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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-09

nurses home. Every nurse gets two
or three hours of during the day.
when she is relieved for a rest. Each
nurse gets a half day or once q
week, and extra hours of on Sunday.
including time 10 attend religious
services. Three weeks vacation Ia
given every summer between May
and October.
Each nurse has her own desk In
her room. the desks having been
built at the state trade school. This
summer II is planned 10 build a ten
mis- court near the nurses home.
There is at the present time need
for from six to 10 new student nurses
ut the New Britain training school.
The educational requirements for I'D
mission are those prescribed by the
Connecticut state board OF registra-
ton for nurses, which require at least
one year high school work. Women
OF superior education are the prefer
ence. provided they meet the require
ments In other particulars.
Candidates must be between the
ages Of IS and 35 years, of average
health, weight and of good physique
A physical certificate of health from
family physician must be presented
with each application.
Application for admission should
be made to the directress OF the
training school by letter or in per-
son. Candidates II admitted, must
serve probation term of two months,
and II they pass the required exam
nations Of the course. and have
given satisfaction In all other re-
spects, are accepted into the training
spects. are accepted into the training
school.
The rules of the training school are
such as embody only those re-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-09
Nursing a Dignified Profession
With Many Attractive Features

after, While she Il resting she
must answer call from patients who
cannot sleep, cheer up youngsters in
the ehildFen's sard who continually
cry for ''NuTse / want drink" or
Nurse, I'm hungry 'ete,
At midnight she starts a round af
an patients. taking their pulse, tenn
nerature and respiration, Al 4 a, M,
this round Is repeated and ''medlea-
TONS" are included. keeping her as
busy as IL Is possible for one person
to be, until 5 o'clock, when patients
must be washed before breakfast,
Must Finish On Time,
No matter how many patients she
has, this lob must be completed IN an
hour, regardless OF the many inter-
ruptions, At Q o'clock she arranges
the flowers which have been taken
out of room over night, put fresh
water in the vases and returns them
TO the rooms from which they came,
and woe unto her II she ever gets the
flowers in the wrong room. After
orowding an hours work into a few
minutes. as she must do In all train
Ing schools. she has nothing 10 do
until she goes off duty al a. M. ex-
cept 10 clean up the diet kitehen.
work rooms. desk and q few other
small Jobs.
II by chance, she has been unable
to crowd into her busy ie hours the
entire program. she In required to re-
port 10 the nurse In charge all un-
finished work before she leaves the
floor.
SIS Minutes To Dress.
While the duties OF the day nurse
are moro than those of the night
nurse. they fall more easily on the
shoulders OF the individual because
there is more help. Tho day nurse
must roll out OF bed promptly on the
stroke OF every morning and In 80
minutes by the clock she must pre-
sent herself for breakfast.
At z o'clock she goes on duty,
hears the report OF the night nurse
and Immediately take the pulse. tenn
perature and respiration of the pa
tients. Serving OF breakfast trays
follows.
In an hour and breakfast concluded.
At 8, baths begin. Private room pa
tents get bath every day, semi-pri-
vate every other day and ward pa
tents once week. As though this
we're not enough for two hours work,
he balance of the time until 10
o'clock Is devoted to the dispensing
If clean linen to the various beds. At
0 o'clock nourishments, consisting of
milk, etc. are given to the patients
where they are advisable. Then come
he busting and cleaning OF rooms
nd wards, work rooms, diet kitch-
H. etc.
At noon comes the taking of fem
erature, pulse and respiration again {
nd this Is followed by the serving of 6
inner trays. i
Before Visitors Come. I
In the afternoon the nurse starts
1 o'clock making general round
patients, Strengthening out pillows,
ranging bedding, and making pa c
ents comfortable wherever possible 6
efore the ward visiting hour
The period during the visiting hour G
insists OF catering generally to the I
ants and needs Of patients until
clock, when ward visitors are re- p
aired to leave, and the afternoon n
Id evening care Of patients starts. G
At o'clock the nurse again takes "
e pulse. temperature and respira- II
on of the patients. making the c
unds OF all the private rooms and
ard patients on the floor within an 3
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-09
Hard Work Offset by Gayer
Moments and Realization
of Good Deeds Performed
for Humanity.

