Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-20
Student Nurses
Take Up Duties at
u. S. Army Camps

New York, Sept. tp.-1n twenty-five
United States army camps at widely
separated parts Of the country there
will arrive today, tomorrow and. every
few days for the next several weeks
little groups of earnest, purposeful
young women. Many Of them are very,
very pretty, all are strong, healthy and
we'll educated and all are going to re-
main with the army either here or in
France for the duration of the war.
They are st udent nurses-members
Of the first training units" of the army
school OF nursing that has been es-
tablished to help solve the problem or
nursing the sick and wounded OF tho
greater American army that will be
in being-and in action-by next
spring. Already more than 1000 be-
tween the ages Of q and 50. all grad
yates of high school or college, have
been accepted in this branch of the
military service. If the country's
womanhood continues to respond 10
the appeal for student nurses now be-
ing sent broadcast by the Red Cross
and the women's committee OF the
council of national defense there viii
need to be no fear as to the care that
will be given to any man or boy Of
ours who lands in hospital, say the
women leaders.
The army school of nursing, together
with the Red. Cross enrolment of the
civil hospital schools thru the United
States student nurse reserve, is the
answer to the great nursing question
that confronted the country when 1t
was decided to put not less than
5000, 900 men under arms.
Figures received here by Miss NJ.
Adelaide Nutting, professor Of nursing
and health at Columbia University,
and chairman Of the nursing commit
tee of the council of national defense.
show that more than 1000 young
women had applied to enter the army
nurse school by Sept. 10, and that up
wards Of 1000 actually had been en-
rolled.
1.-The first thousand are beginning
their training by helping to take care
of casualties in the camps to which
the training units" are attached. AS
soon as they have reached a suitable
stage of training they may lbe sent to
France, if it is found necessary to sup.
plement the force of graduate nurses
there. In any event they will receive
two years training in army hospitals
and obtain the degree of registered
nurse by taking the third and last
year Of their course in a civil hospital.
Interest in this opportunity for
!. women to help in winning the war is
so widespread that nearly 10000 let
tiers of inquiry have been received by
Surgeon General Gorgas.
Training units of from thirty to
forty students each have been as
signed now to eighteen army camps
from Massachusetts to California
Each unit has director. an instructo or
IN nursing and a teaching dietician.
The students receive everything free
and in addition an allowance of SIS a
month. A RI creational director sees to II
that they are provided with entertain
ment ana sports for their off-duty
hours and there are also chaperons
available The central headquarters OF
the school is in the office of the sur
geon general at Washington, D. C. The
dean is Miss annie NJ. Goodrich. the
chief inspector of army nurses. She is
assisted by large staff. .-.
Recruiting to fill the nursing ranks
has only to continue as successful as
it has been. according to the. author
! tiles, to make the country secure both
from the standpoint Of the armys
| need and that of the civil population
Leaders Of the nursing profession are
gratified both by the response OF grad
| uate nurses for service in France and
| that Of students for duty either in
civil or military hospitals.
Including the 10000 already in &C.
tual service, more than $1,000 graduate
nurses have been enrolled" in answe,
to General Gorgas!' plea for $4,000 by
Jan. /. If it becomes necessary ia
| supplement the graduate nurses
abroad with less completely trained
women, it Is expected that sufficient
number Of the army nursing school,
students will be- ready in time.