The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-24
Frederick Haskin's Letter
faps<aai q n AsEaAl
Military Status for Army Nurses

| dents are on ward duty less tN.,-.
most hospitals. And thsn -. i
there are so many INSTRUCTORS f.. 49,
the army medical school ~, . - -
be called on to lecture fo- ~ 70
Corps Of Army Ins1rurtsrs
Where the private hosbstsI n.
depend on a small faculty. 1s - -
tors to give private lectures .. ~ =,
sorts OF medical subjects. he - :.
school can have a specialist in - -
cry subject from among the 49, -,
doctors stationed at Walter p,
or at the medical school IT,
doctors who lecture for ms A.
by army orders. 1t is a no., y >,
their regular work. We have >.
OF these instructors giving Iect,, :.
to one class in the school" - u
Besides the unusual opDor,r,t..
OF studying with so many snecia5
, lists, the army nurse g. Int -,
an opportunity to visit ann 60 Ia
in other hospitals. There iS no ', 49,
vision for teaching public bssl,[
nursing at Walter Reed. nor e.
hmental nursing, nor care of chi,
dren nor maternity cases r..
these subjects. the army affiIis,s,
/ with hospitals specializing In qnsS
! cases. Students spend at Iaas, - =
third of their three years in tbo..
other hospitals. For public heaI,s
/ nursing they have been going -
the famous Henry Street Settlamsr,
in New York, and for other snb
jects to New York, Massacbusef,,
Pennsylvania and to st. EIizabefb,,
the government hospital for the in
sane, in Washington, D. C.
One of the attractive features n,
the army nurse schools is the m
portunity for physical and eultpr5
development. The recreatiouaI Ia.
lures and the classes in basketrr
and other vocational subjects TIA,
are held for the soldiers at the bo.
pital are open to the student nurses
At Walter Reed school last va1-
a nature enthusiast took the sirl,
on outdoor trips in the spring AM
summer months. Then there ar
basketball, swimming and tennis
and gymnasium classes under a,
army specialist in physical culture
Major Sttmson is enthusiast
about the army school.
I'VE have never had any word al
one of our graduates failing to pas,
a state registration examination
she says. And at the last two ey.
aminations in California, out al
400 nurses, each time an army uurss
came out on top.
Qualification Standards High.
I'VE keep the standard Of The
school high. Only high school grad
yates are admitted and We have
many normal school and collegI
girls. These college graduates an
allowed credit for nine months
work, which brings the course foil
them down to a little more than tWs
years. We are starting anothg
class in March, and although H5
general announcement has been
made we have already received d
number Of applications StM an
other class will enter in October.
Miss StimsOn receives many iRI
teresting letters from the girls Eha
want to be nurses and sometimg
from their mothers. One mothef
wrote from a western farm to kn0E
all about the school at LettermaL
She wanted to know if someohs
would meet her daughter and if she
could go to church on Sunday and
if there would be someone TO tale
an interest in her.
I'VE could give satisfactory al
swers to all her questions" SAP
Miss StimsOn, $50 she sent bg
daughter. l have a recent Letter
from this mother saying how mud
the girl likes her studies and hGE
glad she is that her daughter viii
have a profession in which she Is
interested. The fine thing about
this case is that the girl has apt
tude as we'll as enthusiasm RlEai
here with the mothers letter | have
a report from the chief nurse Of
Letterman school in which she
speaks particularly Of the good
work this girl is doing.
I'VE are interested in every girl
in the school. II is partly because
of the advantage which would CONE
to the girls that We want the school
to be a part Of the army The stu
dent nurse who becomes i'll or IS
injured under the present system
Is not able to draw insurance o.
disability allowance from the Vet
Grams bureau because she IS q
civilian"