4 woman lay an a bed In a private
Faom In the New Britain general hos,
pilal, She was recovering from Fsr
cent operation and was amusing her,
self, by watching the movements Of
the nurse on the floor, II was eve
ming. The day nurse had gone and
| the night nurse was on duty,
people little realize what heFa-
ina the average nurse Is. 10 so through
/ her daily routine hfavely and con-
seieRtiously," she thought,
"Please Miss r-, can ! have a
drink of water?" asks a troublesome
patient who knows full we'll she has
1 Just recovered consciousness and the
drink OF water might result fatally TO
her life and the nurses job, Another
patient wants drink, She has seen
the nurse cross the floor a dozen
times, on anyone of those trips she
might have saved the nurse few
steps by asking for her drink, Rut
regardless OF how busy the nurse may
he land she IL. whoever she may he.
every mlnute) the patient wants a
drink at once,
The nurse obliges and goes OFF will
llngly. Hardly has she stepped from
that section OF the ward than bell
rings In another room. where Is
that nurse?" calls an irritable pa
uent 1--WE been ringing this bell for
10 minutes and she doesn't answer"
Despite the fact that the bell has not
been ringing for more than one min
ute. the complaint that the nurse
failed 20 answer within 10 minutes is
made. and may possibly reach the
hospital officials
She Is Kept Busy
Every minute until into the night
sleep. she Is busy flying back and
forth, now here. now there, admins
tering to the care and comforts of the
sick and afflicted. Her life is laid out
like a railroad schedule with a new
time table every day. Her discipline
is as strict as any military training,
and in addition she Is at the beck and
call of the sick and afflicted, those
who are In pain and those who think
she Is a servant placed there for their
personal pleasure.
The routine schedule for the night
nurse Is somewhat as follows: At Z
she goes on duty and her first duty
Is to hear the day report from the
head nurse or her assistant. From
s until Q, she Is busy with medica-
lions and treatments Of patients. AL
cohol rubs, and other minor COM
forts are included. Such errands as
many phone calls, arrang-
ing bouquets. getting water for pa
tents, arranging pillows, etc, etc, are
extra Jobs which must be worked in
without interfering with the sched-
ule.
At Q o'clock she must diplonratical-
y and politely but firmly advise all
visitors that 1t is time to leave. Pa
tents are made ready for their
lights rest, windows are opened and {
tights go out. g
Between this time and midnight a
he makes UP her chart, giving a
omplete record of the patient UP t
Until II o'clock. This must be done (
or each patient, and sometimes one 7
urse has as many as 20 to look v
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-09


aaiFsmenls that are fair ana neessr
ssry in sR institution Of this kiRd,
These are made knOgn 20 The stu
dent upon her arrival ana she Is re,
spOnsibie % the 0ffieeTs o. the sehO0l
for her conduct shlle ia lTainihs,
Allowances,
No charge Is made far tuition,
Candidates, before entrance, provide
themselves with the uniforms worn
during the probationary term, Att
eF acceptance into the school students
wear the school uniform, An allow
anee Of eight ten and ~ dollars per
month Is given according 10 the year
Of service, Text books ana uAiforms
are furnished the student while In
the training school, Nurses are on
duty not less than eight hours. with
half day OFF through the week, and
half day Sundays and holidays, The
school 10 nen-seetarian but all pupils
are required 70 be present at morn.
ing prayers and are given time on
sundays 10 attend the place OF wor-
ship they prefer,
In sickness students are cared for
gratuitously and receive professional
treatment from the physician or sur
geon OF the school for such time as
deemed necessary by the training
school committee,
The FIRST two months Of probation.
which coincide with the preliminary
period. are TO enable the applicant 10
decide definitely whether she really
cares enough for nursing TO complete
the two and one.half years course;
also 10 enable the directress OF tho
school 10 determine whether the APP
plieant Is adapted 10 the work and
qualified to make success Of II.
Teaching Equipment
Facilities provided for tho theoreti.
cal and practical instruction OF the
students include class. lecture and
demonstration rooms. For demon
stration purposes ward unit 10 main
Lained. consisting OF beds. bedside
medicine. utility and linen
closets.
Here the student Ia taught and
practices the technique of each pro-
seizure before being called upon to |
perform these duties for the patient. |
In the class room. models. skele- |
ons and manikins are provided for
purposes.
Examinations are held at the ter
nination of each subject, A mini
mum OF rs per cent, is required to
,ass.
The diploma Of the school is award
ID to those who have completed the
ull course and have maintained the
equired standard and conduct.
This diploma admits the graduate
o the state board OF nurses examina-
Ions for the degree OF "R. NJ"
What They Learn
A summary Of the subjects taught
tudent nurses in the training school
with the New Britain Gen
raj hospital includes the following
lbjects: Practical nursing. nursing
thics, anatomy, physiology. bandag-
,g. materia medica. bacteriology,
ietics, hygiene, sanitation, solutions,
bstetrics, contagious diseases, medi-
II nursing, children's diseases, psy-
biology Of nursing. surgical tech
ique, gynecology, eye, ear, nose and
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-09
BERLIN HORROR STRICKEN.
Receive Sentence of krupp Leaders
With Astonishment.
BY The Associated Press

