The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
Nurses


after a long and hard fight by Ne
\gro organizations, newspapers and
Individuals. But despite Admirai
gnew's announcement OF no poll
against the appointment Of Ne
women, the American Red
oss. charged with recruiting
nurses for the services, evidently
has not len SO informed.
Mrs. Mabel Staupers, executive
secretary OF the National Associa'
ton OF colored Graduate Nurses
told the Defender that very re-
Gently two OF their members were
ADV I'd by Red Cross that the Navy
was not o1ti1g NeT~o r"-ees. .
Moreover. scarcely less than a
month ago a Navy Department,
spokesman told the Defender, The
Navy has no plan 10 change its
policy regarding the acceptance oil
Negro nurses.
Mrs. Staupers said there are
about 1000 Negro registered grad
uate nurses in the country. approx
inately $500 OF whom are avail
able for the service. The Defender
quoted Mrs. Staupers in error on
this point last week. These nurses
come from some 30 accredited Ne
gro schools OF nurse training. Grad
yates from these schools are re-
quired TO meet exactly the same
standards required by the several
State Nursing Boards as all other
nurses.
There can be no two standards
for nurses" Mrs. Staupers stated
emphatically, adding. and Negro
; nurses have never asked for any
special favors."
In Mrs. Staupers' opinion Negro
nurses can and will meet every
professional standard that any 9TH
er nurses can meet.
1000 Cadet Nurses
Commenting on the recently an
hounced Navy policy, she said that
the question which prompted the
statement had been raised by her
in the Town Hall meeting al which
Admiral Agnew spoke.
A new crop OF Negro nurses is
coming along, Mrs. Staupers said. A
recent report OF the division Of
nurse education Of the United
States Health Service which oper-
ates the Cadet Nurse Corps stated
that 1000 Negro cadet nurses were
enrolled in schools OF nursing. or
this number. 100 are training in
sl-Negro schools Of nurse train
ing. while the remaining 400 are
enrolled in such mixed schools OF
nure training as Yale university.
University Of Minnesota and the
Cleveland General hospital.
Under newly announced Army
plan approved by the American
Red Cross. the Surgeon Genera.
may now accept applications -di-
rect from any applicant meeting
the Army Nurse Corps requires
meDts.
heretofore, all applicants had 10
receive prior classification by the
Red Cross before they could be
accepted ;or commission.
Nurse Draft Pending
Meanwhile or Capital hill forces
are moving toward nurses draft
bill AS soon as the WorK-fisht leg
islston can be disposed OF, House
Military Affairs Chairman Andrea
May tDKyJ said
Through the efforts OF the No
tional Non Partls an Council Of tn
Alpha Kappa sorority, Rep. Edith
Nourse Rogers tR Mass has in.
serted an snti-discrimInstion claus,
in her bill effective both in the
administration Of the program anu
in the selection and induction Of
nurse applicants Rep May ais,
has introduced a bill
When asked where the Nationd.
Association OF Coiored Graduate
Nurses stood on the drafting OF
nurses, Mrs Stsupers said. If the
soldiers have 10 be cared for
when and il there is a draft - there
should be no discrimination in the
application OF the program. still
maintain that IL proper considers-
ton had been sIyea 10 the utiliza-