10
certain hospitals This class Is intended
largely for those who, for family reasons,
cannot acrept training at distance from
their homes. Those who register IN the
deferred class will be assigned only after
the preferred class Is exhausted.
The government relies on the patriot
ism OF those who enroll 10 fill OUT preferred
cards if they possibly can, thus volunteer
ing to go where they are most needed
Nobody Will be assigned To any schools
whose conditions Of training are not APP
proved by the State Board OF Nurse
Examiners
Terms of training-Thc term of train
ing varies IF n two TO three years, ac-
cordlng To the requirements Of the par
tlclllar hool 10 which the student nurse
may be sent No course takes less than
two years nor more than thre..
WHAr TRAINING COURSE PREPARES FOR.
At present very woman who com
pIetes satisfactorily her training IN any
accredited school Is eligible for service as
an army nurse al the front and stands
chance OF being assigned to duty abroad
At the same ime she will be qualified TO
earn her living IN one Of the noblest pro-
fessions open TO women. II should be
remembered, furthermore, that her use
fitness will begin not when she graduates
ON the training school, but as soon as
she enters IT. Practical nursing work Is q
part OF the work OF every training school,
and the student nurse Is not only learning
To serve but sery1ng her country from the
outset
The student nurse gets her board,
lodging. and tuition free at practically
every training school and IN most cases
receives a small remunerau 10 cover
the cost OF books and uniforms. After
graduation she has an earning capacity
OF fr III 500 TO $500 month. Private
duty nurses now receive an average OF
from 500 TO SI20 a month, together with
board while on duty: institution nurses
from $50 10 $3.50 q month together with
board, lodging and laundry. ana pubic
health nurses from 500 To $3.50 a month
without maintenance There is no danger
of the earning capacity Of nurses being
lowered after the war ends on account Of
the great number who will then be quail
fed for the profession the country will
need all the nurses that can be trained,
not only during the war, but after it,
especially for reconstruction work Even
if the war ends within three years every
student nurse will be able to complete
her training and will be needed
Ever since the days Of Florence Night
ingale, the nursing profession has been one
of especial honor 1t was never 50 honor
able as it Is today The army needs every
nurse it can get to keep up with the
draft The United States Student Nurse
Reserve is the equivalent for women OF
the great National Army training camps
for soldiers The government will rely
upon the student nurses TO fight disease
al home, TO care for those injured and dis
abled in our hazardous war industries
and TO make themselves ready to serve
when the time comes as fully trained nurs-
es. either abroad or at home Let Us show
that we know how To answer the govern
nents call to the women Of the country.
Fuel Administrator Helps Red Cross.
The Delaware Red Cross acknowledges
receipt of $25 from Fuel Administrator
Teq Weeges, which represents penalties