BY The Associated Press.
Berlin. May 9.-The sentence
passed on Baron Gustav Krupp Won
Boh1en and his colleagues are greeted
with indignation and horror by the
entire Berlin press.
Even the communist paper Rote
Fahne describes the sentences as
INDUSTRIOUS" The newspapers unan-
imousy agree that innocent German
citizens are being punished merely to
save the prestige of Premier Poin-
care. The general view seems to be
that the Worden courtmartial's ver-
dict can scarcely improve the pros
poets of good relations between
France and Germany.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-09

throat. emergencies. mental diseases
Creating on the relation between
mental and physical ills); hygiene and
morality uncluding lectures on social
causes OF disease and the value OF
educational campaigns) and massage.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-09

aaiFsments that are fair ana neessr
ssTE in sn institution Of this kiRd,
These are made knOgn 20 The stur
dent upon her arrival and she Is re-
spOnsible 10 the offieeFs Of the school
for her eondael while Ia ITalnihs,
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
J. NJ. Cup, Retired
r. X. Official Dies

Washington, D. c., Feb. 13--
John NJ. Culph, 70, retired vice
president Of the Southern Rail
road died yesterday at his home
l765 Q street northwest, Washl
ington. Funeral services viii be
held at the family residence to-
morrow morning at - o'clock,
the Rev. Charles Wood, of the
Church Of the Vovenang official
ing. The body will be taken 20
louisville, n.y., for burial.
Mr.. Culph was a native OF W.
Virginia, and moved to Louis
vile when quite young. After
working on railroads there for
several years he moved 10 Wash
ington and became assistant trat-
tic manager of the Piedmont Air
Line, now known as the Southern
railroad. From that position he
rose to be vice president, but be-
cause Of i'll health retired seven
years ago.
He was member of the Metro
politan club, Cosmos club, Crevy
Chase club and National SEQ
graphic association, and the Pen
dennis club of Louisville. lie was
a knight Templar and a member
of the Church of the Covenants
Surviving him is The widow
and Mrs. Henry J. Porter, jr., OF
Birmingham, Ala, a daughter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
BUILD UP YOUR
AND
YOU NATURAL
LY RESIST DIS
EASE

That's why we suggest
CHASCO-VIN the strength-Creat-
ing Tonic. Once your health Is
improved Mother Nature steps
in and helps you throw OIL any
3pecia! illness, weakness or run
down condition.
That accounts for the rapid IN
crease in strength and improve
ment in health by so many who
have used CHASCO-VIN in the
treatment of pulmonary Disease,
Obstinate Coughs, Bronchitis, and
Grippy or Stubborn Colds.
CHASCO-VIN makes rich red
blood, increases strength and vi
tally and aids the appetite.
IL Alexandria there is only one
CEASCO-VIN agency, Edgar
Warfeld, Jr., Corner King ard
Pitt strests.-Adv.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

