East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-23
NEW WAR WORK FOR
WOMEN AS AIDES
IN RECONSTRUCTION

/ cry winiam T. Foster. Ph,J. l.. /.
~, President of Reed College Port.
/ land OregonD
The first long lists OF casualties
among United States soldiers IN
I France have aroused the country tol
the immediate nccd OF training women
60 aid our returned soldiers Ia recov'
ering tlpeir powers and becoming
again self-supporting.
4 GermanN's plans for rehabilitation
+ OF wounded men were formulated
years ago. Her war lords knew the
strategic importance of making her
returned soldlers mdsuiriai assets as
rapidly az possible. Germany was
+ in fact fcvcrishy al w0rk getting
ready to care FOR wounded soldiers
lust before tn summer of 1874.
The surgeon general has recently
given notice Co Reed college OF the
probable need Of fifteen hundred WOE
men as reconstruction aidcs Like
army nurses. they have an their eN-
penses paid and. In addition. rfty
dollars month IN this country an0
sixty dollars a month Ia France. Their
work is 70 assist returned soldiers a.
recover the use of their functions by
means of massawe remedial exercise
hNdrotherapv and clcctrotharapy.
On September sixth, lN6 women re-
ceived certificates for the compile |
tiou % the special training course IA
Reed College for reconstruction aidcs |
IN Physio-therapy These women cN
pect to be called soon for service IN |
military hospitals al home and in |
France Probably zoe Of them win |
be sent 20 France in one group as soon 1
as the college can send their papers |
to Washington.
The noxt Iteed course FOR aides 40
Ph2sio-therapN will begin. October |
first and continue for four months /
The course includes anato ny. gen |
erai. regional and surgical with la /
boratory work in the dissection of IN, |
human cuvader: Physiology. with la' 4
boratorv work: Hygiene and santa /
tion; Iinesiology taught In connec' |
tion with tho orthupedic Surgical /
Clinic; Observation end discvnssion /
Of surgical work at hospitals. practice |
and instruction in MassaEc. Remedial /
Gymnastics and Hydrotherapy atsthe /
Reed College Clinic; Mental Hygiene /
and Thcrapeutics: Electrotherapy.
First Aid; Pnthology. Daily develop /
ment exercises. as special preparation
for an students. The course covers a /
part Of the standard training fot
nurses. Reconstruction Aides are not |
Nurses Aides. Their status and pay |
is the same as for nurses Fifacucu
experience is gained chiefly az tine
Reed college Clinic where stnff ~ |
about fifty instructors and stHdent-as-
siEtants are now treating about ninet, !
cases ON each working dav. Tac out /
Patients Department is treating r1-
tients iu Gfty other places. .hcludlu1 /
the largest hospitals ~ the state.
The four months course for Re |
construction Aides in, occrpational |
Therapy also begins october first. II /
is given in cooperation with the Port |
land Art Association. The surgeon /
General announces the need, for this /
work overseas of one Thousand train |
ed women within the next few /
months Others viii bo needed in /
hospitals az home They viii teach |
handcrafts 10 disabled soldiers. They |
should be women Of strong character |
Ghle TO do hard and serious work, o. |
subordinate personal Interests and % |
cooperate cheerfully with army Off
GERS and nurses.
Reed college was the first instltu- /
tion west Of the Atlantic corat Co con- /
duct courses for Reconstruction Aides /
and is now the largest school foI |
Aides in the United States or Canada |
The number admitted 10 the courses |
20 begin October first. however. viii |
be strictly limited. and early uppli- |
cation is advisable