Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-09

and we stll have siA under Instruc
ton. Last year ear received certiii.
GATES. which show an increase this
year OF s5. while this is not part of
this years report. Il may be OF interest
10 know. that since the organization Of
the teaching center. i9s3 women and
girls received instruction In home
nursing, and sil have passed the re-
uuircd examination and received Red
Cross certificates.
Aside from the numeral Increase |
feel that the work IL on better edu-
catlonal basis than ever before. as dur
ing the past year, | have been able
To have this course given as part OF
the home economies course 90 second
year students in all OF the high schools
IN which home economics Is taught"
After rcciting the difficulties encount-
cred IN achieving this accomplishment
the report continues: there has been
a fine spirit OF cooperation between
our instructors and the school teach
crs"
AT conference with Miss Butler
and Miss Douglass at national head
quarters. Washington ID. c.. recently.
they expressed their great apprecia-
ton OF our arrangements and said they
believed no other chapter had the
work 50 well arranged I'm the public
schools" Miss Moran went on to relate
how the courses I'm the schools came
10 be mauguratcd and In referring TO
how the Red Cross instruction is OBJ
tanning results said: During the state
fair we gave demonstrations daily. a
clergyman happened 10 he ono OF those
who witnessed several of these DEM
onstrations. Later he was discussing
the course with one % our Whining
ton physicians. who remarked that in
the average home here. the woman are
now able 60 carry out directions in
tclligontly and perform the simply
nursing procedures ordered: he also
said these homes seemed 90 have a
much better sick room equipment
than a few years ago; that the con-
trast was very noticeable. ana he at
trihutcd the chsnge TO the result OF
the Red Cross course taken by thes,
women.
Major NJ. !. shields. national fcls
representative, was sent TO Delawar,
uh january. 1891 and remained her,
untn the middle of April. An extensiv,
first aid campaign was conducted
during this period and twelve claase,
representing 9To students received in
, struction IN first aid and 243 receive,
certificates and Z received medals foi
advanced first aid from national head
quarters. This instruction was giver
, &C. students of Wilmington. New Cas-
tie ana Scaford high schools. also IN,
Snlcsianum High and TO a group from
, the parochial schools. one class n
. Momen's College. class of busines,
women, two industrial classes. a clas,
Iof Boy Scouts and an advanced clas,
to men interested in the Delawar,
safety Council. who co-operated n
every way % make the campaign tn,
succcss that u was. The total numhei
who have received first aid instructio,
u fS3 ~ which ass have received Ger
tinoatcs' Talks ON the work wer
also given the report states at tn
summer school az the Nomcn's Col
lose this year.
After rcclting how the swimmin,
and life saving campaign came q
b. inauEuratcd in this city. Miss Mo
ran Ia the following figures show
how hundreds have been benefited b.
the instruction aiven. There wer
! ,3e4 school children, men aud WON
en- received instruction in swimming