Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-30
Interest to Women.
Colleges Offer
Training Course

The American Council on .Educa-
ton is attempting to solve the prob
lem Of supplying the government
with trained women war workers.
Many women desiring to- enter war
service are incapable because Of iack
started the movement this summer by
training women for nursing. The
American Council On Education is ex-
tending this work now in all the
prominent colleges and universities. of
the country. Colleges are to offer to
women intensive training for war
service in several different lines. First
Of all, because Of the urgency Of the
government call for nurses 100000 of
the total $4,000 registered In the
whole country to be in service Janu-
fering pre-nursing courses. AS all
nurses training schools in the coun-
tryfare now. crowded to capacity, COL
leges have arranged to give women
the, necessary instruction in sciences
preliminary to active nursing expe-
rience in hospitals.
The courses are for three months
and are open not only to college grad
yates (unlike Vassar course), but to
graduates of standard high schools
and candidates must be> at least 20
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far as possible, recruiting from the
teaching profession. After satisfac-
torily completing the college pre-
nursing. courses students will imme-
diately be assigned to hospitals for
further training.
1t Is hoped that 10000 students will
be recruited to enter these courses by
January 1, and 5000 more by April
l. A complete list of colleges Offer
ing these courses will. soon be avail
able, as well as lists Of those offer
preparatory to government service.
Mrs. E.. A. Arhart who went to Dill
Ion, Mont, about three weeks ago.. is
now visiting at Miles City, and is ex-
pected to return home the latter part
Of this week.
Miss Mayme Johhson of St. Thorn
as arrived here last night for a short
visit.
Miss Clara Brohaugh has gone to
her home at Shelly, Mimi. where she
was called by the death of her sister.
There will be no October meeting of
the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety.
Mrs. Charles Hixon arrivedLhsre
from Minneapolis yesterday for an ex-
James Grassick. Mr.. Hixon has gone
to Camp Forrest, Lyle, Georgia, and
during his absence Mrs. Hixon ex-
poets to remain here. Mrs. Hixon is
the house guest at the Hugh Reid
home.
Mrs. Carrie Mitchell Of Inkster was
a visitor horn vocforHov
Mrs. H. c. Hancock and daughter
Beverley arrived in the city yester-
day from Virginia, Mimi, and will
make their home here this winter
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hapcock.
Moscow, Sept. neutrality-suspicious.
of the Associated Press. 1.-The anti
Jewish movement in Russia is con-
tinuing, despite the resolutions passed
trail executive committee of the Soviets
condemning anti-semitic agitation and
despite the appeals issued by various
Soviet organizations.
There have been no ~anti-Jewish out
breaks in recent weeks, but the atmo-
sphere is tense. The council of the
peoples commissars has issued a
proclamation stating that instigation'
Of ~nationalistic antagonism will be
severely. punished and that those di-
|rectly engaged in ~anti-Jewish agitation
and 'pogroms" will be outlawed.> The
proclamation. a "the Jewish work
man is a bxother to u.s."
While the Russian Soviet REPUBLIC
is making efforts to fight this relic of
barbarism, the German government
puts its seal of approval upon it and
helps the anti-semitic movement by
officially excluding the Yiddish Ian
guage from the mails.