Mr.. Elmer Cumnins who was
operated on for throat trouble
last week in a Washington Hos
pital, is much better, and is now
out again and at work.
Mrs. Fannie Bryce had a very
prolonged attack of grippe and
was just recovering when she
was taken with the measles.
Miss Bessie Sangster IS now
much better and is up and around
after an attack of flu, bu: has
contracted neuritis.
Miss Edith Jones, Of Burke,
has the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Gheen, OF
East Falls Church, have moved
to Mclean.
Mr.. Hugh Sauls is now recov-
lering from an attack of grippe.
Mr.. Arthur Cross IS critically
lin at his home at Germantown.
Mr.. c. A. Rowland celebrated
his S1St birthday at his home IN
East Falls Church.
He is one of the few survivors
Of the old Confederate veterans
and is a familiar figure at the re-
unions.
Nh. John Whalen is much i'm
proved after an attack Of grippe
Mr.. Arthur Brcadwater who
has been quite Ill, is much better.
Mrs. Lille Thrift Ballard is up
ard now much better. She has
been confined TO her home for
some through illness.
Mr.. Paul Curtiss. of Burke.
has installed radio which is
much enjoyed by MS friends.
The Board of Supervisors met
Wednesday of last week and a
great many important matters
were attended to. Superintendent
NJ. D Hall and M. Herbert
Williams are interviewing vari-
Gus fire insurance companies in
order to insure the county schoo!
buildings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russel HuShs
are the proud parents Of q baby
girl born in the Alexandria Hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Pettitt who
have been confined to bed with
the flu are now up and around
again.
Lee Highway between Wash
;ington and Chicago is to have
markers; the first trans-coH;inen
tai to thus be sign-posted.
Mrs. Belle Crounce. aged r.,
died in her home at Herndon last
week. Size had many friends in
both Herndon and Fairfax. She
is survived by one son, Amos l..
Crounce and four daughters.
Mrs. Jennie Broadway, of Hcrn-
don, Miss Mary Crounce, Of
Washington, Mrs. Kendrich, Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
NEWS

Falls Church, and Mrs. Laona
kidwen. OF New Tcrn.
There will be an entertainment
al ldlewood February 18th, BY
Washingtonians and the pro
gram is expected to be very in
teresting.
: FIR. Tavener Moore was opera
ted or for appendicitis last week
and is doing well.
Misses Nan Mitchell and Teeny
Dcane spent the weekend visit
inc Mrs. S. A. Moore.
Mrs. Sallie Dyer is mach bet
ter She has been confined to her
home in Burke through illness
for some time but hopes to be out
again soon.
Miss Beulah Dyer has fully re-
covered and is back at work
again in the Southern R. r. of
fees in Washington.
Miss Dollie Buck is visiting
frineds in Alexandria.
Miss Hazel Davis gave card
party at her home in Burke last
Thursday night.
Among the guests were the
Misses Burke, Mr.. Reginald
Gaines, Miss Grace Smith. Mr
Sven Elgin, Mr.. Francis Ilsth-
am and Miss Alice Harlowe, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Curtiss, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubert Moon, NJ. Harry
Marshall, Mr.. James Mitchell
and Mr.. Harry Fitzhugh.
Engineer S. A. Moore OF
Burke, has been confined to his
home for some weeks through
illness. but will soon go back to
work again.
Miss Margaret Davis, of Alex
andria. was the recent guest of
Miss Hazel Davis. of Burke.
MIR. G. {. White IS very mucn
improved after his recent illness
and will be ort again soon much
70 the delight Of his many friends
MIS-. G. s. Marshall spen:
Friday with her daughter, Mrs,
]. Darlington Dcnit, Of Washing
ton.
Nir. Bradford retursed to
school Monday after his prolong-
cd absence on account Of illness.
Miss Ksthryn Furguescn Is CON
fined to her home with measles
Mr.. Boetlcr, Of Sideburn, who
fell and Injured his arm some
time ago, is getting along quite
nicely.
Mr.. Fred Chrisman after a
short visit home has returned to
Fort Mvcy where he is at work.
Mr. Edwards in the fox hunt
last week caught and killed two
foxes with his peck of dogs.
Mr.. John Petit, Of near
Eurke, his been very i'll and on
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
Belgian Girls
Devotion Wins
Romance Started Over
seas in 1919-Mar-
ried Last Week

