The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-05
Sweet Smiles and Sunny
Disposition Less Essential
Than Knowledge of Nursing

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naturedly tolerated until she un
derstands what she considers tn
peculiarity OF hospital customs.
This same hospital for the civil
ian was dedicated with a vaudevill
performance. This delighted tn
natives who attended, and inspire'
an interest i'll the new institution
which was as great as the announce
ment of wonderful cures.
Another nurse wrote from Samo;
that the next door neighbors haC
been friends OF Robert Louis Stev
enson.
Soon two navy nurses will be sem
to Haiti for 4 period of three years
In addition to the ordinary qualili-
cations these girls must have I
knowledge Of French. II must be
a practical knowledge and not only
the how wdo-you-do and goodbye
OF the shortcut textbook. They
must be able TO explain the myster-
les OF simple bacteriology and the
processes Of sterilization to a group
OF nuns who speak only French.
The training school is to be estab-
llshed for Nh, God women who
will in i'f.r .,t. it i permanent
affair .Jr ,-e edur..tion OF native
girls.
Since the declaration OF war the
navy nurse corps, which had lo5
members, has grown to number 9S3
and is still growing. OF this num-
Der IS have received appointments,
| he remainder have been enrolled
from the lists OF the Red Cross and
from the applications made directly
to the service. The reserve nurse
who enrolls and is called to duty
has the same status and receives
the same pay. as the appointed
nurse OF the navy corps, during her
period OF active duty.
At present the Red Cross nurse
may either adopt the uniform OF
the navy nurse corps or she may
retain the Red Cross glowing upon
her white cap and the official Red
Cross pin. The emblem OF the navy
nurse corps is very attractive With
in wreath OF gold leaves golden
anchor lies across a background OF
vivid blue. SuperimpoSed upon this |
anchor is the oak leaf and acorn in (
sigma of the medical corps On /
duty in the hospital the navy nurse
" ears the snowy white uniform and |
cap. For street wear in foreign
countries she now wears navy
)luc Norfolk suit with Kitchener
pockets, tan gloves and boots, and
. blue sailor hat A navy blue cape
Which belts in front and is lined
With scarlet flannel. is used for ex-
IA warmth.
In European service the duties
II the army nurse and the navy
lurse are practically Identical.
There is protest on the part OF
he new applicant to this branch OF
he service frequently that she can
ot swim. She needs no more
nowledge of aquatics than the
rmy nurse. Sick sailors are not
ct housed aquarium fashion on ac-
cunt OF their calling. Women are ;
OF yet assigned to hospital ships,
lough they can be called for such
uty in the event they are needed. !
he staff OF the hospital ship is
lade up from the sailors of the I
ledical corps who are trained to I
,cept the sole care OF the wound {
/ during transportation. Women I
ave not been taken on the hospital I
lip> because of the fact that their !
essence would involve the expense Il
an entire change of the living ,
larters.
As Mrs. Higbee in her office, high (
} on the green banks of the Po-
mac. gave out the facts concern !
( the navy nurse corps. she lin :
red an official looking letter. 1t r
as from a commanding officer in
far-ofi tropical island. He asked
at navy nurse be sent to him !
once to work among the lepers.
he nurse who goes will be inspired (
nh the zeal OF human service, for 4
G must be a volunteer She must /
from deliberate choice. She
ows when she goes that she is to
cept isolation and to face = men
G to herself Her bravery is OF
E same stuff IS that OF the man
lunteers to scout alone in No
ans Land. When asked ii she /
ticipated any difficulty in getting
,h q volunteer the cniei shook
r head. Such i her faith in the
men OF the Y. y. {.