The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-12-04
EXPLAINS WORK OF
COMMUNITY NURSE
Olive Sewell, Former Sank Cen
tire Girl Discusses Important
Subject.
PIONEER WORK WILL BE HARD
In Letter to H. J. Whitfield Young
Lady Tells of New
Movement.

Miss Olive Sewell, a former Sank
Centre girl who served as a nurse
during the war, is now taking promi-
nent part in the Red Cross work in
Wisconsin.
Miss Sewell, who was a member Of
the A. E. F., is still in Federal serv-
ice, and is stationed at West Bend.
near Milwaukee, Wis.
In letter to her uncle, W. J. White
field, and which was dated November
"a, Miss Sewell tells of an address she
made the Saturday previous, before
the country school board at West
Bend. The talk was on the subject
of the Community Nurse" and was
covered very thoroughly by the
speaker #.a.
Miss Sewell so we'll covered sit
,uation which is now being brought to
the attention of the various school
boards and school authorities in the
country, that The Herald takes the
liberty of publishing the address in
full, copy of which was secured from
Mr. WHITEHEAD
Miss Sewell in her talk says that she
is not adverse to little publicity, but
PLEASE spell my name rightly"
Her address was as follows:
81 racked my brains last night in a
mad effort of trying to think up an ap-
propriate and taking introduction to
my little talk this. morning, but moth
ing at all suitable presented itself,
so decided to fall back on the time
.honored, before-the-war custom Of
standing up where you could see me,
speaking up SO you could hear me, and
shutting up so you'd like me.
1--WE had hoped to have movie
in place of a talk during this twenty
minutes, a movie prepared by the Red
Cross and showing the Community
Nurse going about her duties. The
Red Cross for some reason failed us
but perhaps we can arrange to show
the film at some other time. l am
sure it would have proved much more
interesting than hearing me talk about
myself but Mr.. Buckly assures me
that you have a healthy curiosity
about my activities in your county so
Pm going to let you in on just as much
of my work as think it wise to tell
you.
cit wasn't from any undue modesty
that I tried to have movie rather
than get up and talk to you. Person
ally I rather enjoy advertisement, for
the sake of my job. 1t is very wise
to let other Counties know just what
Washington County is doing by way
of a Health Campaign and for that
reason swallow any aversion l may
have to publicity and whenever I'm
asked for little article in local pa
ner I say "Yes. Mr.. Huber or Mr..
Hathaway. just what do you want to
know? I'm not at all like the person
who says, oh, don't put anything in
the paper about me, hate publicity
but If you do be sure you spell my
name rightly
cit is not imperative that anyone
should know that / am the Red Cross
Nurse in Washington County but 1t is
extremely necessary that the State
and surrounding counties should know
that Washington County is enough In
terested in the health of its Younger
generation to establish a nurse here as
a health inspector.
you know, when came up here
my friends predicted that 7 wouldn't
like it. They said Tt VIII be pioneer
work and uphill shedding. They are
not accustomed to it and you'll run
against some awfully hard problems.
You'll have to blaze your own trail,
there will be no precedent to guide
you and it won't be the easy work
your previous positions have BEEN
But being brave I thought I'd risk It
and am mighty glad have Though
anticipating opposition and misunder-
standing I've been made most well
come and haven't had to offer any ex-
PLANTATION or apologies for my presence
here. | have been as much an ac-
cepted institution as school teacher
or county superintendent, and am
enjoying myself immensely. 1t gives
me much pleasure to write to my
Board and my doubling friends that
the County board has considered my
work important enough to decide to
engage nurse definitely to continue
it.
Personally, while all of my duties
are pleasant, have to admit that I
prefer the County service more than
the town. There are three reasons
FOR this. The first reason is that !
enjoy the fresh afr and my Ford The
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