The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-17
Observations
Quick Solution
Necessary For
Nurse Situation
BY HELEN EssARY

Washington think il time the
confusion In the nursing situation
was clarified. What kind Of nurse
is needed and where? What Is
this report OF plenty OF nurses
abroad" II doesn't match the
frantic home call Of more nurses
now"
New agencies are recruiting
nurses. Appeals overlap. Are
the agencies asking for volunteers
for hospitals here or abroad The
public is not yet sure.
Women. already nurses, are he
coming resentful annoyed by the
suggestion that they are lacking
in patriotism and humanity be
cause they will not sign up for
foreign duty. Many nurses were
eager 10 GO overseas a few months
ago
When they signed up for foreign
duty. urgent foreign duty they
thought, they were told 10 come
for an examination not tomorrow
or next week-but several months
later. They had TO have some
work, meanwhile They couldn't
understand the delay, So they went
back 10 private nursing
The WAC IS asking for medlc;fi
technicians. Excellent idea. The
corps has a chance here for more
recruits. II might also ask for
volunteers from among WACs who
have already received basic train
ing 10 make a quick jump into the
medical branch.
Another point, physicians say
women can receive the training
that is necessary for aid at the
fighting front in less time than now
allotted. It doesn't take years, the
physicians say. to teach a reason
ably smart girl to take a tempera-
ture. sterilize or dress a wound and
give a hypodermic Nor does such
aid require a college education.
Seems to me it will not be neces-
sary to draft" nurses. II the big
boys at the top get together some
bright morning and agree on how
many nurses and what kind OF
nurses are needed and-where
they are needed
The s. 6. Kathleen Holmes will
be launched about the middle OF
March from the ingalls, yards. De
catur. Ala The vessel, one Of the
newer types OF heavy cargo craft
will be sister ship TO the 5. S.
Marguerite LELAND.
Both OF these ships are United
States Maritime CO cargo ships.
larger and more standard than
the Liberty ships which are emer-
gency war vessels
Kathleen Holmes was one OF the
most beloved OF Washington jour
nalists. She was beautiful and in
telligent. Miss LELAND. for whom
the sister ship was named. was the
charming missy" LELAND, conf
fdential secretary to President
Roosevelt. Everybody who had
business at the White House knew
and admired the gracious Missy"
Several Liberty ships have al
ready been named for women
among them the Frances E. VIII
ard. the Charlotte Cushman. the
Lillian Nordica and the Molina
Michel. thus honoring a temperance
crusader. an actress. an opera sing
er and the originator OF the poppy
as the emblem OF the World War
soldier.
The other day ! wrote a para
graph about the Washington eye
This is the wandering eye that Is
forever looking for somebody more
important and is a strain TO possess
and 10 follow.
More Of strain than the Wash.
ington eye is the Washington ear
According to Charles Carroll GLOW.
er, a banker. the Washington ear
Is always trying to listen in on a.
least four conversations at once.
1t is frequent iuncher and din
er out, goes to big and little recep'
tons and tries with muscle and
eardrum 10 hear what everybody
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