The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-01-03
FITNESS OF THE COMING
GENERATIONS DEPEND
ON NURSES OF TODAY
First Aid is Taught to the
Young People
Red Cross Wants High Schools to
Teach Glasses in Home Nursing,
Sanitary Housekeeping, Care of In
fants and Scientific Feeding.

Sanitary Housekeeping, Care of In
fants and Scientific Feeding.
The need for the trained nurse as
an adjunct to public health was DEM
onstrated by the Red Cross during
the influenza epidemic as well as
service rendered by the Red Cross
by the far reaching and important
Nursing service during the war.
Twenty thousand nurses were sup
piled to the armed forces of the
Allies and the Red Cross abroad. No
such army of trained women has
ever before been modified for the
military welfare of nations in the his
tory of the world.
But this is only one field of use
fulness for the trained nurse. Elk
animation of public health conditions
has shown that out of $4,000 chill
dren tested $4,000 were found de-
fective and in the general examina-
ton of draftees so per cent of the
applicants were found defective.
The responsibility for the fitness
and survival of the coming generation
rests upon the women of today. These
women, wives and mothers, should
mobilize for service to prevent such
condition in the future, and If the
same intelligence and vigor is used
in safeguarding public health as waF
displayed in the execution of the war
program, the results in life saving and
increased efficiency would be as great
miracle as any of the reclamation
work done in Europe in the devastat-
ed countries.
Juniors to Study First Aid and
Home Nursing
The Junior Red Cross will have
training in first aid and home nursing
during the month of January. The
war has taught the world the neces-
sity for perfecting and improving the
health of our people and the many
emergencies that arise in our daily
life have further emphasized the ne
cessity in such cases of knowledge
of "what to do" that will be almost
automatic and instructive. Such
knowledge is seldom acquired In its
most effective form after middle life,
hence such training when given dur
ing the formation years of youth is
absolutely invaluable. The Red
Cross is most anxious that the high
schools of the country establish these
classes during the second semester
I,of the school year, for the knowledge
acquired through them is of incalcu-
liable value. For boys to know what
to do when the need arises is infinitely
more important that all the willing
ness and eagerness to serve which
may be displayed by an adult, and
it is this knowledge that the Red
Cross will give.
To girls the knowledge of Home
| Nursing, sanitary housekeeping, prop
er care of the infant and scientific
feeding of the family will be offered
by the classes held by the Junior Red
Cross this month.
Teachers desiring fuller informa-
ton regarding this work may Sc
cure it by applying to their chapter
|
has issued pamphlets furnishing all
possible data on the subject. Certifi-
Gates of proficiency will be given to
all who take courses and the educa-
tional value of this work cannot be
over estimated.
The Junior Red Cross has already
in preparation a program for future
work which will embrace full line
of activities incident to the daily
life of the nation.
Home Service Institute to be Held
in Atlanta
Mr.. Joseph C. Logan, Director of
Civilian Relief, Southern Division of
the American Red Cross, announces
the opening of Home Service lnsti-
tute in Atlanta on January 10, 1919.
The course covers six weeks of lee
ture and field work.
This is the ninth of these train
ing classes conducted by the Southern
Division for young women who wish
to qualify for secretarial positions
with the Home Service of the Red
Cross.
Armistice conditions have quicken
ed rather than lessened interest in
Home Service work. and the food Of
inquiries from returning soldiers who
seek aid in legal, health, and financial
problems upon their return to the
local Home Service sections, has
awakened Red Cross workers every
where to the need for trained work
1 ers. On one trip recently made by
a Home Service supervisor for the
( Southern Division, ten out of thirteen
/ small cities visited were ready to
employ trained worker; and the de-
mand has always exceeded the sup
ply.
The Institute will be conducted by
! Miss Edith Thomson, with Miss Helen
! Cinnamond acting as general super
( visor of field work. Miss CinnamOnd
who is director of the Bureau OF
! Education of the Southern Division,
IS receiving applications for admls-
sion to the institute. She may be
! addressed for further information,
4 care of Department Of Civilion Re-