The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

The Connecticut State Nurses As- sociation, with a membership of 4800 licensed, registered nurses through out the state, will hold it's seth an nual meeting on March 27, 28, and 29, 1940, at the Hotel Stratfield, Bridgeport.
 At the general session on March March 27, the morning of the 28, and at the section meetings on the 28 and 29, subjects looking towards better nursing in the state and 8 better understanding of nursing by residents of the state will be dis cussed.
 Ignatius D. Taubeneck, conductor and lecturer 'on contemporary prob- lens at the New York University, New York, will be the speaker at the afternoon session on Wednes- day, and his topic will be This Anemic World"
 Yale Dean To Speak
 Mary Beard, director of nursing service, American Red Cross, Wash ington, D. O., will speak at the eve- ming session at 8 D. m. on What Enrolment in the Red Cross Nurs- ing Service Means" At the same session, Fife J. Taylor, dean of the Yale University School of Nursing, and president of the International Council of Nurses, will speak on '"The International, Its Functions, Activities, and Present Problems. ? Because of the European war, the office of the International Council of Nurses which was in London, had to be closed and temporary of flee has been established in New Haven, Connecticut.
 For the general session Thursday morning, D.. Franklin Durham, ed- ucational director of the National Broadcasting Company, New York and supervisor of Americas Town Meeting on the Air." will speak on the subject Radio in Social Work. ' Eugene L. Swan, M.D., psychiatrist Brooklyn, N. Y., the next speaker will have as his subject, The Tem- pie of the Undistracted Mind"
 Thursday afternoon and Friday morning will be given over to sec ton meetings. The public health nursing section program of Thurs day afternoon, March 28 includes Dr. May Wilson, Children's Clinic New York Hospital, New York, who will speak on the subject Theories of Causes and Methods of Treat ment of Rheumatic Fever" Ellen Ogren, medical social field worker Division of Crippled Children, Con- necticut State Department oi Health, the next speaker, will have as her subject Rheumatic Fever from the viewpoint of the Medica Social Worker" Marion Sprague public health nurse, Cornwall, Con. necticut, will speak on the subject "Rheumatic Fever from the Point ol View of the Public Health Nurse"
 George H. E. Smith, research as. sociate, Institute of Internationa Relations, Yale University, wil speak at the meeting of the schoo nurses Thursday afternoon.
 Educational Sections
 The educational section will heal the following speakers Thursday afternoon: Elizabeth Burgess, chair man of the committee of the Ma tional League of Nursing Education on the accreditation of schools o1 nursing, and professor Of nursing education, Teachers College .Colum' bia University, who will speak or the topic "Accreditation, A Helpfu Program for the School of Nursing the Hospital. and the Community, and Sister Mary Mechtilde Carty director of the school of nursing O St. Francis Hospital, Hartford. wht will discuss "The Value of 8 Visi from the Committee on Accredita' ton to School of Nursing"
 The private duty nursing section Thursday afternoon, March 28, wil listen to Dr. Charles Murphy, Stam ford, clinical instructor, Fifth Ave