The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-19

for those who, for family reasons, can not accept 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 pa triotism of those who enroll to fill | out preferred cards if they possibly i can, thus volunteering to go where | they are most needed.
 Nobody will be assigned to any schools whose conditions of training are not approved by the State Board of Nurse Examiners.
 Terms Of training-The term of training varies from two to three years, according to the requirements of the paS1cular school to which the student nurse may be sent. No course takes less than two years nor more than three.
 What the training course prepares for.-At present every woman who completes satisfactorily her training in any accredited school is eligible for service as an Army nurse at the front and stands a chance of being assigned to duty abroad. At the same time she will be qualified to earn her living in one of the noblest professions open to women. It should be remembered, furthermore, that her usefulness will begin not when she graduates from the training school, but as soon as she enters it. Practical nursing work is a part of the work of every training school, and the student nurse is not only learning to serve but serving her country from the outset.
 | Finances-The student nurse gets her board, lodging, and tuition free at practically every training school, and in most cases receives a small re- muneration to cover the cost of books and uniforms. After graduation she has an earning capacity of from $1O0 to $500 a month. Private-duty nurses now receive an average of from $100 to S120 a month together
 with board while on duty; institution nurses from $50 to s250 a month to-
 gether with board, lodging, and laun- dry; and public-health nurses from $100 to $250 a month without main tenance. There is no danger of the earning capacity of nurses being low cred after the war ends on account of the great number who will then be
 qualified for the profession; the coun-
 try will need all the nurses that can
 be trained, not only during the war
 but after it, especially for reconstruc-
 tfon work. Even if the war ends
 within three years, every student
 nurse will be able to complete her
 training and will be needed.
 An honorable service.-Ever since
 the days of Florence Nightingale the nursing profession has been one of es-
 pecial honor. It was never so 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 equiva- lent for women of the great National
 Army training camps for soldiers. The Government will rely upon the stu
 dent nurses to fight disease at home, to care for those injured and disabled
 in our hazardous war industries, and
 to make themselves ready to serve when the time comes as fully trained nurses, either abroad or at home. Let us show that we know how to answer . the Governments call to the women of ! the country.
 Enroll at the nearest recruit ing station established by the Woman's Committee of the Coun- 7 ciI of National Defense.