Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-07

"Reconstruction hospitals" a do.
velopmcnt Of tho present war. will
SOON 10 established by the medical de-
p~artfnent of, the United states army.
There is, van now, a demand for spe-
cialiy trained women to give remedial
exercises and massage 10 the re-
turned soldiers. y s
The members Of this force will he
called DEMONSTRATION aides" and will
compose one Of several groups of
women to he assigned TO a hospital.
This work Is entirely new to tho
United States army. Every effort will
be made to select women OF tho high
training. and of f~orccful character.
Ono hundred Of tho aides arc need
ed Immediately. and n thousand may
be required before October L. 1918.
Applicants should apply at once to tho
Office Of the surgeon general. Special
examinations will be given for trained
applicants, under conditions desig-
mated by the surgeon general. pro-
vided they have been Eraduatd from,
acceptable letters Of Recommendation.
One of these must be from an otho-
pcdic surgeon and the other prefer
ably from the principal Of a school
who knows the applicant personally.
The surgeon generals Office refers
women who wish to take the training
for this work to any one Of the fol-
lowing certified schools: American
school OF physical education, "A Bot
olph street, Boston. Mass; Boston
school of physical education, los
South Huntington avenue. Boston,
Mass: Posse normal school Of gym
rastics, 79 Beacon street. Boston,
Mass: New Haven normal school of
gymnastics. 144S Chapel street, New
haven. Conn. normal school of ply
steal education. Battle Creek, Mich,
ard Reed college. Portland. Ore. The
course OF training comprises instruc-
in anatomy, physiology, personal
hygiene, the theory Of massage and
Sas. and practice in the last three
Subjects,
Reconstruction aids are civilian en-
ctcses whose province is to give mas
sage and remedial exercises pre-
>rrteeG tos the care of patients in hos
pieaIS and other sanitary formations
OF the army, Special attention will be
PAID TO training in the care of ortho-
psSic cases. 4 supervisor. who is an
er,etcys 90 the Surseon generals Of
ice in the war department. will have
EtEIGIlstlAsE 81 Yer ASkSk eA ShiS ASASSs
under the direction of h surgeon
general and his commissioned assist
ants. The reconstruction aids hem
selves are civilian employees of the
nssIical department and comprise two
grades. head aids and aids. the head
aids being selected by promotion from,
the grade Of aid. For every 10 aids
il Il hospital there will be assigned
one head aid. " NJ will be responsible
fc- the works of the aids under her
direction. When less than 10 aids
are assigned 20 the hospital. there will
De ore head aid. These head aids
will % continued in employment as
such only SO long as they satisfac'
to-!lS nil the position. 4 head aie
may De reduced to the grade of aic
by authority Of the surgeon general
Applications for appointment t.
this force should be made to the sur
seon general of the army. who will
furnish blanks therefor. Applicant
must be between the ages of 25 ant
40 years: must be citizens of tn
United States. or citizens or subject
OF one of the countries allied with tn
United States in the var against Ger
many. Physical fitness will be ascer
tanned by careful examination. mad
when practicable by a medical office
of the army at his proper station. l
this is not practicable. the surgeon
general. may. authorize the examin
alton by a private physician of goo
repute in the vicinity of the applicant
! residence. Applicants must bess nc
: less than so nor more than 20 inche
Fin height; must weigh not less tina
100 nor more than 1875 pound!
Marked disproportion between heigt
and weight will be a cause for rejet
} ton.
; A h!Eh-schooled course, or il
equivalent. is an essential for appoin,
' ment, and the applicant must ais
: have been graduated from a trainin
school of physical education, giving
thorough professional training. bot
theoretical and practical. with. en-
phasis laid on the application of sp.
Icial corrective work massage an
remedial %exercises) to pathoiogic;
conditions, particularly Of joint
muscles, and tendons, or shall ha,
taken a special course in physical II
!, construction and massage for militia,
! purposes conducted by a school al
.proved by. the surgeon general.
D The supervisor will request a ce
tificate from the superintendent of tt
school from which the applicant W;
graduated. showing % the date
the applicants graduation, and {:
her moral character and profession
and mental qualifications during h.
period of training. at the time Of h.