Harrisonburg, Feb. 13-The
marriage of Lester D. Isminger
Of Hagerstown, Md. to Miss SUI
same Denis, for the past two
years a resident of Harrisonburg
marked the happy ending of a ro-
nance begun in Paris in 1919
when the bridegroom was a MEM
Der Of the American Expedition
airy Force and the bride was en-
ployed in q Paris bank. 1t also
brought to light analmostunpar-
allied case of woman's devo-
ton to the man she loved.
Miss Denis is a native of Brus-
sells and for the past two years
has been employed as cashier in
a local department store. She
left Monday telling her employer
that she was "going to take
vacation" and her marriage came
as pleasant surprise to her
many friends here.
In 1919, Isminger was in Paris
on a furloueh and became ac-
quainted with his future bride as
a result of her cashing his army
nav check at the bank where she
was employed. This meeting was
a case of love at first sight. Is
minger had to return to Hpres
where he was stationed and Miss
Denis remained az the bank.
Then Isminger sailed for Ameri-
ca.
So devoted was Miss Denis to
her lover that she followed him
across the Atlantic and lived in
turn at Hagerstown, Nd, and
at Harrisonbure, to he near him.
They planned to get married
when they reached his home but
his parents objected on the ground
that he had not sufficiently re-
covered from a gas attack and
so the ceremony was postponed.
The Belgian girl then held pri-
vate classes in French there for
two months.
Physicians advised Isminger
that the pure atmosphere Of the
Shenandoah Valley would help
him to recover his health and ne
enrolled at Dridgewater College,
eight miles from i:ere during the
1922 session. Miss Denis got
in touch with Rev. j. J. Gr!ec
Catholic priest here also a ma
tive Belgian and he obtained
position for her here.
Last fall, government physicians
sent Isminger to Virginia Poly
technic Institute at Blacksburs
to learn a trade and ut the same
time recover from the effects of
the gas attack. He apparently
did the latter and the marriage
resulted. Thus Miss Denis con-
WINGED her friends here that they
were wrong when they told her
that her lover no longer cared Tor
her.
When the World War broke out
Miss Susanna Denis. who IS very
well educated, was employed in 4
bank in her native city of Brus-
sells. On account of her prof.
cheney, she was transferred to
Paris-this proved to be the move
of fortune which made her TO-
nance possible.
After she was informed that Is
minger was returning to the Uni
ted States, Miss Denis left Paris
and went to her horne at Brus-
sells. Her mother there presented
her with completes trousseau,
which she carefully preserved in
anticipation Of cher day of days"
,e che mt II.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13
verge of pneumonia.

he verge of pneumonia.
Miss Alice Harlowe gave a
party Saturday night in homer
of ror guest, Mrs. Louise Brown
Miss Inez Aires, of Alexandria
was the guest of Mics Alice Har-
lowe over the weekend.
Mr.. II. NJ. Gibson is on the
Mrs. S. B. Gillipsie who has
been quite i'll, is recovering.
Miss Anne Rittenour has left
for St. Augustine, Florida. She
will take up nursing in a hospital
there.
Mr.. w. Click, of Hatmart, died
last week of pneumonia, which
followed measles.
Miss Mamie Wiley who has
been i'll. is out again.
Messrs. D. S. Mackall and e.
X. Pickett were in Fairfax We'd
ncsday.
Mrs. C. A. Richmond, wife Of
Dr.. Paul Richmond, died last
wtSIl. Her funeral took pace
Friday and her body was sent to
Atlantic Highlands for inter-
ment.
The county clerk issued marri-
age licenses to Mrs. L. Y. Cope
and Mr.. Clarence j. Province, Of
Clifton, and Miss Mary Ella
Smith and Mr.. James p. Allen,
of Accotink.
Plans are being made to erect
Fannie Taylor memorial early
in the spring.
The building will be back of
the church and used as social
center for the church and it will
also be provided with amuse-
ments for she children df Ill
town.
Mr.. Charles A. Deimson, an
| old resient of Vienna, died last
week at a hospital in Washing
ton. He was 73 years of age,
and was employed in the Print
ing and Engraving Office in
Washington. His death was very
sudden. being taken on the way
to work.
Little Master Wallace Cross
ard Miss Nell and Amelia Cross,
children of Mr.. Wallace Cross, Of
Fender. are confined to their
home with chicken pox.
Mr.. Paul Alder, Of Fender, is
recovering from brief illness
which has kept him from work
for a few days.
Master Aubrey Jones, of Side
burn, is very i'll With pneumonia.
Miss Helen Wood who has
been i'll, has recovered and re-
turned to work in Washington.
Miss Helen Gaines was a visi-
tor as Manassas this week.
The Box Social held at Ashford
School house was very successful.
considering the bad roads and so
much sickness, and everything
was sold.
Fairfax County has been in
vited to join in the parade TO be
held in Alexandria February %.
Mr.. Carroll Woolf is chairman,
and will cndcavor to make the
Feirfar county addition a feature
of the celebration. Those wish
ing to Join will com Nunicatc with
Mr.. Wcolf in Alexandria or Mr..
Roboy, in Fairfax.
Mrs. r. S. G.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-13

Women are excluded from the
throne Of Egypt under a royal
rescript which has been issued cs-
tablishing the right of succession
by primongeniturc, Prince Far
ouk, son of King Fuad, was desig-
mated as present heir to the
throne.